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Essential Collection Update - August 2018

The Essential Collection - 9 Games ($385 CAD/$300 USD)
 

Worker Placement:
  • Farming: Agricola ($65 CAD/$50 USD)
  • City Building: Le Havre ($80 CAD/$60 USD)

Role Selection: Puerto Rico  ($40 CAD/$35 USD)

Party: Wits & Wagers ($35 CAD/$25 USD)

Network Building: Power Grid ($40 CAD/$35 USD)


2-Player:
  • Abstract: Hive ($25 CAD/$20 USD)
  • War: Twilight Struggle  ($60 CAD/$40 USD)

Filler:
  • Love Letter ($10 CAD/$10 USD)
  • Jaipur ($30 CAD/$25 USD)

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