Risk is one of those games that I reckon everyone has played at one point or another. It can also last a bloody long time. Well, Avalon Hill has now released a new card game version of Risk called Risk Strike which can be played in twenty minutes.
Starling Games have been previewing a new standalone game in the Everdell series. This time, we're setting sail with Everdell: Farshore where the rugged coast calls you to a new adventure.
CMON previewed more of what's coming up for their newest Kickstarter board game, Mordred, at the end of last week. With stunning art from Adrian Smith and sculpting by the likes of Remy Tremblay, this one is looking pretty fascinating as it brings Arthurian myth and legend to the tabletop.
Revolution Games have been chatting about an upcoming game which brings World War I aerial dogfights to the tabletop. Eagles In The Sky introduces you to the dogfights, recon missions and more as World War I aircraft clash above the trenches and more during the period, all in card game form.
Get into an intense two-player board game chase through the city with Dracula Vs Van Helsing coming out later this year from Mandoo Games. Can Van Helsing stop Dracula before the vampire turns every one of his targets into bloodsuckers?
Cephalofair Games are continuing their Gloomhaven Grand Festival with the announcement of a brand new board game set in the Gloomhaven world. Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs is a new solo board game experience which distils the awesomeness of those big boxed adventure games into a quick experience that can be finished in twenty minutes.
Mantic Games have announced two new Dice Games that are coming later this year for you to dive into. Both are quick and easy to play and perfect for use at conventions or in between larger games that you're playing at a game night.
CMON has announced a new board game which brings together the skills of Adrian Smith (art and concept) alongside the sculpting of Studio McVey. Designed by Alexio Schneeberger and Andrea Chiarvesio, Mordred takes you deep into Arthurian legend and folklore as Britain has merged with the Fae Realm.
Avatar: The Last Airbender is having a bit of a resurgence at the moment with a new live-action show coming out soon, drawing people's attention back to the stories of Ang and his companions. Funko Games are hoping to give you another way to experience those stories with Crossroads Of Destiny, a new board game which is coming out soon!
Devilfly Games are on Kickstarter right now with their new card game all about mining for gold and pushing your luck! Undermined! Pairadice City is great fun and comes from Chris Fisher and Nick Barker whilst featuring artwork by Patrice Rameau.
Board & Dice are working with Lockme to bring some new puzzle-solving "escape games" to the tabletop. One of their new games is based on the highly successful Nemesis series from Awaken Realms. See what you make of this new SideQuest addition!
Super Meeple are going to be releasing a new board game set back during 15,000 BC! Delve into Doggerland and see if you can keep your clan alive in this one-to-four-player board game of prehistoric strategy.
Join us for the newest instalment of our Undaunted: Stalingrad Campaign. We're playing through a full campaign of this awesome Osprey Games board game with our next scenario, Tank Support.
Themeborne successfully Kickstarted The Last Of Us: Escape The Dark last year and now they are accepting pre-orders over on their webstore so you can dive in if you missed out on the campaign.
Star Trek: Away Missions is the new Sci-Fi miniatures board game available to pre-order from Gale Force Nine which allows you to play as iconic Star Trek characters, battling against each other in quick, easy-to-play, scenarios where each crew is unique.
ArcheOlogic is a new competitive deduction game coming out from Ludonaute later this year. This board game has you trying to uncover the secrets of a hidden city using the power of the Archeoscope!
Archon Studio is now shipping out copies of another Masters Of The Universe game that they've been working on. Battleground is already out in the world but pre-orders were being taken recently for Fields Of Eternia, a big adventure-style board game featuring heroes and villains like He-Man, Skeletor and beyond.
Mobsters are looking to take over the streets of Chicago during the Roaring '20s with a new game from Redzen Games, Scarface 1920. Take control of the underworld and stake your claim on the city.
Board games come with some awesome inserts nowadays and since Gerry and Shay have been enjoying Undaunted: Stalingrad, Gerry Can show off the building of the Folded Space Upgrade for the set and whether or not it actually aids with the storage of the box.
FreeCompany are back on Kickstarter with an expansion to their Fantasy wargame, Eldfall Chronicles. Northern Wind offers up brand new adventures for this game which can be played in a variety of different ways. For many, this is seen as the Fantasy version of Infinity!
Cephalofair Games have now launched their BackerKit campaign for the Gloomhaven Grand Festival. There are not one, not two but three different options available to backers who want to get involved. At the heart of this is the new 2nd Edition of Gloomhaven but you've also got the new Roleplaying Game and cartloads of miniatures for the different 'Haven games in the collection.
