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Published — 22. Juli 2026 ⏭ Blogs - ENG

Rocking Our Way Into Gen Con 2026

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Von: boardgamersteph
22. Juli 2026 um 18:00

by Steph Hodge

Gen Con is rolling in!!

[imageid=9479940 medium rep]▪️ Gamewright has announced a few new games releasing this month! Who is ready for Forbidden Legacy from designers Rob Daviau & Matt Leacock (together they created Pandemic Legacy: Season 1..., Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West, and so many more!). Many are familiar with Series: Forbidden Games (Gamewright), and they wanted to create a legacy game in the series. If you aren't familiar with the Forbidden series of games, they are all cooperative games where you have to collect and escape before the world collapses. The legacy game will take place over 7 episodes that you can play with up to 4 players.

From the newsletter:
This seven-episode campaign is set in the Forbidden Universe, where players become time-traveling adventurers racing to save a collapsing city.

Guided by a graphic novel, the story unfolds across multiple sessions. New rules, components, and surprises are introduced, and player decisions permanently alter the gameplay.

The Experience
-Seven episodes designed for multi-session play
-Fully cooperative gameplay
-Sealed content revealed as the campaign progresses



▪️ A new dexterity game from Horrible Guildwas announced called Rocking Raft. from deisgner Carlo Emanuele Lanzavecchia (Feuerdrachen). This is a super cute gem-collecting game. It is very simple, as you will just need to collect gems by pushing down on the raft and see what tips off. The gems will go onto your smaller boats that require specific colors. Any extras you can not use will go to the player on your left. The box says for ages 6+ for 2-4 players and plays in 15 minutes.

From the Horrible Guild website:
-Easy-to-learn game, perfect for kids and families: Teach in 5 minutes, play in 15!

-Tactile experience: rotate and rock the raft to earn gems! Great interactivity and table presence

-Includes a variant for experienced sailors. Boats take in water; fill them up before they sink!



▪️ Clash of Clans: The Epic Raid was just released from Maestro Media. From designers Ken Gruhl (Cahoots, Happy Salmon) & Eric M. Lang (Blood Rage, Rising Sun), they bring to you this game, which was inspired by the hit mobile game Clash of Clans. The game plays 2-4 players and lasts about 60-90 minutes.

From BGG:
Inspired by the hit mobile game Clash of Clans, the board game Clash of Clans: The Epic Raid allows players to build defenses, deploy units, and raid friends' bases in a fast-paced, highly strategic battle that brings the thrill of the mobile game to the tabletop. Build up your village, unleash your troops, and smash your rivals in a race for dominance! No base is safe. No clan goes unchallenged. Let the raids begin!

Raiding is the goal of this combat, engine-building game. Send your armies, roll the dice, and watch their cities burn. Destroying your opponents' structures earns you points, resources, and bonuses.

The end of the game is triggered when at least 1 player has 40 or more stars. The player with the most victory stars (points) wins!




▪️ I am pleased to find out that 25th Century Games has picked up the licensing for Beer Mug Dice which is now avaialble. from designer Andreas Schmidt (Heaven & Ale) This is a hilarious push-your-luck barrel-rolling dice game for 3-6 players, playing in 20 minutes. First available under the name Polterfass in 2013, but it never fully made its US release until now. I have had a TON of fun with this game over the years, and now I hope everyone else can have the same enjoyment as I do!

From the newsletter:
Take turns as the sly innkeeper of The Wild Boar tavern, rolling miniature beer barrels and deciding just how generous you are feeling. As the guests secretly place their orders, you will push your luck, re-roll barrels, and try to keep their thirst from exceeding your supply. Know when to close the tap, outsmart your fellow patrons, and collect the most points to become the toast of the tavern!

Beer Mug Dice blends push your luck decisions, bluffing, and interactive gameplay with a lively tavern theme and fun barrels to roll!



▪️ A shiny new title from Geek Attitude Games called Not Alone: Remastered Edition. I am a huge fan of the original Not Alone. Both games were designed by Ghislain Masson. As far as I know, this is Not Alone with extra materials as described below. The game plays 2-7 players in about 30-75 minutes.

