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Games from Pevans is a trading name of Margam Evans Limited

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Playing board games has been my hobby – and, at times, my business – for many years. I’d like everybody to share my enthusiasm and Games from Pevans is one way I can do this. This catalogue shows the games available from me – games I like and that I want other people to enjoy. I write about games, too, and you can read my reviews and reports on my website: www.pevans.co.uk/Reviews

new 15 Días: the Spanish Golden Age A fascinating card game that combines team and individual play. Each round players use their cards to compete in three facets of the Spanish court. They do this both as two opposing families and as individuals, aiming to become prime minister.

For 2/4/6/8 players, aged 12+, playing time 60 minutes: £20.00

20th Century A terrific development game with an interesting twist. As well as developing their ‘country’, players have to deal with the pollution and garbage this creates. Recycling plants are a must to balance their growing industry.

For 3-5 players, aged 13+, 2 hours to play: £40.00

A la Carte A game of competitive cooking with a dexterity element. It’s heavy on luck, stitching up your opposing chefs and good fun! It’s been a favourite of mine for 20 years and this new edition is terrific.

For 2-4 players, aged 14+, playing time 45 mins: £35.00

Age of Steam Expansions These are different maps/boards, designed by Ted Alspach, that provide alternative scenarios for Age of Steam or Steam.

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America/Europedouble-sided mounted board: Mississippi Steamboats/Goldmaps which are as much about connections as moving goodsVermont/New Hampshiremounted board of the two states. Combine two for the challenge of Central New England:

new Ancient Terrible ThingsThis is hugely atmospheric game of Lovecraftian horror. The players attempt to unlock ancient secrets points –those games you play as much for the experience as winnin

For 2

BamboleoThis is one of my favourite dexterity gamessimple and so much fun! Just remove one of the odd wooden shapes from the carefully balanced board... Oops! It’s just g

For 2

Battle CryThe original simple wargame from Richard Borgcovering battles of the American Civil Warthe revamped edition for the 150th anniversary of the war. It’s an old favourite of mine For 2 players, aged 12+, playing time 45 mins:

Beer & PretzelsA light-about! Itelement, too

For 2-5 player

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America/Europe – two continentsided mounted board:

Mississippi Steamboats/Goldwhich are as much about connections as

moving goods; mounted board: Vermont/New Hampshiremounted board of the two states. Combine two for the challenge of Central New England:

Ancient Terrible ThingsThis is hugely atmospheric game of Lovecraftian horror. The players attempt to unlock ancient secrets

– but not awaken the eponymous beings. those games you play as much for the experience as winnin

For 2-4 players, aged 14+, playing time 60 minutes:

Bamboleo This is one of my favourite dexterity gamessimple and so much fun! Just remove one of the odd wooden shapes from the carefully balanced board... Oops!

s just great fun. or 2-7 players, aged 6+, playing time 30 mins:

Battle Cry The original simple wargame from Richard Borgcovering battles of the American Civil Warthe revamped edition for the 150th anniversary of the

s an old favourite of mine For 2 players, aged 12+, playing time 45 mins:

Beer & Pretzels -hearted dexterity game of chucking

about! It’s great, silly fun and thereelement, too.

5 players, aged 6+, playing time 15 min

two continent-wide maps, sided mounted board: £20.00

Mississippi Steamboats/Golden Spikewhich are as much about connections as

mounted board: £20.00 Vermont/New Hampshire – doublemounted board of the two states. Combine two for the challenge of Central New England:

Ancient Terrible ThingsThis is hugely atmospheric game of Lovecraftian horror. The players attempt to unlock ancient secrets

but not awaken the eponymous beings. those games you play as much for the experience as winnin

4 players, aged 14+, playing time 60 minutes:

This is one of my favourite dexterity gamessimple and so much fun! Just remove one of the odd wooden shapes from the carefully balanced board... Oops!

7 players, aged 6+, playing time 30 mins:

The original simple wargame from Richard Borgcovering battles of the American Civil Warthe revamped edition for the 150th anniversary of the

s an old favourite of mine and good fun.For 2 players, aged 12+, playing time 45 mins:

hearted dexterity game of chucking

s great, silly fun and there’s a sly tactical

s, aged 6+, playing time 15 min

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wide maps,

en Spike – two which are as much about connections as

double-sided mounted board of the two states. Combine two for the challenge of Central New England: £20.00

Ancient Terrible Things This is hugely atmospheric game of Lovecraftian horror. The players attempt to unlock ancient secrets – and thus gain

but not awaken the eponymous beings. It’s one of those games you play as much for the experience as winnin

4 players, aged 14+, playing time 60 minutes: £40.00

This is one of my favourite dexterity games, as it’s so simple and so much fun! Just remove one of the odd wooden shapes from the carefully balanced board... Oops!

7 players, aged 6+, playing time 30 mins: £45.00

The original simple wargame from Richard Borg – covering battles of the American Civil War – this is the revamped edition for the 150th anniversary of the

and good fun. For 2 players, aged 12+, playing time 45 mins: £40.00

hearted dexterity game of chucking ‘beermats’ s a sly tactical

s, aged 6+, playing time 15 mins: £25.00

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This is hugely atmospheric game of Lovecraftian horror. The and thus gain

s one of those games you play as much for the experience as winning.

£40.00

s so simple and so much fun! Just remove one of the odd wooden shapes from the carefully balanced board... Oops!

£45.00

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Yunnan Players are trading tea from the eponymous province through the whole of China along the Tea-Horse Road. The key is choosing the right moment to switch from generating cash (for further development) to scoring points. Another clever game.

For 2-5 players, aged 12+, playing time 90 minutes: £27.00

Zong Shi A clever, Chinese-themed game in which alchemists (and their apprentices) collect the materials they need to produce masterworks. There aren’t enough to go round, of course, so players are competing – or they can do something different, such as curry favour with the locals.


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Bios MegafaunaA clever game of evolution: players are either mammals or dinosaurs competing for territory. They mutate into new species to survive in different aThis is another clever, challenging game from Phil Eklund.

For 1

BolideInnovative car racing gamehave a pawn that constrains their next move according to their momentum. Comes with a doubleboard providing two race tracks.

For

Bolide Tracks 1Bolide Tracks 2

Bonnie and ClydeA ‘Mystery Rummyoutlaws. Players collect cards to build evidence against them, but

For 2-4 players, ag

Bora BoraFrom Stefan Feld and alea, archipelago. Players have just six turns to maximise their score, expanding across the islands, but constrained by the dice each turn. I

For 2

Brass A game of first the Canal Age and then the Railway Age, players build up their industrial base in mining, smelting and milling cotton. The keys to the game are advancing your technology while maintaining your income.

