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Varia Starter Set Card Game Review

Varia Starter SetStats:
No. of players: 2
Amount of time to play: 30-60 min
Age requirements: 13+
Set-up time: minimal

Varia is a two player card duel. It uses a combination of cards and dice to resolve combat. The starter set comes with everything you need to play.
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Lost Ruins of Arnak Expedition Leaders Expansion Review

Lost Ruins of Arnak Expedition Leaders ExpansionStats:
No. of players: 1-4
Amount of time to play: 30-120 min
Age requirements: 12+
Set-up time: 5-10 min

Expedition Leaders is the first expansion for the award-winning Lost Ruins of Arnak. It adds asymmetrical starting decks and player boards, more items, guardians, and artifacts, plus two new temple research tracks.
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QE Board Game Review

QE Board GameStats:
No. of players: 3-5
Amount of time to play: 30-45 min
Age requirements: 13+
Set-up time: 5 min

QE (Quantitative Easing) is an auction board game, but you represent a country and there is no money. You can bid what you want. But spend the most and you automatically lose.
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Marvel Age of Heroes Board Game Review

Marvel Age of Heroes Board GameStats:
No. of players: 2-5
Amount of time to play: 120-360 min
Age requirements: 14+
Set-up time: 5-10 min

Marvel Age of Heroes is an X-Men themed worker placement board game. You will command one or two X-Men to recruit allies, level up your team, gather resources needed to fight villains, and team up to take down said villains.
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Starship Captains Board Game Review

Starship CaptainsStats:
No. of players: 1-4
Amount of time to play: 40-100 min (depending on player count)
Age requirements: 12+
Set-up time: 5-10 min

Starship Captains is a medium-light board game that combines familiar mechanics in a unique way. Can you score the most VPs and be rated the best captain in the fleet?
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