From the BGG page:
This Remastered Edition also includes Frozen Lands, an alternative version for 4 to 7 players. It introduces 55 new Place cards and 14 Contamination tokens. Giving up or losing your last Will counter now risks drawing a hidden Contamination token. When rescue finally arrives, every survivor must be clean. One infected player means defeat for the entire team.


Published — 15. Juli 2026 ⏭ Blogs - ENG

Take to the Skies and Journey On!

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Von: boardgamersteph
15. Juli 2026 um 18:00

by Steph Hodge

▪️ Panorama from Scorpion Masqué is already available now! This is a delightful tile-drafting game where you will create your landscape panorama. It uses a time track mechanic so the further you move ahead, the longer you have to wait before your next turn. For 2-4 players, this is a breezy 20-minute game.

From the newsletter:
Put your panorama together one tile at a time, making sure to line tiles up to create large areas of the same land type. At the end of the game, you’ll score points based on the number of animals and flowers in each type of terrain.

Games stay fresh and replayable through the common objectives that can be switched out for every game, such as the longest river or the sky with the fewest clouds.

This adorable game is sure to delight the entire family!



[imageid=9667654 medium rep]▪️ A recent hit at my table have been Sky 5 from Druid City Games. I am drawn to the bright, bold colors, and there is even a rainbow die included in the box. How cool! This is a push-your-luck card game for 2-6 players and plays in 15-30 minutes. This game will have a limited release at Gen Con 2026 and will be officially released later this year!

From BGG:
In Sky 5, players push their luck as they build a tableau of colorful sky cards, trying to assemble one of each of the five colors to complete a Sky 5. Each turn presents a simple but tense decision: draw a card to grow your tableau, or roll the die to try to bank the cards you already have.

Drawing cards helps you work toward the perfect five-color collection, but it comes with risk. If you reveal a color you already have, the card may end up helping your opponents instead. Rolling the die offers a chance to secure your points, but only if the result does not match any value in your tableau. If it does, you bust and lose the cards you were hoping to score.

Quick to learn and full of nail-biting decisions, Sky 5 is a lively push-your-luck game where timing is everything. Build the right collection, roll at the right moment, and bank your points before the sky turns against you.



▪️ Horrible Guild just announced The Amazing Journey for release this October with first looks at Gen Con 2026. This has a travel theme where you will move around the board and make connections and memories. This game plays 2-4 players in about 45-60 minutes.

From the newsletter:
In The Amazing Journey, you'll travel across the world optimizing routes based on which types of transportation are available on a given date in your location.

This brand new title combines easy rules with meaningful decisions, creating an experience that's accessible to new players while remaining engaging for seasoned explorers. Along the way, you'll collect memories, complete objectives, and build your own tale of discovery.




▪️ Winds of Numa Sera was announce from Good Games Publishing as releasing soon. This is a big game that plays 3-4 players and has a play time at 90-120 minutes. Seems epic!

From the newsletter:
Ethera is a continent without mercy. In this deeply asymmetric kingdom-building strategy game, you'll forge your line of succession, equip your heroes, master powerful skills, and clash with rival factions in a race to complete two of four paths to victory.

4 asymmetric factions — each plays entirely differently
Build a line of succession across 3 unique heroes
Deep progression: items, skills, classes & faction ability trees
Multiple win conditions — no two games the same

Four factions. One world. No mercy.



Published — 08. Juli 2026 ⏭ Blogs - ENG

Czech Games, Portal Games, Stonemaier Games - All the Hotness!

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Von: boardgamersteph
08. Juli 2026 um 18:00

by Steph Hodge

We might have GenCon right around the corner, but that doesn't stop Spiel announcements from happening! A few Spiel games and some new releases too!!

