Ares Games
Diluvium Game
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Games & Puzzles
$55.00
Reader Reward Price: $49.50
In Diluvium, a new game by Nuts Publishing, you step into the role of a powerful civilization's leader, navigating the aftermath of a great flood that has reshaped the world. Your goal is to explore and settle the remaining islands, gather resources, and amass gold to ensure your civilization's dominance.
Players choose from four actions on their turn: explore, settle, produce, or engage in combat. The game ends when any resource pool is exhausted, and the player with the most gold in their reserves is declared the winner. Each decision you make impacts your civilization’s survival and prosperity.
Set in a time when continents have drowned and empires struggle to survive, Diluvium challenges you to lead your people to new lands. As you encounter other civilizations also vying for control, strategic planning and resource management become crucial. Uncover the mysteries of the ancient empire of Mu to gain an edge over your rivals.
This game supports 2 to 4 players, allowing for competitive play where each civilization fights for supremacy. Additionally, a solo mode offers a unique campaign where your choices shape the path of your empire. Face the consequences of your actions in a dynamic and engaging solo experience.
Contents:
1 Rulebook
29 Ocean tiles
3 Resource trays
1 Discard tray
16 Ruins cards
60 Gold pieces counters
First Player token
84 Resources counters
8 Slain Monster tokens
4 City tiles
24 Exploration markers
4 Action boards with Ship’s wheel
4 Warships wood pawns
4 Exploration ships wood pawns
40 Settlers wood pawns
4 Military Strength Markers
4 Resource holders
Number of Players: 1-4
Playing Time: 30-60 Minutes
Recommended Ages: 10+
Mega Empires The East Game
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Games & Puzzles
$158.00
Reader Reward Price: $142.20
Mega Empires The East is a stand-alone game in the Mega Empires line, a new grand-strategy board game designed for 3 to 9 players, immersing participants in the rise and development of ancient civilizations over a span of 8000 years, set in a different part of the world. Players will guide their civilizations from the Middle East to India, focusing on territorial expansion, cultural and technological advancement, trade, diplomacy, and overcoming various calamities. The main goal is to gain the most victory points by trading commodities and strategically developing advancements, representing each civilization's prosperity and influence.
While playable as a standalone game, Mega Empires The East can also be integrated with Mega Empires The West, allowing for games with up to 18 players or smaller scenarios with just 3 or 4 players. Basic and expert rules and components are both included, together with various scenarios for different player counts and game lengths, ensuring a diverse and endlessly replayable game experience. This flexibility ensures that the game can adapt to different group sizes and preferences, appealing to both casual and seasoned gamers.
The game includes a comprehensive tutorial rulebook to assist new players in learning the mechanics, and it features additional rules and components for smaller games of 3-4 players, compatible with Mega Empires The West.
Contents:
1080 Different tokens
459 Civilization advances
219 Trade cards
2 Large Map boards
1 Market board (3-4 players)
3 Archeological Succession tables (4/9/18 players)
1 Census Track board
1 City Count board
9 Player mats
5 Players aids
3 Rulebooks
6 Card trays
Plastic Storage bags
Number of Players: 3-9
Playing Time: 240+ Minutes
Recommended Ages: 13+
Mega Empires The West Game
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Games & Puzzles
$158.00
Reader Reward Price: $142.20
Mega Empires The West is a grand-strategy board game designed for 5 to 9 players, capturing the essence of ancient civilizations' development over 8000 years of history. As a player, you lead your civilization from the Atlantic Ocean to the Middle East, focusing on expanding your dominions, cultivating culture and technology, engaging in conflicts and trade, applying diplomacy, and facing various calamities. The primary objective of the game is to accumulate the most victory points through trading commodities and strategically developing advancements, representing each civilization’s wealth and glory.
This standalone game can be combined with Mega Empires The East to accommodate up to 18 players or to create smaller variant scenarios with just 3 or 4 players. This flexibility makes Mega Empires The West appealing to both casual players and expert gamers.
The game comes with a tutorial rulebook to help new players get started, and includes various scenarios for games of different lengths, ensuring high replayability. With both basic and expert rules and components, Mega Empires The West adapts to different levels of player experience. The extensive diversity in advancements and the different scenarios make sure no two games are the same, even when playing the same civilization.
Contents:
1080 Different tokens
459 Civilization advances
219 Trade cards
2 Large Map boards
2 Archeological Succession tables (9/18 players)
1 Census Track board
1 City Count board
9 Player mats
5 Players aids
2 Rulebooks
6 Card trays
Plastic Storage bags
Number of Players: 5-9
Playing Time: 240+ Minutes
Recommended Ages: 13+
Builders Of Sylvan Dale Game
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Games & Puzzles
$53.00
Reader Reward Price: $47.70
After the Great Disasters, a new chapter in Sylvan Dale's history has begun. The Elders have called on you and your fellow architects to design a new woodland realm — a haven perched in the high embrace of the Great Trees. Guide the builders of Sylvan Dale as they construct dwellings, bridges, and hanging courtyards.
