Holiday Gift Guide: 2021 Edition
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NEW RELEASE FAMILY GAMES
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ROLL & WRITE
CARD GAMES & STOCKING STUFFERS
KIDS GAMES
2 PLAYER GAMES
PARTY GAMES
DEDUCTION, ESCAPE ROOM, MYSTERY
DEXTERITY GAMES
CLASSICS
AZUL
π§ 2-4 | β 30-45 min | πΆ 8+
Artfully embellish the walls of your palace by drafting the most beautiful tiles.
7 WONDERS
π§ 2-7 | β 30 min | πΆ 10+
Draft cards to develop your ancient civilization and build its Wonder of the World.
CARCASONNE // LIMITED 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION AVAILABLE
π§ 2-5 | β 30-45 min | πΆ 7+
Shape the medieval landscape of France, claiming cities, monasteries and farms.
dominion
π§ 2-4 | β 30 min | πΆ 13+
Acquire the most valuable lands by building your deck with treasure and power cards.
king of tokyo // limited dark edition available
π§ 2-6 | β 30 min | πΆ 8+
It's a fight to the death when giant monsters battle over Tokyo in this dice-roller.
catan
π§ 3-4 | β 60-120 min | πΆ 10+
Collect and trade resources to build up the island of Catan in this modern classic.
Ticket to Ride
π§ 2-5 | β 30-60 min | πΆ 8+
Build your railroad across North America to connect cities and complete tickets.
Splendor
π§ 2-4 | β 30 min | πΆ 10+
Renaissance merchants race to grab gems, acquire property, and please nobility.
citadels
π§ 2-8 | β 20-60 min | πΆ 10+
Play various roles as you build your city and hinder your opponents.
codenames // Great game for parties
π§ 2-8 | β 15 min | πΆ 14+
Give your team clever one-word clues to help them spot their agents in the field.
pandemic
π§ 2-4 | β 45 min | πΆ 8+
Your team of experts must prevent the world from succumbing to a viral pandemic.
alhambra
π§ 2-6 | β 45-60 min | πΆ 8+
Compete to build the most valuable picturesque walled city in 13th-century Granada.
Next Step
Sagrada
π§ 1-4 | β 30-45 min | πΆ 14+
Craft the best stained-glass windows by carefully placing colorful transparent dice.
everdell
π§ 1-4 | β 40-80 min | πΆ 13+
Use resources to build a village of critters and constructions in this woodland game.
ISLE OF CATS
π§ 1-4 | β 60-90 min | πΆ 8+
Rescue as many island cats as you can before Lord Vesh comes to destroy their home.
NIDAVELLIR
π§ 2-5 | β 45 min | πΆ 10+
Assemble and prepare a formidable crew of dwarfs to fight the mighty Fafnir!
FURNACE
π§ 2-4 | β 30-60 min | πΆ 12+
19th century capitalists manipulate the market and manage their industrial empires.
WINGSPAN
π§ 1-5 | β 40-70 min | πΆ 10+
Attract a beautiful and diverse collection of birds to your wildlife reserve.
VITICULTURE
π§ 2-6 | β 90 min | πΆ 13+
Seasons pass as you develop your vineyard, harvest grapes, make wine and fill orders.
PANDEMIC LEGACY
π§ 2-4 | β 60 min | πΆ 13+
Mutating diseases are spreading around the world - can your team save humanity?
GALAXY TRUCKER
π§ 2-4 | β 60 min | πΆ 10+
Prepare for unknown dangers by building the best spaceship possible.
CATAN: CITIES & KNIGHTS*
π§ 3-4 | β 90 min | πΆ 12+
Expand Catan with a more complex commodity market and knights to defend your cities.
*A copy of Catan is required
CATAN: SEAFARERS*
π§ 3-4 | β 90 min | πΆ 10+
Expand from the island of Catan into the ocean with boat shipping lanes.
*A copy of Catan is required
TICKET TO RIDE: EUROPE
π§ 2-5 | β 40-60 min | πΆ 8+
Build train routes across Europe in this sequel to the hit family board game.
TICKET TO RIDE: JAPAN
π§ 2-5 | β 40-60 min | πΆ 8+
Build train routes across Japan in this sequel to the hit family board game.
AZUL: CRYSTAL MOSAIC*
π§ 2-4 | β 30-45 min | πΆ 10+
New challenging/strategic player boards + plastic overlays!
*A copy of Azul is required
AZUL: GLAZED PAVILLION*
π§ 2-6 | β 45-60 min | πΆ 8+
Offers players 2 newly designed player boards and matching scoring boards.