[imageid=9666028 medium rep]▪️ Czech Games Edition (CGE) Just announced a BIG release for this Spiel! It is currently sitting at the top of BGG Hotness called Kingdom Come: Deliverance – The Board Game. Designers Vlaada Chvátil (Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization, Mage Knight Board Game...)and Tomáš Holek (SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Galileo Galilei...) came together to create this mega game for 1-4 players that plays in 120-320 minutes.

From the newsletter:
Iconic designers Tomáš Holek and Vlaada Chvátil join forces for the first time to bring Warhorse Studios' award-winning Kingdom Come: Deliverance video game to the tabletop in an epic official adaptation.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance – The Board Game is an epic adventure game mixed with euro elements, set in 15th-century Medieval Bohemia.

Over the course of several in-game days and nights, players will try to leave their mark, whether by helping the local nobility, making important connections, fighting enemies, or stealing everything from tiny items to horses. While the game is competitive, it doesn’t pit players against one another, but instead allows them to succeed through their own achievements. It uses a deck-building system and emphasizes player freedom, creating narratives through its mechanics.

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▪️ Portal Games also sent out an announcement for their new Spiel release called Robo Run. This is a cooperative 2-player game with no talking allowed! Robots only speak in beeps and boops. There are 5 campaigns with many scenarios. Each scenario will be about 30 minutes.

From the Email:
Each player controls a unique robot with a personal board featuring four upgradeable special abilities — from ABS (stop before hitting an enemy) to Nitro (play your movement twice) to Hacking Probe (replace a Blue robot with a weaker Purple one). As you progress through a Campaign's five linked scenarios, your robots grow stronger. Abilities unlocked in one scenario carry into the next.

Robo Run includes 5 full Campaigns — Toy Story, Cold Steel, Heat of the Furnace, Thousand of Cogs, The Acid Flow — each with 5 regular scenarios and one optional expert challenge. A single Campaign takes approximately 2 to 2.5 hours. Individual scenarios can also be played standalone in 20–25 minutes. Each Campaign is fully replayable with different Robots (four unique robots in the game), random events and Loot cards!

"Eryk brought me a game which reminded me a Sky Team, but this time it additionally had this awesome vibe of old 2d video games - a board, two robots, and puzzle to solve how to escape. I played it. I loved it. I wanted to publish it. That's the whole story."— Ignacy Trzewiczek, Founder & Publisher, Portal Games



▪️ Stonemaier Games Just announced some games to be released mid July and are on the GenCon preview list. The first on the list is Duel of Meloch. This is a very interesting mash-up of Scythe and Expeditions. This is a 1-2 player game, and one player takes on the Scythe mechanics role and the other player uses the Expeditions mechanics. The game plays in about 45 minutes. Seems like a great game for the fans of these two original games.

From the newsletter:
Duel of Meloch is a standalone game that combines mechanisms from two existing games, Scythe and Expeditions, into a 45-minute head-to-head clash. One player uses Scythe rules and components (including a new faction and player mat); the other player uses Expedition rules and components (including a new mech, character, and companion).

All existing Scythe factions, player mats, encounter cards, and factory cards are compatible with Duel of Meloch, as are all existing Expeditions mechs, characters, companions, and discovery cards (items, meteorites, and half of the quests). Likewise, the components in Duel of Meloch are compatible with Scythe and Expeditions: For Scythe, 3 new Factory cards, 6 new encounter cards, a completely new set of 60 combat cards; for Expeditions, 30 new discovery cards (items, quests, and meteorites).

Duel of Meloch is designed by Jamey Stegmaier, with art and worldbuilding by Jakub Rozalski.




▪️ The second game that was announced was Wingspan Pocket. As you might expect, this will be a small-box condensed Wingspan experience. It will still support 1-5 players, but the playtime is listed as 25-35 minutes.

From the newsletter:
Wingspan Pocket distills the Wingspan experience down to a lighter, shorter, card-driven game that has each player activate a single row of cards on each of their turns. The cards are all double-sided: a food side and a bird side. Bird powers are primarily indicated by icons instead of text, and they include a new type of power, ongoing (green) benefits.

