Steam Barons & Locomotive Set are Here!

 

The new supplements for the Steam Game line have arrived! Steam Barons
Steam Barons™ is the first supplemental release for the Steam line.

Most importantly there is a whole new way to play Steam, instead of players only running a single company they now compete for ownership of the various companies with the primary shareholder in each company deciding the actions of that company each turn. As the game progresses the fortunes of the various companies will fluctuate, it is up to you to decide when to invest and when to cash in your shares.

There are two new maps designed with six player games in mind and additional track tiles to ensure that the supply is unlikely to run out. The two maps are of the North of England and the majority of the USA East of the Rocky Mountains.

This game also contains wooden train markers that can be used to mark track ownership instead of the disks in the Base and Standard Steam game.

MFG4552 Steam Barons™ – Martin Wallace’s Expansion

Steam Locomotive Set
Introducing the Steam™ Locomotive Set! This fine supplemental product provides players the option of replacing their wooden marker disks with wooden train engines the appropriate color and a purple turn marker pawn. All packaged in a fine translucent plastic storage box with a snap closure.

Steam™ Locomotive Set contains: 144 wooden train tokens (6 colors for 6 players), 1 pawn (in a color different from the player colors), 1 plastic storage container

MFG45512 Steam™ – Locomotive Set

Catan World Record

 

 

Six players set the Longest Board Game Marathon Record with The Settlers of Catan!

Six Settlers of Catan players set a world record for the Longest Board Game Marathon on January 16, 2009 in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. Their record has now been certified. The players completed 12 games of Settlers of Catan: Cities and Knights and were partially through a thirteenth game when they reached the fifty hour mark. The previous record was 42 hours, 48 minutes set in September of 2006 by four players playing Carcassonne. The six players used the event not only to break a world record but to raise awareness and funds for the Canadian Cancer Society.

This is not the first time Settlers of Catan has been played while setting a world record. On September 10, 2005 in Tietz Hall in Chemnitz, Germany, a specially designed Settlers board was used for 816 players to play a game at the same time. Each section of the board was used by two players. Each player could trade with the person on either side of them as well as the three people across from them.

Le Boomb & Atlantis Arrive Today!

Two new games just in time for Thanksgiving!

Le Boomb™ by Jean Vanaise and Atlantis™ by Leo Colovini, arriving in stores today! Visit the product pages or visit your local retailer to find out more about these new releases:

MFG73101 Le Boomb™ – Product Page

ASI5753 Atlantis™ – Product Page

In Silicon Valley, Catan is the New Golf!

According to this article from the “Summation” blog, they don’t play golf in Silicon Valley, they play The Settlers of Catan!

From Auren Hoffman, writer of the Summation Blog:” In Silicon Valley, golf is mostly dead. It is a game that a few people enjoy and the rest of us have heard of but probably haven’t played. The Settlers of Catan (or “Settlers,” as it’s often called) is booming and is quickly becoming the activity of choice for entrepreneurs here in the Valley. I got into Settlers because Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn, had been telling me about what a great game it is for over a year. Then one day, some of the engineers at Rapleaf (most of whom had been playing Settlers since college) challenged me to play with them, and I’ve been hooked ever since.”

Read the rest of his blog post here:

In Silicon Valley, Setters is the New Golf by Auren Hoffman

“Test-Drive” Station Master at your Local Game Store

“Test-Drive” Station Master at Local Retailers!

For those looking for a fun, family-friendly game, Mayfair Games suggests a visit to a Mayfair Authorized Retail store to try out Station Master™, one of the titles that is being featured this week in the Mayfair Games Demo Program.

Shoppers will be able to “try-before they-buy” this casual card game that is perfect for both family fun and light hobby gamers.  Mayfair Games will be featuring this game on its Facebook page along with information on retailers who have demo copies of the game.  Demo games come with easy to follow rules explanations.  Players can also visit YouTube.com to watch the Station Master White Glove Demo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vizsDly0lp0) for a fun video on how to play the game.

Stores that currently have demo copies of Station Master™ include:

A & A Comics	Garfield Heights	OH
Castle Comics & Cards	Lafayette	IN
Castle Perilous Games & Books	Carbondale	IL
Cavalry Games and Hobbies	Whitefish Bay	WI
Comic Connections	Oswego	IL
Comic Fusion	Flemington	NJ
Critical Effect Games & Hobbies	Hobart	IN
Crossroad Games – ME	Standish	ME
Dork Father’s Cards and Comics LLC	Merrill	WI
Dragon Port Games & Comics LLC	Duluth	MN
Fun Stuff	Merrill	WI
Game Board LLC, The	Sheboygan	WI
Game Cafe	Independence	MO
Gamer’s Inn	Mesa	AZ
Games Plus	Mount Prospect	IL
Games Unplugged	Salt Lake City	UT
Gnome Games	Green Bay	WI
Gryfalia’s Aerie	Bloomington	IL
Hillside Games	Asheville	NC
J&M Comics and Games	Eldersburg	MD
James & Games	Redding	CA
Jester’s Playhouse	Northfield	NJ
JustForFun	Peoria	IL
Netherworld Games	Madison	WI
Pegasus Games	Madison	WI
Something To Do	Louisville	KY
Studio One Twenty Three	Weyauwega	WI
Sundance Cards	Shelby Township	MI
Tate’s Gaming Satellite	Lauderhill	FL
Tempest Games	Cedar Rapids	IA
Unique Gifts and Games	Grayslake	IL
Virtual Magic Paintball, Game, and Hobby	Germantown	WI
Wonko’s Toys & Games	Austin	TX
Woolverine Games	Wellsboro	PA
Yottaquest	Cincinnati	OH

Visit the product page for Station Master: MFG4105 Staion Master™

Atlantis Review & More

Skip Maloney examines Atlantis by Leo Colovini in his latest Examiner.com Review!

