Phil Walker-Harding designs the kind of game you can teach in two minutes and still lose track of time playing, and his next one swaps sushi conveyor belts for the Forgotten Realms. WizKids has Dungeons & Dragons: Edge of the Realms - Fields of Faerun arriving in June, a relaxed map-building card game where 2 to 4 players sketch out their own corner of Faerun. If you know Walker-Harding from the runaway hit Sushi Go! or the cosy Barenpark, this sits squarely in that approachable, family-friendly lane.
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Find events near youEach round works on a clever simultaneous draft. You pick a map card from your hand, lay it facedown, then everyone flips at once and slots the new piece into their growing map. Matching terrain, lighting up landmarks, visiting cities and ticking off quests all score points, and because everyone plays at the same time there is almost no waiting around. After 15 rounds you tally up and crown the explorer who built the best stretch of the realms. It is the kind of low-downtime drafting Walker-Harding does so well, dressed in official D&D art.
For a licensed D&D box this is refreshingly light on both rules and wallet. WizKids lists it at $24.99 (around £20), it plays in roughly half an hour, and it is pitched at ages 12 and up, which makes it an easy pick for a mixed table or a warm-up before the main event on game night. No dice-rolling heroics here, just a quiet, satisfying puzzle of fitting the right card in the right place.
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See how it worksIf your group has a D&D night already, this is a gentle way to bring the non-roleplayers in, or to fill the half hour while everyone arrives. Fields of Faerun lands in June. Fancy rounding up a few people to try it? Find a game night near you on Backseat Gamer.
Sources: WizKids | Tabletop Gaming News | ICv2
