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War of the Ring: The Card Game – Fire and Swords

2024-09-03T11:31:54-04:00

Vendor: Ares Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 29.95

Designer	Ian Brody
Publisher	Ares Games
Players	2-6
Playtime	60 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Expansion For	War of the Ring: The Card Game
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This second expansion for Ian Brody's War of the Ring: The Card Game introduces new scenarios to the base game, including one that allows to play with up to six people.

In addition to that, War of the Ring: The Card Game – Fire and Swords features 60 faction cards, 9 new paths, 9 new battlegrounds, and 13 skirmishes, a new type of battleground to represent the smaller settlements and fortifications of the War of the Ring, places like the Fords of Isen and Bree. This expansion adds three new factions to the game: Northmen for the Free Peoples; and Easterlings and Ruffians for the Shadow.

War of the Ring: The Card Game – Against the Shadow

2023-09-05T09:45:13-04:00

Vendor: Ares Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 24.95

Designer	Ian Brody
Publisher	Ares Games
Players	1-2
Playtime	60 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Expansion For	War of the Ring: The Card Game
Additional Info	388470/war-ring-card-game-against-shadow http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/388470/war-ring-card-game-against-shadow/forums/63

Inspired by the best-selling and award-winning War of the Ring board game, War of the Ring – The Card Game immerses players in the quest of The Lord of the Rings. The game allows them to explore their own version of the trilogy, using uniquely designed card decks representing the strengths and weaknesses of the peoples and characters who fought in the War of the Ring.

Its first expansion, Against the Shadow, enables players to experience the adventure alone or cooperatively. The player(s) control the Free Peoples, using the normal rules and cards included in the War of the Ring – The Card Game.

Automated players control the Shadow, using the new decks, which entirely replace the cards included in the core set and which are tailored for solo/cooperative play. In conjunction with a simple flowchart, the new Shadow decks provide a sophisticated challenge for one or two players.

-description from publisher

War of the Ring: The Card Game

2022-12-27T10:51:33-05:00

Vendor: Ares Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 43.95

Designer	Ian Brody
Publisher	Ares Games
Players	2-4
Playtime	90-120 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Expansions	War of the Ring: The Card Game – Against the Shadow War of the Ring: The Card Game – Fire and Swords
Additional Info	362944/war-ring-card-game http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/362944/war-ring-card-game/forums/63

Inspired by the best-selling and award-winning War of the Ring board game, War of the Ring: The Card Game allows players to journey to the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and create their own version of the dramatic conflict between the Dark Lord, Sauron, and the Free Peoples of Middle-earth.
In War of the Ring: The Card Game, up to 4 players compete in two teams, the Shadow against the Free Peoples, each player using a specific and different card deck representing the strengths and weaknesses of the different factions involved in the war.
The Free Peoples desperately try to complete their quest to destroy the One Ring, while at the same time defending their homelands from the encroaching hordes of Sauron and from his evil allies.

The Shadow players must strike quickly and decisively, before the Ring-bearers can complete their quest; or try to slowly corrupt Frodo, burdening him with wounds, toil, and the sorrow for the loss of his Companions.

During the game, players will take turns playing cards representing the characters, armies, items, and events of the War of the Ring. Each card they play will help or hinder the journey of the Fellowship as it progresses on its Path; or be used to defend or conquer the strongholds of Middle-earth, as they fight to control the new Battleground cards activated in each round.

With more than 100 original illustrations from the greatest Tolkienian artists in the world, including an amazing gallery of landscapes from The Shire to Mordor by John and Fataneh Howe, War of the Ring: The Card Game is more than a game – it also a memorable collection for all lovers of the world imagined by J.R.R. Tolkien.

This is your chance to forge the destiny of an age, like you never did before!

—description from the publisher

Quartermaster General: Prelude

2021-12-27T09:12:21-05:00

Vendor: Griggling Games, Inc.
Type: Board Games
Price: 19.95

Designer	Ian Brody
Publisher	Griggling Games, Inc.
Players	2-6
Playtime	10 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Expansion for	Quartermaster General
Additional Info	249522/quartermaster-general-prelude http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/249522/quartermaster-general-prelude/forums/63

Quartermaster General: Prelude adds a short pre-game of new “Prelude” cards, setting the stage for WW II.

