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Get two games in one! The front is checkers and the back is backgammon. (Or, the front is backgammon and the back is checkers?) Either way, both sides are equally fun. Set includes 32 playing pieces, doubling die, dice and cup in protective foam insert, plus a walnut with inlaid maple board and storage box.

Long before today's ultra-modern speedways and sleek, technologically advanced racing machines, yesterday's legendary drivers hurled themselves around dirt tracks strapped inside the very same cars that everyone else drove on the street. They were outlaws, yet they were the pioneers of American Auto racing. This classic game lets you experience the full throttle excitement of America's fastest sport. Roll the dice or play a card to move your cast metal race car around the track as you manage valuable resources like fuel, suspension and tires. A metal dashboard with magnetized markers helps you keep track of your car and your opponents. Bumping and crashes are part of the sport but damage to your chassis might force you into the pits at the wrong time. Find a clean fast race to victory and you will receive the Raceway 57 trophy.

Day or "knight", chess is a game people can't get enough of. This set of 32 weighted cast metal chessman in a high-gloss plated finish is the perfect mate for any player. Not only does this timeless set provide a high-quality gaming experience, but it adds a classic, decorative touch to any home office, library, or game room.

Play an immigrant on the newly populated island of Catan. Build settlements, roads and villages by taking commodities from the land around you. Turn sheep, lumber, rocks and some grain into a settlement; bricks and wood into road; or try to complete other combinations for more advanced buildings and services. Take advantage of trades with other players, or at local seaports to get commodities you might lack. The first player to gain ten points from a combination of roads, settlements and special cards wins. Winner of Games Magazine 100 Best Games of 1996, 1997 and 1998. Also winner of German Game of the Year 1995.

Enter a time of myths and legends. Enter a world of Risk Godstorm, where ancient faiths and fears rule. Battle across the Earth and in the dark regions below. Harness primal forces to strike with devastating power. Command five ancient cultures - Greek, Celtic, Babylonian, Norse and Egyptian - in a continent-spanning battle that will determine whose civilization reigns supreme. And rest assured, the gods will not sit idle in this war. Risk Godstorm is a new, stand-alone Risk extension with a mythology theme. Includes a secondary map of the underworld to extend game play. For 2-5 players.

Do you have what it takes to amass a fortune? In Acquire, the classic game of corporations, you build, buy and manipulate corporate conglomerates. Nurture your companies carefully for maximum return, but be careful if they get too attractive -- your competitors could acquire them and you'll be out the door. Acquire combines sharp business sense with clever positional play on the board to create a simple, unique, challenging game that can be played over and over without every getting stale. Tycoons of all ages should expect the unexpected in this race to riches. This Sid Sackson classic is a Games Magazine Hall of Fame winner.

October 2, 1900 was 28 years to the day that noted London eccentric, Phileas Fogg accepted and then won a $20,000 bet that he could travel "Around the World in 80 Days". Now at the dawn of the century it was time for a new "impossible journey." Some old friends have gathered to celebrate Fogg's impetuous and lucrative gamble and to propose a new wager of their own. The stakes: $1 million -- and the winner takes all competition. The objective: to see who can travel by rail to the most cities in North America - in just 7 days. The journey begins immediately... Ticket to Ride is a cross-country train adventure where players collect cards of various types of train cars than enable them to claim railway routes connecting cities throughout North America. Includes a detailed board, game cards, help cards, rules, train miniatures and more.

Control the fate of the world in this incredible game of military strategy, courage and cunning. Play this updated version by Larry Harris, the game's original creator. With all-new packaging art, a redesigned map and new artillery and destroyer pieces, this classic game is prepared to take on a whole new generation. Players can change the course of history in a few short hours as they maneuver over 350 playing pieces including armies, ships, planes and more. For 2 to 5 players.

Are you ready to play some serious backgammon!? Your friends will be calling you when they find out you own this deluxe backgammon attache set. With sturdy pieces, 4 dice, 30 playing pieces, doubling cube, 1 pair of dice cups, simulated leather-carrying case and instruction book you'll be ready to play! Measures approximately 18" x 11".

Get even more wacky game fun with this special value pack that includes the Cranium Turbo Edition game, PLUS a Booster Box 2.Cranium Turbo EditionCranium Turbo Edition is the deluxe version of the popular game Cranium. It takes outrageous, something-for-everyone fun to a whole new level with 1,000 new cards, 16 activities and a faster pace. Cranium Turbo features Cranium favorites like sculpting, humming, drawing, and guessing, plus many other activities, including: Zooma:
What's in those pictures?Odd Couple: What doesn't belong?Star Performer: hum or whistleData Head: True or False?Creative Cat: sketch or sculptWord Worm: spell backwards Includes: Cranium board, 1,000 outrageous Cranium cards, a tub of cool Cranium Clay, and an electronic timer with music and lights. Requires 3 "AA" alkaline batteries, not included. For 4 or more players.Cranium Booster Box 2Cranium
Booster Box 2, with 800 all-new cards and four new tubs of Cranium Clay, is the perfect way to have even more outrageous fun with the smash-hit party game Cranium. New Club Cranium Sculptorades cards add a whole new twist to Cranium as every team competes in hilarious head-to-head sculpting. Just replace your current cards with this complete set of new cards, and you'll be ready for many more hours of great Cranium fun.

Can you get a perfect score? Do you trust yourself? Players will find themselves second-guessing all kinds of facts they thought they knew in this mind-shaking game of wit and surprise. Questions range from literature to sports to world events.

Decide the fate of Middle-Earth. Gather your courage and strength as you journey into the darkness to build your empire in the land of good and evil. This all-new Lord of the Rings Monopoly allows you to buy, sell and trade strategic territories throughout Middle-Earth such as Isengard, Helm's Deep and Mount Doom. The destiny of Middle-Earth belongs to "the one" who outmaneuvers and defeats each opponent to own it all. All components, including beautiful film photography and 6 collectible pewter tokens, let you engage in the ultimate Monopoly showdown as you vie to gain power, amass territory and "Rule Them All." For 2 to 6 players.