toys & games: grande     toys & games:       Carcassonne The River 24 reviews Rio Grande Rio Grande Nice expansion A great way to start the game. By allowing the fields to split a bit better, the points are better distributed and the game becomes more competitive.             Power Grid11 reviews Rio Grande Rio Grande Excellent game, but very long This is a great game. It is fairly long and has a steep learning curve so it will likely take you at least three hours the first time. Don't be discouraged, it'll go faster once you get the hang of it. I recommend assigning jobs for players based on where they sit; one to restock the resources, one to reset the turn order and so on. This will go faster than trying to remember and do ...             Carcassonne Game56 reviews Dropship Solutions Dropship Solutions, 2001 Fun, Abstract, Replayable, and Attractive game Though this is technically a "board game", there isn't really a board beyond the scoring track. Instead, it's more like a puzzle where each side matches every other side but the pictures might not flow together seamlessly. I won't get into a summary of the rules since I'm sure other reviewers have covered that. Carcassonne has fairly simple gameplay that results in complicated games with many ...             Giddy Up Blendy Pens El Grande Kit16 reviews Giddy Up Giddy Up This Product Changed My Life My first experience with Giddy Up Blendy Pens El Grande Kit began different then most I imagine. I had been hitchhiking through middle-america on a quest to find myself. My journey had been going well, and I had met many interesting people and seen many wonderful things. Of course, things changed drastically when I hitched a ride in a blue van headed for Tulsa. I suppose I should have known ...             Carcassonne Hunters and Gatherers Game10 reviews Rio Grande Games Rio Grande Games Great gateway game, great for 2 players We are two new gamers, and this game was one of the first we bought. We also bought Lost Cities, Ingenious, Knights, and Through the Desert. We have enjoyed all of those games to varying degrees. This game has risen to the top of our list, though. It's not overly complicated, and so is accessible to beginner-level board gamers. It's meatier, though, than a Lost Cities or Ingenious. Our ...             Inns and Cathedrals10 reviews Rio Grande Games Rio Grande Games Essential Upgrade. If you've played the basic game and enjoyed it, now is the time to add an expansion or two. Several expansions are available and this one being the first of those I would add it as soon as possible after you are used to the basic game. Adds a few more tiles into the basic game, a couple of new rules, making it slightly more challenging. After this expasion I recommend Traders and Builders.             Carcassonne: Traders6 reviews Rio Grande Rio Grande Great expansion! I've only used the Traders & Builders and Inns & Cathedrals expansions, but I've also Carcassone the City and Carcassone without expansions. OF the four variations I've played, Carcassone with Traders and Builders was definitely the most interesting. The variations on the game have already been described well by other reviewers, so I'll limit my comments to what makes the expansion so ...             Bohnanza Game25 reviews Rio Grande Games Rio Grande Games, 2007 Beantastic!! Our family loves the Bean game, as we call it. Our 8 and 10 year old learned how to play the first game. The game teaches how to manage your "money". Great for learning organizing, planning and analyzing skills.             Rio Grande Games Carcassonne King and Scout2 reviews Rio Grande Rio Grande A fun addition to Carcassonne Per dollar, this has to be the best expansion module to the always challenging Carcassonne game. Only a few new rules, but several extra pieces that add to the possibilities without needlessly confusing anyone. Worth getting, even if you don't like expansion packs.             Puerto Rico25 reviews Rio Grande Rio Grande, 2007 Great game if you take the time to learn the rules I've only played the game once so far, but I gotta say that I had a lot of fun! It's a true strategy game and I can't wait to play it again!! Although, this game takes patience to learn. We played with three people, and it took us around 4 hours to get through the game. If one of us had played before, I think it would have gone a lot quicker. With the learning experience behind us, ...             Giddy Up Color Splitz El Grande Kit Giddy Up Giddy Up Two and one pens that color like a regular marker or split the color for 3D effects. Makes coloring a magical experience. Includes 20 posters to color, 8 Color Splitz pens, 1 magic pen, 1 black detail pen, 20 how to draw projects, 60 stencil designs, plus 4-page instruction book. Everything you need to make doodles, patterns, textures and coloring fun.             