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Ares Games Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles: Nemeses

There is no Light without Shadow... Sometimes, when an immortal Hero resurrects, their darkest thoughts and fears are called back from the spirit realm and take physical form, creating a dark twin called a Nemesis: an extraordinary opponent, with skills and powers specifically opposing those of the Hero.Sword & Sorcery - Ancient Chronicles Nemeses expansion includes new unique Enemies, each of them the Nemesis matching the class of one of the Heroes of the Sword & Sorcery Ancient Chronicles Core Set; and a new special Enemy, the White Tiger, which they can summon to fight at their side. The included rule sheet provides you with several ways to integrate these new foes into a Sword & Sorcery Quest. Also included in this expansion there are ten Bond cards: use them to forge a special connection between two Heroes, to create a friendship or love stronger than death!A Nemesis is an extraordinary opponent, with skills and powers to match an immortal Hero. Each Nemesis included in this expansion has 2 Soul Natures/Classes and comprises: 1 doublesided Scroll card, each side bonded to a specific Soul Nature/ Class and designed to match the Hero counterpart; 2 Enemy cards, one for each Soul Nature/Class; 1 Red Figure, representing the Nemesis on the battlefield.Contents:2 Reference Sheet10 Bond Cards6 Enemy Scroll Cards13 Enemy Cards1 Venture Card1 Enemy Power Card6 Plastic Figures28 Tokens & Markers

Ares Games Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles: Lawful Familiars

The world of Sword & Sorcery - Lawful Familiars is imbued with many mystical secrets, and familiars are but one of these! In the set The Ancient Chronicles: Lawful Familiars players can find these intelligent little creatures that are able to create a magical link with their humanoid friends.The ancient scrolls of the Archmagi classify Lawful familiars into three types, each characterized by a deep bond with their owner: Domestic (Dog); Wild (Boar, Horned Lizard, Owl); Legendary (Pixie). Each of these Familiars provides valuable help on the battlefield or grants peculiar abilities to its owner, such as the superior sense of smell of a Dog or mystic enchantments of a Pixie. But this deep bond has a downside. When a Familiar dies, its owner suffers a terrible mental shock, which hampers their skills for a time.This expansion can be used with any Sword & Sorcery Quest or Campaign (Immortal Souls or Ancient Chronicles), by simply shuffling the Familiar cards into the Treasure deck.Contents:5 Familiar plastic figures5 Familiar cards1 Reference sheet4 Treasure cards

Ares Games Sword & Sorcery: Minions

If you like playing great adventures with great miniatures, Sword & Sorcery is "the" game for you - and you can never have enough miniatures! The Sword & Sorcery - Ancient Chronicles Minions add-on is used to replace the cardboard minion figures included in Ancient Chronicles and in Northwind Tales with 20 high quality plastic figures, in the same 30 mm scale as the figures representing Heroes and Enemies.In this box you can find three different kinds of Minion miniatures: Venom, Nest, and Snow Gremlins.The Nest is a new menace hiding in the darkest recesses of the Underreign. The insidious Nest can generate hordes of Venom against the Heroes: monstrous giant insects, with razor-sharp claws and poisonous jaws. Once they bite their prey, these monsters inject their lethal poison to weaken and potentially kill the helpless creature.Even the Snow Gremlins are fearful and dangerous: No matter how harsh the climate is, no matter how many predators there are around, Gremlins always find a way to survive! Snow Gremlins are distant relatives of the Gremlins of Talon Coast, mutated to adapt to the rigid climate of the Northern Lands. Almost immune to cold thanks to their thick fur, there's only one thing these creatures love more than themselves... gold, and shiny objects!

Ares Games Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles: Ghost Soul Form Heroes

The set Ancient Chronicles - Ghost Soul Form Heroes includes five finely sculpted miniatures which let the players replace the figures of the five heroes included in Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles when they die. Replacing the figure of the dead hero with the Ghost Soul version included in this set allows the players to immediately identify which characters are in Ghost Soul form during the game sessions.This set is also useful for those who like to paint their figures as these miniatures can be used as an extra figure set to create alternate versions of the characters, matching his or her soul nature.Also included in this pack are two sets of cards, Remembrances and Backgrounds: These cards can be used with Sword & Sorcery Immortal Souls or Ancient Chronicles, to bring into play additional talents acquired by Heroes in their past lives as they worked and trained, and add new ways to customize your characters based on the experiences they had before they began their adventuring life.Contents:5 Hero plastic figures20 Remembrance Scroll cards1 Reference sheet12 Background Talent cards

