Game Arrivals: Week of Aug. 21st – 26th

More new board games and a couple of anticipated game expansions arrived this week.


 New Game!
Photosynthesis
Blue Orange Games
New from Blue Orange Games is Photosynthesis, an abstract strategy game for 2 to 4 players.

Plant and shape the ever-changing forest as you cultivate your seeds and your strategy.  Take your trees through their life-cycle, from seedling to full bloom to rebirth, and earn points as their leaves collect energy from the revolving sun’s rays. Carefully pick where you sow and when you grow as the richest soil grows the strongest trunks, and the trees left in the shadows are blocked from the sun and from collecting light points.


Watch this video by Dice Tower to learn more about Photosynthesis.



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    New Game!
Viral
Arcane Wonders

Viral is a humorous 2 to 5 player game where you and your opponents are viruses invading and infecting the organs of a human patient.

You will compete to control zones in the patient’s body, with the goal to gain the most Viral Points. Each round, you secretly select mutation and zone cards, place their viruses, and then wreak havoc upon the body and your opponent’s viruses. Score points when you cause a crisis in an organ thereby activating the anti-virus (the immune system).


Watch this video by Miami Dice to learn more about Viral.


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    New Game!
Unearth
Brotherwise Games
Unearth is a 2 to 4 player dice placement andset collection where players must balance two paths to victory.

Five dice represent your team of Delvers. Each turn, you roll and place one die on a Ruin. Delver cards can enhance your efforts.  High rolls help you claim Ruin cards.  Choose your Ruins wisely. Many may compete, but only one player can unearth each Ruin. Low rolls allow you to uncover Stones. Combine Stones to rebuild the Wonders of a golden age. When the End of Age card appears, time is running out. Claim the final Ruins, total your points, and declare the winner.

Watch this video by Drive Thru Review to learn more about Unearth. 
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    New Game!
Klondike Rush
Red Raven Games
Klondike Rush is another board game by designer Ryan Lukat of Red Raven games who did Near And Far, Above And Below, Islebound, and City Of Iron. 

Klondike Rush is a bidding and stock investment game for 2 to 5 players. It’s gold rush time on Mt. Klondike and four mining companies are racing to amass a fortune!  Players will influence the success of these mining companies and invest in the ones they believe will be the most profitable.  During the game, collect the various types of hunt tokens to cash in for much needed money. Hunt down the most abominable snow monster tokens and receive an end game scoring bonus. The player with the most wealth at the end of the game is the winner.





Watch this how-to-play video by Watch It Played! to learn more about Klondike Rush.


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    New Game Expansion!
Terraforming Mars
Hellas & Elysium
Stronghold Games
Hellas & Elysium is the first expansion to the base game Terraforming Mars, a game of competing corporations that are transforming Mars into a habitable planet. 

This expansion provides new areas of Mars with a double-sided map board. Each of these maps consists of new sets of Milestone and Awards with relevance for that particular map.

Elysium takes players almost to the opposite side of Mars’ equator, with vast lowlands for oceans in the north and a dry, mineral-rich south. Place a tile on Olympus Mons, the highest peak in the solar system, to gain 3 free cards.

Hellas, the southern wild, includes Mars’ south pole and the enormous seven-hex Hellas crater that just begs to become a giant lake. Building around the pole gives you new placement bonuses in the form of heat and possibly even water.

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    New Game Expansion!
Orléans
Trade & Intrigue
Tasty Minstrel Games

Trade & Intrigue is the 2nd large expansion for the base game Orléans, a bag building worker placement strategy game.


The invasion has been thwarted successfully; it is time to rise to prosperity again with spirited trade. Trade & Intrigue stimulates trade by introducing Orders that allow you to grow your fortune.  Similar to the beneficial deeds board, the new Intrigue board allows you to send your followers there to hire various nefarious characters. The new Beneficial Deeds board provides a lot of options. You can now get essential goods, places, Technology tiles, and even actions. Trade, progress, as well as everyday life in Orléans are influenced by new events. The uncertainty if and when the events occur gives Orléans a new kick.







