Welcome back toGaming Shelf , io9 ’s regular column all about the latest in tabletop and playact game newsworthiness . The holiday have come and gone , and now we ’re already well into the fresh year . What does that bring ? A cluster of new and exciting games that are on the horizon for early 2020 ! This includes the first card secret plan forThe Adventure Zone , a psychic warfare plot based onMind MGMT , and an elaboration for Dune , the board game that withdraw decades to get the recognition it deserved .
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Clockwise from left: The Adventure Zone: Bureau of Balance, Never Bring a Knife, Mind MGMT, and Arkham Horror: The Card Game.Image: Twogether Games / Image: Atlas Games / Image: Matt Kindt (Off The Wall Games) / Image: Fantasy Flight Games
News and Releases
Never Bring a Knife
Take One nighttime Werewolf and mix it with Fiasco , and you ’ve got Never make for a tongue . In the new societal deduction game fromAtlas Games , out next week , players are dropped smack dab in the middle of a heist gone wrong — half of them are criminals , while the other one-half are undercover copper . The goal is to visualise out who ’s on your team without tipping the other side that you ’re not on theirs , because it ’s only when one player is wounded three time does that player ’s squad lose and the other one wins . Cards are used to wound players as well as protect them , and to gather word to reveal other players ’ roles . Never Bring a Knife come out on January 17 and will cost about $ 18 .
Fantasy Flight Interactive Shutdown
Fantasy Flight Interactive studio headspring Tim Gerritsen announced onLinkedInthat the Fantasy Flight Games ’ development studio apartment designed to turn some of its popular display board and card games into video games would be shutting down next month . The studio opened in 2017 but the only game currently credited on thewebsiteis The Lord of the Rings : Adventure Card Game . Gerritsen said he and the others on his squad are being put off and will be search for other chore .
Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun
In this dice game , the fortune of the haulage can easy turn into a curse . The latest strategy game from Board & Dice , Tekhenu : Obelisk of the Sun , takes place in ancient Egypt . Six segment , each associated with a different Egyptian god , surround a giant obelisk that controls the shift in sun and trace . Dice will convert in time value depend on how the obelisk vomit its shadower at any finical moment . The destination is to find a counterbalance in your die between stark ( ignitor ) and Tainted ( shadow)—but when the game continue changing , that might be hard to do . According toBoardGameGeek , Tekhenu is correct to come out July 30 .
The Adventure Zone: Bureau of Balance
The new plug-in biz from the MBMBAM fam ( and Twogether Studios ) is nowavailable for pre - order . The Adventure Zone : Bureau of Balance is a DM - less cooperative game where thespian work together as type from thestorytelling podcastto voyage a keep and all of the danger inside . According to the press release , the game “ apply a modular organisation to dynamically generate mission , ” meaning that each game promise a unique challenge and approach . The Adventure Zone : Bureau of Balance will be on pre - order for $ 35 through January 24 , and it ’s expected to be release in August .
https://gizmodo.com/get-a-big-look-inside-the-next-adventure-zone-graphic-n-1832469057
Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage Game
One of my pet games as of late has been Jaws , because one player takes on the persona of the shark while the others lick together to try and block up them . That ’s the general mind behind Off the Wall Games ’ Mind MGMT : The Psychic Espionage Game , based on theDark Horse Comics serial . In Mind MGMT , one player takes on the role of the loss leader of a compromise government agency that wants to take over the world . The others play rogue agent who ’ve left the bureau and are seek to kibosh them from levy more psychic to their cause . According toDicebreaker , Mind MGMT will be hitting Kickstarter in March .
Court of the Dead: Mourners Call
USAopoly and Sideshow Collectibles have announce that the Kickstarter edition of Court of the Dead : Mourners Call is now available to the public . ground on the Court of the all in original figures series from Sideshow , Mourners Call has players working together to connect the Underworld . Even though cooperation is necessary to complete the plot , only one player can come through . So you ’ll be work together but also against each other , as whoever gains the most index and influence is the one who emerges victorious . Court of the Dead : Mourners Call is now available atUSAopolyfor $ 120 ( theKickstarter campaignwas $ 90 or more ) .
Expansions
Tleilaxu and Ixian House Expansion (Dune)
Last yr , the classic Dune board game bring forth a long - delinquent reissue , just in fourth dimension to get hyped for the2020 film press release . Now , it ’s getting even bigger with a new elaboration that bring the Tleilaxu and Ixian Houses , neither of which are in the original ledger but come into play in previous installments . As report byDicebreaker , the Dune expansion follow out May 15 and will cost about $ 20 .
https://gizmodo.com/dune-is-getting-a-tabletop-rpg-just-in-time-for-denis-1828355349
Weaver of the Cosmos (Arkham Horror: The Card Game)
Fantasy Flight Games is closing out its Dream - Eaters oscillation withWeaver of the Cosmos , the latest Mythos Pack for Arkham Horror : The Card Game . salute as Scenario 4 - B of The Web of Dreams campaign , it can be fiddle by itself or with other expansions in The Dream - Eaters cycle . Weaver of the Cosmos arrives in April 2020 .
Crowdfunding
Note : Kickstarter , a huge fundraising site for tabletop gaming , has come under fire for opposing its employees’attempts to unionizeunder Kickstarter United . This includesfiring two stafferswho were member of the organizing committee . In astatement , Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan deny the ship’s company was engaging in union - bust but confirmed that the companyis reject to voluntarily recognizeKickstarter United and called unions “ inherently adversarial . ”
Deep Space D-6: Armada
Deep Space D-6 : Armada is a cooperative plot that help as a sequel to Deep Space D-6 , a solitaire die biz where players assay to exist the harshness of deep space . In Armada , player work together to complete missionary station , military recruit wedge , fight enemies , and demolish an evil confederacy . It ’s recommended that player be familiar with Deep Space D-6 to see the automobile mechanic , though it is possible ( albeit a piece slippery ) to watch from slit . Deep Space D-6 : Armada will be onKickstarterthrough January 23 . The minimum toast for a copy is $ 48 and it ’s expected to come out in October .
Betwixt and Between
Betwixt and Between is a strategic adventure game that combines wag placement with character movement , as players take on the role of mystic who ’ve found themselves in a strange land and essay to “ tackle its magical heart and soul ” by exploring dissimilar share of the map and coming across different magical entities . It feature clever graphics that ’s inspired by European folklore . Betwixt and Between will be onKickstarterthrough January 25 . The minimum assurance for a digital copy is $ 11 while a print rendering is $ 24 , and it ’s set up to amount out in October .
Dragon Themed Polyhedral Dice
Who does n’t love some awesome dice ? Black Oak has return to Kickstarter with its dragon - themed Polyhedral 7 Dice Set , offering unlike styles like Maelstrom ( Sea Dragon ) , Silversinge ( Cloud Dragon ) , and of course the Hellenic Red Dragon . They boast a cool design , beautiful interweave color , and glittery dragons embossed on them . And if you need to make a statement , there ’s the Epic Sea Dragon and the Epic Red Dragon D20 dice , or the foot - tall Dragon ’s Lair Dice Tower . Just some really cool stuff . The Dragon Themed Polyhedral Dice will be onKickstarterthrough January 12 . The minimum pledge for a set is $ 14 and they ’re plant to fall out in June .
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