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Wise Wizard Games at Gen Con 2026!

Wise Wizard Games at Gen Con 2026: Events, Tournaments, New Releases & Where to Find Us If you’re attending Gen Con 2026, make sure Wise Wizard Games is at the top of your must-visit list! From exciting tournament play to learn-to-play events and an exclusive early release, we’ve got an incredible lineup waiting for you.

DRACONIS 8 Early Access Now On Steam!

Draconis Early Access Is Live! Here’s Everything You Can Play, Earn, and Collect Right Now Draconis 8, a 2 Player dueling game of dragons, is now officially available on Steam Early Access. Get in early on this new dragon trading card game where every deck is unique! Each digital pack is a playable, well-balanced, unique

Wise Wizard Games Business Update

Rising costs and unpredictable U.S. tariffs have made things tough across the board for game companies, and sadly, some have had to shut down. Wise Wizard Games has been hit hard too. But we’re not giving up. We’re still committed to publishing awesome games, fulfilling our crowdfunding campaigns, and supporting our partners and community around

Draconis 8 Coming Soon To Early Access

DRACONIS 8 EARLY ACCESS ON STEAM LAUNCHING IN OCTOBER!Do you like to play PC games? Wishlist Draconis 8 on Steam now! Play Draconis 8 for free during Steam NextFest October 13-20 and then as part of Steam Early Access. Players who log into Early Access in the first 72 hours will get a free pack in

Wise Wizard Games at SPIEL ESSEN 2025 🇩🇪

⭐ CHECK OUT BRAND NEW WISE WIZARD TITLES! ⭐ PRE-RELEASE – Grab a copy at Essen before the official release date! (November 11th) 🚨 The Universe in a Card Game Draft your Seekers from among the best scientists ever, including Feynman, Maxwell, Hawking, and more, and immerse yourself in an elegant blend of resource

Board Game Tariffs in the U.S.

Hey everyone, we wanted to share some important updates about how the recent tariff changes are affecting our board game business.​ Tariffs on goods imported from China are currently a staggering 145%. While this is often presented as a penalty on China, the reality is that American businesses like ours are the ones that are

Wacky Wizard Games Press Release: Push Push Penguin now available!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Push Push Penguin, a Playful New Family Game from Wise Wizard Games is Now Available! Sudbury, MA – April 15, 2025 – Penguins are pushy, competitive, and adorable—and now they’re racing into your game nights! Wise Wizard Games is excited to announce the retail release of Push Push Penguin, the newest

Caution Signs Designer Diary by Danielle Reynolds

In December 2022 at PAX Unplugged, I met designer Scott Brady at the Smirk & Dagger Games booth with his newly released game boop., an abstract two-player game with an adorable theme of cats knocking each other off the bed. As a gaymer who owns three cats and has a love of playing/designing two-player abstracts,

Push Push Penguin Designer Diary – A Bias Towards Waddling

It’s amazing what three bored board game designers can do on a 6-hour car ride. Push Push Penguin began when David Gordon, TAM, and I were carpooling to Cusecon in 2021. It wasn’t the first time that David and TAM brainstormed a game on a trip to a convention, and it won’t be the last

Pack The Essentials Designer Diary with Jacqueline Verges

Posted on behalf of Jacqueline Verges, Pack The Essentials Game Designer I grew up in a family that always loved to play board games. Many of my favorite memories over the years together were us playing games together, from playing Sequence while camping in our little pop-up camper, to learning Scrabble from my grandparents during

Meet the Cats from Pack The Essentials & Name the Cat Contest!😻

Pack the Essentials is the newest game coming from Wacky Wizard Games. It is a lightweight, abstract strategy game about packing cats in suitcases and it’s awesome! Pre order at your local game store or on our webstore to get the quickest delivery here! Draft polyomino tiles and place in your suitcase. Complete “To Do”

Wise Wizard Games Stocking Stuffers and Gift Ideas!

Cyber Week Sale Extended Through 12/8! The Cyber Week sale is on our Wise Wizard Games online shop, all in-stock games are 25% off or more, and shipping is free for orders over $75. Looking for a gift for the holidays? Check out our awesome stocking stuffer games below!🎁 Star Realms Core Set🎁 A spaceship

Hero Realms Four Journeys campaign now available on iOS, Android and Steam!

