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Dune: Ecaz & Moritani

2023-09-05T09:31:23-04:00

Vendor: Gale Force Nine
Type: Board Games
Price: 24.95

Designer	Jack Reda
Publisher	Gale Force Nine, LLC
Players	2-6
Playtime	120-180 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Expansion For	Dune
Additional Info	377511/dune-ecaz-moritani http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/377511/dune-ecaz-moritani/forums/63

This expansion adds House Ecaz and House Moritani, to DUNE: The Board Game.

House Ecaz: House Ecaz is ruled by Archduke Armand Ecaz, who is well respected in the Landsraad and keen to strengthen his standing by forging lasting alliances.

House Moritani: Led by the ruthless and cunning Viscount Hundro Moritani, the Moritanis did not hesitate to use terror tactics to conquer their enemies, resorting to assassination, sneak attacks, and sabotage.

New Game Mechanics:

Homeworlds: These allow you to conduct raids on the homeworlds of other factions and interfere with their advantages.

Nexus Cards: Nexus cards provide players with incentives and special effects for not joining an alliance.

Discovery Tokens: These add new elements to the game on sections of the board that are often bypassed and don’t see much action

Firefly: Misbehavin'

2022-07-04T07:08:25-04:00

Vendor: Gale Force Nine
Type: Board Games
Price: 66.95

Designer	Jack Reda
Publisher	Gale Force Nine, LLC
Players	2-4
Playtime	60 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	361065/firefly-misbehavin http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/361065/firefly-misbehavin/forums/63

Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back!

In Firefly: Misbehavin', players get to control different factions of the Firefly 'Verse, from the criminal enterprises of Badger or Niska, to the self-righteous Alliance, and even Serenity as Mal attempts to find a crew and keep flyin'.

This deck-building card game gives each player a unique starting deck of cards, as well as access to characters, items, and locations in the Core, Border, and Rim. Compete to control your own corner of the 'Verse, or play through different episodes with a wide variety of objectives.

—description from the publisher

Arrakis: Dawn of the Fremen

2022-07-04T07:05:17-04:00

Vendor: Gale Force Nine
Type: Board Games
Price: 22.95

Designer	Bill Eberle Jack Kittredge Peter Olotka Greg Olotka Jack Reda
Publisher	Gale Force Nine, LLC
Players	2-4
Playtime	60-90 mins
Suggested Age	14 and up
Additional Info	358263/arrakis-dawn-fremen http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/358263/arrakis-dawn-fremen/forums/63

Arrakis: Dawn of the Fremen is a brutal, cutthroat game about tribal control of Arrakis, more than a hundred generations before the Atreides come to Arrakis.

In the game, you control a tribe of Fremen warriors who are struggling to gather the scarce resources of Arrakis, develop the weapons and sietches you need to survive, and harness the power of sandworms for battle. Gameplay is split into three sections:

Harj — the final part of the game set-up in which players jockey for position
Initiation Cycle — the first cycle of the game, with a few restrictions to ease into gameplay
Cycles — each cycle is split into several phases, with cycles continuing until the game is won

You can conquer Arrakis two ways, by controlling the winning number of sietches at the end of the action phase or by unanimous decision of the council when all players agree that you cannot be prevented from winning...

—description from the publisher

Dune: CHOAM & Richese

2021-12-27T09:07:45-05:00

Vendor: Gale Force Nine
Type: Board Games
Price: 25.95

Designer	Bill Eberle Jack Kittredge Peter Olotka Greg Olotka Jack Reda
Publisher	Gale Force Nine, LLC
Players	3-6
Playtime	120 mins
Suggested Age	45 and up
Expansion For	Dune
Additional Info	346083/dune-choam-richese http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/346083/dune-choam-richese/forums/63

This expansion adds two new factions, the CHOAM and the Richese, to the Dune boardgame, along with 2 new variants.

The Combine Honnete Ober Advancer Mercantiles or CHOAM controlled much of the economic affairs across the cosmos, and had a keen interest in Arrakis above and beyond spice production. Because of its control of inter-planetary commerce, CHOAM was the largest single source of wealth in the Imperium. Influence in CHOAM was a major focus of political maneuvering in the Imperium, both to maximize dividends and also to skim profits. The leaders and bureaucrats of CHOAM were dedicated to controlling vital products that enriched the Great Houses . . . and CHOAM itself.

House Richese, just like the Ixians, had a well-earned reputation for ingenuity, and created important technological inventions. But Count Ilban Richese suffered a number of business blunders that threatened to bankrupt their fortunes. After being ousted from governing Arrakis, they were reduced to selling off important creations simply to raise enough funds to continue their efforts to compete.

This expansion also introduces Leader Skills, which let you assign a skill like Mentat, Swordmaster of Ginaz, or Prana Bindu Adept to one of your leader discs. It also included Advanced Stronghold Cards, which give you a "homefield advantage" when battling in a stronghold you control.