For 3

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Bios Megafauna A clever game of evolution: players are either mammals or dinosaurs competing for territory. They mutate into new species to survive in different aThis is another clever, challenging game from Phil Eklund.

For 1-4 players, aged 12+, playing time 2 hours:

Bolide Innovative car racing gamehave a pawn that constrains their next move according to their momentum. Comes with a doubleboard providing two race tracks.

For 2-8 players, playing time 2+ hours:

Bolide Tracks 1 – doubleBolide Tracks 2 – double

Bonnie and ClydeMystery Rummy’ game set around the eponymous

outlaws. Players collect cards to build evidence against them, but can Bonnie and Clyde escape the FBI?

4 players, aged 8+,

Bora Bora rom Stefan Feld and alea,

archipelago. Players have just six turns to maximise their score, expanding across the islands, but constrained by the dice each turn. I’m looking forward to playing it a lot more.

For 2-4 players, aged 12+, 25 mins/player to play:

A game of the Industrial Revolution in Lancashire. Through first the Canal Age and then the Railway Age, players build up their industrial base in mining, smelting and milling cotton. The keys to the game are advancing your technology while maintaining your income.

For 3-4 players, aged 13+, playing time 2 hours:

A clever game of evolution: players are either mammals or dinosaurs competing for territory. They mutate into new species to survive in different and changing environmentsThis is another clever, challenging game from Phil Eklund.

4 players, aged 12+, playing time 2 hours:

Innovative car racing game: as well as a car, players have a pawn that constrains their next move according to their momentum. Comes with a doubleboard providing two race tracks.

8 players, playing time 2+ hours:

double-sided board for Italy and Brazil: double-sided board for Germany and Japan:

Bonnie and Clyde game set around the eponymous

outlaws. Players collect cards to build evidence against Bonnie and Clyde escape the FBI?

ed 8+, playing time 45 mins:

rom Stefan Feld and alea, this is set on a South Seas archipelago. Players have just six turns to maximise their score, expanding across the islands, but constrained by the

m looking forward to playing it a lot more.4 players, aged 12+, 25 mins/player to play:

the Industrial Revolution in Lancashire. Through first the Canal Age and then the Railway Age, players build up their industrial base in mining, smelting and milling cotton. The keys to the game are advancing your technology while maintaining your income.

4 players, aged 13+, playing time 2 hours:


A clever game of evolution: players are either mammals or dinosaurs competing for territory. They mutate into new

nd changing environmentsThis is another clever, challenging game from Phil Eklund.

4 players, aged 12+, playing time 2 hours: £40.00

s well as a car, players have a pawn that constrains their next move accord-ing to their momentum. Comes with a double-sided

8 players, playing time 2+ hours: £28.00

sided board for Italy and Brazil: sided board for Germany and Japan:

game set around the eponymous outlaws. Players collect cards to build evidence against

Bonnie and Clyde escape the FBI? 45 mins: £18.00

is set on a South Seas archipelago. Players have just six turns to maximise their score, expanding across the islands, but constrained by the

m looking forward to playing it a lot more.4 players, aged 12+, 25 mins/player to play: £40.00

the Industrial Revolution in Lancashire. Through first the Canal Age and then the Railway Age, players build up their industrial base in mining, smelting and milling cotton. The keys to the game are advancing your technology

4 players, aged 13+, playing time 2 hours: £45.00

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A clever game of evolution: players are either mammals or dinosaurs competing for territory. They mutate into new

nd changing environments. This is another clever, challenging game from Phil Eklund.

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sided board for Italy and Brazil: £12.00. sided board for Germany and Japan: £13.00.

is set on a South Seas archipelago. Players have just six turns to maximise their score, expanding across the islands, but constrained by the

m looking forward to playing it a lot more. £40.00

the Industrial Revolution in Lancashire. Through first the Canal Age and then the Railway Age, players build up their industrial base in mining, smelting and milling cotton. The keys to the game are advancing your technology

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Café Melange This is a game of logic set in Viennese café society in 1910. Players score points by seating personalities of the time in the eponymous café and placing their own people at the same tables. It’s a clever, subtle game with atmospheric artwork.


Can’t Stop A new edition of the classic push-your-luck game. The impulse to roll the dice just one more time is always there – you simply can’t stop! Designed by Sid Sackson, this game is simple, quick-playing and great fun.

For 2-4 players, aged 8+, 30 mins to play: £28.00

Candy Crave (Futterneid) This may be a little game, but it is still challenging. Players collect the most valuable sweets from the bowls on the table, but nobody knows just what the total values will be until all the sweets have been collected.


Carpe Astra Players build a powerbase throughout the Galactic Empire by connecting with important guilds and slandering their opponents. The player with the most support gets the throne. Carpe Astra is an entertaining game of networks – just 1 left.


Ca$h’n Guns (2nd ed) A bonkers game of waving foam rubber guns about as gangsters squabble over dividing the loot. The bullets don't always fly, so there’s an element of bluff involved, too. It’s great fun and good to have this second edition.


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Wind RiverThe latest from Argentum, this is a game of native Americans, buffalo and the Great Plains. Players try to keep their tribe with the migrating buffalo have a hand in moving. A good

Wits & WagersMy favourite trivia game because itknow-it-all. Instead, players bet on who has the right answer and itplenty of scope for skulduggery and it

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World Cup Card Game 2010Here’s a chance to settle the result tournament for yourself. In this game, you control a number of national football teamsyou claim victory in the World Cup Final?

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Wind River The latest from Argentum, this is a game of native Americans, buffalo and the Great Plains. Players try to keep their tribe with the migrating buffalo have a hand in moving. A good

For 3-4 players, playing time 60 min

Wits & Wagers My favourite trivia game because it

all. Instead, players bet on who has the right answer and it’s most money that wins the game. This gives plenty of scope for skulduggery and it

For 2-6 players, aged 8+, 30 minutes to play:

World Cup Card Game 2010s a chance to settle the result

tournament for yourself. In this game, you control a number of national football teams andyou claim victory in the World Cup Final?


The latest from Argentum, this is a game of native Americans, buffalo and the Great Plains. Players try to keep their tribe with the migrating buffalo have a hand in moving. A good-looking, clever game

4 players, playing time 60 min

My favourite trivia game because it’s not about being a all. Instead, players bet on who has the right

s most money that wins the game. This gives plenty of scope for skulduggery and it’s good fun

6 players, aged 8+, 30 minutes to play:

World Cup Card Game 2010s a chance to settle the result of the latest World Cup

tournament for yourself. In this game, you control a number of and use your cards to win matches.

you claim victory in the World Cup Final?8 players, aged 10+, playing time 75 minutes:


The latest from Argentum, this is a game of native Americans, buffalo and the Great Plains. Players try to keep their tribe with the migrating buffalo – which they all

looking, clever game. 4 players, playing time 60 minutes: £27.00

s not about being a all. Instead, players bet on who has the right

s most money that wins the game. This gives ood fun.

