Game Arrivals: Week of Jan. 21st – 27th

Here’s a look at the exciting games that came in this week:




 New Game! 
The Palace Of Mad King Ludwig

bézier
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The Palace Of Mad King Ludwig is the second Mad King Ludwig themed board game from Bezier games.

The first game, Castles of Mad King Ludwig, each player constructs their own palace whereas in The Palace Of Mad King Ludwig players are constructing one central castles. Both designed by Ted Alspach are separate stand-alone games that play differently.









The Palace of Mad King Ludwig is a separate stand-alone game where each player builds rooms one at a time in a single gigantic palace.  As rooms are completed, a moat slowly forms around the outside. The game ends, when the ends of the moat connect.
During the game, players will arrange and complete different rooms types while leveraging clever placement of swans. The player who contributes the most to the palace wins.

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   New Game!
Shipwrights Of The North Sea
Renegade Games

Shipwrights Of The North Sea is the next in the North Sea Saga series that follows the progress of the Viking culture. The others being Raiders Of The North Sea and Explorers Of The North Sea.  

Each is a stand-alone game and plays differently.











In Shipwrights Of The North Sea players compete to construct the greatest fleet on the North Sea. They must collect oak, wool and iron, as well as getting other craftsmen on board to help.  Gold is a precious commodity, and must be spent wisely.  The township is filled with an array of characters, bad and worse.

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   New Game!
Heaven & Ale
Eggertspiele

In from Eggertspiele is Heaven & Ale, a tile-laying, resource management game.


Description from publisher:

As the head of an ancient monastery, you strive to provide
the people with heaven’s best ale! Over several rounds, you compete with your
opponents for resource tiles and monk tiles to improve your cloister’s garden.
You must balance buying new tiles and taking the scoring discs that let you
reap the rewards of those tiles. This is no easy task, as you all compete for
the same tiles and the same, very limited, scoring discs.

The player who plans
her cloister’s garden most carefully, developing the most synergies among her
resource, monk and shed tiles, has a good chance of winning. But winning is
only possible if you manage to balance your resources and the progress of your
brew master so that by the end of the game you have filled lots of barrels with
high-quality beer.


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 Restocks
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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.

Game Events: Jan. 21st – 27th

We don’t just sell board games, we also provide tables and a library full of open board games, card games, and dice games for you to come in and play.  The tables are open during store hours as well as during our Weds and Friday evening Open Game Play Nights.

Board Game: Orleans
Come and join in on the fun as it’s a great way to meet other game enthusiasts and to try out some games.  Our store has a bright and cheery atmosphere perfect for an afternoon or evening of game play. 


On tap this week is:



Open Game Play
Date: Weds. Jan. 24th
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store

Weds. Suggested Games To Try
Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

New York 1901
BlueOrange Games
Orleans
Tasty Minstrel Games

New York 1901
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Open Game Play
Date: Fri. Jan. 26th
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store

Fri. Suggested Games To Try


Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

Flash Point
Fire Rescue
Indie Boards & Games
In The Year of
The Dragon
Ravensburger

Flash Point: Fire Rescue
In The Year Of The Dragon

Our Games Library has a wide variety of games available for play while you are here. It’s free and it’s fun!

Come Play ~ ~ It’s Free ~ It’s Fun!




Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown GreshamWe 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 Arrivals: Week of Jan. 15th – 20th

More of your favorite games arrived this week.




New Game!
Favelas
WizKids

New from WizKids is Favelas  a clever tile placement, dice manipulation game that requires a little luck and plenty of tactical decisions.

Players will develop their own colorful Favelas neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. Each player has a board with brightly colored housing spaces. Turns consist of taking a single or double Favela tile, placing it on your board, and adjusting the corresponding colored scoring die for each color you matched with your newly placed tile. Play continues until the End Of Year tile is revealed which triggers the first scoring. Each color is scored based on who has the majority of that color. The value on each of the scoring dice will determine the point value awarded. The next round begins with re-rolling the scoring dice and using the 2nd year stack of tiles. Player boards remain unchanged from the previous year. Play continues in the same manner until the end of year 3. The player with the most points wins.



Favelas

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    New Expansion!
Ticket To Ride
Map Collection # 6
France and Old West
Days Of Wonder
Days of Wonder has released another in the Ticket To Ride Map Collection Series. This latest expansion, Ticket To Ride France contains a double-sided game board with a map of France on one side and and a map of the Old West on the flip side. 

This is an expansion and requires either Ticket To Ride or Ticket To Ride Europe from which you borrow the trains and the train car cards to use for the France and the Old West games.

France Map

The French map side is designed for 2 to 5 players and includes destination tickets, and color track pieces. It is pretty much a blank canvas where most of the routes are in fact Track Beds and cannot be claimed at the beginning of the game. They must first be built.  When taking the Draw Train Car cards action you will also place a colored Track Section piece on the board. This route is now available for anyone to claim with the corresponding train cards. When claiming the route your trains will replace the Track Section which will go back to the supply for future use. Additionally, some of the routes are special ferry routes. In order to claim these routes one of your train track cards must be a locomotive card.

