What sets Invincible: Escape From Mars apart from other hidden identity games is the rapidly changing roles.
One round you may be a human assisting everyone to board the ship safely. The next round you could turn into the “Sequids” alien species trying to sabotage the mission… only to be caught by the humans and turned back into a human again. This goes on and on and hilarity ensues!
Prepare for lots of finger pointing accusations as players try to eliminate the Sequids!
Skybound provided Graphic Policy/Board Game Today with a copy for promotion/review This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase, we’ll receive a percentage of the sale. Graphic Policy/Board Game Today does purchase items from this site. Making purchases through these links helps support the site
Adam’s Apple Games is seeking funding on Gamefound for the perfect board game to wrap up the Year of the Dragon. Tatsumi is a competitive board game where players take the role of dragons collecting resources at sea to provide good fortune for their island. Beauty meets function with a unique “Trayboard” that acts both as a quick-setup storage tray and also as a central game board that facilitates positional resource drafting puzzle with your dragon. There are 100+ beautiful wooden rings to collect, stacked in the trayboard, and the transparent board allows strategic look ahead into the depths of the sea. Turns are both quick and satisfying and players will need to balance short term engine scoring with end game scoring bonuses. Tatsumi also boasts a solo mode great for learning the game and exploring the replayable player/island combinations.
Each game, players will pair together a dragon and an island. One side of each dragon and island is symmetrical to make teaching and learning easy. The other side of each dragon and island is asymmetrical allowing for 25+ unique combinations to explore. Each turn the player will perform a point-to-point movement Fly action and then choose one of three actions. The Gathering action allows players to gather up to 2 rings from the sea. The Scoring action allows a player in position to score rings placing them onto their island for poitns. The Shedscale action allows players to spend a scale resource and gain utility, points, or abilities for the rest of the game. Interaction between players is created through the positional resource draft of the seaboard, the shrine cards located on the edge of the seaboard, and the race to trigger an efficient game end.
Tatsumi has been in development for several years and has been play tested at ProtoSpiel Minnesota and Madison, Gen Con ‘22, ‘23, ‘24, and Essen Spiel ‘24. The Gamefound campaign will feature a Limited Edition of the game with several upgrades planned throughout the campaign. A scripted setup has been released on Tabletop Simulator for anyone to play and try the game.
Tatsumi is a resource drafting and tile layer game featuring a dual-purpose “Trayboard” that delivers approachable and smooth gameplay.
25+ unique combinations to explore as of this press release.
Number of Players: 1 to 4
Recommended Age: 10+
Play Time: 40 Minutes
The Gamefound campaign runs from November 12th, 2024 at 11:00am central through December 6th, 2024 to bring Tatsumi to life.
Warlord Games has revealed its new board game, Vanguard: Normandy! Sign up for the crowdfunding campaign has opened with a launch of October 1, 2024.
Vanguard: Normandy invites you to deploy your troops and test your tactical acumen in refighting the thrilling battles of Normandy, 1944. The game is incredibly quick and simple – generate a unique battlefield from any of thousands of possible combinations, pick a faction, and you’re ready to go. Multiple unit types are represented with high-quality, bespoke gaming pieces, and no assembly or painting is required! Plus, with a dedicated solo play mode, you don’t necessarily need an opponent either!
Restoration Games‘ Unmatched is a board/miniature game where you pit characters against each other. With a wide range of “themes,” the game allows the ability to have fun matches like Robin Hood vs. Daredevil, Deadpool vs. Jurassic Park T-Rex, and has themes ranging from Shakespeare to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. One of the harder to get sets is Bruce Lee, released early on it has been unavailable for quite some time. Now, the Bruce Lee drought will end with the announcement of Unmatched: Muhammad Ali vs Bruce Lee.
The expansion to be released in 2025 pits two legendary sports icons against each other. Not only does it feature the two legends but also a new double-sided board featuring two new battlefields.
