The best games from Ares Games 🇮🇹🏢 2026

Players simulate aerial combat during World War I and II using cards and miniatures to represent aircraft and their maneuvers. They control one or more planes to engage in dogfights or complete missions such as reconnaissance, escort, or bombing.

In the summer and autumn of 1940, following the fall of France, the German Luftwaffe confronted the Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain, the first major military campaign fought entirely in the air. With the Wings of Glory: WW2 Battle of Britain Starter Set, you can relive the epic aerial duels between the Axis powers and the Allied aces. This complete game includes four fully assembled and painted airplanes, a color rulebook, scenario booklet, play tokens, rulers, and aircraft consoles for quick and easy gameplay.

Quartermaster General is a dynamic board game that immerses players in the strategic military operations of the Second World War. Representing major powers from the Axis and Allied teams, players must effectively manage their forces through careful use of cards and maintain supply lines to sustain their military efforts. The objective is to maximize victory points, either by controlling key supply spaces or by successfully executing strategic card-driven maneuvers.

Players race through plains, deserts, swamps, and jungles to save their dinosaurs from extinction. They must navigate and avoid the tricky moves of opponents while getting their dinosaur pair to the finish line. Points are earned when a dinosaur completes the race and by safely transporting the Dino egg.

Immerse yourself in the epic struggle for Middle Earth in War of the Ring: Second Edition, a riveting board game that pits the Free Peoples against the formidable Shadow Armies. As the fate of Middle Earth hangs in the balance, players embark on a quest for victory through military conquest or the perilous journey of the Ringbearer.

Are you brave enough to take on the challenge of the dungeon? In this cooperative real-time card game, players enter a fantasy realm with just five minutes to complete their missions. Find the equipment and fulfill your tasks while managing time carefully, as mishandling items can lead to failure.

The war is over, and Greek ships attempt to return home after a long absence. They must reach the Sacred Island to offer sacrifices and prayers to the gods, but the wrathful Poseidon uses all his power to stop them.

Altay: Dawn of Civilization is a standalone blend of deck-building, civilization development and area expansion for 2–4 players. Four mysterious peoples have spent years developing distinct cultures deep within a continent — now the arrival of new settlers tests their balance of magic, technology and nature.

Sails of Glory is a series of games that simulate naval combat during the Age of Sail (1650-1815). Players secretly choose maneuver cards, revealing them simultaneously, and must align arrows from the cards in front of their miniatures to determine movement. The system has been refined to accurately depict battles between large sailing ships, starting in the Napoleonic era, with potential expansions into other historical periods if successful.

Players control either the Free Peoples or the Shadow Armies. Initially, the Free Peoples hesitate to rise against Sauron and may need persuasion from Gandalf or other allies to engage in battle, represented by a political track indicating their willingness to fight.

The Battle of Five Armies is a strategically rich board game that transports players to the climactic scene from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. This game brings to life the epic confrontation where the forces of the Elvenking, Dwarves, and Men ally against the menacing armies of Wolves, Goblins, and Bats, under the leadership of Bolg. Key characters like Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins, and potentially even the Eagles and Beorn, play crucial roles in this battle for the fate of Middle-earth.

Awakening to the sound of a train, players realize they are about to arrive at a new location that could either be a refuge or a final resting place for their family. Hidden away in a luggage car, they must protect their sleeping kin. Players embody a vampire family arriving in an unknown city, striving to survive and establish their dominance while facing mysterious agents determined to thwart them. This fully cooperative game accommodates 1 to 5 players.

Players collaborate in a tactical sci-fi battle against an impending alien threat in this cooperative game for 1-5 participants. Each player controls one or more agents with unique abilities, using a tactical combat system that employs custom ten-sided dice. Aliens are managed by an AI system through various cards that determine their behavior and activation, ensuring a challenging and dynamic gameplay experience. The campaign consists of twelve story-driven missions, where each mission's outcome influences future games and agent progression. An optional variant allows for competitive play, pitting a player as the alien mastermind against the agents.

Battlestar Galactica: Starship Battles is a spaceship combat miniatures game designed by the creators of Wings of Glory and Sails of Glory. Players control colonial and Cylon ships, engaging in intense dogfights and various missions. The game features innovative mechanisms that allow for easy and intuitive space battles, capturing the dynamics of the series, and includes elements from both the classic and reimagined series.

In the mythical land of Aztlán, four tribes struggle for survival and prosperity under the watchful gaze of the gods. While peaceful coexistence can bring wealth to all, the fearsome Aztec gods favor the powerful in war, demanding cruel sacrifices of their conquered foes.

The galaxy is vast and rich, welcoming any species that ventures into space. However, nine ancient races are expanding, ready to assimilate or exterminate anyone who stands in their way.

One player takes on the role of Frodo and his companions, traveling from the Shire to Rivendell, while up to four other players represent the Nazgûl, trying to hunt them down. The game features hidden movement and is played in two chapters on different boards. In the first chapter, the player controlling Frodo must reach Bree within sixteen rounds to avoid gaining corruption points. If successful, they can choose to proceed immediately to the second chapter or save their progress for later. In the second chapter, the Frodo player uses a travel deck to navigate to Rivendell instead of directly controlling the Hobbits.

Sword & Sorcery is an epic fantasy cooperative board game that blends rich storytelling with tactical combat. Designed for 1-5 players, this game sets you on a heroic quest against evil forces, driven by a game system that controls the adversaries.

1-4 players lead a circle of druids to shape the fantastic world of Lagoon, using the power of magical lands to influence fate. The landscape is infused with three divine energies, and each player action alters the balance of these forces, determining the outcome for Lagoon. Players explore hexagonal tiles representing mystical locations, each with unique magical powers and linked to different divine energies. The energy controlling the most locations at the end of the game determines Lagoon's fate, and the player who has best supported this dominant energy wins.

Welcome to Rocca Civetta, a charming town in the Italian hinterland that hosts a peculiar university dedicated to the study of dungeonology. Recently, the faculty lost its professor, and the dean is in search of a capable replacement, and you are the ideal candidate for the position.