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How To Play: Medici

Medici cover

Medici is a fast auction game where players buy goods for their merchant ships. Each round, reveal cargo cards and bid against your friends, balancing tempting deals with a tight purse. Score points by shipping valuable goods and winning majorities, but spend too much and your trading empire may sink.

How To Play: Three Musketeers

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Three Musketeers is a two-player strategy game where one player guides three brave musketeers and the other controls a crowd of guards. Players move pieces across the board, use clever positioning, and chase different goals. The musketeers seek freedom, while the guards work together to trap them.

How To Play: Wildlands

Wildlands - Wildlands, Osprey Games, 2018 — front cover (image provided by the publisher) - Credit: W Eric Martin

Wildlands is a fast fantasy skirmish game where rival warbands battle across a changing map. Players use cards to move fighters, attack enemies, claim objectives, and trigger special powers. Smart positioning matters, but so does knowing when to grab points and run. It plays best with bold plans and sneaky surprises.

How To Play: Distilled

Distilled: Box Cover Front

Distilled is a lively strategy game about running a small spirits company. You buy ingredients, manage your cash, age recipes, and bottle drinks for profit. Each round brings tough choices as prices shift and rivals chase the same goods. Build your distillery wisely, complete secret goals, and become the best producer.

How To Play: Trade

Trade: Box Cover Front

Trade is a fast trading game where players collect goods, swap resources, and plan clever deals. Each turn, you must weigh your current stash against future gains while watching what rivals want. Make smart trades, build your wealth, and finish with the most valuable collection to win.

How To Play: War and Peace

War and Peace: Box Cover Front

War and Peace is a tense strategy game where players lead armies, manage resources, build alliances, and fight for control. Each turn brings tough choices: advance, defend, negotiate, or save supplies. Plan ahead, watch your rivals, and pick battles carefully to claim victory without wrecking your own side.