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Tyson Fraleigh - July 12, 2023

Wolves!

 

From the creator of the Coyote and Crow roleplaying game, Wolves is a semi-cooperative board game where players gather Status in their local communities by helping each other. Gather resources, gift them to your fellow players, and become an inspiring leader!

Each player will choose one of six different communities all looking to survive a harsh winter. Each of these communities have their own special bonuses and weaknesses when resource gathering, make sure to choose wisely.

Each turn, players will be able to perform special tasks, such as gathering resources, gifting resources, and assist other players with their game state. Your Status score will be dependant on if you can look after your community and how much you are able to help your fellow players with their communities. The higher your Status, the higher your position in the game initiative, making you able to perform your actions faster. But beware – your Status can move very quickly from first to last, so make sure to think strategically.

But Status isn’t everything. If any of the players at the table are unable to look after their own community, everybody loses. Therefore, giving and receiving gifted resources is key to survival. However, be careful how many gifts you accept, as each gift will give the other players more Status.

Whoever has the most Status by the time that Winter arrives at the end of turn eight wins the game!

Wolves comes out in March, 2024! Back your copy here!

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Tyson Fraleigh - July 11, 2023

DC Deck-Building Game: Justice League Dark!

DC Deck-Building Game: Justice League Dark is an upcoming deck building game, having you face off against some of the most powerful super villains the world has ever seen. Channel your powers to unleash hell against volley’s of mystical minions and take down your enemies for good!

When you are in the Justice League, you see a lot of things. Whether it be power hungry billionaire scientists or crazy clowns, you meet all kinds in this line of work. But when things get weird, alien, and magical, only a handful of heroes know what to do. Play as Wonder Woman, John Constantine, Zatanna, Doctor Doom, and more as you face off against some of the most dangerous adversaries the DC Universe has ever known!

Build your decks around your chosen superhero, filling it with other Heroes and even some helpful Villains. Add in powerful Equipment cards to boost your allies and activate Weakness cards to knock out your opponents before they even know what happened!

Want to get your hands on more heroes and villains to play as? Then check out the expansion packs!

  • Dive in fist first with Shazam and Black Adam with the RIVALS: Shazam Vs. Black Adam expansion
  • Gather up a collection of thirteen villains in the Legion of Doom expansion, including the Riddler and Bizarro
  • Gain access to Atom, Black Canary, Green Arrow, and Vixen in the Rebirth One Shot Packs – Cry for Justice and Time Heist
  • Team up with Green Lantern (Alan Scott), Wildcat, and Crisis Doctor Fate in Crossover Crisis 1
  • Or call in the big leagues with Flashpoint Batman and Flashpoint The Flash in the Crossover Pack 10: Flashpoint

DC Deck-Building Game: Justice League Dark comes out in April, 2024! Back your copy here!

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Tyson Fraleigh - July 4, 2023

Cyclades: Legendary Edition!

Cyclades: Legendary Edition is a revamped and upgraded version of the 2009 hit! Build a formidable army filled with legendary heroes, and bid for the favour of the Gods in order to gain powerful bonuses and abilities. Call down the power of the heavens with this powerful new edition!

To win the game, you need to build two cities on the mythic islands of Cyclades. To do so, players will need to gain the will of the Gods, gather resources, and fight their way to victory. No strategy is off the table.

Each player begins by choosing a faction. Each faction has the same abilities across the board, allowing each player to play in any way they want. Each turn, players will be able to traverse the board and attempt to gain influence from each of the Gods. Each deity will grant you special abilities that will help you construct your cities:

  • Apollo will increase the amount of worshippers you have in your cities and ranks.
  • Ares allows you to move armies and lets you build Fortresses.
  • Athena grants you access to philosophers and universities.
  • Poseidon allows you to move Navies and build Ports
  • Zeus gives you access to priests and building Temples.

Once you have achieved the favour from each deity, you will be able to construct your cities on the islands of Cyclades. But make sure to mind your opponents! Only the first person to build two cities in the Cyclades will claim victory!

What is new about Cyclades: Legendary Edition? You will get the Director’s Cut version of the game, which includes every expansion of Cyclades all fit into one! This will include Cyclades: Hade, Cyclades: Hecate, Cyclades: Titans, and more! There are new game modes, which includes the Classic play, a new Team mode, and a Two-Player mode. There is even a new God to worship: Hera! When you worship Hera, she will grant you powerful Mercenaries, and allow you to move them across the board to perform any mighty task you desire.

There are so many updates with this new edition, so make sure you get your hands on it before it is too late!

Cyclades: Legendary Edition comes out in December, 2024! Back your copy here!

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Tyson Fraleigh - June 29, 2023

Mystery of the Abbey!

Mystery of the Abbey is a mystery deduction game where you and up to five of your friends investigate a strange murder within a medieval abbey. Explore the rooms throughout the abbey, discover clues, and find the murderer once and for all!

Each player will take on the role of a Monk, each searching for the truth about what happened to their murdered brethren. Each turn, the first player will move the bell counter down the corresponding card tracker, noting which round it is. Some rounds will have some bonuses to help in your investigation, so make sure to use whatever advantages you have to their greatest potential.

On each players turn, you will be able to travel to a different room in the abbey. When you arrive, you will gain a clue about what happened within the room, leading you closer to the killer. However, if you arrive in a room where another player is already present, you get to ask that player a question.

When you are asked a question, you may choose one of two options – you may choose to take a vow of silence and say nothing, or you may answer truthfully. You cannot lie by any means, so be careful what you say.

Can you figure out who the killer is before Mass begins?

Mystery of the Abbey comes out in July, 2024! Back your copy here!

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Tyson Fraleigh - June 27, 2023

Eldfall Chronicles: Northern Wind!

