{"title":"Stronghold Games","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eStronghold Games\u003c\/h1\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"terraforming-mars","title":"Terraforming Mars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_icon.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\"\u003e 1-5 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_icon.png?v=1518937120\" alt=\"\"\u003e 120 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe taming of the Red Planet has begun! Corporations are competing to transform Mars into a habitable planet by spending vast resources, and using innovative technology to raise temperature, create a breathable atmosphere, and make oceans of water. As terraforming progresses, more and more people will immigrate from Earth to live on the Red Planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Terraforming Mars, you control a corporation with a certain profile. Play project cards, build up production, place your cities and green areas on the map, and race for milestones and awards! Will your corporation lead the way into humanity’s new era?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-from BoardGameGeek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRecommended Links\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/167791\/terraforming-mars\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BGG - Terraforming Mars\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=voePEUO3cJ8\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Rahdo Runs Through - Terraforming Mars\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eRahdo Runs Through review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6909923360814,"sku":"","price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/Terraforming_Mars.jpg?v=1518749352"},{"product_id":"terraforming-mars-hellas-elysium","title":"Terraforming Mars: Hellas \u0026 Elysium","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_icon.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\"\u003e 1-5 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_icon.png?v=1518937120\" alt=\"\"\u003e 90-120 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eexpansion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, and a copy of Terraforming Mars is required to play this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\" ng-transclude=\"\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"game-description-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv ng-bind-html=\"geekitemctrl.wikitext|to_trusted\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerraforming Mars: Hellas \u0026amp; Elysium, the first expansion for Terraforming Mars, consists of a double-sided game board presenting two new areas of Mars:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• 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 three free cards!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of these maps consists of new sets of milestones and awards with relevance for that particular map. Place three tiles around the south pole to be a Polar Explorer, for example, or race to have the most estates beside water on Elysium!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-from BoardGameGeek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRecommended Links\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgameexpansion\/218127\/terraforming-mars-hellas-elysium\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BGG - Terraforming Mars Hellas and Elysium\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z6h_ZEYGUlc\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Tom Vasel - Terraforming Mars Hellas and Elysium\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTom Vasel review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6909925523502,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/Terraforming_Mars_-_Hellas_Elysium_v2.jpg?v=1520375263"},{"product_id":"copy-of-terraforming-mars-venus-next","title":"Terraforming Mars: Venus Next","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_icon.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\"\u003e 1-5 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_icon.png?v=1518937120\" alt=\"\"\u003e 90-120 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerraforming Mars: Venus Next, the second expansion for the Terraforming Mars base game, has players building flying cities and making the atmosphere more hospitable on the deadly planet Venus.\u003c\/p\u003e\nIn Venus Next, the World Government chooses to also fund the terraforming of Venus. Around 50 project cards and 5 corporations are added, with a special focus on how to make Venus habitable. With the new floater resource, a new milestone, a new award, a new tag, and a new terraforming parameter, players are given more paths to victory and an even more varied play.\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-from BoardGameGeek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRecommended Links\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgameexpansion\/231965\/terraforming-mars-venus-next\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BGG - Terraforming Mars Venus Next\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hGN2icQsVAE\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Tom Vasel - Terraforming Mars Venus Next\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTom Vasel review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6909929914414,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/Terraforming_Mars_-_Venus_Next.jpg?v=1518763139"},{"product_id":"noria","title":"Noria","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_icon.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\"\u003e 2-4 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_icon.png?v=1518937120\" alt=\"\"\u003e 70-120 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new era is looming on the horizon. The future of Noria is right in front of you, and you must guide your flourishing trading empire into prosperity. Discover flying islands, buy ships, and build factories. Invest in prestigious projects, and secure their success by passing on secret knowledge to politicians. For even above the clouds, there is still room for improvement...