receive back toGaming Shelf , io9 ’s column all about board game andtabletop games . This time around , we ’ve spotted a brand - new publication party from the folks behindCritical Role , along with an exciting expansion for Warhammer : Age of Sigmar . Check it out !
News and Releases
Critical Role Launches a Game Publishing Company
Critical Role has announced it ’s creating its own tabletop put out society , Darrington Press , and already has several games in the works . In a military press release , Critical Role shared that its publishing arm will be headed by Hunters Entertainment carbon monoxide gas - owner Ivan Van Norman , with Critical Role ’s Matthew Mercer serving as a creative advisor . They have four game in the works for 2021 , include Critical Role Adventures , a bequest - lite campaign plot found on the gaming podcast , and Uk’otoa , the publishing firm ’s “ flagship title ” card and board plot where role player attempt to survive the intrigue of a terrifying ocean animate being .
https://gizmodo.com/the-cast-of-critical-role-on-why-they-love-roleplaying-1845369719
Dune: Imperium Update
Pre - orders arenow availablefor Dire Wolf Digital ’s coming Dune : Imperium , a proletarian - placement plot inspire byDenis Villeneuve ’s coming filmadaptation . The publisher also unveiled a look at the Upgrade Pack , a supplement for the original game that feature 65 miniatures . Dune : empire will be $ 50 and is set up to come out sometime by the conclusion of the year , while the Upgrade Pack costs an extra $ 55 and will be release in other 2021 . In the meantime , the Dune movie has beenpushed back to October 2021 , so this game might be the near you get to Timothée Chalamet ’s Arrakis for awhile .
Asmodee Remote Play Guides
Asmodee has released a series of free guides that teach players how to play some of their board game remotely through Zoom , Facetime , or other telecasting calling services . Two of the games include Dixit — a popular card secret plan where player venture what ’s on a surreal image card — as well as the co - op series Sherlock Holmes : Consulting Detective . The free guides are presently available to download on Asmodee’swebsite .
Warhammer: Age of Sigmar—Broken Realms: Morathi
Tabletop miniature gameWarhammer : Age of Sigmar is set forth its next gravid expansion with Broken Realms : Morathi , the first in a serial publication of new sourcebooks set to launch a unexampled story in Age of Sigmar ’s tale , along with rule updates for the secret plan . harmonise toDicebreaker , Broken Realms : Morathi centers around the titular Shadow Queen , Morathi , and include young rules for the Zainthar Kai fealty for the Daughters of Khaine . The book is available to order now to lead off shipping this forthcoming weekend from November 14 .
Crowdfunding
observe : The covid-19 pandemic and Trump ’s swop war with China have impact board game production . We strongly advise you check with crowdfunding developer about possible delays , but do n’t let that deter you from stand these campaigns .
Bivouac
This circuit card and proletarian - placement game has players competing as managers ofsummer camp , trying to make the good camp with play activities and creature comforts . It ’s designed to get newer players intimate with the concept of tabletop game , especially prole - placement games , so it seems like a decent fit for newer and more experienced gamers to try out together . Bivouac will be onKickstarterthrough December 6 . The minimal pledge for a copy is $ 39 and it ’s set to come out in June 2021 .
P’achakuna
P’achakuna is a two - participant resourcefulness secret plan where participant work as bargainer examine to collect goods from different villages in the Andes . What ’s unequaled about this game is the board : player rotate tile to create pathways for their llama miniatures to locomote through , allowing them to go from village to village roll up goods . It ’s kind of like navigating a maze , albeit one you may change at - will . P’achakuna will be onKickstarterthrough December 2 and the minimal assurance for a written matter is $ 44 . It ’s place to come out in June 2021 .
https://gizmodo.com/meet-some-of-d-d-s-fanciful-new-patrons-your-adventurer-1845594178
Minipedia
Customizing tabletopminiaturesis a majuscule hobby , but one that ’s also pretty intimidating . Scale 75 is releasing a series of 10 instructional books on how topaint and customize miniature , cover everything from face to fabric types , and even special effects and configurations . Minipedia will be onKickstarterthrough November 20 . The minimal pledge for one of the books is $ 15 , which will be shipped in April 2021 , while the whole assemblage is $ 125 and is set to get out in March 2021 .
Trivia Obscura
Trivia Obscura is a Trivial Pursuit - style secret plan that ’s focused on the Dark Arts , mean anything and everything macabre . instrumentalist vie to test their knowledge in topics like weird skill , mythology , popular civilization , and more . There are also ways for players to adjudicate and sabotage each other , stealing points or otherwise trying to stop others from get forward . Trivia Obscura will be onKickstarterthrough November 27 . The minimum pledge for a copy is $ 41 and it ’s set to come out in April 2021 .
The Wildsea
The Wildsea is a tabletop playact game limit in a world where a monolithic undulation of greenery train over the ground , resulting in the nominal “ wildsea ” that plow everything it touch . Players have taken to chainsaw - drive ships that can shorten through the timberland floor , search the world for risky venture , strange monsters , and answers to what happened to the satellite . The Wildsea will be onKickstarterthrough November 25 . The minimum pledge for a digital written matter is $ 25 ( although there is an option for those who can not afford that cost ) , and it ’s specify to make out out in July 2021 . The print copy is a minimal assurance of $ 49 and it ’s set to follow out August 2021 .
https://gizmodo.com/batman-gets-an-rpg-and-hasbro-revives-heroquest-in-the-1845166168
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From left: The Wildsea, Dune: Imperium, Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, and Bivouac.Image: Ray Chou / Image: Dire Wolf Digital / Image: Games Workshop / Image: Sly Game Design
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The box cover art for Dune: Imperium.Image: Dire Wolf Digital
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