Sneak Peek of Official Reprint of Dune from Gale Force Nine
Back in August, Gale Force Nine(GF9) announced that they had reached a multi-year licensing agreement with Legendary Entertainment and Herbert Properties, LLC to bring the expansive Dune sci-fi franchise to tabletop gaming, with plans to release several products, including board and miniatures games, just prior to the upcoming Dune theatrical release in 2020. However, there was no confirmation at that time that they had plans to reprint the classic Dune board game. Today’s sneak peek confirms the rumors that we will be getting a reprint of this much admired, long out-of-print, and difficult to find game that is a holy grail for many boardgamers.
Update March 15, 2019:
Original co-designers Peter Olotka and Bill Eberle have confirmed this news, with Mr Olotka saying on Twitter, “Yup DUNE returns better than ever.” Mr. Eberle has told us that the original designers are working on this project.
Update March 21, 2019:
Gale Force Nine's John-Paul Brisigotti confirmed this news on Game Trade Media, and said that the "classic game will be out in the summer, probably in August."
If you like Dune you should also check out this article on the game: Dune the Right Thing
This better come with all six factions in the base box, though.
jpat wrote: (Checks calendar, not 4/1)
Dune pi(e) day...?
JonathanVolk wrote: Screamed in my climbing gym; had to explain to two confused people why.
Jonathan, why am I imagining you halfway up a rock when your phone suddenly "pings" you with a "Fear is the Mind Killer" MIDI.
Are they really using the Ilya art, I wonder?
Or was that just for demonstration purposes?
It does bring to mind some question about just how much GF9 shelled out for the license, though, given the Herbert estate's fairly extreme obstinacy in the past. Was part of the license agreement a determination to not make any changes? I can't see how that would matter to anyone but the original designers. I wonder if GF9 will be looping in Eberle and Co. like FFG did? Given the rare number of times I can actually get six people for a game, I'm more intrigued by the mention of "other products" at the moment. But I've never been quite as wowed by Dune as most here.
I'll be really fascinated to see how they go about writing the rules. The original ruleset is a little like holy scripture, in that there seem to be a lot of different ways to interpret it and a lot of people care a whole bunch.