June 9, 2022 – Clank board games to be exclusively published by Dire Wolf Games. Renegade Games was the original publisher of one of the best push-your-luck games out there but Dire Wolf is stepping in and taking the full role over.

“When we first dipped our toes into the board game waters several years ago, we weren’t entirely sure what we were getting into…or just how big a part of our creative lives tabletop would become,” said Scott Martins, President of Dire Wolf. “Our friends at Renegade provided some much-needed guidance and support for our early board game co-publishing efforts, and we’re grateful for everything they did to help bring the game to market. Since then, Clank! has grown as a product line and we’ve grown as a company. We’re very excited about where Clank! is heading in the future, and how it fits into the bigger picture of tabletop publishing from Dire Wolf.”

“Coming from videogames, making Clank! was a whole new kind of challenge,” said Paul Dennen, VP of Design at Dire Wolf, and the creator of both Clank! and Dune: Imperium. “The journey here has been a fun one, and we’ve got some exciting twists and turns ahead for the noisy thieves, and I think fans will really enjoy where we’re heading next.”

Going forward, future Clank! products will be published by Dire Wolf, and digital Clank! content will be available via the free Dire Wolf Game Room app. Current digital Clank! content will migrate to the free Dire Wolf Game Room app, available from Steam, the App Store and Google Play.

There have been a total of 3 Clank stand-alone games including Clank!, Clank! in Space and Clank! Incorporated that have built on the initial concept of getting in and getting out as quickly as possible and with the most precious treasure as possible. Each one has a fresh take and hosts several different expansions. In addition to push-you-luck, it has really utilized the deck building mechanic and is often seen as one of the best there as well.

FOR MORE: 5 Games Like Clank! Deck Building Board Game

Publisher Dire Wolf has been heating up the board game scene. In addition to new Clank titles, they are behind the incredibly popular Dune Imperium and they are huge into digital implementations. There they have Pokemon TCG, Raiders of the North Sea, Yellow & Yangtze, Sagrada, Root, The Fox in the Forest, Game of Thrones the Board Game and Lotus.

Source: https://www.direwolfdigital.com/news/clank-publishing-update/

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June 2, 2022 – Publisher Capstone Games has announced a brand new Streamlined Terra Mystica Game Terra Nova. The brand new creation from newcomer designer Andreas Faul takes the original area control game and takes it down to more manageable levels. The game is expected to debut with a $54.95 MSRP at Spiel in Essen with the worldwide release shortly thereafter on October 26, 2022.

In Terra Nova, players choose from 10 different factions, each with different abilities. Spread out on the central map as skillfully as possible and achieve certain goals from round to round. In peaceful competition with the other factions, erect buildings and settle new territories. Use your faction’s special abilities in a clever way to control the largest territory at the end, and win with the most points.

A game of Terra Mystica has been known to go 4 hours plus. This new take on the games has a game time estimation of 60 – 90 minutes.

This new version of the game comes ten years after the original Terra Mystica was released in 2012 and five years after the successful sci-fi implementation the Gaia project released in 2017. Both games are both still incredibly popular but they are long and intense, making them not for everyone. This new title looks to broaden out that base, with the gameplay ideals that so many have been attracted to over the years.

Source: https://capstone-games.com/board-games/terra-nova/

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May 25, 2022 – Publisher Fantasy Flight Games has announced a new Twilight Imperium Universe Game Twilight Inscription. The new stand-alone board game is expected to have an MSRP of $64.99 and release later this year.

They are taking everything that they can from the epic 8 hour or so 4X game Twilight Imperium and porting it into a roll and write game. This is incredibly popular thing to do with board games. Some past highly weighted and strategic games that have done this include The Castles of Burgundy, Settlers of Catan, Corinth, Dinosaur Island, My City, Uno, Zombicide and many more.

In Twilight Inscription, the Lazax Empire has burned to ash, rejected by its subjects. The aftermath was tragedy and petty conflict in equal measure, a time of loss and exhaustion. In the ensuing Dark Years, the factions of the galaxy retreated and recovered their strength. Now, they look upon the stars and see an opportunity—a chance to reclaim what was lost. A chance to redefine galactic civilization. A chance to leave their mark upon the stars.

The game an epic roll-and-write game for one to eight players offers an experience unlike anything Fantasy Flight Games has done before. With a limited pool of resources at your disposal, you’ll need to carefully manage Navigation, Expansion, Industry, and Warfare as you amass victory points and earn your right to the throne on Mecatol Rex. Will your faction become the new rulers of the galaxy? Or will your fledgling empire fade into obscurity? Anything can happen in this strategic, infinitely-replayable game!

SEE ALSO: 10 Best Roll-N-Write Games

A Few Killer Features They Are Touting:

• Much like how Twilight Imperium is a massive board game, Twilight Inscription is a massive roll-and-write. Where most roll-and-writes have each player filling out a single board (referred to as a “player sheet”) as they play, Twilight Inscription has you filling out four!
• A great solo mode. If you play the game by yourself or with only one other player, than you will square off against an AI opponent.
• A new way to play in your favorite universe. Twilight Inscription is an all-new way to experience the Twilight Imperium universe. This roll-and-write is FFG’s first foray into the genre, and the game is as epic and massive as anything in the TI universe should be.

Source: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2022/5/25/marking-the-galaxy/

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May 24, 2022 – One of the biggest pieces of info in the Catan announcement was that the Catan 3D Seafarers Cities and Knights Expansion is coming. This new set that requires the base game to play will launch with an MSRP of $399.99.

“Component lovers will get lost in the immersive and detailed Seafarers + Cities & Knights expansion for CATAN – 3D Edition. And finally, our most competitive players will not want to miss the CATAN World Championship this fall.” said Morgan Dontanville, CATAN Studio chief creative officer.

The new set brings the brand’s two most popular and beloved expansions into the three-dimensional adventures of CATAN 3D in one big, beautiful box.

CATAN – Seafarers: Send your ships to explore and discover uncharted islands off of Catan’s shores. Perhaps you will build new settlements there or even discover valuable gold fields. This is the first time this expansion has been produced in 3D.

CATAN – Cities & Knights: Improve your cities into great metropolises. Combine your forces with the forces of the other players to defend Catan against the relentless barbarian attacks.

SEE ALSO: Catan Dawn of Humankind Sets an October 2022 Release Date

The expansions’ 363 individual pieces, including hand-painted terrain tiles and antiqued player figures, make the “cooperatively competitive” world of CATAN more immersive than ever before. With CATAN – Seafarers, players set sail to uncharted islands in search of valuable gold and land to settle. In CATAN – Cities & Knights, players work to improve their cities and join forces to defend Catan against invading barbarians.

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