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    Expanding Your Favorites in Q2 & a Critical Releases Q3

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    by Steph Hodge

    In Q2, we will expect to see a handful of expansions released for many popular games!

    ▪️ Czech Games Edition (CGE) plans to release Codenames: Expansion Packs this Q2 2026 designed by Vlaada Chvátil. Introducing three new packs to mix with Codenames , Codenames: Duet, and Codenames: Pictures !

    ▪️ The Codenames: Fairy Tales Expansion Pack contains 50 new fairy tale-themed word cards, 3 agents, and 4 pictures. You will need the base game from either Codenames, or Codenames: Duet to play.

    Once upon a time, Red Riding Hood and Captain Hook wandered into Oz… Find out how the story continues in the Codenames Fairy Tales pack!

    ▪️ The Codenames: Sci-Fi Expansion Pack contains 50 new sci-fi-themed word cards, 3 agents, and 4 pictures. You will need the base game from either Codenames, or Codenames: Duet to play.

    What happens after a mad scientist rides a sandworm into an asteroid belt? Explore the universe of possible outcomes in the Codenames Sci-Fi pack!

    ▪️ The Codenames: Pictures – Cute Critters Expansion Pack contains 40 new picture cards.You will need Codenames: Pictures to play.

    Flip through a frog family photo album, tapdance with a tardigrade, or join a bee family dinner—and do all that without leaving your gaming table with the Cute Critters pictures pack.

    ▪️ Taking a side-step from expansions, CGE also announced Codenames: Critical Role Adventures . The adventure begins Q3 2026.

    Codenames: Critical Role Adventures is a unique take on Codenames inspired by the Critical Role universe. It reimagines the classic mechanisms players know and love in a fresh, unexpected way, transforming this game into a whole new Codenames experience.

    From a recent newsletter, Hachette Boardgames USA has announced two exciting new expansions, which are planned to arrive in April 2026.

    ▪️ Gigamic is publishing a second expansion for the hit title Akropolis called Akropolis: Panteon designed by Jules Messaud. The first expansion, Akropolis: Athena was released in 2024, which added new tiles and goals to complete.

    Pantheon offers a whole new way to play Akropolis, as it is now possible to play cooperatively. An excerpt from the BGG page:

    The time for rivalries is over! At the height of their glory, the once-opposing Cities now join forces to build a grand Capital together and honor the gods.
    Erect splendid Divine Altars dedicated to the protectors of the Capital, and let its aura shine throughout the ancient world.

    Game Overview
    The Architects’ goal is to work together to construct the Capital and achieve the highest possible score by using the best strategy. You must therefore join forces and play cooperatively.

    ▪️ Studio H is publishing Cyclades: Maelstrom which expands on Cyclades: Legendary Edition designed by Bruno Cathala, and Ludovic Maublanc.

    Brave the Raging Seas of Cyclades!

    Typhon, father of monsters, and the Nereids, nymphs with deadly songs, rise from the depths to overthrow the metropolises. Against their wrath stand legendary heroes like the lightning-fast Achilles and the indomitable Heracles.

    In your conquests across islands and reefs, every wave may carry you…or drag you under!

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