{"id":77225,"date":"2019-01-21T17:27:36","date_gmt":"2019-01-21T17:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pockettactics.com\/articles\/dire-wolf-digital-digital-board-games\/"},"modified":"2019-01-21T17:27:36","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T17:27:36","slug":"a-new-challenger-dire-wolf-digital-is-now-making-all-of-the-board-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/01\/21\/a-new-challenger-dire-wolf-digital-is-now-making-all-of-the-board-games\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Challenger: Dire Wolf Digital is now making all of the (board) games"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Joe Robinson<\/span> 21 Jan 2019<\/span> <\/p>\n

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We don\u2019t need to sell you guys on digital board games, but it\u2019s been interesting watching how the market on mobile and PC has been growing. I\u2019d say \u2018expanding\u2019 but while plenty more games have been releasing digital ports, most of them are now under the watchful eye of Asmodee Digital.<\/p>\n

Sure, there are plenty of independent outfits running one or two projects, and a few \u2018main\u2019 rivals like DIGIDICED, but it\u2019s been a while since we\u2019ve seen a new serious challenger for the throne… until\u00a0Dire Wolf Digital turned up.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re not newcomers, by any means \u2013 you may remember some of their debut works including 2016\u2019s Lanterns: The Harvest Festival<\/em><\/a> and 2017\u2019s Lotus Digital<\/em><\/a>. They\u2019re also the masterminds behind the Eternal CCG<\/em>, which has just recently entered our \u2018Best Card Games\u2019 Hall of Fame.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Last Friday they announced a startling number of new projects<\/a> they\u2019re working on. A few of these have us quite excited:<\/p>\n

Mage Knights<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 as part of a \u201ccatalogue-wide digital partnership\u201d, Direworlf are now working with WizKids on adaptations of the acclaimed RPG\/Strategy game. The wording of the announcement suggests Direwolf will be handling more of WizKids catalogue, but I imagine we\u2019ll hear more later.<\/p>\n

Wings of Glory<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 one for the wargamers among you, Ares Games\u2019 great war dogfighting skirmish game is proving to be one of the more popular table-top experiences of this type and now Direwolf are brining it to digital. Hopefully they\u2019ll provide a credible alternative to the Slitherine\u2019s Check Your 6! port, which sadly fell short of the mark.<\/p>\n

Raiders of the North Sea<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 This is the one I\u2019m personally the most interested in as I\u2019ve played the physical game, Raiders of the North sea is a very colourful and engaging worker placement game where you and up to 4\/5 players must hire a crew and go raiding the shores of distant lands (that look suspiciously like England). The entire North Sea series is excellent, but Raiders (the second of the three) is a good place to start. Looking forward to seeing more of this one.<\/p>\n

Other games mentioned in the announcement include:<\/p>\n