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Roll and write through the Himalayas in Trek 12

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Pandasaurus Games has announced they are publishing Trek 12, a roll and write about traversing the Himalayas, originally released in 2020 by French publisher Lumberjacks Studio. There are three game modes. Players can compete on a single ascent sheet, players can compete in a three ascent expedition of increasing difficulty, or you can play solo against an automated opponent in either a single ascent or a three-ascent expedition. The game can accommodate as many players as you have ascent sheets for.

Each ascent sheet contains 19 circles in an irregular pattern that varies how many other circles...

Cobra Is Threatening the World!

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Renegade Game Sturios has announced a new game coming this fall, G.I. Joe Deck-Building Game . The game is designed by T.C. Petty III with artwork provided by Robert Atkins. The game supports 1-4 players, ages 13 and up, and plays in 30-70 minutes.

In G.I. Joe Deck-Building Game , which is fully cooperative, the players lead teams of G.I. Joe soldiers who go on increasingly difficult missions in order to save the world from Cobra. As the players recruit veterans to join their respective teams, requisition new gear, and purchase powerful vehicles, the small...

Cryptid is Creeping Back

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Osprey Games has announced a 2-player only sequel to its hit game Cryptid , Cryptid: Urban Legends . The game is again designed by the duo of Ruth Veevers and Hal Duncan, with illustrations again provided by Kwanchai Moriya. As mentioned, the game is for 2 players only, ages 14 and up, and plays in 20-40 minutes.

Cryptid: Urban Legends is described as a “tense asymmetrical game” as one player takes on the role of a cryptozoologist and the other is the cryptid. It is a high stakes cat-and-mouse chase set not in...

Gudetama Gets a Makeover

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Renegade Game Studios has announced a new edition of Gudetama: The Tricky Egg Card Game that sports a holiday theme, Gudetama: The Tricky Egg Card Game Holiday Edition . The game is designed by Ben Eisner and Steve Ellis. The artwork for this edition is all new and is pulled from the graphic novels. The game is for 2-7 players, ages 7 and up, and plays in about 20 minutes.

Gudetama: The Tricky Egg Card Game Holiday Edition is a trick-taking game in which the players do not want to take the...

World of Warcraft Meets Pandemic

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Z-Man Games has opened pre-orders for the latest game using the Pandemic Game System, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King . The game is designed by Justin Kemppainen, Alexander Ortloff, and Michael Sanfilippo, with artwork supplied by Atha Kananni. The game supports 1-5 players, ages 14 and up, and takes 45-60 minutes to play.

In World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King , players team up as heroes, each with their own unique abilities, and journey to Northrend to face off with the armies of the Lich King. On the way,...

Exploding Kittens is Expanding

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Courtesy BoardGameGeek

Tabletop game creator Exploding Kittens has announced that it has made its first acquisition, Happy Salmon , which was originally published by North Star Games. Happy Salmon is designed by Quentin Weir and Ken Gruhl, who is now serving as Senior Game Designer at Exploding Kittens. Happy Salmon is going to get the Exploding Kittens treatment and will be re-released in its new incarnation in November 2021.

Originally the brainchild of creators Elan Lee and Matthew Inman, Exploding Kittens has since become a haven for game...

War Has Come to the Realm of Men

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Fantasy Flight Games has announced the latest expansion for The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth , called Spreading War . As the base game does, the expansion allows for 1-5 players, ages 14 and up, and plays in 1-2 hours.

The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth: Spreading War takes place in the lands of Gondor and Rohan, with a brand new campaign that unlocks 15 scenarios. In each scenario, the players will be traveling in between the two kingdoms and encountering various enemies along the...

Dinosaurs on the Moon? No, Not That Moon!

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Courtesy of Publisher: Sorry We Are French

Sorry We Are French has announced a new game in the same universe as their previously published games Demeter and Ganymede , entitled Varuna . Varuna is designed by Matthieu Verdier with artwork provided by David Sitbon. The game is for 1-100 players, ages 14 and up, playable in 15-20 minutes.

Varuna is a 13-round flip-and-write game in which the players are discovering the aquatic dinosaurs on Varuna , the second moon of Demeter. During the game, the players will be...

Got Steam?

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Capstone Games has announced a new game from Alexander Huemer, the designer of Lignum , entitled Imperial Steam . The game’s artwork is provided by Andreas Resch. The game plays 2-4 players, ages 12 and up, in about 2 hours.

In Imperial Steam , players are factory owners who desperately need more workers to work not only in their factories, but on their rail lines as well as they try and expand their networks and be able to meet the demands for lucrative contracts. Capstone is billing Imperial Steam as “a highly strategic yet...

The winner of the 2021 Spiel des Jahres is ...

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The Spiel des Jahres 2021 Game of the Year is MicroMacro: Crime City by Johannes Sich and published by Edition Spielwiese and Pegasus Spiele. Its beautifully illustrated by Johannes Sich, Daniel Goll and Tobias Jochinke and caters for 1-3 players aged 10 and up. MicroMacro: Crime City provides a unique experience where players follow various denizens of a city as they go about their day and commit crimes which players attempt to solve. MicroMacro: Crime City beat out The Adventures of Robin Hood (by Michael Menzel and published by Kosmos), and Zombie Teenz...

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