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Now boarding the Ticket to Ride: The Official Cookbook

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Ticket to Ride: The Official Cookbook

Set out on a culinary journey through North America with Ticket to Ride: The Official Cookbook from Ulysses Press. Out April 2204 and retailing for $29.95, the cookbook is based on Alan R. Moon’s iconic board game, Ticket to Ride: The Official Cookbook offers dining car menus inspired by your favorite destinations throughout the United States and Canada.

Those who love Ticket to Ride know that each game is new and exciting, an opportunity to not just connect cities and routes, but to connect with friends and family. So, while you’re out exploring the map, cutting off your fellow continent-trotters’ routes, collecting tickets, and racing to travel through as many cities as possible, take that full-steam-ahead wanderlust to another level via these can’t-lose snacks, desserts, meals, and drinks.

The 75+ recipes are organized by the Destination Tickets you know and love from the core Ticket to Ride game, featuring unique dining-car menus inspired by the cities through which you travel. Each of the 15 routes includes an appetizer, a side dish, a main course, a dessert, and a cocktail (with or without alcohol)—all with deliciously strong ties to destination cities. Inside you’ll find easy-to-follow recipes and full-color photos for local favorites, regional desserts, and cocktails, including:

  • New England Clam Chowder (Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Hot Chicken (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Poutine (Montreal, Canada)
  • Possum Pie (Little Rock, Arkansas)
  • Half-Smoke Sausage Bites (Washington, DC)
  • Cheesecake (New York, New York)
  • Mai Tai (San Francisco, California)
  • And much more!

Bring together your friends, family, and fellow passengers to snack on treats, collect destination tickets, build routes, and reimagine game night as a tasty adventure.

Roll for Initiative, the Marvel Multiverse Role-Play Game gets a Deadpool adventure!

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This summer, Deadpool crashes into the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game with his very own playable adventure! Deadpool Role-Plays the Marvel Universe is the first comic-sized, one-shot adventure for Marvel’s fan-favorite role-playing game. 

The upcoming book includes a comic story lead-in by Cullen Bunn, a full-fledged standalone RPG adventure, and new full character profiles. Readers can play as Deadpool and his team – or use their own characters – in a fourth-wall breaking adventure right out of Marvel’s comics!

This new adventure book is meant to be used in conjunction with the hit Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game hard cover. The Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game launched in August 2023.

The Core Rulebook and Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game: The Cataclysm of Kang are both available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Roll20, Demiplane, Target and wherever books are sold.

Check out the Deadpool Role-Plays the Marvel Universe cover below, grab your dice, and don’t forget to pick up a copy when it hits stands this July!

Deadpool Role-Plays the Marvel Universe

Mantic Games delivers a look at Halo: Flashpoint

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Halo is once again going from the screen to the tabletop in the upcoming miniature game Halo: Flashpoint from Mantic Games.

Arriving in Fall 2024, Halo: Flashpoint is the new tabletop miniatures game set in the Halo universe.

In the game, you and your opponent will be taking command of highly-trained Spartan fireteams that clash against each other. Mantic has teased it’s a skirmish game, so think a handful of miniatures and not epic battles.

Mantic has revealed the first miniatures for the game painted by Angel Giraldez.

The game publisher has teased the first live demonstrations at Adepticon taking place March 20-34 and Salute in the UK on April 13.

Halo: Flashpoint

Hasbro and Avalon Hill announce HeroQuest: Against the Ogre Horde Quest Pack

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The adventure continues with the HeroQuest: Against the Ogre Horde Quest Pack! Zargon’s latest plot has ensnared the Dirgrusht horde, a powerful and secretive clan of ogres to the north, that have become increasingly violent. As a formidable Druid hero, you must enter the World’s End Arena to prove your mettle as a warrior, locate the hidden lair of the ogre horde, and weed out the root of corruption at the heart of their clan. Will you save the realm and live to tell the tale? Immerse yourself in the fantasy with 10 perilous quests, stunning artwork, 28 detailed miniatures, and full-color tiles. (Requires HeroQuest Game System to play. Sold separately.) This game has limitless replayability; you can also create your own quests and stories.

