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Darrington Press To Release Second Edition Of For The Queen

Darrington Press confirmed this week they will be releasing a second edition of For The Queen, with all new mockups and look.



Article Summary

  • Darrington Press announces second edition of 'For The Queen' launching May 14.
  • New edition boasts all-new artwork, refined cards, and enhanced packaging.
  • Game designer Alex Roberts expresses excitement for the updated release.
  • Updated 'For The Queen' game involves storytelling and protecting or betraying a queen.

Darrington Press, the publishing arm of Critical Role, announced this morning that they are releasing a second edition of their game For The Queen. This new edition, set to launch on May 14, features completely new artwork, improved packaging, refined prompt cards, and other additions to the game to enhance the experience. Whether or not that makes the first version collectible moving forward remains to be seen, but clearly, the game was so popular they had to roll out a new edition for the public. We have more info and a couple of quotes about this version for you below.

Darrington Press To Release Second Edition Of For The Queen
Credit: Darrington Press

"I'm thrilled to share a fresh new version of For the Queen with Darrington Press," said designer Alex Roberts. "Fans are going to love the new material – and I think we'll be making some new fans too. For the Queen was always meant to be the roleplaying game you could play with anyone, any time. So you can imagine how stoked I am to bring it to a new and wider audience!"

"We're so happy to be working with Alex Roberts again, but this time on her own game!" said Head of Darrington Press, Ivan Van Norman, who also brought on Alex Roberts for additional design work on Darrington Press's duel storytelling game, Till the Last Gasp. "For the Queen has already brought so many people together to tell great stories, so we're excited to bring this new offering to stores and homes everywhere. My favorite game sessions at conventions have been For the Queen."

Darrington Press To Release Second Edition Of For The Queen
Credit: Darrington Press

For The Queen

A card-based collaborative storytelling game for 2 – 6+ players, For the Queen has players take on the role of royal confidants traveling with their Queen on a journey to a foreign land. Can you protect your Queen on this journey, or are you planning her demise? Choose your Queen from among 25 lavish illustrations — or create your own! — and use the guided question cards to build a story of love, betrayal, doubt, and devotion, and start playing in minutes! Darrington Press has given this second edition of For the Queen a complete visual redesign, along with all-new artwork by a diverse group of talented artists, an enhanced magnetic box with a ribbon to hold the 91 cards, and improvements to the rules and question cards for even better, easier games.


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