David Thompson and Trevor Benjamin, the design duo behind the Undaunted series of WWII deck-builders, have swapped Normandy beaches for Irish battlefields with Moytura, a two-player strategy game steeped in Celtic mythology and one of the games Bitewing Games is bringing to Gen Con 2026 later this month.
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Start organising for freeMoytura casts you and a rival as competing factions of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the god-like people of Irish legend, scrapping for control of ancient Ireland across eleven regions and two mythic ages. It is an area-majority game, so the goal is spreading your influence to hold the most ground when scoring hits. The clever twist is a third faction that neither player controls: a shared enemy of monstrous clans that acts on its own and grabs points from under both of you, a bit like the way disease spreads in Pandemic. Three asymmetric foes can take that role, from the omnidirectional Ellén Trechend to the coast-hugging Oilliphéist and the raiding Banshees, so no two games push you the same way.
Published by Bitewing Games as the third entry in its Mythos Collection, Moytura plays in around 45 minutes and packs solo and cooperative rules alongside the head-to-head mode, with art from Ireland-based illustrator Harry Conway. That pedigree matters here: Thompson and Benjamin built their name on tight, two-player designs where every card and action counts, and Moytura sounds cut from the same cloth.
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See how it worksThe base game runs $39, with a deluxe bundle at $86. If you are heading to Gen Con in Indianapolis, it is worth seeking out at the Bitewing booth. If you would rather find opponents closer to home, see who is up for a game near you.
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