Eldfall Chronicles: Northern Wind is an expansion on the tactical dungeon-crawler game Eldfall Chronicles. This adventure is filled with deadly Oni, vicious marauders, and powerful new weapons to discover. Get up to three of your friends together to climb the mountain and save the world from a ancient demonic evil!

The ambush was sudden and deadly. Travelling through the mountains has always been a dangerous journey – the marauders just added to the nightmare. Now you must ascend Mt. Byodo with your limited allies and supplies before the Blood Moon rises. If you don’t, then the demonic Oni will flood the world, turning your home into a hellscape.

Each player begins by choosing one of four different characters: Na’ra, The Veil-Watcher; Anarien, The Erudite Prodigy; Tharos, The One-Eyed Wolf; and Seigen of the Keshobarai. Each of these characters will have their own unique abilities and powers, so make sure to familiarize yourself so you can chain powerful combos together.

Once your characters are chosen, explore the mountain one tile at a time, discovering quests, items, and enemies. With each quest you complete, you will gain Valor, which you can expend to level up your characters. Gather the loot from your conquests to make yourselves the strongest warriors that Mt. Byodo has ever seen!

Eldfall Chronicles: Northern Wind comes out in July, 2024! Back your copy here!

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Tyson Fraleigh - June 6, 2023

Command of Nature!

Channel the powers of the forest and face off against your friends in Command of Nature! Get up to four of your friends together to deck-build and channel powerful magics to defeat one another!

Players take on the role of Sages, powerful wizards who can perform rituals that can summon allies or activate devastating effects. Choose between the four different schools:

  • The Twig school focuses on damage output, trying to end your opponents in as few rounds as possible
  • The Leaf school focuses on deck and discard pile manipulation, giving you access to any card you need at the right time
  • The Droplet school focuses on card advantage and building powerful card formations
  • And the Pebble school focuses on defence by generating shields that will keep your enemies on their heels

Each faction has their own Sage, and each Sage has their own pack of unique Elementals that can help turn the tide of battle. Choose which ones you want to add to your deck carefully – you never know when you might need them.

As the game progresses, spend resources to upgrade your Sage and your creatures to harness special new powers. You will even be able to add new creatures to your deck every turn, spending gold to recruit new creatures from the main deck! Upgrade your deck to its highest potential and become the Master of the Elements!

Command of Nature comes out in June, 2024! Back your copy here!

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Tyson Fraleigh - May 25, 2023

The Last Spell!

The Last Spell is a dark fantasy board game that pitches you against a horde of undead and twisted monsters as you attempt to rebuild your world. Design your town, upgrade your weapons, and face off against the horde head on!

The Schools of Magic, driven by greed and ambition, have destroyed our world. Over 90% of life has been destroyed, leaving humanity scrambling to survive. You and your friends have stumbled into one of the last remaining bastions of civilization, barely getting by on what you have. However, this place has resources, some helping hands, and a lot of heart. Will you be able to build this little town into something great? Or will it be turned to ash and smoke, just like the rest of the world?

Gameplay is divided into day and night cycles. During the day, players will be able to build fortifications around your town. Construct barricades and walls to keep enemies out, and businesses to help upgrade your character. Each of these construction projects will require material costs, including gold, so make sure to keep an eye open for mines and scavenger camps!

When night comes, the fight begins. The monsters will descend upon your town from the purple mists that surround the board, so make sure to strategically plan your attack. Move across the board, expend action points in order to use your basic attacks, then use mana in order to perform powerful abilities! But consider your attacks before you use them – each enemy type will have resistances and weaknesses, so make sure to get as much as you can out of your abilities as possible.

But once your group turn is finished, the horde begins their assault. If you haven’t cleared the board of all the enemies, they will swarm your town, ready to unleash hell and fire against it. Without your constant vigilance, your town will become nothing more than a pile of ash and rubble.

So – will you be there to defend it?

The Last Spell comes out in May, 2024! Back your copy here!

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Tyson Fraleigh - May 24, 2023

ARCANA PROPHETIA!

ARCANA PROPHETIA is an upcoming tarot inspired board game where you use cards to attempt to predict or defy a prophecy of ruin! Use cards to complete a spread, or attempt to negate the spread by predicting your opponent’s next move.

The Tenth God lies dead, and The Fates themselves have become corrupted. With its control broken, the center cannot hold; one by one the remaining gods fall into madness.

As chaos overtakes the pantheon, only The Last Sovereign – ruler of the shattered remnants of a once-mighty empire – stands poised to defy the fated end of days.

Begin the game determining who will be The Fates and who will be The Last Sovereign. The Fates will be responsible for playing the ten God tarot cards, each with a sanctified and corrupted side. The sanctified side grants bonuses to the Last Sovereign, and the corrupted side grants bonuses to The Fates.

At the start of the game, The Fates begin by spreading out the ten sanctified God cards. Each round, The Last Sovereign must guess which card The Fates will corrupt and play to the spread. If the Last Sovereign is incorrect, the chosen God becomes touched by The Fates’ madness, and enters the spread in its corrupted form. However, if the Last Sovereign is correct, the God card does not become corrupted, and instead enters the spread in its sanctified form.

Whenever a card enters the spread, it will trigger moves of the other cards, either moving them up, down, side to side, or locking them in place. The Last Sovereign can affect the spread by placing Sigils, each able to disrupt the The Fates’ designs.

When the ninth card is played, the fate of the world is decided. If there are more corrupted cards in the spread, then The Fates win. If there are more sanctified cards, the Last Sovereign wins. Will The Fates try to stop you from playing Sigils, or try for strategic positions instead? Can you hide your plans from The Last Sovereign, or will you get found out before the game is done?

ARCANA PROPHETIA comes out in December, 2023! Back your copy here!

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