—description from the publisher

Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy

2021-07-15T12:05:32-04:00

Vendor: Gale Force Nine
Type: Board Games
Price: 46.95

Designer	Bill Eberle Jack Kittredge Peter Olotka Greg Olotka Jack Reda
Publisher	Gale Force Nine, LLC
Players	2-4
Suggested Age	12 and up
Additional Info	341165/dune-game-conquest-and-diplomacy http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/341165/dune-game-conquest-and-diplomacy/forums/63

Take part in one of the most famous science-fiction stories of all time. Dune, A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy builds on 40 years of development, refinement, and evolution from the original classic game. It has the same beloved DNA, flavor, tension, and themes, but with new game-board design, more spice, new streamlined rules, and a new market deck from which you can purchase game advantages. Also, the brand new two-player mode really opens up new gaming opportunities, all making the game more accessible for even the most casual gamer.

In Dune, you will take control of one of the four great factions—House Atreides, House Harkonnen, the Fremen, and the Imperium—all vying to control the most valuable resource in the universe: melange, the mysterious spice only found at great cost the planet Dune. Ship your forces to Dune, harvest spice, seize control of strongholds, and destroy your enemies. Who will control Dune? You decide!

The game is played multiple phases, some of which don't have player specific actions, like in the Spice phase, a Spice Blow card is drawn and spice is added to the board in two territories, or else a Sandworm attacks that last two territories where spice was placed. But on the card phase, each player draws up to a hand of 4 Battle cards, and then may purchase Market cards up to a hand of 3 for 2 spice each. On the Shipping and Movement Phase, players take turns adding forces to the board and then moving forces on the board. Each player's faction has

The game plays 3 to 5 Rounds. Starting on Round 3, the game can end if a player occupies 3 strongholds at the end of the Round. If no one occupies 3 strongholds at the end of Round 5, then the player with the most spice wins (and each stronghold they occupy counts as 5 spice).

Dune: Ixians & Tleilaxu

2020-04-22T22:25:04-04:00

Vendor: Gale Force Nine
Type: Board Games
Price: 11.95

Designers	Bill Eberle Jack Kittredge Peter Olotka Greg Olotka Jack Reda
Publisher	Gale Force Nine, LLC
Players	2-6
Expansion For	Dune
Accessories	Folded Space - Dune and Ixians & Tleilaxu Expansion Laserox - Dune Organizer
Additional Info	296579/dune-ixians-tleilaxu http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/296579/dune-ixians-tleilaxu/forums/63

This expansion adds two new houses, the Ixians and the Tleilaxu, to the Dune boardgame.

Theilaxu: Led by a small council of Tleilaxu Masters - the fanatic, xenophonbic Tleilaxu were tolerated because of their useful genetic engineering superiority. Although underestimated and loathed by others, they hoped to someday dominate all.

Ixian: The cyborg, Prince Rhombur of House Vernius, leads the Ixians, masters of manufacturing and technologies only they know how to deploy.

Both the Ixians and the Tleilaxu are integral to the economy of CHOAM and the Imperium. The royal family of Ix had once been one of the wealthiest in the Imperium. Because of a successful invasion of Ix by the Tleilaxu and the Emperor’s Sardaukar, and then, after many years, the liberation of Ix by Ixian and Atreides forces, the Ixians and the Tleilaxu are mortal enemies.

This expansion also introduces new game mechanics to help you gain advantages over your rivals.

—description from the publisher

Cosmic Encounter: Cosmic Dominion

2014-08-17T00:46:00-04:00

Vendor: Fantasy Flight Games
Type: Board Games
Price: 27.95

Designer	Jefferson Krogh Bill Martinson Jack Reda
Publisher	Fantasy Flight Games
Players	3-5
Playtime	60 mins
Suggested Age	13 and up
Expansion For	Cosmic Encounter
Honors	2014 Golden Geek Best Board Game Expansion Nominee
Additional Info	153971/cosmic-encounter-cosmic-dominion http://boardgamegeek.com/forum/1519393/cosmic-encounter-cosmic-dominion/reviews

Note: This is not a standalone product and you'll need the base game Cosmic Encounter to play.

The fifth expansion set for the Fantasy Flight Games version of Cosmic Encounter, Cosmic Dominion has the unique distinction of having been designed and developed by the fan base of Cosmic Encounter, comprising nearly two years of collaboration on both Facebook and BGG.

Cosmic Dominion adds 30 new aliens to the FFG canon. These will include a few favorite classics from the good old days, with a large number of new alien powers contributed by a wide variety of fan designers.

The set also includes a brand-new Reward Deck that can stand alone or be mixed with the one in Cosmic Incursion, but that is composed almost entirely of new cards, many with interesting twists on standard ones.

Finally, included are special "Special Ship Markers" that can be used for a variety of variants, with some included in the rulebook to start you off.