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13 June 2009

Welcome Back!
It's been over a year- sorry to everyone for the wait, but I do have a degree now. YAY. In more important news, I do have more games than the ones listed here, I just haven't put them up yet. So ask and I may have what you're after, but owing to cash flow problems I don't have the most recent titles. If you're still reading this, thanks huge amounts for your patience and support. Hugs. :-D avid

7 November 2007

Coming Soon: Starcraft and Ticket to Ride Switzerland
If you're interested, let me know and I'll order extra copies. Also, as you may have noticed, I've had to up my postage price by a dollar. Those 3 kilo postpak satchels I've been sending around Australia were never only $8 and now that they're more than $9 I can't keep covering the extra. Sorry, but while I don't actually run this business to make lots of money, I can't afford to lose money either. :-D avid

8 August 2007

Update
Alternative Games is still going strong with a great range of stock for people to try and buy. A special 'Hello' to my WA customers and I'm glad I can get good games to places where they're obviously needed. I've finally updated most of my stock after a very unwelcome hard drive crash. As always, I'll be getting more stock in aaaaany day now, so keep checking the site, even if you just like window shopping! :-D avid

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Welcome to Alternative Games

Alternative Games is the brainchild of David Astley and is dedicated to bringing quality board games to the general public. If you're tired of moving cheap plastic tokens around a dodgy cardboard track and you're looking for board games with original ideas, sublime rules and quality components, then Alternative Games is the site for you. Here, Alternative Games brings the best board games from around the world to one place, where you can peruse and purchase them at your leisure. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact David.

Postage: only $9.00 for any order to anywhere within Australia!

Featured game

Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers [box]

Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers

(For 2 to 5 players)

Based on the award winning Carcassonne, this is a fully self contained new game. It is a simple tile laying game that lets you build forests and rivers and hunt for animals in the meadows.

Rules overview
Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers is as easy to play as the original Carcassone, with some rules simplified and a few new rules thrown in. Each turn you draw a tile and add it to the play area. You may then, if you wish, place one of your pieces on that tile to control an empty forest, river or meadow. When a structure completes, points are awarded and the player with the most points when the tiles run out is the winner.

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