Best new board games for April: Bardsung, Avatar the Last Airbender, more

Spring is here, and that means it’s time to clean off your shelf for a fresh new batch of tabletop games. We’ve rounded up the best new board games on sale right now, and narrowed in on some of the most interesting new crowdfunding campaigns launching in April.

Our top pick for this month’s spot is Bardsung: The Legend of the Ancient ForgeThe dungeon crawler is a huge, buzz-generating game. The game gives you, and up to four friends, the chance to become legends by fighting monsters, solving puzzles, and collecting treasure as your party wanders deeper into the dungeon’s depths. Choose your own paths to glory to inspire the bard’s songs and turn into a fabled hero.

This fantasy fighter is unique because you can create your own dynamic characters. You aren’t tied down by classes like paladin or rogue; follow the set-out hero paths, or add traits and attacks from other paths to craft your own unique hero type. The random board generation feature makes this a great game. Random board generation ensures that no two games will have identical dungeons, enemies or other items. The length of your campaign is up to you. You can play one game or several to create a story that changes with your choices. It has great replay value and character building. BardsungThis is an essential title.

Although temporarily out of stock at the manufacturer’s website, Steamforged tells Polygon that copies are available at many retail stores.

Décorum

Are you up for the challenge of a lifetime? You are invited to participate in the ultimate challenge. DécorumA partner and you must both decorate your home in a way that is meaningful to you. They can never tell you what they need — only respond with “love it,” “hate it,” or “fine with it,” (truly a relatable scenario). You’ll both need to compromise and rework your rooms until you solve your unique decor scenario.

Décorum may seem like a straightforward logic puzzle, but it’s really a game of communication and compromise. Your partner may ruin the strategy you’ve perfected to decorate your room, and you might ruin theirs. The conflict can only end if both you and your partner are able to let go of their own ideas and collaborate. Overall, gaming offers an entertaining and refreshing approach to communication limits mechanics and deduction. Grab a copy now to test your roommate, or partner.

Décorum

These prices were correct at the time of publication.

• 2-4 players, ages 13+

• Playtime: 30-45 minutes 

• Game Type: Board

• Category: Communication limits, deduction, co-op

• If you like: Encrypto, Spyfall

Urban Legends: Cryptid

You will be either the Moth Man (or the one leading the way to his flame) Take on the challenge of abstract deduction head-tohead. Are you ready for the challenge? An entire city. You can either avoid capture and chaos, as a Cryptolith or capture them and expose them to scientists. Urban Legends: Cryptid.

The game is highly competitive and requires you to be able to deduce, foresee, and use your ingenuity. These core mechanics allow players to create new strategies while utilizing limited resources and time. Plus, who doesn’t love a good cryptid hunt? Grab your copyUrban Legends: CryptidOsprey Games starts April 28.

Fire Nation Rising: Avatar, the Last Airbender

All Avatar fans: The Fire Nation will soon be attacking! To restore world balance, take command of the situation and defend it! Avatar of The Last Airbender – Fire Nation Rising. Prepare for the last battle against the Hundred Year War by recruiting heroes and fighting villains. If you fail to fend off the Fire Nation’s attack, all will be lost.

Apart from being fun to play as favorite characters like Aang, Katara or Sokka, Toph and Zuko, the game also offers great difficulty scaling. You can adjust the difficulty and game play based on your experience. This helps increase replay value while making the game easily accessible for all players. Take a look at Fire Nation Rising It will be available for purchase to allow ATLA lovers to enjoy tabletop gaming.

The Dark Quarter

Discover the greatest murder mystery ever solved The Dark Quarter. Work together as Beaumont agents to solve the worst crimes in a dark, fantastical 1980’s New Orleans. Watch how the story unfolds, changing with each decision.

Both the characters and the story add depth and life to the genre. The setting also offers a new perspective. The story is grounded in real life by elements like crime and a vibrant nightlife. Voodoo, magic, and other supernatural elements add an element of fantasy to the story. These elements create a mix of fantasy and real, drawing on the cultural heritage of a city for intrigue. This campaign is sure to be popular due to its wide range of enemies, chaos and dangers. Get involved in this Kickstarter campaign before May 5, to get the best view. The Dark QuarterIt will be a reality. The delivery date is October 2023.

Paradox Initiative

All is within your reach Paradox Initiative. The 2016 title is reimagined in this title Paradox This pattern creator is easy to understand, yet difficult to master. You’ll play as a mad scientist attempting to claim strands of spacetime. In your paradox engine, create matches to allow you to leap into other worlds. Then collect the sets of their timelines and use them for research. The galaxy’s respect and renown goes to the scientist who has created the most universes.

Mixing different mechanics makes gameplay interesting and fresh. Others are more familiar like resource management and card drafting. Some, such as the BejeweledMatching styles of patterns is a unique feature. Paradox series. Although the game appears simple, there are many opportunities to improve and refine strategies. To experience this puzzle-solving game for yourself, you can back it on Kickstarter before April 29. Delivery is scheduled for February 20, 2023.

Iconoclash

Platformer enthusiasts rejoice IconoclashThis puts you right in the thick of tabletop platform fight action. Then, choose your character and map to start fighting. Each turn you’ll get to attack, move across the stage, dodge hazards, collect items, and avoid attacks. To deal more damage or time your attacks, you’ll need to spend power tokens. A player who has zero hit points wins.

You will have fun playing with a variety of characters and 500+ unique attack combinations. Multiplayer modes are another nod to platform classics and a great feature. They support four players, include classic, battle royale and 2v2. This creative title offers replayability and a lot of variety. The crowdfunding campaign should be backed by platform lovers before May 6. Delivery is expected for June 2023.

Get out of Stalingrad Z

Combine tactical combat, zombies, and World War II: You’ve discovered Get out of Stalingrad Z. You can fight as veteran soldiers and escape from the zombie invasion. Solo or collaboratively, you can choose to play in one of the linked scenarios. You will have options for which direction to take next and it is your decision.

This campaign is cohesive due to the fact that it has ongoing story elements. This game is for those who enjoy war strategy with an element of the undead. You can support the Kickstarter campaign by May 2, to help bring about the post-war apocalypse. The delivery date is November 2022.

Our latest list was curated with your pleasure. We’ll keep scouring crowdfunding forums and game developer pages to keep you up to date on the latest and greatest tabletop games. Keep checking back for more exciting new discoveries.