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New Games and Old Favorites Now Available on Pre-order!
We're starting the year off right by bringing in some great new titles to the Eagle-Gryphon line and welcoming back some old favorites! We've included an overview of all our latest pre-order titles as well as some reviews of the new games we will soon be carrying for you!
Pick-a-Polar Bear
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The nanuks are determined not to be sitting "bears" due to global warming. Sourcing a supply of canned fish may be a way to survive the diminishing sea ice -- and if nothing else, it gives them a good reason to travel all the way from the North Pole to Germany to party down with their doggie friends there! Pick-a-Polar Bear features the same gameplay as Pick-a-Dog, but with two new variants! MSRP: $9.99
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1-5 players | ages 8+ | 15 min.
Warage
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Warage is the ultimate turn-based strategic card game: role play, strategy and deck building merged all together for endless adventures. The key mechanic of the game is that each Hero starts with 100 Hit Points (HP), and in order to play any card you have to pay its cost in HP. During your round, you can equip your Hero with the items you have in your hand, and you can attack your opponent(s) either through "Physical Attack" or "Magic Attack". Create your Hero by choosing one of the Class cards and one of the Race cards available and construct your deck (48+ cards) by selecting any of the existing cards. Wow! Deckbuilding and "RPG attitude" together... Welcome to Warage! MSRP: $49.99
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2-4 players | ages 10+ | 15 min.
Age of Steam: Southern US and Western US Expansion
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Steam-belching iron horses roar across the wild plains!
Age of Steam relives the era when pioneering U.S. railroads built the tracks that transformed America's economy. Competition is brutal, and the game usually goes to the player who plans most carefully.
The Southern US expansion map ranges from New Orleans to Raleigh and from Memphis to Jacksonville. 14 special Cotton goods cubes are included in this expansion focusing on the Old South. The Western US expansion has special rules involving the transcontinental network. Towns start with goods cubes that are lost when the town is urbanized. It includes the new swamp terrain. MSRP: $24.99
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3-6 players | ages 14+ | 120 min.
I'm the Boss
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I'm the Boss! has every player trying to make a deal. Up to fifteen deals can be made over the course of the game, but every player cannot be part of every deal...so let the negotiations and the FUN begin! The action is lively and unscripted so make the best deal that you can! Once nine deals have been made, a die is rolled after each subsequent deal to determine if the game ends (with the odds increasing each time). Victory goes to whoever has the biggest bankroll. MSRP: $24.99
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2-6 players | ages 12+ | 60 min. Railways of the World
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Revisit the early days of the locomotive (the venerable John Bull, the first locomotive to run in North America) and a vision (your Tycoon "mission" card). From there, build your budding railroad network into a vast empire. Connect New York to Chicago, earn the most money, develop bigger and faster locomotives and maybe even span North America and build the Transcontinental Railway! Multiple expansions featuring different maps are available. Railways of the World is the base game for the system and includes the engine placards, railroad tiles, train tokens, money, bonds, and other items that are needed in almost all the Railways of the World series. MSRP: $79.99
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2-6 players | ages 10+ | 120 min.
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Review: Pick a Polar Bear -
Choose Your Furry Creature! Review by deskovehry.com
Pick-a-Polar Bear is a simple card game, where everything depends on your observation skills and speed. According to your starting polar bear picture, you are trying to find his friends, which can always differ only in one attribute. But there is so many different looks, which seem similar, its easy to confuse them, when trying to be the quickest. Players, who make a mistake, will receive no points, while others will be granted reward according to number of collected cards. Therefore its better to be a little slower and collect them carefully. Game is really simple, you will teach it to others in two minutes and have fun with every player type out there. At the same time, the whole match is really quick and in case it seems too simple, you can use additional rules and cards to spice up things a little. And then, also details like player-card rotation (seating) can play an important role in deciding the winner. A simple idea makes Pick-a-Polar Bear into a great choice to entertain and suitable for any player group.
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Wingman Session Report: Warage by Jon Beall
Warage is a robust card game which plays quickly. I imagine most games of this would take about 30 minutes, particularly with more experienced players. I was particularly impressed by the diversity of the cards. Cards either hurt an opponant, or further boost defense of a hero. It would have been relatively easy to replicate a few different card types over and over in order to build a deck.
This is not what Warage is about. Warage has an immense volume of cards. For players (like myself) that really enjoy deck-sculpting there is a lot of meat here. I can imagine playing this game at lunch with co-workers, where each of us keep a pre-constructed battle deck with us. The game plays briskly and is highly competitive, but will reward careful deck construction.
This is not a game to introduce non-gamers to - there are a number of RPG mechanics which would take explanation for those not familiar with the hobby. Instead, this is a competitive and robust pre-constructed deck game where it is possible to play a quick and intense battle. Read the full session report here on BGG!
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