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Fireside Games Launches the 2nd Edition of Hotshots

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From the creators at Fireside Games comes a deluxe edition release of Hotshots, a cooperative, press-your-luck board game where players become an elite crew of firefighters battling a raging forest fire. The deluxe edition of Hotshots will launch on Kickstarter April 21, 2026.

In Hotshots, 1–4 players step into the boots of highly trained wildfire specialists known as Hotshots, each with a unique ability and role on the crew. Players roll dice to contain the flames, cut firebreaks, and call in vehicles before the blaze overtakes the forest. Every roll is filled with tension, making every decision matter. If you fail a task the fire spreads, scorches the land, and pushes the team closer to losing everything. In this co-op game you either beat the blaze, or burn together.

The original version of this game was nominated in 2017 for Origins’ Best Family Game Award, and this Kickstarter campaign will update it for a whole new generation of players. Updates include enhanced game components, improved clarity, LED light-up fire tokens, and more.

Each session of the game begins on a changing forest made of modular tiles that flip when scorched, showing the battle between fire and crew. Players roll dice to match firefighting icons, press their luck to extinguish as many flames as possible, and coordinate their actions to win as a team or lose everything together when the forest burns out.

Hotshots plays in 45–60 minutes and is recommended for ages 10 and up.

Kickstarter and Extras
The crowdfunding campaign will spotlight the Deluxe Edition, which includes:

  • LED light-up flame tokens
  • Upgraded firefighter miniatures
  • Tile frames with connectible edges
  • Enhanced component quality and graphic design
  • Expanded content and more surprises to come

Those interested in joining the crew can follow the prelaunch page now to receive an exclusive Hotshots Badge Patch,
updates, early reveals, and exclusive day-one rewards when the campaign launches. Those who reserve their pledge will receive a Hotshots Collector’s Coin.

    Dreadquarters, a New Supervillain Tabletop Game from Headlock Games launches in April

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    Evil has never required this much teamwork. From the wicked minds of Headlock Games comes Dreadquarters, a 1-4 player strategy game of villainous cooperation and tactical defense, launching on Kickstarter April 7, 2026.

    In Dreadquarters, players take on the roles of supervillains who have been “strongly encouraged” to cooperate while establishing a new shared evil lair. Each villain brings their own unique deck of cards, playstyle, minions, and objectives. Objectives include building doomsday devices, harvesting souls, and hatching insect swarms all while working together to defend your lair from waves of do-gooders aiming to destroy it.

    15+ artists have contributed to Dreadquarters, each bringing their own distinct style and imagination to its world of villains. Every card, token, and board is a piece of original art, handcrafted without the use of any AI.

    Each round, players expand their wing of the lair with bizarre rooms, reinforce them with over-engineered upgrades, and deploy their minions to work stations, city raids, or last stands.

    When the heroes arrive, the villains’ traps trigger, and combat erupts. Everything either works together beautifully or collapses. With dozens of villains, cities, and scenario combinations, no two lairs will ever look, or collapse, the same.

    Dreadquarters plays in 60-120 minutes and is recommended for ages 14 and up.

    Kickstarter and Extras
    The Kickstarter campaign will feature the core game along with an array of collectibles and expansions including:

    • Villain Deck Expansion
    • Neoprene Playmat
    • 10 Enamel Pins
    • Art Prints and Art Book
    • Stickers and Themed Tuck Boxes
    • “Insolence” Plush Mascot

    The world of Invincible gets smaller with Tiny Epic Invincible

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    In Tiny Epic Invincible, you’ll mask up as one of six unique heroes and travel the globe as you protect hotspots under invasion by deadly foes; but an all-powerful supervillain is traveling the globe at the same time, ready to take on any heroes foolish enough to overstay their welcome. Will you be able to rally your allies and persevere in the face of destruction, or will Earth be absorbed into evil, intergalactic empires that would prey on its downfall?

    Step into the beloved, brutal world of Invincible and put your life on the line to defend the people of Earth from merciless supervillains and otherworldly invaders in this cooperative race against the clock that’ll push you to your limits as you zoom from Chicago to Hong Kong and back again to save lives before it’s too late.

    First Printing Exclusive Hero – Allen the Alien!

    Place your pledge for Tiny Epic Invincible Deluxe and bring in some extra help from beyond the stars, with Allen the Alien arriving on Urath in search of heroes strong enough to save the entire universe from the Viltrumites! ..wait, what was this planet called again?

    You can support it now and reserve your copy.

    Resurrection Games Opens Pre-Orders for the Iyanu Tabletop Game Collection

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    Resurrection Games has partnered with Lion Forge Entertainment to bring the epic world of Iyanu to life—just in time for the holidays. You can pre-order the games now.

