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ZMG7025 Neuland $59.99
The Neuland German version has a 7.0 rating on boardgamegeek.com
In Neuland, each player earns Victory Points by producing cultural advances. To achieve that he must join the other players in creating a civilization together, which is formed by several steps of the economic system: raw materials turn into refined materials which turn into buildings and advances. Advances symbolize the completion of chains of production, and allow the players to place their victory points on the board to win the game. Originally published a few years ago in Germany . Loaded with wood components and large tiles.

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Genji $19.99
2-6 players
45-60 minutes
Ages 10+
In an age when poetry and the arts reigned supreme, the nights of Kyoto were filled with romance. Gentlemen of the Imperial court, ordinary clerks and functionaries by day, went out at night to meet their secret lovers in furtive trysts. Writing by the light of the moon, each tried to craft the finest and most moving poetry in the form of the Tanka, a short verse composed of only five lines. The best poems evoked the scene, the season, and represented the depth of the courtier's knowledge of the fashionable themes at court. By far, the most successful such lover was a fictional one named Hikaru Genji, the Shining Prince. Genji was, for the ladies of the court, the symbol of the perfect lover. For the men of the court, he was the perfect example to emulate.
In GENJI, players take the roles of courtiers out to woo fair princesses. Players score points for writing the finest poetry, or winning the most hearts. But beware: other courtiers will be waiting in the wings to steal those hearts away! Take your brush in hand, and set out on the night streets of Kyoto . The romance of the height of the Heian Period awaits you in GENJI.

ZMG7024 Ideology: 2nd Edition $34.99
2-5 players
90 minutes
Ages 12+
This new edition of the game I published in 2005 is back in an all new edition with better components and graphics and includes variant rules and variant Ideology abilities.
The conflict of political ideas spawned the conflicts of the 20th Century. More than any other era in human history, nations defined themselves not merely by their military or economic might, but by the ideals that inspired their ambitious achievements.
Ideology: The War of Ideas is an exciting new strategy game by Z-Man Games. During the game, each player symbolizes one of the 20th Century's most powerful Ideologies: Capitalism, Communism, Fascism, Imperialism, and Islamic Fundamentalism.
Beginning with one global region completely under its sway, each Ideology attempts to influence and control the independent regions of the earth. The Ideology that acquires the highest level of global influence will dominate the world for generations to come!

ZMG7022 Wasabi! $29.99
Become the ultimate sushi chef as you use your culinary skills to create sushi recipes.
Wasabi! is a light and fast game where you compete against other players to assemble your quota of unique sushi recipes in a rapidly dwindling space. Players draw a variety of delicious ingredients into their hand from the pantry and play them one at a time onto the board, building off of each other's previously-placed ingredients in the attempt to complete recipes of varying difficulty.

ZMG7026 Agricola  $70.00
This has already generated massive interest on boardgamegeek.com, it is already rated at 8.5.
No. of players: 1-5       Ages: 12+      Playing time: 120-180 minutes
In Agricola, you're a farmer in a wooden shack with your spouse and little else. On a turn, you get to take only two actions, one for you and one for the spouse, from all the possibilities you'll find on a farm: collecting clay, wood or stone; building fences; and so on. You might think about having kids in order to get more work accomplished, but first you need to expand your house. And what are you going to feed all the little rugrats?

ZMG4046  Scrapyard Wars  $24.99
Experience the fun of building robots in your garage, foraging for parts in the junkyard, and stealing robot parts from the garages of other players. Of course you'll be able to build your robot with a multitude of arms, legs, torsos, heads and snazzy weapons and extras

ZMG7021  Pandemic  $29.99
A truly cooperative game where all players represent members of a team of experts that must find the cure to four virulent diseases before they wipe out the world's population. A very tense-filled game.  Components: 1 board, 96 wooden diseases cubes in 4 colors, 109 cards, 6 wooden marker discs, 4 pawns, several wooden research houses

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ZMG7016-E Duel in the Dark Expansion Bag $19.99
Contains:
1 3-5 player variant
1 British searchlight    
1 British 3.7-Inch QF
2 Railroad Flak 12.8 cm
1 Skilled Gun crew
1 Acoustic Mirror
1 Quad Flak 2 cm
1 Ju88 “night fighter”
1 The Walls have ears

ZMG4039 Gumball Rally            $14.99
This great family game has players race go-karts to win the long-distance race for the coveted Gumball Rally trophy. Players pass each other by playing higher number cards or by playing colors previously played by those ahead of them  - so one can go from last to first place with one card play.  But watch out for hazard cards that can send you to the back of the line.