Get a first look a the new game Atlantis™ by Leo Colovini, arriving in stores November 19th! In his latest Examiner.com review, Skip Maloney dives into this soon-to-be-released game. To find out more about Atlantis read the review or visit the product page at the links below:

Examiner.com – Atlantis: A simple game with a few surprises by Skip Maloney

ASI5753 Atlantis – Product Page

More Reviews! Read this review of Martin Wallace’s Rise of Empires™ by Shannon Appelcline of Rpg.net:

Rise of Empires on Rpg.net

And Even More Reviews from Skip! Skip reviews many games and he has reviewed many Mayfair titles. Be sure Below are links to all of Skip’s Mayfair Games reviews:

Catan Dice Game Deluxe Review

Martian Rails Review & Crayon Games Overview

Tigris & Euphrates Review Part 1 & Part 2

Pack & Stack Review

Toledo Review

Domaine Review

Catan Geographies: Germany Review

Lascaux Review

Catan Dice Game White Glove Demo

The Catan Dice Game Deluxe Edition White Glove Demo is Here!

Our friends at PulpGamer.com and our own Alex Yeager have completed another White Glove Demo. This latest installment to the series introduces audiences to the Catan Dice Game™ Deluxe Edition. You can view the video above or on our Mayfair Games Movies’ YouTube Channel at the link below.

Mayfair Games Movies on YouTube

Visit the Catan Dice Game™ Deluxe Edition product page for more information:

MFG3109 Catan Dice Game™ Deluxe Edition

Catan in The Seattle Times!

The Seattle Times interviews Blue Highway Games. They talk rainy days, games, and Catan!

Connie McDougall writes a special report for The Seattle Times about the growing popularity of European Games in the US. She interviews game store owner Scott Cooper of Blue Highway Games in Queen Anne, WA to get the inside scoop on this growing trend. Follow the link below to read the article:

The Seattle Times: It’s raining, it’s boring…what to do? Let the games begin

Eureka Puzzles WWCC Pre-Qualifier!

Eureka Puzzles hosts Worldwide Catan Championshiop Pre-Qualifier Tournaments on November 12th and 19th!

Eureka Puzzles, in Brookline, MA, will be hosting a Worldwide Catan Championship pre-qualifier on Thursday, November 12 and Thursday, November 19 at 6:30 p.m. The winner of this pre-qualifying tournament will be guaranteed a semifinal seat at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, OH on June 23-27, 2010.

The winners of the Origins Game Fair semi-finals will be awarded a trip to Burg Wildenstein Castle in Leibertingen, Germany to represent the U.S. and compete in the Worldwide Catan Championships on September 17 – 20, 2010. Airfare and hotel will be provided by Mayfair Games, the publisher of Settlers of Catan. Settlers of Catan is an award-winning, international best selling game.

The November 12 and 19 tournament will take place at the Courtyard Marriott, 40 Webster St. Coolidge Corner, Brookline, MA. Tournament registration and additional information is available by contacting Eureka Puzzles, 1349 Beacon St., Brookline, MA. The phone number is 617.7Eureka. The website is: www.eurekapuzzles.com.

Read about more Player Events or Catan WWCC Events.

Steam Barons & Steam Locomotive Set Coming Soon!

 

We’re expanding the Steam Game Line to offer an expansion and locomotive set for Steam! Street Dates November 23! Steam Barons
Steam Barons™ is the first release using the real Steam brand trade mark and expands Steam trade mark in many ways.

Most importantly there is a whole new way to play Steam, instead of players only running a single company they now compete for ownership of the various companies with the primary shareholder in each company deciding the actions of that company each turn. As the game progresses the fortunes of the various companies will fluctuate, it is up to you to decide when to invest and when to cash in your shares.

There are two new maps designed with six player games in mind and additional track tiles to ensure that the supply is unlikely to run out. The two maps are of the North of England and the majority of the USA East of the Rocky Mountains.

This game also contains wooden train markers that can be used to mark track ownership instead of the disks in the Base and Standard Steam game.

MFG4552 Steam Barons™ – Martin Wallace’s Expansion

Steam Locomotive Set
Introducing the Steam™ Locomotive Set! This fine supplemental product provides players the option of replacing their wooden marker disks with wooden train engines the appropriate color and a purple turn marker pawn. All packaged in a fine translucent plastic storage box with a snap closure.

Steam™ Locomotive Set contains: 144 wooden train tokens (6 colors for 6 players), 1 pawn (in a color different from the player colors), 1 plastic storage container

MFG45512 Steam™ – Locomotive Set