Envy Born Games have a neat-looking two-player game coming up later this year with a deadly twist. Sirens sees you competing as different Ancient Greek creatures looking to lure sailors to their deaths in your cove.
Fancy being a sneaky squirrel? Delve into Nutty Business which is a new card game coming out from Studio H later this year. You'll be playing as part of a squirrel gang in Central Park back in 1925 where you need to get your nut cargo to where it needs to be!
Games Workshop previewed something a bit different this week for fans of Blood Bowl. Their Fantasy sports game is heading out onto the streets and getting even more violent (if that could be a thing!) with the fringe sport of Gutter Bowl.
Escape From Projekt Riese is the new World War 2 zombie slaying tabletop game now available on Kickstarter from Raybox Games. Gerry talks to designer Marco Pecota about Projekt Riese and what you have to look forward to with this Weird World War tabletop game in the Zombie Tango Oscar series.
Hasbro Pulse is now taking pre-orders for the new expansion that has been designed to match the look and feel of the updated HeroQuest that hit tabletops a little while back. Rise Of The Dread Moon is a new Quest Pack that will have you set up for more epic adventures with this Fantasy classic.
Phil Walker-Harding, who has worked on excellent games like Barenpark is coming back to the tabletop with a new game via Space Cowboys called SpellBook. Prepare to be a wonderful wizard!
PYTHAGORAS have been working on a new board game that is going to be popping up later this year. Gods Of Rome is an area control game for two-to-four players where Rome has lost its way and the Gods require your favour.
Gale Force Nine is offering up an excellent opportunity for you to pick up all of the Firefly: The Game goodness that you might have missed out on over the years. This new Gamefound project celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the game with a new Collector's Edition.
Cephalofair Games recently announced that their hit board game, Gloomhaven, is going to be getting a Second Edition. Coming to BackerKit in 20th June, this is going to be another chance to dive into the world that Issac Childres has crafted.
Beast was funded by Studio Midhall on Kickstarter not too long ago and is now becoming available to snap up at retail. A hidden movement board game of hunter and hunted, Beast features stunning artwork and tense game mechanics. It's well worth taking a look at.
Join us for a Let's Play of the brand new game in the Undaunted series by Osprey Games. Gerry and Shay take on the role of the RAF and the Luftwaffe in Undaunted: Battle Of Britain and tackle Scenario 6, Destroy The Destroyers.
PHALANX Games are revamping another awesome board game with new art and more. Unhappy King Charles, a brilliant board game set during the period of the English Civil War, is available for you to pre-order right now.
Knight Games are now taking pre-orders for their Harry Potter universe board game, Catch The Snitch! You are going to be able to dive into a game of Quidditch on the tabletop later this year with your favourite Hogwarts House.
Jason Carr and Jason Matthews are working on a new standalone game that uses the Twilight Struggle mechanics. Twilight: Struggle: South Asian Monsoon is a new one-to-two-player affair set in 1959, focusing on the Cold War tensions happening across South Asia.
The classic game, Crossbows & Catapults, is coming back to the tabletop thanks to Restoration Games! A Kickstarter is coming up (very) soon allowing more folks to dive into this two-player clash where it's all about smashing down your opponent's castle!
Join us for the newest instalment of our Undaunted: Stalingrad Campaign. We're playing through a full campaign of this awesome Osprey Games board game with our next scenario, Tank Support.
Games Workshop are having a little bit of a lean week this time around. Maybe they are as busy with UK Games Expo plans as we are? Warhammer Underworlds, their board/card/miniatures game set in the world of Warhammer Age Of Sigmar, is getting a new Starter Set coming up for pre-order.
Matt Leacock and Rob Daviau are joining forces once again alongside Ticket To Ride creator Alan R. Moon as they dive into a legacy version of the hit board game.
Metal Gear Solid: The Board Game was cancelled and looked like it was going the way of the dodo. CMON, however, have resurrected the game by Emerson Matsuuchi and is skipping Kickstarter and crowdfunding, instead heading to retail in 2024.
Warhammer Skulls 2023 happened this week and one of the reveals when it came to upcoming video games was for Space Marine 2. We got another sneak peek at gameplay for this sequel to the hit 2011 Warhammer 40,000 video game where Lieutenant Titus is tackling a Tyranid Hive Fleet.
If you're looking for a new tableau-building board game with a twist then perhaps take a look at Books Of Time which is coming out later this year from the folks at Board & Dice.
