New Games for December 8th, 2023 - Crafty Dungeon Sparks Catalysts of Progress

It's New Game Friday David Wiley (Cardboard Clash) is here to tell us about the new games.

Here’s what is new this week:

• Converge: Catalysts of Change

• Converge: Engines of Progress

• Converge: Sparks of Hope

• Dungeon Pages: Tomas, Crafty Raider in The Emerald Caverns

https://www.pnparcade.com/collections/new-games

Converge: Catalysts of Change

The suns of Malvios are dying. Across the planet, survivors race to glean what hope for the future they can find in the failing light. Experimental Alchemists, resourceful Mechanists, and safe Archivists converge to find the best path forward - and the team they’ll need to follow it.

A quick little game that is easily mixable with the other sister titles in the Converge series. This one has you competing to either win while in possession of the artifact, or control it when all cards have been played. Sounds easy, right? Well, after each turn there is a scoring that happens to the end could come at any given time - but whomever has the artifact plays first. Cards can be used in one of three ways, offering plenty of small decisions as you try to steal victory from your opponent.

This particular expansion features three fun factions: Archivists who move goal cards, Mechanists that can use the top discard card, and Alchemists who can remove a card from in-play. Any of those abilities can change the tide of a game, opening plenty of strategies for players to explore.

Converge: Engines of Progress

The suns of Malvios are dying. Across the planet, survivors race to glean what hope for the future they can find in the failing light. Stoic Protectors, ambitious Searchers, and friendly Merchants converge to find the best path forward - and the team they’ll need to follow it.

A quick little game that is easily mixable with the other sister titles in the Converge series. This one has you competing to either win while in possession of the artifact, or control it when all cards have been played. Sounds easy, right? Well, after each turn there is a scoring that happens to the end could come at any given time - but whomever has the artifact plays first. Cards can be used in one of three ways, offering plenty of small decisions as you try to steal victory from your opponent.

This particular expansion features three fun factions: Protectors who can move goal cards, Merchants who can swap cards, and Searchers who can uncover and play the top card of the deck. Take advantage of their tricky skillsets to your advantage, employing tactical decisions to turn the tide of the game in your favor.

Converge: Sparks of Hope

The suns of Malvios are dying. Across the planet, survivors race to glean what hope for the future they can find in the failing light. Brilliant Astropaths, subterranean Delvers, and compassionate Healers converge to find the best path forward - and the team they’ll need to follow it.

A quick little game that is easily mixable with the other sister titles in the Converge series. This one has you competing to either win while in possession of the artifact, or control it when all cards have been played. Sounds easy, right? Well, after each turn there is a scoring that happens to the end could come at any given time - but whomever has the artifact plays first. Cards can be used in one of three ways, offering plenty of small decisions as you try to steal victory from your opponent.

This particular expansion features three fun factions: Astropaths who can use the discard effect of a card in play, Delvers who can swap cards with those in hand, and Healers who can bring the discards back into play on a faction’s side. Mix and match your favorite three factions from the trilogy to bring about new and innovative combinations of cardplay to explore!

Dungeon Pages: Tomas, Crafty Raider in The Emerald Caverns

Tomas would probably be an exemplary student if not so easily distracted by tales of treasure and trophies. Of course, some of the blame falls on his history professor, Sir Rumsfield, who promises his students extra credit for confirming each tale’s truth.

Completionists everywhere will lament at this installment, which features one of the trickiest abilities I’ve ever seen on an enemy: an odd number marked next to it means it cannot be defeated. Oof. Thankfully, Tomas has a few tricks to put an even number or two out onto the dungeon, and being able to get an extra use from those relics will absolutely help. Beware the boss, though, as they remove good dice when triggered…meaning you really hope this crafty raider lives up to his namesake as you explore The Emerald Caverns.

Game of the Week: Dungeon Pages Year-Long Adventure on sale for just $10

Greetings young page, welcome to your first quest. We are thrilled to have someone of your prowess joining the Elder ranks. The Light knows, we need all the help we can get against these creatures of darkness.

If Dungeon Pages sounds like a great deal, then you won’t want to overlook this bundle of annual pleasure. Every Friday a new hero and dungeon combo will be sent your way if you pick this up, giving you a total of 52 adventures to explore in 2023. It’s like having Christmas every week to celebrate the arrival of the weekend, and with the ability to mix-and-match heroes with dungeons, by the end of the year you’ll have an incredible number of combinations to explore for many, many years to come.

Check out Games of the Week here: https://www.pnparcade.com/collections/game-of-the-week

See you next week with more information on our newest print and play games!