Unpub 8 News
It is the moment you have been waiting for since St. Patty’s weekend! The details for Unpub 8 are here, and we are so very excited to finally share them with our wonderful community of designers, playtesters, publishers, and vendors. But before we do that, how about a little history lesson? As you may, or […]
Unpub 8 F.A.Q. - UPDATED
When can I buy tickets? Tickets for all play tester levels are still available! Don't miss out! Can I get into Unpub to play games without a ticket? A walk-in playtest? All are welcome starting on Friday, March 23rd at 3pm, and continuing on Saturday March 24th, from 10am to 7pm, and on Sunday March […]
Unpub 8 Venue
**NOTE: We are aware you are currently unable to book the rooms online, please call them at the number and group code at the bottom of this page to book your room(s) until the hotel enables online registration. We apologize for the inconvenience. The Delta Hotels Hunt Valley location is really a one stop shop for Unpub. Not […]
Unpub 8 VIP
Unpub is very pleased to announce that Unpub 8's VIP Guest will be Matt Leacock! Matt Leacock is a board game designer, most known for cooperative games such as Pandemic, Pandemic Legacy: Season 1, Forbidden Island and Forbidden Desert. His latest releases are Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 and Mole Rats in Space. If you have […]
Unpub at Origins Game Fair
Good Morning Fellow Gamers! As many of you are aware, we here at Unpub are busy preparing for our next ProtoAlley at Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio! We’ve been a guerrilla feature at this convention for several years, and this year thanks to our awesome sponsor Renegade Games, we’ll be there in an official capacity! […]
Unpub Preview: Operation: Paperclip
Unpub Previews allow designers the opportunity to talk more in depth about the development of their games in the Unpub Network. I'm pretty excited to run people though Operation: Paperclip. In game terms: its a two tier-auction game with simultaneous turns reminiscent in structure to Libertalia, Eminent Domain: Battlecruisers, or Eggs to Empires, though player's […]
Unpub Preview: Mithral Chef
Unpub Previews allow designers the opportunity to talk more in depth about the development of their games in the Unpub Network. In Mithral Chef, the dwarven king has captured a dragon and plans to use it as an oven for his new cavernous palace! The greatest chefs in the land - you - have been summoned […]
Unpub Preview: Chef's Choice
Unpub Previews allow designers the opportunity to talk more in depth about the development of their games in the Unpub Network. Chef's Choice is a quick and simple game about influencing consumer choices. As a small restaurant owner, you hand out samples on the street to build diners' appetites for the menu you plan to serve […]
Unpub Preview: FireBreak
FireBreak is a cooperative game - players must work together to contain an outbreak of raging forest fires. Save as many cabins, airports, lakes, and conservation areas as possible for the highest team score. However, every turn the flames spread, and in which direction is as unpredictable as the wind.
FireBreak has a basic (Campfire) & standard (Smoke Eater)version, with some expert (Inferno) rules for the bravest of rangers.
Unpub Preview: Nyctophobia
Nyctophobia is a cooperative tactile maze game for 3 - 5 players. The catch? The players are blindfolded and have to feel their way around the board.
The players play as a group of friends who went camping in a forest only to find out that the rumors of a crazy axe-wielding madman were true. Players take actions on their turn in an attempt to locate their car so they can call for help before one of them gets killed. The madman is controlled by a deck of AI cards resolved by the Moderator who oversees the gameplay (the only sighted player).