The New York Toy Fair is a great place to visit if you want some inspiration of new and exciting games to get involved with (so we’ve been told), and this year it seems it’s no different.
Among the games getting the most attention are two spin-offs from the Rick & Morty TV show, with each game based on an episode from the cult hit series.
The first is a board game named Anatomy Park, where you essentially take on the role of Morty who has to build an amazing theme park - the only catch is that it’s while you’re miniature and inhabiting the body of a homeless man (remember that episode in season one?).
Also stemming from the Rick & Morty universe is the deck-building game Close Rick-Counters of the Rick Kind. Again, this takes inspiration from a season one episode, where Ricks from other dimensions appear.
While we love getting our Malifaux tokens out for a lengthy gaming session, we’re also all for any fun spin-offs that get more people into gaming of any kind.
We were also excited to learn this month that The Terminator Official Board Game has launched on Kickstarter. According to the description, it’s an asymmetrical strategy game that’s played across two boards - one for 1984 and one for 2029.
Of course, actions on the 1984 board can impact what’s happening in 2029, so it sounds like it’s going to be a lot of fun, if a little mind-bending at times.
We have lead designer at Space Goat Productions Taylor Smith to thank for bringing this epic concept to life, in board game form.
