At the show, the company announced Project Raygun, a new designer collectibles division which will see the company partner with Mondo Tees and Sideshow Collectibles as well as other independent artists (see "USAopoly Launches New Collectibles/Game Division"). One of the first products produced with Mondo will be a board game based on John Carpenter’s The Thing. The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 is a bluffing and hidden-identity game has players take roles as different characters (human or imitation) and try to uncover the imitation and escape before the imitations kill the humans. Release is planned for Q4.
Project Raygun will also be releasing a line of collectible puzzles and playing cards in partnership with Sideshow Collectibles based on its Court of the Dead line of high-end art and collectibles. Release is planned for Q3.
Rollers, a press-your-luck dice game that debuted exclusively in target last year, will release to the specialty market in Q3. The poker-style dice game has players attempting to roll different combinations of ones, twos, threes, and fours, trying to be the first to finish their board to win. MSRP is $30.00.
Nefarious: Becoming a Monster is the first expansion for the Mad Scientist game Nefarious (see "'Nefarious' by Donald X. Vaccarino"). The expansion introduces new technologies and new methods to the game. There are new inventions which can be used repeatedly, new twists – including ones that insert new action cards into the game (Develop, Experiment, and Produce). The box includes 20 new invention cards, 25 new twist cards, and 3 special role cards that work with certain twists. The base game is required to play. Release is planned for May. MSRP is $20.00 (tentatively).
With the release of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild video game in March, USAopoly plans a new version of Clue. The Clue game will feature custom illustrations and tokens. MSRP is $40.00. Release is planned for Q2.
For Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, USAopoly will release Monopoly: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in April. The game includes characters from both films, and involves collecting bounties and double-crossing opponents as well as regular game play. MSRP is $44.95. A licensed Battle Yahtzee game is planned for later this year.
USAopoly also announced a licensing agreement with Czech Games Edition to produce Disney and Marvel version of the popular game Codenames later this year (see "Disney and Marvel Editions of Hit Game 'Codenames'").