New Game Round-up: Bonus Quarriors, Incoming Snow and More Defenders, Wonders & Demons

 
• Asmodee has posted a page for Claustrophobia: De Profundis in English and French noting a mid-October 2011 release date due to effort of getting the painted miniatures to look the way they want them to.

• Want more Quarriors? WizKids wants you to want more, so the publisher is releasing a set of three "exclusive promotional cards" if you preorder the game by July 31 from "your local store". The announcement includes a link to a store locator on the WizKids site. (HT: DeckBuildingGames.com)

• In a post about the nominees for Costa Rican game of the year, designer Antoine Bauza mentions that he's working on the second expansion for 7 Wonders with a working title of "Armada".

• Designer Richard Launius has announced that he's working on a quest/equipment deck for Defenders of the Realm and gamers will be able to submit ideas for the expansion at some future date.

• Cryptozoic Entertainment has posted several card images for The Penny Arcade Game: Gamers vs. Evil, due out September 2011.

• Fantasy Flight Games has released English rules for both Rune Age (PDF) and Ventura (PDF).

• Designer Martin Wallace has said that "if all goes well" A Few Acres of Snow will start to ship from the UK on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.

• Steve Jackson Games notes that Munchkin Axe Cop is headed to print and previews both a card from the game and a mock-up of the game box. Note the "October 2011" print date on the box and you'll now when to expect the game on shelves.

• Flying Frog Productions has a page for Fortune & Glory: The Cliffhanger Game, with lots of character pics and a dozen wallpaper images. The game is due out September 2011.

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