Artificium is a development game, in which players are tasked with establishing industries, building production and refining the crafts of their medieval society. Each player stars with a hand of 5 cards, and 6 cards are dealt onto the table face up and act as a card market. Players may exchange their cards for the ones on the table, then play their hand strategically, carefully planning what goes first and what follows after. Some cards produce resources or transform one type of resources into another and award victory points, while others let you perform actions. The game lasts 4 turns – at the end of the last turn, the players are given a chance to sell all remaining resources to gain as

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Topiary is a light-weight abstract strategy game, in which players try to position their garden visitors in such a way that they can observe at once as many topiary sculptures as possible. All of the plants are categorised by their size, and the bigger plants can be viewed behind the smaller ones. This way, visitors can see the plants closest to them, and the ones behind if the size permits it. You can score bonus points for visitors who see multiple topiary sculptures of the same type. Players slowly fill in the garden by adding tiles until everyone has placed all their visitors. Build your beautiful botanical creations, line up your visitors – and may the best gardener win! For a 10% off a

A fresh re-release of a 1990's strategy classic with a new twist! Find yourself in 13th century Italy, the renaissance cities bubbling with life, trade and wealth. The local armies, however, are weak and leave the cities vulnerable to invasions from the envious neighbouring states. Meanwhile, English veteran soldiers are returning from the Crusades, capable men desperate for a new purpose. Italian city-states employ these mercenaries under the agreement known as Condotta. The most elite of the mercenary leaders were known as the Condottiere. In Condottiere, players are competing in acquiring four connected provinces. The provinces are auctioned off each round, and the players bid with their

We are resuming our regular Friday Night Magic at Mind Games, 244 Swanston Street, after a short PAX break. Bring your casual standard deck and a friend, and join in on the fun! As always, there will be boosters and prizes on the night. The more of us - the more boosters to go into the prize pile! We start at 6pm sharp, and the registration opens at 5:30pm. As per usual, there will be a $5 entry fee. See you there!

The world is on the brink of destruction, unleashed by the 7 Deadly Sins incarnate. Reality as we know it is about to collapse, and only the chosen few stand between the survival of humanity and its doom... On that note, welcome to The Others – our new game of the week! The Others, another great strategy by game designer Eric M. Lang, is a one-versus-all fantasy horror. The game invites you to take part in deciding the ultimate fate of the World – one of the players takes on the role of one of the Deadly Sins, while the rest are working together as heroes of F.A.I.T.H. (Federal Authority for the Interdiction of Transdimensional Horrors). The team of heroes is divided into different classes,