Munchkin Land #344: Cosmic Colonies

This episode runs down the Origins Award Winners. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at [email protected] NEWS Origins Award winners Party Game Flip 7 – The Op Designer: Eric Olsen Heavy Strategy Game Endeavor: Deep Sea – Burnt Island Games / KTBG Designers: Carl de Visser & Jarratt Gray Light Strategy Game Fromage – R2i Designers: Matthew O'Malley & Ben Rosset A couple of hotnesses from the con, With Endeavor Deep Sea winning the Origins awards and nominated at KDJ, we also have it on KS which I covered a  while back and has a few days left. Endeavor Deep Sea: Uncharted Waters was a big one with the buzz at the con As was the upcoming SETIExpansion SETI:Space Agencies Burnt Island games announce a new game How to Save a World for release July ‘25 ($50) Van Ryder games announced a release for the successfully crowdfunded card game based off the Elfhame book series called Enemies & Lovers: The Crown of Elfhame to be released Q4 ‘25 Gadget Builder from Rio Grande and Tom Lehmann (race for the galaxy) will be released sometime soon. A take on Crazy 8s with some powers ($15) The Followup to Hadrian’s Wall from Bobby Hill, The Anarchy from Renegade game studios and Garphil Games will be released June/July ‘25 ($65) Capstone Games will release Suna Valo, by Andreas Odendahl (La Granja and Cooper Island) Aug ‘25/ Gen con ($50) (Been out overseas and has had some good buzz and I love his games so very much looking forward to this one) Board & Dice announced Tianxia, from Antonio Petrelli, Daniele Tascini  to be released in US Aug/ Sept 25 (Unsure of price website says “pre-order Q3) DIGITAL NEWS Lost Ruins of Arnak got an announcement of coming soon on Steam Ark Nova on Steam has been released! ($22.99) CROWDFUNDING KICKSTARTER Gametoppers 5.0 Endeavor Deep Sea: Uncharted Waters Stefan Feld City Collection: Manila & Beijing   (Manila is amerigo, Beijing is in the year of the dragon) Excalibur GAME FOUND The Isofarian Guard: Veilward COMING SOON-- The Lord of the Rings The confrontation: Ultimate Edition

Star Wars: Bounty Hunters lands in May 2024, and Dan Patriss has all the news about this and other game releases. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at [email protected] NEWS Asmodee will be releasing Star Wars: Bounty Hunters in May ‘24 ($25) Atomic Mass Games will release new packs for ShatterPoint Clone Force 99 Squad Pack April 24 ($60) This is the Bad batch squad pack Rebellion Dies Squad Pack June ($50) Real Quiet Like Squad Pack June ($50) Never Tell Me the Odds Mission Pack will release June ‘24 ($15) Mantic Games is releasing Dungeon Saga Origins and some extras in the coming months. (As I believe the KS just finished delivering in last few months) Dungeon Saga Origins Core Game (Pre-order $75) Dungeon Saga Origins Glimmer of Greed Expansion ($50) Dungeon Saga Origins the Dice Game ($20) Dungeon Saga Origins Legendary Ed ($150) CGE will release Little Alchemists Q3 ‘24 This is a re-design of Alchemists designed for families and novice players) CGE will also release SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Later this year at Essen ($70) Matagot will bring Evenfall  which was a big hit of last year finally over here sometime late spring early summer (Origins?) June ($60) Digital Northwind Demo Slay the Spire Board game is REAL good Slay the Spire II was announced for early release in 2025 What are your favorite Roguelike deck builders? Let me know in the comments or on the Major Spoilers Discord! Crowdfunding KICKSTARTER Aqua ROVE - A Button Shy Wallet Game The Eternaut the Board Game Dragonbound Lords of Vaala Tiny Epic Game of Thrones Horror on the Orient Express:The Board Game Bloomchasers GameFound CMON announced the upcoming DC Heroes United-- Coming to Gamefound in July Castles of Burgundy Special Ed Reprint

Star Wars: Bounty Hunters lands in May 2024, and Dan Patriss has all the news about this and other game releases. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at [email protected] NEWS Asmodee will be releasing Star Wars: Bounty Hunters in May ‘24 ($25) Atomic Mass Games will release new packs for ShatterPoint Clone Force 99 Squad Pack April 24 ($60) This is the Bad batch squad pack Rebellion Dies Squad Pack June ($50) Real Quiet Like Squad Pack June ($50) Never Tell Me the Odds Mission Pack will release June ‘24 ($15) Mantic Games is releasing Dungeon Saga Origins and some extras in the coming months. (As I believe the KS just finished delivering in last few months) Dungeon Saga Origins Core Game (Pre-order $75) Dungeon Saga Origins Glimmer of Greed Expansion ($50) Dungeon Saga Origins the Dice Game ($20) Dungeon Saga Origins Legendary Ed ($150) CGE will release Little Alchemists Q3 ‘24 This is a re-design of Alchemists designed for families and novice players) CGE will also release SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Later this year at Essen ($70) Matagot will bring Evenfall  which was a big hit of last year finally over here sometime late spring early summer (Origins?) June ($60) Digital Northwind Demo Slay the Spire Board game is REAL good Slay the Spire II was announced for early release in 2025 What are your favorite Roguelike deck builders? Let me know in the comments or on the Major Spoilers Discord! Crowdfunding KICKSTARTER Aqua ROVE - A Button Shy Wallet Game The Eternaut the Board Game Dragonbound Lords of Vaala Tiny Epic Game of Thrones Horror on the Orient Express:The Board Game Bloomchasers GameFound CMON announced the upcoming DC Heroes United-- Coming to Gamefound in July Castles of Burgundy Special Ed Reprint

