New Game Arrivals: April 5th – 11th

In the store this week are these games:

Star Trek: Next Generation:
 Premier Edition
From: Bandai Games

Star Trek: Next Generation: Premier Edition
In this deck-building game you have three options:
1) Play as a Free For All
2) Team up and play the Klingon Civil War
3) Form a Cooperative and play The Borg Invasion

Star Trek: Next Generation:
The Next Phase
From: Bandai Games

Just released in 2012 is another in Bandai’s Star Trek: The Next Generation deck building game is The Next Phase.  This can be played as a stand-alone game or combined with the Premier Edition.

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Last Will
Rio Grande Games

Last Will is a game for those players who want a break from the usual economic games.  The object is to get rich from your uncle’s inheritance.  The catch is you have to be the first to spend all your money as fast as you can, in accordance with your uncle’s Last Will.





Come in to the store and check out these super fun strategy games.

At Off The Charts Games, we have a fabulous selection of family games, strategy games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, and dice games. We proudly serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area. Come and visit us at our store.  We are here to help you discover your game

Game Profile: Star Trek: The Next Generation

Name Star Trek: The Next Generation Premier Edition
Byline Build Your Deck and Explore the Star Trek Universe






















Mechanics Deck Building, Card Drafting
Theme Sci-Fi
Publication Bandai, 2011
Ages 13+
Time 60 – 90
Players 2 – 5
Description
Star Trek is a deck building game with a couple of interesting
twists.  The most significant twist is
that there are three different ways to play. 
The first approach is every player for themselves with the first to
reach 400 points wins the game.  The
second approach is a partnership game called the Klingon Civil War Scenario.  A special set of 25 cards are introduced into
the Space Deck to facilitate this two-on-two battle.  The third approach is called the Borg
Invasion which utilizes 25 special cards in the Space Deck to turn the game
into a cooperative game with players focused on defeating the Borg.
Unlike the TV series or
the movies, players start with a relatively ordinary starship and crew.  Players must manage their cards to build an
all-star cast of characters from The Next Generation.  Player can use diplomacy to gain a faster and
a more powerful starship, or they can just decide to fight and defeat those
other ships to collect the points.  In
any case there are missions to be accomplished, events to defeat, and battles
to be won.  Some battles involve ships
encountered in space, some involve other players but all lead to the final
frontier and victory among the stars.
Additional Release: (2012) Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Next
Phase.  This game can be played
as a stand-alone or combined with The Premier Edition.
Star Trek: Next Generation
The Next Phase





















At Off The Charts Games, we have a fabulous selection of family games, strategy
games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, and dice games. We proudly
serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area. Come and visit us at
our store.  We are here to help you discover your game

Game Profile: Dragon Valley

Rise of Corundia


Mechanics Chit-Pull System, Area Movement, Tile Placement
Theme Fantasy
Publication Diamond K Games, 2012
Ages 13+
Time 120
Players 2 – 4
Description
Dragon Valley is a strategy game set in the mythical Kingdom of
Corundia.  A place overrun by Dragons and
Orcs.  Now you and select others have
been chosen to lead the defenses of mountain passes in exchange for lands and
the title of Baron. Players will use buildings with special abilities, king’s
aid cards and units of Trebuchets, Archers, and Knights to defend against units
of Battering Rams, Orcs, and Dragons.
Each round in Dragon
Valley starts with an interesting twist. 
The player with the lower score randomly selects three building tiles,
four king’s aid cards, and five units (a combination of good units and bad
units).  That player will now divide
those items into piles.  The other
players will now select which pile they would like to take to play.  The dividing player will have last choice.  Next units are deployed with good units going
to the keeps in their baronies and bad units to the mountain passes in their
region.  Now each player gets their turn to
either move friendly units or build buildings before the enemies advance.
Friendly units and buildings
can be used to defend against the enemies. 
Friendly units can also be used to charge forward and lay siege to enemy
territory.  Points can be scored on
offense.  Points can be scored on
defense.  Points can be lost for weak
defense.  There are several really
different strategies to score and win. 
The first player to score and hold 30 points at the end of a game round
will be the winner and heir to the King of Corundia.
We have an open copy of Dragon Valley is available in our Store Demo Library for you come in and try out.

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Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown Gresham. We have a full range of family games, strategy games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, dice games and more. Also for the puzzle enthusiasts we carry quality puzzles from Ravensburger, White Mountain, and Cobble Hill.

We proudly serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area.

Game Profile: Last Will

With your Uncle’s last will, bankruptcy leads to riches!



