World forces

Juego de Mesa MINDCLASH GAMES Cerebria - The Inside World: Forces of Balance (Inglés - Edad Mínima: 15)

Although it draws inspiration from older legends, myths, magical tales, and epic poems, fantasy emerged in Victorian England as its own specific genre. England, during that period, was the world's most significant economic power, and it experienced far-reaching industrialization. With that cultural backdrop, some writers chose to focus on the supernatural and seek refuge in enchanted worlds. And modern fantasy was born. Some of the more realistic writing of the time, like that of Charles Dickens, represented industrial and scientific development. But choosing an imaginary world was an attempt to preserve enchantment, some magical whimsy in a rapidly urbanizing culture. The industrial revolution was the fertile ground from which modern fantasy writing and art would spring. Children's literature was experiencing a golden age at that time, building upon years of folklore traditions. As parents enjoyed reading fantastical tales to their children, their desire for similar texts geared towards adults grew. By the early 1900s, most of the significant trends that fantasy tales would follow had been established. There was the dual influence of fairy tales and myths and inspiration from ancient cultural traditions. Writing styles ranged from texts and illustrations intended for children to the most intricately composed literature containing creatures, heroes, and worlds battling the forces of good and evil. As an antidote to urbanization, much of the writing centered around magic in rural areas, themes built upon later by J.R.R. Tolkein and C.S.Lewis. Although the artist Tom Antonishak is more famous for painting wildlife, we thought he really captured the essence of Victorian Fantasy in this beautiful painting. It draws your eye through the woods to the colorful, frigate hotel perched on top of the hill, and makes you long to discover its magical mysteries. The perfect gift for any jigsaw puzzler or fantasy fan, this traditional wooden jigsaw puzzle can be done time and again. Our puzzle artists have included many shaped whimsy puzzle pieces that match the theme of the painting, and we have integrated them in ways that will delight and surprise you as you put the wooden jigsaw puzzle together. - Number of Puzzle Pieces: 450 - Irregular Edge for a little more challenge - Completed Puzzle Size: 17.5" X 11.5" - Artist: @ Tom Antonishak - Serial #: NP22-450-472 - Wood Thickness: 4mm - Cut Style: Modern - Difficulty: Level 3 - Made in the USA

Axis & Allies D-Day features detailed game components including a new blockhouse piece and an oversized game board. Other elements of this new Axis & Allies variant include a card deck with three card types -- Orders, Tactics, and Fortune -- adding depth and complexity to gameplay. Order cards determine play sequence and break turns into distinct phases; Tactics cards offer players varied strategic opportunities; and Fortune cards add an element of unpredictability. Axis & Allies D-Day begins as Operation Overlord, the invasion of German-held Normandy -- 130,000 soldiers of the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States poise to assault Fortress Europe. You and your fellow world powers control their fates. One player controls Germany, whose Axis forces have turned the beaches of Normandy into a near-impenetrable stronghold. Set to breach those defenses are the Allies: the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Axis & Allies D-Day, designed for two or three players, can be played in two hours. The game is the third Axis & Allies variant, following the successful Axis & Allies Europe and Axis & Allies Pacific.

Jogo original em inglês: go deep behind enemy lines at sword beach as you airdrop in to capture the bridges of the orne join guderians famed panzers as they battle the armored columns of the british expeditionary forces sign on for operation crusader to take on rommel in the deserts of north africa and liberate the garrison in tobruk the memoir 44 breakthrough expansion will take you deep into the battles of world war ii with two, double-sided, 9-panel board maps covering all four memoir 44 map environments - countryside, beach, winter and deserts. these oversize boards stretch the limit of current printing technology and are 13 x 17 hexes deep, opening up the breakthrough format to new, more expansive scenarios. the breakthrough expansion includes 15, never-in-print-before scenarios, created by jacques jdrommel david, and memoir 44 author, richard borg. these scenarios cover the western and eastern fronts, as well as the mediterranean and pacific theaters and include classic battles such as: operation crusader; operation amherst; and two different renditions of sword beach - all designed for the 13 x 17 hex breakthrough format.