The prelude has a truncated sequence of play designed to create differing opening situations from whence regular play can begin. There are two types of prelude cards: History and Armament. History cards are (generally) resolved immediately and have a tension modifier. Armament cards are played face down, like response cards, but cost a regular card to use (not to play). When the total tension from history cards gets to 10, regular play begins.

—description from the publisher

Quartermaster General: 1914 (New Edition)

2021-12-27T09:12:19-05:00

Vendor: PSC Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 48.95

Designer	Ian Brody
Publisher	PSC Games
Players	2-5
Playtime	90-120 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	208773/quartermaster-general-1914 http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/208773/quartermaster-general-1914/forums/63

Quartermaster General: 1914 is a new, fast-paced game in the critically acclaimed Quartermaster General series, designed by Ian Brody, that pits the Central Powers against the Entente Powers. Based on the popular Quartermaster General system, this card-driven wargame reflects the military, economic, and political intrigue of the time.

In Quartermaster General: 1914, each power has its own unique deck of cards, with its own strengths and strategies, providing strong replayability as you try your hand at playing the different powers. Each card has two different uses: one when played, and another when prepared. On their turn, players have the opportunity to both play and prepare a card. They can also spend cards to draft more troops or use cards to subject their opponents to attrition.

Each Power’s deck represents the resources of that player: “digging” too quickly through the deck in the early game might result in unsupported armies being swept away in the final rounds. This is worth it if a player can capture Berlin or Paris in 1915 - but if the gambit fails, you may have a tough road ahead. The game ends after 17 rounds of play, or earlier if one side has a commanding enough lead.

Quartermaster General: 1914 is a must have for all fans of the Quartermaster General series, and for anybody looking for an accessible grandstrategy game on the “Great War.”

Quartermaster General (Second Edition): Total War

2020-12-27T00:11:03-05:00

Vendor: Ares Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 34.95

Designer	Ian Brody
Publisher	Ares Games
Players	2-6
Playing Time	90 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Expansion For	Quartermaster General WW2 Edition
Additional Info	312489/quartermaster-general-second-edition-total-war http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312489/quartermaster-general-second-edition-total-war/forums/63

Total War is the first expansion for the second edition of Quartermaster General, that provides players with a great number of new playing options, without dramatically increasing the play time.

Among these new game features, the most important is the introduction of Air Forces that brings a whole new dimension to the conflict. Air Forces help the players to defend Armies and Navies in the same space, or to attack adjacent Air Forces in battle.

Another new key feature is the presence of new forces: Chinese and French forces, that enlarge and change the opening setup, introducing many new strategies. A new tactical point is introduced into the game through Bolster cards, a new type of cards that are played directly from the hand as reactions to game play. “Last but not least”, the introduction of new alternate “what if” cards, that represent historical strategies that were considered but never executed, as Operation Sea Lion, the invasion of Britain.

With these important changes the game is still simple to learn and quick to setup, but these new tactical moves at player’s disposal in this expansion set increase the fun and ensure a further and greater replayability!

—description from the publisher

Quartermaster General WW2 (Second Edition)

2019-12-27T07:54:11-05:00

Vendor: Ares Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 48.95

Designer	Ian Brody
Publisher	Ares Games
Players	2-6
Playtime	90 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Expansion	Quartermaster General (Second Edition): Total War
Honors	2015 International Gamers Award - General Strategy: Multi-player Nominee 2014 Golden Geek Best Wargame Nominee
Additional Info	159473/quartermaster-general http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/159473/quartermaster-general/forums/63

Quartermaster General is a fast-paced game that puts you in command of the major powers of the Second World War. In the game, supply is crucial to keep your armies and navies fighting; destroy your enemies' supply lines and their forces will surrender!

During play, you control one or more countries on either the Axis or Allied team and try to score as many victory points (VPs) for your team as you can through the use of cards or by occupying the starred supply spaces. Each major power has a unique set of cards with which to marshal its forces, which are represented by wooden army and navy pieces. After twenty rounds of play, the team with the most VPs wins.

