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Clans of Caledonia Designer: Juma Al-JouJou Artist: Klemens Franz Published: 2017 Players: 1-4 Playing Time: 30-120 Mins BGG Rating: 7.9 BGG Ranking: 65 Publisher: Karma Games Mechanisms: Commodity Speculation, Contracts, Network and Route Building, Variable Player Powers   Game Description: Clans of Caledonia is a mid-to-heavy economic game set in 19th-century Scotland. At this time, Scotland made the transition from an agricultural to an industrialized country that heavily relied on trade and export. In the following years, food production increased significantly to feed the population growth. Linen was increasingly substituted by the cheaper cotton and raising sheep was given high...

Sky Team Designer: Luc RemondArtist: Eric Hibbeler, Adrien RivesPublished: 2023 Players: 2 Playing Time: 15 Mins BGG Rating: 8.2 BGG Ranking: 55Publisher: Scorpion MasqueMechanisms: Communication Limits, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Scenario Game, Worker Placement with Dice WorkersSleeves: 57,5x89mm Game Description: Sky Team is a co-operative game, exclusively for two players, in which you play a pilot and co-pilot at the controls of an airliner. Your goal is to work together as a team to land your airplane in different airports around the world. To land your plane, you need to silently assign your dice to the correct spaces in your...

Everdell Farshore Designer: James A. Wilson, Clarissa A. Wilson Artist: Jacqui Davis Published: 2023 Players: 1-4 Playing Time: 40-80 Mins BGG Rating: 7.9 BGG Ranking: 2167 Publisher: Starling GamesMechanisms: Hand Management, Engine Builder, Chaining, End Game Bonuses, Contracts, Open Drafting, Worker Placement Sleeves: TCG 63,5x88mm   Game Description: The rugged coast north of Everdell Valley is a land brimming with adventure and mystery. Stalwart sailors search for bountiful islands and valuable treasures. Dutiful monks inhabit abbeys and scriptoriums, meticulously translating and illuminating. Hard-working folk gather resources and build their cities in unison with the ever-changing waves of the mighty ocean....

Mindbug Designer: Skaff Elias, Richard Garfield, Marvin Hegen, Christian Kudahl Artist: Denis Martynets Published: 2022 Players: 2 Playing Time: 15-25 Mins BGG Rating: 7.8 BGG Ranking: 447 Publisher: Nerdlab Games Mechanisms: Hand Management, Duel Game, Take That Sleeves: TCG 63,5x88mm   Game Description: In Mindbug, you summon hybrid creatures and send them to battle against your opponent — but when you summon a creature, the opponent may use one of their Mindbugs to take control of it. Outwit your opponent in a fascinating tactical duel in which having the best cards and playing them at the wrong time can be...

Unmatched Designer: Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson Artist: Oliver Barrett Published: 2019 Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 20-40 Mins BGG Rating: 8.3 BGG Ranking: 894 Publisher: Restoration Games Mechanics: Grid Movement, Hand Management, Duel Game Sleeves: TCG 63,5x88mm, Game Description: Unmatched is a highly asymmetrical miniature fighting game for two or four players. Each hero is represented by a unique deck designed to evoke their style and legend. Tactical movement and no-luck combat resolution create a unique play experience that rewards expertise, but just when you've mastered one set, new heroes arrive to provide all new match-ups.   Quick play overview:...