Builders of Sylvan Dale is a unique three-dimensional tile placement game in which you play a card and place a new building tile on top of the ever-taller trees in the forest, collecting sets of cards to gain special actions. Get your buildings to stand out high on the trees above those of your peers, and brighten the forest with your colors.
Designer : Peter Ridgeway
Artist : Ann & Seb
Number of players : 2 - 4
Playing time : 60 - 90
Recommended ages : 10+
Language : EN
Altay Dawn Of Civilization Game
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Games & Puzzles
$55.00
Reader Reward Price: $49.50
For endless years in a secluded region deep in the heart of a vast continent, four mysterious people have been developing different cultures, merging magic and technology in a delicate balance with nature and among themselves. Now, they must face a challenge: the arrival of new settlers, bringing with them more advanced crafts and technologies, new weapons and fighting techniques, and an entirely different lifestyle.
As the leader of one of the original inhabitants of Altay, how will you react to this challenge? Will you be open to accepting the new settlers and merging with them, or will you focus on your ancient traditions? Will you expand your kingdom or develop new knowledge? Will you build monuments to last forever, or crush your enemies with your armies?
Altay: Dawn of Civilization is an original blend of deck-building, civilization development, and area expansion. Players control one of four factions, each represented by a starting deck with unique cards and with subtle differences in the number of "basic" cards. Each turn, players use their cards to produce resources (stone, metal, wood, knowledge), build new settlements and expand on the board, attack or defend against their enemies, or manipulate their decks or card hand.
The game board represents one of the regions where the four people are in conflict with one another, with each area characterized by a different terrain type and the presence of different resources. Card-playing and board expansions are fully integrated, as many cards will have greater effects if you control the right territories. Using the resources produced by their cards or collected from the board, players can acquire and add to their deck new cards, representing the new settlers and their crafts.
Players can also spend resources to develop "achievements" — special cards that are permanently added to a faction, granting it additional capabilities or providing points.
Victory is granted by the combination of territorial expansion, technological development, and the success in creating long-lasting memories of your civilization's achievements.
Designer : Paolo Mori, Ole Steiness
Artist : Pauliina Hannuniemi
Number of players : 2 - 4
Playing time : 30 - 90
Recommended ages : 10+
Language : EN
War Of The Ring Game 2nd Edition
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Games & Puzzles
$127.00
Reader Reward Price: $114.30
The War of the Ring has begun... WAR OF THE RING is a grand strategy board game that allows its players to immerse themselves in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's THE LORD OF THE RINGS and experience its epic action, dramatic conflict, and memorable characters. As the Free Peoples player you command the proud hosts of the most important kingdoms of the Third Age. From the horse-lords of Rohan to the soldiers of Gondor and the Elven lords of Rivendell, you lead the defense of the last free realms of Middle-earth. Face the evil minions of Sauron on the field of battle in a desperate attempt to delay their onslaught, while you lead the Fellowship of the Ring in the Quest for Mount Doom. As the Shadow player you lead the hordes of the Dark Lord and his most powerful minions as they try to bring darkness to Middle-earth. Legions of Orcs, Trolls, Wolfriders and the dreadful Ringwraiths await your command. Hunt the Ring-bearer and bring the precious Ring to his Master, or crush your enemies with your unstoppable armies. This is your chance to forge the destiny of an age... Designer : Roberto Di Meglio, Marco Maggi, Francesco Nepitello Number of players : 2 - 4 Playing time : 120 - 180 Recommended ages : 12+ Language : EN
Thing Board Game
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Games & Puzzles
$89.00
Reader Reward Price: $80.10
The Thing is a game that mixes different mechanisms to create an experience that is as faithful as possible to that of the original film. It is a `hidden role` game, in which one player is initially the Thing and the other players are humans. The purpose of the Thing is to infect others, to prevent the survivors from escaping from the base (which can happen three different ways), or to try to escape with them by behaving as a human.