HeroQuest: Against the Ogre Horde Quest Pack is for 2-5 players, ages 14 and up.

Avalon Hill announce Betrayal Deck of Lost Souls

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Avalon Hill and Hasbro have announced Betrayal Deck of Lost Souls, an all-new way to play the frightful world of Betrayal.

Experience the world of Betrayal in a whole new way—a speedrun of terror and betrayal in a cards only format! Many lost souls have been lured by the secrets hidden within the House on the Hill. Now an ancient relic—a cursed deck of cards—from the darkest reaches of the attic has entrapped you as well! In the Betrayal Deck of Lost Souls standalone game, a player and their fellow explorers must race to defeat the many horrors lurking within the deck. Play Item cards to defeat Omens and Curses, but beware! There may be a traitor in the group, working against the others to unleash the one true Curse.

This strategy game includes premium Tarot card-sized cards: 6 Curse cards, 34 Item cards, 4 Special Item cards, 18 Minor Omen cards, 16 Major Omen cards, 5 Character cards, 6 Journey cards, and 5 Reference cards.

Looking for exciting games for game night? Gather friends for this immersive, story-driven card game. With many ways to play, the spine-tingling fun is endless! 

Betrayal Deck of Lost Souls is for 3 to 5 players, ages 12 an dup, and retails for $19.99. You can purchase it through Amazon, Walmart, and most major retailers.

Seal Away The Whispering Tyrant in Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors this April

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In partnership with Paizo, BKOM Studios has announced that Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors will be launching on April 4th. Experience the renowned world of Pathfinder through a whole new lens as the exhilarating roguelite bullet hell survivor exits Early Access. Delve into Gallowspire playing solo or with a friend and confront the whispering tyrant Tar-Baphon.

As it exits Early Access, Pathfinder: Gallowspire Survivors introduces a host of highly requested features from the community, as well as UI improvements, overall gameplay balancing, and Steam Deck compatibility. Players may now brave the depths of Gallowspire with a friend in both local co-op and Steam Remote Play. Escape incoming damage in a blink of an eye with the all-new dash mechanic, and gain run-deciding buffs with a strategic sip from the potion belt. With the addition of dedicated chapters, faster character progression, hyper mode, and new Pathfinder’s collectible cards with official artworks that provide permanent upgrades, every attempt towards sealing away the disgraced lich-emperor brings great reward.

Within the depths of Gallowspire lies the disgraced mythic lich Tar-Baphon, one of Pathfinder’s most ancient and powerful villains. While sealed away beneath his ancient seat of power, he has been deftly plotting his grand return. As the magic that contains him begins to fail, three fearless heroes will rise to the occasion, tasked with venturing into Gallowspire’s depths to defeat Tar-Baphon and repair the wards that seal him away.

Step into the role as one of three daring heroes and battle through the horrors of Gallowspire. The Fighter, Wizard, or Rogue all come with their own strengths and talents that will aid them in their efforts against Tar-Baphon. Choose an ally to fight alongside you as you slay hordes of Tar-Baphon’s undead minions, collect and upgrade your arsenal of spells and weapons, and extinguish Gallowspire’s callous bosses. There will be many failures throughout your journey, but aided by an ancient medallion, the heroes can escape death and grow stronger with each attempt.

William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Titania, and the Wayward Sisters are coming to Unmatched!

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Unmatched: Slings and Arrows

Restoration Games has announced details of the next Unmatched set, Slings and Arrows. In addition to William Shakespeare, the set includes Hamlet, Titania, and the Wayward Sisters as playable heroes. The heroes are brought to life by the incomparable art of Zoë van Dijk, who illustrated Battle of Legends, Vol. 2. The battlefield, the world-renowned Globe Theater, was illustrated by Nastya Lehn.

