1001 Karawane (Roman Mathar)

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

Age of Steam Expansion: America/Europe(Ted Alspach)

Double-sided mounted board, with two fairly standard maps: £18.00

Age of Steam Expansion: Mississippi Steamboats/Golden Spike (Ted Alspach)

Double-sided, mounted board with two long, thin maps that are as much about connections as moving goods: £20.00

Age of Steam Expansion: Vermont/New Hampshire (Ted Alspach)

Double-sided, mounted board of the two New England states. Vermont features the trials of winter, while New Hampshire is strictly anti-cooperative. With two copies, you can put them together for the challenge of 'Central New England': £24.00

Ars Mysteriorum (Alan Ernstein)

Compete with your fellow apprentices to be the best at the craft of alchemy. You will need to outwit and out-bid your opponents to win this clever strategy game: £30.00.

Ausreisser (Pierre Jacquot)

A personal favourite for many years, this is a simple card game of bicycle races. Each round is fairly quick to play, but the problem is stopping: it's just addictive: £8.00.

Austin Poker (Alan Ernstein)

A game of the Wild West: win at Stud Poker and take over the town. You could get to be Sheriff. Or even the Judge. An atmospheric card game: £20.00.

Automania (Ian Livingstone)

Sell cars across the world - and manage your advertising spend to make a profit. A challenging strategy game: £15.00.

Baumeister des Krimsutep (Mark Sienholz)

"The Architects of Krimsutep": A trick-taking card game about building on the banks of the Nile. Special offer: £4.50 (with English rules).

Big Manitou (Günter Burkhardt)

A clever card game with a native American theme. Players compete with their tribe (set of cards) to win the most buffalo - and count coup on the other tribes: £14.00.

Bolide (Alfredo Genovese)

Innovative car racing game from Ghenos Games in Italy. As well as a car, players have a pawn that constrains their next move according to their momentum. Comes with a double-sided board providing two race tracks: £28.00.

Two expansions (double-sided boards of additional racing tracks) aree also available.

Bonnie and Clyde (Mike Fitzgerald)

A 'Mystery Rummy' game set around the eponymous outlaws. Players collect sets of cards to build evidence against them, but will Bonnie and Clyde escape the FBI this time? £20.00

Bottle Imp (Günter Cornett)

The aim is to avoid ending up with the bottle imp by not playing the lowest card. It sounds simple, but it's actually quite fiendish: £12.00.

Byzantium (Martin Wallace)

Players control factions in both the (Byzantine) Empire and the Arabs and play the two sides off against each other. Or, more exactly, against their opponents' factions! A clever game that needs thought and planning: £30.00.