We’re super excited to announce that Hero Realms Four Journeys is now available to download on iOS, Android and Steam for $3.99! From within the app, click on “Store” in the left hand menu, and then click on “Campaigns” in the top menu, and then you can purchase the campaign. If you are a Hero

Wise Wizard Games at Gen Con 2024!

We’re super excited to be heading to Gen Con again soon and we can’t wait to see you there. Come visit us at our Wise Wizard Games booth 2655! We will have Caution Signs and Sherlock Solitaire available for purchase at the booth. Come say hello and grab some free promos!We’re also super excited to

Sherlock Solitaire available on iOS and Android now!

Take on some of Sherlock Holmes’ most famous mysteries in this smart, quick strategy digital card game for 1 player. Full version is only $3.99!With a little luck, you may even be able to thwart the dastardly Professor Moriarty and his agents once and for all! Are you clever enough to survive and solve the

Hero Realms Journeys expansion now available on iOS and Android!

Hero Realms Digital combines the fun of deckbuilding games with the interactivity of trading card game-style combat. As you play, use gold to add new actions and champions to your deck. When played, those actions and champions generate powerful effects, give you additional gold, and damage your opponent and their champions. If you reduce your

Wise Wizard Games at UK Games Expo!

We’re super excited to be heading to UK Games Expo again this year in Birmingham, UK! Stop by our stand for Free Promos and we’ll also be running a Star Realms Legend series. Winner becomes a card in the game! Come along! Star Realms Legend Series When: Saturday 1st June Time: 1pm – 6pm

Legend Series Tournaments at PAX Unplugged 2023!

When? Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 1:00 PM – 10:00 PMWhere? Tourney (Hall D) Win and become a card in Hero Realms! Winner’s likeness will appear on a card in an upcoming Hero Realms set. Top 8 get playmats and alt art gold cards. All players get promo cards! Swiss with cut to top 8.

Trick or Treat! Get the limited time Pumpkin avatar in digital Star Realms!

Next week, we are celebrating spooky season by bringing back the Star Realms pumpkin avatar! The Trick or Treat Arena starts in the Star Realms digital deckbuilding game on October 23 at 9 am EST and ends on October 30. Players will win the Pumpkin avatar (if they don’t already have it), by getting three

Star Realms: High Alert – Heroes now on Digital!

High Alert – Heroes, the 12-card Expansion Pack for Star Realms containing new multi-faction hero cards is now available to purchase in Star Realms Digital! The Star Realms: High Alert – Heroes digital expansion includes 12 new multi-faction heroes and Campaign Chapter 25, with 7 new awesome missions.

Wise Wizard Games at Gen Con!

We always have the best time at Gen Con and we’re excited to be heading there next week! Our primary location is in the event hall this year, check out our events below and we also have a retail booth in the main expo hall. Come visit us at booth 2845! We will be giving

Press Release: Danielle Reynolds Joins the Wise Wizard Games Team

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Danielle Reynolds Joins the Wise Wizard Games Team Bringing Years of Game Design, Development, and Community Advocacy Expertise May 16, 2023 Sudbury, MA – Wise Wizard Games LLC, the creators of Star Realms and other popular strategy games, proudly announces the addition of Danielle Reynolds to their team as a Project Manager.

Wise Wizard Games at PAX Unplugged 2022!

We have SO much cool stuff happening at PAX Unplugged this year and would love to see you there. Come visit us in the events hall at TT02! ???? Visit our booth for promos and giveaways! Check out the awesome promos we’ll be giving away at the show! Get Ace of aces was the promo

Essen Spiel 2022: KAPOW! and Hero Realms Now Available in German!

We are in Essen Germany at Internationale Spieltage SPIEL 2022, also known as “Essen Game Fair”. This is the largest board game convention in the world! It has been running since 1983. We highly recommend that you get there if you ever have the chance. If you are at Essen this week, stop by and

Wise Wizard Games at Gen Con 2022!

