12 Exciting Thematic Board Games!│BOARD GAMES DIRECT #1

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August 19, 2025
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It’s our first installment of Board Games Direct! In this CHUNKY video, we’re going to walk you through a whole bunch of newly released and upcoming games with something that folks in the business like to call ‘ Big Ol’ Theme’!

This category has a huge number of weird and wonderful games – a tremendously enticing crop of releases for everyone who likes a side-serving of story with their cards and cubes.

Enjoy!

  • The Old King's Crown
    Coming Fall 2025
    For 1-4 Players
  • March of the Ants: Evolved Edition
    Coming November 2025
    For 1-5 Players
  • Wroth
    Available Now
    For 1-4 Players
  • Brink
    Coming September 2025
    For 2-5 Players
  • Children of the Colissi
    Coming October 2025
    For 2-4 Players
  • Gods & Mortals
    Coming to Gamefound in 2026
    For 2-4 Players
  • Kinfire Council
    Available Now
    For 2-6 Players
  • I C E
    Coming 2026
    For 1-5 Players
  • SHUG
    Coming Spring 2026
    For 1-5 Players
  • We All Take from the River
    Available Now
    For 1-5 Players
  • Ahoy - Fang & Fortune + Ahoy - Rivals & Renegades
    Available Now
    For 2-4 Players
  • Farms Race
    Available Now
    For 2-4 Players

Board Games Direct 2025:
#1 Thematic Games
#2 Card Games
#3 Crunchy Euro Games
#4 Two Player Games
#5 Light Games
#6 Puzzle Games
#7 Cooperative & Solo Games
+ all the shorts

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