*A copy of Azul: Summer Pavilion is required
Step Into Strategy
Lost Ruins of Arnak
π§ 1-4 | β 30-120 min | πΆ 12+
Explore an island to find resources and discover the lost ruins of Arnak.
Dune Imperium
π§ 1-4 | β 60-120 min | πΆ 14+
Influence, intrigue, and combat in the universe of Dune.
Roll Player
π§ 1-4 | β 60-90 min | πΆ 10+
Draft dice and purchase skills, traits and equipment to create the perfect RPG hero.
Terraforming Mars
π§ 1-5 | β 120 min | πΆ 12+
Compete with rival CEOs to make Mars habitable and build your corporate empire.
ORLEANS
π§ 2-4 | β 90 min | πΆ 12+
Craftsmen, scholars & monks can help you reign supremeβbut who will turn up to help?
ROOT
π§ 2-4 | β 60-90 min | πΆ 10+
Decide the fate of the forest as woodland factions fight for contrasting goals.
GLOOMHAVEN: JAWS OF THE LION
π§ 1-4 | β 30-120 min | πΆ 14+
Vanquish monsters with strategic cardplay in a 25-scenario Gloomhaven campaign.
NEW RELEASE FAMILY GAMES
PICTURE PERFECT
π§ 2-4 | β 50-90 min | πΆ 10+
How do you take the perfect picture of a group of people if you have only one try?
KINGDOMINO: ORIGINS
π§ 2-4 | β 15 min | πΆ 8+
Go back in time to the prehistoric era of Kingdomino!
7 WONDERS ARCHITECTS
π§ 2-7 | β 25 min | πΆ 8+
Race against others to assemble your wonder, but speed won't guarantee victory.
MY FARM SHOP
π§ 2-4 | β 45 min | πΆ 8+
Managing a farm shop with dice.
SMASH UP: MARVEL
π§ 2-4 | β 30-60 min | πΆ 12+
Avengers, Hydra, Kree, and more join the Smash Up fray!
special titles available this christmas
DESCENT: LEGENDS OF THE DARK
π§ 1-4 | β 120-180 min | πΆ 14+
An app-driven dungeon crawl set in the world of Terrinoth.
CATAN 3D
π§ 3-4 | β 60-120 min | πΆ 10+
Trade, build, and settle as the island of Catan comes to life in full 3D splendor.
TICKET TO RIDE EUROPE: 15TH ANNIVERSARY
π§ 2-5 | β 30-60 min | πΆ 8+
Ride the rails across Europe to reach valuable cities with deluxe components.
EPIC THEMATIC GAMES
GLOOMHAVEN
π§ 1-4 | β 60-120 min | πΆ 14+
Vanquish monsters with strategic cardplay. Fulfill your quest to leave your legacy!
LORD OF THE RINGS: JOURNEYS IN MIDDLE EARTH
π§ 1-5 | β 60-120 min | πΆ 14+
Heroes explore Middle-earth, working together to combat evil in an epic campaign.
STAR WARS: ARMADA
π§ 2 | β 120 min | πΆ 14+
Form your fleet, plan a strategy, and execute it with your commands.
DESTINIES
π§ 1-3 | β 90-150 min | πΆ 14+
Characters explore a dark medieval-fantasy land as they race to fulfill their destiny
ANKH
π§ 2-5 | β 90 min | πΆ 14+
Take the role of Egyptian gods fighting to become the one true god.
BLOOD RAGE
π§ 2-4 | β 60-90 min | πΆ 14+
Ragnarök has come! Secure your place in Valhalla in epic Viking battles.
KEMET // KICKSTARTER COPIES STILL AVAILABLE!
π§ 2-5 | β 90-120 min | πΆ 13+
Play as warring Egyptian Gods and build the most powerful army to dominate Egypt.
MANSIONS OF MADNESS
π§ 1-5 | β 120-180 min | πΆ 14+
Unravel mysteries in Arkham with your investigative team in this app-guided game.
NEMESIS
π§ 1-5 | β 90-180 min | πΆ 12+
Survive an alien-infested spaceship but beware of other players and their agendas.
cooperative games
the crew
π§ 2-5 | β 20 min | πΆ 10+
Go on a planet-discovering space mission in this cooperative trick-taking game.
mysterium park
π§ 2-6 | β 30-45 min | πΆ 10+
It's cotton candy, circus, dark secrets - a psychic investigation at Mysterium Park!
escape: curse of the temple
π§ 1-5 | β 10 min | πΆ 8+
Run as fast as you can to return the cursed gems before the temple traps you forever.
harry potter: hogwarts battle
π§ 2-4 | β 30-60 min | πΆ 11+
Defend iconic locations with your friends against You-Know-Who and his cronies.
marvel champions
π§ 1-4 | β 45-90 min | πΆ 14+
Battle Marvel villains with unique teams of iconic heroes in this LCG.
world of warcraft: wrath of the lich king" // new release!
