Created by noted game designer Peter Hawes (Francis Drake, Triassic Terror), Royals is a political strategy game in which 2 - 5 players each control a noble family vying for supremacy in Europe. Players must strike a balance between political ploys which will advance other nobles, the use of intrigue and assassination, and deal-making between both allies and enemies. This is a fast-paced strategy game where planning is necessary to win, and backstabbing is a constant threat.

Royals will release in May. MSRP is $49.99.

The second game in the Dice Towers Essentials line is the abstract strategy game Onitama (see "New Game Joins Arcane Wonders' 'Dice Tower Essentials' Line"). Onitama releases in March.