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Title: Publisher: Designer: Artist:
Players: Age: Duration: Price:
Ecos - The first continent AEG
John D. Clair
Sabrina Miramon, Matt Paquette
2–6
about 14+ years
about 120–210 minutes about 55 €
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Andreas Becker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Udo Bartsch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Alan How. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Gerald Rüscher* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Harald Schrapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
* Confusion prevents interaction, and chain reactions can lead to tiresome downtime.
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