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNoria\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the debut title from Sophia Wagner, winner of the Spiel des Jahres fellowship in 2015. The talented, young author created an entirely new steampunk universe specifically for this game, and artists Michael Menzel and Klemens Franz have managed to bring her vision to life. At the center of the game is an innovative mechanism called \"wheel building\". Each player has an action wheel consisting of three rings, with slots for a number of different action discs. Over the course of the game, players try to obtain new discs and manipulate the rings of the wheel to optimize their action selection. Additionally, to ensure their investments bear fruit, they also need to bribe politicians with knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-from BoardGameGeek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRecommended Links\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/233676\/noria\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BGG - Noria\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bQklrbTzJxE\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Dice Tower review\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Dice Tower review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7587797073966,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/Noria.jpg?v=1532693908"},{"product_id":"auztralia-coming-october-2018","title":"AuZtralia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_icon.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\"\u003e 1-4\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_icon.png?v=1518937120\" alt=\"\"\u003e 30-120 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuZtralia is an adventure\/exploration game for 1-4 players set in an alternate reality 1930s. The theme is inspired by Martin Wallace's A Study in Emerald. Following the Restorationist war, the northern hemisphere lands lay poisoned and starvation was the norm. Intrepid adventurers set out to explore and settle new lands. Little did they know, after the war, the surviving Old Ones and their remaining loyal human armies made their way to the outback of Australia to lick their wounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuild a port, construct railways, mine and farm for food. You’ll need to prepare for the awakening. You’ll need to fight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything you do in the game costs time, which is one of AuZtralia's most valued resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt a point in time, the Old Ones will wake up and become an active player. They begin to reveal themselves and move, with potentially devastating outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou’ll need to prepare wisely for the awakening and may have to co-operate with others to defeat the most dangerous Old Ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilitary units will help you to locate, fight and defend against the nightmarish beings that may be lurking on your doorstep. As well as hardware, you’ll need to recruit some Personalities who have the skills and resources to help you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRiches from the land, mixed with darkness and insanity await you in the outback. Will humanity prevail or will the Old Ones wreak their revenge?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-from BoardGameGeek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRecommended Links\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/231581\/auztralia\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BGG - AuZtralia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_Fi6uTDHAak\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Radho's Final Thoughts - AuZtralia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eRahdo's Final Thoughts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7744579731502,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/auztralia_new.jpg?v=1525845938"},{"product_id":"kanban-drivers-edition","title":"Kanban: Driver's Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_icon.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\"\u003e 2-4 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_icon.png?v=1518937120\" alt=\"\"\u003e 90-120 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe setting for the game Kanban: Automotive Revolution is an assembly line. The players are ambitious managers who are trying to impress the board of directors in order to achieve as high a position as possible in the company and secure their careers. With promotions come advantages at the factory, such as more space to store precious materials and greater prestige to accelerate your ascent. Through solid management, you must strive to shine next to your peers. You need to manage suppliers and supplies, improve automobile parts, innovate — anything to stay on the cutting edge, or getting your hands greasy on the assembly line in order to boost production. You must exercise wisdom in choosing which projects you should start, selecting only those that will give you the upper hand and shunning those that will bog you down or cause the unthinkable — failure — which would diminish you in the eyes of the board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the course of the game, you persuade the board and the factory tender to help you develop and improve automobile parts. You make shrewd use of the outside suppliers and the limited factory supplies in order to appropriate needed part when the suppliers come up short. Because the factory must run at optimum efficiency, production doesn't wait for you or for mistakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike the process itself, Kanban: Automotive Revolution proves to be both innovative and rewarding. Game mechanisms tightly tied to the automobile manufacturing theme include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe factory manager is a game-driven non-player character with two modes of play (\"nice\" or \"mean\") to offer a friendly or more competitive gameplay environment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo independent player-influenced game timers — the factory production cycle and work week clock — provide timing tension to the game, trigger intermediate scoring phases, and factor into the game end conditions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA simulation of the factory assembly line with spatial point-to-point movement adds an element to the game that requires optimal timing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA design and innovation department, leveraged to manipulate the value of the various car models and component upgrades produced within the factory, drives the economy of the game.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepartmental training and certification tracks provide players a means to operate more efficiently.