New Games, Warhammer Sells Out, and the Bounty on the One Ring Climbs

boardgamequest.com:

There have been a lot of happenings over the past week in the tabletop world and we’ve got some quick news bits for you.

Asmodee-owned studio Space Cowboys (Splendor, Unlock, Time Stories) has announced their next game that will be releasing in September. Titled Spellbook, it’s from veteran designer Phil Walker-Harding (Sushi Go!, Gizmos) and is billed as “a game that invites the most courageous players to the Grand Annual Rite of Magicians!”

“SpellBook provides a deep and intense play experience. While the game provides pre-drawn spell sets for early rounds, it really takes off when players start drawing spells randomly, or when they create their own combinations, common to all players. Each spell combination gives an effect that lasts the rest of the game, and the more ingenious the combination, the more powerful the effect. From then on, rounds progress, one after another, and are different each time!”

SpellBook will be demoed for the first time at Gen Con 2023, with a few early boxes available for sale.

The 10th edition of this tabletop skirmish game from Games Workshop was expected to receive high demand. It went on sale over the weekend for $250 with Games Workshop even implementing a queueing system and limiting how many copies a customer could buy. But apparently, the demand was even greater than expected as the pre-order didn’t last even close to the stated 2-week pre-order window, selling out that same day in the US. Gamers interested in buying this new set are being told to visit a local store to get a copy.

When Magic: The Gathering (Mtg) publisher Wizards of the Coast announced their plans for a Lord of the Rings themed set, you had to know it was going to be popular. This was doubly obvious once they