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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 Aug. 20th – 26th

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: Bora Bora

Lots of open games
 for you to play!

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. Aug. 23rd
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
Praetor
Passport Games Studios

Africana


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Open Game Play
Date: Fri. Aug. 25th
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.

Kanagawa
Iello
Bora Bora
Ravensburger

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



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 Events: Week Of Aug. 13th – 19th

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:  Murano

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. Aug. 16th
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.

Pastiche
Eagle-Gryphon Games
Grand Austria Hotel
Mayfair Games
Pastiche
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Open Game Play
Date: Fri. Aug. 18th
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.
La Isla
Ravensburger
Murano
Mayfair Games

La Isla

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



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 Arrivals: Week of Aug. 7th – 11th

A little of this and a little of that – lot’s of restocks.
Here are the games that came in this week:



Anniversary Game Edition!
Notre Dame
Ravensburger


New in from Ravensburger is the 10th Anniversary Edition of Notre Dame, a Stefan Feld board game.



Paris, at the end of the 14th century. In the shadows of the grand cathedral of Notre Dame you fight for power over the city. Through strategic planning, you must influence the different sectors of the city in order to gain money, prestige and control. Be careful to avoid the dreaded plague, and use your cunning sensibilities to bribe people on your way to the top.

We have an open copy of Notre Dame available 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.

Game Events: Week Of Aug. 6th – 12th

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. Aug. 9th
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.

Covert
Renegade Games
Villages Of Valeria
Daily Magic Games

Covert
Villages Of Valeria
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Open Game Play
Date: Fri. Aug. 11th
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.

Valeria Card Kingdoms
Daily Magic Games
Tokaido
Passport Games Studio
Valeria Card Kingdoms
Tokaido

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



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 Arrivals: Week of Aug. 1st – 5th

Here is this week’s exciting game arrivals:

   New Game!
The Networks
Formal Ferret Games
Welcome to the TV business, you and up to 5 players are competing start-up television networks in The Networks, a card drafting strategy game.

Starting with only three awful public access shows and a small amount of cash you will each vie to turn your network into a high ranking network. You have only 5 seasons to secure the best Shows, the most popular Stars, and profitable Ads to gain the Viewership that you’ll need to win the game. Your Shows will age each season and at some point lose popularity, so you must be quick to get those into your Rerun line-up and replace them with fresh new shows. You’ll find that Stars are picky and have certain working conditions from the genre of show to whether they’ll work with other Stars.  Finally, there are Network Cards that can add special benefits that range from immediate, one-time use, and end game only.
Watch this Dice Tower game review to learn more about The Networks.



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    New Game!
Caverna
Cave vs Cave
Mayfair Games

Adding to our stand-alone 2-player strategy games selection is Caverna: Cave vs Cave by game designer Uwe Rosenberg.


Description from Mayfair Games

With only two pairs of helping hands, you stand at the entrance to your new cave dwelling. There is much work to do and no time to lose! The nearby tribe is doing better than you and this cannot stand. Carve your way deeper into the mountain and create a cozy cave. Gather grain, flax, and building materials. Mine for precious metals and become wealthier than you, or your rival, ever dreamed!

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    Back In Stock!

Terraforming Mars
Stronghold Games

The taming of the red planet has begun!

InTerraforming Mars, 1-5 players will each control a corporation, and buy and play cards describing different projects. The projects often directly or indirectly contribute to the terraforming process, but can also consist of business enterprises of different kinds. In order to win, you have to accumulate a good terraform rating and many victory points.


This game has some unique game mechanics.




Terraforming Mars
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    New Game Expansion!
Between Two Cities
Capitals
Stonemaier Games
Capitals is the first expansion to Between Two Cities, a tile-drafting game with an interesting game mechanic. 

The Capitals expansion adds new challenges with landscapes, districts, and civic building tiles.

