Build three gardens, but choose carefully which cards you add to them, as you can only add cards to each that are higher or lower than any card already played there.
From Japanese publisher itten comes a game about taming wild dogs in the distant past. Collect meat from the fire to feed the dogs and win their affection, and use charcoal and flames to fend off attacks from the more vicious members of the pack
Take off from Earth, learning new technologies and staking claims in far-flung planets in this worker placement and resource management game from first-time designer Dennis K. Chan.
IELLO games has released Schotten Totten 2, there’s a special Christmas version of Patchwork available for pre-order, and Pandasaurus has announced a Black Friday sale.
Dig up sites, defeat monsters, and conduct research in this deck building, resource management, and worker placement mashup from husband and wife duo Elwen and Min.
From the Andes to the Pacific Ocean, this month Kickstarter has a handful of competitive two player games set in various locations around the world. Two games are also set in the Middle Ages, while Wizards & Relics is a card game of fantasy duels.
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