Space Beckons, Whether on Dune or in Your Living Room

• U.S. publisher Dire Wolf has announced a new expansion for Paul Dennen's Dune: Imperium for release in 2022.

Here's a quick overview of what to expect in Dune: Imperium – Immortality:

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The Bene Tleilax advance their own agenda by trading in genetic innovations. Will you hire Face Dancer spies of unmatched skill? Regrow damaged tissue and organs? Or dare to employ people restored to life as gholas?

Make shadowy deals with the Tleilaxu to harvest genetic specimens. Unlock the potential of scientific research. Graft cards together to empower your Agents.

Board Game: Dune: Imperium – Immortality

Explore a universe of possibilities with Dune: Imperium – Immortality.

• For a completely different style of space experience, we can turn to Spaceship Unity, which will debut in October 2022 from designers Ulrich Blum and Jens Merkl and publisher Pegasus Spiele.

Here's an overview of this 2-4 player game that plays in 60-120 minutes:

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Spaceship Unity takes gaming to a whole new level, transforming your home into a spaceship! As recruits of the IPA, i.e. the Interplanetary Alliance, the players experience an extraordinary story full of action and adventure and have to steer their own spaceship, with the fan turning into a jet engine, the blinds into a protective shield, the bookshelf into a diplomatic database, and much more!

In Spaceship Unity – Season 1.1, the focus is on the story. As in a TV series, the story continues over several episodes (five in this case). Each of them is divided into multiple chapters with branching story paths for a different experience. As in real life, the story keeps going no matter how the crew performs. However, that doesn't mean the mission is to be taken lightly! After all, the players are the last hope for galactic peace, and the course of the story will change depending on the players' success or lack thereof, for better or for worse.

Pegasus Spiele notes that Season 1.2 is scheduled for release in 2023, so perhaps you'll be using kitchen knives as space lasers and your refrigerator for a hibernation pod. (P.S.: Please do not use your refrigerator for a hibernation pod.)