Worker placement fans rejoice. Lords of Waterdeep is back on shelves in May, and the Scoundrels of Skullport expansion is coming with it. Renegade Game Studios is handling the reprint of one of the few Dungeons and Dragons-branded board games people actually pull off the shelf at game night, with the base box landing at $55 and the expansion at $40.
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Set up your group for freeOriginally published by Wizards of the Coast in 2012, designers Peter Lee and Rodney Thompson built a properly meaty euro about Waterdeep's hidden rulers. You play a masked Lord, recruiting Adventurers (those familiar warrior, rogue, cleric and wizard cubes) and dispatching them on quests, while quietly nudging opponents off course with Intrigue cards. It picked up the 2013 Origins Award for Best Board Game, and ten years on it still gets pulled out at game night for first-time worker placement converts because the rules teach in twenty minutes but the decisions stay sharp for an hour.
This is a straight reprint, not a remaster. Renegade has confirmed the original artwork and the old D&D logo treatment are sticking around, with no design tweaks promised. That is good news for purists and anyone whose 2012 copy has been collecting drinks rings since the Scoundrels expansion landed. Skullport adds the Undermountain locations, the corruption track and a sixth seat at the table, which most fans rate as the best version of the game.
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Start organising for freeIf your group has a couple of D&D regulars who have never tried a heavier game, this is exactly the gateway you want sitting on the shelf. The base game plays 2-5 in roughly an hour. Time to rally the table and find a game night near you once fresh copies land.
UK pricing is not confirmed, but expect Zatu, Magic Madhouse and Chaos Cards to stock both products around the May drop.
Sources: Renegade Game Studios | Wargamer | ICv2