Wingspan Pocket is accessible to novice players yet also compelling for more experienced gamers. This is a standalone game in a small box, not an expansion (the birds in it are not compatible with Wingspan). Wingspan Pocket features birds from around the world.

Wingspan Pocket is designed by Elizabeth Hargrave, with art by Natalia Rojas & Ana María Martínez.


▪️ Finally, a new expansion for Origin Story called Origin Story: Heroes & Villains. This is a mini expansion pack that adds in new cards for more variety in your endings.

From BGG:
In the final round of a game of Origin Story, each player chooses a card that represents who they have triumphantly become as a result of their journey. This mini-expansion adds 21 new cards to the original deck of 10...and they're not all heroes.

In addition to 7 new superhero cards, we created 14 supervillain cards for the stories that have a more devious ending. They're all in the same deck.

Simply shuffle all superhero and supervillain cards (including superheroes from the original game) into one deck, then deal 3 cards to each player at the beginning of the game. The original game had players receiving 2 cards; you'll instead receive 3 if you're playing with this mini-expansion.



Published — 01. Juli 2026 ⏭ Blogs - ENG

Oh the Sweet Summer Card Games Continue!

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Von: boardgamersteph
01. Juli 2026 um 18:00

by Steph Hodge

[imageid=9419162 medium rep]▪️ After the hit game Confusing Lands was released in 2024, Envy Born Games decided it was time to expand it with Confusing Lands: Icebound Isles. This new game is completely standalone, but if you want to combine the decks, you will create an epic game! If you are a fan of 2-player games, I think this will be right up your alley. This game plays exactly 2-players in about 10 minutes.

From the BGG Page:
In this clever card game, players create their own wacky floating landscapes in the sky! Discover towering snow-capped mountains, trace icy rivers, and maybe even spot a brave little deer wandering through the frost.

Players take turns drafting and placing cards featuring unique symbols and scoring conditions. Once each player has played 8 cards, they tally points from a single shared scoring condition along with the scoring conditions within their own finished landscape. The player who crafted the most brilliantly confusing (and highest scoring) frozen world wins!



 
▪️ Hey, another game that is both standalone and an expansion! This time we have Tag Team: Arthur's Legacy which can expand Tag Team. In the box you will find 6 new fighters, all characters from the Arthurian Legends, which includes Excalibur! Scorpion Masqué also teased the 3rd Tag Team game coming soon, "hinting at the arrival of an iconic franchise from the world of video games."

From the newsletter:
Tag Team: Arthur’s Legacy can be played on its own and is 100% compatible with all existing and future Fighters. Players who own the first game can now put together their ideal duo from the 18 available Fighters to create up to 153 explosive teams and unprecedented synergies.

[Tag Team: Arthur’s Legacy will be showcased at Gen Con, with an exclusive pre-sale at the Hachette Board Games USA booth #2435.



▪️ Happy Camper just announced a small card game called Beach Bandits. Seems to be a perfect Summer snag. This game plays 2-4 players in about 15 minutes.

From BGG:
Just in time for beach season comes this brand new Happy Camper card game! Join a flock of greedy seagulls in a beak-to-beak showdown to see who can grab the tastiest beach treats! Simple to learn, packed with sneaky strategy, and featuring hilarious art - Beach Bandits makes the perfect summer travel gift!


It was also wicked cool that Happy Camper had an amazing offer in their newsletter to send one game from their catalog to a Summer Camp of your choice. The submissions are now closed, but I thought I would mention it. Make sure to follow them for future updates and cool offerings like that.

▪️ Looney Labs just announced a small card game called Seven Islands. This is a game for 1-4 players and will take 10-30 minutes. The race is on!

From the press release:
Seven Islands is a card game that is an island-hopping race of changing goals. You and a friend are contestants on a reality show! You’ve been stranded on a tiny tropical island, which is connected to six others by rickety bridges that have yet to be located. The first team to reach the designated beacon wins a million bucks! How do you know which beacon to go to? Just look at the sail on the ship currently docked. Better get there quick before a different ship comes in!