We’re heading to Gen Con on Thursday, 4 August – Sunday, 7 August and we’re super excited to see you there! Come and visit us at booth #1537 for a Free Steam Code ($4.99 value) for our digital Star Realms game and a free promo card! We also have all-new Star Realms and Hero Realms

Hero Realms Digital Game Comparison with the physical Hero Realms Deckbuilding Game

Hero Realms digital has some differences for the physical game, here I will explain what those are and why those changes were made. Characters in Hero Realms Players familiar with Hero Realms physical will know that in the base game, both players play with the same starting deck, and no skill or ability. Later on,

Hero Realms Digital now in app stores!

Become a hero. Perform mighty actions and recruit powerful champions to your cause. We’re excited to announce that Hero Realms Digital Hero Realms Digital is now in app stores!From the makers of the award-winning Star Realms Deckbuilding Game ®, Hero Realms combines the fun of deckbuilding games with the interactivity of trading card game-style combat.

Wise Wizard Games at Origins Game Fair 2022!

Wise Wizard Games at PAX East 2022

We’re super excited to see you at PAX East in Boston on April 21-24, 2022! Come and visit us at booth 12079 for a Free Steam Code ($4.99 value) for our digital Star Realms game and a free promo card! Legend Series TournamentsFriday – Hero Realms Legend Series 11 am EST Format This tournament will

Press Release: Derek Funkhouser Joins Wise Wizard Games as Director of Game Development

Derek Funkhouser Joins the Senior Leadership Team at Wise Wizard Games Brings Years of Expertise in Game Design, Development, and Community Management from Board Game Spotlight, Druid City Games, and Skybound Entertainment. March 8, 2022 – Framingham, MA – Wise Wizard Games LLC, the creators of Star Realms and other popular strategy games, announced today

Wise Wizard Games at PAX Unplugged 2021!

We are thrilled to let you know that we will be at PAX Unplugged this year and we have lots of awesome events planned. We’ve got our awesome Wise Wizard Games Arena all weekend, as well as a Hero Realms and Star Realms Legend Series tournaments where the winner will become a card in the

Wise Wizard Games Events at Origins Games Fair 2021!

Learn to Play Epic Card Game and get a free copy of the game!Hero Realms and Star Realms Legends Series tournaments at Origins Game Fair!The Legend Series is your chance to have your name and likeness used on a future Hero Realms card! There will be swiss rounds with the Hero Realms base game, and

Wise Wizard Games Coloring Contest!

Coloring contest! We’ve got some new coloring sheets and thought we would celebrate with another worldwide coloring contest! Adults and kids of all skill levels eligible, winner will be chosen randomly and will win the Hero Realms Base Game and ALL FIVE Character Packs. We’ll be sharing some of our favorites on our social media

Press Release: Hero Realms Digital Deckbuilding Game Launched on Kickstarter

Fantasy-Themed Digital Game on iOS, Android and Steam From the Creators of Star Realms July 20, 2021 – Framingham, MA – Wise Wizard Games LLC, the makers of the wildly popular Star Realms Digital deckbuilding game, announced that they have launched Hero Realms Digital, a new digital deckbuilding game, on Kickstarter today. Wise Wizard Games

New Epic Card Game and Star Realms Sets Available in Retail!

We’re super excited to announce that we’ve got some awesome Epic and Star Realms new releases available in retail starting this week, ask for them at your local game store! If they don’t have them in stock, they should be able to order these from their distributor. There are several new Epic Card Game sets,

LIVE on Kickstarter! New Robot Quest Deckbuilding Game

Robot Quest Arena, our brand new deckbuilding game, now live on Kickstarter! Robot Quest Arena combines the awesome deckbuilding fun of Star Realms with skirmish style battles using beautiful fully painted robot miniatures. Robot Quest is a 2-4 player deckbuilding board game of robot battles! Your battery cards will give you the energy to move,

Press Release: Robot Quest Arena on Kickstarter

New Deckbuilding Game with Fully Painted Miniaturesfrom the Creators of Star Realms! Robot Quest Arena was launched on Kickstarter today by Wise Wizard Games and Perfect Day May 25, 2021– Framingham, MA – Wise Wizard Games LLC, the makers ofStar Realms,announced today that they have launched Robot QuestArena, a new deckbuilding game, on Kickstarter. Wise

Press Release: White Wizard Games Announces Name Change to Wise Wizard Games

Reveals New Games: Riders of Chaos by Richard Garfield and Robot Quest with Perfect Day March 15, 2021– Framingham, MA – White Wizard Games LLC, the makers of Star Realms, announced today that they have changed the company name to Wise Wizard Games. As the company continues to expand, they want to have a name

Wise Wizard Games at Total Con 2021!