π§ 1-5 | β 45-60 min | πΆ 14+
Survive against hordes of undead on Azeroth to face off against the Lich King.
zombicide black plague
π§ 1-6 | β 60-180 min | πΆ 14+
Work together to kill zombies in the Middle Ages! Then kill more zombies!
roll & write
Spicy Dice
π§ 1-4 | β 30 min | πΆ 8+
The dice game aggravated! You have 6 dice for 30 rolls to fill 10 fields.
Twice As Clever
π§ 1-4 | β 30 min | πΆ 10+
Roll colorful dice, choosing just one each roll to combo bonuses and points!
Card Games & Stocking Stuffers
SABOTEUR
π§ 3-10 | β 30 min | πΆ 8+
You are dwarves laying tunnel cards to get gold: but which one of you is the traitor?
NO THANKS!
π§ 3-7 | β 20 min | πΆ 8+
Take a card each round, or pay to say no; grab the right cards to lower your score.
TACO CAT GOAT CHEESE PIZZA
π§ 2-8 | β 10-30 min | πΆ 8+
Act fast when the flipped card actually is that taco, cat, goat, cheese or pizza...
LLAMA
π§ 2-6 | β 20 min | πΆ 8+
Play all your cards? Or bluff to mess with opponents? Don't get stuck with a llama!
THE MIND
π§ 2-4 | β 20 min | πΆ 8+
Play your cards in ascending order without communicating. Timing is key!
RORYβS STORY CUBES // STAR WARS AND HARRY POTTER VERSIONS AVAILABLE!
π§ 1-12 | β 20 min | πΆ 6+
Roll dice and tell a story based on the images rolled.
kariba
π§ 2-4 | β 15 min | πΆ 6+
Animals shoo each other off the watering hole in a lightning fast card game.
DUNGEON MAYHEM
π§ 2-4 | β 10 min | πΆ 8+
Battle as a barbarian, paladin, rogue, or wizard and be the last player standing.
KIDS GAMES
COCONUTS
π§ 2-4 | β 20 min | πΆ 6+
Launch soft, rubber coconuts into cups and use them to build your tower first!
CLACK
π§ 3-7 | β 20 min | πΆ 8+
Slap magnetic discs together to claim the right discs as quickly as possible.
ZOMBIE KIDZ EVOLUTION
π§ 2-4 | β 5-15 min | πΆ 7+
Save the school from a cartoonish zombie horde. Unlock fun new content as you play!
RHINO HERO
π§ 2-5 | β 5-15 min | πΆ 5+
Build a giant tower and try to make your opponent be the one to let it collapse.
MICKEY & FRIENDS: FOOD FIGHT
π§ 3-5 | β 10-20 min | πΆ 6+
Get in on a chaos of concessions by rolling dice and tossin snacks and treats
SPOT IT!
π§ 2-8 | β 15 min | πΆ 7+
Quick! Which symbol is on both cards? Race others to gather or dump your cards.
CHEATING MOTH
π§ 3-5 | β 15 min | πΆ 7+
Get rid of your cards through cheating! Just don't get caught...
SNAIL SPRINT
π§ 2-4 | β 15 min | πΆ 5+
Lucky dice rolls and skillful moves will get your snails to the winner's podium.
DETECTIVE CHARLIE
π§ 1-5 | β 25 min | πΆ 7+
Help Detective Charlie solve a new mystery in Mysterville, before tea time!
DRAGOMINO
π§ 2-4 | β 15 min | πΆ 5+
Seek baby dragons by finding eggs while exploring the mysterious island.
HEDGEHOG ROLL
π§ 1-4 | β 20-25 min | πΆ 4+
Roll your ball to pick up forest fruits powering your hedgehog to win the race.
CATERPILLAR CRAWL
π§ 2-4 | β 10 min | πΆ 4+
Roll dice and move to get your caterpillar to the finish line quicker than anybody else!
2 Player Games
7 Wonders Duel
π§ 2 | β 30 min | πΆ 10+
Science? Military? What will you draft to win this head-to-head version of 7 Wonders?
Jaipur
π§ 2 | β 30 min | πΆ 12+
Trade and sell goods to become the most wealthy merchant in this short game for two.
Shobu
π§ 2 | β 15-30 min | πΆ 8+
Use your stones to push all your opponent's stones off any one of four boards to win!
Patchwork
π§ 2 | β 15-30 min | πΆ 8+
Piece together a quilt and leave no holes to become the button master.
