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StarDriven: Gateway by Rock Manor Games Coming Soon to Gamefound

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In a future without energy scarcity, an ancient yet advanced Gateway has been discovered in independent space. Rock Manor Games  is thrilled to announce that the solo, co-op, and competitive 1-4 player board game StarDriven Gateway, will be launching on Gamefound on   October 1st .  We’re commemorating the launch with an animated Saturday Morning cartoon style video to give everyone a taste of the world. The StarDriven universe was originally conceived on a long drive to the Origins Expo over 5 years ago by Todd Walsh ( Set a Watch  series) and Mike Gnade ( Maximum Apocalypse ,  Lawyer Up ). StarDriven: Gateway is the first of 3 planned games in the universe and features incredibly unique and innovative gameplay that thrusts players into the role of commanding the Crew of a Starship. Unlike most games in the genre, each Crew card is unique and your ship is controlled by assigning them to the individual stations. With the discovery of ancient advanced technology, time is ticking for
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Gutenberg English Edition by Portal Games Coming Soon

Portal Games announced that the hit game, Gutenberg, published by Granna, will be co-published by Portal Games, enabling gamers in North America, Australia and New Zealand access to this great game from the friendly local and online stores in these markets. Gutenberg was initially released at Essen Spiel 2021.

Portal Games will publish Gutenberg alongside the set of promotional tiles, which were offered during the European premiere of the game at Spiel in Essen, Germany in October 2021. The promotional tiles will be available with preorders at the Portal Games North America store.

Portal Games is printing Gutenberg at the Granna factory in Warsaw, Poland, where the first release of the game was printed, ensuring the same excellent quality of components, including the unique 3D wooden letter blocks. Gutenberg will retail for $70 and preorders start on January 10th with North American preorder fulfillments occurring in March 2022.

"We will continue to deliver outstanding strategy games to our fans around the world, as well as support our existing product lines", said Ignacy Trzewiczek, President of Portal Games. "We are happy to be working on this project with the wonderful European board game company, Granna, and are excited about the new opportunities this cooperation brings."

Co-publishing Gutenberg with Granna starts a new chapter in the growth of Portal Games, which  has expanded its operations from developing and marketing its own titles to distributing the products from the other European publishers to North America and other regions worldwide, and publishing English titles from CMON and others in Poland.

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Gutenberg is a mid-weight strategy game taking place in Europe in the 15th century. Each player takes the role of the printing pioneer trying to build their wealth and fame by developing their production capacity and gaining the support of patrons. Through bidding for specific actions the players develop their printing workshops, acquire new fonts, inks and decorations. The unique system of rotating gears allows players to combine bonuses and earn large amounts of points. The game lasts six rounds and the player with the most points at the end wins.

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