    Inspired by the hit animated series Iyanu—airing on Cartoon Network and now streaming on HBO Max—the Resurrection Games collection offers families and fans an immersive new way to experience the Nigerian-inspired superhero fantasy.

    Iyanu is based on the comic book series by Roye Okupe and YouNeek Studios and published in partnership with Dark Horse.

    Pre-orders are now open for three debut titles, each capturing the adventure, mythology, and heart of Iyanu’s story:

    • Iyanu: Crossroads (Ages 6+) — A memory tile game where young players use unique character abilities to collect tokens and artifacts, racing to gather seven and claim victory.
    • Yorubaland: Wild Terrain (Family Board Game) — Teams compete in a tactical “Tiger Tag” chase. Team Chosen seeks the Source while Team Corrupt pursues them across a dynamic, tile-built landscape.
    • Iyanu: Mark of the Chosen (Ages 9+) — A push-your-luck card game where players draw from the Yoruba deck to master divine powers and earn victory points over three rounds.

    Each game brings to life the characters and themes of Iyanu, an epic coming-of-age story about a young orphan who discovers divine powers not seen since the Age of Wonders. Together with her friends Biyi, Toye, and her magical leopard Ekun, Iyanu must master her gifts and defend the kingdom of Yorubaland from an ancient evil.

    Shipping is estimated for early December 2025. The card game Iyanu: Mark of the Chosen is priced at $21.95, Iyanu: Crossroads at $26.50, and Yorubaland: Wild Terrain at $48.50.

    Gift Guide: Restoration Games’ Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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    Looking for a gift for comic fans that’s not just another comic book? Check out Restoration Games‘ Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

    The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have come to Unmatched. Raphael attacks with ferocity, hitting back harder when he gets hit. Michelangelo doesn’t have much of a plan, but he’s got the energy to keep up the attack. Donatello uses his nifty machines to gain an edge. Leonardo controls the battlefield with clever positioning and planning. And they’ll need to work together to save the day! As with every Unmatched set, these heroes can fight each other in the competitive game or challenge heroes from any Unmatched set.

    Unmatched Adventures takes the award-winning fighting system from standard Unmatched and adds a fun cooperative angle as 1 to 4 players work together to defeat one of two villains in the set. The Turtles face off against Shredder, as he sends waves of Footsoldiers across the Big Apple. Or dare to enter the Technodrome and match wits with Krang, who uses the unpredictable traps and gadgets from Dimension X. And keep an eye on the multitude of minions they can call on: Bebop and Rocksteady, Baxter Stockman, Leatherhead, and more!

    Get yours!
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    Gift Guide: Off the Page Games’ Corps of Discovery, a board game based on the Image Comics series!

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    Looking for something comic related for that fan in your life for the holidays? Then consider the board game, Corps. of Discovery from Off the Page Games.

    Take command of Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery Expedition and lead them on a cross-country mission to explore the land . . . and kill demonic monsters. You’ll have to form an uneasy alliance with the local indigenous nations to send the creatures back to whatever hell spawned them, all while using logic and deduction to acquire the resources needed to survive the never-ending challenges posed by the harsh terrain.

    Based on the Image Comics series by Chris Dingess and Matthew Roberts, the game is for 1-4 players.

    Illustrated by: Matthew Roberts
    Game Design: Jay Cormier, Sen-Foong Lim
    Graphic Design: Sebastian Koziner

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    Off the Page Games provided Board Game Today with a FREE copy for review
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    Modiphius Announces New Terry Pratchett Discworld Games Coming in 2026

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    Publisher of tabletop RPGs, wargames, and board games, Modiphius Entertainment Ltd. has announced that it is developing new games for Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, set to be launched in 2026.

    Most notably, Modiphius will be launching a new Discworld board game as a pre-order on Gamefound in Q1 of 2026 named Discworld: Readers Digested. Readers Digested will be a licensed edition of Blue Moon City, a game by Reiner Knizia, who is best known for his eurogame titles. Designed for 2-4 players, the game has been carefully reskinned with Discworld theming and features brand-new added expansion content.

    Following a successful Kickstarter campaign for Discworld: Adventures in Ankh-Morpork which funded with over £2.4m, a retail edition of the core rulebook will be coming to stores in Q2 of 2026. Exclusive to friendly local gaming stores, this will be a digest-sized core rulebook as well as a starter set with an as-yet unpublished adventure for Adventures in Ankh-Morpork.

    Modiphius is also planning to bring a Discworld card game to market in Q3 2026, titled Kill Sam Vimes. The card game drops your unlucky assassins into a contract to kill the titular character, as they try not to fall foul of deadly (and hilarious) traps and tricks imagined by the Duke of Ankh.