“While Seven Islands is a new game, it has a lot of the same DNA as some of my other games, such as Fluxx, of course, plus a bit of Zarcana/Zark City, and a take on teleportation from Fluxx: The Board Game. Yet, Seven Islands has its own unique combination of these popular game elements which make it a new experience folks can easily get to the table!” - Andy Looney, game designer and co-founder of Looney Labs



In other news:

▪️ If gaming on the computer is your jam, a big Summer Steam Sale is happening and tons of favorites from Dire Wolf are on sale like Dune: Imperium and Ark Nova. You can check out the Dire Wolf collection here.
Published — 24. Juni 2026 ⏭ Blogs - ENG

The Ants spent the Night at the Zoo and claimed Papyria as "All Mine!"

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Von: boardgamersteph
24. Juni 2026 um 18:00

by Steph Hodge

Capstone Games recently announced their Gen Con lineup of games! Here are the details!

[imageid=9526276 medium rep]▪️ It gives me great pleasure to talk about All Mine! because it reimplements Scharfe Schoten, a game I hold on to tightly in my collection because it never made its way to the US market. I am very pleased to learn of this new release from Capstone Games. It does seem to be a new age of trick-taking games, so it doesn't surprise me to see All Mine show up and essentially resurface. This game is played by 3-4 players in about 30 minutes.

From the BGG Page:
All Mine is a mining claim (trick-taking) game in which players predict their hauls of each of the four treasures (gold, gems, mushrooms, and dragon eggs). However, instead of predicting the number of hauls they'll take, they must state the treasures they think they'll receive the most and least of. Since all cards display their treasure type on the back, players have more information than usual.

During each claim (hand), you must play the same treasure type if possible, even with the special trump cards. This requirement makes it difficult to predict which hauls you will bring in. In the end, the player who comes closest to their predictions wins.

Don’t get too greedy as you playfully place your bets in this game guaranteed to please card game enthusiasts and families alike.



▪️ Ants was originally released from Cranio Creations at Spiel 2025, but now will be available in the US market from Capstone. It is a heavier strategy game for 2-4 players and plays in about 90 minutes.

From BGG:
Ants is a deep strategy game that focuses on worker management and territorial expansion. Each player begins with one of multiple unique Queen tiles, which will heavily influence your strategy and interaction with the game's interconnected systems. Throughout the game, you will guide your ant colony through cycles of growth, exploration, and conquest to establish dominance over the garden ecosystem.

...The heart of the game revolves around your colony's life cycle management. Your incubation board tracks three vital phases (eggs, larvae, and ants), each containing three specializations: diggers, explorers, and gatherers. Wild ants serve as valuable wildcards that can fulfill any specialization need. When you incubate, you complete enterprises, trigger production effects, feed your larvae with food cubes, and advance the life cycle.



▪️ Night at the Zoo is a new tile-placement game for 1-4 players that will play in about 30 minutes. The catch is that you need to program your movement and understand the patterns to do that.

From BGG:
“Just a little further, a bit higher, bro…” The cheetah gives the penguin a boost over the gate, while a confused wolf dashes past. “Look out, someone’s coming!” Everyone freezes. After a moment of silence, a sloth calls from a tree: “All clear, move out!” The animals have secretly snuck out of the zoo at night—and now they’re trying to find their way back. Help them return before the keepers notice!

The goal of the game is to help the animals and guide them safely back into their home. Players explore parts of the darkened zoo to discover the best routes home. Each round, players draft tiles and place them on their boards, triggering special actions and building a path back for their animals. Every animal has its own unique way of moving and scoring points, making each game a new adventure!


▪️ Along with the base game, you can acquire the expansion Night at the Zoo: Latecomers. Now with more animals and added variety!

From BGG:
The Zoo has opened four new enclosures, welcoming more animals into the park. Under the cover of darkness, these curious beings joined their friends and escaped! Help them return to the Zoo safely, but be careful – some of those new arrivals have more complicated ways of moving!

This expansion doesn’t alter any of the base game rules; it adds four new animals to choose from.