Restoration Games has said this is a release of Bruce Lee with cosmetic changes on his cards and maybe some language updates, but the same character released some time ago.
The Witcher is getting two releases for Restoration Games‘ tabletop game, Unmatched. Unmatched Witcher – Steel & Silver and Unmatched Witcher – Realms Fall are two expansions that bring the popular world to the tabletop.
Unmatched is a board/miniature game where you use a cards to decide on moves and battle it out against your opponent. The expansions are varied and can be played against each other. The Witcher could be played against Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Marvel characters, a dinosaur, Bruce Lee and more.
Play as the “White Wolf” himself, lead Ciri to her destiny as the Lady of Space and Time, fight as Eredin – the King of the Wild Hunt, and race across the battlements of Kaer Morhen to stalk your foe. Mix and match heroes and maps from any Unmatched set for endless epic battles!
The exclusive bundle includes
Unmatched Witcher: Steel & Silver
the Steel & Silver foil promo card pack
Unmatched Witcher: Realms Fall
the Realms Fall foil promo card pack
the LIMITED EDITION promo figure of Geralt in the Bathtub.
The Op Games has announced a deluxe upgrade kit that is sure to enhance their beautiful watercolor designed tabletop game, Gnome Hollow(MSRP: $49.99). In this whimsical hobby title, players will develop rings of valuable mushrooms, harvest them, choose bonuses, and bring their mushrooms to market to sell for shimmering treasures found within the hollow. With simple-to-learn rules and meaningful decision-making, Gnome Hollow offers approachable gameplay that players will want to revisit time and time again.
Through its detailed game board and unique design, Gnome Hollow is a competitive tile placement and worker placement game for 2-4 players. Player boards automatically calculate scores while offering strategic decisions and opportunities to create clever combos to earn even more points. The Gnome Hollow Deluxe Upgrade Kit(MSRP: $24.99) includes 200 beautiful wooden pieces representing the game’s Flower, Mushroom, Treasure, and First Player Tokens, the perfect addition to tabletop collections great and small.
Every copy of Gnome Hollow includes:
92 Garden Tiles
1 Stump Tile
8 Wildflower Tiles
32 Flower Tokens
1 Sunset Tile
110 Mushroom Tokens
57 Treasure Tokens
1 Pinwheel Market Board
1 Garden Tile Board
1 Mushroom Trade Board
21 Pinwheel Market Tokens
1 First Player Token
4 Magnetic Player Boards
4 Player Aid Cards
32 Wood Round Ring Markers
7 Wood Signposts
8 Wood Gnomes
1 Drawstring Bag
Rules
Gnome Hollow and the Gnome Hollow Deluxe Upgrade Kit are now available at leading retailers nationwide and online.
Welcome to Nekojima, the electrifying island nestled in the heart of Japan! Amidst the bustling districts, where the electricity network is the talk of the town, there’s an added element of excitement: the island’s mischievous cat population.
You’re stacking Denchuu (Electrical Poles) with utmost precision, navigating the narrow territory while avoiding the mischievous cats strolling on the cables. It’s a balancing act of epic proportions! Gather your friends, sharpen your claws, and let the electrifying fun begin on Nekojima – where the thrill is high, and the cats are even higher!
In competitive mode, be the last one standing to claim victory. Or choose cooperation and work together to reach new heights. It’s a juggling act of reflection, concentration, and skill, all wrapped up in a bundle of feline excitement.
So, gather your friends, sharpen your claws, and let the electrifying fun begin on Nekojima – where the thrill is high, and the cats are even higher!
SECURITY CLEARANCE: INFRARED – CLEARED FOR ALL CITIZENS
Attention Citizen: Welcome to Alpha Complex, the perfect (and in no way dystopian) city run by the benevolent and infallible Computer!
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Paranoia, Modiphius has announced that it will be releasing a highly replayable game of sci-fi slapstick one-upmanship for 2-6 players. Paranoia: The Uncooperative Board Gamewill leave you and your friends in stitches – both figuratively and literally! The game will be released through retail distribution later this year.