    And that’s not all—coming in Q4 of 2026, building on the success of the first Kickstarter campaign, will be a second Discworld RPG campaign: Discworld: Adventures in Lancre and Uberwald, set to explore Lancre (including its Witches), Uberwald, and the Chalk.

    For those looking to get their Discworld fix this year, Modiphius has partnered with AEG on Discworld Live – a TTRPG live show featuring High Rollers and Andy Farrant from Oxventure, at indigo at the O2 later this month. The cast will be playing The Hogswatch adventure, just in time for the festive season.

    PAX Unplugged 2025: Board Game Veterans Reveal Song of the Wildkin, a Co-Op Dungeon Crawler for All Ages

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    Bōken Games has revealed Song of the Wildkin, an upcoming co-op dungeon-crawling adventure board game set in a rich fantasy world of anthropomorphic animals and nature-based channeling known as Pitchcraft. Song of the Wildkin emerges from the collective dreams of a board game veteran supergroup: a minimal setup, quick-to-table game with depth and complexity appealing to adults and children (9+) alike, packed with surprises and brought to life with hundreds of charming illustrations.

    Enter a world inhabited by the Storied, anthropomorphic animals capable of Pitchcraft — an innate ability to shape wood through song, used for everything from elaborate table-setting to architecture. Talented practitioners even craft wordless woodbeasts that draw memories from the wood used in their creation.

    Yet the winds whisper of woodbeasts growing hostile, and unexplained disappearances plague the realm. Among the vanished is the leader of the Seekers, heroes charged with solving the realm’s problems. Four Seekers-in-Training gather their gear and set off on a quest for answers.

    Song of the Wildkin is a green legacy game with a 30-hour narrative-driven campaign full of adventure, player choice, 12 classes, and bosses that become playable characters. Assemble an adventuring party of four Seekers from a colorful cast of characters like Truval Fairhide, the valiant and just Guardian fox, and Jubleth Paleclaw, the water wizard hat-wearing Essence Tapper Axolotl. Lead the Seeker squad to defeat bosses like the Eightfold Empress in epic encounters, and then recruit them into your party!

    Embark on a journey across richly detailed biomes inhabited by all manner of Storied. Complete scenarios requiring Seekers to cooperate as they explore 240 unique map cards and utilize more than 150 abilities. Designed for collaborative, accessible play that invites both new players and seasoned board game veterans, Song of the Wildkin’s dungeon-crawling and exploration evoke the essence of adventure with deep lore and themes, an evolving world, and minimal setup friction, keeping the focus on fun for all.

    Featuring an all-star team of creators such as Andrew Bosley (Illustrator, Everdell), Paul DeStefano (Writer, Oathsworn), Ines Możdżyńska (Graphic Design, Kinfire Chronicles), Edgar Ramos (Sculptor, Stuffed Fables, Bloodborne), Ivan Alexiev (Developer, Rise of Babel), and more to be revealed soon, Song of the Wildkin combines a grounded fantasy setting with engaging gameplay focused on collaboration and intuitive mechanics.

    Song of the Wildkin is currently in development with plans for a winter 2026 release.

    PAX Unplugged 2025: Raybox Games is Bringing Escape from Projekt Riese

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    Raybox Games is heading to PAX Unplugged 2025 from November 21–23 in Philadelphia, and attendees won’t want to miss Booth 3039. The studio will be showcasing its latest release, Escape from Projekt Riese—a fast-growing tactical narrative game that launched this summer to strong reception.

    Escape from Projekt Riese drops players into the shadowy depths of WWII’s secret Riese complex, combining tense exploration, modular scenarios, branching narrative paths, and an Automa-driven enemy system that keeps every mission unpredictable. Visitors can get hands-on open copies of this Paths Unknown game.

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    PAX Unplugged 2025: Asmadi Games brings Mystic Curling Club, Chess Joker, Good Puppers Too, and more!

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    You can find Asmadi Games at Booth #3233 at PAX Unplugged this weekend and they’re bring lots of games to demo at their booth!

    Mystic Curling Club is a dexterity-based dice curling game, where you can take part of the Olympic sport of Curling, right on your tabletop! It’s also live (and already funded) on Kickstarter right now!

    Mystic Curling Club

    Chess Joker is an upcoming game by Carl Chudyk (Innovation, Glory to Rome, etc) – a twist on the classic game of Chess, where they’ve added 256 cards with unique effects that all enable wild new strategies, and for players of any level to compete against one another! It will be crowdfunding on BackerKit next month.

    Chess Joker

    Good Puppers Too is the brand-new standalone sequel to the cute card game of doggo-collecting, Good Puppers. More pups, new art, and new solo-modes! It’s designed to be a fun time for casuals, serious (but pup-enjoying) gamers, and especially a mix of the two. You can think hard or play on autopilot and have a good time either way. 

    Good Puppers Too
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