New Game Round-up: HUCH! & friends - Kamisado Large and Small, Take Commands from an Oracle, Roll Your Dung into a Ball, & The Burj Khalifa Is How Tall?

The aim in each round is to be the first to get an octagonal "dragon tower" to the opposite side of the board; towers move in straight lines, either forwards or diagonally forwards. The twist is that you must move the tower of the color matching the space on which the opponent moved on her previous turn. As the game progresses, you'll find that the routes you want to use are blocked by enemy towers — and sometimes your own! If you can't move, your opponent moves again immediately, moving the tower matching the color of the space occupied by the stymied tower.

In Xalapa, the mystical oracle reveals the criteria that have to be met for each challenge. Once those criteria been settled, all the players immediately try to find the right spaces on their boards as fast as they can. The quickest player who doesn't fall into disfavor with the oracle can win the game after seven rounds.

How tall is the Burj Khalifa? How deep is Lake Baikal? When was the Tower Bridge first opened? In Terra, players are taken on a trip around the globe, visiting all the world's most famous sights, up to the highest mountain tops, onto the smallest islands, and into the depths of the deepest seas. From the equator to the Earth's poles, there's lots to discover! Who knows how long the Amazon River really is? Or where the world's steepest street is? Even if you don't know with certainty, you still have a good chance to become the world's greatest explorer. Points are also awarded if you come close.

The dung beetles are gathering food for their baby beetles. Methodically, they roll their dung across the wood and up the hill. Absolutely exhausting! Luckily the dear little critters are waiting on the other side of the valley. All it takes is a little shove, and the dung begins to roll all by itself down the hill to the caves. But who's hiding among the bushes? That up-to-no-good hedgehog is looking to interfere! He rolls himself into a ball and races down the hill. Soon, all the dung is rolling in all different directions.

Who will be the first to gather all his dung safely home in Mit Mist und Tücke, filling the caves with food?

Life and Death are in a constant struggle to gain the upper hand in the cycle of life. In each round of Azteka, the two combatants place a piece or spin the wheel of destiny. Each side does its best to reach opposing goals: Life tries to expand into all areas, while Death is content to rule either a single area or the ring of the cycle of life. In a three-player game, mummies are out to play a trick on both Life and Death. Who will come out on top?