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The Unmatched Vault: Cobble & Fog

Since starting Unmatched in 2019, we have published 24 different sets with more than 60 different fi...

Unmatched: The Ultimate Fighters – Bruce Lee vs Muhammad Ali

Unmatched is “The ultimate battle between unlikely opponents.” Since 2019, this has led to 24 differ...

Restoration Games at PAXU 2025

2025 has flown by and suddenly we’re in November, but that means PAX Unplugged is right around the c...

Return to Dark Tower Expeditions Design Diary – Oops, I Did It Again!

The world of the Four Kingdoms is full of epic characters that have battled against the Tower. Now E...

Return to Dark Tower Expeditions Design Diary – It’s Kind of a Love-Hate Thing

We started with an idea, what if we looked outside the borders of the Four Kingdoms? As part of that...

Design Diary: Creating a Return to Dark Tower Expansion

So you’ve made a successful board game, what next? Expansions! Today we touch base with our Ch...

Return to Dark Tower: Expeditions on Kickstarter Now!

At the crossroads of the Four Kingdoms, dark ebony walls rise above the land. The Tower casts a migh...

Gen Con Blueprints Announcement Recap!

Fresh from the press, we just gave our Blueprints presentation at Gen Con and want to share all the ...

The Biggest 4 Days in Gaming is Here: Gen Con 2025

The Restoration Games team is gathering in Indianapolis, and we’re excited to see you! Make sure to ...

Origins 2025 – A Roaring Good Time!

We stomped around as Titans, had some Unmatched battles, and ate way too much Jeni’s ice cream at Or...

Join Us at the Origins Game Fair!

Summer is here and that means it’s time for convention season! Origins Game Fair kicks off in Columb...

A Chat With Stephen Baker – Designer of Battle Masters

Battle Monsters is our restoration of the 1992 game Battle Masters, which was designed by our very o...

From Masters to Monsters – Behind the Scenes of a Restoration

Today we have a guest post from our very own Justin Kemppainen, Supreme Adjudicator of Mirth. WeR...

Battle Monsters Live on Kickstarter!

The Earth quakes, a mighty gust of wind whooshes by, and an ear-splitting roar echoes out. The Titan...

Tackling Tariffs

No matter how involved you are in the board game hobby, you’ve no doubt been hearing a lot about tar...

Celebrating the Women of Unmatched for International Women’s Day

Over the years the Unmatched series has pulled from stories around the world, utilizing a wide varie...

Unmatched: Battle of Legends Vol. 3 (Press Release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Unmatched: Battle of Legends Vol. 3 Coming This Summer The last of the “Legend...

Join us at PAXU 2024!

2024 is coming to a close, and we’re super excited to cap it off with folks at PAX Unplugged! Come v...

Unmatched Tournament Information

Unmatched Tournament Descriptions and Registration for PAX Unplugged 2024

PRESS RELEASE – RESTORATION TEAM UPDATE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Restoration Team Continues to Grow Beth Erikson and Paul Marchbanks join Josh ...

Gen Con 2024 – What a show!

Gen Con is reporting record attendance this year – and we could tell! The halls were packed, t...

Origins 2024

We’re back from the Origins Game Fair! Thank you to everyone that visited us at the booth or e...

Sun’s Origin – The Look

There’s a lot to love about Unmatched: Sun’s Origin… but one element that’s ...

Unmatched: Slings and Arrows (Press Release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Verily, Unmatched: Slings and Arrows Will Have You Cry Havoc in 2024 The lates...

Photo of Jason Viddal holding Sun's Origin boxes

An interview with designer Jason Viddal

Even among the stellar submissions to the Unmatched Design Contest, Jason Viddal’s submission ...

photo of designer zack mader

An interview with designer Zack Mader

Unmatched: Sun’s Origin is now available for sale and we’re celebrating by chatting with...

Unmatched Design Contest Results

In July of 2020, we launched a deck design contest for Unmatched. We hoped we’d get enough entries t...

The Magician, the Writer, the Welder, and the Genie.

In the summer of 2020, we ran a contest, inviting fans to design original Unmatched decks. The winni...

Journey Through Darkness

By Rob Daviau In the summer of 1982, I played Dark Tower. It feels like a lot, but I think it was&nb...

The Wizard Tim

By Tim Burrell-Saward It’s Gen Con 2018. The third day I think, or maybe the fourth. Time goes...

return to dark tower

A Christmas Story

Christmas, 1981. The snow wasn’t falling. I was wearing shorts. I remember looking at the tree...

The Show: Our Gen Con 2019 Wrap-Up

We’ve finally recovered from the chaos that is the largest gaming convention in the U.S.: Gen ...

Origins: Keeping Score

We’ve finally recovered from our first official trip to the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohi...

Welcome to Fireball Island!

Fireball Island Design Diary 6 We’re almost there! The Kickstarter begins on Tuesday, April 3r...

Gassing Up the Embermobile

Fireball Island Design Diary 5 We’re one week away, folks. Next Tuesday, April 3rd, hopefully around...

Too Much Awesome for One Box

Fireball Island Design Diary 4 When we started working on Fireball Island, the first thing we did wa...

All Predators Great and Small

Let’s make one thing perfectly clear: The island is out to get you. Fireballs, of course. But ...

Come with me if you want to live!

The last adventurer has been stranded on Fireball Island a long time. He knows every cave, every pat...

Say Goodbye to the Hello-Copter

Fireball Island Design Diary 3 The original Fireball Island was a path game. It had a start and it h...

Pack Your Bags (and Sign the Waiver)

Fireball Island Design Diary 2 In the first Design Diary, we talked about the design of the island i...