Mechanics Set Collection, Worker Placement, Action Point Allowance
Theme Bankruptcy
Publication Rio Grande Games, 2011
Ages 13+
Time 45 – 75
Players 2 – 5
Description

Your uncle has died.  Hooray!  This is your chance to become rich.  You never knew your uncle, but you have heard stories.  He was one of those millionaires who achieved staggering wealth during the development of Victorian England.  He was also a bit of a hermit, too focused on his business to have any friends.  On his deathbed he surveyed his vast riches and realized that he never took the time to enjoy them.  And so he decided to leave his fortune to his most competent relative – the one who is the best at enjoying the pleasures money can bring.  In his last will, you uncle stated that each surviving relative will receive a certain amount.  Whoever can spend that amount the fastest will get the rest of the fortune.  But don’t think that spending all that money will be as easy as it seems.

Last
Will is a game for those
players who want a break from the usual economic games.  The object is to get rich from your uncle’s
inheritance.  The catch is you have to be
the first to spend all your money as fast as you can, in accordance with your
uncle’s last will.  So, when getting rid
of a lot of cash, planning is essential.


A game of Last Will consists of, at
most, 7 rounds with each round having 5 phases.  After the Setup Phase, the essential Planning
Phase begins.  In this phase players have
the opportunity to not only set the player turn order, but to also determine
the number of cards they can draw, the number of errand boys they can use, and
the number of actions they can take.  In
the Errand Phase, you will use your errand boys to get the best reservations,
arrange the most expensive entertainments, and manipulate the prices of
properties.  In the Action Phase, players
utilize the cards in their hand to spend as much money as possible.  Some events allows players to increase their
spending by bringing a guest, or their dog, maybe even ride a horse to the
event, or hire their own chef.  If a
player can’t spend fast enough they can hire helpers who may be willing to
steal from them and charge fees for their services.

All-in-all players are trying to reach a point where their houses
are falling down, their racing dog never gets out of the starting gate, their
favorite restaurant is overcharging for their meals and now they are
broke.  Congratulations. They win.

We have an open copy of Last Will available in our Store Demo Games Library for you to come in and try out.



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Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown Gresham. We have a full range of family games, strategy games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, dice games and more. Also for the puzzle enthusiasts we carry quality puzzles from Ravensburger, White Mountain, and Cobble Hill.

We proudly serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area.


Most Popular Games: 2012 1st Quarter Results

For the curious-minded, our Top 10 Best Sellers for the 1st Quarter are:

1. Ticket to Ride
Days of Wonder
2. Redneck Life
Gut Bustin’ Games

3.  Alien Frontiers
Clever Mojo
4. Ticket To Ride Europe
Days of Wonder
5.  D&D: Castle Ravenloft
 Board Game
Wizards of the Coast
6. Kingdom Builder
Queen Games
7.  A Game of Thrones
Board Game
Fantasy Flight
8. Mr. Jack
Asmodee
9. Carcassonne
Rio Grande Games
10. Ticket To Ride India
Map Collection
Days of Wonder

Pop into the store and check out these popular strategy games and family fun game.


 At Off The Charts Games  we have a wide selection of family games, strategy games, euro games, war games, card games, dice games, and puzzles.   Our goal is to help you put fun on your table. We are here to serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area.
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News Flash: Small World is First Episode on Geek and Sundry’s Table Top





There is a new YouTube series hosted by Star Trek’s Will Wheaton called Table Top. It is a weekly feature on Felicia Day’s Channel Geek and Sundry. Below is the inaugural episode as well as the description.

Will Wheaton and guests, Sean Plott (host of “Day9TV”, a Starcraft II dedicated webcast on how to be a better gamer), Grant Imahara (host of Discovery Channel’s “Mythbusters”), and Jenna Busch (geek blogger, writer and host) play Small World! 

                




Additionally, here are two new Expansions to enhance your Small World enjoyment:

Small World Tunnels
Days of Wonder

In 2011 Days of Wonder released Small World Tunnels.  This limited-time mini-expansion allows players to increase their World of board game play by linking the depth of the Undergrounds to the surface of Small World. Included in the expansion are twelve tunnels; 6 of these provide entrances that point down from the surface of Small World and 6 more entrances that point back up towards the surface.


A copy of both Small World and Small World Undergrounds is necessary to use Tunnels. You will receive Small World Tunnels for free when you purchase Small World Undergrounds from us.

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Small World Realms
Days of Wonder

Coming Summer 2012 from Days of Wonder is this newest Small World Expansion.

Small World Realms, can be played with  Small World and/or
Small World Undergrounds.  This new strategy game expansion features 48 new 2-sided geomorphic terrain tiles and a dozen new Scenarios.  The tiles can be assembled in countless variations, at the players’ choice, or set to one of the 12 custom scenarios.

So… are you ready to venture into the Realms?



Continue to follow us on Facebook and/or here on our website where we’ll post updates to the availability of  Small World Realms.  




 At Off The Charts Games  we have a wide selection of family games, strategy games, euro games, war games, card games, dice games, and puzzles.   Our goal is to help you put fun on your table. We are here to serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area.  Come to the store and sign up to receive our monthly newsletter.

