League of Legends Reveals New Tabletop Game

Riot Games at present revealed a brand new teaser trailer for an upcoming tabletop spinoff game known as Tellstones: King’s Gambit. The game, which is offered as an historic, in-universe game performed by the characters, largely seems to be about bluffing and reminiscence, however the guidelines themselves haven’t but been revealed. This is not the primary tabletop game from the corporate, neither is it even the primary time that Tellstones: King’s Gambit has been talked about, but it surely’s the largest piece but of what is coming subsequent for the corporate’s tabletop efforts.

“Tellstones: King’s Gambit is the unforgettable game of bluffing, technique, and recollection from the world of Runeterra,” the game’s official description reads. “To win, you’ll have to deal with enjoying the participant, not the game.”

What do champions play? Check out the brand new trailer for Tellstones: King’s Gambit, Riot’s subsequent board game!

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“We painting Tellstones as a game that’s truly performed in Runeterra, as a part of their historical past and tradition in the identical method that chess or mancala have historic roots in our personal world,” Riot Games’ Greg Street, VP of IP and Entertainment, told The Verge. Not a lot when it comes to particulars are literally spoiled by Street, however he does supply some perception into Tellstones.

“The model that we’re transport is the Demacia model, and we talked quite a bit about what the symbols that Demacia placed on their tokens appear like,” Street continued. “Presumably in Ionia or different components of the world they may look totally different.”

League of Legends is at the moment accessible on PC. Riot Games has a number of different games both out, like Valorant, or in growth, and that features Tellstones: King’s Gambit. You can take a look at all of our previous coverage of Riot Games right here.

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