6 players, aged 8+, 30 minutes to play: £22.00

World Cup Card Game 2010 the latest World Cup

tournament for yourself. In this game, you control a number of use your cards to win matches.

you claim victory in the World Cup Final? Last copy 8 players, aged 10+, playing time 75 minutes:

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The latest from Argentum, this is a game of native Americans, buffalo and the Great Plains. Players try to

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the latest World Cup tournament for yourself. In this game, you control a number of

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Ultimate Werewolf Inquisition A deduction game that takes Werewolf as its starting point, but doesn’t knock players out of the game. Players are inquisitors investigating werewolf attacks, but have them-selves been infiltrated by the werewolves... clever stuff.


Upon a Salty Ocean Ingenious game of developing 16th century Rouen, based on its wealth from exploiting the fishing grounds off Newfoundland. Turn order is crucial – along with having enough money! Different and enjoyable.


Urbania Another game of town planning! In this case, players are re-developing run-down areas of a city. Their job is to make it fit for the 21st century – while perhaps completing some of their pet projects as well. It’s challenging while providing several strategies for players to try.


Wampanoag Players are leaders in the eponymous Native American nation, pressured by the arriving Europeans in the east and their traditional enemies in the west. It’s up to the players to do their best against the events of each year. Good stuff.

For 3-4 players, playing time 90 minutes: £20.00

We Will Wok You Ignore the jokey title and theme. This is a fine little card game that gives players lots of decisions to make as they grab the ingredients needed to fill their woks. It's quite fiendish.


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new Castles of Mad King Ludwig Players are architects laying out their designs for the King. They score points for the ways their selected rooms, corridors and spaces connect (or not). A clever sort-of-auction mechanism decides who gets what pieces.


Celtic Quest It’s AD 42 and Emperor Claudius’s legions are ready to invade Britain. You are a young Celt on the brink of adulthood and the High Druid has foretold your destiny. Your challenge is to fulfil your quest and enchant the land – only one left.


Chelsea A family game that has enough tactical opportunities to keep gamers interested, Chelsea is about finding homes for your offspring. The trick is finding the right ones and that’s trickier than you think. Last copy. For 3-6 players, aged 8+, playing time 45 mins: £20.00

Clash of Cultures An exploration and development game that looks terrific. Technologies make each empire different. There are Wonders to build and barbarians to suppress while keeping your population happy.

For 2-4 players, aged 12+, 4 hours to play: £58.00

CO2 The theme – reducing carbon dioxide emissions – is one for our time. Players build power plants across the planet. However, they must keep down the emissions or everybody loses! It’s a clever and intricate game. For 1-5 players, aged 12+, playing time 120 mins: £40.00



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Coach Ride to Devil’s Castle (Kutschfahrt…) Members of two secret societies on a frantic journey. If either can get the right artefacts, they win. The problem is, nobody knows the other members of their society! A hugely atmospheric game that is really gripping to play.


Commands & Colors: Napoleonics The period fits well with the Commands & Colors style of simple wargame. The rules may be simple, but the game is a challenge and well produced. It captures the feel of Napoleonic warfare while being accessible to casual players.

For 2 players, aged 12+, playing time 90 minutes: £48.00

C&C: Napoleonics – expansions Expansion 1: The Spanish Army – continues the Peninsula War theme with units of the Spanish army and eighteen scenarios: £40.00. Expansion 2: The Russian Army – Russian units plus scenarios that cover both early battles against Napoleon’s France (1806-7) and the invasion of Russia in 1812: £40.00. Expansion 3: The Austrian Army – Pieces for the Austrian Empire’s multi-national army plus scenarios for its battles with Napoleon’s France in 1805 and 1809, culminating in the Battle of Wagram: £40.00.

Concordia This is a very simple game: each turn you play a card. That's it. It's what the cards let you do that makes the game. Players move their colonists from city to city, build houses and produce, buy and sell goods. It’s another cracking game from Mac Gerdts.




Tales of the Arabian Nights A fabulous new edition of a real classic and one of my top ten games of all time. It takes you into the world of the Thousand and One Nights to create your own tale to match those told by Scheherazade. Brilliant stuff in a big, heavy box.


That’s Life! The mechanics are pretty simple: advance your pawns along a track made by laying tiles. However, the tiles provide bonuses and penalties, so you need to move the right pawn to the right space. The tiles also let you mess with other players, which adds to the fun.

For 2-6 players, aged 8+, 30 minutes to play: £25.00

Through the Ages A brilliant civilization-development game. Players balance their production, population, technology and military to come out on top. It is a gripping and absorbing game with lots of difficult decision-making. For 2-6 players, aged 12+, playing time 2 hrs+: £48.00

Ticket to Ride: India & Switzerland I do like Ticket to Ride and India has become my favourite map. The challenge is not just the geography, but also the interesting bonus (for making loops).

For 2-4 (India) or 2-3 (Switzerland) players, aged 8+, playing time 45 minutes (base game required): £24.00

Ultimate Werewolf The ultimate party game for anywhere from a few friends to dozens of people. Each player has an agenda: as a villager, hunt down the werewolves; as a werewolf, convince the villagers that you’re innocent, while secretly dining on those same villagers each night. Great fun.

For 5-68 players, aged 8+, playing time 30-90 minutes: £13.00



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Steam DonkeyThis is a a steampunk setting. Gameplay is quite tricky, which makes the game an interesting, and entertaining, challenge. The atmospheric artwork adds to the fun feel

new SubdivisionTown planning on a (relatively) small scale. Players must balance residential, civic and industrial areas, while including roads, schools and parks. The different areas interact as players try to create the best subdivisionFor 1-4 players, aged 13+, playing

Suburbia IncAn expansion for and new goals for players to aspire to as well as two new features. Borders provide income but also limit playerexpansion. Challenges add bonus points at intermediate stages of the game. Altogether an excellent addition.

Take It Easy!Another classic, played on individual boards with hexagonal tiles. The asame tiles, in the same order as everybody else. Ingenious and challenging.

