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Majolica

Blue Magpie Games · 2018

BGG #6287
1–440 min6.8
The rise of industrialization during the Victorian Era enabled both the mass production of a type of glazed pottery known as majolica as well as its spread to the Far East, including Japan, China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. The name “Majolica” comes from the Spanish name for the island of Maio (Cape Verde), which became renowned for (and later synonymous with) its export of high quality colorful glazed pottery tiles. In the game of Majolica, players take turns to collect majolica tiles from the outlying sides of a 4 x 4 grid and place them in one of their four workshops. When the ratio of the tile colors matches the requirement of the workshop, you may deliver the tiles to your design card and "carry-over" the remaining tiles to the next workshop. Choose the tiles wisely, arrange your design cards in the right place, and "recycle" your remaining tiles efficiently are the keys to score the most points and win the game.
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Blox

Ravensburger AG · 2008

BGG #6291
2–445 min6.5
Get out your forklift! In this diversified building game, the call goes out: Who will use tactics and good luck with the cards to erect the most valuable towers? Who will clear them out and collect the most points? And who will throw the other players from the playing field at the right moment? Blox is a tower-building game in four phases, utilizing cards seemingly similar to Arbos. The player with the most victory points wins. —description from the publisher
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France '40: 2nd Edition

GMT Games · 2024

BGG #6295
2240–360 min8.1
France '40 contains two separate games - Sickle Cut and Dynamo. Both games use the same rules and share many game pieces, but each has a separate full size map. 2ND EDITION France ’40 2nd Edition is a major upgrade to the original game. The rules for Extended Movement, Combat, Advance After Combat, Breakthrough Combat, and Determined Defense have been updated so they are more in line with the recent games in the 19XX series (such as Stalingrad ’42 and Salerno ’43). A new scenario has been included designed by Mark Merritt that combines both maps. In addition, many new units have been added and some old units modified to provide a more accurate order of battle for both Sickle Cut and Dynamo. A few minor cities, some roads, and a fortified hex were added to the Dynamo map. And most importantly, both scenarios have been sent through the playtest cycle again to make sure they are better balanced than they were in the first edition. This game has long been one of my favorites due to the exciting situation and short playing time. I’m really pleased with this 2nd Edition and excited about the new features it has. - Mark Simonitch Sickle Cut: Guderian's Drive to the ChannelThis game covers the crucial week in May 1940 when the German army broke the French line on the Meuse and raced to the sea at Abbeville. The game starts on May 13th, the third day of Case Yellow. Six panzer divisions have passed through the Ardennes and are now at the Meuse River. The French and British have raced through Belgium to reach the Dyle Line and cover the Gembloux Gap. The stage is set. Can the Germans cross the Meuse in front of strong opposition? And, if they can, will they be able to break out from the bridgeheads and advance across the map while threatened by Allied reinforcements pouring in from the north and south? Dynamo: Retreat to Victory This game covers the British withdrawal to Dunkirk and the evacuation. The game starts on May 24th, the day the British decide that the B.E.F. is in real danger of being cut-off from their supply base and the best option is to head for the coast at Dunkirk. However, many of the German panzer divisions are closer to Dunkirk than the British. Can the British reach the coast before the Germans? Can they hold the Dunkirk perimeter for eight days while they evacuate? The rules for both games highlight armor, air support, and morale. Special rules include: Allied Heavy Tanks, DeGaulle, Rommel, Hitler's Halt Order, and French Command Paralysis. Note that the two maps may be linked together for players to study the entire period from May 13th to June 3rd, and the second edition does include a combined game scenario, found in the Playbook. TIME SCALE: 1 day per turn MAP SCALE: 4 miles per hex UNIT SCALE: Divisions, Brigades, Regiments, and Battalions COMPONENTS: 2 Paper Maps (each 22" x 34") 2 Countersheets 24 Page Rulebook 16 Page Playbook 2 Identical Player Aid Cards 2 Setup Cards Two 6-sided Dice DESIGNER: Mark Simonitch MAP & COUNTER ART: Mark Simonitch (from GMT website and BGG user)
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Curios

Alderac Entertainment Group · 2019

BGG #6296
2–515–20 min6.5
You are a rogue archaeologist, traveling the world for history’s lost artifacts. But the market for artifacts can shift like the rains of Africa: One minute, treasures from a lost pharaoh’s pyramid are all the rage with collectors, and the next minute religious artifacts discovered in a remote temple are what’s in demand. In Curios, players acquire artifacts from various treasure sites without knowing their worth. Using the cards in your hand and those revealed by others, you can deduce the possible value of your artifacts, allowing you to focus your efforts on the more profitable ventures. Curios is a game of worker placement, deduction, and bluffing like no other. This simple and intuitive game is quick to learn and even quicker to play! —description from the publisher
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Brick Like This!