Quartermaster General WW2, released in 2019, is a second edition of the game revised to improve its ease of play, clarity, and play balance.

Note: The French edition of Quartermaster General, known as Quartermaster, includes the Quartermaster General: Air Marshal expansion that is sold separately in the English edition.

SHAEF

2018-12-31T03:47:14-05:00

Vendor: PSC Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 89.95

Designer	Ian Brody
Publisher	PSC Games
Players	2
Suggested Age	0
Additional Info	228714/shaef http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/228714/shaef/forums/63

SHAEF is a two-player WW2 card-driven wargame covering the ten months following D-Day in Western Europe.

One player takes the role of SHAEF – Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force commanded by US General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Allied player’s goal is to control at least two of four key locations in Germany before the end of March 1945. The Axis player seeks to frustrate these plans, but can win an instant victory if he can repel the Overlord invasion.

The historical armies and corps that fought in the campaign are represented by stand-up counters moving on the map. Smaller forces, plus combat support and special tactics, are handled by beautiful cards.

Quartermaster General: The Cold War

2018-12-31T03:35:49-05:00

Vendor: PSC Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 74.95

Designer	Ian Brody
Publisher	PSC Games
Players	3-6
Playtime	90-120 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	247704/quartermaster-general-cold-war http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/247704/quartermaster-general-cold-war/forums/63

The Quartermaster General series goes nuclear!

Quartermaster General: The Cold War depicts the struggle between the aspirations of the Soviet Bloc, the West, and the Non-Aligned nationalist independence movements throughout the developing world.

You will play a Bloc of nations: the Soviet Bloc, the Western Bloc, or the Non-Aligned Bloc. Each Bloc is considered an enemy to each other Bloc, even if players decide to cooperate temporarily to preserve the balance of power. Each of the three Blocs may be played by one or two people, depending on the number of players.

On your turn, you’ll play cards to unfold a narrative of the Cold War, as it might have been. You may decide to use military force when espionage fails – but escalating tensions will reduce the penalty your enemies pay to use their WMDs in retaliation!

—description from the publisher

Quartermaster General - Victory or Death: The Peloponnesian War

2017-04-11T07:47:33-04:00

Vendor: PSC Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 49.95

Designer	Ian Brody
Publisher	PSC Games
Players	2-4
Suggested Age	12
Additional Info	195227/quartermaster-general-victory-or-death-peloponnesi http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/195227/quartermaster-general-victory-or-death-peloponnesi/forums/63

Victory or Death: The Peloponnesian War, the next game in the Quartermaster General Series, is a card driven/hand management/area control eurogame/wargame for 2 to 4 players playing on two teams, and takes about 90 minutes to two hours to play. On one side are the Athenians and the Delian League, the Demos team; against them, the Oligarchs of Sparta and Corinth are teamed.

The Peloponnesian War is a great setting for a historical game, having two evenly matched factions with very differing capabilities. Athens (and the Delian League, including Corcyra) commanded the seas, and relied on trade to feed their masses. On land, the Spartan phalanx was virtually unbeatable, as all adult Spartan male citizens were professional soldiers

Players of Quartermaster General will find most of the concepts familiar. Since the game has a smaller maximum player count, the amount of activity during a turn has been slightly increased.For example, after the Play step there is a Planning step, when you can place a Prepare card on the table. Prepare cards in Victory or Death work a lot like Response Cards in Quartermaster General, but have a much broader scope of application. Many Prepare cards are used during the Strategy step, which is at the beginning of a player's turn. Much of the game play is structured around putting together effective combinations of played cards and prepared cards.

Quartermaster General: Alternate Histories

2017-04-11T03:01:00-04:00

Vendor: Griggling Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 22.95

Designer	Ian Brody
Publisher	Griggling Games, Inc.
Players	2-6
Playtime	60-120 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Expansion For	Quartermaster Genera Quartermaster General: Air Marshal
Additional Info	193139/quartermaster-general-alternate-histories http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193139/quartermaster-general-alternate-histories/forums/63

Description from the publisher:

Quartermaster General: Alternate Histories is the second expansion for Quartermaster General, the critically acclaimed fast-playing World War II game. With Alternate Histories, the forces of France and China are added as supporting Allied powers, with pieces all their own, plus over one hundred new and updated cards to add even more variety to your game!

