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When we first announced our upcoming game set in the Emerald Empire, it carried the name Tessen: The Battle for Toshi Ranbo. Partway through development, it was brought to our attention that another game was already published under a very similar name. Rather than seeing this as a setback, it gave our team a welcome […]

There’s something really magical about the holiday season, and it’s not just the lights, music, and endless excuses to eat… it’s the togetherness of it all! And what better way to bring people together than a good board game? Whether you’re shopping for the hobby gamer who tracks their plays in a spreadsheet, the family […]

About the Game This is The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers™ Trick-Taking Game! This 17-chapter, narrative driven, cooperative card game, for 1-4 players, lets them take on the roles of heroes and villains in Tolkien’s legendary work, The Two Towers™.  A standalone follow-up to last year’s incredible The Lord of the Rings: The […]

At Studio Big Games, we are a small studio, with big ideas! Our games don’t just come from studio cogs and machines; they come from real people and real gamers. Our team is a mix of designers, producers, marketers, creatives, and leaders who share a love of board games and the joy they bring to communities […]

With Gen Con 2025 almost upon us, it provides me with an excellent opportunity to reflect on everything Office Dog Games was able to accomplish in the last year.  At the start of 2024, the Studio didn’t even have a webpage yet, but the team was busy behind the scenes working on our very first […]

We are so thankful for the love that has been shared around the world for The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game. With as many plays as it has received, a few errors in our printing have been identified. TLDR: You can read more about the misprints in the below language-specific sections. Next Steps Please […]

Before we cast our sights on what 2025 has in store, let’s look at this first official year of Office Dog Games! Though the studio was established in 2022, our travels began with the wordy wayfinding game, Word Traveler, by Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance in April 2024. In the cooperative game, players choose one of four city […]

Together with the PAX Unplugged prerelease of The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game, we are excited to be partnering with friendly local game stores across the US for an exclusive prerelease experience starting December 7, 2024. With the game officially arriving in stores on January 17, 2025, this will not only be the first […]

It has been brought to our attention that the French translation for “locals” used in the Word Traveler rulebook is not appropriate for all regions the French language reaches. The spirit of the word is intended to represent the people who live in the city, not those who hail from the ancestral land. As a […]