Fantasy Flight Interactive
The top flight board games publisher is going digital! Well, it’s already been that before, but Fantasy Flight Interactive hopes to push new bounds, not just adapting board games but creating fresh new experiences based on the company’s most loved brands.
Source: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/10/25/fantasy-flight-interactive/
There be dragons! I hope.
Next February, Iello will release Fairy Tile. In addition to its really cool name, the design involves tile-laying and storybook adventure with miniatures.
Source: http://www.iellogames.com/fairy-tile.html
To the market
Co-published with Lautapelit.fi, Renegade Game Studios will release Byzanz to the North American market in early 2018, a game that so happens to also be about markets – bidding for, buying, collecting and selling goods.
Source: http://www.renegadegamestudios.com/byzanz
Go!
Cryptozoic will release the 2-player cooperative Teen Titans Go! Deck-Building Game in the fourth quarter 2017.
Source: https://www.cryptozoic.com/teen-titans-go-deck-building-game
I am gamer, hear me roar!
IDW has announced they will release Roar! King of the Pride in March 2018. From the designer of Sagrada, the worker placement design is about players managing their pride of jungle beasts to control territory in Africa.
Source: https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/38645/one-pride-rule-them-all
Titans of gaming
The next two releases in Calliope Games’ Titans Series will hit next month. Shutterbug, from Mike Elliot, is a clue and deduction game tasking players with capturing mysterious creatures…on film. Capital City, from James Ernest, puts players in the role of building up an Old West town by bidding for workers and assigning them to purchased buildings for money and points.
Source: http://www.dicetowernews.com/two-new-releases-from-calliope-games/47527
Seriously!
The Serious Play Conference is now seeking submissions for the International Serious Games award to recognize outstanding tabletop and digital titles used for learning or training. Submissions are due by January 15.
Source: http://seriousplayconf.com/awards/
And for something a little different…
Humans Being is now available. In this unique, Charades-esque card game of improv players from two teams take suggestions, draw secret challenge cards, and act them out while the others guess.
Source: https://humansbeingcardgame.com/
Upcoming Board Game Conventions
November 10-12. San Diego Historical Gaming Convention. San Diego, California.
November 16-19. ChiTag. Chicago, Illinois.
November 17-19. PAX Unplugged. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
January 11-14. Midwinter Gaming Convention. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
January 12-14. OrcaCon. Everett, Washington.
January 13-14. Congress of Gamers. Rockville, Maryland.
January 19-21. Cascade Games Con. Bellingham, Washington.
January 26-28. EsCon. Escondido, California.
January 27-29. Protospiel Minnesota. Bloomington, Minnesota.
January 27-29. PAX South. San Antonia, Texas.
March 16-18. MeepleCon. Las Vegas, Nevada.
May 18-21. Geekway to the West. St. Charles, Missouri.
June 14-18. Origins. Columbus, Ohio.
July 5-9. Dice Tower Con. Orlando, Florida.
August 17-20. GenCon. Indianapolis, Indiana.
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