There’s some big news coming from Mantic… quite literally. They’re releasing a new giant for Kings of War, and it’s certainly that on the tabletop. Just check it out. Pre-orders are coming next week, which will begin an entire month of Kings of War news and updates. From the post: Turns out the Giant was…
If you’re so goth, where were you when we ransacked Rome? A rather silly question, to be sure (you were hanging out in the Collosseum, petting the lions), but it’s one that you can live out in the new version of Pandemic that Z-Man Games has announced. Barbarian hordes are gathering outside the walls and…
Are you ready to rumbleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?!? Well, if you’re not, you might want to get your readiness to rumble up to speed. The WWE and WizKids have announced a new partnership agreement that includes their integration into current WizKids lines as well as all-new tabletop products. From the announcement: WizKids, the leader in high-quality pre-painted miniatures…
The new edition of Cosmic Encounters will soon be making its way to tabletops. Many of you have played the game, but many others haven’t, and can use this new version as a jumping-on point to try out a real classic of the board game genre. To help players get started quickly, they’ve posted up…
Cryptozoic is bringing the vibrant world of Pantone colors to your tabletops with Pantone: The Game. In it, players are trying to correctly guess a character simply based on the colors associated with them. From the announcement: Cryptozoic Entertainment, leading creator of board games, trading cards, and physical and digital collectibles, today announced the August…
Some of you may have seen The Toys that Made Us. It’s a series on Netflix all about various toy lines and where they came from. Most of them were a toy line that then had cartoons made from them in order to, well, sell more toys. Well, Games Workshop is looking to do that….
Those of you that are up in Indy get a chance to pick up the newest releases before the rest of us do. Those that stop by the Cryptozoic booth, for example, have a chance to get the DC Deck-Building Game‘s latest pack, the Crisis Expansion Pack 4. It adds new cooperative play, as well…
Richard Garfield might be best known for making Magic: The Gathering, but there’s a lot of other games he’s worked on. And he’s still out there making more. Fantasy Flight has just announced a new title he’s been working on, and they’re ready to start taking pre-orders. It’s called Keyforge, and it’s the world’s first…
Many of you out there adventure through Rokugan when playing the L5R card game. Soon, you’ll have an new way to experience that foreign land. Fantasy Flight is coming out with a new Legend of the Five Rings RPG, and they’re kicking things off with a beginner’s starter box to ease you into it. In…
CMON is just brimming with announcements this week. The latest today is that they’re adapting the Swedish RPG, Trudvang Chronicles into a board game called Trudvang Legends. Players will make their way through various Adventure Books, changing the rules as they go along and perform their various exploits. From the announcement: CMON Limited will be…
Gee, what a big miniature you have there.So, in a game called Cthulhu: Death May Die, you’d expect to have a Cthulhu miniature, especially for a game coming from CMON. Well, it does. Though, at this point, I’m not sure if “miniature” is really the right term for it… From the preview: Something big is…
In the grim dark of the 41st millennium, there is only war…This we know, and many of you get out your armies weekly and fight for supremacy on the battlefields all across the Imperium and beyond. But soon, you’ll have another way to fight, on the RPG tabletop. Ulisses North America has started taking pre-orders…
The campaign for Cthulhu: Death May Die might be over, but like CMON does with their projects, when one ends, another begins. In this case, it’s Starcadia Quest. Yes, the Arcadia Quest brand you love so much is blasting off into space. It’s new quests, new monsters, new guilds, new heroes, and the pvpve format…
A double-kick for you for Guild Ball from Steamforged. They’re coming out with a little old, and a little new. First off, they have started taking pre-orders for new resin Hunter’s Guild teams. They’re the same players that you might have, but resculpted and now in resin. They’re also continuing their previews of the upcoming…
“Yeah, but how do the miniatures look?” is a question a lot of gamers have about their games. A lot of us are addicted to those little bits of plastic, and a good set of minis can turn a mediocre game into a great game. In this preview from Steamforged, they’re showing off some of…
The ravenous hordes are getting even more ravenous and horde-y. Three new box sets are now available for the Uthuk Y’llan for Runewars. They’ve got the fast and agile Flesh Rippers, the hulking Spined Threshers, and the amassed Berserkers unit, all available to spread fear and chaos on the tabletops. From the website: On the…
Continuing with the New Edition Train, we’ve got Age of Sigmar from Games Workshop. Their fantasy miniatures game has a new edition coming out very, very soon (in just about a month). As one would expect, that’s including a new starter set. In this case, it’s called Soul Wars. In this preview, we get a…
Well, it would seem as though someone has some mail. Z-Man Games has acquired Love Letter, the quick social deduction card game, from AEG. Along with the original version, this acquisition also includes some of the other versions of the game that also are out there.That’s quite a piece of mail. From the announcement: Will…
As is their tradition, Wyrd has posted up their Friday preview for The Other Side. I’m always happy to see them, 1) because I like previews and 2) it means it’s Friday. Well, this one, when it popped up, I was like, “whoah!” because it’s a giant lizard/dragon thing named Horomontangi. Fridays need more giant…
Vampire: The Masquerade is one of those venerable titles in gaming. You might not hear it quite as often as some others, but it’s withstood the test of time and is played by many all over the world. As such, it’s pretty big news when a new edition of it is looking to hit the…
At the end of the first three movies (number-wise, not release-wise) in Star Wars, Emperor Palpatine has seized power and is ruling the galaxy with an iron fist. Very quickly, those that want the Republic back form a resistance movement that would be known as the Rebellion. But that early start wasn’t easy. The Dawn…
Space puppies!I know, I know. They’re Space Wolves. But, to me, every dog’s a puppy, even if it weighs 240 pounds and it can bite through a parking meter. I’m sure the Space Wolves don’t like being called Space Puppies, but they’ll get over it if you scratch them behind the ears and tell them…
February for us here in the West means that it’s time for the Chinese Lunar New Year over in, well… China. It’s quite a big celebration, with fireworks and red packets and all sorts of stuff. In honor of the New Year, Skirmisher Publishing has released a new monster for 5th Edition. It’s the Earth…
Modiphius has teamed up with Ripstone and Auroch Digital to bring the world of Acthung! Cthulhu to your video screens. The alternate-history WWII game where Cthulhu-mythos creatures come flooding into our own world is getting the full digital treatment. And as part of the campaign, they’re looking to bring you new items for the tabletop…
Those that’ve been long-time readers of TGN know that I have a love of “gaming backpack games.” Those are games that are very small and compact, tend to have few rules and a small footprint on the table, and can be played at almost a moment’s notice. They’re so named because you can toss them…
The Star Trek series’ main elements are the original series and The Next Generation. Sure, there’s been dozens of spin-offs and expansions from those, but those two ship crews are the ones we mostly think about when we think about the franchise. If you’re interested in bringing those to your games of Star Trek: Adventures,…
Every day, we get new news from the surface of Mars. A new rock formation is found that might hint at life once thriving on the red planet. As exciting as that is… it’s also just a bit disappointing, considering what we had hoped to find. Certainly authors in times gone by (and many now)…
Well, as a teetotaler, myself, I have to say that I’m concerned about this mystery. O,oDemise of a Teetotaler is a new mystery coming in the Carlton House and Queen’s Park expansion for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. As before, these mysteries will test your skills of deduction and make you look for clues in all…