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want a seat on the board someday, you need to show that you can keep a complex machine running smoothly, efficiently, with everything happening just at the right time. Kanban: Automotive Revolution is a pure Eurogame focused on economics and resource management that puts you in the driver's seat of an entire production facility, racing for the highest level of promotion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-from BoardGameGeek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRecommended Link\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/109276\/kanban-drivers-edition\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BGG - Kanban\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gF9eBsUL5Vw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Dice Tower review - Kanban\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Dice Tower review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7744848986158,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/Kanban_-_Drivers_Edn.jpg?v=1536222067"},{"product_id":"flamme-rouge","title":"Flamme Rouge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_icon.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\"\u003e 2-4 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_icon.png?v=1518937120\" alt=\"\"\u003e 30-45 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe excitement in the air is electric as the leaders round the last corner and head for the finish line. Each team has used cunning and skill to position their sprinter for this moment, but only one has done enough to pull off the win!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWill your team lead from the front and risk exhaustion? Should you play it safe in the middle of the pack? Could you surprise everyone by striking from the back? Can you time your move perfectly?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone can race, few become champions!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlamme Rouge is a fast-paced, tactical bicycle racing game where each player controls a team of two riders: a Rouleur and a Sprinteur. The players’ goal is to be the first to cross the finish line with one of their riders. Players move their riders forward by drawing and playing cards from that riders specific deck, depleting it as they go. Use slipstreams to avoid exhaustion and position your team for a well timed sprint for the win.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-from BoardGameGeek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRecommended Links\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/199478\/flamme-rouge\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BGG - Flamme Rouge\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EgX6l8HX16M\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Shut Up \u0026amp; Sit Down review - Flamme Rouge\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eShut Up \u0026amp; Sit Down review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8008607203374,"sku":"","price":90.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/Flamme_Rouge.jpg?v=1528808194"},{"product_id":"flamme-rouge-pelaton","title":"Flamme Rouge: Peloton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_icon.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\"\u003e 2-6 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_icon.png?v=1518937120\" alt=\"\"\u003e 30-60 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRequires \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alphagaming.com.au\/collections\/stronghold-games\/products\/flamme-rouge?variant=8008607203374\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Flamme Rouge\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eFlamme Rouge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e to play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlamme Rouge: Peloton, the first expansion for Flamme Rouge, offers a chase group of four riders (pink and white rouleurs and sprinters) that allows the base game to be played with up to six players. All 5-6 player games are played with a breakaway tile and 1-3 supply zone tiles. These can also be added to your games at lower player counts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe box cover shows the iconic cobblestone races that are represented with new tiles in the game; these tiles are mostly one space wide, occasionally two, and don't allow slip streaming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlamme Rouge: Peloton includes variants for solo play and for games with up to twelve players, each controlling only one rider.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-from BoardGameGeek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRecommended Links\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/229941\/flamme-rouge-peloton\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BGG - Flamme Rouge: Pelaton\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8008608481326,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/Flamme_Rouge_-_Pelaton.jpg?v=1528808359"},{"product_id":"porta-nigra","title":"Porta Nigra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_icon.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\"\u003e 2-4 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_icon.png?v=1518937120\" alt=\"\"\u003e 75-120 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe largest Roman city north of the Alps in the late Roman Empire was Augusta Treverorum. Founded in the times of Caesar Augustus and built up by generations of Roman architects, this was the Emperor's residence and a world city during this period. The remains of these most impressive structures can still be visited today. Foremost of these great achievements in the city is the massive \"Porta Nigra\", a large Roman city gate located in Trier, Germany that dates to the 2nd century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game Porta Nigra (which translates as \"black gate\") is set in that place and time with the players taking on the roles of Roman architects working on the city gate of Porta Nigra. Each player commands a master builder, who moves around a circular track on the game board, enabling you to buy or build only where this master builder is located. Moving the master builder to farther locations along the track is expensive, so players must plan their movements and builds carefully. The number and type of actions that may be performed on your turn comes from cards in your personal draw deck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuildings are erected physically at the various locations around the city using 3D building pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-from BoardGameGeek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRecommended Link\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/172385\/porta-nigra\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BGG - Porta Nigra\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HBPQIst6Z2k\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Rahdo's Final Thoughts - Porta Nigra\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eRahdo's Final Thoughts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8064788201518,"sku":"","price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/Port_Nigra.jpg?v=1530073390"},{"product_id":"terraforming-mars-prelude","title":"Terraforming Mars: Prelude","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_icon.