Rio Grande Games Carcassonne the Castle1 review Rio Grande Rio Grande Great 2-player game! This strategic 2-player game is absolutely wonderful! I have played it many times with several different opponents. It perfectly balances skill and luck so that each game is new and exciting. I highly recommend it!             Carcassonne The Tower2 reviews Rio Grande Rio Grande A fun and exciting addition, but not for the faint of heart! We tried out our new Tower Expansion and were pleasantly surprised at how simple the rules were! It added a whole new dimension to the game though, and you really need to brace yourself to have all your potential points taken away if your follower is taken prisoner off of a big city or farming area. It made the game much more intense though, and it really causes you to change your strategy to ...             Carcassonne Abbey & Mayor Exp RGG 3412 reviews Rio Grande Rio Grande Add power and influence to Carcassonne Abbey & Mayor is the 5th full expansion to Carcassonne. With this expansion, players add a power and influence aspect to their game in four different parts. I've listed them in order of enjoyment. Mayor -- The mayor piece is focused on controlling cities. The mayor's power grows as the city gains more pennant tiles. This piece can play a major role in the struggle for control that ...             Thurn & Taxis5 reviews Rio Grande Rio Grande Great game This is a great fast-playing game for 2+ players. It easy to pick up and plays in less than an hour -- perfect when you are not in the mood to spend 3 hours playing Caylus (I enjoy this game as much as I enjoy playing Carcassonne, Alhambra, and Lost Cities).             Rio Grande Games Zooloretto4 reviews Rio Grande Rio Grande Build your own zoo with Zooloretto! Zooloretto is an excellent family game for children 10 or so and upwards to adults. Players turn over and place various animal tiles face up in a series of holders that may contain up to 3 tiles. In turn a player may either turn up and place another tile in an available holder or take a holder with tiles previously placed. Each tile has a picture of a zoo animal on it and must be placed in one of ...             The Princes of Florence Board Game2 reviews Rio Grande Games Rio Grande Games This is the the most flawlessly designed game I've ever played A true gem of a game, Princes of Florence is a must for true gamers. It requires careful planning and clever play to win. With the exception of the intial deal of profession cards, there is very little luck involved. The game is played in 7 turns that are divided into an Auction Phase and an Action phase. Each player represents a member of the Forence nobility and they attempt to build their ...             San Juan6 reviews Rio Grande Rio Grande San Juan renewed my interest in games! I am an ex-computer games junkie and was always playing city building games like Civilization. I don't have the time I once did, and I am not spending the hours on the computer like I used to. Well, this Christmas I received this game and was pleasantly surprised. After the first game I knew we had a winner. We proceeded to play it four more times over the next few days. Why do I like this ...             Caylus2 reviews Rio Grande Rio Grande Extraordinary and complex game This heavy eurogame game was the huge hit of 2006, winning multiple awards and shooting up to top ratings on boardgamegeek.com. It richly deserves all the praise it has been given. It is also one of the most complex designer games, with a long and seemingly impenetrable rule book. Think of it as about 3 times as complex as Settlers of Catan. On the other hand, it is no more complex than the ...             Rio Grande Game TransAmerica9 reviews Dropship Solutions Dropship Solutions Great simple game It should be noted, TransAmerica is one of my longstanding favorites. It is quick playing, fun, and it handles 6 as well as it handles 2. The last review is very detailed so I will not duplicate - but this is not a 6 hour super strategy game, this is a fun 30 minute filler game that can be played over and over.              search for toys and games abbey, blendy, board, bohnanza, carcassonne, castle, cathedrals, caylus, color, florence, game, games, gatherers, giddy, grande, hunters, king, mayor, power, princes, puerto, river, scout, splitz, taxis, thurn, tower, traders, transamerica, zooloretto toys & games:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength Impressum - about us get your own shoutbox