Category: Board Games
Orders Opening Soon At MaltaComics – Warhammer 40,000 Indomitus 9th edition boxed Preorder Date Revealed!
Games Workshop recently revealed the newest boxed set for its iconic Warhammer: 40,000 game and now starting from July 11th there will be a two-week pre-order window and Indomitus and friends will hit shelves on July 25th.
Called Warhammer 40,000 Indomitus, it includes a small Space Marine and Necron army. Not intended as a starter set, Indomitus is intended for established, dedicated fans looking to get a jump on the new 9th edition of the tabletop miniatures wargame.
The boxed set includes the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book, with all the rules needed for 9th edition. Games Workshop says the boxed set will only be available for a limited time. No price or release date was given, but it’s expected to start shipping soon.
“This is quite simply the biggest and best boxed game we’ve ever released for Warhammer 40,000,” Games Workshop said in a news release, “representing the cutting edge of miniatures design and the latest evolution in rules development. This boxed set is for the fans, and a fitting way to leap into the new edition for anyone who loves Warhammer 40,000.”
The boxed set includes no traditional gaming aids — no rulers, no dice, and no blast templates. During a Twitch livestream, the designers revealed that exclusion allowed them to include more miniature than ever before.
The Space Marine force is comprised entirely of the new, taller, Primaris-style soldiers first introduced in 2017. It also includes the first revamp of the Space Marine motorcycle in more than a decade. The Necron force is similarly unique, with many new sculpts. The set includes a massive new miniature called a Skorpekh Lord. The insect-like sentient robot figured prominently in the recent reveal trailer. A member of the Heavy Metal painting team said fans should look forward to a full range of new Citadel paints and washes to support its unique, weathered metal look.
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IDW GAMES REVEALS ‘LOCKE & KEY: SHADOW OF DOUBT’
IDW Games revealed Locke & Key: Shadow of Doubt, a new card game based on Joe Hill and Gabe Rodriguez’s best-selling graphic novel, in July 2020.
In Locke & Key: Shadow of Doubt, players explore the mysteries of the Keyhouse. They go on adventures via using the magical keys in the house to unlock locations and activate special abilities. But beware, one of the players in the group may be concealing their identity as a demon. It is a light game meant for the fans of the comic book series and TV show alike.
This game is for three to six players, plays in 45 minutes, and will retail for $19.99.
IDW Games also announced Batman: The Animated Series Adventures: Shadow of the Bat, a miniatures board game, for release into trade in Fall of 2020.
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ASMODEE NA REVEALS ‘FORGOTTEN WATERS’
Asmodee North America revealed Forgotten Waters, a new pirate campaign game by Plaid Hat Games, which will come out in the second half of 2020.
Forgotten Waters is a cooperative game where players take on the roles of pirates exploring the seas. Their goal is to rack up the best bounty possible, and defeat any monsters that cross their path. It is a campaign-style game where the pirates keep track of their own accomplishments in a character log, and the newest game in the Plaid Hat Storybook lineup. There is also a free web app that provides scenarios and crossroads moments to speed up game management.
The game box contains a rulebook, a location book, a pad of Ship Log sheets, a pad of Player Sheets, a map board, 6 player boards, 8 standees, 7 d12 dice, 204 mini-sized cards, and 143 tokens and markers. This is game is for three to seven players, ages 14 and up, plays in 120 to 240 minutes, and will retail for $59.99.
Asmodee NA also revealed that Catan Studios will release anniversary and 3D versions of Catan
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FEEL THE BEAT WITH ‘BREAKDANCING MEEPLES’
Atlas Games will release Breakdancing Meeples, a new dance-off game, in July.
In Breakdancing Meeples, players join up with the hottest dance crew of meeples around to compete in one-minute dance offs for the world championship trophy. To do battle on the dance floor, players roll and re-roll meeples like dice, and the meeples team up to do a routine the way they land. The cards outline various dance routines, like Whirlyball, Streetsweeper, and Early Bird, to perform and score points. The game plays over the course of four one-minute rounds, and features a free app for game management.
The box contents includes 24 meeples, 24 scoring cubes, and 36 poker cards. This game is for two to four players, ages 8 and up, plays in 5 minutes, and will retail for $19.95.
Atlas Games recently released Fairytale Mash-Ups, an expansion for the storytelling game Once Upon a Time, in November
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TWO NEW VERSIONS OF ‘CATAN’ FOR GAME’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY
Catan Studios will release two new versions of their flagship game Catan via Asmodee North America in conjunction with the game’s 25th anniversary this year. Details are still being finalized, but both products were on display at Toy Fair.
Catan 25th Anniversary Edition will feature upgraded components, including custom card sleeves, card sorting trays, marble-themed dice, and custom player pieces, as well as the 5- to 6-player extension and the Helpers Scenario. Its tentative release date is Q2, according to ANA Business Development Specialist Josh Dummer. A mock-box was on display.