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\"\u003e 1-5 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_icon.png?v=1518937120\" alt=\"\"\u003e 90-120 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRequires a copy of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alphagaming.com.au\/products\/terraforming-mars\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Alpha Gaming - Terraforming Mars\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTerraforming Mars\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e to play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the mega corporations are getting ready to start the terraforming process, you now have the chance to make those early choices that will come to define your corporation and set the course for the future history of Mars - this is the prelude to your greatest endeavors!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Terraforming Mars: Prelude, you get to choose from Prelude cards that jumpstart the terraforming process, or boost your corporation engine. There are also 5 new corporations, and 7 project cards that thematically fit the early stages of terraforming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrelude is an expansion to Terraforming Mars, and can be combined with any other Terraforming Mars expansion or variant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-from BoardGameGeek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRecommended Links\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgameexpansion\/247030\/terraforming-mars-prelude\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BGG - Terraforming Mars Prelude\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8079311568942,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/Terraforming_Mars_-_Prelude.jpg?v=1536222121"},{"product_id":"terraforming-mars-colonies-coming-october-2018","title":"Terraforming Mars: Colonies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_icon.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\"\u003e 1-5 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_icon.png?v=1518937120\" alt=\"\"\u003e 90-120 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRequires a copy of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alphagaming.com.au\/products\/terraforming-mars\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Alpha Gaming - Terraforming Mars\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTerraforming Mars\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e to play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur world has widened before us. Corporations expand their operations to all corners of the solar system in pursuit of minerals and resources. Most places are not suited for terraforming, but building colonies may greatly improve your income and your possibilities in achieving that higher goal — the terraforming of Mars. Send your trade fleet to distant moons! Colonize the clouds of Jupiter! And let your Earth assets propel you to success!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerraforming Mars: Colonies, an expansion for Terraforming Mars that can be played with only the base game or with any combination of expansions, lets you visit the outer solar system. It features colony tiles where you can build colonies and send your trade fleet. It also includes new cards and corporations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-from BoardGameGeek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRecommended Links\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/255681\/terraforming-mars-colonies\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BGG - Terraforming Mars: Colonies\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8204002820142,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/Terraforming_Mars_-_Colonies.jpg?v=1533117801"},{"product_id":"paper-tales","title":"Paper Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_icon.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\"\u003e 2-5 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_icon.png?v=1518937120\" alt=\"\"\u003e 30 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExperience two fantastical centuries of expansions and combat in Paper Tales. Remodel your assorted assembly of characters, units, and buildings in each period based on your developments and the age of your heroes. Write a new legend of the rightful ruler who brought unity to the rival kingdoms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn more detail, Paper Tales is a simultaneous drafting card game. Each turn, players draft five units that they then recruit into their kingdom — assuming that they can pay. These choices determine the players ability to shine in battle, generate great income, construct dominant buildings, and earn legend points. There are only four hiring positions available during the four rounds of the play, but your units grow older with each turn until time takes them away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuild a comprehensive strategy and adapt the shape of your realm according to opportunities and restrictions and you will make history!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-from BoardGameGeek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRecommended Links\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/217861\/paper-tales\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BGG - Paper Tales\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=2\u0026amp;v=7YI8TUVxcCg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Dice Tower review - Paper Tales\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eThe Dice Tower review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8404206616622,"sku":"","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/Paper_Tales.jpg?v=1536196587"},{"product_id":"paper-tales-beyond-the-gates","title":"Paper Tales - Beyond the Gates","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_icon.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\"\u003e 1-7 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_icon.png?v=1518937120\" alt=\"\"\u003e 30 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlinded by their quest for power, Kingdoms progressively break the barriers of forbidden knowledge. In occult and illicit places, necromancers and alchemists dig deeper each day towards the doors of the Underworld. At the risk of awakening something that goes far beyond their imagination...