It isn’t a state secret I’m a fan of the games by Jamey Stegmaier (Scythe is my favourite game of all time) and his game company Stonemaier Games (although I’m not a fan of Between Two Cities – it just didn’t click with our game group). So when they announce a new game I’m all over it. Well unless it’s that Between Two Cities tie in with the Castles of Mad King Ludwig.

Jamey is starting to drop information about their next game Wingspan.

So far we know it’s “a bird-themed, medium-weight, engine-building game.” I like engine builders. London, Imperial Settlers are great games. The theme sounds interesting and I’m looking forward to seeing more about it.

Jamey has shared these photos below on the Wingspan Facebook group that I have “borrowed” for this post. (Copyright of these images is all with Stonemaier Games)

Wingspan is designed by Elizabeth Hargrave (I’m not familiar with her work). Art for the game is by Natalia Rojas, Ana Maria Martinez Jaramillo, and Beth Sobel. Going by the box art I think we will be in for a visual feast. I really love that box art. And graphic design was by Christina Santana.

From posts and comments there is an Automa for the game, so that would be solo play taken care of.

So apart from Jamey and David Studley who developed and did the Automa respectively. This was an all female designed game.

We also can see from the box art that Wingspan plays 1 – 5 players, with a playtime of between 40 – 70 minutes. That’s if my reading of the side of the box is correct.

This info was being released later today. But I’m jumping the gun after it was pointed out on Facebook my prediction of 1 – 4 players, and 60 – 90 minutes was wrong, and the info is on the image above.

I think that sums up everything we know currently. But there may have been a nugget or two I’ve missed.

Oh and you can pre-order Wingspan from Stonemaier Games from the 9th December 2nd January 2019 I believe.