Mandala
π§ 2 | β 20 min | πΆ 10+
Create and destroy mandalas in this beautifully tense abstract game for two.
Hive
π§ 2 | β 20 min | πΆ 9+
Use your insects to trap your opponent's Queen Bee in this board-less abstract game.
Lawyer Up
π§ 2 | β 60-75 min | πΆ 13+
An asymmetric two-player card game that pits the defense against the prosecution.
Best Chess Set Ever
π§ 2 | β 60 min | πΆ 6+
Checkmate your opponent in this classic abstract.
Harry Potter Defense Against The Dark Arts
π§ 2 | β 30-60 min | πΆ 11+
Acquire the best spells, items and allies to defend yourself and stun your rival!
Raptor
π§ 2 | β 30 min | πΆ 9+
Elude or chomp humans as the mama raptor; neutralize her offspring as the scientists.
PARTY games
pICTURE sHOW
π§ 2-8 | β 20 min | πΆ 7+
Make your team guess the words on the cards using shadow puppetry!
DECRYPTO
π§ 3-8 | β 15-45 min | πΆ 12+
Decipher your opponents' code before they decipher yours. Don't get caught.
DIXIT
π§ 3-6 | β 30 min | πΆ 8+
Give the perfect clue so most (not all) players guess the right surreal image card.
JUST ONE
π§ 3-7 | β 20 min | πΆ 8+
Give one-word clues so someone can guess one word, but duplicate clues are discarded.
ONE NIGHT ULTIMATE WEREWOLF
π§ 3-10 | β 10 min | πΆ 8+
An app-driven Werewolf that lasts but a single night. Wolves and villagers beware!
NIGHT OF THE NINJA
π§ 4-11 | β 15-30 min | πΆ 12+
A fast-paced game of deadly secrets, midnight assassinations, and paper-thin alliances.
MILLION DOLLAR DOODLE
π§ 4-7 | β 30-60 min | πΆ 14+
Entrepreneurs create absurd ideas collaboratively and then pitch them competitively.
CONFIDENT
π§ 3-99 | β 20-40 min | πΆ 12+
Players answer intriguing questions with a range, aiming to be correct and confident!
STAY COOL
π§ 3-7 | β 10-30 min | πΆ 12+
Spell simple trivia answers while answering different questions as time ticks down.
POETRY FOR NEANDERTHALS
π§ 2-12 | β 15 min | πΆ 7+
A single-syllable word game in which you must speak good or get hit with stick!
LAST MESSAGE
π§ 3-8 | β 15 min | πΆ 8+
Identify the criminal before they cover their tracks!
TELESTRATIONS
π§ 4-8 | β 30 min | πΆ 12+
Guess what they drew, then draw what they guessed, and see how funny the changes get.
WITS & WAGERS: VEGAS
π§ 5-99 | β 30-40 min | πΆ 13+
A trivia game you can win without knowing trivia, and enjoy without even liking trivia.
BLANK SLATE
π§ 3-8 | β 20-35 min | πΆ 8+
Pick cue cards and each player writes a word they think best completes the phrase.
Deduction, escape room, mystery
chronicles of crime 2400 // new release!
π§ 1-4 | β 60-90 min | πΆ 14+
Use all the latest technology to solve crimes in the newest release of the series.
exit series
π§ 1-6 | β 45-150 min | πΆ 12+
Solve difficult clues to escape different situations.
unlock series
π§ 1-6 | β 60 min | πΆ 10+
With one hour on the clock, players work through a deck of sixty cards as a team, searching for clues, combining objects, and solving puzzles.
the key series
π§ 1-4 | β 15-20 min | πΆ 8+
Examine clues and solve mysteries to compete against your opponent detectives!
unsolved case files
π§ 1-8 | β 30-120 min | πΆ 14+
Review and study the evidence to put the real killer behind bars.
sherlock holmes consulting detective
π§ 1-8 | β 60-120 min | πΆ 13+
The game is afoot as you and your irregular friends search Victorian London for clues.
Dexterity games
KLASK
π§ 2 | β 10 min | πΆ 8+
Use magnets to push a ball into the goal, but beware of falling in yourself!
DROP IT!
π§ 2-4 | β 30 min | πΆ 8+
Drop geometric shapes in your color to score the most physics-defying points.
JENGA HARRY POTTER
π§ 1-4 | β 5-15 min | πΆ 6+
Climb the stairway in Hogwarts to make it to the classroom first.
JENGA SCOOBY DOO
π§ 1-8 | β 20 min | πΆ 6+
How high can the gang go before your tower comes crashing down!?
THROW THROW BURRITO
π§ 2-6 | β 15 min | πΆ 7+
Throw, dodge, rage in this exciting party game!