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MYTHIC BATTLES: PANTHEON KICKSTARTER FUNDS IN FOUR MINUTES,

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Nov 162016

MYTHIC BATTLES: PANTHEON KICKSTARTER FUNDS IN FOUR MINUTES, UNLOCKS SLEW OF NEW MINIATURES AND GAME AIDS, INCLUDING MASSIVE NEW POSEIDON EXPANSION
PARIS, FRANCE (November 10, 2016): After fully funding at $80,000 in four minutes and raising more than $300,000 in the first 24 hours, Mythic Games is thrilled to reveal today the Poseidon Expansion for the Mythic Battles: Pantheon board game. The Poseidon Expansion joins the ever-growing list of bonus unlocks for backers as an Add-On in the Mythic Battles: Pantheon Kickstarter, which is running now through December 1, 2016.

Through waves and thunder, with a sword in one hand and a sail line in the other, the Poseidon Expansion provides an entirely new tactical dimension to the Mythic Battles: Pantheon gameplay, including rules, scenarios and more for epic water warfare with an ocean environment, ship combat, sea creatures and Poseidon himself. The Poseidon Expansion includes 23 miniatures, one double-sided game board, eight character dashboards and stat clips, two troop cards, 36 activation cards, six new scenarios, six cardboard boats and 20 various tokens and overlays.

Parfum

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Jul 082015

Parfum

$49.99

Marcel and Marco, the designers of the award winning game “Fresco” now introduce you to the wonderful world of fragrances through their new game “Parfum”.

Aromatic scents were first used in the Orient in myriad ways. This expertise in manufacturing precious mixtures eventually reached Europe, with the southern French town of Grasse in Provence becoming the capital of the perfume craft.

In “Parfum”, players assume the role of master perfumers. They distill precious essences and create unique perfumes using ingredients like vanilla, lavender, rose, bergamot and violet.

But each customer has their own preferences, so even the most charming symphony of fragrances must satisfy the tastes of the wealthy clientele, so that they buy your creations. Choose your Aroma dice skillfully to obtain the right fragrance notes to create the most desired perfume. Watch your customer’s desires to become the most successful perfumer.

With “Fresco”, the designer team “MM” successfully engulfed the players in the fantastic world of fresco painting. Now with their new creation “Parfum”, they lead the player into the exotic world of perfume making in the 18th century.

2-4 players

Ages 8+

45 minute play time

Contains:

1 Gameboard

42 Fragrance tiles

15 Essence dice

25 Customers

25 Fountain tiles

26 Wooden bottles

7 Alarm clocks

4 Round player figures

4 Player tableaus

1 Closing time tile

1 Bag

1 Rulebook

New Frrom Rio Grande Games

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Jan 122015

Concordia: Britannia/Germania

$24.95

Concordia: Britannia Expansion features a double-sided map for Concordia. The Britannia map offers tight play with only 23 cities in ten provinces and players start in London and Calais, expanding Britannia from the south. The Germania map features 30 cities in twelve provinces again. The additional castles, different starting positions, and sea colonists moving along rivers bring new options into play.

2-5 players

Ages 12+

Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear! From Academy Games

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Oct 102012

Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear!

$ 80.00

Expected Release Date: Oct 2012

The year is 1941. Germany has defeated Poland, Denmark, Norway, and France with ease. Now the Führer desires more ‘Lebensraum’ and attacks the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941 under the code name Operation Barbarossa. He thinks the Soviets will fold like a house of cards. Their officer cadre had been massacred by Stalin, training was poor, and morale low. The Blitzkrieg catches the Soviets by surprise and they lose over 1.75 million men in the first two months alone. The Germans are unstoppable, their Panzers pushing to the very gates of Moscow. But the winter comes and the Soviets begin to counterattack. THE BEAR AWAKENS! Winner – ‘Origins Historical Boardgame of the Year’ Winner – ‘Charles S Robert Historical Boardgame of the Year’ Winner – ‘James F Dunnigan Design Elegance’ Winner – ‘Genius Award for best Historical Game’ The #1 Rated Wargame Series is finally available again! NEW – 3D map graphics, NEW – Counter Art, NEW – Firefights and Campaign Games! Fun – Quick simultaneous play allows players to interact without waiting. Simple – Teach new players how to play in under 5 minutes. Historically Accurate – Portrays realistic forces and tactics. Counters – Depict individual vehicles, tanks, guns, squads and more. Consistent – Each game in the series uses the same rule system. Awakening the Bear is the perfect introduction to tactical squad level war gaming!

