1001 Karawane (Roman Mathar)

Players explore and trade around the desert, aiming to be the first to collect three artefacts. Interesting stuff: £25.00.

Garden Gnomes Society (Garten-Zwerge eV) (Roman Mathar)

A game of breeding and showing ... garden gnomes!? Be the first to breed (or buy) the coveted 'Gold Cap' gnome: £12.00. (German edition with English rules)

Jagd nach dem Gral (Eric Solomon)

That’s The Quest for the Holy Grail in English. Four groups are hunting the Grail: players move the pawns around the board – providing they reveal more influence. It’s a development of the classic Sigma File: £15.00

Metallurgie (Maik Hennebach)

Convert base iron to gold! A clever, pattern-matching card game where players emulate alchemists: £5.50. (German edition with English rules)

Seenot im Rettungsboot – aka Lifeboats (Ronald Wettering)

A new version of the classic Rette sich wer kann from Argentum Verlag. It’s a game of deciding who gets thrown out of the leaking lifeboats as shipwreck survivors make their way to safety. Huge fun: £28.00.

Top oder Flop (Martin Schlegel)

Players are movie moguls, looking for the next hit in the cinema. This is a card game of bluff and out-guessing your opponents. German edition with English rules: £16.00.

UFOs! Fries from Space (UFOs! Fritten aus dem All) (Petra Brandenburger)

Fast food joints are really a front for aliens taking over the Earth – and you're one of them! Sell the most fries and conquer the planet: £17.00. (German edition with English rules)