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Mad Max, is being rebooted. Titled
Thunder Road: Vendetta, the game was announced Wednesday by Restoration Games. The project will begin as a crowdfunding campaign in October.
Released in 1986, the original
Thunder Road was a stand-alone boxed board game from Milton Bradley. The base game included three cars and a helicopter, a nod to the gyrocopter from
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. It tasked players with driving down an endless road, with sections of track that connected as the action rolled across the table.
Vendetta will include lots of different terrain, vehicles, and landmarks. Expansions are said to include new drivers, motorcycles, and rules for fire.
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Downforce,
Return to Dark Tower), which specializes in revitalizing older tabletop franchises, announced Wednesday that it has secured the license. Best of all, legendary designer Steve Baker the man behind
BattleMasters is signed on as the designer.
Crossbows and Catapults was first released in 1983. It featured a selection of rubber band-powered plastic siege engines that players used to fling projectiles as fortifications. The raucous gameplay was a hit with kids, even when they were just flinging plastic bits at their siblings.
It’s April 1, and the folks at
Mondo are embracing the chaos of the day alongside everyone’s favorite fourth wall-breaking, wise-cracking Marvel superhero. The pop culture art and collectibles company has declared today “April Pool’s Day,” celebrating the 30th birthday of
Deadpool with a trio of special releases. The coolest of the bunch is a new expansion for the
Unmatched board series (which Mondo produces alongside Restoration Games), which lets you bring the Merc With a Mouth into the game alongside legendary characters, pop culture icons, and yes, other Marvel superheroes.
We’re pleased to debut exclusive images from the expansion, including a close look at the set’s unique (and very funny) art. And if board games aren’t your thing, Mondo is also releasing a new poster and enamel pin to add to your collections. Check it all out below.
Twilight Imperium can easily trap players at the table for six or more hours at a time.
Designer Gunter Eickert thinks he might have solved that problem by combining the latest innovation in board gaming with a niche genre of PC strategy games. His next project for publisher Academy Games is called
Stellaris: Infinite Legacy, and it’s one of the most ambitious new tabletop games announced this year. Polygon got the exclusive first details on how the game will work.
is a PC strategy game released by Paradox Interactive in 2016. It’s part of a niche genre of strategy games known as 4x games, which stands for explore, expand, exploit and exterminate. Players take on the role of an alien civilization and embark on a journey to colonize the stars. Along the way, players harvest resources, build up their armies and their infrastructure, and ultimately come into contact with other civilizations. It’s the kind of game that takes 20 or more hours just to figure out. Once you get you