Gen Con Pit Stop – Ravensburger Games Article

If you missed my large dangerous Gen Con recap, simply know—I’m an avid tabletop gaming fan. Strategy gaming, RPGing, you identify it, I’m there. So, once I let you know that Gen Con is my Mecca, that’s an understatement.

Out of all the wonderful, fantastic moments of Gen Con 2025, my favourite half was getting to fulfill and greet with a few of the firms I’ve been following for years. When I had the possibility to snag an interview with Ravensburger, let me let you know I didn’t simply soar on the likelihood, I catapulted myself clear into that Google Calendar invite. If you don’t know Ravensburger, they’re the brains behind a few of the finest video games which can be presently available on the market. Disney Villainous is among the first video games that I pull out when somebody comes over for a recreation night time. Even the non-strategy gamer can fall in love with Villainous, since you’re tapping into the Disney realm, and the graphics and aims align with the villain everyone knows and love—however I’m getting forward of myself! More on that one later…

In the midst of the sheer chaos that’s Gen Con, I had the fantastic alternative to fulfill with Amiekay from Ravensburger to get an up-close have a look at all of their 2025 Gen Con releases, and they didn’t disappoint! In no specific order… 

The Sandcastles of Burgundy is a scalable family-friendly recreation based mostly on Castles of Burgundy, that introduces youthful audiences to technique gaming. This enjoyable little beach-themed board recreation is performed with sandcastles that cover numerous decorations below them. Using your reminiscence, it is your job to uncover them and work in the direction of reaching the Queen Crab’s seashore social gathering. This is a traditional cube rolling recreation and permits for 2 completely different variations, relying upon the skills of your youngest gamers. The theming is enjoyable, and as I mentioned, it’s scalable, so that is positively one I’m trying ahead to testing with my infant! 2-4 Players, Ages 5+.

Horrified: Dungeons and Dragons. Holy Moley, this Gen Con drop was one of many objects that created fairly the lineup outdoors the sales space. This new launch lives within the Horrified household of video games and permits adventurers to play cooperatively as they work collectively to battle considered one of 4 monsters, ranging in issue. If you may have a working information of the D&D universe, these monsters is not going to be new to you, as they’re frequent staples of the world. Players may even get to decide on to be the wizard, rogue, fighter, cleric, or bard, after all, all with their very own particular talents. 1-5 Players, Ages 10+.

Gloomies is a phenomenal, dare I say cozy, recreation I merely may not cross up. This is mainly a 2-in-1 recreation. In part 1, you begin with planting a backyard of glowing flowers. Using technique and a little bit of luck, you’ll begin constructing your deck all through part 1 to make use of in part 2, which is the place you harvest your crops. Gain factors alongside the way in which as you harvest your flowers and accomplished ornament orders. The graphics on this recreation alone will pull you in, however that’s actually the Ravensburger means. Amiekay and I even talked concerning the gifted illustrators they’ve—these video games are attractive, and Gloomies doesn’t disappoint in that area. It’s simple to evaluate this ebook by the quilt. 2-4 Players, Ages 10+.

Villainous Unstoppable (I instructed you we’d circle again to Villainous) is a brand new spin on their hit Villainous system. In the traditional model of Villainous, you play as a Disney Villain with your individual goal in your individual realm, vying in your likelihood to be the baddest baddie of all time. What makes Villainous distinctive is that each participant has their very own goal, constructing their very own technique to win. This means you’re not solely contemplating your individual gameplay but additionally unraveling the methods and aims of these round you. If it appears intense, it’s—my brother walked away 10 minutes in. But alas! Villainous Unstoppable was created to ease a few of that, permitting for extra open palms, making it simpler to trace. They additionally amped up the board in one of the best methods making for yet one more attractive recreation. 2-4 Players, Ages 7+

Bonus announcement: Sweet Victory is one other new launch from Ravensburger however wasn’t featured at Gen Con. This is a speed-stacking recreation the place you’ll be able to solely use one hand to seize one piece, racing towards your opponent to stack the proper tower to match the pulled card. Whoever completes it first will race to seize the trophy and thus earn the factors. First one to 12 wins. This seems like a really enjoyable interactive recreation that could possibly be nice at events. I’m laughing contemplating it, and it could make a cease in my procuring cart once I’m completed writing this text. 2-4 Players, Ages 8+.

So that’s a bit about only a few of the Ravensburger video games, however I’ve hardly touched the floor. There are so many video games accessible at numerous ranges of issue. If you’ll be able to’t discover the proper recreation for you from Ravensburger, I’ll be shocked, as a result of there genuinely is a recreation for everybody. If you’re new to technique gaming, it may be extraordinarily overwhelming to start out discovering the video games you like—however Ravensburger is unquestionably an organization to take a look at. If you’re at Gen Con 2026, make certain they’re in your checklist of cubicles to go to. I’m so glad I did!