Orconomics Game
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Games & Puzzles
$47.00
Reader Reward Price: $42.30
Hey Orc! Are you sad that the days of heroes are in the past? Dive into the world of business, a vortex of competition, a fight to be the best!Orconomics is an economic game like no other, with its peculiar setting, Orcish humor, and great artwork. Two to five players compete to establish Companies in ten different industrial sectors. Players use their actions to create Startups and develop them to become proper corporations; or they can get a presence in an industry sector by winning auctions.Companies in each industrial sector generate income or losses, and grant abilities to players - in combination with the cards they have in hand - they can use to manipulate the economy of the Orc society. For example, as a leader of the Totemology industry you will be able to send a Crisis onto your opponents' companies; or you can use your control of Banks to make your opponents go bankrupt defaulting on their loans...To win the game a player needs to be the first to found 10 companies - or sometimes even less if they successfully fulfill some business quests of Greed, Rage, or Dare!The game board assembles randomly for each new game, providing great replayability as sectors will have different values and will affect each other differently from game to game.Includes: Rulebook 1 Game board composed of 10 Industry sectors and a Central section 40 Industry cards 16 Quest cards 5 Player reference cards 50 Company tokens in 5 colors 50 Silver Skulls 30 Gold Skulls 1 Activity token 1 Crisis token 1 Oracle token 2 Forecast dice
Mini Rogue
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Games & Puzzles
$28.00
Reader Reward Price: $25.20
Mini Rogue is a game profoundly inspired by roguelikes and roleplaying games. Monsters, hazards, treasures, bosses, dungeons, as well as random rooms and encounters are all featured in this new and revised version of Mini Rogue. In this 1 to 2-player game, you play as an adventurer delving into a dungeon, room after room, floor after floor, area after area, level after level, to find the Og’s Blood, rumored to be a fabled and mysterious ruby gemstone. Each area of the dungeon is laid out as a branching path of rooms. Each time you face two rooms, you will have to choose and explore one. You will resolve each encounter by rolling dice and managing resources to complete your adventure. In each room, you may encounter a monster, find a treasure, discover a resting area, meet a merchant, dodge traps, or face many other surprising events. Each level ends with a powerful Boss monster which you will have to defeat to continue onto to the next level. You win the game by reaching the last room of the Dungeon and defeating the final Boss Monster, thus collecting the Og’s Blood. Contents: 1 Rulebook 5 Boss cards 4 Character cards 2 Combat Stance cards 20 Room cards 1 Rewards/Ghost card 2 Player Aid sheets 2 Character meeples 4 Character tokens 2 Black (Dungeon) dice 6 White (Character) dice 2 Purple (Curse) dice 2 Green (Poison) dice 1 Dungeon mat 2 Character mats 18 Wooden cubes Number of Players: 1-2 Playing Time: 30+ Minutes Recommended Ages: 12+
Lex Arcana Core Rulebook
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Hardcover
$66.00
Reader Reward Price: $59.40
Lex Arcana - An Empire without End is a roleplaying game whose unique setting merges history, mythology and legend. It is a world where Roman imperial legions clash with barbaric hordes on the field of battle, while ancient monsters, mystical powers and nameless cults threaten the rule of the Caesars from within. Players take on the role of Custodes (wardens) of the Cohors Auxiliaria Arcana, imperial agents sent on missions to the most distant and dangerous corners of the Roman Empire and beyond. The Custodes will travel to the four corners of the land, investigate terrifying threats, recover lost relics, unearth forgotten secrets and fight legendary supernatural creatures.
The Lex Arcana Core Rulebook is a 256-page full-color hardcover volume, with incredible and original illustrations, containing all rules and background information needed to play, both as Custos (player) and as a Demiurge (the Lex Arcana game master), with an accurate description of the full world to play in. Players can find inside the core rulebook 12 pre-generated character sheets, wide and detailed rules to make and advance your Custodes, important advice for the Demiurge, a fascinating and extremely detailed ancient world bestiary, and two thrilling and extensive introductory adventures: The Long Winter Nights and The Mothers of Cenabum.
The adventures awaiting the Custodes are as numerous as the Empire the Cohors Arcana must defend is large. For the glory of Rome and an Empire without end!
This is a 256-page hardcover volume, including: Full rules to play Lex Arcana, A full world to play in, 12 pre-generated Custodes, Rules to make and advance your Custos, Advice for the Demiurge, The ancient world bestiary, Two extensive introductory adventures: The Long Winter Nights and The Mothers of Cenabum.
Number of Players: 2+
Playing Time: 60 Minutes
Recommended Ages: 12+
Fighters of the Pacific Game
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Games & Puzzles
$70.00
Reader Reward Price: $63.00
Relive the fury of air and sea combat in the Pacific during World War II. Direct each plane in multiple fighter and bomber squadrons to lead attacks on the enemy’s carriers and island bases. No dice, no rulers, only dozens of planes and ships! A fast-paced and streamlined game mechanic that plunges you in the heart of the battle. Move each plane individually on a hex grid. When you maneuver to get an enemy plane in your sights, it must try to dodge or else take damage. Some planes can use torpedoes and bombs to destroy ships and ground installations. Stay in formation to keep the initiative and dominate your opponent. Each plane has its own attributes in terms of speed, armor, and special abilities. Each piece is illustrated as close as possible to its historical model to maximize your immersion!
Behind The Throne Game
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Games & Puzzles
$24.00
Reader Reward Price: $21.60
Secret organizations fight for the right to rule over the Old Kingdom!
Intrigue, blackmail and threats are commonplace for those struggling for power in the shadow of the royal throne. The more servants, nobles, and dignitaries they control, the closer to the goal they are. The real “power behind the throne” will be known soon!
Behind the Throne is a simple and fast card game where players collect sets of cards, get special abilities, and acquire victory points. Various abilities make it easier to collect cards. Collected cards determine victory points. Victory points determine the winner.
Number of Players: 2-4
Play time: 30+ Minutes
Ages: 8+
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