High-stakes bidding on million-dollar race cars Frantic bets placed in secret even as the cars race around the track & to the victor the biggest purse of all But in the world of motor racing the margin between victory & defeat can be a single moment a steep banked turn tires screaming & spitting out smoke & the downforce pressing you down in your seat & keeping you on the track as you make your move inside to pull ahead Downforce is a card-driven bidding racing & betting game for 2-6 players based on Top Race the award-winning design by the legendary Wolfgang Kramer Players first bid to own the six cars in the race then they play cards from their hand to speed them around the track However most cards will also move their opponents& cars So figuring out just the right time to play a card is the key to victory Along the way players make secret bets on who they think will win the race Whoever has the most money from their prize money winning bets & remaining bank wins This is a game whose design needed no attention Years of play & multiple versions have honed it to near perfection On the contrary one of the design challenges was figuring which of the many rules modules to incorporate to create the most fun version Downforce also adds variable player powers to improve replayability But mostly it improves the look of the game to make it gorgeous & easy to play Special attention was paid to the colors the layout of the cards the design of the cars the details on the board & more Ages 8 Players 2-6 Playing time 30 minutes ...

Two new tracks on a double-sided board featuring 3D ramps & wild animals for a whole new racing experience These new tracks offer more strategic play for seasoned Downforce players while offering casual players a wild ride Aloha Sands? is set in a tropical paradise with lots of water across the track 3D punchboard ramps placed in designated spaces on the board let racers jump over the water & ahead of other cars But you?ll need to play a high enough speed card to use them! Figuring out when to use your speed cards to take advantage is the key to victory Savanna Stretch? takes the race to the plains of Africa & the track is home to a snake a pack of antelope & even an elephant! Racers must dodge the animals without getting blocked but each time an animal gets passed it moves ahead on the track Often the best place to be in this race is in second place ? at least until the home stretch ...

Approaching his middle forties Gavin Boyter wondered what his life was all about A Scot living in London single & with no kids he was living for the job & the dwindling hope of a career in film He had been a club runner all his life pretty good but not at the front all that often He was what he called an ordinary runner & he came to wonder just what an ordinary runner might be capable of How about John O' Groats to Land's End the longest linear run in Britain & how about making a film of it? & how about writing a book? As usual Gavin was neither the first nor the quickest but Downhill from Here is his real triumph written in such an engaging & witty voice the reader accompanies him every step of the way ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A taut thriller with a brilliantly executed queer bent Downriver will leave you breathless James 18 has been released from juvenile detention after serving time for his involvement in the suspected drowning of a young boy in a river years earlier Ravaged with uncertainty dealing with an estranged family & forced to face the dead boy s mother James is set upon a journey of self discovery shocking revelations & danger as questions surrounding the boy s death brim to the surface Complicating matters further James also becomes embroiled in a love triangle between himself Anthony & the holidaying Damien Old friendships are questioned family ties are tested & lives are put on the line as James must find his path to the truth It s a path that will lead him Downriver Actors Reef Ireland Kerry Fox Robert Taylor Directors Grant Scicluna Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play When scientists discover how to shrink humans to five inches tall as a solution to over-population Paul (Matt Damon) & his wife Audrey (Kristen Wiig) decide to abandon their stressed lives in order to get small & move to a new downsized community — a choice that triggers life-changing adventures Actors Matt Damon Kristen Wiig Christoph Waltz Alec Baldwin Neil Patrick Harris Directors Alexander Payne Writers Alexander Payne Jim Taylor Producers Alexander Payne Jim Burke Megan Ellison Mark Johnson Jim Taylor Subtitles Arabic Czech Danish Dutch Finnish German Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Italian Korean Norwegian Polish Romanian Russian Slovakian Swedish Dubbed Czech French German Italian Polish Russian Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Number of discs 1 ...

