“Council of Shadows” is set in the year 2200, on the edge of the known universe. As it happens, there is an open seat on the mighty and mysterious Council of Shadows. Four civilizations are vying for admission, as the race for the empty seat of power is in full swing. Only those who are cunning and resourceful enough...

Elizabeth Hargrave recently revealed that her upcoming board game will be focused on Mother Trees and their connections with fungi in the mycorrhizal network. Hargrave is no stranger to nature-inspired board games. She is perhaps best known for the popular bird-themed board game franchise “Wingspan”. In it, players take the roles of bird enthusiasts, with the aim to collect and...

Renegade Game Studios brings you “FUSE Countdown” - the newest entry in their popular “FUSE'' co-op board game. The new game will introduce fresh and exciting game mechanics and player roles. Much like in the original “FUSE”, players in “FUSE Countdown” will become members of an elite Bomb Defusal Team (BDT). They will have to work together to safely defuse...

The dungeon-delving fantasy board game “Munchkin” will be getting a video game version. “Munchkin Digital” is set to adapt the popular dungeon crawler, which involves a ton of exploration and fighting monsters, into a full-fledged video game. In it, players will have to venture into a dungeon, explore it and defeat the enemies they find inside. Each victory will make...

“Zombicide: Gear Up” is a cooperative board game set in the world of “Zombicide” - as the name suggests, you will have to survive in a savage post-apocalyptic reality overrun by zombies. The game bucks the traditional miniatures and board-fueled gameplay and partially replace it with the flip-and-write mechanic, where on each turn or round, different cards are flipped and...

Deck-building board game enthusiasts will be pleased to read about “Challengers!”, the newest upcoming title from the collaboration of Z-Man Games (known for the popular “Pandemic” series and “Carcassonne”) and 1 More Time Games - an indie tabletop studio based in Vienna, Austria. At its core, “Challengers!” is an interactive deck-management game for up to 8 players. It has 75...

Kickstarter made a major announcement this Tuesday, stating they will be elevating board game designer and publisher Jon Ritter Roderick to director of games. He is best known for his successful action-strategy game “Dragoon”. Nicole Amato will be taking over his previous position as games outreach lead, which he was serving since 2020. Ritter-Roderick has said he sees his role...

Disney is making its move into the trading card game genre with “Disney Lorcana”, combining iconic Disney characters into playable battle decks. It looks like card game giants “Yu-Gi-Oh”, “Magic: The Gathering” and the “Pokémon Trading Card Game” have some competition. To bring this project to light, Disney has partnered with the 139-year-old game publishing giant Ravensburger. Board game enthusiasts...

This year’s SPIEL tabletop gaming convention will take place in its customary venue in Essen, Germany, and will not require proof of vaccination against COVID-19. This welcome news was announced via a newsletter, but there is still a small caveat - masks will be required. Medical-grade face masks (which must cover the nose and mouth) will still be mandatory....

German board game designer Christwart Conrad brings us “Pearladöra” – a pearl collection board game. His name should sound familiar, as he is the designer of the popular “Carcassonne” board game and its numerous expansions. “Pearladöra” is actually a new theme and an updated version of one of Christwart’s older games – “Armadöra”. The game will be published by...