Feb 15, 2024

Get ready for a new gaming experience as Renegade Game Studios announces “The Search for UAPs,” the latest addition to the “Search for…” line, following the wildly successful The Search for Planet X and The Search for Lost Species. Over the past 100 years, there have been many sightings of unidentified flying objects. Using your...

Jan 22, 2024

  Renegade Game Studios announced Battle for the Arctic Circle, a new G.I. Joe board game powered by the Axis & Allies board game engine, which we told you about during our Gen Con coverage last year for release May 2024.     In Battle for the Arctic Circle, Cobra has invaded the North Pole and threatens the world with the Weather Dominator....

Jan 20, 2024

Gen Con, the largest and longest-running tabletop gaming convention in North America, announced badge registration information for its upcoming 2024 convention. Gen Con Indy 2024 will run August 1-4 in the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium, celebrating 21 years of events in Indianapolis since the convention moved to the city in 2003.    ...

Jan 20, 2024

  Stonemaier Games, the studio behind Expeditions, Wingspan, Tapestry, Scythe, and many others, has announced a new 1-5-player game, Wyrmspan. The game, which has been jocosely dubbed a Wingspan with dragons, plays over 90 minutes and is more or less that.     In the game, each player sets out to build a sanctuary for dragons of all shapes and...

Dec 18, 2023

  Z-Man Games founder Zev Shlasinger has teamed with fellow board game industry veterans including Stronghold Games founder Stephen Buonocore to launch a new publishing house called Play to Z. Shlasinger, who left WizKids in June after seven years with the business, will be president and COO of the company, with Buonocore acting as chairman. Buonocore...

Dec 17, 2023

  The two packs, Prophecy of Telor and Spirit Queen’s Torment, add to an already rich selection of previous releases that have been going strong since 2021 and the release of the highly successfully crowdfunded and revised version of the game.     In the Prophecy of Telor Quest Pack, players will embark on a success of 13 quests to find out more...

Nov 30, 2023

  Restoration Games announced two upcoming sets for the Unmatched game line, featuring heroes from the exciting world of The Witcher video game series. The two sets are titled “Steel and Silver” and “Realms Fall”. Each set will include three playable hero decks and two unique battlefields. In addition to the White Wolf himself, fans of The Witcher will be...

Sep 25, 2023

  CMON has announced there were more content heading our way for Marvel Zombies.   Marvel Zombies: X-Men Resistance Core Box and four new expansions for Marvel Zombies: Hydra Resurrection, Clash of the Sinister Six, Guardians of the Galaxy Set, and Fantastic 4: Under Siege, all for release on October 20. In this version, the players act as...

Sep 24, 2023

  CoolStuffInc.com is phasing out its board game and RPG selections in both its online and six brick-and-mortar stores as the result of a strategic decision to emphasize TCGs, the company announced.     “CoolStuffInc.com, a beloved figure in the tabletop gaming community since its inception in 2002, has made the strategic decision to phase out...

Sep 18, 2023

  Haba, the German board game studio, has filed for insolvency with its local district court. The publisher is best known for releasing many great board games for kids such as Rhino Hero, Animal Upon Animal, and Valley of the Vikings, which was awarded the Kinderspiel des Jahres in 2019.     In a statement, HABA said, ‘The self-administration...

Jul 27, 2023

  Welcome to the End of July! As of this posting, we have a short 7 days to Gen Con 2023! This is the 56th anniversary. Our coverage of Gen Con is shaping up well. I have over 10 interviews scheduled with game companies, plus I plan to stop by many other booths and do interviews, so it’s going to be a busy time! As it always is 🙂 This year, we have no...

Jul 8, 2023

  There will be three character packs available in the Supernatural release. Pack #3 is a pre-order exclusive at cmon.com.   The Winchesters are Humanity’s Best Hope to Stop the Zombie Hordes! Demons, devils, and other supernatural creatures are intent on destroying humankind. How appropriate is it then that the zombies managed to it? If there’s any...

Jul 8, 2023

CMON announced Monty Python’s Flying Circus – Zombicide 2E, a new board game expansion, which will arrive in April 2024.   Monty Python is coming to inject some wackiness into the game with this expansion featuring the elements of the classic TV show by the legendary English comedy troupe.  The set revisits some of the show’s funniest...

Jul 4, 2023

  The ultimate Magic: The Gathering chase card, the MTG One Ring, has been found, and that has instantly tanked the price of booster boxes. Because each MTG Lord of the Rings packs no longer holds an infinitesimally tiny chance of containing the cardboard holy grail, the price of a collector booster box for this MTG set has dropped by roughly a quarter....

Jul 4, 2023

  The $2-milllion 1-to-1 rarity The One Ring card from the Magic: The Gathering x Lord of the Rings crossover set Tales of Middle-earth has been found. Not only that, but the lucky owner of the card has had it PSA-graded.     Wizards of the Coast itself shared the news on the official Magic: The Gathering social media channels such as Twitter and...

Jun 15, 2023

  The classic dungeon crawl HeroQuest is getting its first original expansion in over 20 years! Gen Con attendees will be able to purchase limited quantities of this expansion and more at the Avalon Hill booth, or you can preorder from Avalon Hill. The dramatic story of treachery and unrest in the elven kingdom continues in this HeroQuest Rise of the Dread...

Jun 15, 2023

  Dave & Adam’s Card World is offering $1 million to the lucky collector that brings them The One Ring 001/001 card. Things are escalating quickly in the quest for The One Ring 001/001 card. Almost 48 hours after Cassius Marsh Sr. of Cash Cards Unlimited offered a $500,000 bounty for the card, the long-standing collectible’s industry...

May 31, 2023

Days of Wonder and Asmodee have joined forces to announce the upcoming release of Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West. This captivating board game, designed by industry veterans Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock, and Alan R. Moon, presents players with a multi-part campaign game set in the 19th-century American West. With a compelling storyline told over 12...

May 1, 2023

  Para Bellum has announced  the Order of the Ashen Dawn, a heavy cavalry order for Conquest, on May 26. The Premium Cavalry Regiment Set will include three plastic miniatures, three sets of cavalry bases and stands, and three command cards. Rules will allow for fast movement across the field, and the ability to break even the sturdiest of defenses with...

May 1, 2023

  With new original game announcements, reprints, and Gen Con 2023 plans, Darrington Press’s inaugural “State of the Press” YouTube video was full of excitement for fans. Featuring Matthew Mercer and Mica Burton, the State of the Press for Critical Role’s publishing arm revealed three new games that will join its portfolio of tabletop titles. In Queen by...