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Do you want to make some one happy all year long? Purchasing an absolutely enjoyable abstract board game this year will be the perfect present.

Easter Island, Punct, and Pillars of the Earth are the hottest abstract games to give this holiday.

~Easter Island

In the 2008 Games of the Year of "Games," a magazine for creative minds at play, Easter Island by Twilight Creations won the Best New Abstract Strategy Board Game.

This creative board game is an easier game for younger children, 8 years of age and older, and is a two-player fantasy game making Easter Island by Twilight Creations an absolute enjoyable abstract strategy game.

Easter Island takes place with inhabitants who have vanished from a mysterious island in the South Pacific. All that remains are gigantic sculptures which are so huge that it's speculated the sculptures were fashioned by beam weapons created by great wizards.

The goal of the game is to destroy your opponent's statues by reflecting beams of light to destroy opponent's pieces while protecting your own. Requiring creative thinking, prior planning, and the ability to foresee future opponent moves while planning ahead makes Easter Island an enjoyable and fascinating game.

~Punct

Punct, a Rio Grande Game, won 2007's Game of the Year under Best New Abstract Strategy Games and is still a hot board game this year.

Causing one to ponder and contemplate, Punct is an amazingly fun game for those ten years of age or older who are keen on an abstract and challenging games. Punct is a game for two players and takes approximately 30 minutes to play.

The objective of the game is to connect two opposite sides of the board. Players take turns bringing a new piece into play or moving an already piece on the board.

For the person who loves a quick, yet amusing thinking game, Punct is a perfect gift.

~Pillars of the Earth

Pillars of the Earth was modeled from the bestselling novel by the same title. Pillars of the Earth won "Games" magazine's Game of the Year for 2008.

Pillars of the Earth is a game for 2 to 4 players and recommended for those 12 and older. This game takes approximately 90 to 120 minutes of pure pleasurable abstract thinking.

Players bid on goods and use their workforce to build pieces of the cathedral for status. Working together to build Kingbridge Cathedral while using resources and wisely positioning assets to overcome unexpected challenges makes this game a true abstract game of building willpower.

Pillars of Earth is a gift that will be enjoyed by those seeking a challenge and even for families who enjoy abstract board games.

If you want to give the hottest and absolute best abstract board games this Christmas, purchase Easter Island, Punct, or Pillars of the Earth this holiday anyone who delights in abstract board games will be more than happy to receive one of these gifts.

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