The pre-order list: January 2026

Welcome to our first pre-order list of 2026!

The nights are long, why not spend them playing something new? Here's our selection of games for the new year. Enjoy an evening with friends and family playing our choice games!

Reserve any of the items below and pay when they come in by emailing us at info@odysseygames.co.uk

 

 

 

Defenders of the Wild: Expected January

Price: £54.99

Area control meets fantasy adventure in this new cooperative board game game from T.L. Simons, creator of Bloc by Bloc, Henry Audubon, designer of PARKS, and illustrator Meg Lemieur. Play as one of four unique animal factions to clear pollution, fight mechs, breach walls, build camps, and rewild factories across a modular map that changes with each game.

 

Gazebo: Expected January

Price: £39.99

Fill the botanical gardens with fragrant flowers, lush foliage, and soothing waters as you erect your gazebos among the tranquil features and atop prized patios.

In Gazebo, players take turns placing premium dominos on the shared garden map to establish nooks — that is, two or more contiguous terrain spaces of the same type: flower, foliage, or water. When a player creates a nook, they place one of their gazebos on top of it, and by connecting their nook to a patio, they can claim the patio and place a gazebo on it.

But not all is peaceful in this game of garden landscaping. Larger nooks can absorb smaller nooks, and patios can be stolen by cunning rivals. The first player to place all of their gazebos on the board wins!

 

Gingham: Expected January

Price: £39.99

The race is on! Ants have found an abandoned picnic blanket ripe with sweets, but there aren't enough for every colony...

Gingham is a tricky game of confection connection. In this game, players position their queens around the gingham picnic blanket and deploy their ants to connect sweets and claim the stockpiles they create.

The lead player determines which edge of the playing area all players must play on each round. Everyone then places their queen next to a row on this edge, then deploys an ant into the row where they place their queen. The catch is that you cannot deploy your ant beyond the stitch in the blanket, and the rows closer to the star at the end of the row offer fewer options. That said, whoever places their queen closest to the star becomes the leader of the next round and places their queen next to a row on any other edge of the playing area; players take turns in order of the queens in the previous row. Do you opt for a better turn order position for next round or more flexibility for ant placement this round?

By connecting matching sweet tokens with a line of your ants and by surrounding and claiming stockpiles, players score points. Sweet tokens are stacked atop one another after connecting, with sugar cubes being left behind; place next to a sugar cube to claim it as they can be spent on powerful abilities. Stretch your ants across the blanket, and grab the biggest piles of sweets to prove your pint-sized royalty!

 

Lord Of The Rings Trick-Taking Game: The Two Towers: Expected January

£24.99

The journey continues in the magical world of Middle-earth in The Two Towers: Trick-Taking Game, a narrative-driven co-operative card game that lets players take on the roles of heroes and villains in Tolkien's legendary work, The Two Towers. This standalone game follows 2025's The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game with chapters 19-36 of gameplay. The chapters can be played in any order and playing the earlier game isn't required, but ideally you play them in sequence.

Magical Athlete: Expected January

£26.99

Players all start with seed money, used to draft a team of racers.

The racers come out in random order, and each has a unique power (mostly modifying movement rules, sometimes giving extra pre- or post-race abilities). The draft is as follows: shift any unbought racers down one step on the board (decreasing prices as they shift), then add a new card to the display.

If all spaces are full, must buy one. After players have their racers (a few will remain out of game), there will be 4 or 5 races. For each race, players secretly and simultaneously choose a racer. Then, in turn order, simply roll d6 and move your racer. Of course, special powers modify movement throughout the race. The first 2 finishers score VP (more VP in later races); the  most VP after all races wins!

Collect!: Expected January

Price: £19.99

The King is Gone…

The Animal Kingdom is in total chaos! No king in sight, and everyone has gone bananas. Now every animal thinks they should be in charge. What’s the plan? Easy: build the best team of matching animals and prove you’ve got what it takes to rule them all.