The more elaborate new version is an as-yet-un-named 3D topographical special edition, for which a prototype was on display. “The idea is having a three-dimensional Catan board that really enriches the experience, makes it a lot more immersive when you’re looking at an actual mountain where you’re going to mine your ore from, or a pasture with a little sheep in there where you’re going to gather your sheep, and so on,” Dummer explained. The name of the product, release date, and price have not been finalized.
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‘PADME AMIDALA’ AND ‘CAD BANE’ ARRIVE ON THE ‘STAR WARS: LEGION’ BATTLEFIELD
Fantasy Flight Games unveiled two new Star Wars: Legion Operative Expansions, Padme Amidala and Cad Bane, for trade in Q2 of 2020.
Senator Padme Amidala fights for freedom and democracy from the floor of the Galactic Senate as well as on the battlefields of the Clone Wars. This expansion comes with a unpainted Padme Amidala miniature, a unit card, 6 upgrade cards, and Padmé Amidala’s 3 signature upgrade cards to field in battle. This single figure set will retail for €14.95.
Cad Bane is an incredibly skilled professional bounty hunter who works for the Separatist Alliance. He enters battle, usually with his signature wide-brimmed hat, wielding one or more LL-30 blaster pistols. This pack includes a unit card, 6 upgrade cards, and Cad Bane’s 3 signature command cards. It will retail for €14.95 as well.
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NEW ‘EPIC SPELL WARS OF THE BATTLE WIZARDS’ DECK-BUILDING GAME SCHEDULED FOR 2020 RELEASE
Cryptozoic Entertainment revealed Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Hjinx at Hell High, a new deck-building game, for release in 2020.
The Battle Wizards are headed back to school to channel some adolescent rage into this deck-builder. Hjinx at Hell High offers players all the fly-by-night spellcrafting and awkward experiences of high school as they play cards to move themselves up and down the social ladder from the class of Ultimate Loser to Class President.
The game box comes with 30 Source cards, 30 Quality cards, 30 Delivery cards, 8 Wild Magic cards, 9 Oversized Wizard cards, 25 Treasure cards, 25 Dead Wizard cards, 15 Kill tokens, 7 Last Wizard Standing tokens, 6 Skull Life counters, 5 six-sided dice, a Social Status Board, 9 Wizard standees with bases, a Power Bonus token, a Hell High standee, and a Promo Card for Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: ANNIHILAGEDDON. This game is for two to six players, and will retail for €29.99.
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TWO NEW VERSIONS OF ‘MONOPOLY’ BY USAOPOLY
Monopoly: Lilo & Stitch offers some tropical flair to a classic game featuring characters from the hit Disney movie. Players can buy, sell, and trade their favorite characters from the movie such as Lilo, Nani, Stitch, and a variety of aliens while the make their way around the big island of Hawaii. The game box contains a game board, 6 collectible tokens, 28 Title Deed cards, 16 Galactic Federation Cards, 16 Aloha cards, custom Monopoly Money, 32 houses, 12 hotels, 2 six-sided dice, and rules. 
In Monopoly: Beetlejuice, players work their way through a bizarre afterlife in an attempt to become the “ghost with the most.” They can buy, sell, or trade their favorite characters such as Lydia, Delia, and Charles Dietz, Adam and Barbara Maitland, and of course, Beetlejuice. The game box comes with a game board, 6 collectible tokens, 28 Title Deed cards, 16 Haunting cards, 16 Occurrence cards, custom Monopoly Money, 32 Haunted Houses, 12 Paranormal Museums, 2 six-sided dice, and rules.
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‘STAR WARS: DESTINY’S’ FATE IS SEALED
This announcement came amid a series of shake ups at Fantasy Flight Games. Recently, Fantasy Flight Games shut down its interactive division, and laid off employees from their RPG division.
Clearly, 2020 is destined to be a year of change at Fantasy Flight Games.
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NEW NPC ENEMIES AND ALLIES COME TO ‘MODERN AGE’
Green Ronin Publishing will release Enemies & Allies: Non-Player Characters and Creatures for Modern AGE in March.
Enemies & Allies gives gamemasters a one stop shop for non-player characters and creatures. The sourcebook covers a multitude of genres; including modern fantasy, horror, near future science fiction, technothrillers, and crime dramas. It will include rules to help players create their own creatures and non-playable characters. Enemies & Allies will also include new game system for “Heat”, a mechanic for how much unwanted attention characters are attracting, as well as geomantic places of power and more.
The 128-page, full-color hardback will retail for $32.95.
Green Ronin recently released Abzu’s Bounty for The Expanse Roleplaying Game last month.
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