الجمعة، 11 يوليو 2025

Tiny deck. Massive decisions. Welcome to your new addiction.

Hello, this is Ignacy Trzewiczek from Portal Games...



This is Ignacy Trzewiczek, and this is letter from Poland. I hope you are doing great, and had a good week. It's all good here, on my side. 

There are 40 unique cards in the deck. You draw 7 at the beginning of the game—and that's it. The rest? Back in the box. Those 7 are your hand for the entire game. And because each card is multi-use, you're suddenly staring at 21 possible decisions.


Three of these cards will form your Galactic Alliance. You play them in front of you, combine their powers, and hope they sing in harmony.


One card becomes your Ideology—that's your end-game scoring bonus.


And the remaining three?


You raze them. Burn their homeworlds, plunder their resources, toss the card. Cold, but efficient.


Now, let's talk about the elephant in the galaxy.

Age of Galaxy has a name like a filler track on a sci-fi synth album. Generic title? Check. Standard-boring sci-fi art? Check. A cover that kind of whispers "Star Trek," but nothing that screams "Buy me"? Check, check, check.


You've got a dozen games like this on your shelf already.

So… why care?


Because you love card games. You care, because the edge is not in the cover. It is in the cards.


It's in that hand of 7.


It's in the thrill of planning a galaxy-shaking combo and executing it one turn at a time.


It's in watching your friends pull off their own twisted alliances and chaotic chains.


If you're into card games, you already know—the magic is in the multi-use cards. In the decisions. In the way those 7 cards give crazy possibilities.


You smile.


You know.


You're ready for one more brilliant card game in your life.


Forget the generic title. Ignore the vanilla setting.


The real flavor? It's right there in your hand of seven cards.

🔥TEASE OF THE WEEK🔥

Here are 5 promo factions you get when you pre-order Age of Galaxy from us directly - which I highly appreciate :) 

🔥WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND PORTAL GAMES🔥

  • Pre-orders for the Age of Galaxy are open!

  • The new vlog is on YouTube. I talk about my work at manufacturer who produced Neuroshima :D

  • I wrote a new article on my blog "No one's holding a gun to my head" - has a ton of likes already, so I think it's a good one :D 👉 You can read it here

  • You can vote for us at Essen Geek List! Please, do!

  • SUPER HIGHLY MEGA positive review (and gameplay) of Resurgence from All The Games with Steph and Michael. 👉You can watch it here

  • Imperial Settlers is in Alpha on Board Game Arena! Beta is just around the corner!

  • We are on the Discord, please, join me, I am there personally every day if you have any questions!

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الأربعاء، 9 يوليو 2025

⚽Think Like a Manager. Play Like a Pro.

ELEVEN is 40% off. So are the expansions. Time to build your squad.

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السبت، 28 يونيو 2025

Where’s Age of Galaxy? Not Where It Should Be.

Hello, this is Ignacy Trzewiczek from Portal Games...



This is Ignacy Trzewiczek and this is another letter from Poland! How's things here? Pretty shitty to be honest… Let me explain…


What you see above is a beautiful fragment of yet another document we got from the shipping company tonight. It lists the fourth delay in the delivery of Age of Galaxy to the US. The shipment was first planned for July 5th, then bumped to the 7th, then the 9th, and tonight they told us the new ETA is July 13th.

In other words, the game won't make it to Gen Con.


I'm writing this not to whine, not to complain, but because this is the format I have in mind for this newsletter—talking about what's really happening at Portal Games. We've been exhibiting at Gen Con since 2014 and at Essen since 2007, and for the first time ever we won't have a new product at our booth. Tariffs have wrecked the whole US logistics chain. It's brutally hard to plan anything these days.


So, what's next? As soon as I finish this newsletter, I'll reach Chevee and brainstorm a new Gen Con plan. We already printed roll-ups and banners for Age of Galaxy, so there's that, but the real question now is what to demo in Indianapolis. Do we go with Resurgence or AI Space Puzzle? Do we lean on the evergreens and push Neuroshima Hex, or do we shout "SALE!" and hit the show with older titles at killer prices?


We need to figure this shit out, and fast. Damage control mode: ON. The booth is paid for. The hotels are paid for. Our awesome demo team is booked. Every piece is in motion — except Age of Galaxy. That's the only part that isn't moving. It's stuck somewhere out on the ocean.


For those of you who planned to buy Age of Galaxy at Gen Con—and for those who hadn't planned to, but want to help—please visit our website, pre-order the game directly from us, and give us a bit of relief in this mess.


Thank you,

Ignacy



🔥TEASE OF THE WEEK🔥

Here is a player board for each player in the Age of Galaxy. I hope you like tech trees in games, because that one has it! :) 


🔥WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND PORTAL GAMES🔥

  • The new vlog is on YouTube. I talk why we had a hammer and anvil in the office in 2005 :D

  • We have promotion on our Imperial Miners app, if you have not checked it yet, please do, it is great implementation!

  • We are on the Discord, please, join me, I am there personally every day if you have any questions!

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الأربعاء، 25 يونيو 2025

🤡Dreadful Circus Awaits… Dare You Enter?

Check out what's 40% off right now!

Beautifully Bizarre. Dangerously Fun.

It's fast. It's atmospheric. It's clever. It's beautifully weird. And for a limited time, it's 40% off.

Gather your group, shuffle the decks, and prepare for a game night no one will forget.


🎪  Features bidding, negotiation, and player interaction

🎪  A fast, strategic card game by Bruno Faidutti (Citadels)


🎪 Enter a bizarre circus world with stunning artwork and create your own twisted, unforgettable show.
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For the next two weeks, Dreadful Circus is available at a special discounted price!

Get it now and save 12!

18.00 30.00

🎥 Watch the gameplay video by The Dice Tower

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