Hello Gamer!

We have some exciting news to share with you in this newsletter. New products, new free content, new ideas. So sit back, take a sip of your favorite coffee and read the latest stories straight from Portal Games headquarters.... Well, virtual HQ, as we're still working from home, but you know what I mean :D

Preorders for Detective: Signature Series - Dig Deeper by Rob Daviau

Dig Deeper is the first case in the brand new exciting line of Detective: Signature Series. It has been created to give voice to the best storytellers in the industry who would use the Detective engine to tell their own stories.

Rob Daviau, the creator of Pandemic Legacy, opens the series. Rob takes us all by surprise, getting us to Boston in 70′. For those of us who remember crime TV shows like Starsky & Hutch it's time to turn good music on and let the sentiment and memories take us for the ride to the past.

Preorders for Dig Deeper have just started. If you order now you'll not only receive the game before the official release, but you'll also get an additional set of 16 character photos that can be used to enhance the investigation mind map.

How a new mechanic was introduced to Dig Deeper?

Want to know behind the scenes of making Dig Deeper? Read a blog post by Ignacy Trzewiczek in which he gives a glimpse of his cooperation with the industry veteran Rob Daviau. Ignacy is a born storyteller so his writing is always a joy to read. Check it out!

Play Detective online

Stuck at home with no chance of meeting your friends for a game night? Don't worry! You can play Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game with your gamegroup using internet communicators. If you don't know where to start, take a look at our easy step-by-step tutorial, on how to set up a game session online.

Check out #stayathome and #playforfree site!

To entertain you a little bit during lockdown we are uploading free content for you to print out and enjoy. There's a ton of freebies on our website for the games: Empires of the North, Imperial Settlers: Roll & Write, Pret-a-Porter, Neuroshima Hex, First Martians, and Detective. Recently we have also added 4 additional factions you can use when playing 51st State. Check it out!

Last weeks of Imperial Settlers: Storage Box preorders

It's now or never! The last 2 weeks for taking orders for the Imperial Settlers: Storage Box are left. This is a perfect chance to organize the content of Imperial Settlers and its many expansions into one dedicated box with perfectly designed inserts. Apart from the box, you're getting the additional goodies including 3 single-piece player boards for Amazons, Atlanteans, and Aztecs, 9 extra cards for the common cards deck with fun artwork crossover with Empires of the North, and a complete rulebook covering the base game and all the expansions in one single brochure. Don't miss the last chance!

Empires of the North nominated for Golden Geek Best Card Game of the Year

We're so excited about our beloved game, Empires of the North, receiving the recognition from so many fans. Every year the gamers community of BoardGameGeek votes for the best games of the year in several categories. This year Empires of the North was nominated for the Best Card Game of the Year. Admittedly it didn't win - Wingspan went home with the most of the awards this year (congratulations to Elizabeth Hargrave!), but still, we're extremely happy to see that our pride and hope is meeting with such a great response from the gamers community.

How to play Empires of the North solo?

Looking for your next game to indulge in solo play? Check out Empires of the North, which has a critically acclaimed solo variant. We're very excited that this time our favorite Rodney Smith from Watch It Played didn't leave the solo rules to discover on our own. Watch his video and learn how to play Empires of the North solo variant!

PortalCon Online is coming to you in July!

Since COVID-19 pandemic has caused many popular conventions to be canceled worldwide, we are preparing PortalCon Online. This will be a live streaming convention available on YouTube July 10th - 11th and will feature contests, gameplay sessions with designers, seminars, special guests, and more.
Last weekend Portal Games hosted online PortalCon for Polish fans that lasted over 20 hours. It was a great success and we want to use that experience to deliver to you super board game-related entertainment in July.
Watch Ignacy Trzewiczek talking about our experiences from the Polish PortalCon.