Riot Games (League of Legends dev) making a board game

So, Quinns over at SU&SD spilled some beans about Mechs vs Minions before the NDA was up. It sounds (and looks) very interesting, though he didn't unveil a ton of info about it and won't be covering it on the site since he did some design consulting on it. They pulled the content but it's still cached:

webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=...om/games-news-120916

Someone grabbed it and put the images etc in an imgur:

imgur.com/gallery/Svj6E

Looks like the champions are pre-painted and the models look great. Visual design looks pretty good too. Oddly, it'll retail at $80, though that makes me wonder how much day one expansion packs are planned. The deal just sounds a little to good to not have some catch.

Our top story today is that Riot Games, the preposterously large and successful video game developer that makes League of Legends, has unveiled a board game set in the world of LoL. It’s called Mechs Vs. Minions, it’s shipping to customers in just a couple of months and it’s the most exciting release of 2016 that nobody knew about.

Mechs Vs. Minions is a co-operative campaign game where up to 4 players each program robots that then go stomping, blasting and carving their way through a crowd of tiny warriors trying to kill you. If I’m being flattering, it’s Robo Rally meets Descent, with a few fun Legacy-style surprises as you advance through each of the campaign’s missions. And look at it! This box as opulent as the world’s most ridiculous Kickstarters, with pre-painted miniatures, metal cogs and the most impressive inlay ever made.

In terms of what you get in the box Mechs Vs. Minions is a strong contender for the most lavish board game ever made (wait until you see the inlay), but it’s also the best value for money I’ve ever seen. At around $80, the retail price is literally 50% of what I’d expect another publisher to charge.

In other words, you’re going to be hearing a lot about this game.

Not sure if he was being tongue-in-cheek about the inlay enthusiasm, but I laughed. In any case, this is definitely something I'll be keeping an eye out for in a couple of months.