ZMG7018  Prophecy Board Game  $39.99
A prophecy proclaims 900 years of suffering! As one of the many adventurers traveling the world, players gather skills, gold, and experience, battle creatures, and build up their strength and will in order to enter the Astral Plane and retrieve artifacts of power to bring peace to the troubled lands.

ZMG 7019 1960: Making of a President  $49.99
In 1960: The Making of the President, you take on the role of John F. Kennedy or Richard Nixon vying for the right to lead his country into the heart of the Cold War. The contest is fought out on an electoral map of the United States as it stood in 1960 - a map where Louisiana and Florida share the same number of electoral votes, as do California and Pennsylvania. Using a card-driven game system, all the major events which shaped the campaign are represented. As with any election campaign, the challenge is to adapt your game plan as the ground shifts out from under you. Will you recreate history, or rewrite it?  1960: The Making of the President provides you the opportunity to do both.

 

ZMG7001-E  Primordial Soup: Freshly Spiced  $24.99
Long awaited expansion to Primordial Soup (you need the base game to play with this set). The expansion adds 2 sets of amoebas and their foodstuff cubes so that you can play Primordial Soup with 5 and 6 players. Also included are new genes for even more combolicious fun. 3 Dark Platypus pendants

ZMG4045  Pick & Pack  $19.99
A fun abstract as you pack apples in crates. Move your grabber pawn to get the most apples and don't forget to saddle your opponent with tiles to reduce the value of his packed crates.

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ZMG7023  El Capitan  $29.99
GAME COMPONENTS:  1 game board, 5 wooden ships (5 different colors), 90 wooden warehouses (5 colors, 18 pieces of each color) 15 fortresses (5 colors, 3 pieces of each color), 1 starting player token (El Capitan), 54 sailing cards , 3 proliferation bonus cards (15 Florin, 10 Florin, 5 Florin), 30 loan cards (18 loans of 10 Florin and 12 loans of 16 Florin), 111 coins (30 x 1 Florin, 20 x 5 Florin, 30 x 10 Florin and 20 x 50 Florin). Expansion: 3 additional city tiles, 1 black pirate ship. 
A masterful reworking of the game, Tycoon by well-known and award winning designers Wolfgang Kramer and Horst-Rainer Rosner. Beautifully rendered art tells of players traveling to Mediterranean cities to build warehouses and fortresses. Managing your money, traveling efficiently, and building wisely will make you a successful merchant in the 15th century.  The game also comes with a small expansion as an added extra.

ZMG7020  Chang Cheng  $54.99
COMPONENTS:  4 Game Boards (Double sided), 1 Scoring Track, 24 Action Cards in 4 colors (red, green, blue and violet), 15 Reputation Counters (Chinese), 15 Threat Counters (Mongols), 56 Single Wall-Blocks in 4 colors (red, green, blue and violet), 4 Double Wall-Blocks in 4 colors (red, green, blue and violet), 4 Tower-Blocks in 4 colors (red, green, blue and violet), 1 “China” Card, 3 Emperor cards, 4 Event Cards,  4 Scoring Pawns in 4 colors (red, green, blue and violet).
More than 2500 years ago, the emperor of the Qin dynasty decided to protect his provinces of northern China from the frequent barbaric invasions, building and joining several fortified fortresses. So he made an impressive series of defensive walls that stretched for over 6000 kilometers. Armies of slaves and soldiers worked for centuries following and taking advantage of the terrain. 
Later, the Great Wall, as it was called, was extended and fortified, until it needed an army of a million men to defend and maintain it. Its decline coincided with the advent of the Mongols, that later ruled the widest empire of human history.  They broke the wall and moved around it, conquering the whole Chinese empire. 
Today the ruins represent one of the most remarkable works produced by men: Chang Cheng, the Great Chinese Wall.