Following this months newsletter, publisher Stonemaier Games has announced the upcoming board game Red Rising designed by authors Jamey Stegmaier and Alexander Schmidt. Previously classified as “Codename Gold”, Red Rising is based on the novels by Pierce Brown which depict a dystopian future where societies are structured around a strict hierarchy represented by colours. The game will include an official solo mode designed by the creative team at the Automa Factory.

“Enter the futuristic universe of Red Rising, based on the book series by Pierce Brown featuring a dystopian society divided into fourteen castes. You represent a house attempting to rise to power as you piece together an assortment of followers (represented by your hand of cards). Will you break the chains of the Society or embrace the dominance of the Golds?

Red Rising is a hand-management, combo-building game for 1 - 6 players (45 - 60 minute playing time). You start with a hand of five cards, and on your turn you deploy one of those cards to a location on the board, activating that location's benefit. You then gain the top card from another location (face up) or the deck (face down), adding it to your hand as you enhance your end-game point total.” - description by the publisher

Publisher Stonemaier Games will start accepting pre-orders for Red Rising Collector’s Edition in early March, with shipping to follow in March and April. According to the produce page for Red Rising, the worldwide retail release date for the standard version will be announced later.

Source: Stonemaier Games