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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...

Destinies Designer: Michal Golab Golebiowski, Filip Milunski Artist: Karolina Jedrzejak, Mateusz Komada, Katarzyna Kosobucka, Magdalena Leszcynska Published: 2021 Players: 1-3 Playing Time: 90-150 Mins BGG Rating: 7.8 BGG Ranking: 336 Publisher: Lucky Duck Games Mechanics: Storytelling, Dice Rolling, Map Addition, Sleeves: STN 57,5x89mm   Game Description: The Destinies system offers a fully story-driven, app-supported, RPG-like board game experience, without the need for a game master. Each scenario depicts a part of a vivid world, full of dark stories, epic NPCs and mysteries to solve. Each player takes the role of a hero on a quest to fulfill their destiny. Each...

Dice Forge Designer: Regis Nonnessee Artist: BibounPublished: 2017Players: 2-4Playing Time: 45 MinsBGG Rating: 7.2BGG Ranking: 415 Publisher: Libellud Mechanics: Dice Building, Dice Rolling, Open Drafting Sleeves: USA 56x87mm   Game Description: Heroes, stand ready! The gods are offering a seat in heaven to whichever hero defeats their rivals. Your courage and wits will be your most precious allies as you use divine dice to gather resources along the road to victory. Your divine dice are exceptional, with removable faces! Customize your dice to make them more powerful as the game progresses. Sacrifice gold to the gods to obtain enhanced die...

Disney Lorcana Designer: Ryan Miller, Steve Warner Artist: Luis Huerta Published: 2023 Players: 2-6 Playing Time: 20 Mins BGG Rating: 7.3 BGG Ranking: 2695 Publisher: Ravensburger Mechanics: Deck Building, Dueling Card Game, Collectible Card Game Sleeves: TCG 63,5x88mm, Game Description: The game is set in the rich and fantastical world of Lorcana, a combination of the words "lore" and "arcana". Players will take on the mantle of Illumineer, a powerful sorcerer, and band together Disney characters from Lorcana's "The Great Illuminary", a treasury of all Disney songs and stories ever made.   Quick play overview: Each player uses a deck...