Ares Games Sword & Sorcery: White/Black Monk (Genryu/Shakiko) Hero Pack

Add two new, powerful characters to your Sword & Sorcery campaign with Sword & Sorcery - White/Black Monk (Genryu/Shakiko) Hero Pack! Genryu and Shakiko are powerful fighters who dominate the battlefield using the power of their Chi. Transmigration, spiritual powers, martial arts, and special attacks create a completely new combat experience in your adventures. Genryu and Shakiko can be played as either White or Black Monks.As a White Monk, your Hero is a trained master of transforming the energy of their Chi to heal wounds, defend comrades, or create spiritual barriers and walls. While able to deal an impressive amount of damage, their soul is more inclined to help people than destroy them. As a Black Monk, your Hero is a master of unarmed combat, focused on bending the energy of their Chi to damage their enemies, to drain their soul essence, and to burn the battlefield. While able to heal their comrades, their soul prefers to burn and destroy rather than heal.This Special Hero Pack features two complete, playable new Heroes: six miniatures and everything you need to play them - cards, tokens, Soul Gems, Hero sheets and rules. Each character is included in their normal version, their Ghost Soul form version, and as their own Nemesis - the dark side of the Hero!Contents:1 Reference sheet2 Hero sheets4 Hero cards34 Hero Power cards6 Emporium cards2 Nemesis Scroll cards4 Enemy cards2 Soul gems2 Plastic rivets6 Plastic figures44 Different tokens and markers

Ares Games Sword & Sorcery: Ancient Chronicles

Sword & Sorcery - Ancient Chronicles is a fully cooperative fantasy board game where players control legendary heroes with unique powers. One to five players control heroes awakened from the dead and made immortal by the will of the Gods, to destroy the corrupted deities scattered across the starless, stone-ceiling realm of the Underreign, with its dangerous ruins, ominous caves, and exotic cities. This new season will bring the game system to the next level, with new features enhancing the storytelling and broadening the scope of the playersadventures, introducing a greater variety of enemies, and more possibilities for the Heroes.In Sword & Sorcery - Ancient Chronicles players will find ultra-detailed 32mm scale plastic figures, playable Solo or fully cooperative Group gameplay (no Game Master is required!) using modular map tiles, creating endless combinations of scenarios. It will be possible to explore the world of Sword & Sorcery employing a kingdom map and exploring the cities, using a sophisticated combat and magic system to fight enemies, and experiencing a deep narrative campaign, following the stories proposed by the Book of Secrets, a story system which allows the players to explore different paths each time they play.The game features ultra detailed 32mm scale figures and modular boards, several decks of cards, Solo Play, high character customization, sophisticated combat and magic system, and quests designed to be completed in about 90 minutes or less.It's time to become part of the Sword & Sorcery legend!Ancient Chronicles is compatible with the acclaimed Immortal Souls saga.Contents:1 Rulebook1 Act I Storybook1 Act I Book of Secrets1 Reference Sheet2 Site Sheets30 Plastic figures 32mm scale20 Double-sided map tiles8 Custom combat dice5 Double-sided Soul Gems5 Hero Sheets1 Soul Counter2 Master Enemy Scrolls14 Enemy Scrolls280 Cards300+ Tokens and markers

Ares Games Sword & Sorcery: Skeld Hero Pack

Add a new, powerful character to your Sword & Sorcery campaign with this Hero Pack!Among the many races that live close to the Talon Coast, none can match the spiritual strength, resilience, and stubbornness of a dwarf. Out of all his brothers, Skeld became a legend thanks to his savage spirit, always ready to face the hardest battles, headless of the dangers.Skeld can be played as either a Slayer or a Berserker. As a Slayer, Skeld lives to hunt down and slay the most dangerous opponents he can fight; retreat is not an option, and "fight to the end" is the only rule of battle for this fierce dwarf fighter.As a Berserker, Skeld must constantly battle his blood rage that drives him into the battle, where he fights with utter ferocity. The sight of his own blood serves to fuel his frenzy and increase the strength of his attacks. This Hero Pack features two miniatures of Skeld (normal and Ghost Soul form), his Soul Gem, and new cards including three new items, the sharp Tomahawk, the mighty Golden Axe and the legendary Furioso.Contents:Hero Sheet2 Hero cards12 Hero power Cards2 Treasure CardsEmporium Card2 Plastic figuresSoul gem23 Tokens & Markers

Ares Games Sword & Sorcery: Ryld Hero Pack

The world of Sword & Sorcery always needs new heroes! With this Hero Pack, you now have the possibility to introduce a new, powerful character into your campaign.The silent flash of a blade is the only sign preceding death, when a fighter like Ryld is around! Born as the rare love child of a human and an elf, Ryld can be played as either a Chaotic Bard or a Lawful Blademaster.As a Bard, Ryld was a wanderer, making a living with his wonderful voice. In his journeys, he learned a little of the arcane arts, and his ability in fencing and his magically empowered voice made him a famous adventurer, capable of fighting as well as inspiring his comrades.As a Blademaster, Ryld studied sword-fighting and became a fencing master, tutoring promising pupils and helping them to make a name for themselves. His combat tactics are always carefully planned, and he is able to help hiscompanions with his sword, as well as his counsel.In this Hero Pack, you will find all you need to play Ryld: two beautiful plastic figures (including the Ghost Soul form version of the Hero); Hero sheet; Hero cards, Power cards and Treasure cards; tokens; Soul Gem.Contents:Hero Sheet2 Hero Cards13 Hero Power Cards2 Treasure Cards3 Emporium Cards,2 Plastic FiguresSoul Gem22 Tokens & Markers

