Arrrr, CMON announced more Second Tide expansions for Rum and Bones. (Check out our review of the base game.) The Iron Inquisition features vile magic conveyed by coins from Davy Jones’ locker and The Hammers of Ragnorak brings glory and vikings to the game. Both are available beginning today.
Can’t get enough of Legend of the Five Rings? The revisit to the old school game is getting a lot of attention for its beautiful art (and anticipated release next week). Fantasy Flight has given a preview of a beta for an RPG based on the universe. You’ll be able to sign up in the near future and we’ll tell you about the details when they become available.
Fantasy Flight also gave a preview to the upcoming Sid Meier’s Civilization: A New Dawn. Get a sense of how the game will play on what looks like a modular board. You can pre-order the game, which releases in October.
Plaid Hat announced another game in the Specter Ops line. Broken Covenant, no release date yet, has a new map, all new characters, and equipment too and is completely compatible with Shadow of Babel.
Stronghold will soon be bringing Indian Summer to shelves. The game, which follows Cottage Garden in a Uwe Rosenberg puzzle trilogy, is now available for preorder. This game will have players covering a forest floor with leaf tiles. Perfect timing!
Ticket to Ride: My First Journey became available on iOS, Android, and Steam this week. The kid-friendly version of the cardboard classic allows play against up to three friends (or varying levels of AI) and has two maps — North America and Europe. There are even unlockable rewards to help kids build their geography knowledge.
While it may seem too early to be thinking about Gen Con, it’s not because the Best Four Days in Gaming is giving away 18 four-day badges, beginning Monday. Just visit their Facebook post for the chance to enter for your chance to win.
Renegade Game Studios, who already made my year when they resurrected the North Sea trilogy, announced this week that they would also be bringing the expansions Hall of Heroes and Fields of Fame. Look for both to be on shelves this year.
Bezier Games is now taking preorders for The Palace of Mad King Ludwig, the sequel to one of the best games of 2014, Castles of Mad King Ludwig. In Palace, all players work on a single structure, trying to make the most and best contributions. Palace will hit shelves in December.
What else can you find on shelves soon?
At GeekDad, we write a lot about tabletop games. Here’s what we’ve written about this past week:
Finally, here’s what some of the GeekDad Crew has been playing this week:
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