Dotted Games · 2025

BGG #6302
2–8—6.6
In Brick Like This!, players compete in teams to complete LEGO models as quickly as possible, with one teammate describing the model to another teammate who builds it. In Brick Like This!, teams of two, one Instructor and one Builder, are tasked with building a shape out of LEGO bricks. The Instructor will tell the Builder how to build a shape on a Shape Card that only the Instructor can see. All teams play at the same time, racing to build their shapes the fastest. The winner is the team with the most points at the end of six rounds!
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Space Lab

Studio H · 2025

BGG #6306
1–420–30 min6.9
Interest in space research is at an all-time high. Across the world, dozens of space labs launch, hoping to uncover the universe’s secrets! Launch your very own international space station! Recruit members from the world’s four largest space agencies to create the ideal team and complete the most prestigious projects outer space has to offer! Space Lab is an exciting and accessible tableau-building game full of interesting decisions. On your turn, collect all the cards from the same agency from the top of the deck or the recruitment center. Manage your hand and place your Lab cards around your Capsules intelligently to optimize their powers and your objectives. Watch the pace of the game to anticipate the end and maximize your score! —description from the publisher
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Dice Masters

WizKids (I) · 2016

BGG #6308
2–430 min7.1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Dice Masters is a dice-building game patterned after Quarriors! that features custom dice representing various characters from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) universe. Unlike other Dice Masters sets, TMNT Dice Masters is sold in as a contained set that gives you all the dice and cards that you need to play. This is the first Dice Masters set that is sold as a contained set without the possibility to expand it with boosters. In the game, each player brings a set of dice to the table; these form the player's team, from which only they can purchase dice. In addition, each player brings two basic action cards, which are placed in the center of the table; both players can purchase them. During a turn, a player draws and rolls a number of their dice, purchases additional dice, and fields character dice to attack the other player. A player wins once the opposing player has been reduced to zero life. TMNT Dice Masters is one of several planned Dice Masters games, all of which can be intermixed (or played alone).
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Basilica

Rebel Sp. z o.o. · 2010

BGG #6310
245 min6.5
Basilica, a game for 2 players, presents the duel of two medieval master masons who are ordered to build a medieval cathedral together. Players are planning cathedral layout and overseeing work at the construction site in tandem, in the same time trying to gain advantage over the opposite player. The temple is built by laying square tiles adjacent to the board or already built tiles. Tiles form the plan of the cathedral. These tiles, distinguished by four colors, represent different elements of the cathedral. The pool of tiles available to players is random. Later, the players place pawns on the tiles – these pawns are the teams of builders: foremen, masons and carpenters, who will make the design a reality. The players strive to achieve two goals: to lay their cathedral tiles so as to create the largest possible areas representing a single color, and to have more pawns in these areas than their opponent. Every tile bears also one special action that could be played instead of adding a tile to the cathedral. Using these actions player may move pawns from tile to tile, promote them (increasing their value) or manipulate the tiles. Execution of specific order excludes the tile from being used as part of cathedral, so choice between expanding the edifice and making some action is strategic. Planning and optimal use of available resources is important, as both participants share the same selection of tiles. Thus, tiles and actions shown on them not used by the player in her or his turn become immediately available to his opponent. Some tiles trigger movement of a special King pawn, which moves along the scoring track. Every few moves, the King pawn comes to a space indicating a royal visit to the cathedral. During each royal visit, the progress of work is assessed and Victory Points are assigned to the players. The number of VPs each player is awarded depends on the size and number of the areas controlled by their pawns at the moment of scoring. The more areas the player controls, and the bigger these are, the greater the reward for the player. At the end of the game, the winner is the player who has claimed more Victory Points. Basilica was reissued in 2022 in a new version that includes the expansion.