Ares Games Sword & Sorcery: Morrigan Hero Pack

The world of Sword & Sorcery always needs new heroes! With this Hero Pack, you now have the possibility to introduce a new, powerful character into your campaign.There are times when terrible acts give birth to an implacable nemesis, creating heroes completely devoted to revenge... Heroes like Morrigan, who saw her parents and friends exterminated by supernatural creatures.As a Demon Huntress, Morrigan is the only survivor to a demonic attack on her hometown and feels a deep hatred of these creatures. She specializes in fighting with her arcane whip, her mind perfectly trained to ignore the terror caused by demons.As a Witch Huntress, Morrigan survived the attack of a Death Knight and his undead horde, and learned the ways of a Hunter of the Walking Dead. Her favorite weapon against undead is a crossbow firing blessed quarrels.In this Hero Pack, you will find all you need to play Morrigan: two beautiful plastic figures (including the Ghost Soul form version of the Hero); Hero sheet; Hero cards, Power cards and Treasure cards; tokens; Soul Gem.Contents:Hero Sheet2 Hero Cards12 Hero Power Cards2 Treasure Cards2 Emporium Cards2 Plastic FiguresSoul Gem21 Tokens & Markers

Ares Games Sword & Sorcery: Kroghan Hero Pack

The world of Sword & Sorcery always needs new heroes! With this Hero Pack, you now have the possibility to introduce a new, powerful character into your campaign.Great men are forged by the harsh climate of the Northern Lands, where strength means survival or death. From these cold mountains, a powerful hero rises to crush evil foes... Kroghan, the fiercest warrior of his Clan! Kroghan can be played as either a Barbarian or a Dreadlord.As a Barbarian, Kroghan is an example of extreme courage, a champion who gathers heroes under his guidance and leads them into battle!As a Dreadlord, Kroghan is a cold-blooded and remorseless warrior, a dreadful champion - his enemies whisper his name in fear, and terror strikes their hearts when they meet him on the battlefield.This Hero Pack features two miniatures of Kroghan (normal and Ghost Soul form), his Soul Gem, and new cards including legendary treasures such as the creepy Bone Armor, the versatile Snowtroll Tooth artifact, and the deadly Bloodstone!

Ares Games Sword & Sorcery: Doors & Chests

This set includes 12 high-quality, ready to play miniatures: four locked doors, four normal doors, and four treasure chests. Use them to upgrade your Sword & Sorcery set, or as accessories in any other fantasy adventure game.

Ares Games Sword & Sorcery: Custom Dice Pack (8)

This set includes eight special Sword & Sorcery dice - four red/attack dice, four blue/defense dice - with engraved and colored icons. Fight through exciting adventures with your favorite Hero and your own set of dice!

Ares Games Sword & Sorcery: Victoria Hero Pack

The world of Sword & Sorcery always needs new heroes! With this Hero Pack, you now have the possibility to introduce a new, powerful character into your campaign.Sometimes, heroes are shadowy figures dabbling in the dark arts or renegades from their kin... Ancient mariner of the Talon Coast and legend of the 7 seas - Victoria can be played as either a Lawful Captain or a Chaotic Pirate.As a Captain, Victoria was a skilled fencer and sailor, rising swiftly through the ranks of the Navy. In one of her first missions commanding her own ship, she battled a notorious pirate and captured the pirate's stolen gold -only to find out it was cursed. The power of this ancient spell has changed Victorias life forever - she is a great Captain during daytime... but a cursed soul at night.As a Pirate, Victoria soon proved to be a skilled fighter, killing her first enemy when she was only 11. After the mysterious disappearance of her father, she lost everything. With a new ship, she sailed in search of a fabulous treasure... only to discover the curse laid upon that stolen gold. The curse changed Victoria forever - she is a Pirate during daytime... but a damned soul at night.In this Hero Pack, you will find all you need to play Victoria: two beautiful plastic figures (including the Ghost Soul formversion of the Hero); Hero sheet; Hero cards, Power cards and Treasure cards; tokens; Soul Gem.This Sword & Sorcery Hero Pack expansion is not a complete game. A copy of Sword & Sorcery - Immortal Souls is required to play.Contents:Hero Sheet2 Hero cards2 Companion cards14 Hero Power cards3 Treasure cards2 plastic figuresSoul Gem23 Tokens and Markers