Old West Map
The Old West map side is designed for 2 to 6 players and includes destination tickets, white train cars, city markers, and Alvin the Alien marker. Players develop their networks starting from their home cities and every subsequent route must connect back to their home city. When claiming a route a player may also pay the cost to place one of their city markers on either city of this route. Thereafter, you will receive the points for any claimed route to that city.  Additionally, some of the routes are special ferry routes. In order to claim these routes one of your train track cards must be a locomotive card. 
Alvin the Alien is a variant that starts in Roswell. Control Alvin and gain bonus points.



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    Another in a Series!
One Deck Dungeon
Forest Of Shadows
Asmadi
One Deck Dungeon: Forest of Shadows is a 2-player cooperative dungeon delve. This can be played as a stand-alone game or combined with One Deck Dungeon as an expansion and even taking it to 4 players.

Forest of Shadows adds all new heroes, dungeons, foes, perils, and makes your adventures more dangerous with a new type of damage: poison. You’ll have to weigh spending time tending to your wounds against the ever-pressing need to battle and find loot.




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 Restocks


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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.

Game Events: Week of Jan. 14th – 20th

We don’t just sell board games, we also provide tables and a library full of open board games, card games, and dice games for you to come in and play.  The tables are open during store hours as well as during our Weds and Friday evening Open Game Play Nights.

Board Game: Pastiche


Come and join in on the fun as it’s a great way to meet other game enthusiasts and to try out some games.  Our store has a bright and cheery atmosphere perfect for an afternoon or evening of game play. Our Games Library has a wide variety of games available for play while you are here. It’s free and it’s fun!



Here is this week’s schedule:



Open Game Play
Date: Weds. Jan. 17th
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store

Weds. Suggested Games To Try
Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

Kanagawa
Iello
Istanbul
AEG
Istanbul
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Open Game Play
Date: Fri. Jan. 19th
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store

Fri. Suggested Games To Try


Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

Pastiche
Eagle/Gryphon Games
Bora Bora
Ravensburger

Bora Bora
Come Play ~ ~ It’s Free ~ It’s Fun!




Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown GreshamWe 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 Arrivals: Jan. 8th – 12th

Here’s a look at the games that came in this week:




 New Game!
Explorers Of The North Sea
Renegade Games
Explorers Of The North Sea is the next in the North Sea Saga series that follows the progress of the Viking culture. The first being Raiders Of The North Sea.  Each is a stand-alone game.

In Explorers Of The North Sea, players are ambitious sea captains seeking new lands to settle and control. Through clever planning and navigation, players will gain victory points for controlling islands, delivering livestock, raiding settlements, constructing outposts, and destroying enemy ships.  The game is played on a modular board that expands on each players turn.
modular game board
cool wooden components


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    Back In!
Pillars Of The Earth
Kosmos
Republished and back in is Pillars of the Earth, a worker placement and resource management game that features a blind draw for a class of workers called Master Builders. The game revolves around Craftsmen who turn resources into victory points. 
The various cards and events flow from the novel by Ken Follett. 

Read our Game Profile: Pillars of the Earth to learn more about the game.








Pillars Of The Earth
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Restocks


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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.

Most Popular Games: 2017 4th Quarter Results

For curious minded folks, we have tallied the numbers and below are Off The Charts Games Top 10 Best Sellers for 2017 4th quarter ended December 31st.

And the winners are….
To learn about the game just click on the game name.


1. Catan
Catan Studios
2. Ticket To Ride
Days Of Wonder
3. Codenames
Czech Games Edition
4. Splendor
Space Cowboys
5. Pandemic
Z-Man Games
6. Codenames Duet
Czech Games Edition
7. Exploding Kittens
Asmodee
8. Dixit
Asmodee
9. Codenames Disney
Czech Games Edition
10. Pandemic Legacy Season 2
Z-Man Games

Come in and find out more about these games.  Several of these are open and available to try out while you are here.



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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.

Game Events: Week of Jan. 7th – 13th

We don’t just sell board games, we also provide tables and a library full of open board games, card games, and dice games for you to come in and play.  The tables are open during store hours as well as during our Weds and Friday evening Open Game Play Nights.

In addition this week we are having Envoy New Game Demo Sessions. These events provides you the opportunity to learn about and play a featured new game by an Envoy local gamer.

Cottage Garden Demo Session


Come and join in on the fun as it’s a great way to meet other game enthusiasts and to try out some games.  Our store has a bright and cheery atmosphere perfect for an afternoon or evening of game play. Our Games Library has a wide variety of games available for play while you are here. It’s free and it’s fun!



Here is this week’s schedule:



Open Game Play
Date: Weds. Jan. 10th
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store

Weds. Suggested Games To Try
Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

Quadropolis
Days Of Wonder
Raiders Of The North Sea
Renegade Games
Quadropolis
Raiders Of The North Sea
Weds. Special Demo Session  (6:30 pm – 9:30 pm)
These special demo sessions provides you the opportunity to see and play a newly released game or game expansion.