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaper Tales: Beyond the Gates contains twenty new units and six new buildings that are meant to both preserve the balance of the base game and enhance its possibilities and replay value. With this expansion, players can now start with a set of seven buildings available, out of eleven, and these buildings are different every game. Each new building opens new strategies, as does the impact of the new units.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond the Gate also includes all components needed for supporting up to seven players. It also includes a solo mode in which a single player has to face the powerful armies of the Lich King. This mode comes with specific Necropolis and Lich King cards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-from BoardGameGeek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRecommended Links\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/245473\/paper-tales-beyond-gates\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BGG - Paper Tales - Beyond the Gates\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":15088375070766,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/Paper_Tales_-_Beyond_the_Gate.jpg?v=1548222551"},{"product_id":"ganz-schon-clever-thats-pretty-clever","title":"Ganz Schon Clever ( That's Pretty Clever! )","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_icon.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\"\u003e 1-4 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_icon.png?v=1518937120\" alt=\"\"\u003e 30 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose your dice well in Ganz Schön Clever to enter them into the matching coloured area, put together tricky chain-scoring opportunities, and rack up the points. The dice you don't use are as important as what you do because every die that's smaller than the chosen one can be used by the other players, keeping everyone in the game at all times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecommended Links\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/244522\/s-pretty-clever\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BGG - Ganz Schon Clever\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16210056380462,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/That_s_Pretty_Clever.jpg?v=1555058050"},{"product_id":"terraforming-mars-turmoil","title":"Terraforming Mars: Turmoil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_icon.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\"\u003e 1-5 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_icon.png?v=1518937120\" alt=\"\"\u003e 90-120 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRequires a copy of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alphagaming.com.au\/products\/terraforming-mars\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Alpha Gaming - Terraforming Mars\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eTerraforming Mars\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e to play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurmoil, the fifth expansion to Terraforming Mars, takes players back to Mars, and the struggle for control and progress of human society on a big and dangerous planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe expansion includes new corporations, new projects, and a new type of cards — Global Events, from dust storms to riots to rising alloy demand — that give you something to plan for 3 generations in advance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the heart of this is the political arena of the Terraforming Committee. A new action allows players to add delegates to different parties, the first delegate each generation being free, and additional ones costing 5 MC. Neutral delegates are added by the global events, representing the wishes and trends of society.\u003cbr\u003eWhen a player (even the neutral player) has more delegates in a party than any other player, that player takes over the party leader seat for that party, and when a party has more delegates than any other party, it becomes dominant. The dominant party will become ruling during the next generation, imposing its one-time bonus, its ongoing policy, and granting chairmanship for its party leader, awarding that player 1 terraform rating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParty: Bonus: Policy:\u003cbr\u003eKelvinist 1MC\/heat production 10MC -\u0026gt; 1 heat production + 1 energy production\u003cbr\u003eScientist 1MC\/science tag 10MC -\u0026gt; draw 3 cards (once per player)\u003cbr\u003eUnity 1MC\/planet tag Titanium is worth +1MC\u003cbr\u003eMars First 1MC\/building tag Placing a tile on Mars gives 1 steel\u003cbr\u003eGreens 1MC\/biological tag placing a greenery tile gives 4MC\u003cbr\u003eReds 1TR for the lowest player Increasing TR in the action phase costs +3MC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe political arena also determines the players' influence, which can be used to moderate or enhance the effect of the current global event. Influence is gained from being the chairman of the Committee, being party leader in the dominant party, and for having a non-leader delegate in the dominant party.\u003cbr\u003eIn order to pay for all these new bonuses, the Committee is revising the terraform rating, lowering it for all players by 1 step each generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Turmoil, players can try to force their own agenda, or push it in a more moderate, economic way. They can play to mitigate the global events with influence, or adjust their play to better take advantage of them. And they can anticipate the competing players' agendas and try to benefit from them, or counteract them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurmoil is an expert expansion - be prepared to meet the full spectrum of human civilisation in the era of Terraforming Mars!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e-from BoardGameGeek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRecommended Links\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/255681\/terraforming-mars-colonies\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BGG - Terraforming Mars: Colonies\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31984572891229,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/Terraforming_Mars_-_Turmoil.jpg?v=1581656184"},{"product_id":"flamme-rouge-meteo","title":"Flamme Rouge: Meteo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_icon.png?v=1518937041\"\u003e 2-4 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_icon.png?v=1518937120\"\u003e 30-45 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRequires \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Flamme Rouge\" href=\"https:\/\/alphagaming.com.au\/collections\/stronghold-games\/products\/flamme-rouge?variant=8008607203374\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFlamme Rouge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e to