Take it Higher!Latest in Peter BurleyReiner Knizia. This spaceships to score bonuses. It differs from the original in having other ways of scoring and octagonal tiles.For 1-6 players, aged 8+, playing time 25 mins:

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Steam Donkey is a neat little card game of developing s

a steampunk setting. Gameplay is quite tricky, which makes the game an interesting, and entertaining, challenge. The atmospheric artwork adds to the fun feel


Subdivisionplanning on a (relatively) small scale. Players must

balance residential, civic and industrial areas, while including roads, schools and parks. The different areas interact as players try to create the best subdivision

4 players, aged 13+, playing

Suburbia Inc An expansion for Suburbiaand new goals for players to aspire to as well as two new features. Borders provide income but also limit playerexpansion. Challenges add bonus points at intermediate stages of the game. Altogether an excellent addition.


Take It Easy! Another classic, played on individual boards with hexagonal tiles. The aim is to get the best score using the same tiles, in the same order as everybody else. Ingenious and challenging.

For 1-6 players, playing time 20 minutes:

Take it Higher! Latest in Peter Burley’s stable is a joint venture with Reiner Knizia. This adds a third dimension with spaceships to score bonuses. It differs from the original in having other ways of scoring and octagonal tiles.


neat little card game of developing sa steampunk setting. Gameplay is quite tricky, which makes the game an interesting, and entertaining, challenge. The atmospheric artwork adds to the fun feel.


Subdivision planning on a (relatively) small scale. Players must

balance residential, civic and industrial areas, while including roads, schools and parks. The different areas interact as players try to create the best subdivision


Suburbia that adds new building tiles and new goals for players to aspire to as well as two new features. Borders provide income but also limit playerexpansion. Challenges add bonus points at intermediate stages of the game. Altogether an excellent addition.


Another classic, played on individual boards with im is to get the best score using the

same tiles, in the same order as everybody else. Ingenious

6 players, playing time 20 minutes:

s stable is a joint venture with adds a third dimension with

spaceships to score bonuses. It differs from the original in having other ways of scoring and octagonal tiles.



neat little card game of developing seaside resorts in a steampunk setting. Gameplay is quite tricky, which makes the game an interesting, and entertaining, challenge. The

. 4 players, aged 10+, playing time 45 minutes:

planning on a (relatively) small scale. Players must balance residential, civic and industrial areas, while including roads, schools and parks. The different areas interact as players try to create the best subdivision.

time 45 minutes: £28.00

that adds new building tiles and new goals for players to aspire to as well as two new features. Borders provide income but also limit playerexpansion. Challenges add bonus points at intermediate stages of the game. Altogether an excellent addition.




6 players, playing time 20 minutes: £18.00

s stable is a joint venture with adds a third dimension with

spaceships to score bonuses. It differs from the original in having other ways of scoring and octagonal tiles.

6 players, aged 8+, playing time 25 mins: £20.00

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easide resorts in a steampunk setting. Gameplay is quite tricky, which makes the game an interesting, and entertaining, challenge. The


planning on a (relatively) small scale. Players must balance residential, civic and industrial areas, while including roads, schools and parks. The different areas

£28.00

that adds new building tiles and new goals for players to aspire to as well as two new features. Borders provide income but also limit player’s expansion. Challenges add bonus points at intermediate




£18.00

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Confucius A game of competitive gift giving! No, really. Players give presents to create obligations for other players to help them gain positions in the Chinese government. It’s such a clever game.


Copycat As the artwork suggests, this is about the US Presidential election. Players compete with their ‘campaign workers’ and use cards to gain the Presidential nomination. It’s an interesting challenge, enhanced with amusing artwork. For 2-4 players, aged 12+, playing time 95 minutes: £35.00

Cosmic Encounter Fabulously-produced new edition of a classic. The aim is to plant colonies in the other players' star systems, but the key to the game is using your cards and special powers effectively. Winning needs planning, guile and a smidgeon of luck.

For 3-5 players, aged 12+, 1-2 hours to play: £45.00

Crude A vintage game of the oil industry with great-looking models of drilling rigs, refineries and ‘gas stations’. The aim is to make money and players must balance what they buy, what they sell and what they process.


Cuatro A fast and fun tactical game that crosses Yahtzee with Connect 4 and adds a few wrinkles of its own.






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Days of SteamA clever, tactical, tileteam. Players lay tiles to build up steam to move their locomotive and deliver goods over the network built by the tiles. This is the original, smaller box version.

For 2

Dixit Utterly fabulousplenty of prizes. Players have to fit the whimsical fantasy pictures on the cards in their hand with the phrase chosen by the current player. Great fun.For 3-6 players, aged 8+, playing time 30 minutes:

Dominant SpeciesA hefty Eurogame has the players pitting their order of animal against the others (mammal vs reptile vs insect vs …) in a territory that is slowly being covered by glaciers.

Duck DealerIt’s a game of intergalactic trading (including rubber ducks!). Players explore the galaxy and look for trade routes that allow them to convert base goods into victory pointsVenus).

En Garde!Join d’Artagnan and the Musketeers against the CardinalGuard, join Cyrano de Begerac in defeating join Flashman in the bar! Set in a fictionParis, En Garde!

For a group of players, for as long as you like:

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Days of Steam A clever, tactical, tile-laying railway game from the Strata

Players lay tiles to build up steam to move their locomotive and deliver goods over the network built by the tiles. This is the original, smaller box version.


Utterly fabulous-looking partyplenty of prizes. Players have to fit the whimsical fantasy pictures on the cards in their hand with the phrase chosen by the current player. Great fun.


Dominant Speciesefty Euro-style game of competition in evolution, the

game has the players pitting their order of animal against the others (mammal vs reptile vs insect vs …) in a territory that is slowly being covered by glaciers.

For 2-6 players, aged 12+, 3

Duck Dealer s a game of intergalactic trading (including rubber

ducks!). Players explore the galaxy and look for trade routes that allow them to convert base goods into victory points (not unlike the classic

. Demanding stuff

En Garde! Artagnan and the Musketeers against the Cardinal

Guard, join Cyrano de Begerac in defeating join Flashman in the bar! Set in a fiction

En Garde! is one of the For a group of players, for as long as you like:

laying railway game from the StrataPlayers lay tiles to build up steam to move their

locomotive and deliver goods over the network built by the tiles. This is the original, smaller box version.


looking party/family game thatplenty of prizes. Players have to fit the whimsical fantasy pictures on the cards in their hand with the phrase chosen by the current player. Great fun.


Dominant Species style game of competition in evolution, the

game has the players pitting their order of animal against the others (mammal vs reptile vs insect vs …) in a territory that is slowly being covered by glaciers. Good stuff.