Cottage Garden
Stronghold Games
Tonight Mike will be here to run a demo session of Cottage Garden.

Players compete to create the best gardens. They will each work two beds simultaneously, visiting the central market to gather their supplies. 



This session is free, so come and have so fun.


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Open Game Play
Date: Fri. Jan. 12th
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store

Fri. Suggested Games To Try

Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

Sanssouci
Ravensburger
Isle Of Skye
Mayfair Games

Sanssouci
Isle Of Skye
Come Play ~ ~ It’s Free ~ It’s Fun!




Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown GreshamWe 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 Arrivals: Week of Jan. 2nd – 5th

After the holiday insanity, Ron’s been very busy getting our shelves restocked with games. Not only are we restocking your favorite games we have also brought in some new games.


  New Game!
Kepler
Renegade Games

Kepler 3042 is a game of exploration and colonization. You must carefully manage your resources as you colonize, exploit, and terraform the planets of the Milky Way, developing critical technologies as you go. Each round, you must choose which action to perform and which bonuses to activate to further your goals.

An innovative resource management mechanism allows you to spend your limited resources of energy, matter, and antimatter to take powerful actions and speed up to strategy.


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  New Game!
Pandemic
Rising Tide
Z-Man Games
New from Z-Man Games is Pandemic Rising Tide, a stand-alone cooperative game for 2 to 5 players.

In Pandemic Rising Tide, it is up to your team to prevent water from overflowing the Netherlands.  As you sail these water-filled regions, you will build dikes to control water flow, ports to facilitate travel, and windmills to pump the water out of flooded lands.But storms are brewing and the sea is restless. To win the game your team must build the four historical hydraulic structures before the rising water engulfs the country.


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  New Expansion!

Harmonies is the latest expansion to the base game Dixit.

84 new image cards feature the art of Paul Echegoyen.












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Restocks







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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.

Game Events: Week of January 2nd – 6th

We don’t just sell board games, we also provide tables and a library full of open board games, card games, and dice games for you to come in and play.  The tables are open during store hours as well as during our Weds and Friday evening Open Game Play Nights.

In addition this week we are having Envoy New Game Demo Sessions. These events provides you the opportunity to learn about and play a featured new game by an Envoy local gamer.


Image result for cottage garden board game
Board Game: Cottage Garden

Come and join in on the fun as it’s a great way to meet other game enthusiasts and to try out some games.  Our store has a bright and cheery atmosphere perfect for an afternoon or evening of game play. Our Games Library has a wide variety of games available for play while you are here. It’s free and it’s fun!



Here is this week’s schedule:



Open Game Play
Date: Weds. Jan. 3rd
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store

Weds. Suggested Games To Try
Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

Quest For El Dorado
Ravensburger
First Class
Z-Man Games

Quest For El Dorado
First Class

Weds. Special Demo Session  (6:30 pm – 9:30 pm)
These special demo sessions provides you the opportunity to see and play a newly released game or game expansion.

Cottage Garden
Stronghold Games
Tonight Mike will be here to run a demo sesson of Cottage Garden.

Players compete to create the best gardens. They will each work two beds simultaneously, visiting the central market to gather their supplies. 


This session is free, so come and have so fun.








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Open Game Play
Date: Fri. Jan. 5th
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store

Fri. Suggested Games To Try

Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

Yamatai
Days Of Wonder
Covert
Renegade Games

Yamatai
Covert
Come Play ~ ~ It’s Free ~ It’s Fun!



Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown GreshamWe 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 Events: Week of Dec. 24th – 30th

We don’t just sell board games, we also provide tables and a library full of open board games, card games, and dice games for you to come in and play.  The tables are open during store hours as well as during our Weds and Friday evening Open Game Play Nights.


Come and join in on the fun as it’s a great way to meet other game enthusiasts and to try out some games.  Our store has a bright and cheery atmosphere perfect for an afternoon or evening of game play. Our Games Library has a wide variety of games available for play while you are here. It’s free and it’s fun!

Here is this week’s schedule:


Open Game Play
Date: Weds. Dec. 27th
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store

Weds. Suggested Games To Try
Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

Africana
Z-Man Games
Macao
Rio Grande Games
Africana
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Open Game Play
Date: Fri. Dec.29th
Time: 6 pm
Place: Off The Charts Games Store

Fri. Suggested Games To Try
Here are 2 suggested game picks from our Games Library for you to try. One is aimed at those who want a light strategy game and the other is aimed at those who would like a more challenging strategy game. No experience is necessary! We are happy to teach you the rules and get you started.
To learn more about each suggested board game click on the game name below it’s picture.

Kingsburg
Fantasy Flight
Raiders Of The North Sea
Renegade Games

Kingsburg
Raiders Of The North Sea

Come Play ~ ~ It’s Free ~ It’s Fun!



Come and visit us at 30 NW 2nd Street in Historic Downtown GreshamWe 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.