Ares Games Sword & Sorcery:Onamor Hero Pack

The world of Sword & Sorcery always needs new heroes! With this Hero Pack, you now have the possibility to introduce a new, powerful character into your campaign.Sometimes, heroes are shadowy figures dabbling in the dark arts or renegades from their kin... Born into a family of powerful wizards, descendants of Avalon, Onamor can be played as either a Chaotic Necromancer or a Lawful Summoner.As a Necromancer, Onamor grew up alone, with arcane tomes his only company. The years spent learning the obscure art of necromancy have twisted his mind, Onamor has traded the very essence of his life to become a Necromancer, able to raise corpses from death and manipulate them through his powerful will.As a Summoner, Onamor grew up surrounded by magic and tutored in the arcane arts, until one day, a powerful demon slayed both his parents in front of him. That day, Onamor sworn to spend his life dominating and banishing demons, using them as a weapon against other supernatural entities, because only a demon can inflict anger and pain to another demon...In this Hero Pack, you will find all you need to play Onamor: four beautiful plastic figures (including the Ghost Soul form version of the Hero); Hero sheet; Hero cards, Power cards and Treasure cards; tokens; Soul Gem.This Sword & Sorcery Hero Pack expansion is not a complete game. A copy of Sword & Sorcery - Immortal Souls is required to play.Contents:Hero Sheet2 Hero cards2 Companion cards14 Hero Power cards3 Treasure cards4 plastic figuresSoul Gem24 Tokens and Markers

Ares Games Sword & Sorcery: Samyria Hero Pack

The world of Sword & Sorcery always needs new heroes! With this Hero Pack, you now have the possibility to introduce a new, powerful character into your campaign.In times of dire need, unusual individuals stand up and fight against the forces of Darkness... and here comes Samyria, daughter of the Earth, bear-friend and skin-changer. Samyria can be played as either a Druid or Shaman.As a Druid, Samyria is able to control the forces of nature, summoning grasping roots from the groundand ultimately changing her body into a gigantic Grizzly!As a Shaman, Samyria calls and interacts with all the spirits of Otherworld. She can control the battlefield by creating soul totems and commanding Bjorn, her valuable Grizzly companion!This Hero Pack features two miniatures of Samyria (normal and Ghost Soul form), one Bear figure, her Soul Gem, and new cards including legendary treasures such as the Dream Catcher artifact and the powerful Force of Nature weapon.

Ares Games Sword & Sorcery: Darkness Falls

The darkness is covering all the land, the cemetery gates are no longer closed, and the immortal heroes must now face enemies who ignore pain and never sleep... the undead army! Skeletons, vampires and werewolves appear everywhere... Will the heroes accomplish their mission and finally free their souls from the soul gemsspell?In Sword & Sorcery Darkness Falls, the heroespath brings them toward their final destiny.Complete the heroesepic campaign across the quests of this expansion, recreating the final act of their legendary saga. High soulrank powers, treasures, and challenging enemies await you! Be prepared for the most intense and glorious experience in the Sword & Sorcery lands!Darkness Falls includes 20 new lethal enemies: Succubi, Skeletons, Death Knights, and Werewolves; two new, powerful master enemies; 14 new modular boards; new Act II cards for items, traps, treasures, events and enemies. The campaign is played through seven new high-level quests, using the innovative combination of Storybook, Book of Secrets and cards to create a challenging, story-driven climax to the Immortal Souls campaign.

Ares Games Sword & Sorcery: Immortal Souls

In Sword & Sorcery, you control heroes with unique powers; legendary characters, brought back to life by powerful sorcery. Weakened by the resurrection, they grow stronger during the story-driven quests. Explore dangerous ruins, ominous forests, and the besieged cities of the Talon Coast. Fight together against the forces of evil, controlled by the game system itself, to save the kingdom and break the spell that binds their immortal souls.Sword & Sorcery is the ultimate heroic fantasy board game experience, with an advanced AI system for monsters, a high degree of character customization, and rich tactical options during battles. At the same time, gameplay is fast and dynamic, thanks to an innovative area movement and area control system, and to new features never seen together in a game of this category:Ultra detailed 32mm scale guresSolo or group fully cooperative gameplay, with no game masterNo player elimination: when your hero dies, you continue to play as an ethereal soulTen different hero classes with hundreds of skills, weapons and spells to choose fromSophisticated combat and magic system, using tensided custom dice and an intuitive cooldown system for spells and skillsModular boards, allowing the creation of endless new questsA deep, story-driven campaign, with different paths to follow and multiple endings

Ares Games First They Came

First They Came is an innovative role-playing game, designed for one-shot sessions and lasting 2-3 hours for 3 to 5 players, created by The Chaos League. Its an immersive roleplaying game, designed to be played blindfolded or in the dark, to imitate the conditions in which the characters in the story find themselves.First They Came needs no game master or preparation. It's not just a manual, but a richly illustrated, full-color artbook. The entire game is supported and complemented by audio tracks designed to take immersion and identification to a higher level, downloadable from a dedicated link or using a QR code included in the book. The music and ambient sounds are organically incorporated into the different scenes and provide atmospheres, clues, and threats. Guided by audio tracks, players step into the role of those persecuted by the regime for ethnic, political, gender, or religious reasons.Players find themselves inside an apartment in a suburban building during a grey Berlin morning in 1942. They heard "them" coming with sirens blaring and ran to the only place they could hide: the attic. Its dark there, they hold their breath, then comes a whisper. They are not alone.

