Embark from Tasty Minstrel Games and other TMG updates

Tasty Minstrel Games (TMG) has a lot of things going on right now including the release of a new game, Embark. Designed by Philip duBarry (known for Eminent Domain: Battle Cruisers and Revolution) and developed by Seth Jaffee, the game is set in the Harbour-fantasy universe (as you can see from the art style). It can be played by 2-5 players and the game lasts about 15 minutes per player. In Embark you load various boats and send them to uninhabited islands to explore, colonize, and mine them. You'll need to load your boats with voyagers who take on the roles of explorers, miners, and colonists, based on the berths you assign them in the boats. Boats only launch when they are full. There is also room for a Captain who can do any of the 3 jobs. Your opponent can also assign warriors to your boats who displace your voyagers and take over their job. The game ends after six rounds of assigning voyagers and launching boats. The victor is the player with the most points. To add some spice to the game there are Talent cards, which are drafted at the beginning of the game, which gives each player a unique ability throughout the game. A release date has not yet been set. In other TMG news, the Deluxe Gentes Kickstarter campaign was a huge success and they've opened up late pledges up until April 15th. They've also updated their approximate game availability for March and April:

• Eminent Domain: Oblivion (New): In stores
• Scoville (Reprint): In stores
• Ponzi Scheme (Reprint): In stores
• Orleans (Reprint): On its way to distribution
• Yokohama (Reprint): On its way to distribution
• Pioneer Days (New): Releasing March 28th
• Bohemian Villages (New): Releasing April 4th
• Citrus (New): Releasing April 4th