Total Con, New England’s Largest Gaming Convention is going digital on February 18th to 21st, 2021 and our very own Debbie Moynihan is guest of honor! We’ve got some awesome events happening and they are all free to attend if you are attending the convention! All of our events are FREE and will be

Play Our Games Online!

We know it’s not easy to get together with friends and play games right now but getting to play online is the next best thing. We’re super happy to announce that you can now play KAPOW!, Hero Realms and Sorcerer online! For Tabletop Simulator, you will need to: Install Steam Click to Subscribe to Workshop

Join us at SPIEL.digital 2020

Join us for the SPIEL.digital gaming convention from Thursday, October 22nd to Sunday, October 25th. Check out all of our awesome events and specials below.Star Realms Digital Legend Series Compete to become a card in the Star Realms universe! The winner will have their likeness depicted on a future Star Realms card! Tournament Start Time:

Online Legend Series Events 2020

We are so excited to be running our first online Legend Series! We will be running the Epic Card Game Legend Series on Friday, June 19th at 1 pm EST, and we will be running the Star Realms Legend Series on Saturday, June 20th. Epic Card Game Legend Series WHEN: Friday, June 19th, 1 pm

Star Realms Frontiers: Events NOW AVAILABLE in the Digital App!

We’re super excited to announce that you can now play Frontiers Events in the Star Realms Digital App! There are 8 new event cards in Frontiers Events as well as a Brand New Campaign Chapter! We also added a foil store in this update! Star Realms – Frontiers Events adds new Event cards to your

Wise Wizard Games April Coloring Contest!

Hi Gamers! With many people having extra time on their hands, we thought this would be a great time to share some coloring pages! You can win prizes if you want to share your masterpieces. Adults and kids of all skill levels eligible, winners will be chosen randomly. How it works: Print & color! print

Wise Wizard Games at PAX EAST 2020

Are you heading to PAX East next month? If so, please come say hello at booth 21017! We will be demoing KAPOW!, Sorcerer, Star Realms, Hero Realms and Epic Card Game. Stop by to get FREE promo cards and a Star Realms Steam code! We also have lots of events at the show

Now Available: Stellar Allies in the Star Realms Digital App!

Stellar Allies in Digital App! Including all-new multi-faction ships and bases from the Blob/Trade Federation and Star Empire/Machine Cult faction pairs. It also includes a new campaign chapter with six brand new missions and has modifications to the interaction of multi-faction cards and Missions! It also includes a new campaign chapter with six brand new

Wise Wizard Games at Pax Unplugged 2019!

We are heading to Pax Unplugged in December and wanted to let you know about all the exciting things happening for us at the convention! We are super excited to be demoing and selling our newest game KAPOW! At Essen Spiel Game Fair, we announced that we have signed KAPOW! A fast and furious dice

Introducing KAPOW! A Fast and Furious Buildable Dice Superhero Game

Today, we are thrilled to announce at the Essen Spiel game fair that Wise Wizard Games has signed KAPOW!, a superhero game with buildable dice! Wise Wizard Games will now sell and distribute KAPOW! worldwide. We will be launching KAPOW! as a Wise Wizard Games title in 2020 with a reprint and expanding the game

Star Realms Frontiers coming to select Barnes & Noble locations

Star Realms Frontiers will be available in select Barnes & Noble stores across the U.S. starting November 19! Below is a list of some stores that will definitely carry Frontiers. More sales at these locations will lead to more Star Realms at Barnes & Nobles. Frontiers makes a great gift! (hint) If your local store

Press Release: Star Realms Frontiers Products Arriving at Game Stores and Conventions Throug The Rest of 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gamers eager to get their hands on the newest Star Realms stand-alone expansion will soon get their wish! The game should already be in stores in North America – and those in the EU can pick up a copy next week at Essen Spiel 2018. Command Decks will follow Frontiers into

Gen Con, PAX West, PAX Unplugged & Spiel Update!

