1853 and World Without End are Here!

	Just in time for the holidays! 1853™ India and World Without End™ in stores today! Visit the product pages below each game to learn more about these exciting new releases! 1853™ India 1853™ India is a railway building game using the 18XX game system, set in imperial India. It was originally published in 1989 by Hartland Trefoil. Contrary to many other 18XX games, 1853 does not require aggressive stock trading, but skills in engineering the best possible routes. MFG1853 1853™ India World Without End™ Journey to Knightsbridge, England, where 200 years ago Prior Phillip oversaw the building of the cathedral renowned as “The Pillars of the Earth.” Now farmers, wool dealers, and builders seek wealth and prestige amidst a rivalry between the priory and merchants. As the plague reaches town, nothing remains as it once was. World Without End™ is based on Ken Follett’s best-selling novel. MFG4118 World Without End™ $49.00

Rules Variants and Designer Notes

     

Starting in 2010 Mayfair Games will be regularly publishing rules variants and designer notes on our website. At the beginning of the year we anticipate posting rules variants for Horus™. We are working with some of our designers on additional rules variants, designer notes and “expansions” so keep an eye on this newsletter and the website.

To whet your appetite, here is a rules variant for one of our newest games, Le Boomb™:

If the die holder has the boomb and roles a boomb on the die, the player may give the boomb to any other player.

MFG73101 Le Boomb ™ $4.50

Giving the Gift of Play

December is the traditional season of gift-giving. What I like about giving the gift of games is that it is a gift that almost always gives back immediately. After all, it makes sense that we tend to want to give games that we have played and enjoy. Also, it is often easier to learn a game from someone walking us through the rules then it is sitting and reading the rules for ourselves. So not only can we give the gift of a game to a friend or family member, we give the gift of teaching the game. Because most games need more than one player, we can also give the gift of time when we play the game with the gift receiver. And this is when the gift giver gets a gift back; we get to play a game that we love with the people we like. That is, in my opinion, the perfect gift. If you are looking for last minute game gifts, here are some games that are easy to learn and fun to play: Atlantis™: Atlantis Easy to understand and play (while hiding a depth of strategy) this Leo Colovini game is great for both adults and kids. ASI5753 Atlantis™ Le Boomb™: Le boombThis is a perfect stocking stuffer and enjoyable for most ages. At $4.50, the price is right and the fun’s outta sight. MFG73101 Le Boomb™ La Strada™: La Strada A Martin Wallace classic that is accessible for most ages and packs a lot of fun into a short 30-minute play time. MFG3304 La Strada™ Hey! That’s my Fish!™: Hey! That’s My FishA great game for younger gamers, this game has enough strategy for the older members of the family. And it comes with DELUXE penguins! PHA6027 Hey! That’s my Fish!™

Just in time for the Holidays!

Just in time for the holidays! 1853™ India and World Without End™ will be in stores December 17th! Visit the product pages below each ga me to learn more about these exciting new releases! 1853™ India 1853™ India is a railway building game using the 18XX game system, set in imperial India. It was originally published in 1989 by Hartland Trefoil. Contrary to many other 18XX games, 1853 does not require aggressive stock trading, but skills in engineering the best possible routes. MFG1853 1853™ India World Without End™ Journey to Knightsbridge, England, where 200 years ago Prior Phillip oversaw the building of the cathedral renowned as “The Pillars of the Earth.” Now farmers, wool dealers, and builders seek wealth and prestige amidst a rivalry between the priory and merchants. As the plague reaches town, nothing remains as it once was. World Without End™ is based on Ken Follett’s best-selling novel. Strive to navigate turbulent events, ensuring and balancing your food supply, income, and prestige. Piety and loyalty remain vital, for you must cater to the upper classes. And precious medical knowledge is your greatest weapon against the Black Death. So, gather your power and spirit and rise above your rivals into legend! MFG4118 World Without End™ $49.00

Just in Time for the Holidays!

Just in time for the holidays! 1853™ India and World Without End™ will be in stores December 17th!

Visit the product pages below each ga me to learn more about these exciting new releases!

1853™ India

1853™ India is a railway building game using the 18XX game system, set in imperial India. It was originally published in 1989 by Hartland Trefoil. Contrary to many other 18XX games, 1853 does not require aggressive stock trading, but skills in engineering the best possible routes.

MFG1853 1853™ India

World Without End™

Journey to Knightsbridge, England, where 200 years ago Prior Phillip oversaw the building of the cathedral renowned as “The Pillars of the Earth.” Now farmers, wool dealers, and builders seek wealth and prestige amidst a rivalry between the priory and merchants. As the plague reaches town, nothing remains as it once was. World Without End™ is based on Ken Follett’s best-selling novel. Strive to navigate turbulent events, ensuring and balancing your food supply, income, and prestige. Piety and loyalty remain vital, for you must cater to the upper classes. And precious medical knowledge is your greatest weapon against the Black Death. So, gather your power and spirit and rise above your rivals into legend!

MFG4118 World Without End™ $49.00

Witch of Salem Reviews

If you’re interested in learning more about Witch of Salem, read these great reviews we found on the web:

Review of Witch of Salem on RPG.net

http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14606.phtml

Another review of Witch of Salem

http://www.flamesrising.com/witch-of-salem-review/

To learn more about Witch of Salem on our website, visit the product page:

MFG3309 Witch of Salem ™ $49.00

Game Cruise Earlybird Specials

Game Cruise Early Bird Specials for Caribbean Gamer Classic Aboard the Carnival “Glory”

March 28 – April 4, 2010

Early bird pricing is still available until January 11th!

Early Bird pricing is still available for the 2010 Gamer Cruise sailing from
Miami on March 28, 2010. Prices increase on Jan. 11, 2010 so book now.
Details can be found at: http://www.gameradventures.com/caribbean.htm

For those not already familiar with the Carribean Gamer Cruise: Mayfair Games is joining Gamer Adventures to hold a Settlers of Catan Tournament, taking the winner to to GenCon Indy 2010, a seat in the semi-final round of WWCC US Qualifier round. Winner receives flight, hotel, badge and a seat in the semi-final round of WWCC US Qualifier round providing the chance to continue on to Germany for the World Championship as a US representative!The seven days aboard the Carnival Glory will include a lot of gaming in addition to the WWCC pre-qualifier.

The ship departs and returns from sunny Miami so come early or stay late and extend your vacation! We’ve got Games, We’ve got Food, We’ve got Adventure and We’ve got a payment plan… just ask! Get on board!

Follow this link for more information and registration:
Gamer Adventures Carribean Gamer Classic

Be sure to mention “Mayfair Games” when you register!

35,000 and Counting…

The Settlers of Catan fan page exceeded 35,000 fans this week! A big thank you goes out to all our Facebook fans and our fans all over the world. We appreciate all the wonderful things people have written in response to our posts! And, we thoroughly enjoy having the ability to foster a stronger community supporting our games via Facebook It is our mission to continue to bring you the best possible gaming experience and we are very excited for the new releases coming in 2010! Please find us on Facebook at the links below, if you haven’t already:

The Settlers of Catan on Facebook

Mayfair Games on Facebook

We’re doing it for SCIENCE!

Mayfair Games is proud to be a sponsor of the Game Manufacturers Association’s game night at the Columbus Center of Science and Industry (COSI). On Friday, December 4 from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m., Jim Miles and Alex Yeager from Mayfair will have a big pile of games available for people to play. Best of all, the games are free with your paid admission to the museum. Details on the event can be found here:

http://www.cosi.org/visitors/calendar/?m=12&d=4&y=2009

Experience the joys of toys with us!

Facebook event link.

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