We are now officially 10 years old and we thank you all for 10 years of generous support. The following games have been reprinted since our last newsletter: Puerto Rico (sold out and will come again in May), Shogun, Fearsome Floors, Tichu, and Caylus Magna Carta.

Still scheduled are:
Lost Cities (May),
Power Grid (April),
Puerto Rico Expansion (July),
Race for the Galaxy (June),
Power Grid deck (May).
Torres (June),
Ys (June),
Ra (June/July),
Goa (summer),
El Caballero (August),
Caylus (May),
Galaxy Trucker (June/July), and
Medieval Merchant (October).

New games released in the past two months include: Thurn & Taxis: all Roads lead to Rome,  Change Horses,  Aquaretto, The Hanging Gardens, Giro Giloppo, Stone Age, Viva Topo, Fruitirelli, Eketorp, and Airships.

Yet to be released are:
Ming Dynasty (May),
Metropolys (May), 
Mago Magino (June),
Carcassonne: Cult, War, and Creativity (June/July),
Race for the Galaxy: the Gathering Storm (June/July),
Ra Dice Game (July),
St Pete expansion (June/July),
Samurai Card Game (August),
New World; Carcassonne (June/July), 
Bonnie & Clyde (July),
Burger Joint (August),
Lemons & Lemonade (September),
The Great American Railroad Game (August),
Mogul (September),
Strozzi (October), and
Veritas (October). 

We have also chosen October to release Dominion, a completely new game with a new game concept. The game has been extensively tested and all who have seen it are excited and looking forward to its release. We have already arranged for a French partner and are working on similar arrangements with German and Dutch partners. We will release more information on this exciting new game in the near future. 

Stone Age
Each age has its special challenges. The stone age was shaped by the emergence of agriculture, the processing of useful resources, and by the building of simple huts. Trade begins and grows and civilization takes root and spreads. In addition, traditional abilities like skillful hunting are in demand, in order to be able to nourish the growing population. The goal of the players is to master all these challenges. There are many ways to do so, so everyone can work to achieve his goal in his own way.  Find your own way and learn at the end whether it was the best way.  Rio361; $45.95; 2-4 players aged 10+; 90 minutes, author: Michael Tummelhofer. 

Hanging Gardens
The players are landscape architects who are to create designs for the hanging gardens on behalf of the king. During the game, the players acquire building cards, which they place in their play areas in order to create the most beautiful garden. When a player creates a group, he receives point tiles, which he places in his play area. At game end, the player who has collected the best combinations of point tiles, is names the King’s Architect and also wins the game!  Rio362; $34.95; 2-4 players aged 8+; 45 minutes, author: Din Li. 

Change Horses
Do you have trouble winning at racing games? Well, this game is for the losers out there. Yes, to "win" the game, you have to pick the horse, which comes in last. Sounds simple, but, of course, the other players are trying to lose as well.  $49.95; RIO365; 2-4 players; aged 10 +; length: 60 minutes; author: Bruce Whitehill. 

Aquaretto
Each player is the owner of a water zoo. Each player tries to lure as many visitors as possible into his water zoo and earns points for the visitors that visit his zoo. To create a zoo that people want to visit, a player must collect animals. When a player’s water zoo is successful, he may want to expand it. When a player’s animal basins are full, he must place additional animals into his depot, which loses him points at game end. When a player makes skillful use of his coworkers, he can gain additional points. The player with most points wins.  The game may be played as both a stand-alone game and as an expansion to Zooloretto! $49.95; RIO360; 2 - 5 players, aged 10+; length: 45 minutes; author: Michael Schacht.

Thurn & Taxis: all roads lead to Rome
This 2nd expansion for Thurn & Taxis is actually two in one! Play them separately or together with Thurn & Taxis!  In Audience, each player sends 5 clergyman to attend an audience with the Pope in Rome. The players endeavor to make certain the carriages with the clergyman arrive, but not too early! A player who arranges for his cardinal to arrive at just the right time will score more points than the player who manages the same with a simple priest. In Offices of Honor, the players try to use the office holders as evenly as possible, in order to receive different office tiles. The more different tiles a player can return at one time, the greater benefits he receives.  $29.95; RIO356; 2 - 4 players, aged 10+; length: 60 minutes; authors: Karen and Andreas Seyfarth.