Restoration Games will release Unmatched: Teen Spirit, and more gaming new from Dan Patris on this week's Munchkin Land! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at [email protected] NEWS Restoration Games Will release Unmatched:Teen Spirit, A Marvel Stand alone set for Unmatched April ‘23 ($50) . Ms. Marvel, Squirrel Girl, and Cloak and Dagger. WizKids will release Dungeons & Dragons Onslaught: Scenario Kit, The Benefactor, (Base Game Required) ($25) June ‘23. Portal Games announced two expansions for Eleven:Football manager Board game, Solo and Stadium Expansions March ‘23 ($20 each) Steve Jackson Games will release the next Munchkin mini-expansion-- Munchkin Squids April ‘23 ($11) Asmodee will release Azul Mini, a travel or compact edition April ‘23. ($20) Catalyst Game Labs will release Centurion (A standalone yet integrated standalone expansion for The Duke) April ‘23 ($40) Brotheriwse games will release a 2 player version of Overboss, Overboss Duel Q3 ‘23 ($30) Hatchette Board Games will Release Vaalbara in the US in May ‘23 ($15-20) DIGITAL GAMES Steam Spring sale is going on and there's a ton of great games on sale from Gloomhaven to Terraforming Mars. CROWDFUNDING GameFound Coming Soon Elder Scrolls:Betrayal of the Second Era -- Chip Theory games KICKSTARTER Coming Soon--Unmatched Adventures: Tales To Amaze launching KS 3/23 Point City + Deep Dive The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast From The Moon Townsfolk Tussle: Foul Neighbors and Odd Jobs Beverage

Gen Con is over, and Dan Patris and has a bunch of things to share with you in this week's Munchkin Minute! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at [email protected] NEWS FFG-- In-Flight Report Marvel Champions-- Wolverine Scenario Pack Mojo Mania New Marvel Board Game-- Marvel Dagger (Defence Alliance for Global and Galactic Emergency Response) Next Box for Descent Legends of the dark--- Act II Arkham Horror the Living Card game-- Scarlet Keys Confirmed a bunch of new campaigns coming for it Cosmic Encounter:Cosmic Odyssey-- huge expansion campaign mode, 30 new aliens, 12 "alternate timeline" aliens revising previous aliens, and adds new space stations, technology, and hazards. It also adds new features, such as lux and moons HOTNESS Twilight Inscription TI4 Roll and write Portal Games Brazil Imperial /Gutenberg --My pictorial Overview. Ark Nova Map Pack 1  Capstone games new maps to use for player zoos, Green team wins/That old Wallpaper  25th century games and AEG (Nathan Thornton) Terracotta army Board and Dice -- heavy euro Planet Unknown  (Polyomino tile placement) Kites  Flootgate games Starship Captains CGE Robotech Reconstruction Dr. Wictz and Strange Machine Games Knight Fall by Red Raven games Congratulations to Scott Morris for joining Lucky Duck Games as their new Chief Sales & Marketing Officer. DIGITAL RELEASES Everdell Released on iOS 9.99 and Steam  19.99. (From Dire Wolf Digital) Unmatched Sept 15th Steam. CROWDFUNDING Kickstarter Fishing Lessons (Buttonshy Games--Scott Almes) Draconis Invasion: Collected Edition - Wrath & Glory Bag of Dungeon 2: The Cursed Forest Dungeons of Doria Manic Mages GameFound Keyforge Winds of Change Endeavor Deep Sea Backer Kit Return to Dark Tower 2nd Ed.

