PRESS RELEASE: Blood Rage: Digital Edition is now available on Steam (PC and Mac)

Posted on May 27, 2020May 28, 2020 by BGB Admin

Launch Trailer: Conquer Midgard and seek victory through battle
to earn your place in Valhalla!

PARIS – May 27, 2020 – Asmodee Digital, a leader in video game entertainment inspired by board games, is proud to announce the release of Blood Rage: Digital Edition on Steam (PC and Mac, 19,99 € / $19.99).

Ragnarök is coming: view the Launch Trailer.

The faithful digital adaptation of the legendary Viking board game designed by Eric Lang, with art by Adrian Smith, is developed by Exozet. The hit board game, originally released by CMON, is the 31st all-time title according to BoardGameGeek, with an 8/10 rating. The core gameplay is focused on combat and terrain control. In Blood Rage, your goal is to achieve the greatest amount of glory before the end of the third and final age – and the arrival of Ragnarök.

In Blood Rage: Digital Edition, each player controls one of the seven ancient Viking clans: the Wolf, Bear, Serpent, Raven, Ram, Wild Boar, and Stag clan. Each one comes with its unique warriors, leader, and ship. Draft the best cards and use them to get the advantage in battle. Raid lands, fulfill quests, and upgrade your units to lead your clan to victory! The original miniatures from the board game have been digitized into 3D-animated units using high-res photogrammetry, leveraging more than 100 pictures for each of them.

You must choose your drafted cards carefully at the beginning of each Age. Prepare your winning strategy for the game but make sure to adapt as your opponents take actions or claim allegiance to specific gods. Each god is generous with unique features: Frigga provides resources and support, Tyr strengthens your clan in battle while Loki rewards losing battles or punishes the opposing winner. Deduce their plan and play tactically to counter them. Winning battles is not the only way to victory, as you sometimes gain more victory points by sacrificing your troops!

For your clan, there are many paths to Glory:

● Invade the mythical land of Midgard and its nine provinces, pillaging their villages and the province of Yggdrasil.
● Crush other clans in ferocious battles and encounter legendary creatures from Norse mythology.
● Fulfill quests in honor of the mighty gods.
● Die gloriously in battle or from Ragnarök as any Viking was born to do.

If you want to win in Blood Rage: Digital Edition, you should not shy away from a fight and a glorious death on the battlefield! The game is based around War and Glory: your goal is to achieve the greatest amount of glory before the end of the third and final age — and the arrival of Ragnarök.

Main features:

● Fight to gain entry to Valhalla: Pillage, fight, sacrifice… Experience a new type of strategy game where victory can only be achieved by commanding your warriors in the field of battle in the face of final doom.
● Welcome to Midgard: Dozens of 3d scanned miniatures and a dynamic board faithful to the original board game.
● Multi-layered strategy game: Blood Rage mixes draft, hidden cards, resource management and its sheer load of trickery. Plan your strategy but be ready to adapt to your opponents’ choices: winning battles is not always the best course of action.
● Up to five Players: Introducing the ‘5th player expansion’ allowing up to five players to play together. All the miniatures from the Ram, Wild Boar and Stag clans as well as the God Gifts cards from the ‘5th Player Expansion’ of the board game are available in this digital edition for free.
● Become the greatest Viking Leader: Play solo against AI, local multiplayer via hotseat or online multiplayer with ELO ranking and leaderboards.

The game is available on Steam (PC and Mac) starting today, May 27, for 19,99 €/ $19.99.

About Asmodee Digital
Asmodee Digital, a fully owned subsidiary of the Asmodee Group, is an international publisher and distributor of video games with operations located in Europe, North America, and China. Asmodee Digital manages the creation, design, development, publishing, and marketing of video games for Asmodee Group and third-party creators on PC (Steam), consoles (Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One) on mobile (App Store, Google Play, Amazon) and VR (Oculus, PS VR…). Asmodee Digital aims at bringing the best of video gaming with a board game DNA to life with best-selling products such as Gloomhaven, CATAN, Carcassonne, Ticket to Ride, The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game, Pandemic, Splendor and much more. To learn more, please visit www.asmodee-digital.com.

About Exozet
Exozet, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Endava Inc., is one of Germany’s leading agencies for digital transformation. With lots of passion and innovative spirit, the Berlin-based company creates digital solutions for and with its clients. Exozet develops digital board games, for example for the award-winning Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne franchises. Its expertise is diverse and includes development for PC (Steam, WebGL), consoles (Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One) and mobile devices (Apple, Android, Amazon) as well as AR and VR applications (Oculus, HTC Vive, Microsoft Mixed Media). Furthermore, Exozet realizes user-centric products like websites, platforms and video solutions. Learn more at www.exozet.com.

