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Renegade's revised Castle Ravenloft board game is on preorder for February 2027: $100 Standard unpainted, $200 Premium pre-painted, Adventure System co-op retained. The carton is the till, not a fake September street.
Future Flip from Fowers and Larsen hits UK and EU retail this week with double sided rooms, flipping disguises, and cybernetic SysOps. Kickstarter demand already proved. The till is the new test.
The Necromunda Skirmish Core Set ships two gangs, a play mat, Factoria pipes, a hardcover rulebook, cards, and markers at a $165 MSRP. That closed loop is the board-game handshake inside a miniatures aisle.
Renegade Game Studios is bringing Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft back for February 2027. Standard unpainted at $100. Premium pre-painted at $200. Same Adventure System crawl. New aisle sticker.
Brotherwise and Dragonsteel set Stormlight: War for Roshar for Kickstarter on October 13, 2026. John D Clair's hero-driven war game, public claims only, no invented pledge tiers.
BLEACH - Bankai Battle (Roll and Clash) from Don't Panic Games and Team Kaedama hits September 22, 2026 for $39.99. Fast asymmetrical family combat, public copy only, no invented mechanics.
SPACE KING: The Board Game crossed roughly $2.7 million on Kickstarter within days of its August 30 launch, with Recruit around $99 and deeper pledges packing PVC Psycho Warriors. The meme built the audience. The box is collecting the hobby money.
Asmodee US puts DCeased and three expansions on shelves Friday, September 11. CMON is using retail cash to print the games 2023 backers already paid for. End of 2026 is the new promise.
Creardo’s licensed Foundation game wants deck-building, politics, and Asimov’s math of collapse. The tension is the whole pitch.