Munchkin Land #730: Artifacts

Board game fans: new releases, expansions, and crowdfunding hotness—yes, including Munchkin Vox Machina! Get the scoop on 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 After the base game and the 1st expansion Artifacts Renegade Game Studios will release Curses the next expansion for Vale Of Eternity in Early 2026 in US (Possible release at Essen 25?) $25 Board & Dice will release yet another heavy euro from David Turczi called  Thebai, Oct ‘25. (~$60) Devir has announced an early 2026 US release for Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock ( Also available this year at Essen 60-70$) Steve Jackson games has announced a new themed Munchkin set base off of Critical Role. Munchkin Vox Machina - A Critical Role Game. Will hit US March ‘26 ($40) A new flip and Write based off of the amazing classic game RA , RA and Write will be released by 25th Century games Oct 25 ($30) At Gen Con we Saw CGE showing off Adventure Chest for Lost Ruins of Arnak. It was a HUGE storage solution and expansion now CGE announced the release date for the expansion by itself. Lost Ruins of Arnak:Twisted Paths will release Q3 ‘25 ($30-40) Synthezoid Smackdown is a new Scenario Pack for Marvel Champions from FFG and will release Nov ‘25 (~$30) Archon Studios is taking pre-orders for their new World of Tanks TCG. Which should ship late 2025. CROWDFUNDING KICKSTARTER Endangered:Austrailia The Game Makers (Ben Rosset who made a ton of great games but you will remember Formage) Art Society Deluxe Ed and Expansion Last Week Of Summer Airport Empire GAMEFOUND Elden Ring:Rot and Sorcery Ark Nova 3dition The Gilded Realms and Expansion

Are you ready for a new Star Wars board game? Asmodee announced Star Wars: Super Teams at Gen Con, and Dan Patriss has the news for you. Subscribe to the Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed! Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed RSS Feed 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 At Gen Con Restoration Games announced their immediate future plans in their Blueprints presentation. A ton of great announcements with new Unmatched factions and packs and news on Thunder Road Vendetta and Return to Dark Tower and a HellBoy Unmatched announcement as well. Chip Theory Games will release Fight Five, a light card game based on the traditional game WAR Sept 25 ($25) Slugfest games has released another stand alone expansion for the Red Dragon Inn set around the Web Series Red Dragon Inn: Adventure is Nigh! ($40) Fantasy Flight Games announced a new expansion for TI4 Twilight Imperium 4: Thunder's Edge, for release in Oct ‘25. $130 At Gen Con Asmodee Revealed Star Wars: Super Teams a light racing game for release Sept’25 ($30) Asmodee Kids will put out Splendor Kids in Oct ‘25 ($30) in what they are calling an introduction for kids to strategic game play Mighty Boards will be bringing over Tenby a Town building card game originally from Cosy Cub Games later this year (Price unknown) CROWDFUNDING GameFound Ark Nova 3dition Ascension 15th Anniversary Blood Rage Valhalla KICKSTARTER Prestige Assassin's Creed Animus: The Board game Satchel Quest

This week, Dan Patriss dives into Thunderworks Games’ Fliptoons and Citizens of the Spark, previews the return of The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era, and checks out Gloomhaven’s new Mercenary Packs. Plus, buzz on Koi, new CCGs like Riftbound and Rush of Ikorr, The Witcher Legacy, and the upcoming My Hero Academia Miniatures Game. 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 Starting off the hotness were two titles from Thunderworks Games Fliptoons and Citizens of the Spark are two titles I saw being bought a ton and being played a bunch at tables around the con. Both lighter games and both very easy to play and learn. Another big hotnesses I saw at the show was Cip Theory’s The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era with a new Crowdfunding coming before end of the year. Reported to be in the new campaign--a reprint and two new areas, two new classes,some other things to add to game play,and  an all in one storage solution. I am always a sucker for Gloomhaven as we all know, At their booth they unveiled the new Mercenary packs they will be releasing Hail, Irritable Enchanter; Anaphi, Fallen Lion; Satha, Mayor of Frosthaven; and Cassandra, Forgotten Diviner (From Forgotten Circles) All are now available on their site for $20 each Next up a game I played and liked and got some buzz was Koi by DV games. (`$45) I mentioned both of these in the past but I got to see more about UVS games upcoming TMNT Set and the big thing which was all the rage but not for sale just yet was more unveiling of info and cards for Riftbound the LoL CCG Speaking of CCG, Upper Deck was showing off their new CCG as well called Rush of Ikorr, which seems to be a familiar CCG system but incorporating transparencies kinda like games like Mystic Vale to change things up in the decks CD Project RED unveiled The Witcher Legacy, listed on BGG as a 2027 release, which will be hitting Gamefound soon (more in the future once it’s up) Catalyst Game Labs, partnering with Crunchyroll will put out My Hero Academia Miniatures Game (Coming soon to KS) All miniatures will come preassembled and with a high quality pre-paint: a great premium collectible for easy, right-out-of-the-box plays. Crowdfunding! KICKSTARTER Ascendancy Underworld Beasts and Diplomacy Flip Voyage + Fliptown New Frontier Land Vs Sea Uncharted Plus Meeples GAMEFOUND Teburu Dungeon: Sword and Sorcery

