Jul 19, 2022

  The Spiel des Jahres jury has announced the winners of the 2022 class.   The prestigious Spiel des Jahres award went to Cascadia by Randy Flinn, published by AEG/Flatout/Kosmos. Other nominees were Scout from Oink Games and Top Ten by Cocktail Games The Kennerspiel des Jahres award went to Living Forest by Aske Christiansen, published by Pegasus...

May 25, 2022

  The most coveted award in tabletop gaming the Spiel Des Jahres, split into the Game of the year (Spiel Des Jahres), the children’s game of the year (Kinderspiel des Jahres), and the connoisseur or expert game of the year (Kennerspiel).       The Spiel des Jahres (“Game of the Year”) nominees are: Scout! designed by Kei Kajino and published...

Apr 21, 2022

  DUNGEONS & DRAGONS Onslaught is a competitive skirmish game in which each player controls an adventuring party from one of the powerful factions of the Forgotten Realms. Parties delve into dungeons, battle rival adventurers, and confront fearsome monsters on a quest for treasure and glory!       This core set includes everything two...

Apr 14, 2022

  Asmodee has announced a new board game label, set to feature games we all know, but will allow new board gamers into the hobby with an easy path.   dee The Unbox Now label will feature 11 best-selling Asmodee games, and games under this label have won over 140 awards. Unbox Now also introduces a Loyalty Program that rewards players with additional...

Mar 23, 2022

  Van Ryder Games and Lucky Duck Games have partnered to produce The Dark Quarter, an app-driven game of supernatural mystery set in the 1980s New Orleans, releasing later this year.     The Dark Quarter will be a co-op board game for one to four players and will heavily focus on narrative progression and character development. The Dark Quarter...

Mar 16, 2022

Avalon Hill has announced the Betrayal at House on the Hill 3rd Edition, designed by Bruce Glassco, which in currently on preorder for consumers at Hasbro Pulse.   Like the earlier versions, Betrayal at House on the Hill 3rd Edition is a semi-cooperative game in which the players explore a mysterious abandoned house in hopes of solving its mysteries. But,...

Mar 2, 2022

  Archon Studio has announced Wolfenstein: The Board Game, which is based on the classic first-person shooter video game, on March 31, 2022.     In this miniatures board game, players are headed into the original Castle Wolfenstein to take out Adolph Hilter. This game is based on the classic video game developed by id Software and published by...

Feb 25, 2022

  Is there more betrayal in our future?   Hasbro Pulse gave us a bit of a tease,  they released a teaser video for Betrayal at House on the Hill: 3rd Edition. Betrayal at House on the Hill is a cooperative board game that shifts to a 1 vs Many format part of the way through the game. Players will run around through the mansion trying to upgrade their...

Feb 24, 2022

  This year marks the 40th anniversary of G.I. Joe. If you are like me, then you probably have a ton of fond memories of spending Saturday mornings with a big bowl of sugary cereal and watching the cartoon or rushing home from school to watch it every day after I got cable TV as a kid!   This is a cooperative board game for 1-5 players that takes...

Feb 24, 2022

  Follow the yellow brick road with Dorothy & Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion. Can you work together to defeat the Wicked Witch of the West, find the great and wonderful Wizard of Oz, and make it back to Kansas? After all, there’s no place like home.   Ravensburger has announced The Wizard of Oz Adventure Book Game set to release in...

Feb 9, 2022

  Yes, they will make a munchkin game out of anything.   Steve Jackson Games and Cryptozoic Entertainment announced Munchkin Batman, which will be headed to Kickstarter soon. Munchkin Batman features classic Batman characters and villains like The Joker, Catwoman, Bane, and Commissioner Gordon alongside flavor cards like New Costume and Hunt Out of...

Jan 24, 2022

  One of the longest-running MMOs in gaming is set to leap from the digital desktop to the literal, as RuneScape will be getting a pair of tabletop games throughout 2022.     RuneScape developer Jagex is partnering with Steamforged Games to release both a board game and a tabletop RPG core book planned The company announced today.   The...

Jan 20, 2022

Everything Epic Games will release Vampire the Masquerade Blood Feud – The Mega Board Game into retail on February 1, 2022.   The game is very  large-scale simulation tabletop game that can occur across multiple play areas and can contain elements of RPGs, tabletop games, LARPs, and war games. Blood Feud is a hybrid game that can support dozens of...

Jan 19, 2022

  A brand new Doctor Who board game is set to launch in April this year, pitting the Doctor against the Weeping Angels.   Released by Gale Force Nine, Doctor Who: Don’t Blink will test players’ skills with a storyline that takes them to a derelict spaceship they must fix before the terrifying statues get to them. Not only will they be able to choose...

Jan 19, 2022

    Osprey Games will publish Undaunted: Stalingrad from the legendary design duo David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin. With a thrilling replayable campaign of branching narratives, our latest game in the award-winning Undaunted series will contain more content than ever before. This standalone, big box experience will challenge players with an...

Jan 15, 2022

  Thames & Kosmos Announced the latest Exit game, Exit: LotR – Shadows Over Middle Earth, an escape room board game, for release in June 2022.     Exit will take players in the land  of Mordor where players follow Samwise Gamgee and Frodo on an epic, puzzle-solving adventure. Gandalf has sent them on a quest to destroy the One Ring, and...

Jan 6, 2022

  Gen con Indy is back in the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium for The Best Four Days in Gaming™! Aug 4th-Aug 7th 2022     Badge Registration Badge Registration for Gen Con Indy 2022 will open at noon Eastern on Sunday, January 30! The convention will continue to operate in a hybrid format, featuring virtual Gen Con Online event...

Jan 6, 2022

  Ravensburger NA will release Dungeons, Dice, & Danger, a roll-and-write game designed by Richard Garfield, into retail stores in March 2022.   In Dungeons, Dice, & Danger, players need to make their way through a labyrinth, and find the most efficient paths to the treasure. Players will need to roll well to make their way through four...

Jan 5, 2022

    Wizards of the Coast President Chris Cocks has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of parent Hasbro, and will join the Board of Directors, the company announced. Cocks will take his new position on February 25, replacing Interim CEO Rich Stoddart, who was appointed after the October death of longtime Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner.  Stoddart will...

Dec 8, 2021

  Prospero Hall has officially unveiled Jurassic World: The Legacy of Isla Nublar, a new legacy-style board game featuring the characters and dinosaurs from the Jurassic Park franchise. First teased earlier this year, game design studio Prospero Hall has announced Jurassic World: The Legacy of Isla Nublar, a new legacy-style board game that will launch on...