About CMON
CMON Limited is an international publisher and designer of board games, tabletop games and card games. Beginning from small hobbyist roots, CMON Limited has grown into a multinational group that publishes multiple award-winning games, including Zombicide™, Death May Die™, Arcadia Quest™, Rising Sun™, Blood Rage™, The World of Smog™, Marvel United™ and many more. Known in the hobby industry for working with the top game designers, artists, and sculptors in the world, CMON Limited has built an impressive portfolio of both original, best-selling IPs, as well as licensed material. In addition to having worldwide retail distribution, CMON is also the #1 fundraising company of any type on Kickstarter, having raised over $62 million on the platform since the debut of Zombicide in 2012. Learn more at https://www.cmon.com/.

PRESS RELEASE: Outta Our Shells Quadruples Kickstarter Goal, Launches Later This Year

Posted on April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 by BGB Admin

LAHAINA, HAWAII, April 16, 2020 —Outta Our Shells, the new family-friendly ice-breaker card game developed by Greg Johnson, co-creator and designer of ToeJam & Earl, smashed through its original funding goal and wraps up its Kickstarter campaign with two fully funded stretch goals and launches later this year.

The charming, conversation-starting Outta Our Shells has raised over $41,000 over the course of its Kickstarter. Inspired by this reaction, Johnson has decided to add additional artwork to the front of the Question and Fortune cards. Thanks to hitting the $25K and $30K stretch goals, the game will now include 50 brand new cards to help flesh out the game even further, as well as do-it-yourself cards to add some personal flair to each session.

DIY cards spice up the game however players see fit. Write out special Questions to delight and entertain friends and family. Create Cat or Rat cards that offer choices that feel relevant and resonate with the people in your close circle. Formulate Fortunes, either or Good or Bad, that you feel should be in the game and will make others laugh.

Each game includes three decks of cards featuring adorable art. Draw Question cards to learn more about each player using prompts designed to inspire storytelling. Glean new details from each anecdote to learn what they like, then try to guess those inclinations with Cat or Rat cards. Trade in Cat or Rat cards for Fortunes until players obtain three Fortune cards they are satisfied with. Ultimately, the real goal is to get to know each other and have a great time.

“Running a Kickstarter is always exciting,” said Greg Johnson. “You never know what’s going to happen. Still, the really exciting part starts once the game gets into the people’s hands and they start enjoying it and talking about it. That’s really the part I can’t wait for! I am so excited that Outta Our Shells is finally getting out there after all of these years of playing it with my friends.”

Outta Our Shells will be available in English this year for $24.99 at local retailers and available online. Each box includes 250 cards, along with 6 Blank DIY cards for custom cards. The final version of the game launches later this year so players can forge new friendships or cement existing relationships.

To learn more, please visit Outta Our Shells’ pledge page, watch for updates on the ToeJam and Earl Twitter and Facebook, or interact with Greg directly on his Twitter.

FREE SOLO GAME: Dark Force Incursion – Download Now

Posted on April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 by BGB Admin

DR Games would like to announce the release of Dark Force Incursion, a roll and write, single player tabletop game. It has been designed with the current world situation in mind. What can be easily accessible to those who are at home and unable to participate in their usual gaming sessions because of isolation? The obvious answer is a downloadable roll and write game, and as the rule book and initial maps are free it is a great way of giving something back to the community.

Take the hex tile design, that is a feature of other DR Games designs, combined with a number mechanism and injected with a narrative, and Dark Force Incursion is born. Narrative elements are key to how DR Games designs their products and for DFI there is dramatic setting…

“Your land has been invaded by a powerful Dark Force. The speed of the invasion was frightening, and they have taken all the defensive forts in your land. In desperation you have gathered your dwindling army and now must push out to recapture these forts to secure the safety of your people and drive.”

Dark Force Incursion is a Roll and Write game that is for one person, taking 20 to 40 minutes to play. All you will need is the rule book, one of the DFI maps, one six-sided dice and a pencil.

Here are the files to download:

Dark Force Incursion Rule Book

The rule book consists of four pages and each map a single page

Follow DR games on their website to find out all the latest news:

Website: www.DRMgames.co.uk

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DarkRealmMaps

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIx1pmVwuKeV0GJh3tkYNbg

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkrealmmaps/ Email Address: Darkrealmmaps@gmail.com

PRESS RELEASE: ANNOUNCING GOOD COP BAD COP®: PROMOTED

Posted on April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 by BGB Admin

The award-winning classic, Good Cop Bad Cop®, is getting its third expansion where actions in one game carry over to the next.