Landscape mats give each city a unique layout to build on and
around.
Districts give players a majority bonus for connecting
specific types of tiles.
Civic building tiles are a new type of building tile. Each unique
civic building wants to be adjacent to 2 specific tile types (and not 1
specific tile type).
Between Two Cities


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    Kids Section Addition!
Professor Noggin’s Card Games
Outset Media Games




Learn, grow, communicate… and have fun with Professor Noggin’s card games aimed at kids 7 and older.








Explore the Earth, from the North Pole to the South Pole and all parts between with Earth Science. Or take a globe-trotting expedition and discover the most exciting animals on earth with Wildlife Safari. There are many to choose from.





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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 Aug. 1st – 5th

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 : Yamatai
Lots of open games for you to play!





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. Aug. 2nd
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.

Lanterns
Renegade Games
In The Year
Of The Dragon
Ravensburger Games

Lanterns

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Open Game Play
Date: Fri. Aug. 4th
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.

Dice City
AEG
Yamatai
Days Of Wonder

Dice City
Come Play ~ ~ ~ It’s Free ~ ~ ~ It’s Fun!



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 Arrivals: Week of July 24th – 29th

Here are this week’s exciting game arrivals:


 New Game!
Cottage Garden
Stronghold Games
New from renown game designer, Uwe Rosenberg and game #8 in Stronghold Games’ The Great Designers Series is Cottage Garden.

Cottage Garden is a 1 to 4-player game where players compete to create the best gardens. They will each work two beds simultaneously, visiting the central market to gather their supplies. Once a bed is completed, it is scored and then replaced with a fresh bed. After a fifth lap through the market, the player with the most points in completed gardens wins.

Other Uwe Rosenberg designed games include Agricola, Bohnanza, Caverna, Feast For Odin,  Fields Of Arle, Le Havre, Le Havre: The Inland Port (2-player), Patchwork (2-player), and others.



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 New Game!
Werewords

Bézier Games
Werewords is a word deduction party game for 4 to 10 players.

Players guess a secret word by asking “yes” or “no” questions. Figure out the magic word before time is up and you win.
However, one of the players is secretly a werewolf who is not only working against you, but also knows the word. If you don’t guess the word in time, you can still win by identifying the werewolf.
Additionally, one player is the Seer, who knows the word, but has to be careful not be too obvious when helping you figure it out, if the the word is guessed, the Werewolf can pull out a win by identifying the Seer.
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 Game Expansion!
Munchkin
Marvel X-Men
Deadpool Just Deadpool
USAopoly/SJ Games

Deadpool Just Deadpool is a 35-card expansion for Munchkin: X-Men.

Katanas and Kittens and Cows…Oh my!Buy this expansion! It’ll be so fun!There’s cutty things, shooty things, and explody things!Speaking of, my wife Shiklah is a monster, literally, anyway, add this expansion to your existing deck, because who doesn’t like a bigger deck?

Marvel’s anti-hero comes to life as he joins the monster-slaying, treasure grabbing and role-playing action of Munchkin, the card game.

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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 Goes Off The Charts: Carcassonne

Carcassonne went Off The Charts this past Monday.  We found Coeur de Terre Winery in the Willamette Valley the perfect setting for our game of Carcassonne, a simple and clever tile laying game.


We’re at a French named winery, Coeur de Terre playing a game named for a French city.

Carcassonne
Z-Man Games
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Clearly my team of blue meeples thought that I had not done enough, I don’t speak French. As the city grew with each land tile placed my meeples got trapped and refused to leave the river or the road, or any cloister they occupied.  In the end Lynn crushed me.








After the first crushing defeat, I challenged Lynn to a rematch.  Alas, I suffered another defeat with my blue meeples now in open revolt. They refused all offers for a better placement.  Instead they just laid around in the fields and scored nothing.









The wine and the surrounding scenery were better than my game play.
Carcassonne is available in our Demo Games Library for you to come in and play.




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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 Events: Week Of July 23rd – 29th

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.

Lots of open games for you to play!
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. July 26th
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.

Lotus
Renegade Games

Agricola
Mayfair Games

Agricola

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Open Game Play
Date: Fri. July 28th
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.

New York 1901
Blue Orange Games
Village
Tasty Minstrel Games

New York 1901

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



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.