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Abbreviations: DLS: Double Letter Score; DWS: Double Word Score; TLS: Triple Letter Score; TWS: Triple Word Score; ?: Blank; PTS.: Points.

Alphagram: The alphabetic arrangement of a group of letters. Example: BEGNU is the alphagram of the word BEGUN.

Anagram: A word that is spelled with the exact same letters as another word. Example: KITCHEN is an anagram of THICKEN, and vice versa. GAPE is an anagram of PAGE. …

The Armies

The Valorians (beige)

A heroic race whose codes of honor are as long as their titles, the Valorians are comprised of noble knights, fearsome wizards and, and the clerics of the Grand Temple. But do not let their courtly ways and fine music fool you. Their true strenght is found on the field of battle, where epics are written and brave men create legends.

The Ancients (beige)

The original inhabitants of The Shattered Lands include elves, dwarves, and other people of the earth. The Ancients work the powers of the earth against their enemies. Their seers are the most powerful of magic workers and their attacks often come from nowhere - and everywhere. …

Components

41 Jenga Tetris blocks

Build The Tower

All players set up the tower together by stacking the blocks. Don't worry if there are gaps, In Jenga TETRIS, gaps are okay!

Try to alternate the direction of the blocks by level. Your levels could look like this:

Now you're ready to play.

Game Play

1. On your turn, remove a block from anywhere in the tower below the highest level. You may touch the blocks to find a loose one. Use only one hand. …

Components

• 54 hardwood blocks
• plastic storage box

Object of the Game

Remove one block at a time from the tower, and then stack it on top of the tower to create a new layer.

The last player to stack a block without making the tower fall wins the game.

Setup

Jenga Xtreme is different every time you play! The angled blocks allow you to create a unique tower at the start of each new game…and it gets more Xtreme as you play. …

Components

The tumble tower set comprises of 51 wooden blocks that is built into a tower.

Object of the Game

The aim of the game is to dismantle the tumble tower and rebuild it without losing any of the blocks or causing the tumble tower to topple over in the process.

Setup

Any number of players can join in a game of tumble tower and it can also be played alone.

First the tower has to be built. Each wooden Jenga block is three times as long as it is wide (the same for giant jenga as the normal jenga) and the tumble tower should be built to 17 stories high. …

Throw 'n Go Jenga, the 80's hit, is back with the same great play and hot new colors!

Gameplay is classic Jenga block stacking fun - with a colorful twist!

Players roll the die to determine which block they need to remove from the Jenga tower. When the tower gets "tippy" you could luck out and roll a Reverse to send play back to the last player. Things will get tricky fast.

Components

• 54 Colored Wooden Blocks
• Plastic Loading Tray
• Die

Object of the Game

Remove blocks from the tower and stack them on top. The last player to stack a block without making the tower fall wins the game. …

Q: Wait. How many actions do I aget on a turn?

A: You can do ONE of 3 possible actions:

• Move: Any combination of the 3 movement options (launch, fly or hurl) within your available movement points.

• Convert: Only one conversion per turn.

• Activate: All stations of a single type you have sundivers on.

Q: When I convert a gate, how do I know if I draw cards and how many?

A: Cards are drawn during a gate conversion based on the deepest layer the gate touches. …

Units

1. Infantry are a good for a defense, because each costs only 3 IPCs and scores a hit on 2 or less when defending.

2. Tanks cost more than infantry (5 IPCs) but attack and defend on a 3.

   They can also move farther than other land units and are very suitable for a blitzkrieg.

3. Fighters are strong on attack and defense but can fly only 4 spaces.

4. Bombers can fly up to 6 spaces and can do special strategic bombings.

   But they are more expensive and much weaker in defense. …

Q: What happens if I want to play a New Rule but there's already a New Rule in the center on the table? Does it replace the old New Rule, or do they peacefully co-exist?

A: It all depends on contradictions. There's no limit on the number of New Rules that can be in play at once, as long as they don't interfere with each other.

If the New Rule you are adding has nothing to do with the existing New Rule, both rules remain. …

Game Components

• 4 Game Boards
• 7 Game Charts
• 178 Markers and Tokens
• 8 Storage and Boxes
• 14 Dice
• 80 Plastic Chips
• 90 Paper money
• 672 Plastic Miniatures

Game Board

Territories

Each territory is in one of the 3 conditions:

• Friendly

  A territory with a control marker owned by you or a friendly power.

• Hostile

  A territory with a control marker owned by an enemy power

• Neutral

  A territory that has no IPC value or national control symbol and that is not controlled by any power.

  They are impassable, so you can not attack them or even move into or over them. …