About Pull the Pin Games™Pull the Pin Games™, previously known as Overworld Games®, makes approachable games for a wide range of players at a low price. Each game has very easy-to-learn rules that allow casual gamers to jump into them while also challenging veteran gamers with deeper strategies they can attempt and explore.

PRESS RELEASE: Education Board Games Win Serious Play Award

Posted on August 19, 2019August 21, 2019 by BGB Admin

LOS ANGELES – August 20, 2019 – Seven Board Games designed for use in education have been cited for excellence in the 2019 Serious Play Award Competition.
Gold Medals were awarded to:

Complexity, a game that offers a window into the fascinating machinery of life. With mnemonics and solid game play, students gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of human anatomy and health. Created by TechnoNature.
Feeding 9 Billion: The Card Game, for high school teachers to use to introduce students to basic concepts around food security, agriculture, nutrition and climate change. Developed by Evan Fraser, Director of the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph and artist Christine De Vuono.

Silver Medal status went to:

Roots of Power, a game to help clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts. Developed by Seriously Entertaining Education.

Bronze Medal recognition went to:

Alembic, a game where players will learn chemical properties of common metals, all in the form of experimental chemistry. Created by Catlilli Games.
Critical Strengths Engine, a game set that includes four pre-written stories designed to support teens as they explore social and emotional skills such as cooperation and empathy. This engine can also be paired with a diverse range of stories and campaigns. Developed by iThrive Games Foundation.
Miner Madness: Dig into code theory, a game to help students develop critical thinking skills, logic and systematic cognition while learning code theory. Created by the EPIC Project @ KCAD.
+PLUSOUT!!: Battle Points a strategy game designed to help students improve their mental math skills, as well as their abilities to add to, take from, combine and compare numbers. The game can be customized to share across multiple grade levels. Created by Brandon Bell.

Winners are given a chance to attend Serious Play Conference Events and display their games. The locations for the 2020 conferences will be announced in November 2019.

For more information, go to www.seriousplayconf.com.

Education Board Games Win Serious Play AwardWinners are given a chance to attend Serious Play Conference Events and display their games.
For more information, go to www.seriousplayconf.com.

PRESS RELEASE: Renegade bringing Vampire: The Masquerade back as a ECG

Posted on August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 by BGB Admin

Renegade Game Studios Partners with White Wolf Entertainment and Paradox Interactive for the upcoming Vampire: The Masquerade – The Expandable Card Game

San Diego, CA – Renegade Game Studios, a premier tabletop game publisher, in partnership with White Wolf Entertainment and Paradox Interactive, creators of the immersive World of Darkness universe, are proud to announce an expandable tabletop card game set to release in 2020. Vampire: The Masquerade – The Expandable Card Game will offer tabletop gamers a new way to experience the intrigue and politics of Kindred society, as well as the hunger pangs of The Beast within.Vampire: The Masquerade and the World of Darkness in which is it set is a seminal tabletop game universe that first hit the tables of tabletop gamers in 1991. It revolutionized tabletop roleplaying games by focusing on internal and interpersonal struggles of the immortals that inhabited its world. Vampires hide their true nature from humanity while trying to control the hunger for human blood that fuels their supernatural existence while also navigating a society filled with powerful and immortal allies and enemies whose relationships have been built over centuries, all to varying degrees of success.

The World of Darkness has since become the backdrop for innumerable stories told and experienced across every medium: from tabletop stories and video games enjoyed by gamers around the world to novelizations, television shows, and new media shows consumed by gamers and non-gamers alike. The Masquerade, the challenges of controlling The Beast, the politics and intrigue of the Camarilla, and The Eternal Struggle are a rich backdrop for immersive and narrative game experiences.

“Vampire: The Masquerade revolutionized the landscape of tabletop games,” said Renegade Game Studios President and Publisher, Scott Gaeta. “We’re excited to create a new game that explores the beauty, conflict, and horror of the World of Darkness for tabletop gamers.”“Renegade Game Studios is well known for its innovative game design and high quality standards” said Jason Carl, World of Darkness Brand Marketing Manager and host of L.A. by Night at Geek and Sundry. “They are the perfect partner to bring Vampire: The Masquerade into this format. We are thrilled to be working with this award-winning team, and we know our Vampire community is going to be as excited for this new game as we are!”