play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlamme Rouge: Meteo, a small expansion for Flamme Rouge, introduces players to weather phenomena such as storms, side winds, and head winds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRecommended Links\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/253354\/flamme-rouge-meteo\" title=\"BGG - Flamme Rouge: Meteo\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36070228328597,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/FlammeRouge-Meteo.jpg?v=1599047165"},{"product_id":"nova-luna","title":"Nova Luna","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_32x32.png?v=1518937041\"\u003e 1-4 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_32x32.png?v=1518937120\" alt=\"\"\u003e 30-60 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe new moon is a symbol for a new beginning, the perfect time to start something new and to plan your future — and that is what Nova Luna (lat. for new moon) is all about. In each round of this abstract tile-laying game, you have to plan your future anew, developing a new strategy to cope with what the moon wheel has to offer you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn each turn, you have to decide which new tile from the moon wheel to place in front of you. Every new tile brings a new task you have to fulfil. In order to do so, you need to place tiles of the correct colour adjacent to the task you want to complete, but these of course again bring you new tasks. Each time a task is solved, you may place one of your markers on it. So decide wisely and be the first one to place all your markers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRecommended Links\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"BGG - Nova Luna\" href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/284435\/nova-luna\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39454439899285,"sku":"","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/NovaLuna.jpg?v=1615696586"},{"product_id":"not-alone-holiday-deals","title":"Not Alone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_32x32.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_32x32.png?v=1518937041\"\u003e 2-7 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_32x32.png?v=1518937120\"\u003e 30-45 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the 25th century. You are a member of an intergalactic expedition shipwrecked on a mysterious planet named Artemia. While waiting for the rescue ship, you begin to explore the planet but an alien entity picks up your scent and begins to hunt you. You are NOT ALONE! Will you survive the dangers of Artemia?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNOT ALONE is an asymmetrical card game, in which one player (the Creature) plays against the stranded explorers (the Hunted).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you play as one of the Hunted, you will explore Artemia using Place cards. By playing these and Survival cards, you try to avoid, confuse or distract the Creature until help arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you play as the Creature, you will stalk and pursue the shipwrecked survivors. By playing your Hunt cards and using the mysterious powers of Artemia, you try to wear down the Hunted and assimilate them to the planet forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNOT ALONE is a immersive, thematic card game, where you use guessing, bluffing, hand management, and just a pinch of deck-building to achieve your goal, which is survival for the Hunted... or total assimilation for the Creature!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecommended Link\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/194879\/not-alone\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BGG - Not Alone\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41580512051349,"sku":"","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/NotAlone.jpg?v=1638520050"},{"product_id":"not-alone-sanctuary-holiday-deals","title":"Not Alone - Sanctuary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_32x32.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_32x32.png?v=1518937041\"\u003e 2-7 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_32x32.png?v=1518937120\"\u003e 45-60 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRequires a copy of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alphagaming.com.au\/products\/not-alone-holiday-deals?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=70750b98d\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Alpha Gaming - Not Alone\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot Alone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e to play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot Alone: Sanctuary, an expansion for Not Alone, adds a few new elements to the base game, such as a Sanctuary location that gets more powerful the more that you visit it, but which also requires more effort to reach. The creature also gains the ability to mutate...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecommended Link\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/222739\/not-alone-sanctuary\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BGG - Not Alone Sanctuary\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41580516180117,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/NotAloneSanctuary.jpg?v=1638520170"},{"product_id":"not-alone-exlporation-holiday-deals","title":"Not Alone - Exploration","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_32x32.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_32x32.png?v=1518937041\"\u003e 2-7 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_32x32.png?v=1518937120\"\u003e 30-60 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRequires a copy of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/alphagaming.com.au\/products\/not-alone-holiday-deals?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=70750b98d\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"Alpha Gaming - Not Alone\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot Alone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e to play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNOT ALONE: Exploration is the first expansion for NOT ALONE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt includes new Hunt cards for the Creature, new Survival cards for the Hunted, and new Location cards for the planet. These 10 new Locations can be played together, or they can be mixed with Locations from the base game, giving NOT ALONE an almost infinite combination of places to explore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCome visit the planet Artemia again, if you dare, in NOT ALONE: Exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecommended Link\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/222738\/not-alone-exploration\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"BGG - Not Alone Exploration\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41580523782293,"sku":"","price":33.