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Now that the scientific triumph of Dinosaur cloning is public knowledge, competition is hot and new parks spring up regularly. Though many of these amateurs are opening their gates before everything has been safety-tested, there’s no shortage of patrons eager to be entertained by extinct behemoths!

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As with any form of entertainment, triumph is often accompanied by tragedy - which is why your investors demand that you take every precaution (and ensure every visitor signs the safety waiver) before you show them the wonders of Dinosaur World!

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2-5 players
60-120 minutes
Worker placement, tile placement, run your own Ju Mesozoic Park!
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Each round in Dinosaur World, you’ll draft a group of Workers from the Worker Database to run your park for a full season. Then you’ll divide up those Workers to take on the various tasks of building and running your Park - gathering ancient DNA, cloning new Dinos, buying new attractions, and keeping your patrons safe from a toothy demise. The better you run your park, the more Victory Points you’ll score!



You might face some visitor deaths along the way, but don’t worry - as long as your park is “safer” than your competitors’, it won’t hurt your score!

Video chat has left beta and is now ready for all players to optionally subscribe to!

In-game video chat is an optional feature that is now available for all users. You can play a game, see each other, and talk all in the same window. If at least one player in your game has a video chat subscription, they can enable video chat for the whole group.

If your account hasn't claimed a 7-day free trial yet, you can test it out for yourself now (trial only available via browser - unfortunately limitations with Steam prevent our trial system from working properly)!

[h2]Activating the video chat subscription[/h2]

Video chat is available only in the game client via web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge, Safari) or Tabletopia Steam application (Windows, MacOS). When starting up a game room, you will see the following invitation:



If your account has not yet claimed a 7-day free trial, you will be given the option to claim this. Click Apply to start the 7-day free trial period. The 7-day free trial is only available in web browsers, not through Steam (this is due to limitations with the Steam platform and managing free trials).

Otherwise, when you click Apply, you will be given the following prompt to confirm you would like to begin your recurring subscription for video chat:



Click Choose to confirm adding the Video Chat subscription to your account. Video chat is $4.99USD/month. A Premium subscription is not required for the video chat subscription, however please note that they are separate subscriptions.

You can manage your video chat subscription from your profile.

Click Choose to confirm adding the Video Chat subscription to your account. Video chat is $4.99USD/month. A Premium subscription is not required for the video chat subscription, however please note that they are separate subscriptions.

You can manage your video chat subscription from your profile.

[h2]Using video chat[/h2]

When prompted by your browser, you will need to permit Tabletopia to use your webcam and microphone.



If you do not have a webcam or do not enable it, you will be able to see and hear others, but they will not see and hear you.

After enabling the video chat, it will load and you will start video conferencing with your friends. There are several options available. You can:

• Show or hide video
  
• Mute/unmute voice
  
• Arrange players in the chat window by row and column
  
• Position this window on the screen by dragging
  
• Choose between available cameras via the ‘settings’ button
  
• Minimize the video chat window (you will still be available to talk to your opponents and hear them)
  

You can disconnect from video chat any time by clicking on the red cross. To join it again, click on the video chat icon near the text chat window.

Only a person with a video chat subscription can enable the video chat in a game room. This person doesn’t necessarily need to be the game host; the game can be created by any player. However, if a player with a video chat subscription enables video chat, every other player will get access to the feature for that gaming session.

Two examples of video chat:



[h2]System requirements[/h2]

As video chat demands many resources of your system, we strongly recommend using it in the Steam app rather than in a Web browser. Technical constraints of the browsers may cause significant performance slowdown even with two players. We also recommend playing from desktop computers or powerful gaming laptops. Speed of your Internet connection also plays an important role in the smooth performance of Tabletopia with enabled video chat.

You can review this information at any time from our Knowledge Base article!

In The Taverns of Tiefenthal, the challenge is to skillfully choose the dice and develop your personal deck of cards as profitably as possible. The game is structured with five modules so that your group can add extra levels of complexity as you become more familiar with the game.

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1-4 players
50-75 minutes
Deck building, drafting, beer wonderful beer
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In the village of Tiefenthal lies "The Tavern of the Deep Valley". There, all citizens from the area gather, but it's important to attract new, wealthy guests for only then is there enough money to expand the tavern, which will then lure nobles into the tavern as well. But which tavern expansion is best? Should you focus on money? Or rather ensure that the beer will keep flowing?

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The Tavern of the Deep Valley is a game mode that can be played with several successive modules. In the basic game (Module 1) your goal is to attract as many Nobles as possible. In Module 2, you can receive bonus actions using Schnapps. Module 3 introduces the reputation bar, which offers players another way to get Beer and Nobles. In Module 4, players select a starting card that determines their starting Equipment. Finally, in Module 5, you can add entries to your guestbook in order to unlock additional bonuses.



Each Module builds upon the previous ones!

A mission gone wrong. Tensions continued to mount aboard your colony ship as the days dragged on. An anonymous act of sabotage has sent the ship plummeting to the surface of a frozen uncharted planet. Damaged beyond repair, the scattered remains will do little to protect you from the brutal cold.

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1-4 players
60-90 minutes
Engine-building, worker placement, multi-use cards
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In the engine-building, worker placement game Cryo, leaders of separate, hostile factions compete to survive and claim control over the underground caverns on a remote icy planet. You need to act quickly and strategically to avoid further sabotage from other factions. Send drones out from your engineering platform to scavenge resources and save your crew still in cryostasis. Gather different materials to upgrade and customize your platform, fine-tuning new actions to suit your individual strategy. Utilize multi-use cards to your advantage, and claim the underground caverns for your faction to survive.

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Though unplanned, a new chapter for humanity has begun. Scavenge, build, explore, and lead your faction to victory within this frozen world before the sun sets!



[h3]The solo mode rules have been freshly announced by Z-Man Games and added to the Tabletopia version of the game![/h3]

Within the charming valley of Everdell, beneath the boughs of towering trees, among meandering streams and mossy hollows, a civilization of forest critters is thriving and expanding. From Everfrost to Bellsong, many a year have come and gone, but the time has come for new territories to be settled and new cities established. You will be the leader of a group of critters intent on just such a task. There are buildings to construct, lively characters to meet, events to host—you have a busy year ahead of yourself. Will the sun shine brightest on your city before the winter moon rises?

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The Everdell: Glimmergold Pack enhances the base game with:

Extra! Extra! Cards (15 cards)
Legendary Cards (10 cards)
Rules for Collector's Edition cards
Rat Workers (6 wooden meeples)
Upgraded Victory Point Token Set (30 metal coins (20x1-point, 10x3-point))
Upgraded "Occupied" tokens (20 wooden tokens & stickers)
Upgraded 8-sided die (1 deluxe die)