Get this today at Academy Games and start developing your mind through play

The Spanish Tercios 1536-1704 From Osprey in July

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Jun 282012

The Spanish Tercios 1536-1704

$ 17.95 SRP

A mixed infantry formation made up of about 3,000 men armed with pikes, swords and handguns, the innovative and influential tercio or ‘Spanish square’ was the basic combat unit of the armies of Spain throughout much of the 16th and 17th centuries. Arguably the first permanent tactical formation seen in Europe since the Roman cohort, the tercio was the forerunner of modern formations such as the battalion and regiment. The variety of different weapons fielded in the tercio meant the Spanish infantry could resist opposing cavalry forces while overcoming every kind of enemy infantry deployed against them. Featuring full-colour artwork and photographs of rare items held at the Spanish Army Museum, this study covers the whole period during which the tercios were active, opening with the third Italian war between the forces of France and the Holy Roman Emperor and concluding with the final transformation of the Spanish tercios into regiments in 1704. Softcover; July 2012; 48 pages

Home Before the Leaves Fall (HC) from Osprey in July

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Jun 272012

Home Before the Leaves Fall (HC)

$ 24.95 SRP

The German invasion of France and Belgium in August 1914 came close to defeating the French armies, capturing Paris and ending the First World War before the autumn leaves had fallen. But the German armies failed to score the knock-out blow they had planned. The war would drag on for four years of unprecedented slaughter. There are many accounts of 1914 from the British point of view, and the achievements of the British Expeditionary Force are the stuff of legend. But in reality, there were only four British divisions in the field, while the French and Germans had more than 60 each. The real story of the battle can only be told by an author with the skill to mine the extensive German and French archives. Ian Senior does this with consummate skill, weaving together strategic analysis with diary entries and interview transcripts from the soldiers on the ground to create a remarkable new history. Hardcover; July 2012; 384 pages

Breakout Normandy coming Soon

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Mar 082012

Breakout Normandy

$ 75.00 SRP

Breakout: Normandy is a complex two-player wargame on the Allied invasion of France in World War 2. The game concentrates on the initial landings and the subsequent breakout attempts. The German player tries to prevent a successful Allied landing, and if that fails, to contain the beachhead. The Allied player wins by establishing a beachhead, or (better) by successfully breaking out of the landing area. The mapboard depicts the Normandy area where the initial landings took place. Units are regiments and brigades, representing infantry, airborne, armour artillery, anti-tank and anti-aircraft units.

New From Rio Grande in March

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Feb 122012

Upon a Salty Ocean $ 49.95 SRP

At the beginning of the 16th century, the city of Rouen is the main French port. The city’s wealth depends on fishing and the trading of salted fish. Salt produced in the mines has to be loaded onto ships and used to preserve herring and cod fished in the Atlantic Ocean. Every week ships full of salt barrels leave Rouen for the fishing grounds of the Atlantic Ocean, and once back, the goods are sold in the city markets. The players represent city merchants, and they invest in ships and city buildings to try to get rich. Who will be the richest merchant of Rouen, when Francis I, King of France, comes to visit the City? Contains: Game board and rulebook 32 salt (white), 24 herring (pink) and 24 cod (violet) wooden cubes 10 salt (white), 10 herring (pink) and 10 cod (violet) large wooden cubes (worth four small ones) 72 player markers (wooden cubes: 18 for each player color: blue, green, red, yellow) 4 coin markers (wooden disc) 7 market/action counters (black cubes) 3 ship tiles for each player color 10 event tiles 4 player sheets