This week’s arrivals include a couple more new board games.
For Catan fans Mayfair Games has just released a 4th big box expansion, Catan: Explorers & Pirates.
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| Catan Explorers & Pirates Mayfair Games |
Explore and trade with ships designed to carry settlers, cargo or adventurers. Settle new lands, battle pirates, acquire spices and locate the grand banks of Catanian fish!
- Land-Ho! Explore the seas of Catan and discover two new islands to expand your settlements. Once you’ve discovered an island, you must use ships to ferry settlers from one island to another and colonize distant lands.
- Pirate Lairs! Pirates prowl the seas along with your trading vessels. Play tribute to the pirates or drive them off. Then find and capture their lairs to earn gold and Victory Points.
- Fish For Catan! The people of Catan are short of food. These are deep water fish thought, so first you must find their shoals before you catch them. The Council of Catan will reward players with Victory Points for returning fish to the island, as well as for capturing pirate lairs. Just watch out for roaming pirates, not only will they demand gold for tribute, they might get to the fish before you do!
- Spices For Catan! The Council of Catan wants you to find fish and spices for the people of Catan. As before, they reward the most industrious merchant captains with Victory Points. Obtaining spice will require you to become friends with the mysterious inhabitants of the Spice Islands but in return they will not only trade you spices but teach you their knowledge of sailing or even pirate fighting techniques.
- Explores & Pirates! This lengthy and challenging scenario brings everything from the previous scenarios together. Explore new lands, capture pirate lairs, find fish and befriend the inhabitants of the spice isles.
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| Spartacus Gale Force Nine |
Also new in to the store is Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery from Gale Force Nine and inspired by the hit STARZ Original series.
A fast paced board game set in Ancient Rome. The game includes backstabbing schemes, fierce bidding and bloody gladiatorial combat! Mastermind schemes and undermine your rivals with cards from your hand. Betrayal and treachery are your weapons of choice. Gold greases the wheels of power. Bid against our opponents in the open market; acquire the best new prospects for the Arena! Pit your champion against your enemy’s and wager on the results. The path to victory leads across the sacred sands of the Arena!
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