receive back to Gaming Shelf , io9 ’s regular column all about the latest in board games and tabletop play game . We ’re sweet off the weekend ’s Essen Spiel , which fetch a lot of new liberation and surprises . In improver , we ’ve stupefy a newStar Trek Adventurescampaign , a shocking story of Kickstarter fraud , and a crowdfunding campaign for a game all about workers ’ rights .
News and Releases
Star Wars: Legion Clone Wars Core Set Released
Star Wars : Legionhas expanded into the prequels with its latest Core Set , which is finally usable after month of waiting . The Core Set pits Jedi Knights and clone cavalryman against the Separatist droid army , with heroes like Obi - Wan Kenobi facing off against the likes of General Grievous . The Core Set comes with cards , tools , and tokens needed to commence arrange Star Wars battles , and can be aggregate with other sets in the Star Wars : Legion series . It cost about $ 80 and you may find more informationhere .
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Star Trek Adventures: Hard Rock Catastrophe
Modiphius ’ Star Trek Adventures continues with the later adventure postscript , Hard Rock Catastrophe . No , Captain Kirk and Spock are not lead to a Hard Rock Hotel for a angle of dip in the swimming puddle , as fun as that would be . In this 22 - page adventure , the Enterprise is responding to a distress call from Rikyu , an independent lacertilian settlement , regarding a rude disaster that might be too strange to believe . For folk whose campaigns are n’t establish in The Original Series , the dangerous undertaking include guidelines on how to adapt for other Star Trek epoch . Hard Rock Catastrophe cost $ 5 and is available onDriveThruRPG .
Gamemaster Documentary
Concourse Media has released the first house trailer for unexampled infotainment Gamemaster , all about the develop tabletop gambling industriousness and phratry trying to divulge into it . According to Deadline , the documentary focuses on five board secret plan designers who ’ve either found success with their game ( like Exploding Kittens and Catan ) or are working on their introduction , with some on the focus being about how much crowdfunding has changed the industry . No release engagement has been announced . you could watch the trailer onDeadline .
Kickstarter campaign fraud
Be deliberate of how you donate your crowdfunding dollar … not just because of Kickstarter ’s continued refusal to hold up its union . According toPolyhedron Collider , someone recently produce afake campaignbased on White Helm Games ’ Dungeon Hoard , whichcame out in June . It did n’t take long for folks to recognize that something was afoot and the crusade was shortly cancelled … but not before it had raised almost $ 400 . Those multitude wo n’t be charged , luckily , but the incident read that sometimes you have to be mindful of scams on Kickstarter .
Tales From the Loop: Out of Time
Our favorite non - Stranger Things skittish kids are back with a new time travel mystery . Tales From the Loop : Out of Time is a raw campaign Word that bring the kids into the wild ofthe Loopand down into its tunnels , bringing them one step nearer to unlock the braggy secret of their world . Many of the scenarios involve fourth dimension travel , including one hardening at a summer camp , which opens up a lot of options for awful ( and timeless ! ) storytelling . Out of Timecosts about $ 36and is available in hardcover and PDF .
Crowdfunding
Note : Kickstarter , a huge fundraising site for tabletop gaming , has arrive under ardour for opposing its employees’attempts to unionizeunder Kickstarter United . This includesfiring two stafferswho were members of the organizing committee . In arecent statement , Kickstarter CEO Aziz Hasan denied the company was engaging in matrimony - break but confirmed that the companyis refusing to voluntarily recognizeKickstarter United and called unions “ inherently adversarial . ”
STRIKE! The Game of Worker Rebellion
The TESA Collective , the folks behindSpace Cats Fight Fascism , are back with a biz that ’s perfectly meet for everything happen with Kickstarter right now . work stoppage ! The Game of Worker Rebellion is a cooperative 2 - to-4 player add-in plot about build a citywide rebellion against HappyCorp , a mega potbelly attempt to take over their city and twist it into a collective - run urban center destitute of minimum wage , public services , join , and rights . Players work together as the Strike Council to run a rising while fighting for worker rights across Mercury City .
bang ! will be onKickstarterthrough November 21 . The minimum pledge for a copy is $ 35 , and it ’s set to come out March 2020 . The secret plan was co - produce with Jobs for Justice , a prominent labor rights organization . It ’s also important to note that TESA , along with some of the other game companies feature here , is standing with Kickstarter United .
Space Kings: The Book
A secret plan that start in 2013 as something a couple of protagonist played together has been turned into something champion around the state can love . outer space Kings is an improvisational tabletop playact game set as a space adventure where players “ fight evil blank administration , thwart unethical pot , host fancy dinner party parties , and whelm other devious challenge . ”
In this game , or else of rolling dice , each player ’s success and unsuccessful person are set by drawing a card from a deck of cards of stock playing cards . It ’s an interesting mechanic that ’s sure to keep thing exciting and cryptical … unless you ’re good at count card . Space tycoon will be onKickstarteruntil November 23 . The minimum assurance for a digital transcript is $ 12 , with a hardcover edition costing $ 30 . Both are set to come out November 2020 .
Dragon Brew: Orctoberfest
Now this is what I call a drinking game ! Dragon Brew : Orctoberfest is a standalone card game set in the macrocosm of the Dragon Brew series . Each player is a beer maker competing in “ Orctoberfest , ” bring in points by making beer , pleasing judges , and get into fight , among other thing . If you ’ve always want to brew your own beer but are n’t certain if you ’re up to the project , peradventure trying it as an Orc will serve . Dragon Brew : Orctoberfest will be onKickstarterthrough November 5 . The minimum pledge for a copy is $ 20 , and it ’s set to come out in December .
Beyond Humanity: Colonies
Beyond Humanity : Colonies is a semi - concerted board game for 1 - 5 instrumentalist , meaning everyone has to work together to build and expand their human dependency , while also working to gain influence and make decisions for the team to increase your personal mark . Everyone can miscarry together , but there can only be one true achiever . Developer Three Headed Monster forebode this a “ hybrid ” tabletop game because it feature electronic miniature that are supported by a companion app . Beyond Humanity : Colonies will be onKickstarterthrough November 12 . The minimum pledge for a copy is $ 225 , and it ’s set to come out in September 2020 .
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Clockwise from left: Tales From The Loop: Out of Time, Star Wars: Legion Clone Wars, STRIKE!, and Gamemaster documentary.Image: Modiphius / Image: Fantasy Flight Games / Image: TESA Collective / Image: Concourse Media (Deadline)
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A playtest of Star Wars: Legion Clone Wars, now available.Image: Fantasy Flight Games
A scene from Gamemaster.Image: Concourse Media (Deadline)
An image from the new Tales From The Loop campaign.Image: Modiphius
