News Flash: New Lord of the Rings Game and Disney Villainous Unstoppable Announced
Submitted by Naomi Laeuchli on 02/24/2025 - 14:19. Category: News
The Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship Announced
Z-Man Games has announced the next board game in the Pandemic System line. "Each game, you’ll try to destroy The One Ring and complete several other objectives. The game includes 24 objective cards, many based on iconic moments from the books, and you can choose a different subset of them each time you play."
Source: https://www.zmangames.com/announcements/announcing-the-lord-of-the-rings-fate-of-the-fellowship/
Disney Villainous Unstoppable! Announced
Disney Villainous Unstoppable! is set for release this Summer, a new, faster, simpler version of the Disney Villainous game. "This is a new family-friendly spin-off from the primary title, as the gameplay utilizes a shared gameboard for the first time as opposed to individual ones for each villain. You still run around gathering tokens to complete your evil plan; however, it has now become harder to do. "
Source: https://bleedingcool.com/games/disney-villainous-unstoppable-announced-for-summer-2025/#google_vignette
New Fluxx Announced
Looney Labs has announced a new version of Fluxx with a unique theme. Word Fluxx is set for release on March 25.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1167981635333467&set=a.457231466408491
CATAN Masterpiece Series Kickstarter
Fanroll is running an officially licensed Kickstarter for deluxe upgrades to the CATAN board game. "The FanRoll team meticulously examined every aspect of the board, searching for new expressions that had not been explored before. This project includes upgrades to the game's dice, robbers, hexes, number discs, ports, and frames."
Source: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ultimatecatan/catan-masterpiece-series
Heat Expansion Released
Days of Wonder has released a new expansion for their car racing board game Heat: Pedal to the Metal. "The new expansion Heat: Tunnel Vision is available now! From Spain to the Nederlands Grand Prix, discover new challenges like chicanes, tunnels, and Aggressive Legends."
Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGU2DuShspL/
Katmai Set for Releasee
Osprey Games is set to release Katmai: The Bears of Brooks River this week. "A dynamic two-player card game of competitive area control, careful planning, and very hungry bears."
Source: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/katmai-9781472867353/
Love Is Blind: Find Your Match Released
Spin Master has released a new party game. "Choose a secret icon to answer questions and keep your identity a secret. Each round, one person reads out the question and answers. Everyone marks their Score Pad for each matching answer announced. After 8 rounds, find the icon you matched with the most, and announce who you are destined to marry."
Source: https://www.spinmaster.com/en-US/brands/spin-master-party-games/spin-master-games-love-is-blind-find-your-person-based-on-the-hit-netflix-show-party-games-for-friendsgiving-happy-hour-bachelorette-party-couple-activity-adults-2-6-players-for-ages-18-and-up/
Reviews
That’s Not a Hat (The Board Game Family): “First of all, it’s a relatively simple and quick game that’s easy to just shuffle and start over. But mostly we play a few games in a row because we’re mad at ourselves for not being able to remember such simple things so quickly. And we must redeem ourselves!”
Source: https://www.theboardgamefamily.com/2025/02/thats-not-a-hat-party-memory-game-review/
Tiny Towns (One Board Family): “It’s simple enough to teach in just a few minutes, but it’s complex enough that I have to weigh my options on each turn to decide what I should do. It’s not so complicated that I will sit for several minutes trying to decide what to do, but it also has enough going on that I feel that my choices are important.”
Source: https://oneboardfamily.com/tiny-towns-review/
Trick of the Rails (Tabletop Games Blog) “If you ever have a hankering for an 18xx game, but don’t have the time, then breaking out this wonderful trick-taker is a good option.”
Source: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/02/08/trick-of-the-rails-digital-eyes/
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