Ares Games Quartermaster General: East Front

In June 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union, along with Finland, Romania, and other Axis nations. Germany was seeking another lightning victory, like those attained in Poland, France, and elsewhere: four years and millions of lives later, Soviet troops captured Berlin and forced Germany to surrender.Quartermaster General: East Front(TM) is the first 2-player game using the popular Quartermaster General game system and depicts the deadly struggle between the Soviet Union and Germany. The game is played over sixteen game rounds, each representing 3 months, starting in Summer 1941 and ending in Spring 1945.East Front is a fast-playing card-driven game which provides an in-depth look at one of the major operational theaters of the World War 2, allowing players to recreate this historical conflict in less than 2 hours.Ages 13+2 Players90+ Minute PlaytimeContents:Game boardRulebook2 Player Aid cards110 game cards1 Game Round marker20 double-sided Control markers1 Axis Victory Point marker1 Soviet Victory Point markerScorched Earth markerGorki Victory Star marker55 wooden pieces

Ares Games Cangaceiros

In Brazil in the late 1800s and early 1900s large landowners called Coroneis were starving the north-east of the country in an extensive area that included the Sert?úo desert. In this climate of corruption and abuse, the Cangaceiros, bandits who violently opposed the status quo, were born.Cangaceiros is a strategic competitive game for 2 to 5 players in which each player plays a gang that tries to survive in the hostile desert territories, hunted by the Volantes, the state police trained to kill them. Each band will have a chief to choose from the 20 available, each with its own unique abilities and characteristics.The management of each 7 cards deck is fundamental, such as collecting resources, placing bandits to guard a region, attacking the Volantes, assaulting the prison of the city of Recife, convert the accumulated resources into fame, train their leader and recruit new members for the gang.Players will win accumulating fame points, obtained by attacking the Volantes, but also training your boss to solve his life goal and make him retire in glory. You also gain fame points in several other ways during the game. At the end of each game, the player with the most fame points wins.The different chiefs, the initial setup of cards and resources, the events and life goals distributed randomly make each game profoundly different from the other, offering a high re-playability.2-5 playersAges 13+60 minute play timeContents:1 Double-sided Map board96 Cards5 Player boards5 wooden Gang meeples55 wooden Cangaceiros meeples15 wooden Training markers5 wooden Fame markers43 wooden Volante meeples20 wooden Wound cubes129 tiles and tokens1 Rulebook

Ares Games The Thing: Norwegian Outpost Expansion

The Thing - Norwegian Outpost is a 4-8 player expansion for The Thing - The Boardgame that throws you into the events, narrated in the 2011 movie, that happened at Thule Station, the Norwegian station where it all began.Norwegian Outpost presents new mechanics, giving players even more tension and gameplay opportunities. As in the base game, the key lies in the emulation abilities of The Thing, hiding its true identity under a cover of fake humanity. Once again, the Alien will try to escape, with the UFO or with the Dog Escape, and spread everywhere!The mechanics are different on many levels and will lead the players to different choices. First, this time the Humans can escape individually. Anyone who manages to escape will immediately be declared a winner, while the others will continue to play as normal. Furthermore, the escape vehicles are ready to use from the beginning, making the risk of the Alien escaping real enough to convince the humans to voluntarily sabotage their own vehicles, adding to the importance of the Sabotage action.Thanks to the Dental Record, a tool to determine who is really human, it will be possible to reveal who is a Human. For this purpose, you will use the Flashlight, a tool with a new, important role.This expansion is not compatible with the 1 to 3 Player version of the base game.Contents:1 Rulebook1 Base Board1 UFO Board8 Character Sheets13 Standees41 Different Cards31 Different Tokens

