

Bistro returning alongside new co-designer Donald Shults. See what Matt and Wheels discovered at Gen Con 2022 in our daily round-up videosįorgotten Waters’ successor will not include Vega on its design team, with Ellis and Mr. The story, not the vehicle, takes centre stage.” It allows you to focus on the table and those you share it with. While the application-enhanced portion of play is clearly influenced by Fantasy Flight’s second edition of Mansions of Madness, this is far more hands-off. It’s layered in a way that feels seamless. In our glowing review, Charlie said Forgotten Waters was “not only a great board game, it’s possibly the best tabletop release of 2020”.

Plaid Hat also released a remote play app, allowing Forgotten Waters to be played over the internet using a single copy of the physical board game. The game required a companion app to play, which randomised events and encounters, voiced by a cast including Dragon Ball Z actor Christopher R. While the players must work together to keep their vessel ship-shape, they also have their own individual objectives that can risk mutiny if not managed carefully. Bistro, Forgotten Waters sees players crew a pirate ship as it sails between islands in pursuit of various quests.

Speaking at this year’s Gen Con, Forgotten Waters publisher Plaid Hat Games confirmed that a spiritual successor to the acclaimed 2020 board game is in development.Ĭo-designed by Dead of Winter co-creator Isaac Vega alongside J. Pirate adventure board game Forgotten Wars has a follow-up in the works, Dicebreaker can reveal.