6 players, aged 12+, 3 hours to play:

s a game of intergalactic trading (including rubber ducks!). Players explore the galaxy and look for trade routes that allow them to convert base goods into

(not unlike the classic emanding stuff from the Splotter team

For 2-5 players, playing time 3 hours:

Artagnan and the Musketeers against the CardinalGuard, join Cyrano de Begerac in defeating join Flashman in the bar! Set in a fiction

is one of the first role-playing games.For a group of players, for as long as you like:


laying railway game from the StrataPlayers lay tiles to build up steam to move their

locomotive and deliver goods over the network built by the tiles. This is the original, smaller box version.


/family game that’s won plenty of prizes. Players have to fit the whimsical fantasy pictures on the cards in their hand with the phrase chosen


style game of competition in evolution, the game has the players pitting their order of animal against the others (mammal vs reptile vs insect vs …) in a territory

Good stuff. hours to play: £55.00

s a game of intergalactic trading (including rubber ducks!). Players explore the galaxy and look for trade routes that allow them to convert base goods into

(not unlike the classic Merchants of from the Splotter team.

5 players, playing time 3 hours:

Artagnan and the Musketeers against the CardinalGuard, join Cyrano de Begerac in defeating 100 foes … or join Flashman in the bar! Set in a fictional 17th century

playing games. For a group of players, for as long as you like: £12.00

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laying railway game from the Stratamax Players lay tiles to build up steam to move their

locomotive and deliver goods over the network built by the

£20.00

s won plenty of prizes. Players have to fit the whimsical fantasy pictures on the cards in their hand with the phrase chosen

£23.00

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£55.00

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Snowdonia: Jungfraubahn & Mt Washington This neat expansion allows you to shift the mountain railway-building from damp Wales to snowy Switzerland or New Hampshire. The snow may fill in what the players have excavated, but they now have dynamite! Excellent stuff.


Sole Mio! A sequel to Mamma Mia! (above), players are again assembling pizzas with a variety of toppings. It can be played on its own or combined with Mamma Mia! for a bigger game.


Spice Islands The 2007 game from the main man at Stratamax. The game is “roughly based on the Dutch East India Company”. Players get votes on what the company does based on their shareholdings, but can also play pirate.

For 3-4 players: £20.00

Start Player “Choose a player to start” is the instruction in many games. But how? Start Player is the answer. Shuffle the deck, draw a card and identify the start player: the tallest person, whoever has the most open buttons, the player with the longest hair... This is such a simple and utterly brilliant idea.

For any number of players, of any age, playing time 30 seconds: £12.00

Steam Players build a railway network to gain income from shipping goods between cities. The problem is all those other players trying to do the same! The refinements in Steam make it more forgiving than its progenitor, Age of Steam, but still brilliant.








Robinson Crusoe Brilliantly atmospheric and challenging co-operative game of surviving on a tropical island. The basic scenario is the traditional shipwreck, but others include cannibals and a volcanic eruption.


Roll Through the Ages Excellent dice game of developing your culture—inspired by the weighty Through the Ages, but no relation. Players have lots of options, reducing the luck of the dice rolls. Excellent stuff.

1-4 players, aged 8+, 45 minutes to play: £22.00

Scotland Yard The original hidden movement game. Master criminal Mister X dodges around London, avoiding the detectives who try to work out where he's got to. A terrific family game and still a challenge for gamers.


Sheepdogs of Pendleton Hill The 2012 game from Stratamax is professionally produced to a high standard. It is a simple game with brightly coloured wooden pieces: small sheep and tall shepherds for each player and a black, black wolf! It’s an entertaining game that isn’t as light as you might think.


Snowdonia (2nd ed) This is essentially a re-print of my top game from 2012, so I recommend it. Players struggle against the elements – and each other – as they build the tramroad railway up Mount Snowdon. The game plays rather faster than you expect and doesn’t got bogged down, whatever the weather.


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Family Business Third edition of this classic card game of warring mobsters. It is huge fun as players put contracts on each other’s gang, stand mobsters up against the wall and start Mob Wars. Snazzy new artwork adds to the appeal.


A Few Acres of Snow Brilliant wargame covering the wars between Britain and France over Canada. Players use the cards in their hand to deploy troops, add new settlements and lay siege to the enemy. However, they must also manage the cards they have available. It’s clever and challenging.

For 2 players, aged 14+, playing time 60 minutes: £30.00

Firefly: the Game This highly atmospheric science fiction game does an excellent job of reproducing the spirit of the original TV show. Players run their own spaceship from planet to planet, picking up work where they can and dodging the authorities (and the really bad guys!).

For 1-4 players, aged 13+, 2-4 hours to play: £40.00

Breakin’ Atmo expansion: adds cards to provide even more variety in the crew, equipment and jobs available to spaceship captains.

As the base game (1-4 players, aged 13+, 2-4 hours): £10.00 Pirates and Bounty Hunters expansion: adds new types of spaceship, allows more players to take part and gives players opportunities to play pirate and to claim bounties on the 'verse's Most Wanted.

For 2-6 players, aged 13+, playing time 2-4 hours: £25.00

First Train to Nuremberg (+Last Train to Wensleydale) An ingenious train game that involves collecting and delivering goods (beer!) and passengers, building railway tracks and selling out to the big companies at the right moment. The Wensleydale version involves cheese!






Five Cucumbers (Fünf Gurken) This is a take on a traditional trick-taking game where the object is NOT to win the last trick. The components are simple, but the game is anything but. It’s neat and quick to play.

For 2-6 player, aged 8+, playing time 25 minutes: £6.50

Fortune and Glory This is a monster of a game themed around 1930s pulp fiction – heroes pursuing ‘vile organisations’ to save the world – and can be played competitively or co-operatively. It’s a game that’s worth playing just for experience.


Fortune and Glory – Rise of the Crimson Hand This expansion builds up the Order of the Crimson Hand from the base game, providing new villains and a whole team of acolytes working against the heroes. Extra cards and new features add depth to the game.

As base game (1-8 players, aged 12+), playing time 120 minutes: £32.00

Friese’s Landlord This is a madcap card game of buildings, tenants and underhand tactics! Cards fly around the table, buildings go up – and come down – and the police put the wrong player in gaol! However, beneath the fun is a clever game that makes players think.

For 2-6 players, aged 12+, playing time 40 minutes+: £13.00

Fruit Fair Players harvest fruit to win prizes: however, the player with the most of each fruit gets a special ability, so there’s a good reason to hang on to fruit, too. Add in big, bold artwork and it’s good stuff.




Phoenicia This is a cracking development game “inspired by Outpost and Civilization.” Players bid for cards to expand their village to a city state, balancing income and victory points. One of my perennial favourites.