THE COMPUTER IS YOUR FRIEND! TRUST THE COMPUTER!
Welcome Troubleshooters! You are among The Computer’s most elite (expendable) agents tasked with carrying out its completely insane demands. Prove your loyalty! Complete missions for The Computer (by sneaking and snitching and scheming) to earn the highest Clearance Level! Rest assured, your clone will absolutely not die in spectacularly horrible ways. In the unlikely event of their premature demise, your next clone will do better! Probably!
Shoot trouble in the face and/or other life-critical body parts with an array of perfectly (un)stable and not-prone-to-exploding equipment! Watch out for Troubleshooters using treasonous mutant powers and advancing the agendas of seditious secret societies! Report the treasonous activities of your friends! (Before they report yours!). Remember: The Computer is your friend. Trust The Computer…
FUN IS MANDATORY. FAILURE TO HAVE FUN IS TREASON. TREASON IS PUNISHABLE BY SUMMARY EXECUTION!
Paranoia was created by Dan Gelber, Greg Costikyan and Eric Goldberg and first published in 1984.
As the doors opened in Indianapolis for Gen Con 2024, Paizo Inc. broadcasted a Keynote Address on their official Twitch channel, welcoming attendees to the show. Paizo Publisher and CCO Erik Mona handed the Keynote off to the Pathfinder and Starfinder developer teams for a series of project updates and announcements.
Starfinder Second Edition
The Starfinder Second Edition Playtest launched today with the release of the Starfinder Second Edition Playtest Rulebook,Starfinder Playtest Adventure: A Cosmic Birthday, and Starfinder Playtest Scenarios 1 & 2: Shards of the Glass Planet and It Came From The Vast! The Starfinder Second Edition Playtest runs from August 1st through December 31st. Players and GMs alike are encouraged to test out 6 classes, 10 ancestries, magic items, spells, feats and more; feedback can be submitted via the surveys on starfinderplaytest.com!
During their segment of the Keynote, Thurston Hillman (Associate Publisher) and Jenny Jarzabski (Starfinder Senior Developer) announced another upcoming playtest—the class playtest for mechanic and technomancer. These classes will be playtesting in early 2025. Finally, Jenny and Thurston gave a glimpse at the first product coming for Starfinder Second Edition: Starfinder Galaxy Guide. This setting book, coming May 2025, gives an overview of many planets in the Starfinder setting to prepare GMs and players for the full release of Starfinder Second Edition at Gen Con 2025.
Pathfinder War of Immortals Meta Event
Michael Sayre (Director of Rules & Lore) kicked off a series of segments about the upcoming War of Immortals Meta Event. Pathfinder War of Immortals, an upcoming rulebook featuring two new classes, releases October 2024. This book also features mythic rules, archetypes inspired by myths and legends, and mythic monsters for heroes to face.
James Jacobs (Creative Director, Narrative) gave an overview of the adventures and Adventure Paths that crossover with War of Immortals. Releasing at Gen Con, Pathfinder Adventure: Prey for Deathis a deluxe hardcover adventure that places players at the center of the inciting incident as Red Mantis Assassins. Another Gen Con release, Pathfinder Adventure Path #204: Stage Fright (Curtain Call 1 of 3) kicks off the Curtain Call Adventure Path—where the Godsrain interrupts opening night of the players’ heroic opera! Finally, theTriumph of the Tusk Adventure Path, starting in October 2024, picks up in the aftermath of the War of Immortals as player characters are called to aid the orcs of Belkzen.
Luis Loza (Creative Director, Rules and Lore) previewed the upcoming setting book Pathfinder Lost Omens: Divine Mysteries. This book remasters all of the previous divine content in Pathfinder Lost Omens: Gods & Magic, as well as expanding on prior articles, adding new gods to the Golarion pantheon, and offering new divine and occult archetypes for characters. Divine Mysteries releases November 2024.