Vampire: The Masquerade – The Expandable Card Game is slated for release in 2020.Make sure to join The Renegade Society newsletter and Facebook Group and be the first to find out more about Vampire: The Masquerade – The Expandable Card Game later this year!

PRESS RELEASE: Asmodee Digital Launches Pandemic on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch

Posted on August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 by BGB Admin

Discover the Launch Trailer: As the Infection Goes Viral and Spreads Worldwide, Only Collaboration Can Stop the Pandemic!

PARIS – August 1, 2019 – Asmodee Digital, a leader in video game entertainment inspired by board games, is proud to announce the release of Pandemic on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch™. In the digital adaptation of the cooperative strategy board game, players will need to combine different roles and skills in order to save mankind from the biological horror threatening its very survival. Pandemic is available now on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch™ for $19.99.

The Launch Trailer highlights the critical stakes the players will face, mixing live action with actual gameplay to showcase Pandemic’s unique cooperative strategic game mechanics.

Already an excellent adaptation of the wonderful game, you can now play on TV…

Between the base game and its expansions, Pandemic has become a million-selling board game. Designed by Matt Leacock, the board game’s popular success was confirmed by critics, as Pandemic received the 2009 Golden Geek “Best Family Board Game” award.

The digital experience stays true to the core identity of the couch cooperative turn-based strategy game. Developed by Z-Man Games, Pandemic is a mainstream cooperative game that can be enjoyed by a wide audience, even during short game sessions, while rewarding the best decision-makers.

Acting as disease-fighting specialists, players engage in a race against time to contain four epidemics threatening to wipe out different regions on the globe. Players can choose one of the seven specialist roles: contingency planner, dispatcher, medic, scientist, researcher, operations expert, or quarantine specialist. Each role features unique abilities that players will need to combine as efficiently as possible in order to overcome the 5 difficulty levels.

Pandemic differs from a lot of games as it rewards cooperation rather than competition. Players must join their efforts, using their complementary skill sets, in order to discover the cures before it’s too late for mankind.

The game can be experienced as a single player, by managing multiple characters, or with friends, using local cooperative multiplayer. The latter allows up to 5 players to play together using the couch cooperative mode for both Xbox One and Nintendo Switch™.

In late September, players will be able to activate a free DLC on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch™:

On the Brink – Virulent Strain will spread a new kind of virus into the world.
On the Brink – Roles & Events will offer players new roles add new events to help save mankind.

In October, Pandemic will be featured in the growing library of great games available through Xbox Game Pass, along with other acclaimed Asmodee Digital titles, including The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game and Munchkin.

The Pandemic Launch Trailer is available here.

Pandemic is available now on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch™ for $19.99.

For more information about the game, feel free to visit:

https://www.asmodee-digital.com/en/pandemic/

PRESS RELEASE: Tasty Humans Board Game Launches on Kickstarter

Posted on June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 by BGB Admin

Become a Monster, Eat Villagers in Puzzle-Solving, Tile Placement Game for 1-4

Tasty Humans is the latest board game from Pangea Games. In this puzzle-solving tile placement game for 1-4 players, insatiable monsters fill their bellies with unsuspecting villagers. Gameplay will feel familiar to fans of Azul and Sagrada.

Tasty Humans is coming to Kickstarter soon to secure funding for printing. It is a joint project from Brandon Rollins, Tyson Mertlich, and designer Ryan Langewisch.

The game began life as the winner of the 2018 Pangea Games “Panjam”, a 48-hour board game design contest. Players take on the role of fantasy monsters competing to satisfy their hunger by feasting on the local citizenry. Food comes in the form of tiles labeled peasant, archer, wizard and so on, each with unique effects. When eaten, these tiles form unique shapes of body parts which drop to the bottom of the player board stomachs in Tetris-like fashion. At game end, whoever has satisfied their beast best takes the win.

As Tasty Humans players seek to maximize monster satisfaction and score, players face a compelling puzzle with difficult choices. Designer Ryan Langewisch explains, “Each bite leads to difficult decisions with tradeoffs that impact the whole game. These choices also vary game by game as each monster has unique goals and unique leader tiles change up scoring.”

Tasty Humans is launching on Kickstarter on Tuesday, June 25 with copies of the game available for a $25 pledge plus shipping. With crowdfunding veterans behind the project, Tasty Humans debuts following rigorous playtesting and careful development. In addition to art and other assets being established before crowdfunding, the game has been available for months as a print-and-play game and is available on Tabletop Simulator.

