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Clash of Clans Becomes a Board Game From Eric M. Lang

Clash of Clans, the base-building mobile game that has swallowed countless commutes, now has a board game to match, and it comes with serious tabletop pedigree. Clash of Clans: The Epic Raid puts you in charge of building a village, deploying troops and raiding your rivals for stars, and it is designed by Ken Gruhl and Eric M. Lang, the latter best known for the brutal Viking battler Blood Rage.

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The Epic Raid is a combat and engine-building game for two to four players, aged 12 and up, running around 60 to 90 minutes. You fortify your own base while sending armies at everyone else's, scrabbling for resources, bonuses and the all-important stars that decide the winner. Publisher Maestro Media built it with Supercell, the studio behind the original game, and it first came to life on Kickstarter back in 2025, where more than 2,000 backers chipped in.

Now it is reaching shops. Asmodee is handling distribution, with the game arriving on Amazon and rolling out to 300 Target stores in the US and Walmart Canada over the summer. The core box runs $84.99, with a loaded Collector's Edition at $174.99, plus Dark Elixir and Clan Wars expansions ($59.99 and $64.99) for more troops and trouble.

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If you would rather duel than raid, there is more Clash on the way. Maestro is following up with Clash Royale: The Grand Arena, a turn-based take on the spin-off for two to four players where you build decks, manage Elixir and smash lane towers for crowns. That one is heading to Kickstarter in September 2026.

Either way, a hit video game becoming a proper hobby board game is a fine excuse to get people round the table. If The Epic Raid lands on your shelf, rally your group for a game night and put those raiding instincts to use.


Sources: GamesBeat | Maestro Media | Board Game Bliss

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