Silver Coin is the third game in Ted Alspach’s Silver series (see “Fight Werewolves with Ted Alspach’s ‘Silver’”), and can be played as a stand-alone game or combined with the other Silver titles. Silver Coin introduces a new flip power for the silver coin token. Fourteen new roles provide new combos that focus on flipping and removing cards.
Silver Coin is for two to four players, ages 8 and up, and plays in 60 minutes. The game will retail for $24.95 and will be available in June after an early release at Origins.
Whistle Blower is a new worker placement strategy game from Scott Caputo (Whistle Stop) and Luke Laurie (Manhattan Project: Energy Empire). Players trade the train tracks of the Rocky Mountains for the skyways with blimps, dreadnoughts, and hot air balloons. Players build crazy arrays of scaffolds and machines, upgrading their abilities and collecting resources. As players build up, the mountain’s melting snow is causing the water to rise and put their works in danger.Whistle Mountain is for two to four players, ages 14 and up, and plays in 90 minutes. The game will have an early release at Gen Con with a trade release shortly after, but MSRP has not been announced at this time.
In Maglev Metro, players are replacing the aging Manhattan and Berlin subway systems with newer, faster, quieter technology. Designed by Ted Alspach (Silver, Suburbia), Maglev Metro is a tile-laying game that morphs the game board into an unique experience each time. Robots upgrade and adjust player abilities, leveraging unique goals to maximize points. Transparent tiles allow player to have overlapping routes, winding from station to station.Maglev Metro is for one to four players, ages 14 and up, and plays in 90 minutes. The game will have an early release at Essen Spiel this fall with a mass release this winter. MSRP has not been announced at this time.
Bezier Games released Cabo Deluxe Edition last month (see “Bezier Games Announces ‘Cabo Deluxe Edition’”).