Celestial Rainbows

2017-04-11T02:50:00-04:00

Vendor: Griggling Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 3.95

Designer	Ian Brody
Publisher	Griggling Games, Inc.
Players	2-8
Playtime	15 mins
Suggested Age	8 and up
Additional Info	150061/celestial-rainbows http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/150061/celestial-rainbows/forums/63

CELESTIAL RAINBOWS is a light, cooperative card game featuring the fantastic rainbow art by the visionary artist, Aurora. The object of the game is to work together to build as many of the seven rainbows as possible. The game may be lost if players are not able to complete a rainbow, but this game is designed to be a positive game that focuses on improving and not so much the negative connotations of losing. Players work to improve their score from their last game. Though cooperative, players have limited table talk and must coordinate their card plays based on what cards they can see on the table.

A fun game suitable for all ages.

Quartermaster General: Air Marshal

2017-04-06T05:09:00-04:00

Vendor: Griggling Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 22.95

Designer	Ian Brody
Publisher	Griggling Games, Inc.
Players	2-6
Playtime	90 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Expansion For	Quartermaster General
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Quartermaster General: Air Marshal adds two entirely new mechanics to Quartermaster General.

Bolster cards are played directly from your hand at a time specified on the card, adding a whole new element of surprise and challenge to the game.

Your Air Forces provide an additional dimension to battle. Air Force pieces are deployed to the board through play of a Deploy Air Force card. Once in play, Air Forces may support Army or Navy units in the same space and apply additional pressure to adjacent enemy pieces.

Santa's Bag

2014-12-03T02:06:00-05:00

Vendor: Griggling Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 9.95

Designer	Ian Brody
Publisher	Griggling Games, Inc.
Players	2-8
Playtime	15 mins
Suggested Age	7 and up
Additional Info	162614/santas-bag http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1547827/santas-bag/reviews

In Santa’s Bag, you play an Elf in Santa’s workshop. You make toys for kids. Santa reads his list and tells the Elves what toys to make and who will get them.
On your turn, look at the toys that needs to be made. Do you have the parts to make a toy? Do you need more parts? You can trade with other Elves to get a part. You can even use Elven Magic to make the right part! The trickier the toy, the more points you earn. Building toys for nicer children earns you even more points!

When you've built all the toys on Santa’s list, the player with the most points wins!

Destination: Neptune

2014-10-12T01:59:00-04:00

Vendor: Griggling Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 38.95

Designer	Ian Brody
Publisher	Griggling Games, Inc.
Players	2-4
Playtime	90 mins
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	157135/destination-neptune http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1532108/destination-neptune/reviews

Destination: Neptune shows an optimistic vision of commercial space exploration in the next century. Players control an organization with the resources and intent to explore, develop, and colonize the worlds beyond Earth. Organizations that practice careful planning and resource management, with a healthy dose of technology research will succeed. Destination: Neptune moves through four generations of space exploration. Players earn Victory Points by building large commercial outposts and colonies, as well as from fame and outright purchases. After four generations, the player with the most Victory Points wins the game.

This is a card driven game in which most Cards have an action that happens immediately, and another action for all of the players (including the player who played the card). Players can also sell cards in exchange for currency. When you sell a card, it goes to an Opportunity Track and is placed to the side of the board. If the Opportunity Track already has as many cards as players, the rightmost card is discarded. You may not change the order of the cards in the Opportunity Track. Players can play cards from the Opportunity Track as if they were in their hands.

Players must use the cards to gain currency and fuel in order to launch space missions to establish bases, factories and colonies on various locations within our solar system. Careful hand and resource management is key to winning the game. In addition, players also need to research certain technologies in order to build on most locations. Technologies are researched through card play and paying currency. The cards are separated into 4 piles which are separate generations. At the end of each generation, each player scores points for the various structures they've built. The game ends when all generation piles have been exhausted.