▪️ Finally, another big game called Papyria. This game is originally from Irongames, but will now be available in the US from Capstone. It has a Rondel mechanic, which is very intriguing. The game plays 1-4 players and takes 90-120 minutes.

From BGG:
Mesopotamia, around 1500 BC: The Mesopotamian region on the Euphrates and Tigris is home to a melting pot of different cultures. Achievements such as writing and the wheel led to the construction of the first large cities and lively trade. In the mountains, the coveted lapis lazuli is mined, and papyrus is made from reed grass.

In Papyria, you explore the region to create an extensive network of canals; discover inventions; develop mines; and build temples, sanctuaries and cities.

During your turn, you move your wanderer or ship. On the target space, you choose two of the three possible actions, which can mean taking a new tile for your display or a multiplier for later scoring; building a city, a temple, or a mine; or producing lapis or papyrus, which you need for building, special actions, or special scorings.

The game ends as soon as the last good has been taken from several spaces and a certain number of "end-of-game" tiles have been revealed and fulfilled. After several final scorings, whoever has the most points wins.


Published — 17. Juni 2026 ⏭ Blogs - ENG

Party Crashers? No Worry! These New Games Handle 6+ Players!

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Von: boardgamersteph
17. Juni 2026 um 18:00

by Steph Hodge

How about some games that will play with a higher player count? Here are a whole bunch of releases coming soon that will handle 6 or more players!

[imageid=9389228 medium rep]▪️ Synapses Games announced Medium: The Hand of Fate to be released Q3 2026. This will be able to combine with any previous Medium game you currently have. This game handles 2-8 players and is designed by Danielle Deley (Medium, That Old Wallpaper) and Nathan Thornton (Green Team Wins, Medium, That Old Wallpaper). This is a new standalone title.

From the announcement:
In Medium: The Hand of Fate, players team up in rotating pairs, each playing a word card and then attempting to say the exact same connecting word out loud, together, at the same time. Two optional modules — ESP cards and the new Prediction system — add layers of strategy, while a dedicated 2-player cooperative mode pits players against the mysterious Madame Fortuna. The game is also fully compatible with all other Medium titles.



▪️ Pandasaurus Games just announced Moustache. Originally published by Lumberjacks Studio in 2025. Now Pandasaurus is bringing us this team-based trick-taking game for 3-6 players. Look for this game at the end of August 2026.

From the newsletter:
In Moustache, you and your fellow players are a cast of gloriously mustachioed animals competing across four chaotic rounds of shifting alliances and evolving rules. Each round, fate assigns your teammates and introduces a new twist to the game. The result is a game that's equal parts charming and cutthroat, with enough chaos to keep everyone at the table guessing.

Moustache is a team-based trick-taking game for 3–6 players that plays in about 20 minutes. Players follow suit to win tricks, with card strength determined first by color (green → pink → orange → blue) and then by value. But nothing stays simple for long! Each round, a new rule card is revealed and stacks onto the previous ones, reshaping how tricks are won and scored. Cards valued at 2 automatically win their trick. Joker cards (the unicorn, monkey, and pigeon) let smaller teams punch above their weight. After 4 rounds, the player with the most points on their trophy tokens wins! And since those tokens are drawn randomly and kept face down, the final score is a surprise right up to the end.



▪️ Gigamic announced a new edition of Panic Lab is set to be released at the end of June 2026. This game was originally released in 2012 and has seen many iterations over the years. It's real-time chaos is back and will host 2-10 players in about a 30-minute playtime!

From the newsletter:
The amoebas have escaped, and it's up to you to catch them! Track them down by rolling the four dice to determine which amoeba you are looking for, and which lab they escaped from.

That sounds easy, but they might change their patterns or colors if they pass through a mutation device. Amoebas can also escape through the air vents as they run away, popping up through the next air vent in the circle!

The first player to lay their hand on the correct amoeba card collects a token, and the first player to collect five tokens wins!

