Pick-up Essen 2022

Being the emperor’s right-hand man has its downsides – sometimes you have to do things you don’t like. It seemed to you that the matter of rebuilding the Temple can be entrusted to just anyone. As it turns out, only the best can do this job.

It’s time to re-enter the world of the Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North – this time in legacy mode! Empires of the North: Wrath of the Lighthouse is a story expansion to the famous strategic board game by Joanna Kijanka (Robinson Crusoe: Mystery Tales, Neuroshima HEX: Beasts). The time of unrest has come in the Kingdom. The crops are poor, the Great Temple is in ruins and the mysterious followers of the Lighthouse appear on the horizon… Become the emperor’s advisor and save your country by playing a Campaign divided into 15 epic Scenarios. Wrath of the Lighthouse is compatible with other expansions, so you will be able to complete the campaign multiple times, each time playing as a different Clan!

The players go onto the pitch. Your players. You transferred them all to your club and you let them play for you. It remains to be seen whether your transfers were a good decision …

The kick-off is coming! Are you ready for it? Eleven is a strategic game by Thomas Jansen (Club Stories, Tavern, Streetpainball) set in the world of football. You will be faced with the task of managing and developing your own football club to dominate the league and defeat your opponents at the end of the season. The gameplay takes place over six weeks, and each day will be filled with a lot of duties – board meetings, transfers, stadium modernization and last but not least – matches. All this to be at the top of the league table at the end of the season. Eleven was a huge success during the crowdfunding campaign, gaining nearly 4,000 backers on Gamefound.

Who came up with the thought of two architects designing the same basilica? That’s how it ends when you have a dispute with a bishop, but you don’t want to attack the Church … By the way, it turned into a small competition. The one who builds the greater part of the temple will be rewarded. Profusely rewarded…

The legendary Basilica is back in a new refreshed form! Łukasz M. Pogoda’s game (ORP Orzeł, Savanna) has a new version, and within it a mini-extension – Festum Fatuorum with special Basilica tiles and Altar tokens. Medieval Florence. Two architects were delegated to build the world’s most magnificent basilica, but only one of them will make history as the genius of his time. Build more fragments of the vault, give orders to builders, and when necessary… copy your opponent’s moves. After all, if you want to be famous, all the tricks are allowed…

Some people can thwart even Moloch’s and Neo-Jungle’s plans. Those here used to sail on ships, but switched to motor boats. They are always hungry for riches, good rum and (above all) picking a fight. The pirates are coming to kick some landmen’s asses!

The salty dogs are ready to board and need a skilled captain! Pirates is the next expansion to the legendary game about the post-apocalyptic world of Neuroshima. The new army plays on unprecedented rules, extending the standard Battlefield with special Water Spaces that only Pirates have access to. The large quantity of battle tiles allows them to control the pace of the game, which is crucial when it comes to planning the location of the headquarters throughout the whole game. You will play the Pirate Army without the Expanded Battlefield rules (5 and 6 player games, or expanded 4 player games).

Welcome to PORTAL GAMES

We are bookworms. Movie maniacs. Story addicts. We grew up reading Tolkien, Howard, Herbert, Dick, Lem… We were watching Willow, Blade Runner, Never Ending Story, Robin Hood…

And yet, we don’t write books… we don’t make movies. We don’t make those things, because we make games. We make games that tell stories.