The set will be available for preorder the company’s website on March 4 (shipping early May) and will include a free foil promo version of one of the set’s cards. The retail release date is June 12.

The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword! All the world’s a stage… but the Globe is a battlefield. Slings and Arrows brings Shakespeare to the fight along with three of his wondrous characters: The Wayward Sisters, Hamlet, and Titania. How does the Bard of Avon and his creations fare in the best-selling game of tactical combat between unlikely opponents? The play’s the thing…

Slings and Arrows features two decks that were entries in the design contest Restoration Games held in 2020. William Shakespeare was one of the winning decks, designed by Jonathan Guberman, and rewards players for completing lines in iambic pentameter. The Wayward Sisters deck was a runner-up and designed by Jason Hager, one of the designers of the recent cooperative version, Unmatched Adventures. This multi-hero deck brings the witches potion machinations to life with cunning coordination.

Calling All Superheroes! Skybound Tabletop Announces Invincible: Escape from Mars

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Skybound Tabletop has announced the retail release of Invincible: Escape from Mars, the superhero deduction game based on the hit comic book series Invincible from Robert Kirkman, Corey Walker, and Ryan Ottley. Now in stores nationwide, Invincible: Escape from Mars is available just in time to accompany part 2 of the 100% Rotten Tomatoes scoring second season of the adult animated series on Prime Video.  

Designed by Whitney Loraine, Joshua Camden, and Patrick Logan, Invincible: Escape from Mars is a social deduction game where 4-10 players join the Guardians of the Globe to ensure brave civilians make it home safe without dooming humanity by allowing Sequids to infiltrate the rocket. The objective is simple: find your teammates, get on the rocket, and escape from Mars. Players must be clever to discover who among them has been infected, as Sequid infection can happen to anyone at any time.  

Invincible: Escape From Mars (MSRP – $24.99) is available for purchase in stores nationwide, including Barnes & Noble, and online via retailers like Amazon.com now. 

Preview: Dungeons & Dragons: Saturday Morning Adventures #2

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Dungeons & Dragons: Saturday Morning Adventures #2

(W) David Booher (A/CA) George Kambadais
In Shops: Feb 28, 2024
SRP: $3.99

Bobby is missing! After crash-landing in the middle of a pirate war on the Sword Coast, the party has one fewer member…and one more? Bobby and Sheila have been clashing over Bobby’s increasingly, well, barbaric behavior, and it appears Bobby has now run away. With Dungeon Master’s health deteriorating and the quest to find a cure further out of reach, they get help from a surprising ally. Oh, did we mention there’s a sea monster? Because there’s definitely a sea monster.Continuing the all-new adventures based on the classic cartoon, with writer David Booher (Canto, Specs) and George Kambadais (Gargoyles), the same team that brought you last year’s acclaimed Saturday Morning Adventures miniseries!

Dungeons & Dragons: Saturday Morning Adventures #2

Lead survival missions from the lunar outpost to secure humanity’s future in From the Moon

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From the Moon

Discover the thrill of From the Moon! Lead survival missions from the lunar outpost to secure humanity’s future. With customizable rovers, spaceship construction, and lunar base development, every decision shapes our destiny. You’ll find detailed miniatures, fantastic art to make you feel like you’re on the moon and out of this world recessed player boards.

In From the Moon, players are representatives of factions trying to complete space missions departing from our Moon in order to help Humankind survive elsewhere in the Galaxy. Indeed, the fate of the Earth is sealed and time is running out!

The plan is to launch three survival missions before all life on Earth ends. To do that, each faction will contribute by building parts of the ships and build their own Lunar base to store the necessary resources. In the end, which faction will be most suited to lead the future of our race out there, far away in space?

From La Boîte de Jeu, From the Moon is for 1-4 players ages 14+. The Worker placement miniatures game takes about 90 minutes to play and is set to be released June 2024.

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