Asmodee has shared information on several upcoming Q3 game releases:  Abyss, Black Fleet, Hyperborea, and Lords of Xidit.
 
Abyss is designed by Bruno Cathala (Senji, Dice Town) and Charles Chevallier and published by Bombyx. Players vie for control of the throne of a mythic underwater city, and collect influential Lords and amass power by controlling strategic territories.  The goal is to prove worthy of ruling the Abyss.
 
The box contains 71 prospecting cards, 35 lord cards, 20 location tiles, 20 monster tokens, key tokens and threat token, pearls, cupolas, a game board and rules.  The game is for 2 -4 players, ages 14 and up, and plays in 45 minutes.  MSRP is $59.99 and the game will release in Q3.  The game features five variant covers, which are packed one each to a case.
 
Black Fleet is designed by Sebastian Bleasdale (Keyflower), and in this card-driven board game, players take control of three different types of ships: merchant, pirate and Royal Navy.  Merchant ships are used to move goods and earn money, pirate ships to raid other players’ merchant ships, and navy ships are used to attack other players’ pirate ships.  Rescue the governor’s daughter and barter or blast across the high seas to victory.
 
The box contains 10 ships, 65 goods cubes, 30 doubloons, 44 movement cards, 44 fortune cards, 24 development cards, 4 player identification cards, 8 victory cards, a game board and rules.  The game is for 3-4 players, ages 14 and up, and plays in 60 minutes.  MSRP is $69.99, and the game will release in August.
 
Hyperborea, designed by Andrea Chiavesio and Pierluca Zizzi (Arcanum), is a fast-moving civilization game in which players build a mythical nation.  It uses a new "bag-building" mechanic that allows player to use cubes to develop their nation from a fledgling upstart to a mighty civilization.
 
The box contains 4 indicator tokens, 4 dice, 60 bank investment tokens, 39 erasable company tiles, 7 erasable "x2 income" company tiles,  roughly 200 bills, 5 erasable markers, a timer, a market board and rules booklet.  The game is for 2-6 players, age 14 and up, and plays in (20 minutes x number of players). The game will release in Q3.
 
Lords of Xidit is designed by Regis Bonnessee (Seasons) and published by Libellud.  Players take the roll of mages trying to break a curse which has made the Mages’ familiars go out of control.  Players travel the kingdom, recruit brave defenders, and liberate the kingdom to try to become the next Lord of Xidit.
 
The box contains 70 figurines, 75 guild stories, 60 sovereigns, 100 bard tokens, 3 assessment tiles, 39 city tiles, 1 bastion, 1 year token, 2 empty tokens, 18 score tokens, 5 order tokens, 1 first player token; 6 titan tiles, 5 screens, 3 calendar tiles, 5 programming boards, 5 idrakys tokens, 1 game board, 1 dummy board and 3 dummy tokens.  The game is for 3 -5 players, ages 14 and up, and plays in 90 minutes.   MSRP is $59.99.
 
Asmodee has several other games planned for the second half of 2014 (see "Asmodee Revamps Two Titles" and "'Hotel Tycoon' Due in Late Summer").