Sieges of Middle-earth: fourth expansion for War of the Ring board game.

Ares Games will be at GAMA Expo 2026 (March 1-5, Louisville, KY, Booth 331) presenting its 2026 line-up of new games and expansions, including the upcoming releases from partner publishers ALBI, Don’t Panic Games, Galakta, and Nuts! Publishing.

Ares will showcase two upcoming releases, the first expansion for Altay – Dawn of Civilization, Altay – Seafarers (March 2026) and the thematic game Viking Route (May/June 2026) and four novelties for the second half of 2026: the strategy game Quartermaster General: West Front, two expansions in the War of the Ring game line - Sieges of Middle-earth, the 4th expansion of the War of the Ring board game, and Hope and Despair, the 3rd expansion of the card game -, and Sword & Sorcery - Abyssal Legends, the mind-bending climax of both the Ancient Chronicles and Immortal Souls campaigns. Coming soon to Kickstarter, the two stand-alone releases Mega Empires – The Far East (North and South) will also be previewed at the show.

Crash Derby, new racing game by AlBI.

Mini Rogue Season 2: The Council and three new expansions.

From our publishing partners, Ares will bring to GAMA several games due to be released this Spring: the dynamic racing game Crash Derby and the card-driven strategy game Witchdom, where players lead rival clans of witches, by ALBI; the asymmetrical deck-building game The Hunt (La Traque), by Don’t Panic Games; Snails: Fire in Shell, first expansion for Snails, by Galakta; the season 2 of the minimalist dungeon crawler Mini Rogue, with a new standalone game, The Council, and three expansions – Mountains of Torment, Glittering Throne, and Beyond the Portal, and two new games – the fast-paced, card-driven wargame Guerre Éclair and the card game SPELL, a head-to-head game of magical duels, by Nuts! Publishing.

If you are attending GAMA Trade, visit us at booth 331!


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