In Europe in the age of Ancien Regime in 7 Empires, 2-6 players compete for political and military dominance. They gain and lose shifting control over seven old empires, some of them more powerful than others: Great Britain, Kingdom of France, Kingdom of Prussia, Russian Empire, Habsburg Empire, Ottoman Empire, and Kingdom of Spain. Try to build up your influence on the most powerful Empires, and let them fight with frigates, ships of the line, infantry, and artillery, all to your personal favor!
Two thousand years ago, the Roman Empire ruled the lands around the Mediterranean Sea. With peace at the borders, harmony inside the provinces, uniform law, and a common currency, the economy thrived and gave rise to mighty Roman dynasties as they expanded throughout the numerous cities. Guide one of these dynasties and send colonists to the remote realms of the Empire; develop your trade network; and appease the ancient gods for their favor - all to gain the chance to emerge victorious!
Concordia is a peaceful strategy game of economic development in Roman times for 2-5 players aged 13 and up. Instead of looking to the luck of dice or cards, players must rely on their strategic abilities. Be sure to watch your rivals to determine which goals they are pursuing and where you can outpace them! In the game, colonists are sent out from Rome to settle down in cities which produce bricks, food, tools, wine, and cloth. Each player starts with an identical set of playing cards and acquires more cards during the game. These cards serve two purposes:
Concordia is a strategy game which requires advance planning and consideration of your opponent's moves. Every game is different, not only because of the sequence of new cards on sale but also due to the modular layout of cities. (One side of the game board shows the entire Roman Empire with 30 cities for 3-5 players, while the other shows Roman Italy with 25 cities for 2-4 players.) When all cards have been sold, the game ends. The player with the most VPs from the gods (Jupiter, Saturnus, Mercurius, Minerva, Vulcanus, etc.) wins the game.
Components
Concordia: Aegyptus / Creta is an expansion for Concordia that contains two maps for new strategic challenges:
Both maps can be played at all player counts, but become very competitive with four and especially with five players. The maps also have a new format which is a little longer, but clearly smaller than previously released maps.
The two-sided personality card display is separated from the map and contains a side with different additional costs.
Concordia: Balearica features the balearic islands of MAIORICA (Mallorca), MINORICA (Menorca), EBUSUS (Ibiza), and FRUMENTARIA (Formentera). The opposite side of this board has the CYPRUS map from Concordia: Venus (expansion).
This expansion is intended for players who own the Concordia Base Game. If you own Concordia Venus Base Game, The Concordia Venus Board Game: Balearica And Italia Map Expansion includes the all new content from this expansion without duplicating a map, and also has the Italia map from the Concordia Base Game.
Each player starts with two ships already at sea. There is no capital city to start from. Land colonists are built only later in the game, but can switch their position between the islands.
As an extra, Concordia: Balearica comes with a fishmarket. The fishmarket may be combined not only with the new BALEARICA map, but also used as a variant together with the base game or any other CONCORDIA map.
As a new commodity, fish replaces the ordinary bonus units you usually collect when playing your Prefect. The bonus is doubled up to 2 fish in provinces which have failed to produce in the last round. Sell your fish on a separate fishmarket, where you can get either goods, cash, or special actions in return. This way the fishmarket offers an extra layer of planning ahead, and new challenges for the experienced CONCORDIA player.
Concordia: Britannia Expansion features a double-sided map for Concordia:
Concordia: Gallia / Corsica is an expansion for Concordia that contains two maps for new strategic challenges:
Both maps can be played at all player counts, but Corsica is especially meant for two or three players.
Roma/Sicilia is an expansion for Concordia that provides a double-sided game board for two different experiences: In Roma, you build the eternal city with famous places like the Colosseum, Forum Romanum, Circus Maximus, or Pantheon. Send your colonist ships abroad to gather extra benefits. On the island of Sicilia, coincidental eruptions of the volcano Etna may hit you. It's a new element of luck, but Sicilia can be played without that option as well.
In Salsa, the new expansion for Concordia, players will discover:
The cards are all different, can be acquired during the game, and salt your game with new strategic challenges! Some cards have permanent effects, others return to stack after using. Both the sixth commodity and the new cards can be played with the base game and the Britannia expansion as well, thus giving even more variety.
A solo and 2-player expansion for Concordia by Mac Gerdts. (14+ years, playtime approx. 60 min)
In CONCORDIA SOLITARIA you compete alone or in a team of two against the tricky opponent CONTRARIUS. As the cards you play also determine the reactions of your adversary, only skillful planning leads to victory.In a two player game you can either compete with CONTRARIUS as a cooperative team or challenge it individually.
CONCORDIA SOLITARIA may be played on any of the maps and with any other expansion for CONCORDIA.
Requires either the base game CONCORDIA or CONCORDIA VENUS to play.
With Venus, the goddess of love and togetherness, Concordia brings together two partners to compete against one or two other teams. Mutual understanding and coordinated planning are essential to succeed as a harmonious couple.
The game also offers a new variant for 2 to 5 single players. With additional material for a sixth player and new game plans Concordia Venus can be combined with the basic game and all previous extensions (including salsa).
This version comes with all materials needed to play, a copy of Concordia is not required.
In It's a Balloon!?, you choose a word and draw it on your drawing board. Simultaneously explain to the other players which lines you draw. They follow along and try to guess the word as quickly as possible. It's a Balloon!? challenges your creativity. Hints can only be given as simple forms and lines. Can you guess the word before everyone else does?
Pictures is a quick-playing family game with very simple rules. 16 images lay before you, and one of them is your secret picture. Form the image on your secret picture card with one set of components, either shoelaces, color cubes, icon cards, sticks and stones or building blocks in such a way that the other players guess what image you have pictured:
Each player simultaneously tries to copy a picture with one of five different materials: building blocks, sticks and stones, icon cards, color cubes, or a rope. Following this, each player decides which of the 16 displayed pictures has been copied. The game ends after five rounds, when each player has used each material once.
An expansion for Pictures by Daniela and Christian St”hr for up to 6 players. (14+ years, playtime approx. 30 min)
Pictures Orange is the first major expansion for Pictures, the award-winning creative family game. Two new material sets and 55 cards with 110 new photos provide more variety and lasting fun.
Pictures: USA is the third major expansion for Pictures. Two new material sets and 55 US-themed cards with 110 new photos provide a fresh take on the award-winning creative family game.
Contains 96 large cards (111 x 79 mm):
The photos are over 60% larger by their surface.
A copy of the base game is required as this is only cards and does not come with the other components necessary for play.
Not only during the holiday season Pictures X-mas expands the fun with 2 new materials:
Recognize a photo by simply feeling some items! Try to arrange a Christmas table setting, so that the other players can find out your photo!
With its 110 new photos and many natural components, Pictures X-mas is the perfect expansion for Pictures.
You have just started working at a Soviet watch factory that you've discovered used to be a World War II era munitions factory. You've been sent there to produce gears, which you can sell for money, but you also need those gears to disguise the munitions crates you smuggle out. Dig through the files in the foreman's office to uncover evidence of government corruption during the aftermath of WWII. Use the monitoring infrastructure in the foreman's office to catch your coworkers misbehaving and extract bribes from them - but be careful because someone else might be watching YOU!
The artistically composed thematic Eurogame Watch blends theme into the game mechanisms masterfully: While playing, you can feel the clock ticking as you try to hide your mischievous actions from the other players. To succeed, you must ensure that the gears fall into their specific clockwork spot exactly when and where you need it!