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The King Is Dead is a board game of politics and power struggles set in Britain in the chaotic period following the death of King Arthur. For the good of the country, a leader must unite the Scots, Welsh, and Romano-British — not by conquest but by diplomacy.
Players are members of King Arthur's court. Whether a loyal knight, a scheming lord, or an ambitious noblewoman, you all have one thing in common: power. As prospective leaders, each player uses their power to benefit the factions, gaining influence among their ranks. The player with the greatest influence over the most powerful faction is crowned the new ruler of Britain.
• As noted by Eric Hanuise on BGG, Bruno Faidutti and Serge Laget's Space Station Argo — first announced as a Fantasy Flight Games release in 2005 — will be the Spiel 2015 release for Belgian publisher Flatlined Games. It's been a long-time docking...Players are members of King Arthur's court. Whether a loyal knight, a scheming lord, or an ambitious noblewoman, you all have one thing in common: power. As prospective leaders, each player uses their power to benefit the factions, gaining influence among their ranks. The player with the greatest influence over the most powerful faction is crowned the new ruler of Britain.
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• In November 2014, French publisher IELLO launched a line of mini games — cleverly dubbed "Mini Games", with a €13 price for each title — with French-only versions of Kuro's Seventh Hero (Héros à louer) and Hisashi Hayashi's Sail to India (En Route vers les Indes). A French-only version of Mike Elliot's Agent Hunter was released in late February 2015 at the game show in Cannes.
Next in IELLO's will be separate English and French versions of Masato Uesugi's Welcome to the Dungeon, first released by Oink Games as Dungeon of Mandom, with this title due out March 27, 2015 in France and about the same time in the U.S. Welcome to the Dungeon features three new heroes in addition to the original hero from Dungeon of Mandom, with each hero having a separate set of equipment. Each round in the game, players essentially dare one another to enter a dungeon against monsters that they may or may not have identified with less equipment than others would bring with them. Win two rounds or be the last one alive and you win.
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Separate English and French versions of Hope S. Hwang's Illusion, now bearing the name Kabuki, are due out April/May 2015 and this new version of Hwang's observation and memory game now features kabuki mask artwork from Naïade.
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Title #6 in IELLO's Mini Games line, also due out April/May 2015, is Aramini Circus, a new version of Steven Aramini's Yardmaster that debuted from Crash Games in 2014, with the raw materials of that earlier version being replaced with unbearably cute animals from Mathieu Leyssenne. Notes IELLO's Matthieu Bonin: "We have the rights for Europe (with a few exceptions), so we expect this game to be available in a few languages (probably inc. English)."
Other titles coming in IELLO's Mini Games line include new versions of Candy Chaser (released in Japan in 2013 by Grounding, original publisher of Machi Koro), David Short's Yardmaster Express, and Seiji Kanai's Cheaty Mages, with Bonin stating that all three of these titles will have new artwork and possibly even new themes.
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• What's this? A game publisher merger/acquisition that doesn't involve Asmodee?! Yes, that is indeed the case with Greater Than Games announcing that as of February 26, 2015 it has merged with Dice Hate Me Games, with DHMG now serving as one of the brands within Greater Than Games. In more detail from the GTG announcement:
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The structure of Greater Than Games will be changing a little. We will be introducing three imprints: Sentinel Comics, Dice Hate Me Games, and Fabled Nexus. The Sentinel Comics imprint will cover Sentinels of the Multiverse, Sentinel Tactics, and any other games that belong to that universe. Dice Hate Me Games will include previous Dice Hate Me Games titles, such as the recent Brew Crafters and VivaJava: The Coffee Game: The Dice Game, as well as future strategy board games with the same feel of the rest of the line. Fabled Nexus is a new name, and it will be the imprint for future highly thematic science fiction and fantasy games, like Galactic Strike Force!
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There are no staffing changes accompanying the merger. All current employees of Greater Than Games and Dice Hate Me Games will continue in their current positions, while being able to draw upon the additional resources of the merged company.
There are several upcoming products that have been announced by both publishers, and this merger will not change those releases. The ongoing preorders for Sentinels of the Multiverse and Sentinel Tactics products are unaffected, as are future project launches such as Monster Truck Mayhem and Spirit Island.
There are several upcoming products that have been announced by both publishers, and this merger will not change those releases. The ongoing preorders for Sentinels of the Multiverse and Sentinel Tactics products are unaffected, as are future project launches such as Monster Truck Mayhem and Spirit Island.
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It's the bottom of the ninth inning. The game is tied. It's down to the home team to score one run to win it all. Unfortunately, the home team is staring down the league's best closer.
A dice and card game for two players, Bottom of the 9th brings all the excitement of the final three outs of a baseball game into a compact 5-20 minute game session. With variable player strengths, bluffing/deduction, and die-rolling, only the pitcher knows what's coming and the batter needs to keep his eyes peeled. Bottom of the 9th is played over the course of three outs, or four hits (for one run scored) — whichever occurs first.
Bottom of the 9th includes tons of variable player powers, myriad customizable line-ups, the possibility of two added expansion packs, and rules for advanced league and solo play to keep gamers wanting to play ball time and time again.
A dice and card game for two players, Bottom of the 9th brings all the excitement of the final three outs of a baseball game into a compact 5-20 minute game session. With variable player strengths, bluffing/deduction, and die-rolling, only the pitcher knows what's coming and the batter needs to keep his eyes peeled. Bottom of the 9th is played over the course of three outs, or four hits (for one run scored) — whichever occurs first.
Bottom of the 9th includes tons of variable player powers, myriad customizable line-ups, the possibility of two added expansion packs, and rules for advanced league and solo play to keep gamers wanting to play ball time and time again.
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