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Bellwether
This the the aftermath of the battle of Madstone. The land needs rebuilding, including the school of wizards know as Bellweather. Players get victory points for learning spells, re-building society, and hunting down dark creatures that remain at large.

3 to 5 players
45 to 60 minutes
Ages 12 to adult

Pro Football Franchise
Own and operate a pro football team. build a new stadium, hire staff, draft players, sell tickets and do your best to get to the playoffs and eventually the big bowl game. After each game you collect your wins, your money, and build your fan base. But make sure you can pay everyone. A fun resource management game for those who like to dream in millions. This is a worker-placement game, also euro-style.

3 to 5 players
60 to 90 minutes
Ages 12 to adult

The Agency

Players are agents working for a counter terrorist organization.
If all threats in the city are eliminated, the players win, but if there are three disasters, the double agent (one secret player) and the terrorists win. Players can deploy other players to danger zones, they can move themselves, follow a tip, gather intelligence, or interrogate suspects. They can confront and kill other agents if they suspect them to be the double agent.

2-5 players
30 to 60 minutes
Ages 10 to adult.

Argosy
This is a game about researching new technologies and colonizing space. Research is done by drawing chips out of a bag and making specific patterns with those chips on an individual player's mat. Based on the patterns made, knowledges are gained and spent to colonize space and evolve--which gains you special abilities. This is a euro-style game with victory points determining the winner.

3 to 4 players
90 to 120 minutes
Ages 12 to adult

Misty Ruins

An evil mage has taken control of your homeland. Your possessions were stolen and scattered, and your villages left in ruins. Even your very memory has been erased. Now, as you awaken in the blackness of the dungeon, you must focus your every action on remembering who you are. Your skills will slowly be revealed and items and places will start to look familiar.

3 to 5 players
30 to 60 minutes
Ages 12 to adult

Super Powers

second edition

This is a game of obtaining super powers and battling villains. Each player takes turn placing his blocks on a main mat that will determine the energy he or she receives to battle villains, aquire new powers, or train for battle. This is a euro-style game than inorporates pawn placement as a kind of bidding to determine actions and eventually victory points.

3 to 5 players
60 to 90 minutes
Ages 12 to adult

The Demise of
Dr. Franknestein

This is a game of collecting body parts and resources to build a Frankenstein Monster and gain victory points. But during your activities you can and will make the villagers angry. When the villagers reach a tipping point, they burn down your efforts. During this time you gain victory points for monsters, creatures, and lab work. Igor can be your most valuable ally and you can even bribe government officials as you carry out your nafarious activities.

2 to 4 players
60 to 90 minutes
Ages 12 to adult

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