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Rio Grande Games
Rio Grande Games is a board game publisher based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. They publish a large variety of our own games, but also import many multi-lingual games (in English, French, and, occasionally, other languages), primarily from Ravensburger and Queen in Germany.
In 1995, Jay Tummelson began working for Mayfair Games. At that time, Mayfair had begun to import German-style board games for sale, without doing any localization. Tummelson first suggested that they incorporate an English translation, and then that they completely localize the game for American audiences. Tummelson acquired the rights for Detroit/Cleveland Grand Prix, Manhattan, Modern Art, Streetcar, and The Settlers of Catan, which were published together in 1996.
One part of the localization process was to create original art and components. Tummelson thought that a better solution would be to use the same artwork and components as the originals and to share the cost of printing with the European publishers, as well. In 1998, he founded Rio Grande Games to take that approach.
Since then, Rio Grande Games has published over 350 games and has had a significant effect on board gaming in the United States.The most popular of the games published by Rio Grande Games are Carcassonne, Puerto Rico, Lost Cities, Power Grid, Bohnanza, and Race for the Galaxy.
More recently, Rio Grande Games began publishing its own games and has even begun licensing its games to partners in other countries wanting to localize the games in their local languages.?
Bohnanza is a clever, engaging, social, trading game. Who knew bean farming could be so fun?
Bohnanza: Ladies & Gangsters is two games in one! Ladies adds lady beans and baby beans to the mix while Gangsters pits 1 to 2 players against the bean mafia.
Bohnanza: Princes & Pirates is 2 Bohnanza expansions. Princes has players doing quests utilizing bean meeples. Pirates adds ships, a treasure island, and pirates. Arghh!
Bohnanza: The Duel is a variant of the popular bean trading game Bohnanza designed exclusively for two players.
Bohnaparte and High Bohn: Two Bohnanza expansions in one. Bean farming and Napoleonic warfare merge in Bohnaparte. Bean duel at high noon and more in High Bohn.
Concordia is a peaceful strategy game of economic development in Roman times for 2-5 players aged 13 and up.
Concordia Venus is a peaceful strategy game of economic development in Roman times for 2-6 players aged 13 and up.
Concordia Venus: Balearica / Italia is an expansion for Concordia Venus that contains two maps for new strategic challenges
Concordia: Britannia / Germania is an expansion for Concordia that contains two maps for new strategic challenges.
Concordia: Salsa expansion for Concordia add two new maps, a new salt commodity, and a new mechanic - Forum cards.
Concordia: Venus Expansion adds new Venus cards featuring two personalities, a team play variant with a sixth player, and two new maps to Concordia.
Dominion (Second Edition) The deck-building game that started it all has been updated!
Friday is a solo-play adventure deckbuilding game. You can only win the game by helping Robinson Crusoe fight the many hazards of your deserted island and survive the pirates.
Furstenfeld: a game for 2 to 5 princely players from Friedemann Friese.
Galaxy Trucker: Build your ship, explore the galaxy, keep on flying.
My First Bohnanza serves as both an introduction to Bohnanza and as a children's game in its own right, with the goal of the game being the same as its parent: Have the most Talers at the end of play.
Power Grid Deluxe: Europe/North America celebrates the game's 10th anniversary with a special version that includes brand new deluxe components.
Power Grid: Fabled Expansion brings the Fable Game(TM) system to Power Grid for a campaign experience.
Puerto Rico: An economic card game fun for non-gamers and gamers alike.
TransAmerica is a very simple to learn and play railway game for the whole family. Who will be the first to build a railroad network across the country
TransAtlantic: Featuring 50 historic ships, TransAtlantic revives the golden era of ocean liners at the turn of the 20th century.
Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar is a strategic worker placement game with an intriguing and unique gear mechanism to help you visualize the cyclic flow of time.