Ares Games Diabolik: Heists & Investigations

Diabolik - Heists and Investigations is a hidden movement game for 2 to 4 players divided into 2 teams, where the players play as Diabolik and Eva (the Criminals) against Ginko and Morrigan (the Detectives). This game is inspired by a famous Italian comic series, where this robber couple designs and executes heists, using disguise and latex masks to complete these daring thefts.Its a "cops and robbers"- style game, where Diabolik and Eva move in the shadows of the state of Clerville, unseen by their adversaries, until the Criminals are identified by the Police; then it becomes an open chase, where the criminals will be forced to flee on the main board, visible to all cops. Finally, the game becomes a puzzle, when it comes time to complete the actual heists and investigations, with the two factions trying to achieve their respective goals.The Criminals will have to complete two heists out of the three available to win the game and to do so they will have to move, hidden in the shadows, leaving traces of their path to the Police. The Police will have to investigate the traces left by criminals, but they are not alone: they can call for four Police Officers to help, to keep every corner of the country under observation.2-4 playersAges 13+90+ minute play timeContents:1 Map Board1 Screen4 Character Sheets15 Character and Vehicle Tokens5 Secondary Characters tokens7 Heist and Investigation sheets48 Police cards48 Crime cards40 Location cards18 Wound cards67 Investigation Tokens20 Plan Tokens3 Heist and Investigation Tokens1 Danger Token1 Combat die1 Rulebook Diabolik - Heists and Investigations1 Rule Sheet Escape from Clerville

Ares Games Orconomics

Hey, Orc! Are you sad that the days of heroes are in the past? Dive into the world of business, a vortex of competition, a fight to be the best!Orconomics is an economic game like no other, with its peculiar setting, Orcish humor, and great artwork. Two to five players compete to establish Companies in ten different industrial sectors. Players use their actions to create Startups and develop them to become proper corporations; or they can get a presence in an industry sector by winning auctions.Companies in each industrial sector generate income or losses, and grant abilities to players - in combination with the cards they have in hand - they can use to manipulate the economy of the Orc society. For example, as a leader of the Totemology industry you will be able to send a Crisis onto your opponents' companies; or you can use your control of Banks to make your opponents go bankrupt defaulting on their loans...To win the game a player needs to be the first to found 10 companies - or sometimes even less if they successfully fulfill some business quests of Greed, Rage, or Dare! The game board assembles randomly for each new game, providing great replayability as sectors will have different values and will affect each other differently from game to game.2-5 playersAges 10+60 minute play timeContents:1 Game board composed of 10 Industry sectors and a Central section40 Industry cards16 Quest cards5 Player reference cards50 Company tokens in 5 colors50 Silver skulls30 Gold skulls1 Activity token1 Crisis token1 Oracle token2 Forecast dice

Ares Games Quartermaster General: Prelude

The years leading to WW2 were full of political, military, and technological events, as the major Powers struggled for supremacy in preparation of the greatest conflict of our history. This historical period has been reproduced for Quartermaster General WW2 with Quartermaster General WW2 Prelude, a fast card-driven pre-game that can be played to set the stage for the conflict of Quartermaster General WW2. Prelude is a not a complete game as its required to have a copy of Quartermaster General WW2 to play it. Its also possible to use Prelude with Quartermaster General Total War expansion.Prelude presents a short pre-game, setting the stage for WW2 and has a truncated sequence of play designed to create differing opening situations from whence regular play can begin. This is a second edition of the game and adds two new cards and includes several clarifications to the first edition. There are two kinds of Prelude cards: Armament and History cards. History cards are similar to Event cards in the regular game, while Armament cards are played facedown on the table, like Response cards in the regular game. But both types of cards differ from the regular cards for effects and mechanics.The Prelude cards are not a part of the countrys regular deck. Instead, players have to use a separate draw deck and discard pile for their Prelude cards. Most of the Prelude cards will be returned to the box before the regular game begins.Contents:Rulebook1 Tension track109 Prelude cards (in 6 decks)

Ares Games Quartermaster General: 1914

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 Powers 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 grand-strategy game on the "Great War."2-5 playersAges 13+90 minute play timeContents:RulebookGame board216 cards45 Wooden Army pieces16 Wooden Navy pieces1 Punchout counter sheet 2 Scoring markers 1 Game Round marker 2 Reminder tokens 6 Objective tokens5 Player Aid sheets

Ares Games Masters of the Night

Masters of the Night is a solitaire or cooperative game, with one to five players playing on the same side, who will either win or lose together.Players are members of a vampire clan slowly regaining their former power. With the help of their minions, they will fight against the agents of the Inquisition, cast fear into the hearts of the people with their hunts, and shape dread sigils in different city districts, all in preparation for the grand Blood Moon ritual that will confirm their grasp on the city and its fate. But beware, the longer they prepare for the ritual, the harder it will be to complete it. Enemies are searching for them constantly and when they find them, even vampire magic may not stop them!Players must keep a compromise between using powerful blood-magic and keeping the Veil of Secrecy which protects them. The six available vampires with unique abilities to choose from, 9 city districts (and countless city configurations), 13 relics and 54 different event cards, variable difficulty levels make this game extremely re-playable.1-5 playersAges 13+45+ minute play timeContents:1 Rulebook9 District tiles2 Veil trackers6 Vampire miniatures6 Vampire sheets54 Event cards13 Relic cards10 six-sided dice60+ tokens and markers