Game Profile: Smallworld Underground

When in a hole, keep digging!




Mechanics Variable Powers, Area Control, Dice Rolling

Theme Fantasy
Publication Days of Wonder, 2011
Ages 8+
Time 30 – 90
Players 2 – 5
Description
Overview from Days of Wonder:
Smallworld Underground is
a stand-alone strategy game set beneath the surface of the same fun, light-hearted Small
World universe of epic conquests and fallen empires.

Designed by original Smallworld author, Philippe Keyaerts, it features all new Races and Special
Powers, and introduces Monster occupied regions that protect Relics and Places
of great power!

If you have already
played Smallworld, you will find yourself in familiar territory. While all the
inhabitants of Smallworld Underground differ from those you found on the
surface, the game mechanics are very similar.











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Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown Gresham. We have a full range of family games, strategy games, Euro-style games, war games, card games, dice games and more. Also for the puzzle enthusiasts we carry quality puzzles from Ravensburger, White Mountain, and Cobble Hill.

We proudly serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area

Game Profile: Small World Expansions

Name Small World Expansions
Byline Boost your strategy game play by adding these excellent expansions to your Small World.
Theme Fantasy
Ages 8+


Grand Dames – 2009
Days of Wonder
Grand
Dames of Small World
is the first mini expansion to Small World and features these 3 new
leading ladies:
  §  Gypsies – earn Victory coins for regions they
abandon.
  §  Priestesses – form an Ivory defense Tower and
regroup when they go in decline.     But beware the tower may be attacked.
  §  White Ladies (ghostly) – once in decline, they become immune to conquests and racial
& special powers.
Also included are two
new Special Power badges: Historian and Peace-Loving.



Cursed! – 2009
Days of Wonder
Small
World Cursed! another mini expansion that
brings these five new Special Power badges:
  § 
Cursed – skipping over
this will cost you extra
  § 
Hordes – increase the
size of your Race
  § 
Marauding – grants a
second chance each turn to conquer more regions
  § 
Ransacking – steel coins
from opponents as you conquer regions
  § 
Were- conquer regions
with 2 less tokens than normal
Also included are two
new Races: the Goblins and the Kobolds
Be Not Afraid – 2010
Days of Wonder

Small
World Be Not Afraid… there are many frightening inhabitants of SmallWorld, but to survive you must Be Not Afraid!
In this expansion 5 new
Races and 5 new Special Power badges are introduced along with a Storage Tray
that can hold all Race tokens previously released.
 §  New Races:  Barbarbarians, Homanculi, Leprechauns, Pixies,
and Pygmies
 §  New Special Power Badges:  Barricade, Catapult, Corrupt, Imperial, and
Mercenary



Tales & Legends – 2010
Days of Wonder

Small
World Tales and Legends
– introduces event cards that invite you to (re) write Small World’s
history.
Fifty four large format event
cards are organized into 6 different themes and are rated for their impact on
the game.








All of the above expansions require a copy of Small World to play.


Come into the store and see us for Small World and the Expansions.  At Off The Charts Games  we have a wide selection of family games, strategy games, euro games, war games, card games, dice games, and puzzles.   Our goal is to help you put fun on your table. We are here to serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area.

Humor For Day

We got a kick out of the Pearls Before Swine cartoon in Saturday’s Oregonian.

Source: Oregonian March 31, 2012

At Off The Charts Games  we have a wide selection of family games, strategy games, euro games, war games, card games, dice games, and puzzles.   Our goal is to help you put fun on your table. We are here to serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area.

New Game Arrivals: Mar. 25th – 31st

NEWEST GAMES

Games received for the week of March 25th ~ 31st

In the store this week are these two fun card games:

Oz Fluxx
From: Looney Labs

Does life seem drab and humdrum?  Let the cyclone of the ever-changing card game, Fluxx, whisk you away to a magical world of fun.  Mingle with Munchkins, make new friends, and follow the Yellow Brick Road to see the Wizard – but keep a bucket of water handy: you never know ehne you might need to melt a Wicked Witch.  Next stop…the land of Oz.  Oz Fluxx is a wonderful whirlwind of fun!

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Weinhandler
From: Mayfair Games

Shiraz or Chardonnay?  Chianti or Cabernet?  In the world of wine auctions, you need to know when to buy and sell for the most profit.  In Weinhandler, you compete to create the most valuable wine cellar.  Buy the best wines you can acquire and arrange your wine groups to increase their overall value.  Use your business sense and your wine stock to become the ultimate Weinhandler!

Here is an overview of Weinhandler by Mayfair’s “Glover”
Come into the store and see us for these great games.  At Off The Charts Games  we have a wide selection of family games, strategy games, euro games, war games, card games, dice games, and puzzles.   Our goal is to help you put fun on your table. We are here to serve Gresham and the greater Portland and Vancouver area.