Can you match the correct amoeba before your opponents? Panic Lab is a must-have for people with cool heads, sharp eyes, and fast hands!


▪️ Shapely is a new party game from R&R Games for 3-6 players! Your goal is to arrange your shapes so that other players can guess your word. You can play in just 30 minutes. I believe it is already available.

From the newsletter:
In SHAPELY, players use abstract shapes to create fun images.

To Play: Each player begins with 4 random abstract shapes. The goal is to arrange them as a clue to your secret item.

Then everyone tries to guess the items from the images. (Don't fret... Players do not guess items out of thin air. They only need to pick items from a line-up)


▪️ Finally, we have Who's Next? from Don't Panic Games. A new musical party game for 3-7 players. This is a hand management card game.

From the newsletter:
in Who's Next, everyone takes on the role of a musician in a band trying to hold it together through a concert. Players pass the spotlight around the table by playing Musician cards in the right order, at the right time — while an oral countdown ticks down. Miss your cue, play out of turn, or freeze under pressure, and you earn a Wrong Note. The player with the fewest wrong notes when the music stops wins. What makes Who's Next? stand out is its progressive level system: the base game is learnable in minutes, but six escalating rule layers keep the challenge growing as players get comfortable. It works equally well with kids on a Friday night or with competitive adults who think they have great reflexes. Spoiler: they don't.

Published — 10. Juni 2026 ⏭ Blogs - ENG

Dive Right In The Water's Fine...

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Von: boardgamersteph
10. Juni 2026 um 18:00

by Steph Hodge

Time to get our feet a little wet with these new game announcements.

[imageid=9531435 medium rep]▪️ Stonemaier Games sent out a May update with new expansions available for several titles, including Finspan. The expansion to Finspan is called Finspan: Sharks & Reefs and it adds 75 new cards, which include new shark cards and coral habitats. Lots of new strategies to pursue.

From the BGG Page:
Finspan: Sharks & Reefs adds to the variety of the core game with a focus on sharks and fish that live among coral reefs. This expansion introduces new coral reef habitats to your ocean mat and more incredible sharks—with fearsome new abilities!

Players can now nurture colorful coral reefs in each of their oceans' three dive sites. Healthy reefs enable you to play powerful reef fish, unlock fish abilities, and score bonuses at the end of the game. Meanwhile, sharks scatter schools of young (to form even more schools elsewhere) and leave behind food scraps that any fish in your ocean can consume.

To play this expansion, you need the Finspan core game.



▪️ Mythic Baths was just announced from Good Games Publishing with a release happening soon. Hopefully available at GenCon 2026. A cute game for 2-5 players that will play in about 30-60 minutes. Your objective is to treat the guests and collect as much aber as possible to win.

From BGG:
As our newest employees, it is your job to take care of our mythic guests; gathering ingredients for their baths, completing treatments, giving nourishment, and cleaning the baths to welcome new and potentially troublesome guests.

Players compete to earn the most amber tokens (victory points) by treating the mythic guests that visit the baths. Guests arrive with a set of ingredient requirements that must be met to complete their treatment. Over the course of the game, players will gather ingredients needed to treat guests, nourish them to earn their favour, and clean dirty baths left after their treatment.

Treating guests and cleaning baths earn players amber. More complicated treatments will earn you more, but if you complete any treatment exactly, you will be rewarded with valuable tips from our guests!



▪️ Six-Sided Seas Was just announced for GenCon 2026 release from publisher Solis Game Studio. This is a 2-pirate game, but you can add a set to allow it to play up to 4-pirates. Gain glorious victory in 15-20 minutes!

From BGG:
The dicey waters of the Six-Sided Seas have tempted many pirates with the promise of riches and glory. Legends tell of several powerful treasures lurking amongst the isles...powerful enough to control everyone and everything on these waters when combined together. There are many paths to becoming the most ruthless pirate in the sea, and the choice is in your hands. But be warned, you’ll face rivals at sea who also wish to claim the title, so prepare for a cutthroat battle or go down with the ship! It’s win or die on the Six-Sided Seas!

