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Transform the dry desert into the Lost Hanging Gardens of Babylon



From the award-winning designer Bruno Cathala, Ishtar is a game in which you play the role of a gardener aiming to transform the dry desert into the Lost Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

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To accomplish your mission, you will have to plant flowers, which, if you place them well, can help you gather precious gems and activate actions. Whether to buy Trees (which will block the link between two Flower spots, as well as earning you points) or to purchase upgrades (such as getting two more points per Tree card at the end of the game), collecting gems will be a crucial part of the game.



Get them before your opponents, recruit apprentices, send them to earn points in the copses of flowers you have created, block others and think carefully of the upgrades to purchase if you want to become the best gardener at the end of the game!

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3 New DLC Come To Steam



3 new games have made their way to Steam as DLC! If you don't want a Premium membership, but would like LIFETIME access to a particular game, you can now buy the following as one-off purchases:

[h2]Sub Terra 2: Inferno's Edge[/h2]



Sub Terra II: Inferno's Edge is a cooperative adventure board game. You and up to five friends must explore a tile-based volcano temple to steal a legendary artifact. To get it, you must find the path to the inner sanctum, unlock the secrets within, then escape the way you came.

This is a dangerous place. You'll need to work as a team to avoid deadly traps, brave scorching lava and defeat the temple's mysterious guardians. Stick together to share your skills, or split up to cover more ground. But beware - the volcano stirs beneath you, and you're running out of time...

[h2]Newspeak[/h2]



NewSpeak is a game of code-breaking and subterfuge, set in a bleak near future for three to eight players.

In the not-too-distant future, Britain is a high-tech paradise. Its citizens live and work in an augmented reality that makes the real world seem dull. Crime has virtually vanished, thanks largely to the security app ‘ModNet’. Employing thousands of casual workers to analyse and identify possible undesirables using a vast network of data, Modnet sells this information on to corporations big and small. ‘Moderated’ citizens find themselves barred from shops and workplaces, never knowing who blacklisted them or why.

A small group of dissidents seeks to challenge ModNet’s hold on society and disrupt the tech corporations that use it. Attempting to evade the Moderators’ notice, they swap coded messages online, planning to hack communications hubs at various locations to disable ModNet’s grotesque distortion of reality.

[h2]Aquanauts[/h2]



In Aquanauts, players take the role of deep sea researchers scouring the depths of the darkest reaches of the ocean for insights into life beneath the waves.

You'll share a research base at the bottom of the ocean with your rivals, as well as set up your own laboratory systems to extract the right samples.

After coordinating your robotic assistants and your specialist Aquanaut to extract the best from the labs, you'll send your findings to the surface to cash in on the fame of publishing a paper of your findings - but be careful, your rivals are also trying to do the same thing! Plan your research carefully and get to the surface first.

Aquanauts features an accessible engine building and resource management puzzle wrapped in a worker placement system, providing a great introduction to euro style gaming as well as giving an entertaining experience to veteran gamers who want to explore the deep ocean.

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We hope that these DLC options give you more flexibility with how you use the platform, and remember - if you want to play the game with friends, only the host of the game needs to own the DLC!

The Industrial Revolution Was Never So Much Fun! 🏭



Your favourite spreadsheet simulator is back as a card game - Arkwright: The Card Game is currently on Kickstarter, but you can play it for yourself right now!

In the 18th century the Industrial Revolution starts. The first factories are founded by businessmen like Richard Arkwright who run the first factory for wool spinning with machines like the Spinning Jenny and the water frame.

In Arkwright: The Card Game you run a business and you will employ workers in your factories to produce and sell goods. The more workers that have a job, the more goods that can be sold - but be prepared for crises and competitors.

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The game is played in 3 decades (1770/1780/1790) with 4 rounds per decade.

On your turn you play new cards to open factories & upgrade existing ones, select improvements, improve factory quality, build machines, and to employ new workers. You can also pay money to improve your stock holdings, and take out loans if you require more money for production costs.

After the card playing phase you can improve abilities by marking improvements on your score sheet.

Now each factory, for each type of good, will produce. The market fluctuates with demand, the demand may be lower than the value you produce, decreasing your profit. Workers in these factories must be payed, and machines operating in your play area need regular maintenance, so it is possible you will lose money instead of turning a profit. Selling enough of one good will improve your share holdings, and there are bonuses for having the highest appeal.

Lastly if you can’t sell in England you can ship goods overseas or store them for future rounds.

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After the final round of decade 1790 the game ends. Players will sell all storehouse goods, reduce the number of shares they hold by the number of loans, and reduce further based on their personal shipping track. Then each player multiplies the number of shares by the value of his shares to determine score.

The player with the highest score wins.

[h2]Play it now on Tabletopia![/h2]

4X And Deck Building Collide!



Based on the universe of the Northgard videogame, Northgard : Uncharted Lands is a game of conquest and exploration set in the age of vikings.

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Each player will control a Viking clan, looking to achieve victory by reaping glory in various ways or control the most prized territories of this new continent.

The game focus on streamlined rules and mechanisms, allowing for a fast-paced and smooth rhythm of play. Each turn, players alternate their actions to adapt their strategies to their opponents' moves and the expansion of the board.

Fame (Victory Points) can be earned by exploring, fighting, controlling and developing territories... The various corresponding actions are played through the cards that the players have in hand. At the end of each turn, they will have to choose a new card to improve their personal deck, as their clans develop new tactics and technologies.

The conquest of Northgard will also require a clever management of resources to build new buildings, improve your warriors' effectiveness better your hand of cards, and upgrade your clan's specificities. The Winter phase make this management more difficult, as you have to feed your units to keep them healthy and happy.

The pace of the game is set by the players, as the game will end after seven turns but can also be cut short at any time, if one of them is in control of 3 closed territories hosting certain types of buildings.

[h2]Back it now on Kickstarter![/h2]



[h2]Play it now on Tabletopia![/h2]

Build an empire and conquer new islands!



Settlers from three Nordic empires have decided to start their voyages and set sail for new lands in hopes of finding more resources, and increasing their opportunities to expand. Building new structures, taking advantage of upcoming events, and outsmarting opponents is their path to greatness. You don’t know who your opponent might be; it might even be a different clan from your nation. Even so, you will do what is necessary. Your current lands are meager, and the resources scarce, so you’ll need to work hard to acquire the food and resources necessary to thrive!

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Empires of the North is a card game in which players lead one of six clans from three different factions. The game plays out over a series of rounds, during which players explore new lands, construct buildings, trade resources, and sail to new lands with the aim of either conquering, or pillaging to gain more goods! Each action draws the clans closer to becoming the greatest empire! The game ends in the same round that any player reaches the 25 victory points mark.

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Empires of the North is aimed both at the new players and also all fans who love Imperial Settlers and are looking for a great engine building experience. The box contains 6 unique, ready to play decks featuring Vikings, Scots and Inuit clans. Each deck offers a great variety of strategies and excellent replayability value.

[h2]Play it now on Tabletopia![/h2]