It’s been a couple of weeks since Gen Con and we’ve finally recovered so we thought we would let you know which shows Wise Wizard Games will be attending next. First of all, can we just say, what a great Gen Con we had! There were over 60,000 attendees and we had a blast. Thank

Wise Wizard Games at Origins Game Fair 2018

Origins is upon us! Who will be in Columbus this week? Come see us at booth 901 – we are in the first row of the exhibit hall. We will be giving away Star Realms Merc Destroyer promo cards and a free Steam code for the Star Realms digital app. Stop by and chat

Wise Wizard Games is coming to a convention near you in 2018!

Hey Everyone. Now that the year is winding down, we are ramping up for convention season next year! This isn’t our complete schedule, but we wanted to give you a sneak peek at our event schedule for the next six months or so! Please Email george@wisewizardgames.com if you are interested in volunteering with us at any of

Press Release: The​ ​makers​ ​of​ ​​Star​ ​Realms​​ ​launch​ ​​Sorcerer​,​ ​a​ ​new​ ​dark​ ​fantasy​ ​game,​ ​on​ ​Kickstarter

FOR​ ​IMMEDIATE​ ​RELEASE Sorcerer​ ​melds​ ​the​ ​best​ ​elements​ ​of​ ​a​ ​strategy​ ​card​ ​game​ ​and​ ​a​ ​tactical​ ​board​ ​game​ ​for​ ​a​ ​whole new​ ​play​ ​experience,​ ​with​ ​lots​ ​of​ ​dice​ ​rolling​ ​for​ ​combat. November​ ​7,​ ​2017​ ​–​ ​Framingham,​ ​MA​ ​–​ ​White​ ​Wizard​ ​Games​ ​LLC,​ ​the​ ​company​ ​created​ ​by Magic:​ ​The​ ​Gathering​ ​Hall​ ​of​ ​Famers​​ ​Darwin​ ​Kastle​ ​and​

Star Realms Frontiers Kickstarter $1M – Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Star Realms Deckbuilding Game Kickstarter has Reached $1M in Funding. All 27 Stretch Goals Have Been Unlocked by Over 11, 000 Backers. August 10, 2017 – Framingham, MA – Wise Wizard Games LLC, the company created by Magic: The Gathering Hall of Famers Darwin Kastle and Rob Dougherty, today announced that the

Hero Realms: The Ruin of Thandar preview for backers

Wise Wizard Games will be attending GAMA 2017!

Wise Wizard Games is excited to announce that we will be at Gama Trade Show 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada! GAMA Trade Show is a 5 day closed trade shows for members of the Game Manufacturers Association. This year it will be held from March 13th to March 17th, at Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel &

Wise Wizard Games at PAX East

Wise Wizard Games will be at Pax East 2017! Bring some friends and get a demo of any of our fine range of games! You like Stars? We have Realms of them! You like Epic conflicts? How about a giant ape punching a dinosaur! Witness the takeover of Heroes from the Realm of Thandar. You

Wise Wizard Games @ TotalCon

Wise Wizard Games is coming to TotalCon! Join us February 23-26, 2017 at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Come visit us at our table in the expo hall, demo our games in the ballroom, and play in our events. When you register for the event, you can sign up to play

Press Release – Epic Card Game Digital on Kickstarter

Wise Wizard Games Launches Epic Card Game Digital on Kickstarter Epic Card Game Digital is a cross-platform app with sealed, constructed, and dark draft play and is announced by the creators of the award-winning Star Realms app. Framingham, MA | January 30, 2017 – Wise Wizard Games LLC, the company created by Magic:

Epic World Championships 2016 Top 8

Wise Wizard Games Web Background This is a guest blogpost by Jonah Acosta, who was in the Top 8 of the 2016 Epic Card Game World Championship. My name is Jonah Acosta. I am a 25-year-old gamer from Poughkeepsie, New York. I am an Engineer for The RIU Hotel down in New York City where