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Totem Hoarder Designer: Lenart Slabe, Oskar Slabe Artist: Lenart Slabe Published: 2023 Players: 2 Playing Time: 20-30 Mins BGG Rating: 7.8 BGG Ranking: Publisher: Totem Hoarder Games Mechanisms: Hand Management, Duel Game, Take That Sleeves: TCG 63,5x88mm   Game Description: In Totem Hoarder two players assume the roles of rival archeologists and artifact collectors, racing to get magical totems. Assemble a dream team of creatures, set up devastating combos, collect three totems and rule SUPREME!   Quick play overview: Players take turns trying to collect 3 totems (and 0 skellys) in their team (maximum 15 creatures or totems can be...

The Masters' Trials: Wrath of Magmaroth Designer: Vangelis Bagiartakis, Anastasios Grigoriadis Artist: N/A Published: 2017 Players: 1-4 Playing Time: 60-90 Mins BGG Rating: 6.6 BGG Ranking: 7324 Publisher: Artipia Games Mechanisms: Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers Sleeves: MEU 45x68mm, TCG 63,5x88mm   Game Description: The legend says that in a time of grave danger, masters of the elemental orders will leave their ancestral retreats and join forces to restore peace to the world. From the once-dormant Tekirin volcano, the vengeful Magmaroth has emerged. Born of earth and fire, its goal is to mold the world to its image:...

Dragomino Designer: Bruno Cathala, Marie Fort, Wilfried Fort Artist: Maeva Da Silva, Christine Dechamps Published: 2020 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 15 Mins BGG Rating: 7.8 BGG Ranking: 1794 Publisher: Blue Orange Mechanisms: Open Drafting, Pattern Building, Tile Placement   Game Description: The big moment has arrived. You have been named "dragon trainer", and you have the chance to meet them on a mysterious island. But you are not the only trainer sent to these lands. Who among you will discover the most baby dragons?   Quick play overview: Players will place domino tiles to build their own island, choosing from...

Flamecraft Designer: Manny Vega Artist: Sandara Tang Published: 2022 Players: 1-5 Playing Time: 60 Mins BGG Rating: 7.5 BGG Ranking: 383 Publisher: Cardboard Alchemy Mechanics: Contracts, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management, Worker placement, Set Collection Sleeves: MEU 45x68mm, OSDS 90x140mm Game Description: Artisan dragons, the smaller and magically talented versions of their larger (and destructive) cousins, are sought by shopkeepers so that they may delight customers with their flamecraft. You are a Flamekeeper, skilled in the art of conversing with dragons, placing them in their ideal home and using enchantments to entice them to produce wondrous things. Your reputation will...

The Lord of the Rings: Journey in Middle-Earth Designer: Nathan I. Hajek, Grace Holdinghaus Published: 2019 Players: 1-5 Playing Time: 60-120 Mins BGG Rating: 7.9 BGG Ranking: 108 Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games Mechanics: Coop Campaign, Deck building, Modular Board Sleeves: MUS 41x63mm, BST 70x120mm Game Description: Embark on your own adventures in J.R.R. Tolkien's iconic world with The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth, a fully co-operative, app-supported board game for one to five players! You'll battle villainous foes, make courageous choices, and strike a blow against the evil that threatens the land — all as part of a...