What are going to be the hot games at GenCon? Dan Patriss is here with his top six try and buy games at GenCon 2025. Subscribe to the Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed! Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed RSS Feed 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] SHOW NOTES First up last week they announced the SDJ and KDJ winners. Winning the SDJ or game of the year was Bomb busters. The KDJ or the enthusiasts game of the year went to Endeavor Deep Sea. by Burnt Island Games and Grand Gamers Guild. Today Top 6 to Try and top 6 to Buy at Gen Con 2025 The Top 6 to TRY are games you can only Demo at the con and not buy. Hon mention b/c I am not sure it will be there Kalypso Inside up Possibly will have it there , Look at the inside up room, which should be across from the main hall. Some great games to demo and hang out with great people like Connor and Brandon from Inside up 6  I C E (This Way!) - second edition 5 Natera:New Beginning (Horizon Games) 4 Class of ’89  (Paverson Games) 3 March of the Ants:Evolved Ed (Weird City games) 2 Battle Monsters: Godzilla Vs King Ghiforah  (Restoration) 1 Phoenix New Horizon (Devir) Top 6 To BUY 6   Ruins (John D Clair From All Play new version of custom heroes!--$17) 5   Shackleton Base:A Journey to the Moon (Pandasaurus-- $90) 4. Star Wars Battle of Hoth (Days of Wonder) $60 3. Lightning Train (Dire Wolf) $50 - Paul Dennen’s new game 2. Luthier (Paverson Games) - $80- Dave Beck and Abe Burson 1   The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the second era (Chip Theory -$ 225)You can find the Full Show with a ton of games in the Geek Allstars Top 11 to try and top 11 to buy at Gen Con 2025 Digital Frosthaven Digital will release on 7-31-25. I did not see a price but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was $30 or so.

What is going on in the board game world? Dan Patriss is here to share the latest from your favorite game companies. 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 the next big(er) box of Unmatched this month, Unmatched: Battle of Legends Vol. 3 will feature Blackbeard, the Chupacabra, Loki, and Pandora July ‘25 ($45) Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) will release a box expansion for Marvel Champions, Civil War with heroes battling heroes and adds Tigra and Hulkling Sept’25 (~$45-50). FFG will also release The Trickster Takeover Scenario Pack Aug ‘25 ($22) 2 new Star Trek Captain's chair expansions will be coming Dec 25 one stand alone and one smaller Expansion First a stand alone expansion Star Trek: Captain's Chair – To Boldly Go 6 Captains but revealed captains including- James T. Kirk, Khan Noonien Singh, Philippa Georgiou from Star Trek: Discovery, Rebner, the Pakled Commander from Star Trek: Lower Decks ($60) Second a smaller expansion needing one of the bigger sets-- Star Trek: Captain's Chair – Second Contact 3 new captains here 2 of which revealed are Carol Freeman, Captain of the U.S.S. Cerritos, and Christopher Pike, Captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise ($30) CROWDFUNDING KICKSTARTER Another KS Coming soon (7-8-25) Expansion for Clank! Catacombs-- Clank Catacombs Underworld Gametoppers 5.0 Even Deeper Regrets: An Unfortunate Fishing Game Expansion Deep Rock Galactic: Rival Incursion and Horrors of Hoxxes Mafia Blitz Diceocracy GAMEFOUND Statecraft Black Rose Wars -Revised Ed

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.