June 10, 2022 – Mantic launches board game division with Umbrella Academy as first title. The company behind best-selling miniature games such as Kings of War and Deadzone is transitioning into board games. Based at Mantic’s Nottingham office, this new department will focus on creating family-friendly board games and role-playing experiences. The first title to be launched under Mantic’s board game division is Umbrella Academy: The Board Game, which is due to launch on the Gamefound crowd funding platform on June 15th. Featuring simple pick-up-and-play rules and co-operative gameplay, Umbrella ..read more

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 ..read more

June 13, 2022 – Funko Buys Mondo. One of the most well known pop culture lifestyle brands, Funko, announced today that it has acquired the high-end pop culture company that creates vinyl records, posters, soundtracks, toys, apparel, books, board games and other collectibles. This is a big step in synergy and relevance for the company. Funko touts that its goal is to continue to invest in its strategic growth initiatives of maximizing the core business, diversifying the revenue base, growing its Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) channel, and extending its reach into international markets. The financial ..read more

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 ..read more

The definitive 2021 ranked list of the best Harry Potter board games. Harry Potter was a series of books that became one of the biggest film franchises in history. No film series better represents witches, magic and wonderment like this series that follows groups of kids and their work their way through a wizarding magic school and make it into the real world, where all of this exists. There were 8 original Harry Potter movies and so far 3 subsequent Fantastic Beast movies. These are the top 20 best Harry Potter board games. OTHER ARTICLES LIKE THIS: Best Board Games Based on Books | Best Star ..read more

Our step-by-step guide to the rules of how to play Pictionary board game. This is the original draw and guess party game. The game is for 3 – 16 players at ages 12+. The rules for how to play Pictionary are incredibly easy to learn because so much of the game takes place in your imagination. This one is broad and appeals to pretty much everyone. FOR MORE: Pictionary Page | Games Like Pictionary | Buy Pictionary on Amazon HOW TO PLAY PICTIONARY – WHAT IS IT? Pictionary originally came out in 1985 and is famous for bringing the old school charades game into the graphical realm. This was a popula ..read more

Our step-by-step guide to the rules of how to play Candy Land board game. This is laid-back kids racing game that takes you on a wonderful journey rich with texture. Not much to it, but a fun ride. The game is for 2 – 4 players at ages 3+. The rules for how to play Candy Land are incredibly simple to learn making it perfect for even the youngest little tykes. FOR MORE: Candy Land Page | Games Like Candy Land | Buy Candy Land on Amazon HOW TO PLAY CANDY LAND – WHAT IS IT? Welcome to Candy Land… a world of sweet adventure! Come and visit some very special friends. Travel the path and stop along ..read more

Our step-by-step guide to the rules of how to play Sorry board game. This is a game about managing a team in a race while looking out for the evil players who attempt to hurt you. It just happens to be the simplest version of that. For kids and adults alike, the game is for 2 – 4 players at ages 6+. The rules for how to play Sorry are incredibly easy to understand in just a few steps. FOR MORE: Sorry Page | Games Like Sorry | Buy Sorry on Amazon HOW TO PLAY SORRY – WHAT IS IT? Back in 1929 when Sorry! the board game released to the world, this was about as much theme as you got. The idea of po ..read more

The latest entry in our interview series Why You Should Back: Death By Coconuts on Kickstarter. We spoke with the creator to get information about their latest launch. They look to be bringing something very interesting to market that walks the fine line between humorous and morbid. The Kickstarter launch date is May 31, 2022. Check out the link below to go directly to Death By Coconuts Kickstarter page or continue on to read the interview with the creator. Death By Coconuts on Kickstarter 1. How would you describe your product in a few sentences? Death By Coconuts is best described as a race ..read more

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 T ..read more