From the I’m Surprised It Took Them This Long Dept., the people behind Secret Hitler, a social deduction game about fascists trying to pass legislation and install their heartless leader to a place of power. The Trump Pack swaps out Hitler and his fascist co-conspirators for members of President Trump’s administration. No rule changes were mentioned.
Five new secret role cars are supplied, including “a bonus Mike Pence card, suitable for use in case of impeachment or resignation.”
The Trump Pack is on sale for $5 with all profits donated to the ACLU. The Trump Pack is available only in the United States as the website states, “Trump is our problem”.
30 May
Posted by Thomas Deeny as Classic Board Games, Modern Board Games, RPGs
Tony Go has a reissue of Deep Space D-6, which has packaging reminiscent of a Choose Your Own Adventure book, which is really what grabbed my attention. This is a slightly revised edition of a single-player game kickstarted a few years back, where you roll crew dice to assign them to stations on board your spaceship to complete a mission… in spaaaaace! “Slightly revised” as in “we’re reprinting the whole thing and adding a new mini expansion”. Check out the original campaign for details, then go and support the reissue campaign. A $20 pledge gets you a copy of the game in December.
If you asked me who the top three Cthulhu RPG developers are, Graham Walmsley is on that short list. Graham is bringing Cthulhu Dark to print. He describes it as a “tabletop roleplaying game of cosmic horror, with stripped-back rules that drive a bleak and terrifying story”, Cthulhu Dark is a 200 page book that focuses on the mystery and the bleak horror of Lovecraft’s work. The majority of the book is done, except final editing and layout, so the PDF will be available just after the campaign ends. Physical copies are estimated in December and can be yours for as little as GBP32 (roughly 41 USD).
Texas Hold’em with ZOMBIES. Because sure, why not? A physical copy of the game in November is a reward for a $25 pledge.
unPresidented: Bigger and Better is a board game where an easily manipulated president of an unnamed country has just been elected and you’re trying to push your agenda by getting him to pass the policies you want. Get the buffoon to pass more of your policies than your fellow party members’ without having the approval rating of the figurehead dropping too low, and you win! While there isn’t much detail on how the game plays, it looks like there was some actual thought put into this game, unlike the dozens of other Trump-themed game-like objects that have appeared on Kickstarter over the past year. (Note: don’t confuse this with Unpresidented Biggerer and Betterer, which doesn’t look as good.) 55 Canadian bucks (about 41 USD or 32 GBP [see Cthulhu Dark]), gets you a copy in November.