Port Royal A quick-playing card game with a push-your-luck element and a piratical theme. It's good fun concentrated into not much more than a deck of cards.


Power Grid The game is about competing electricity companies. Players must invest in power stations, buy fuel and connect cities on the board. The winning criterion requires all three of these. It is a tricky balancing act that requires planning and a bit of luck. It’s a brilliant game.


Promised Land The latest from the Ragnars is a game of Hebrews versus Heathens in ancient Israel. Depending on which side they are on, players will either attack or defend, gaining points for how well they do over several hundred years of conflict. A typically clever strategy game.


The Resistance: Avalon Arthurian version of the hidden team card game. Players are Arthur's knights with quests to accomplish. Except that some of them are working for Mordred and will try to ensure the knights fail.






One Night Ultimate Werewolf A clever variant on Werewolf that packs the action into just one night. What's more, everybody gets to play and nobody gets knocked out. It's fast and furious.


Outpost I think of Outpost as an economic development race! Players add factories to expand their colony and bid for upgrades to improve it. This leads to an accelerating increase in technology. It demands concentration. For 2-9 players, aged 12+, playing time 150 mins: £45.00

Pandemic (2nd ed) The new edition is a complete re-design of this terrific cooperative game and includes two new roles for players. Players are fighting to cure viruses spreading across the planet. If they get it wrong, pandemics break out and mankind is doomed! No pressure, then.


Pandemic: On the Brink The first expansion for Pandemic allows a fifth player to join the game. There are new roles for the players as well as new events to get in their way. And new scenarios can make the game even harder – including the bio-terrorist who is working against the others.


Pandemic: In the Lab The second expansion provides the players with a laboratory in which to research their cures. Six people can now play together. There are new roles and some different scenarios, including the option of playing in teams.




Ginkgopolis Fascinating game of expanding a city – a city built from Ginkgo Biloba trees, apparently. Player use their cards to best effect to gain raw materials and build in specific areas. The bonuses at the end make it worth trying to control districts within the city. Clever and entertaining.


Gotham Race (Ostfriesenlauf) This is a wonderfully bonkers race game – for example, it is possible to win the race by crossing the finish line in reverse! Mind you, there’s always the possibility that someone’s moved the finish line… Gotham Race is both very clever and great fun.

For 1-4 player, aged 10+, playing time 45 minutes: £10.00

new Greenland This is a three-cornered fight for survival between rival tribes in medieval Greenland. What players need in order to win depends on the choices they make during the game. More clever stuff from Mr Eklund.


Hansa A clever tactical game of trading around the Baltic Sea in the days of the medieval Hanseatic League. One of my favourite Michael Schacht games.


Hansa Teutonica Players establish a network of trading operations across the Hanseatic League in another clever game from Andreas Steding. It’s less about the actual trading, more about gaining ‘control’ of cities. It’s an intriguing game.




Games from Pevans

Heads of StatePlayers draft cards to make sets that will let them establish their nobles in the major countries of western Europe. At the of each of the threeaccording to what they control. competitive challenge.For 2-5 players, aged 12+, playing time 90 minutes:

HelvetiaIgnore the bland box cover,challenging game of competing villages in the Alps.buildings, staff them to produce useful goods, marry off your villagers and produce new ones! It

For 2

High FrontiThe second edition expansion to players to conquer the outer solar system (to Jupiter and beyond!) as well as establish colonies and try other options.It contains a second board, extra cards and markers and uses the

ImperialThe players as Europe in the early 20th century. The value of their shares rises and falls with the success of the nation the biggest shareholder. Excellent stuff.

For 2-

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Games from Pevans

Heads of State Players draft cards to make sets that will let them establish their nobles in the major countries of western Europe. At the of each of the threeaccording to what they control. competitive challenge.


Helvetia Ignore the bland box cover,challenging game of competing villages in the Alps.buildings, staff them to produce useful goods, marry off your villagers and produce new ones! It

For 2-4 players, aged 12+, playing time 90 mins:

High Frontier: ColonizationThe second edition expansion to players to conquer the outer solar system (to Jupiter and beyond!) as well as establish colonies and try other options.It contains a second board, extra cards and markers and uses the expanded rules. Terrific stuff!

For 2-5 players, aged 1

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Europe in the early 20th century. The value of their shares rises and falls with the success of the nation the biggest shareholder. Excellent stuff.

-6 players, aged 12+, playing time 2

Inca Empire Alan Ernstein’s inspired game deserves these high production values. Players manage their workforce to build cities, roads and temples in what is now Peruconquistadors arrive. It is excellent fun..

For 3-4 players, aged 12+, 3 hours to play:

Players draft cards to make sets that will let them establish their nobles in the major countries of western Europe. At the of each of the three centuries, players score points according to what they control. Heads of State


Ignore the bland box cover, this is an ingenious, challenging game of competing villages in the Alps.buildings, staff them to produce useful goods, marry off your villagers and produce new ones! It’s great fun.


: ColonizationThe second edition expansion to High Frontierplayers to conquer the outer solar system (to Jupiter and beyond!) as well as establish colonies and try other options.It contains a second board, extra cards and markers and

expanded rules. Terrific stuff! 5 players, aged 16+, 3 hours to play:

shareholders’ in the major powers of Europe in the early 20th century. The value of their shares rises and falls with the success of the nation the biggest shareholder. Excellent stuff.

6 players, aged 12+, playing time 2

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+, 3 hours to play: £25

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Games from Pevans

NationsA cracking civilisationfamiliar elements and some innovative mechanisms. There's real time pressure as it plays over just a few rounds and I keep wanting to play ican do better.

No Thanks!This is such a simple game that I am constantly surprised by just how fiendish it is. All you have to do is accept the card on offer (and its penalty you only have a limited number of chips… challenging little game that is huge fun to play

Nomads of ArabiaPlayers catch and herd animals across the eversands of Araby. The aim is to get your animals to town and sell them for a good price. The problem is the way the board keeps changing underneath you!

For 3

Old Town SoloSolitaire development of which players deduce the layout of a ghost town from the Wild West. The idea is the same and there are 14 different starting positions from which you need to complete the

On the UndergroundA clever game of building lines and carrying passengers on the London Underground. Itaccessible game that still provides a challenge and rewards tactical and strateg

For 2

Games from Pevans

Nations A cracking civilisation-development game with some familiar elements and some innovative mechanisms. There's real time pressure as it plays over just a few rounds and I keep wanting to play i

n do better. For 1-5 players, aged 14+, playing time 40 minutes/player:

No Thanks! (aka No Merci)This is such a simple game that I am constantly surprised by just how fiendish it is. All you have to do is accept the card on offer (and its penalty points) or pay a chip to pass it on. But you only have a limited number of chips… challenging little game that is huge fun to play


Nomads of ArabiaPlayers catch and herd animals across the eversands of Araby. The aim is to get your animals to town and sell them for a good price. The problem is the way the board keeps changing underneath you!