Some news from Asmodee this week as they have announced a new studio would be more appropriate for creating games or porting them and making them more accessible to people with cognitive disabilities. This studio is called Access+ Studio , and the intent is for games for people with disabilities, their families and caregivers, to bring games to even more of a wider audience. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at [email protected] NEWS Pokemon Skinned Point Salad releasing in Korea A pair of releases from Pegasus Spiel Animotion-- Fun family/party game will release this year $20 FYFE-- Light to mid weight tile laying game Summer/Fall $50 Ticket To Ride San Francisco Quick playing light weight (20-30mins!) This summer $25 Osprey Games will release Crescent Moon in June ($90) Zman will release Rattus: Big Box Later this fall ($70) which will include all 3 expansions and bonus cards Sagrada:Glory --Gen Con Release-- ($15-20) Restoration Games this week will release Unmatched Jurassic Park: Dr. Sattler vs. T-Rex, a standalone expansion ($30) (You can upgrade your order for $10 to get the Malcom MINI) Board and Dice this week Announced Terracotta Army releasing Late summer (Gen con?) $70 Capstone Games will release Catherine: The Cities of Tsarina for release in July/August (Gen Con?) $55 KICKSTARTER Game Toppers 3.5 Age of Steam Deluxe Tiny Epic Vikings Micro Cosmos Trailblazer: The John Muir Trail Kingdom Builder Empire Edition Keresis:Quest for the Elements Battlecrest Vault: PnP Roll and Write Thunderstone Quest Expansion KS should be out next week Artemis Project expansion - Satellites & Commanders is on Kickstarter May 17

This week, Dan Patriss is here to share news from the gaming world. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at [email protected] NEWS Asmodee releasing Arkham noir Case # 2 Called Forth by Thunder, which is a solitaire detective card game designed by Yves Tourigny, in September Asmodee also announced they will be bringing Mysterium Park over to trade in the US in Q4. Rio Grande Games announced that they are releasing Beyond the Sun in Q4 this year. Capstone Games has announced they will release CloudAge by Alex Pfister in Q4. 1-4 Players 1-2 hours $60 Dire Wold Digital is teaming with Galeforce 9 to release Dune:Imperium FFG Dwellers in Darkness Figure Pack, for The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle Earth, to be released in October $15 APPS Root by Leder games is now available on Steam  14.95 and coming soon to iOS and Switch/Google Play Cartographers:A Roll Player Tale iOS $3.99 Coming soon by capstone games Maricaibo by Alex Pfister to iOS and Android Q4 2020 Kickstarters Queen Games Feld “City Collection” Galaxy Hunters by IDW Uprising Curse of the Last Emperor by Nemesis Games  Co-op 4x game ButtonShy Games: Haul Bag  -- 25$ Dice Towers and Dice Vault by Mystic Wood Forge

Dan is here to a couple of games and share some Kickstarters of note in this week's Munchkin Land. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at [email protected] Cosmic colonies= Scarabya  Update on Umbrella Academy Game -- They have decided to make stretch goals available for ALL pledges including the base game which is $25. Western Legends: Blood Money Endangered:New Species

Dan gives a rundown of some of the big news out of GenCon 2020. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at [email protected] Get well soon to AEG’s CEO John Zinzer, he had surgery to remove a mass in his brain and we are wanting to wish him a speedy recovery. Twilight Imperium 4th edition big expansion Prophecy of Kings --7 new Factions -- 40 new space tiles -- Expanded game play to 8 --New leaders, new powers, a new lad unit a Mech, a new discoveries deck action cards, agenda cards, objectives, technologies, promissory notes, legendary planets, and more 4th Set for Keyforge “Dark Tidings” Marvel Champions Announced 4 new heroes-- Ant Man and Wasp, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. Guardians of the Galaxy Scenario box coming soon-- Galaxy’s Most Wanted New Title from Richard Launius and Brandom Perdue called X:Men Mutant Insurrection Decent Legends of the Dark, Expansion for Sid Meiers Civilization: A New Dawn called Terra Incognita   $35 In not so happy news Wizards of the coast is putting Cybertron to rest for good after this next set of Transformers TCG. Asmodee USA will release Mystery House - Back to Tombstone, the first expansion of Mystery House by Cranio Creations, on August 21. $15 Floodgate Games started taking pre-orders for Sagrada:The Great Facades-Life Renegade Game Studios announced that soon they will launch the KS for the upcoming Embarcadero-- Hasbro and Wizards of the coast are continuing to bring DnD to the whole world adding a new family experience to the mix called Dungeons and Dragons:Adventure Begins ($25) Instructional Video Santorini:New York Kickstarter The Umbrella Academy Game Arcana Rising Vampire the Masquerade: Rivals ECG

Dan Patriss is here to drop the news about all the cool gaming news coming down the pipe, including the prequel to Pandemic! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at [email protected] NEWS Z-Man announced Pandemic Season 0 for release later this year. (Rob Daviau and Matt Leacock) Queen Games to release the Stephan Feld “City Collection”. Renegade Announces More Details on Vampire the Masquerade Expandable Card Game Asmodee Acquires Libellud Asmodee USA will be releasing Al Leduc’s Yukon Airways in Mid August. Mid Weight Euro 1-4 players 90 mins retail $50 Pegasus Spiele will release Hansa Teutonica: Big Box, Q3.  It will include all expansions  $59.99. Blue Orange has announced Meeple Land a game where you are building a theme $35 to be released in Q3 Finally in Marvel Champions news! there’s a scenario pack coming soon and it will be Kang The Conquerer. MSRP for $20 Kickstarters Whaler Riders Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria Studio X Mobile Mini Painting Studio