Finally, Mark Moreland (Director of Brand Strategy) gave a glimpse between the pages of Godsrain: A Pathfinder Novel. This hardcover novel by Liane Merciel marks a return to Pathfinder fiction after nearly a decade. Following four iconics—Kyra, Merisiel, Ezren, and Amiri—as they attempt to stop a spawn of Rovagug from freeing the Great Destroyer from his divine prison. Godsrain: A Pathfinder Novel releases November 2024.
Pathfinder Lost Omens: Tian Xia
Project leads James Case (Pathfinder Lead Developer) and Eleanor Ferron (Pathfinder Senior Developer) gave an overview of the previously released (and ENnie Award nominated) Pathfinder Lost Omens: Tian Xia World Guide before diving into the upcoming Pathfinder Lost Omens: Tian Xia Character Guide. The Tian Xia Character Guide introduces six new ancestries, several new heritages and versatile heritages, archetypes, and more inspired by Asian fantasy, folklore, and culture.
Pathfinder Product Announcements
James Jacobs returned to announce several products coming up in the Narrative line for Pathfinder.Pathfinder Adventure: Claws of the Tyrant is a hardcover compilation of three adventures—one low level, one mid-level, and one high level—all tied to the Gravelands and Tar-Baphon, the Whispering Tyrant. The first Adventure Path of 2025 is Spore War, a high-level adventure path that sets players up for a conflict with Treerazor, the “boss monster” of Pathfinder Monster Core. And finally, the next Adventure Path, starting in Spring 2025, is Shades of Blood, an action-packed Adventure Path centering on vampires in Azlant trying to block out the sun.
Landon Winkler (Pathfinder Developer) announced the first Pathfinder Lost Omens setting book of 2025—Pathfinder Lost Omens: Rival Academies. Rival Academiesbrings together representatives from schools across Golarion in a World’s Fair-style festival of magic, science, and invention.
Pathfinder Quest
To close the Keynote, Jason Bulmahn (Director of Games) gave an update on Pathfinder Quest. Pathfinder Quest, a cooperative dungeon crawling board game for 1-4 players, will be crowdfunding on Backerkit in Spring 2025. This date was pushed back from Fall 2024 to ensure that Pathfinder Quest is the best it can be–complete with custom molded miniatures, map tiles, and more.
Paizo Inc. can be found at Booth 203 and the Sagamore Ballroom at Gen Con Indy. They are also presenting several panels and a live show at the event.
Mighty Boards is heading to Gen Con 2024 and can be found at booth #2865 in Entrepreneurs’ Avenue.
Mighty Boards is a publishing studio from a small Mediterranean Island called Malta. They are known for Art Society, Vengeance, Petrichor, Hamlet: The Village Building Game, Posthuman Saga, Excavation Earth, and more!
Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan releases at Gen Con
A most anticipated game of 2024, Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan (by Gordon Calleja) will be available to play and buy at Gen Con! This new action-packed narrative adventure campaign game for 1-4 players was a big success at UK Games Expo and has started fulfilling to backers.
Rebirth: Limited Edition available to demo
This new Reiner Knizia title for 2-4 players gathered 7300+ backers last month! Set in a lush and hopeful future Scotland (& Ireland), it’s your task as clan leaders to rebuild the land anew, one tile at a time. The game will be available to demo at Gen Con.
Art Society back in stock
One of the top 10 releases of last year – Art Society (by Mitch Wallace) is now back in stock! You can play and buy the game at Gen Con and pick up some of those most wanted Art Society promo tiles…
Pre-order now with FREE Gen Con pick-up
You can now pre-order Fateforge and Art Society with FREE Gen Con pick-up and we have a little extra treat ready for you: the first 50 people to pre-order or buy Fateforge at Gen Con get a free map of Kaan! Simply order the game(s) on their webstore and select the Gen Con pick-up option, and you’ll be able to pick up the game at their Gen Con booth (2865). On top of that they have some exciting goodies ready for anyone who comes to say hi at the booth!