For 3-6 players, aged 10+, 45

Old Town Solo Solitaire development of which players deduce the layout of a ghost town from the Wild West. The idea is the same and there are 14 different starting positions from which you need to complete the

For 1 player, aged 10+, playing time 10 minutes: £4.00

On the UndergroundA clever game of building lines and carrying passengers on the London Underground. Itaccessible game that still provides a challenge and rewards tactical and strateg


development game with some familiar elements and some innovative mechanisms. There's real time pressure as it plays over just a few rounds and I keep wanting to play it again so that I

5 players, aged 14+, playing time 40 minutes/player:

(aka No Merci) This is such a simple game that I am constantly surprised by just how fiendish it is. All you have to do is accept the card on

points) or pay a chip to pass it on. But you only have a limited number of chips… challenging little game that is huge fun to play


Nomads of Arabia Players catch and herd animals across the eversands of Araby. The aim is to get your animals to town and sell them for a good price. The problem is the way the board keeps changing underneath you!

6 players, aged 10+, 45-60 mins

Solitaire development of Old Town, a fiendishly clever game in which players deduce the layout of a ghost town from the Wild West. The idea is the same and there are 14 different starting positions from which you need to complete the


On the Underground A clever game of building lines and carrying passengers on the London Underground. Itaccessible game that still provides a challenge and rewards tactical and strategic play. A fine game.



development game with some familiar elements and some innovative mechanisms. There's real time pressure as it plays over just a few

t again so that I

5 players, aged 14+, playing time 40 minutes/player:

This is such a simple game that I am constantly surprised by just how fiendish it is. All you have to do is accept the card on

points) or pay a chip to pass it on. But you only have a limited number of chips… No Thanks! challenging little game that is huge fun to play.

5 players, playing time 20 minutes: £10.00

Players catch and herd animals across the ever-changing sands of Araby. The aim is to get your animals to town and sell them for a good price. The problem is the way the board keeps changing underneath you!

60 mins to play: £18.00

, a fiendishly clever game in which players deduce the layout of a ghost town from the Wild West. The idea is the same and there are 14 different starting positions from which you need to complete the town.


A clever game of building lines and carrying passengers on the London Underground. It’s a very accessible game that still provides a challenge and

ic play. A fine game. 5 players, playing time 75 minutes: £28.00

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5 players, aged 14+, playing time 40 minutes/player: £54.00

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points) or pay a chip to pass it on. But is a

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Midnight Party (Hugo das Schlossgespenst) Enormous fun as players desperately try to escape the inexorable advance of Hugo the ghost (Hugo… Hugo… Hugo!). This new edition has a different title on the box, but the same game inside.


Monastery This Ragnar Brothers game is about the development of a medieval monastery. Each player has a team of monks (nicely sculpted playing pieces) and their ultimate aim is to complete a fragment of the Lord’s Prayer (in Latin, natch). Monastery is hugely tactical and has bags of atmosphere.


Money New edition of a classic Reiner Knizia game: simple, elegant and very tricky. All (!) you have to do is mix and match your cards (banknotes) to get the best set.


The Nacho Incident The latest of Jim Doherty’s excellent, challenging, quirky card games. Players try to earn the most money by smuggling Mexican Food into Canada. For 2-4 players, aged 10+, 30-45 mins: £15.00 (last copy)

Namibia The race is on to get the natural resources of the eponymous country. The territory is rich in diamonds, gold, silver and copper. Players must prospect, set up their mines and transport what they’ve mined to meet the (limited) demand. For 3-4 players, aged 12+, playing time 120 mins: £30.00



Incan Gold A terrific push-your-luck game that has been very popular with the Swiggers game club. Players want the treasure from an Incan temple, but two of the same hazard and they lose what they have.

For 3-8 players, aged 8+, 20 minutes to play: £18.00

Istanbul As a fat-cat merchant, you send your assistants trading around the grand bazaar. Ultimately, you want to buy rubies, but first you must spend money on improving your trading facilities. It's clever and entertaining.


Keyflower Played over four differing rounds (the seasons of the year), players use workers to bid for buildings to expand their village and to operate the buildings. One of my favourites from Spiel ‘12.


Keyflower: the Farmers This expansion for Keyflower adds a whole new dimension: farming. The new tiles provide farm buildings and fields along with wheat tokens and neat wooden animals. It gives the game a strategic element as well as new options for players.


new Keyflower: the Merchants Expansion number two for the brilliant Keyflower gives players more options for developing their village. It can be used as the base game or to add extra opportunities to the original. My copies come with the Trader bonus tile.






Kingdom of Solomon A cracking game set in ancient Israel under King Solomon. Players gather resources, erect buildings and contribute to the construction of the great temple. Good production, neat game mechanisms and great fun. For 2-4 players, aged 12+, playing time 60 min: £35.00

Kings Progress Players aim to gain the most prestige by influencing courtiers and getting gifts from the King as he travels the kingdom. In Kings Progress achieving your long-term goals depends on your short-term tactics.

For 3-5 players, aged 8+, 90 minutes: £25.00

Kosmonauts I like race games and this has the players navigating the solar system, visiting the planets. Each player works out the best route, but has to manage their fuel and the Newtonian movement system. It’s clever; it’s fun. For 2-4 players, aged 8+, playing time 60 minutes: £25.00

Kriegbot Build your own fighting robot! Take a vehicle and cover it with weapons. Then slug it out against your opponent(s). Okay, it’s a tad juvenile, but it is excellent fun!

For 2-6 players, aged 10+, playing time 1-2 hours: £13.00

La Loire Set around the eponymous French river (where all the best chateaux are!), it’s a resource management game of competing merchants and messengers during the development of the postal system. The game provides lots of tactical (and strategic) options (last copy).




Memoir ’44: Terrain Pack This pack provides more terrain tiles for Memoir ‘44, both extras of existing terrain and some new features –useful if you’re designing your own scenarios. Plus some scenarios that make use of the new tiles.

As the base game: £25.00

Memoir ’44: Winter/Desert Board More of a nice-to-have than a necessity, this is a double-sided board like the one in the base game. However, this one is off-white on one side and sandy brown on the other – good backdrops for winter and desert scenarios, respectively.


Memoir ’44: Winter Wars This expansion is mainly about the Battle of the Bulge, with lots of snowy add-ons and scenarios for Memoir '44 fans, but I really like the special deck of Command cards to use with the big board version of the game, Breakthrough.