Ares Games Quartermaster General WW2 2nd Edition

Quartermaster General is a fast-paced game that puts you in command of the major powers of the Second World War.In Quartermaster General, supply is crucial to keep your armies and navies fighting; destroy your enemiessupply lines and their forces will surrender! Each major power has a unique set of strikingly illustrated cards with which to marshal their forces, represented by wooden army and navy pieces.During a game of Quartermaster General, you will play one or more countries on either the Axis or Allied team and try to score as many Victory Points for your team as you can. From 2 to 6 people can play.Quartermaster General is simple to learn and quick to setup but difficult to master. Each game plays differently, ensuring superior replayability! This Second Edition of Quartermaster General improves multiple elements of the original, while keeping all the qualities that made it critically acclaimed. If you have played before, were certain youll enjoy the changes. If you are new to the game, youre certain to get an even better game than the award-winning first edition!2-6 playersAges 13+90+ minute play timeContents:Game boardRules booklet220 cards33 wooden Army pieces23 wooden Navy piecesPunch-out counter sheet includes: 4 Victory Point markers 1 Game Round marker 1 Player Aid

Ares Games Ensemble

What's the best match to a Christmas tree? A crocodile, a small girl, or the pyramids?In Ensemble, players must work together to synchronize their choices without communicating. The ultimate goal is to prove that they are a close-knit group that can overcome any challenge, much like musicians in an orchestra.Each round of the game presents a new challenge, revealed through a new beautiful illustrated card. Players must secretly choose the picture that matches the current challenge, then simultaneously reveal their choices. If all players' choices match, they can shout "Ensemble!" and advance to the next level.The further players advance, the more challenging the game becomes. Will you and your team be able to reach the final level and claim victory?Ensemble is a constantly-changing experience for the players due to the presence of scenarios that change the game and increase its difficulty. You may open each Scenario deck as soon as you successfully fulfill the conditions shown on the first card of that deck. Inside the Scenario decks, you will find new rules and new Remembrance cards!2-10 playersAges 8+15 minute play timeContents:3-part board80 Remembrance cards48 Scenario cards90 Voting cards10 Life counters1 Novice Life counter1 wooden Level marker1 4-page rulesheet

Ares Games Saigon 75

Saigon 75 is a fast-paced strategy game pitting the "Communist" forces from North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against the "Liberal" forces from South Vietnam. Both sides are fighting for control of the capital. At the end of the Vietnam War, after the US troops have gone home, the North Vietnamese regime plans to take Saigon as quickly as possible against a well-prepared but corrupt South Vietnam.Saigon 75 is a simple and fast-playing strategic game, and everything is contained within a few pages of rules and 1 hour of fun, with pressure at every moment! After activating some of your units (with a die roll and depending on your turn), you will play an event card from your hand. The activated units can then move and attack. Battles are resolved by special dice rolls, which determine enemy losses and the number of units that must retreat. The event cards are what gives the game its great re-playability.The game is highly asymmetrical, with the North Vietnam player having more activations, more events to his advantage, better battle dice, and the ability to conduct assaults on a very wide front, while his opponent has air support as well as parachute and mechanized units.There's also a solo mode that allows you to play as the South Vietnam forces as they attempt to resist the onslaught of an automated enemy, guided by specific cards.1-2 playersAges 14+60 minute play timeContents:A2 Mounted GameboardRulebook20 Event cards10 Solo cards13 Different dice80 mixed tokens41 mixed counters

Ares Games We Are Coming, Nineveh!

In June 2014, Islamist extremists seized control of large areas of Iraq and Syria-including Mosul, Iraq's second largest city. We Are Coming, Nineveh! is a tactical/operational-level game that tells the story of the most intense part of the campaign that followed, the liberation of west Mosul by Iraqi security forces between February and July 2017.In this two-player game, players assume the role of either the Iraqi security forces or Daesh (also known as ISIS). They first decide on operational priorities. With their objectives established, they then select which additional capabilities they wish to bring to the fight. With more than four dozen different options-units, weapons, fire support, intelligence, advisors and training, defensive preparations, and more-each game will be different from the last.All this is the prelude to an intense tactical game, wherein two sides fight for control of the streets and neighborhoods of the city. Blocks and area movement are used to recreate "the fog of war." A detailed map depicts the complex urban geography of West Mosul, notably the dense built-up area of the Old City. Event cards can be triggered at any time, generating tactical vignettes, posing difficult moral choices, or inflicting collateral damage. Game play is intuitive, engaging, and extremely realistic.1-2 playersAges 14+90 minute play timeContents:1 Mounted map (A1 size)92 Wooden blocks2 Sticker sheets20 Different markers163 Different cards2 Dice1 Rulebook1 Historical book

