New Game Round-up: Omens for Elder Signs, New Cases for Sherlock Holmes, and a Return Journey for Wrath of Demons

An eternal tyrant struggles to return to life from beneath the scorching sands of Egypt in Omens of the Pharaoh, the newest expansion for Elder Sign, a cooperative dice game that takes a team of investigators into the dark corners of H.P. Lovecraft's terrifying mythos. Based on the ''Dark Pharaoh'' expansion for the ''Elder Sign: Omens'' app, a team of investigators must travel to Cairo and join an expedition to stop the rise of the Dark Pharaoh Nephren-Ka. This dread ruler seeks to return from beyond the grave and continue his blood-soaked reign of terror. What otherworldly forces have preserved Nephren-Ka for all this time, and how can such a being be stopped?

In a world overrun by demons, four pilgrims chosen by fate risk their lives to undertake an arduous journey across Terra to find the lair of the Bull Demon King. Each is driven by their own motives, but together they share the same goal: to banish the demons from this world.

Welcome to ''Journey: Wrath of Demons'', a cooperative game for 1 to 4 players. You play as the four pilgrims, while the game AI controls your enemies, the fearsome Bull Demons. You experience the pilgrims' misfortunes and victories as they battle the Bull Demon King and his Demon hordes on their journey across Terra.

Rooted deep in Chinese mysticism, the karma system allows for different playing styles, rewarding the virtuous, but corrupting the wicked. Will your pilgrims gain the skills, weapons and magic items they need to defeat the mighty Bull Demon King in Volcano City?

Gretchinz! is a hilariously violent card-driven racing game in which the cards become the very track on which the Gretchins drive. In the game, players fill the shoes of crazy Gretchin drivers behind the wheels of insane contraptions that could barely pass as vehicles in a deadly race on a deserted alien planet.

At the start of play, players choose which Klan they belong to, each one granting a unique special ability. Each contestant has a vehicle and a bunch of tarot-sized cards in hand. One side of those cards — the side that the player holding them sees — indicates the type of attack card that they can play, while the other side — which everyone else can see — tells what sort of danger lies ahead in front of their racing devices.