New England is a bidding and placement game where you compete with other colonists to build shelter, raise animals and grow food. The players bid against each other in a unique and novel bidding system to determine who pays the highest amount of money for the best pieces of land. Players also bid on ships to gain access to more land; pilgrims to earn extra money; and barns to store items that they can't immediately use. Players won't always have the best plots of land at their disposal however, as other players may act more quickly and purchase the best selections before anyone else.

"When we first played New England, we knew that it would be a great success," says Jeremy Young, CEO of Uberplay Entertainment. "The novel bidding system, which controls how much people pay for items, as well as the turn order, is something that we haven't seen before in a game. New England can be explained in about five minutes and it is easy enough for the whole family to enjoy."

New England has beautiful and premium-quality components that include a large fold-out board, 60 land tiles, 1 game bag, 58 development cards, 13 pilgrim figures, 11 barn figures, 10 ship figures, 4 marking stones, 10 bidding chips, 3 victory point cards, 1 starting player marker, 12 starter tiles, 4 family cards, 60 money chips, 1 set of game rules and 1 game overview sheet.

Release Dates

New England is for 3 to 4 players, ages 10 and older. Playing time is 45-60 minutes. New England will be available at the end of July at all major game distributors, hobby game stores and online. The suggested retail price will be $44.95.