dV Giochi and Ghenos Games: previews, news and events of Lucca Comics & Games

dV Giochi and Ghenos Games

dV Giochi and Ghenos Games announce their participation in Lucca Comics & Games, from 29 October to 1 November. Some of the most anticipated titles of 2021 will make their first appearance on the Italian market, in absolute preview! For this reason there will also be space for demonstrations, offers and game events.

Preview Wonder Book

Among the preview demonstrations stands Wonder Book, a narrative-based cooperative game, in which the game board is a three-dimensional pop-up book. Over the course of the 6 chapters, players will discover the implications of the adventure set in the fantastic world of Oniria, and will reveal the spectacular interactive components of the game plan. The game is based on a set of easy-to-learn mechanics and each scenario offers a varied and surprising experience. Players will find themselves exploring, fighting, solving puzzles, looking for clues and more.

Thanks to the book's hidden pop-up gadgets and branching storyline, Wonder Book offers an original gameplay experience, engaging and constantly evolving. Each scenario is an adventure strewn with narrative crossroads and fearsome enemies; during the game each hero will be able to acquire new skills and enhance their talents. Wonder Book was designed by two young and eclectic talents in the field of contemporary game design, Martino Chiacchiera and Michele Piccolini, and was illustrated by one of the most popular illustrators in the board game industry, Miguel Coimbra.

All the other new features

Other new features include Rolling Realms in which players compete to get the most stars in a series of minigames played over 3 rounds. This is a roll-and-write game, so players will write directly on the game components using erasable markers. At each turn, a player rolls 2 dice; all use the results obtained by writing on their Kingdom cards to obtain resources and stars.

Rolling Realms is a game for 1 - 6 players; however, you can combine multiple copies together to play with as many people as you like. The game was created by the famous game designer Jamey Stegmaier during the first days of the Coronavirus pandemic, to allow many people in isolation to have fun with their friends remotely, via videoconference.

Then there is Kingdomino Origins, a standalone game set in the prehistoric era. The game is based on the same mechanics as the best-selling Kingdomino, one of the most popular games of the last decade. A real return to the origins. Kingdomino Origins introduces new components and allows for additional actions, combining the simplicity and fun of Kingdomino with greater tactical depth. There are three different game modes in the game:

the first mode introduces fire and volcanoes; the second mode uses wood resources; the third introduces caveman tokens. To assign points, the regions in the territory must contain fire, which can be present in the terrain tiles, or be generated through the tiles with volcanoes. Players will earn points by collecting resources: mammoths, fish, mushrooms and flint. They will also be able to get extra points when they manage to collect most of the resources of a certain type. Thanks to these resources, players will be able to populate their tribe territory; depending on their location, cavemen will be able to earn additional victory points.

The Sound Maker, on the other hand, is a party game in which players will have to prick up their ears, test their intuition and unleash their skills. own alertness. The aim of the game is to identify as many sound effects as possible among those proposed by the opponents. At each turn of the game, a “noisy player” will have to emit a sound effect among those represented on the 4 cards in the center of the table. All the other players will have to guess which image this sound effect is associated with and cover the corresponding card with their hand as quickly as possible. The game includes over 250 different images, which guarantee the maximum variety of sounds and always keep the fun bar high!

There is also Deckscape - Dracula's Castle, as well as the new title of the Escape line Pocket Rooms, is a thrilling adventure set in Transylvania's most famous and sinister castle. The protagonists find a disturbing book in the attic, forgotten for centuries. Then a twist: in the middle of the night the doorbell rings and an invitation is delivered. Count Vlad D. asks you to return the ancient tome to him in person ... in Transylvania! Deckscape is one of the most successful tabletop Escape Room series in the world; 9 titles have been published, with over 1 million copies sold.

Always in the same line, but on the investigative side Decktective - The testament without heir, the new title of the line of investigative themed games set in the Netherlands in 1698. Cornelius Kloos, the elderly president of the Kloos Trading Company, is found dead. The safe in his study is open: inside there is a still sealed will. The detective team will have to discover the circumstances that led to this tragic ending; the three-dimensional crime scene will be the starting point of the investigation. Collecting documents, traces and statements from witnesses, players must conduct the investigation until the case is resolved.

Then Draftosaurus - Aerial Show and Marina, two expansions for one of the most popular games of 2019. Players will be able to expand the dinosaur zoo with new tourist areas and new prehistoric species. In the Aerial Show expansion, each player places the new Aviary board, front-to-back, on top of their Zoo board. The new dinosaur species, the Pterodactyls, can only be placed in the mountainous areas present on the new Aviary boards. Each Pterodactyl nest offers a specific bonus, ranging from extra points, to immunity from die placement conditions.

The Marine expansion adds the new species of Plesiosaurs and a double-sided Marine board. Players will be able to combine the board with their park to add a new river area. Plesiosaurs are the only dinosaurs that can be placed in this part of the river, guaranteeing points at the end of the game. To move a Plesiosaur further down the river and earn more points, each player will have to place other dinosaur species in his park, to unlock the Bridges one by one.

The rich news ends with Similo - Chills , A collaborative deduction game featuring a pocket-sized format and beautifully illustrated cards. The object of the game is to make the other players guess a secret character among the twelve placed in the center of the table. To give clues, the player will have to drop other character cards from his hand, with characters similar to or different from the secret one. At each turn, players will have to exclude one or more characters from the suspects. If in the fifth round only the correct character remains, the team wins!

Similo has received appreciation and recognition all over the world and is available in 6 versions, all different and mixable with each other. In Similo - Chills, players will be able to test their deductive skills with a new game deck. Werewolf, Vampire, Mummy, Witch, Zombie and many more! The 29 creatures represented on the cards come from the scariest stories.

Some events at Lucca Comics & Games

The dV Giochi and Ghenos Games tournaments will offer a challenge at the highest levels against the best players of 'Italy; at Lucca Comics & Games it will be possible to win rich prizes and become Top Player. On Saturday 30 October at 13:00, at the Porta San Donato castle, Klask players will be able to test their skills and try to grab the last places in the final by participating in the Last Call Tournament. To book for the tournament, players can send an e-mail to torneiklask@gmail.com, or request registration during the days of the event at the dV Giochi - Ghenos Games stand. At 15:00 the same location will host a very fierce National Final: the best players of Italy will try to conquer the title of Italian Champion of KLASK 2021.

Sunday 31 October at 11:00 the tables of the castle of Porta San Donato will be the arena of cheerful BANG! . The winner of the tournament will be able to win the coveted Wild Card, which guarantees access to the national final. Places are limited; it will be possible to book by sending an e-mail to Gioco.organizzato@dvgiochi.com, or request registration at the dV Giochi-Ghenos Games stand on the days of the festival.