Hey PI-Fans,
Have you ever felt like stealing someone else’s pet? Legal requires us to say this is a joke. The Dokojong Box Is Also Inverted. Will Anyone Notice?
This week’s release spread is laden with cuddly animals, with two Unstable titles ambling onto the New Release shelf – both Casting Shadows and Command of Nature come of successful Kickstarters, with retail copies finding their way into stores. The littlest game of disorganized dognapping has come along with them in the form of Oink Games’ Dokojong where players attempt to abscond with the King’s pets while outing their competitors.
In Dokojong, 5 cabinets members have become so infatuated with the King’s dogs that they have hidden them away. The King, becoming suspicious, has launched a search of the cabinet for his pets and now the cabinet members must frame up their compatriots while keeping their purloined canine safe.
Dokojong is a 2 to 5 player bluffing game where players secretly have a dog tile concealed amongst their five tiles. Players make suggestions on which of the five tiles to collectively search, with players agreeing to broaden the search or veto rooms to hopefully keep their stolen dog hidden while at the same time making accusations to deflect suspicion and capture the hidden dogs of other players first. The first player to successfully conceal their favored canines.
Dokojong: 2-5 Players, 20 mins, Ages 9+
Harness the magic of the forest and go head-to-head with your rivals in this strategic deck-building game for 2 or 4 players. You’ll play as a powerful Sage, summoning warriors from the Twig, Leaf, Droplet, and Pebble factions and fighting to prove your prowess. As the battle continues, you’ll level up and gain access to extraordinary abilities and fierce new recruits.
Command of Nature is hybrid deckbuilding card game that marries TCG like elements as player recruit and cast different elemental creatures representing the different elements and use those summone creatures and spells to defeat their opponent.
Protect your Sage at all costs and vanquish your opponents to earn the title of Master of the Elements!
Command of Nature: 2-4 Players, 30-60 mins, Ages 10+
Enter a dark, enchanting world of Casting Shadows and battle your opponents in this strategic board game from the creators of Unstable Unicorns and Here to Slay. Throughout the game, you’ll collect Resources, learn new Spells, summon a Companion, and unlock your Shadow Form, all in the quest to become the Ultimate Shadow Caster. The last player standing after this supernatural showdown wins the game!
Casting Shadows is an area control and combat game for up to four players. Each player selects one of the animal adventurers and places them on their home tile. The goal is to deplete their opponent’s health and reduce it to zero with their abilities, maneuvering across the combat arena to collect the resources necessary to transform their character into a power shadow form to assist with this goal.
Casting Shadows: 2-4 Players, 30-60 mins, Ages 12+