Tasty Humans Details

Player Count: 1-4

Playtime: 30-60 Minutes

Ages: 14+

Kickstarter Preview: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tastyhumans/1194387965?ref=1phxk0&token=00d317a5

Website: https://tastyhumansboardgame.com/

BoardGameGeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262310/tasty-humans

Twitter: http://twitter.com/PangeaBG

Facebook: http://facebook.com/PangeaBG

Instagram: http://instagram.com/PangeaBG

About Pangea Games

Living by their tagline “big worlds in small boxes,” Pangea Games aims to bring compelling experiences to the tabletop. With previous crowdfunding experience, including War Co.: Expandable Card Game, Pangea’s team is familiar with the unique challenges of crowdfunding and bringing games to market.

PRESS RELEASE: The Official Dungeons & Dragons Acquisitions Incorporated Sourcebook Available in Stores Now

Posted on June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 by BGB Admin

SEATTLE — June 18, 2019 —Acquisitions Incorporated, the first-ever official third-party property Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook from Penny Arcade and Wizards of the Coast, invites adventurers to maximize their plentiful profits and enhance their awe-inspiring exploits today.
Due to a recent surge of ~~deceased workers~~ open positions, Acquisitions Incorporated is currently offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create Fan-chises™. The Acquisitions Incorporated sourcebook, compatible with the Forgotten Realms or anywhere else in the Multiverse, has everything a budding ~~replaceable cog~~ valued employee needs to keep themselves both profitable and alive¹.

This manual contains 224 pages of insider secrets including a never-before-seen adventure for characters levels 1-6. Franchisees can learn the ropes with this gripping tale that is 100%² safe. Discover completely new content including new spells to master, an introduction to an all-new race, and our patented character positions to help anyone join the company and push us well into the black.

“Seeing our Acquisitions Incorporated campaign enter the canon of the Forgotten Realms is a dream come true,” said Jerry Holkins, co-founder of Penny Arcade. “The book is stuffed with content for Dungeon Masters and players alike, and I can’t wait to hear about their adventures.”

1. We at Acquisitions Incorporated are not responsible for any bodily harm that may occur when using the manual.
2. 60% of statistics are 100% made up on the spot.

The Acquisitions Incorporated book is available now for $49.95 and can be purchased from the Penny Arcade store, Amazon and hobby stores.
For more information on Acquisitions Incorporated, the D&D sourcebook, please go to the official webpage.
For more information on Acq Inc, please visit the official website.

About Penny Arcade
Penny Arcade is a webcomic focused on video games and video game culture, written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. With over 3.5 million readers, it is the most popular and longest-running gaming webcomic online. Penny Arcade is also responsible for the Child’s Play Charity, the PAX gaming expo in Seattle, Boston, San Antonio, Philadelphia, and Melbourne, multiple video games based on the brand, and multiple online video series.

PRESS RELEASE: ASMODEE DIGITAL WILL LAUNCH THE EARLY ACCESS OF GLOOMHAVEN ON STEAM ON JULY 17th

Posted on June 16, 2019June 15, 2019 by BGB Admin

First Gameplay Reveal Went Live on Twitch Last Week, Viewed by More than 110,000 Viewers

PARIS – June 11, 2019 – Asmodee Digital announced Gloomhaven will start its Early Access on July 17th. For the first time, the gameplay was revealed last week during a four hour-long exclusive stream on Twitch. This special event, hosted by Sam Dempsey, Social Media Manager at Asmodee Digital, with special guest Craig Oman, CEO of Flaming Fowl Studios, was followed by more than 110,000 viewers on Twitch.

As a board game, Gloomhaven has raised $4.4 million on Kickstarter thanks to more than 45,000 backers. Acclaimed by both board game players and critics, the Gloomhaven board game achieved the highest rating on BoardGameGeek and won 6 Golden Geek awards including “Board Game of the Year” in 2017.

In the digital adaptation of Isaac Childres’ ultimate strategic board game, developed by Flaming Fowl Studios, you play as a squad of 2-4 mercenaries, in a world of darkness and trials. Gloomhaven is a balanced mix between Tactical, RPG and dungeon-crawling. Its legendary unforgiving difficulty rewards only the best strategic-thinking players. Gloomhaven will be released in Early Access with the same gameplay as the board game, adding a new exclusive roguelike mode. The campaign mode will be available at the official launch of the game.

The VOD of the gameplay reveal stream is available here.