Six-Sided Seas is a push-your-luck, worker placement game. On your turn, you will roll dice from your supply to generate crew members for your ship that can be assigned to stations. After each roll, you can choose to roll again or stop. Be careful, though, because if you go over your limit, you will bust! If you choose to stop rolling and don’t bust, you will then assign crew members to stations on the ship. The stations on the ship allow you to deal damage to the opposing pirate ship, explore islands, or search for gold. The first player to sink their opponent’s ship, reach the maximum gold coin limit, or control the majority of the explorable islands wins!

Published — 03. Juni 2026 ⏭ Blogs - ENG

A Haunting Good Time - Just INSANE!

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Von: boardgamersteph
03. Juni 2026 um 18:00

by Steph Hodge

Are you into the darker themes such as the Cthulhu Mythos and Zombies? Well, here are some upcoming releases that might fit your fancy.

[imageid=9361246 medium rep]▪️ Asmodee recently sent out a newsletter with information about a new Arkham Horror: The Card Game (2026). This core set will now replace the 2021 version of the game, but everything is still compatible if you were to combine the sets. For those who are familiar with the game, it will have new discoveries. They are also releasing 5 new investigator packs.

From the Asmodee website:
Introducing the newest core set for Arkham Horror: The Card Game! Serving simultaneously as both a continuation and a fresh starting point, this new core set heralds the beginning of Chapter Two for the game. Taking place several months after the city of Arkham suffered a devastating calamity, this box provides a new introductory campaign, five mechanically new investigators, and a fresh card pool to expand your collection—or start a new one!
▪️A new core set for Arkham Horror: The Card Game, featuring evergreen content for the foundation of any collection.
▪️Your deck is your character. Each investigator comes with a pre-built deck that represents their abilities, strengths, and weaknesses.
▪️Decks can be upgraded with experience earned in each scenario, allowing you to customize your investigator as you see fit.
▪️Uncover sinister plots and fight off horrifying monsters in scenarios inspired by the Cthulhu mythos.
▪️The narrative evolves based on your choices, successes, and failures, ensuring that each playthrough is a unique experience.
▪️This Chapter Two core set serves as a fresh starting point for newcomers and veterans alike, with new investigators and a brand-new, three-scenario introductory campaign.
▪️The Chapter Two core set is fully compatible with all previously-released Arkham Horror: The Card Game products.



If you love reading, they have also released a new book called Bullets in the Dark by Cath Lauria, the latest novel from Aconyte Books.
Accompanying Chapter 2 Core Set for Arkham Horror: The Card Game, Bullets in the Dark tells Isabelle Barnes story following her return to a transformed Arkham.



▪️ Bézier Games announced a few new card games for release this June. The first called Zombie Princess. A trick-taking card game with variable player powers, and is the follow-up to the successful Rebel Princess. For 3-6 players and takes about 30-60 minutes to play.

From BGG:
Zombie Princess is the sequel to Rebel Princess. Just as Rebel Princess was a thoughtful modern spin on the classic trick-taking card game Hearts, Zombie Princess is a spin on the classic trick-taking card game Spades.

As legendary princesses in Zombie Princess, players compete individually or as teams! Each princess is armed with a unique player power, giving her or her teammate much-needed flexibility or information. Zombie Princess takes place over four rounds, and each round has a special rule, making each game feel fresh and unique. Princesses bid on how many hordes of zombies they will eliminate... er... save each round. Will you eradicate the resident evil of the land, or will this be the dawn of the dead?



▪️ Haunted Mouse is another card game releasing soon from Bézier Games designed by Jonathan Cox. This plays 2-5 players in about 20-45 minutes.

From BGG:
Haunted Mouse is a ladder climbing/shedding game where mice not only shed their own fears (cards), but can use the fears of others! After all, why work hard shedding your own fears when your opponents can do it for you? The earlier you get rid of all your fears, the more cheese you get! The first mouse to complete their cheese wheel will win the game and never go hungry again!


How could you resist this adorable plushie?


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