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Brilliant Board Games & New Bundles!

7th Aug 2024

Dan Mapleston



It's coming up fast - that night at the local gaming club (or at your house) - and *gasp* you're running the game. But what will you all play?

Something new and exciting of course - sure to get the room scheming, pointing, gasping, or howling with laughter!

High expectations indeed - so here's some top game night picks RIGHT NOW.


Worms: The Board Game

Let's start with the very latest addition to the range: full of action, explosions and laugh-out-loud comedy moments! No two games are ever the same...

Worms: The Board Game is a brilliant competitive game for 2-4 players, where you'll use tactics (and knowing which weapon to use for each situation) to survive a destructible battlefield of chaotic invertebrates and win the day.

Image showing the game's box contents including tiles, dice, cards, miniatures and a rulebook.

But beware, because there are plenty of unpredictable elements at play: random weapon and utility drops, changing wind conditions, and the ever-present danger of a sudden death card at the bottom of the draw pile...

Will you be the last worm standing?


The Umbrella Academy

Like your games full of layers, where not everything is as it first seems? Then you're going to love The Umbrella Academy:

  • It's a superhero game...although it's really about family!
  • It's a board game...played with cards and great miniatures!
  • It's a co-operative game...except when your characters fall out with each other!
  • It's easy to play...but you'll still feel the learning curve!

The Umbrella Academy: The Board Game is available either in the standard edition (pictured above) or the all-singing, all-dancing Collector's Edition (do make sure to grab that one HERE while you still can)...

Intrigued? Of course you are, so we'll be doing a deep-dive on the game next week. That'll also give you time to start enjoying Season 4 of the hugely popular TV adaptation over on Netflix!


Crack Cases & Hunt Horrors: The BPRD Investigator Bundle

We're more than a bit pleased with this one. Gather your most trusted allies - you're going to need them!

Enjoy all the content of Hellboy: The Board Game's core set PLUS one of the best expansions 'Darkness Calls', finally united together as a great starter bundle.

If you've not begun your Hellboy experience yet, then this is where (and when!) to start.

If you love board games, you owe it to yourself to have this one in your collection - even 5 years after launch, it's still ranked within the top 1% of games on BoardGameGeek!


Adventurers Assemble: The Pannithor Explorer Bundle

Maybe you're a Kings of War player, or maybe you're hungry for a whole new fantasy world to start exploring?

Either way: Pannithor is packed full of thrills, secrets, treasure, and monsters aplenty.

This cracking bundle comes with both the core Dungeon Saga Origins game, and also Glimmer of Greed - a thrilling second chapter packed with a whole new location, new main quest, new enemies, spells and more...

So get the dungeon-busting gang back together from your youth, or introduce your family to the delights of the swinging an axe through a tide of oncoming skeletons! Because let's face it, it would be downright rude just to leave those tombs and caverns undisturbed now....wouldn't it?

If you're quick, we'll also be throwing in a special GM screen while stocks last! It features brilliant art not just from the core game, but even some yet-to-be-released expansion sets...


Take A Walk On The Wild Side: The Dungeon Delver Bundle

Everyone loves dungeon crawlers...but what if you're ready for something...a little different?

League of Infamy turns the idea on its head - now you're playing as a band of villains breaking in to wreak havoc on a bunch of do-gooders! Your nefarious ne'er-do-wells will commit dastardly deeds, but can't always be trusted to co-operate - sometimes the opportunity for gold and glory just gets too much!

And if you fancy taking your adventures on holiday, or anywhere else, we've bundled this refreshingly different take on fantasy adventure with the Dungeon Saga Origins Dice Game - a fast-rolling push-your-luck set that's perfect for bite-size battling!


There we have it - something to keep everyone entertained. These bundles won't be around forever, so make sure to snag the one that's going to make your next game night truly unforgettable!