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/products\/NotAloneExploration.jpg?v=1638520323"},{"product_id":"clever-cubed","title":"Clever Cubed","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_32x32.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_32x32.png?v=1518937041\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e1-4 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_32x32.png?v=1518937120\"\u003e 30 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClever Hoch Drei\u003c\/em\u003e features the same gameplay as \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGanz Schön Clever\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDoppelt so Clever\u003c\/em\u003e, but with new categories in which to score — sometimes with several dice at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYour goal: Choose dice, then place the numbers into the matching colored area, put together tricky chain-scoring opportunities, and rack up the points. The dice you don't use are as important as what you do because every die that's smaller than the chosen one can be used by the other players, keeping everyone in the game at all times.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43503267610773,"sku":"","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/CleverCubed.webp?v=1687611707"},{"product_id":"terraforming-mars-ares-expedition","title":"Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_icon.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\"\u003e 1-4 players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_icon.png?v=1518937120\" alt=\"\"\u003e 45-60 minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" ng-transclude=\"\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"game-description-body ng-scope\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ng-binding\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" ng-bind-html=\"geekitemctrl.wikitext|to_trusted\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTerraforming Mars: Ares Expedition is an engine-building game in which players control interplanetary corporations with the goal of making Mars habitable (and profitable). You will do this by investing mega credits (MC) into project cards that will directly or indirectly contribute to the terraforming process. In order to win, you will want to accumulate a high terraform rating (TR) and as many victory points (VP) as you can. Players raise their TR by increasing global parameters: oceans, oxygen, and temperature. TR also determines each corporation's basic income, and, at the end of the game TR counts as VP. Additional VP and production capabilities are awarded for building project cards and other actions taken during the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe game is played in rounds, and each round the players will choose one of five phases, which determines which activities will take place during that round. This means every round is different, but can consist of building new project cards, taking general and project-specific actions, producing income and resources (plants and heat), or researching to draw more project cards. Every player will take all the phases selected for the round, and will receive a special bonus during the phase that they selected. To speed up the game, within each phase, players can act simultaneously without waiting for each other!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe game board has tracks for oxygen, temperature, and terraform rating, as well as a place for all of the ocean tiles that will be flipped over the course of the game. The game ends when there is enough oxygen to breath (14%), oceans enough to allow Earth-like weather (9), and the temperature is well above freezing (+8°C). It will then be possible, if not comfortable, to live on the surface of Mars!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe winner is the player with the most VP at the end of the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44037294227605,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/TerraformingMarsAresExpedition.jpg?v=1705912739"},{"product_id":"terraforming-mars-the-dice-game","title":"Terraforming Mars The Dice Game","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Meeple_icon.png?v=1518937041\" alt=\"\"\u003e 1-4 Players\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/Clock_icon.png?v=1518937120\" alt=\"\"\u003e 45 Minutes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandable-body\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" ng-transclude=\"\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"game-description-body ng-scope\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ng-binding\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" ng-bind-html=\"geekitemctrl.wikitext|to_trusted\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTerraforming Mars: The Dice Game is a card-driven dice game in which players use special dice to develop their corporations and terraform Mars into a new home for humanity. 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The player with most VP wins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44037298978965,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/TerraformingMarsTheDiceGame.jpg?v=1705913055"},{"product_id":"terraforming-mars-big-box","title":"Terraforming Mars Big Box","description":"\u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTerraforming Mars: Big Box is a storage option for all the Terraforming Mars material released to date — the base game, five expansions, and the first-player rover — and a set of 3D terrain tiles to dress up the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded in the box are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e24 city tiles (four each of six designs)\u003cbr\u003e40 forest tiles (eight each of five designs)\u003cbr\u003e9 ocean tiles\u003cbr\u003e14 special tiles (the original eleven, plus three new ones)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTerraforming Mars: Big Box also includes three new cards that relate to the three new special tiles, card dividers, and five plastic markers for the global parameters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stronghold Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45683421315221,"sku":null,"price":260.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/files\/TerraformingMarsBigBox.webp?v=1736837075"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2975\/6490\/collections\/Stronghold_Games.jpeg?v=1517962333","url":"https:\/\/alphagaming.com.au\/collections\/stronghold-games.oembed?page=2","provider":"Alpha Gaming","version":"1.0","type":"link"}