Create a miniature world where animals live in complete harmony with nature! A strategy game where every decision you make will be crucial!
This is how Harmonies is presented to us, a design by Johan Benvenuto (Lost Seas, Secret Identity, Braintopia). First published in 2024 in a multi-language edition by Libellud. The illustrations are handled by Maëva da Silva (Deus, When I Dream, Dragomino).
You are smugglers and soldiers on the high seas. Each round, you will roll and place dice to perform actions unique to your faction. Control Regions and deliver Cargo to gain Fame and win the game!
This is the premise of Ahoy, designed by Greg Loring-Albright (Leviathan, Bloc by Bloc: Uprising). It was first published in 2022 by Leder Games in an English edition following a successful crowdfunding campaign. The artwork was handled by Kyle Ferrin (Root, Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile, Vast: The Crystal Caverns).
A mysterious building rises on the hill, bathed in twilight. Amazed by the Pagoda’s strange aura, you decide to investigate it. Suddenly, a laugh, a shadow that is not your own, and an ominous-looking eye come to life. You have disturbed the peace of ten powerful Japanese spirits (called Yokai) resting there! Will you find a way to soothe their wrath?
This is the premise behind Yokai Pagoda, a design by Jacobo Rufete (AntaYagí, Iluliaq). First published in 2023 by PIF Games in a multilingual edition (Spanish, English, German, and French). The illustrations are handled by Nakara Studio (their debut in the board game world).
Arrakis. Dune. The Desert Planet. Raise your banner above the vast wasteland that stretches before you. Now that the Great Houses of the Landsraad are gathering their forces and their spies, whom will you influence and whom will you betray? A tyrannical Emperor. The inscrutable Bene Gesserit. The shrewd Spacing Guild. The fierce Fremen of the Deep Desert. The power of the Imperium can be yours, but war is not the only way to seize it.
This is how Dune: Imperium is presented, designed by Paul Dennen, responsible for the Clank! series, Wild Tiled West, or Eternal: Chronicles of the Throne. First published in 2020 by Dire Wolf Digital in an English version. The illustrations are handled by Clay Brooks, Brett Nienburg, Raúl Ramos, and Nate Storm.
When Elsa von Frühlingfeld used recently isolated uranium to heat a pitcher of water and then used the resulting steam to power an engine in a process she called “atomization,” a new era of energy dawned. Her device, called “Nucleum,” made Saxony the center of European science and engineering. Now, a generation later, inventors, engineers, and industrialists flock to the Saxon court to become the leader of this new industrial revolution.
This is how we are presented with Nucleum, a design by Simone Luciani (Grand Austria Hotel, Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar) and Dávid Turczi (Imperium, Tawantinsuyu: The Inca Empire). First published in 2023 in an English version by Board&Dice. The artwork is handled by Andreas Resch (Istanbul, Il Vecchio, Great Western Trail) and Piotr Sokołowski (Loot, Merchants).
Beyond the Sea of Mists lies Alula, a mysterious continent. Journey across its ever-changing world and uncover the wonders it conceals. Meet its inhabitants, unravel its secrets, and gain more renown than your opponents. Explore the continent, take on quests, and gather the resources needed to fulfill them. Plan your journey carefully because, at the end of the game, you will score your points in reverse order—starting with the very last card you played!
This is how Faraway is presented—a design by Johannes Goupy (Queenz, Orichalcum) and Corentin Lebrat (Draftosaurus, Arkeis). First published in 2023 by Catch Up Games in a French edition, with artwork by Maxime Morin (Garden Nation, Codex Naturalis).