Classic games games with Nintendo skins are nothing new, even if we are still waiting for Wii Fit Twister. In the meantime, game company USAopoly is releasing two more themed titles to stack next to your Monopoly and chess sets.
First off the line, according to pop culture site ICv2, is TacDex: Super Mario. This title is said to play like the simple card game War, although players will have good guy and baddy-themed decks and somehow be able to flip between the winning conditions being either higher or lower card. Release is scheduled for sometime this winter at an MSRP of $9.95.
Spring will see the expected release of Yahtzee: The Legend of Zelda, pictured below. It's tough to see any real way these two timeless properties blend thematically, what with Yahtzee's strive for five and Zelda's affiliation for threes, but at the very least you can shake a dice cup shaped like a treasure chest? It may also come with some special rules, but no further details are known for now.
Are you thinking of picking up either of these person-powered games for your collection? Let us know!
[source icv2.com, via nintendoeverything.com, usaopoly.com]
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No body in my family like playing any board game, so I'm probably not going to buy these despite me liking board games and video games.
I love both Yahtzee and Zelda, so that's definitely a must buy.
That Zelda Yahtzee!! That'll be an insta-buy if I see it at Target.
I want the Zelda Yahtzee just for the treasure chest!
My boys would love the Mario card game.....maybe for Christmas
Zelda Yahtzee! I'm all over that! There are many Yahtzee games in this house
I want the Yahtzelda game but... The people I play board games with aren't gamers, and the people I game with either are too far or aren't into board games. I'd have no one to play it with. DX
I'd get the Yahtzee, but my issue is that I don't know anybody who wants to play board games. And if they do want to play board games, they probably aren't gamers. This is why I didn't buy the Mass Effect edition Risk or the Zelda Monopoly or the Mario Chess or anything else that's come out. No one to play them with.
@DarthNocturnal
which tokens were exclusive?
Guys find your nearest local board game reseller or a group if you like board games. There's quite a renaissance going on with them thanks to the growing popularity of games not based solely on luck which have been so popular in the past in the US.
I just realized you could play Talisman with custom cards and amiibos
I'll definitely pick up LOZ Yahtzee.
@Chaozrush21 It's more likely your family don't know any GOOD board games.
War? ...WAR?!?!
Played the Mario TacDex a week or two ago when a shipment came into the store. It's cute. Like the review said, it's essentially a slightly more complex version of War. I still prefer Mario Chess, myself.
SMASH BROS MUNCHKINS! Or any other specific Nintendo IP, they'd all work well. LoZ, Mario, Metroid.
@ShadJV
Exact reason I didn't get the Zelda Monopoly game
Certainly fits the profile of Nintendo ramping up the licenses and toys in times when their games aren't doing as hot as they could be.
Never heard of Yahtzee before.But after googling the rules,I want to play that Zelda version.
I can already imagine that Zelda Yathzee going for quite the markup on eBay. We still play DBZ yathzee w/ the kids sometimes, it just dice w/ pictures of the characters on it though, we discarded the rest.
The Mario chess set is very cool. We got it at Target 1 year after Christmas on clearance for about $12.48 or something. Problem is my son beats me too badly w/ it as my brain cant process the pieces and keep up w/ him at the same time. The pieces themseles are very nice though.
@DarthNocturnal
Ugh. I am not a fan of exclusives. I am also not a fan of giving gamestop money.
@Captain_Gonru - Queen to queen's level 3
I have Nintendo Monopoly already. Oh, and this thing:
Legend of
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