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SPIEL 2016 XVI: Previews of Justice League: The Boardgame, VIRAL, Wibbell++, Lanterns: The Emperor's Gifts, and The Blood of an Englishman

SPIEL 2016 XVI: Previews of Justice League: The Boardgame, VIRAL, Wibbell++, Lanterns: The Emperor's Gifts, and The Blood of an Englishman
Board Game: Justice League: Dawn of Heroes
• I've finally finished posting the game demo videos shot in the BGG booth at SPIEL 2016, so now it's time to roll through preview videos shot elsewhere during the convention, such as this overview of Justice League: The Boardgame from designers Buster Lehn and Francisco Ruiz and Spanish publisher ABBA Games. This title pits one player against everyone else, with that solo player in charge of the villains of whatever scenario you choose. Interesting to see this license in the hands of ABBA Games, which also landed an Adventure Time license for a game released in Spain in 2015 and not yet released anywhere else.





From gallery of W Eric Martin
• Gil d'Orey of MESAboardgames and Antonio Sousa Lara have chosen an interesting battleground for the area control game VIRAL: a human body, with players each being a different virus that is trying to spread from organ to organ, mutating as you go to keep ahead of the antibodies that will keep you in check should you score.





Board Game: Lanterns: The Emperor's Gifts
• The Mensa-winning tile-laying game Lanterns: The Harvest Festival receives an expansion in January 2017 from designer Jason D. Kingsley and publisher Renegade Game Studios, with Lanterns: The Emperor's Gifts consisting of five modules, of which two are used in each game.





Board Game: The Blood of an Englishman
• Dan Cassar's The Blood of an Englishman from Renegade is a two-player asymmetric battle between Jack and the giant, with the former trying to snatch three treasures at the top of beanstalks before the latter can cry Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum to send Jack crashing back to Earth.





Board Game: Wibbell++
• Wibbell++ is not only a game, but also a game system — consisting of cards with funky borders that feature two letters on them — created by Behrooz Shahriari, who publishes designs under a Stuff By Bez label. Bez and I sample three of the games, giving you a taste of what's coming ahead of the next Bez Day on August 1, 2017!

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