Collect! is a fast-paced, competitive card game for 2-5 players. Each player takes on the role of an ambitious animal contender in the jungle’s most tricky contest for the crown. Draw, place, and maneuver animal cards in your row to form powerful Alliances. Will you outsmart your opponents and claim the Crown?

Winnie the Pooh: Serious Detective: Expected January

Price: £44.99

We all remember and love the stories we discovered as kids — especially when they’re just as rewarding to revisit as adults. And their original literary form isn't the only way to enjoy them. What if classic tales were reimagined as thrilling detective adventures?

Winnie the Pooh: Serious Detective is a narrative-driven board game in which players take on the roles of beloved childhood characters — now turned detectives — to solve challenging and often peculiar mysteries.

Inspired by the works of A. A. Milne, Lewis Carroll, and Arthurian legends, the game’s three scenarios are rich with literary charm, layered storytelling, clever wordplay, and just the right touch of whimsy. You’ll revisit the Hundred Acre Wood, Wonderland, and the court of Camelot — but not as you remember them. Something strange is afoot, and only a keen mind can uncover the truth.

Floats McGoats: Expected January

Price: £21.99

A seafaring goat crew was navigating treacherous waters when their boat capsized! The ship broke apart, leaving wood strewn throughout the waves. To save the goats, players must build a raft from the wood. Each player fights to outsmart the others in a quest to get their goats on the raft. But watch out for the shark lurking in the waters… In this captivating game of strategy, it’s every wee goat for themself!

Daydream: Expected January

Price: £19.99

Roll the dice and fill your grid so that each row of clouds contains only different numbers. Fold and unfold your board to create new scenes and explore this relaxing game.

Feya's Swamp: Expected February

Price: £44.99

In Feya's Swamp, you take on the role of a clan of swamp dwellers aiming to become the most prosperous in the area. To succeed, you need to adapt to your surroundings by finding the best fishing and settlement spots, as well as choosing the right trading partners. You can also venture into nearby abandoned temples where powerful deities lie in wait to be awakened.

Tolleno: Expected February

Price: £28.99

Take part in Tolleno’s rise by outplaying your opponents. Immerse yourself in the enchanting warmth of Southern Europe and discover the thriving city of Tolleno! Here, bold builders and visionary strategists vie for dominance over streets and canals, each move expanding their influence. In Tolleno, every structure is an opportunity, and each canal a pathway to power. Challenge your rivals and leave your mark by shaping this unique city in your image. Become more than a builder—claim your place as the master of Tolleno!

Terraria: The Board Game: Expected February

Price: £69.99

TERRARIA: THE BOARD GAME is a co-operative adventure game for 1-4 players based on Re-Logic’s smash hit indie videogame Terraria (Over 50 million copies sold worldwide). Harness simple deckbuilding and a flexible action point system to choose your own playstyle, creating memorable moments as you dig, fight, explore and build in a thrilling sandbox world!

Sail Legacy: Expected August

Price TBA

In Sail Legacy, you and your best matey will go on an adventure across thirty unique missions. Upgrade your ship, outfit your characters, and tune the deck itself to avoid a watery grave!

Sail Legacy evolves from the core Sail game mechanisms as you cooperatively use "must-follow" trick-taking to take on the unforgiving ocean — and the mythical beasts that call it home. Based on the combination of symbols in the trick, you'll steer the ship, charge ahead, or fire the cannons. Throughout the game, you'll tweak your pirate's asymmetric player powers. Will you have a well-balanced team or specialize in one area?

An epic campaign awaits. Live with the consequences of numerous branching decisions. Express your creativity with customization. Most of all, don't sink. No two tales will be the same!

Brass Pittsburg: Expected 2026

Price TBA

From Roxley and Gavan Brown, co-designer of Brass: Birmingham, comes Brass: Pittsburgh, which allows you to re-experience the explosive late 19th-century industrial boom of America's Gilded Age in its northeastern "Steel Belt" region. Players take on the role of a ruthless industrial titan in the age of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, and Henry Frick as they build sprawling networks of railways, pipelines, steel mills, oil refineries, and more.