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Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa

2023-12-27T14:52:02-05:00

Vendor: Osprey Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 99.95

Designer	Mandela Fernandez-Grandon Fabio Lopiano
Publisher	Osprey Games
Players	1-4
Playtime	150-180 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	382518/sankore-pride-mansa-musa http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382518/sankore-pride-mansa-musa/forums/63

In Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa, a dynamic, interactive, mid-weight Eurogame, 1-4 players manage the prestigious University of Sankoré in 14th-century Timbuktu, tasked by the emperor Mansa Musa with spreading knowledge throughout West Africa, even as the great university is raised around them.

By enrolling and graduating your pupils, teaching classes, adding to your curriculum, and filling the great library with books, you will advance knowledge in four main disciplines: theology, law, mathematics, and astronomy. Once construction of the university is complete, the value that the empire places on each discipline will dramatically affect how you score the knowledge you have passed on.

In a dedicated solo mode, you compete against the "Distinguished Scholar", a passionate and ambitious academic controlled by an elegant automated system. They may not be as nimble as you, but they are focused and driven and will strive to produce the best possible students.

Can you navigate the corridors of academic competition and bring renown to Mansa Musa's prized university?

—description from the publisher

Calimala

2023-11-17T10:26:50-05:00

Vendor: Alley Cat Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 0.00

Designer	Fabio Lopiano
Publisher	Alley Cat Games
Players	3-5
Playtime	75-75 mins
Suggested Age	10 and up
Hornor	2017 Board Game Quest Awards Best Strategy/Euro Game Nominee 2018 Cardboard Republic Tactician Laurel Nominee
Additional Info	199383/calimala http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199383/calimala/forums/63

The "Arte di Calimala" — the guild of cloth finishers and merchants in foreign cloth — was one of the greater guilds of Florence, who arrogated to themselves the civic power of the Republic of Florence during the Late Middle Ages. The woolen cloth trade was the engine that drove the city’s economy and the members of the Calimala were the elite of Florence.

Throughout its long history, the Arte di Calimala supervised the execution of artistic and architectural works. Most Florentine guilds performed such activities, but the Calimala distinguished itself from other guilds through the number and prestige of the projects and the sites administered, including the construction and decoration of some of the major churches of the city.

Players of Calimala are cloth merchants in medieval Florence, with a number of trusted employees that they assign to various streets within the city to carry out actions. (Each street connects two places where particular actions can be taken.) While taking these actions, players produce and deliver cloth and contribute to the construction and decoration of various buildings across the city. Employees stay on their assigned places for a while, carrying out their actions whenever the street is activated, and eventually are promoted into the city council, triggering a scoring phase.

Depending on the number of players, each player has a number of action discs. In turn order, they can put one on a space between two actions, performing both actions and activating all other discs on the same space. When the fourth disc is placed on an action space, the lowest one is promoted to the city council, which triggers a scoring. After the last action disc is placed or the last scoring phase in the council is triggered, the game ends. The positions of the action spaces and sequence of scoring phases vary from game to game, making each game very different. Secret scoring objectives and action cards add uncertainty.

3 Ring Circus

2023-09-05T09:25:46-04:00

Vendor: Devir
Type: Board Games
Price: 32.95

Designer	Remo Conzadori Fabio Lopiano
Publisher	Devir
Players	1-4
Playtime	45-75 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	371947/3-ring-circus http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/371947/3-ring-circus/forums/63

The circus has come to town! Under the tent, jugglers, clowns, magicians, strongmen and wild beasts capture the curiosity of a dedicated audience that applauds non-stop. After each performance, your little troupe accumulates fame and may one day pique the interest of P.T. Barnum, the greatest circus mogul of all time.

In 3 Ring Circus, players take on the role of a circus director who tours the United States at the end of the 19th century. Your objective is to hire artists and offer performances in various towns and cities with the intention of gaining fame. In towns, features are easy to set up and give you starting resources to upgrade your cast; small cities are somewhat more demanding, but they allow you to come into contact with better artists; audiences in big cities are even more demanding and want to see very specific numbers, but performing there brings you much more fame!

On their turn, players can hire an artist or host a performance. At the beginning of the game, each player's circuses are empty, so it will be necessary to contract to form the company. The artist cards grant more or fewer benefits depending on the order in which they act, so one of the keys to the game is planning the shows that will be offered.

If they decide to act, the players must move to a free space on the map. If it is a town, they receive the most basic currency cards as a prize. If you perform in a small city, depending on the number of pedestals you have in your company you can claim more or fewer entry cards (the second most valuable) or fame points. In the big cities, you get a lot of fame points, but the public always demands a specific type of artist.

While your little circus tries to survive, the great and splendid Barnum Circus travels across the country, and when it arrives in a big city, a score is held in that region, and the circuses that have given the most performances there will gain even more fame.

-description from the publisher

Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road (French Edition)

2023-08-14T21:46:42-04:00

Vendor: Atalia
Type: Board Games
Price: 29.95

Designer	Fabio Lopiano
Publisher	Atalia
Players	1-4
Playing Time	90 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Accessory	Laserox - Merv Organizer
Additional Info	306040/merv-heart-silk-road http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/306040/merv-heart-silk-road/forums/63

Note: This game is in French.

Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road is a tense economic game charting the rise and fall of the greatest city in the world.

In Merv, players are vying to amass power and wealth in the prosperous heart of the Silk Road. Through careful court intrigue, timely donations to the grand mosque, and favorable trade deals, players attempt to redirect as much of that prosperity as possible into their own pockets.

Meanwhile, beyond the city walls Mongol hordes approach. If you help construct the city walls, you give up on precious opportunities to build up your own stature, but leave it unprotected and you will burn with the city. Every decision is weighty and the consequences of each misstep are dire. Will you rise to prominence or fade into oblivion?

—description from the publisher

Autobahn

2022-09-16T21:31:57-04:00

Vendor: Alley Cat Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 39.95

Designer	Fabio Lopiano Nestore Mangone
Publisher	Alley Cat Games
Players	1-4
Playtime	90-150 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	348554/autobahn http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/348554/autobahn/forums/63

Autobahn is an economic strategy game about the building of the German motorway system over three periods of time spanning from the end of World War II to the present day.

At the end of the second period (in 1990), the Unification opens up opportunities to further extend the network into the eastern part of the country.

As a director within the BundesAutobahn Organisation, you are responsible for managing and developing the German Federal Highway System.

Aside from building roads, you’ll also be responsible for facilitating the transport of goods to neighbouring countries and constructing petrol stations to benefit from this new traffic.

As you contribute to the development of the network, you gain seats at the administration boards of each highway, and they will increase your budget at the start of each period.

Over the course of the game, your board members will eventually advance to more prestigious seats within the Bundesautobahn building, which instead will provide victory points at the end of the game.

Plan ahead to optimize your efficiency: Each contribution you make builds your reputation and gains you access to new departments and scoring opportunities that better align with your chosen path to victory.

The cards in your hand allows you to take actions on one of the 7 main Autobahns.
You’ll need to plan carefully and time your actions perfectly if you want to make the most of your hand before you need to collect your cards back.

—description from the publisher

Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road

2020-12-27T00:10:15-05:00

Vendor: Osprey Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 38.97

Designer	Fabio Lopiano
Publisher	Osprey Games
Players	1-4
Playing Time	90 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Accessory	Laserox - Merv Organizer
Additional Info	306040/merv-heart-silk-road http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/306040/merv-heart-silk-road/forums/63

Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road is a tense economic game charting the rise and fall of the greatest city in the world.

In Merv, players are vying to amass power and wealth in the prosperous heart of the Silk Road. Through careful court intrigue, timely donations to the grand mosque, and favorable trade deals, players attempt to redirect as much of that prosperity as possible into their own pockets.

Meanwhile, beyond the city walls Mongol hordes approach. If you help construct the city walls, you give up on precious opportunities to build up your own stature, but leave it unprotected and you will burn with the city. Every decision is weighty and the consequences of each misstep are dire. Will you rise to prominence or fade into oblivion?

—description from the publisher

Ragusa

2018-09-28T14:10:10-04:00

Vendor: Capstone Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 61.95

Designer	Fabio Lopiano
Publisher	Capstone Games
Players	1-5
Playtime	40-80 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	253635/ragusa http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253635/ragusa/forums/63

Set in the legendary city of Ragusa (now Dubrovnik), Ragusa charges players with the task of building the city in the 15th century, constructing its great towers, boosting trade with the East, and finding their fortunes.

Players build houses on the spaces between three hexes, gaining access to resources (on rural spaces) and actions (in the city), which means that a house effectively functions as a worker being placed, but triggering three spots at a time. Players use resources gained in the countryside to build buildings, trade, and craft valuable commodities — the value of which varies as ships come and go from the harbor.

In the city, players gain access to actions, with each spot representing the three actions that surround it. This simple worker placement gives way to a deep engine-building mechanism as not only will building around production spaces utilize the houses you've already built in the countryside, but building near other player's houses will re-activate them, giving other players valuable opportunities outside of their turns.

The game ends once players have placed all their houses. The player with the most points from all sources wins.

Calimala Deluxe Kit

2017-11-03T23:35:37-04:00

	Vendor: ADC Blackfire Entertainment GmbH Type: Board Games Price: 19.95
Upgrade your Calimala boardgame with these beautiful wooden buildings and bring Florence to lief. The Calimala Upgrad Kit contains all 4 buildings as wooden standees and an exclusive first player token with the shape of Florence’s coat of arms. Additionally there are 4 acrylic overlays to keep your ressource cubes attached to the buildings and in perfect position.

Calimala (Stronghold Games Edition)

2017-11-03T23:35:37-04:00

Vendor: Stronghold Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 52.95

Designer	Fabio Lopiano
Publisher	Stronghold Games
Players	3-5
Playtime	45-75 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	199383/calimala http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199383/calimala/forums/63

Calimala (Deluxe Kit Included)

2017-11-03T23:35:37-04:00

Vendor: ADC Blackfire Entertainment GmbH
Type: Board Games
Price: 79.95

Designer	Fabio Lopiano
Publisher	ADC Blackfire Entertainment GmbH
Players	3-5
Playtime	45-75 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	199383/calimala http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199383/calimala/forums/63