Ares Games 300: Earth & Water

Ionia rebelled against Persia's rule and Greece supported it, with Persians that attacked Macedonia from land and sea. The two forces fought each other in different famous battles, battles that are written in history.300: Earth & Water is a strategy game for two players. One player controls the Greeks, guided by Athenians and Spartans, and the other controls the Persians, led by the King of Kings, to see who will is to control more cities than their opponent.The game is based on a "card driven" system, and players raise armies and buy cards during preparation; cards that can be used to play an event or move an army or fleet. Events can provide advantages in battles or interfere with the enemys plans, creating setbacks for the opponent, but victory is mainly achieved through military action as well as both land and naval battles.Players should use all their strategic skills to move their armies across the board, conquering cities and, at the same time, keeping the supply routes open to support their armies, because the war is based on multiple "waves", and providing supplies could be decisive for the outcome.Each game will change dramatically according to the order the events occur, so every game is different from the other, with a short playing time and with a wide range of strategies for both factions, giving to both players the chance to win.Be the master of land and sea!2 playersAges 14+30+ minute play timeContents:1 game board16 cards6 dice35 wooden cubes11 wooden discs1 wooden rod1 rulebook

Ares Games Fitna: Global War in the Middle East

Fitna: The Global War in the Middle East is a two- to six-player grand strategic level card-driven wargame depicting the military confrontations in the Middle East since 2012, up to the near future. Among 10 historical and hypothetical scenarios, players can simulate the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Kurdish Rebellion, the Sunni versus Shia confrontation as well as Russian, Turkish, Israeli and Western intervention in the region. ISIS troops are activated through Event cards.This wargame allows you to have a clearer view of the local protagonists' goals and a real understanding of what is going on in this chaotic area. This is why it is used by experts and analysts of the French Ministry of Defence to test prospective scenarios, as the iconic "Gulf Strike" used to be by US experts to plan the Gulf War.Each turn represents two months of real time and is divided into several phases allowing players to play events, to take reinforcements, to check supply, to spend operational points, to move units (mostly brigades and divisions) and to launch offensives. Each player gets 4 cards in hand allowing him or her to use them carefully either for creating events, spending operational points or supporting battles.The A1 map represents the Fertile Crescent (Kuwait, Iraq, Syria & Lebanon) and parts of Iran, Israel, Turkey, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. It is a point to point map containing 113 boxes depicting clear, mountainous, swamp and urban terrains, as well as oilfields and objectives.The 3 countersheets include a complete OB for all the potential belligerents, from tenacious Iranian "Al Qods" to the redoutable Israeli Armored divisions, alongside Saudi, Turkish, Iraqi, Syrian, Lebanese, US, French, British, Jordan and Gulf Monarchies units, including Kurdish and jihadist troops as well as all local militias (Sunni, Shia, Al Shams, Hezbollah...).While using the same basic game system as "Bloody Dawn: the Iran-Iraq War" designed by Pierre Razoux, Fitna "fitna" meaning "schism" in Arabic includes many new rules, assets and events characteristic of current wars in this region. An International Tension track simulates the growing tension leading to the arrival of extra reinforcements and the massive military intervention of the United States of America.Rules allow the two to six players to tackle 10 variously sized scenarios, from 2 to 6 hours of play, focusing either on historical or hypothetical ones.The 10 scenarios are:?? "The civil war in Syria: 2012-2013" (tutorial for 2 players / 6 turns)?? "The fight against ISIS: 2014-2015" (2-4 players / 6 turns)?? "Russian intervention in Syria and the PKK rebellion in Turkey: 2015-2016" (2-4 players / 6 turns)?? "ISIScollapse: 2017-2018" (2-3 players / 9 turns)?? "Iraq invades Kuwait again" (2 players / 6 turns)?? "Turkish military intervention in Iraq and Syria" (2-3 players / 9 turns);?? "The struggle for Kurdish independence" (2-4 players / 9 turns);?? "Limited war between Iran and Saudi Arabia" (2 players / 9 turns)?? "Israel attacks Hezbollah: Regional war in Syria" (2-5 players / 6 turns);?? "Fitna: the global war in the Middle East" (2-6 players / 12 turns)

Ares Games This War Without An Enemy

This War Without an Enemy is a 2-player strategic block wargame set during the first English Civil War, when the Royalist forces fighting for King Charles I were opposed by the English Parliamentarian troops and their Scottish allies, the Covenanters, in a struggle for political, economic, and religious control of England.The game engine resembles the typical mechanics of a card-driven block wargame, but it adds a number of innovations in order to faithfully simulate both the warfare of the mid-17th century and the unique nature of this conflict. Every player has their deck, and the card decks are adjusted from year to year to reflect the historical progression of the war.The battles are resolved on a Battle mat and the conflict is recreated using a system of Leader and Regional blocks as well as rules for regionally-based recruitment. The usual block game mechanics for field battles have been modified with special rules for artillery, cavalry, and infantry, while a completely new system has been designed for storming and sieges.The object of the game is to acquire Victory Points during the five available scenarios through the capture of cities held by the opponent, while the Parliamentarians can move closer to victory by capturing the King.