Taj Mahal (Reiner Knizia)

New edition of Reiner Knizia’s intricate auction game set in mogul India: £25.00.

Take It Easy! (Peter Burley)

Another classic, played on individual boards with hexagonal tiles. The aim is to get the best score using the same tiles, in the same order as everybody else. Ingenious and challenging, this is a new edition: £20.00.

Take It Higher! (Peter Burley and Reiner Knizia)

A development of Take it Easy! that adds another dimension to the game—rocket ships! It's played across octagonal tiles with several bonuses on offer as well as the points for completing lines: £25.00.

Take It to the Limit! (Peter Burley)

New for 2006 is this 'advanced' version of Take It Easy!. The basic idea is the same, but it's a bigger board, more tiles and extra opportunities for tactical scoring. Plus a second, smaller version of the game. Cracking stuff: £25.00.

Tammany Hall (Doug Eckhart)

A game about corrupt politics – what more could you want?! Players position their campaign workers to bring in the vote in the race to become Mayor of New York City. Good stuff: £20.00

Tara, Seat of Kings (Alan Paull)

Strategic board game from Surprised Stare Games. Players use cards to place pieces in specific positions in the kingdoms of ancient Ireland. The aim is to become High King: £25.00.

Tempus (Martin Wallace)

A terrific civilization development game from Martin Wallace. The rules are relatively simple, given the subtlety of the game. A challenging strategic contest: £25.00.

That's Life! (Wolfgang Kramer and Michael Kiesling)

Terrific family fun from the fabled duo of Kramer and Kiesling. This is an apparently simple game—be first to get your pawns to the end of the tiles—is enlivened by the opportunity to sabotage your opponents: £25.00.

Third World Debt (Dave Thorby)

Players are challenged to build up their country's economy and work their way out of debt ... by borrowing more. How much debt can you afford? £20.00

Tinners' Trail (Martin Wallace)

Second edition of this terrific game of tin (and copper) mining in 19th century Cornwall. Players have to balance spending their income on victory points with keeping it for next turn and then decide just what to spend it on: £27.00

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: £15.00.

Toppo (Reiner Knizia)

Speed card game: players try to get rid of their card by matching the set of symbols on the table: £13.00 (last copy).

Tulipmania 1637 (Scott Nicholson)

Fascinating game of the famous bubble market in tulips. Players buy and sell tulips, aiming to sell at the peak price. The key is working out just what the other players are doing: £18.00.

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)

Ur (Paolo Mori)

Good-looking civilization development game set in ancient Mesopotamia, the land of the eponymous first city. Published by What’s Your Game? £20.00.

Wadi (Martyn F)

Ingenious game of watering the desert from flash floods down the river beds (wadis) – or from what other players have grabbed. Clever stuff, if a bit abstract: £15.00

Wampanoag (Aaron Lauster)

Players are leaders in the eponymous Native American nation, pressured by the arriving Europeans in the east and their traditional enemies in the west. Good stuff: £20.00

Waterloo (Martin Wallace)

Mr Wallace turns his hand to a proper wargame. A re-creation of the battle of Waterloo, of course, with a clever mechanism that keeps the players on their toes: £30.00

Weinhändler (Claudia Hely &Roman Pelek)

"Wine Trader"is a card game of collecting sets. In this case, sets of the same type of wine - and ideally of the same star rating. Entertaining and not-too-demanding: £12.00. (German edition with English rules)

Who Stole Ed's Pants? (Jim Doherty)

Well, who did? Use evidence cards to finger your opponents. A fun card game that needs a bit of thinking: £13.00.

Wind River (Roman Mathar)

a game of native Americans, buffalo and the Great Plains. Players try to keep their tribe with the migrating buffalo – which they all have a hand in moving. A good-looking, clever game: £35.00.

Wits and Wagers (Dominic Crapuchettes)

“The trivia game for people who don’t know stuff.” That's because players reveal their answers, bet on which one is correct and it's the most money that wins the game. The only trivia game I like: £25.00.

World Cup Game (Shaun Derrick)

Play cards to win matches and push your team(s) through the final stages of football's World Cup. Re-create the first World Cup of 1930 or re-fight the 2002 tournament: £35.00.

Worm Up! (Alex Randolph)

Let's go worm racing! A very, very silly game from the master that is also outrageous fun—and trickier than you might think: £13.00