' This is great family cooking inviting achievable & simply delicious' Nigel Slater' This book is full of ideas enthusiasm flavour
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Downtime is a spin-off of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who It is a sequel to the Second Doctor serials The Abominable Snowmen & The Web of Fear Downtime stars Nicholas Courtney Deborah Watling Jack Watling & Elisabeth Sladen reprising their roles as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Victoria Waterfield Professor Edward Travers & Sarah Jane Smith respectively It introduces the character of Kate Lethbridge-Stewart Many years after trying to take over the world the Great Intelligence is back once more Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart now retired & Sarah Jane Smith have to stop it but this time without the Doctor&s help Victoria Waterfield & Professor Travers have also returned but whose side are they really onsometime after Victoria had parted company with the Doctor on 20th century Earth (Fury from the Deep) she is lured back to the Detsen Monastery in Tibet (The Abominable Snowmen) by a dream telling her she&ll find her late father there Instead she finds the Great Intelligence which still possessed the mind of Professor Travers (The Web of Fear) 15 years later Victoria is the vice chancellor of New World University New World is an institution that claims to offer spiritual guidance to distraught youth In reality New World is the headquarters for the Intelligence&s new plan to conquer the world by infecting all of the computers (a plan the Intelligence tried again in " The Bells of Saint John" after technology had significantly advanced) Both the administration & students await the coming of a "new world" that will be heralded by the chancellor the Intelligence-possessed Travers Victoria&s motives are well-meaning but misguided having been manipulated with a promised "light of truth" The students themselves have been brainwashed through their computer courses & are slaves of the Intelligence Outsiders refer to them as "chillys" The Intelligence needs a final missing Locus to attain its goal It believes the Brigadier has it but the locus is actually with his daughter Kate & grandson Gordon on their narrowboat New World attempts to gather information on the Brigadier by asking Sarah Jane Smith to investigate him Sarah lies about knowing the Brigadier & later warns both him & UNIT The Intelligence then arranges a meeting between the Brigadier & a corrupt UNIT captain named Cavendish Throughout the story the Brigadier is aided by a New World student named Daniel Hinton a former student of his from the Brendon School The Intelligence&s conditioning failed on Hinton though at times he is still under its influence & at one point becomes a Yeti He can communicate with the Brigadier through the bardo or astral plane ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Contains all episodes of the six series of the ITV costume drama This collection also

Includes:: the Christmas Day episodes from 2011 2012 2013 & 2014 Spanning the idyllic pre-war era through the storms of The Great War & beyond to the roaring 1920s Downton Abbey tells the story of the aristocratic Crawley family & the servants who work for them As the world around them undergoes extraordinary change life in the sumptuous country house continues to be marked by romance ambition passion & heartbreak As challenges are faced upstairs & down inhabitants of the great house share in each other&s joys & hardship; their lives are inseparably interlinked Also

Includes:: The Manners of Downton Abbey II an exclusive to DVD programme featuring historian & Downton Abbey historical advisor Alastair Bruce PLUS & exclusive clip from Downton Abbey 2015 Christmas special--the final ever episode The packaging

Includes:: an extra space for the Final 2015 Christmas episode to be placed Bonus Features Series 1
- Commentaries Deleted Scenes House in History- Downton Abbey The Making of Downton Abbey Series 2
- Episode 1 commentary Deleted Scenes House to Hospital Fashion & Uniforms Romance in a Time of Warfare Series 3
- Downton Abbey in 1920 Lady Mary&s Wedding Day Lady Edith&s Wedding Day The men of Downton Abbey An interview with Shirley Maclane Behind the scenes
- The Cricket Match Series 4 -The Making of The Downton Diaries New Arrivals Series 5
- The Roaring Twenties A Day With Lady Rose Mrs Pattmore&s London Kitchen










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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Contains all episdoes of the first four series of the ITV costume drama following the lives & loves of those above & below stairs in an English stately home This collection also

Includes:: the Christmas Day episodes from 2011 & 2012 BONUS FEATURES1) The Making Of
- A full & detailed Behind the Scenes of Series 4 including a look at changes in fashion & how the house is moving forward with new cast members & exciting storylines 2) Downton Diaries - The cast bring fans even closer to the world of Downton with this exclusive look into a typical day on the set of Downton from the arrival on location hair & make up to costumes & working with the cast 3) Meet the new cast
- An exciting look at the new characters joining the UK&s number 1 TV drama & what we can expect to see from them



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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Return to the sumptuous setting of Downton Abbey for the sixth & final season of this internationally acclaimed hit drama series As our time with the Crawleys draws to a close & we see what will finally become of them all; the family & the servants who work for them remain inseparably interlinked as they face new challenges & begin forging different paths in a rapidly changing world Secrets & rifts threaten the unity of the family while those below stairs continue to navigate social changes which put their futures in jeopardy The final season of the multi-award winning series follows all our favourite characters as they strive to find happiness once & for all Will Mary choose the right path? Will her sister Edith finally get a break?! Will Carson & Mrs Hughes actually make it up the aisle? And will Anna & Bates overcome the many hurdles that have been set before them? This season offers all the highs & lows joy & sorrow that viewers across the globe have grown to love with the added excitement of discovering how it all wraps up & it should be the most wonderful & satisfying season yet

Includes:: exclusive clip from Downton Abbey 2015 Christmas special PLUS The Manners of Downton Downton Abbey II an exclusive documentary featuring historian & Downton Abbey historical advisor Alastair Bruce

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