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Jamey Stegmaier’s alternate-history, mech-battling strategy epic board game, Scythe has picked up yet another award to add to its already lengthy list of honorary accolades.
The 2016 title, Scythe, has been crowned Board Game of the Year at this year’s Origins Awards. Scythe, saw off competition from Star Wars: Rebellion, Blood Rage, A Feast for Odin, Mansions of Madness: Second Edition, Terraforming Mars and many, many more.
Origins’ awards show has been hosted by The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design at the US Games Fair since 1975 and has previously recognised now-classics such as Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Diplomacy, Magic: The Gathering, Risk, Catan, Call of Cthulhu, Warhammer and Cosmic Encounter.
Other games to make the cut this year included fast-paced card game Happy Salmon winning Family Game of the Year and No Thank You, Evil!, named RPG of the Year.
WizKids New Storyline
WizKids have announced new product lines based on their new Dungeon & Dragons storyline: Tomb of Annihilation.
New products will include the Tomb of Annihilation Adventure System Board Game, D&D Icons of the Realms: Tomb of Annihilation miniatures, and Dungeons & Dragons Dice Masters: Tomb of Annihilation.
Dungeons & Dragons: Tomb of Annihilation Adventure System Board Game
The new Tomb of Annihilation Adventure System Board Game will feature multiple scenarios, challenging quests and gameplay designed for a single player or a cooperative group of 2-5 players.
In the Tomb of Annihilation Adventure System Board Game, players will become heroic adventurers who explore the jungles of Chult and the Tomb of the Nine Gods to fight monsters, overcome traps, and find relics.
The game, which will be released this summer in both Standard and Premium Editions, will have players ready for adventure and captivated by spells and magic in this thrilling board game. The Standard Edition comes with single-color miniatures, while the Premium Edition includes painted miniatures.
D&D Icons of the Realms: Tomb of Annihilation
The D&D Icons of the Realms will bring pre-painted miniatures full of heroes, villains and monsters from the jungle of Chult and from the Tomb of the Nine Gods. There are 44 miniatures to collect which players will use to face new dangers and make allies for their Dungeons & Dragons adventure.
Dungeons & Dragons Dice Masters: Tomb of Annihilation
D&D Dice Masters: Tomb of Annihilation will be introducing draft packs that offer an alternative to sealed organised play events. Each pack includes a Dice Masters team of eight characters with two or more dice each. Players will be able to collect a party of heroes or a horde of monsters to battle opponents.
WizKids New Storyline
WizKids have announced new product lines based on their new Dungeon & Dragons storyline: Tomb of Annihilation.
New products will include the Tomb of Annihilation Adventure System Board Game, D&D Icons of the Realms: Tomb of Annihilation miniatures, and Dungeons & Dragons Dice Masters: Tomb of Annihilation.
Dungeons & Dragons: Tomb of Annihilation Adventure System Board Game
The new Tomb of Annihilation Adventure System Board Game will feature multiple scenarios, challenging quests and gameplay designed for a single player or a cooperative group of 2-5 players.
In the Tomb of Annihilation Adventure System Board Game, players will become heroic adventurers who explore the jungles of Chult and the Tomb of the Nine Gods to fight monsters, overcome traps, and find relics.
The game, which will be released this summer in both Standard and Premium Editions, will have players ready for adventure and captivated by spells and magic in this thrilling board game. The Standard Edition comes with single-color miniatures, while the Premium Edition includes painted miniatures.
D&D Icons of the Realms: Tomb of Annihilation
The D&D Icons of the Realms will bring pre-painted miniatures full of heroes, villains and monsters from the jungle of Chult and from the Tomb of the Nine Gods. There are 44 miniatures to collect which players will use to face new dangers and make allies for their Dungeons & Dragons adventure.
Dungeons & Dragons Dice Masters: Tomb of Annihilation
D&D Dice Masters: Tomb of Annihilation will be introducing draft packs that offer an alternative to sealed organised play events. Each pack includes a Dice Masters team of eight characters with two or more dice each. Players will be able to collect a party of heroes or a horde of monsters to battle opponents.
A Song of Ice and Fire Induction to a Tabletop Miniatures Game
CMON have partnered up with Dark Sword Miniatures to bring A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Games where players will be the head of a House and lead armies into battle with infantry and cavalry.
Players will have iconic characters from the A Song of Ice and Fire series, such as Robb Stark and Jamie Lannister, who have special abilities that can be great additions to player's armies. The game is designed by Eric M. Lang and Michael Shinall who have promised veteran tabletop miniature players a wealth of strategy in this new game but also new players will find the game easy to learn.
Players will form their armies by bringing together units from your chosen House. These units are brought to the table in trays, ranging from one to twelve models depending on their type. Combat is resolved with an intuitive D6 system.
As units engage in combat, models are removed from their trays to indicated damage received during fights. Depending on the number of models left, a unit’s stats will change. Keeping track of player's armies’ stats and abilities is simple as each unit and named characters have one card featuring all the info they will need during play.
A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game will bring all the excitement and intrigue of George R. R. Martin’s books and the Game of Thrones world to your tabletop. With its easy-to-learn rules, quick play time and numerous options, you will be able to dive right in and feel like you are leading an army of one of the Houses to conquer King’s Landing and claim the Iron Throne.
Discover much more about the game on Kickstarter when the game launches later this year.
Players will form their armies by bringing together units from your chosen House. These units are brought to the table in trays, ranging from one to twelve models depending on their type. Combat is resolved with an intuitive D6 system.
As units engage in combat, models are removed from their trays to indicated damage received during fights. Depending on the number of models left, a unit’s stats will change. Keeping track of player's armies’ stats and abilities is simple as each unit and named characters have one card featuring all the info they will need during play.
A Song of Ice and Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game will bring all the excitement and intrigue of George R. R. Martin’s books and the Game of Thrones world to your tabletop. With its easy-to-learn rules, quick play time and numerous options, you will be able to dive right in and feel like you are leading an army of one of the Houses to conquer King’s Landing and claim the Iron Throne.
Discover much more about the game on Kickstarter when the game launches later this year.