Mesopotamia A challenging game of exploring, building and sacrificing to the Gods! You need to use your limited actions to best effect to expand your clan in this fast-playing game from the designer of Carcassonne.


Merchant of Venus Another classic that returns in a gorgeous new edition. As always, the game is about exploring the galaxy and trading between the various alien races. Set up a profitable trading network and you're away. Great fun every time.






Memoir ’44: Eastern Front Expansion for Memoir ‘44 that adds the Russian army (T34 tanks!) and scenarios for Eastern Front battles. Additional rules cover the specific conditions and constraints of the war in the East.


Memoir ’44: Equipment pack The big box of the Equipment pack adds specialist pieces for the base and expanded game. My favourites are “Hobart’s Funnies”: Churchill tanks with an assortment of special beach landing equipment for D-Day scenarios. Plenty of new scenarios feature the specialist equipment.


Memoir ’44: Mediterranean Theatre My favourite Memoir ‘44 expansion covers the war in the North African desert: Crusader tanks, 25-pounder guns and British infantry in shorts! Plus some challenging scenarios for Desert Rats and Afrika Korps.


Memoir ’44: Operation Overlord A double deck of cards specifically for playing the multi-player Overlord version of Memoir ‘44, along with rules, a second set of dice and extra markers.


Memoir ’44: Pacific Theatre Memoir ‘44 expansion that takes the game to the island battles of the Pacific. The pack contains Japanese army figures (infantry, tanks and guns), new terrain and some very demanding scenarios.




Leader 1 Excellent cycle racing game: the key is the ‘peloton’ – the pack where the bulk of the cyclists are. Players have to take their opportunities to break away. Leader 1 reproduces all the tactics of cycle races.


League of Six Players win resources to spend on player order, next turn’s auction and goods that gain points and income. It’s a clever game, where players need to think ahead, but also adjust their strategy to what’s available.


LeCardo Most word games are about making words out of letters. This one uses words! The aim is to score points by adding cards to make compound words or common phases. I just make puns!


Legacy My find of the UK Games Expo: a game of competing ideologies as well as territory grabbing. I find the game particularly appealing because it uses a printed ‘tea towel’ as the board. Legacy has gone down well at Swiggers games club since the Expo. I find it good, chaotic fun.


Liberté A clever game of the French Revolution. Players are not tied to one faction, but can use elements of each to promote themselves and do down their opponents. Watch out for the sudden death endings, though! For 3-6 players, aged 12+, playing time 120 mins: £43.00



Games from Pevans

Lords of CreationMartin Wallacewho create a new world and populate it with tribes of barbarians that they can then as many followers as they can. Some diplomacy required!

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Games from Pevans

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For 2-5 players, aged 12+, playing time 90 mins:

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Games from Pevans

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Master BuilderA game where the players construct model buildingsof cardboard piecesthe right workers to get your buildings sequence

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Masters of VeniceA complex strategy game of trading in the Renaissance city. Players buy and sell goods, take shares in the shops and fulfil orders for the Guild, aiming to earn money and prestige. Excellent stuff.

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Memoir Richard Borgbrilliant stuff. The game starts with Dname) and covers the war to liberate Europe. Neat models (Shermans and Panzer IVs) and scenariosFor 2 players, aged 8+, playing time 60 minutes:

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Games from Pevans

Mascarade The first time I tried Mascaradewithin a few minutes. This is the funniest game I've played for quite a while. Each player has a character card, but swapping them around secretly means nowhat. Great fun, especially after a couple of beers.

For 2-13, aged 10+, playing time 30

Master Builder A game where the players construct model buildingsof cardboard pieces. The tricky bit is hiring (and firing!) the right workers to get your buildings sequence without running out of cash.

For 2-4 players, aged 10+, 60 min

Masters of Venicecomplex strategy game of trading in the Renaissance

city. Players buy and sell goods, take shares in the shops and fulfil orders for the Guild, aiming to earn money and prestige. Excellent stuff.

For 2-5 players, aged 12+, 30 mins/player:

Memoir ’44 Richard Borg’s simple wargame system applied to WW2: brilliant stuff. The game starts with Dname) and covers the war to liberate Europe. Neat models (Shermans and Panzer IVs) and scenarios make the game attractive and interestingFor 2 players, aged 8+, playing time 60 minutes:

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Mascarade, I was crying with laughter tes. This is the funniest game I've played for

quite a while. Each player has a character card, but swapping them around secretly means no-one is quite sure who’s got

ecially after a couple of beers.13, aged 10+, playing time 30

A game where the players construct model buildings. The tricky bit is hiring (and firing!)

the right workers to get your buildings without running out of cash.

, aged 10+, 60 mins

Masters of Venice complex strategy game of trading in the Renaissance

city. Players buy and sell goods, take shares in the shops and fulfil orders for the Guild, aiming to earn money and prestige. Excellent stuff.

5 players, aged 12+, 30 mins/player:

s simple wargame system applied to WW2: brilliant stuff. The game starts with D-Day (hence the name) and covers the war to liberate Europe. Neat models (Shermans and Panzer IVs) and

make the game attractive and interestingFor 2 players, aged 8+, playing time 60 minutes:

Day Landingshis is a folder of giant cardstock boards pre

Day scenarios. All five landing included. The scenarios allow all or a section of each board to be played with one or multiple players on each side.

As the base game:


, I was crying with laughter tes. This is the funniest game I've played for

quite a while. Each player has a character card, but swapping one is quite sure who’s got

ecially after a couple of beers. 13, aged 10+, playing time 30 minutes: £16.00

A game where the players construct model buildings out . The tricky bit is hiring (and firing!)

the right workers to get your buildings completed in

to play: £30.00

complex strategy game of trading in the Renaissance city. Players buy and sell goods, take shares in the shops and fulfil orders for the Guild, aiming to earn

5 players, aged 12+, 30 mins/player: £20.00

s simple wargame system applied to WW2: Day (hence the

name) and covers the war to liberate Europe. Neat models (Shermans and Panzer IVs) and plenty of

make the game attractive and interesting. For 2 players, aged 8+, playing time 60 minutes: £40.00

Day Landings his is a folder of giant cardstock boards pre-printed for a

Day scenarios. All five landing beaches are included. The scenarios allow all or a section of each board to be played with one or multiple players on each side.


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, I was crying with laughter tes. This is the funniest game I've played for

quite a while. Each player has a character card, but swapping one is quite sure who’s got

£16.00

printed for a beaches are

included. The scenarios allow all or a section of each board

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