Wild Fire

Fireball Island Design Diary 1 When we finally acquired the license to bring back Fireball Island – ...

Working To Make the Brothers Murph … Murphier

Restoration Games is thrilled to announce that we are sponsoring “The Brothers Murph”. N...

A Fireball on the Horizon

2017 was an amazing year for Restoration Games. When Rob and I started this wild venture a little ov...

Fireball Island Contest: November Results

Sometimes it’s just about brute force and iron will. Hats off to Nick M. aka @ShredDemon on tw...

Postcard - The Curse of Vul-Kar

Fireball Island Contest Results: August and September

We just finished our September drawing for our Fireball Island contest. We’ve had some amazing...

Downforce Soundtrack by Steve & Tiffany

Postcards from Indy

We’re finally back from Gen Con and at least somewhat back to a sense of normality. This was o...

Postcard - The Curse of Vul-Kar

Burn Baby Burn!

A year ago, almost to the day, Rob and I started this wild ride, finding old games, fixing them up, ...

We’ll Be at GenCon 2017!

So you’re going to Gen Con this year? Samesies! Come visit us at booth #12345...

Oceans Eleven banner

Getting Ready for the Big Score

We've got big plans. (No, bigger than that.) But we knew we'd need some help...

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Return to Dark Tower Expeditions Design Diary – Oops, I Did It Again!

The world of the Four Kingdoms is full of epic characters that have battled against the Tower. Now E...

Return to Dark Tower Expeditions Design Diary – It’s Kind of a Love-Hate Thing

We started with an idea, what if we looked outside the borders of the Four Kingdoms? As part of that...

Design Diary: Creating a Return to Dark Tower Expansion

So you’ve made a successful board game, what next? Expansions! Today we touch base with our Ch...

A Chat With Stephen Baker – Designer of Battle Masters

Battle Monsters is our restoration of the 1992 game Battle Masters, which was designed by our very o...

From Masters to Monsters – Behind the Scenes of a Restoration

Today we have a guest post from our very own Justin Kemppainen, Supreme Adjudicator of Mirth. WeR...

Tackling Tariffs

No matter how involved you are in the board game hobby, you’ve no doubt been hearing a lot about tar...

PRESS RELEASE – RESTORATION TEAM UPDATE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Restoration Team Continues to Grow Beth Erikson and Paul Marchbanks join Josh ...

Gen Con 2024 – What a show!

Gen Con is reporting record attendance this year – and we could tell! The halls were packed, t...

Origins 2024

We’re back from the Origins Game Fair! Thank you to everyone that visited us at the booth or e...

Sun’s Origin – The Look

There’s a lot to love about Unmatched: Sun’s Origin… but one element that’s ...

Photo of Jason Viddal holding Sun's Origin boxes

An interview with designer Jason Viddal

Even among the stellar submissions to the Unmatched Design Contest, Jason Viddal’s submission ...

photo of designer zack mader

An interview with designer Zack Mader

Unmatched: Sun’s Origin is now available for sale and we’re celebrating by chatting with...

The Show: Our Gen Con 2019 Wrap-Up

We’ve finally recovered from the chaos that is the largest gaming convention in the U.S.: Gen ...

Origins: Keeping Score

We’ve finally recovered from our first official trip to the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohi...

Postcards from Indy

We’re finally back from Gen Con and at least somewhat back to a sense of normality. This was o...

We’ll Be at GenCon 2017!

So you’re going to Gen Con this year? Samesies! Come visit us at booth #12345...

Oceans Eleven banner

Getting Ready for the Big Score

We've got big plans. (No, bigger than that.) But we knew we'd need some help...

Welcome Mike to Restoration, You Will

One of the first things Rob said to me when we set out on this adventure was: “We should talk ...

group of dice with one different color

Games You Won’t See from Restoration Games

Now that we’ve announced our first three games, it seems like a good time to talk about how we choos...

Return to Dark Tower Expeditions Design Diary – Oops, I Did It Again!

The world of the Four Kingdoms is full of epic characters that have battled against the Tower. Now E...

Return to Dark Tower Expeditions Design Diary – It’s Kind of a Love-Hate Thing

We started with an idea, what if we looked outside the borders of the Four Kingdoms? As part of that...

Design Diary: Creating a Return to Dark Tower Expansion

So you’ve made a successful board game, what next? Expansions! Today we touch base with our Ch...

From Masters to Monsters – Behind the Scenes of a Restoration

Today we have a guest post from our very own Justin Kemppainen, Supreme Adjudicator of Mirth. WeR...

Photo of Jason Viddal holding Sun's Origin boxes

An interview with designer Jason Viddal

Even among the stellar submissions to the Unmatched Design Contest, Jason Viddal’s submission ...

photo of designer zack mader

An interview with designer Zack Mader

Unmatched: Sun’s Origin is now available for sale and we’re celebrating by chatting with...

Unmatched Design Contest Results

In July of 2020, we launched a deck design contest for Unmatched. We hoped we’d get enough entries t...

Welcome to Fireball Island!

Fireball Island Design Diary 6 We’re almost there! The Kickstarter begins on Tuesday, April 3r...

Gassing Up the Embermobile

Fireball Island Design Diary 5 We’re one week away, folks. Next Tuesday, April 3rd, hopefully around...

Too Much Awesome for One Box

Fireball Island Design Diary 4 When we started working on Fireball Island, the first thing we did wa...

All Predators Great and Small

Let’s make one thing perfectly clear: The island is out to get you. Fireballs, of course. But ...

Come with me if you want to live!

The last adventurer has been stranded on Fireball Island a long time. He knows every cave, every pat...

Say Goodbye to the Hello-Copter

Fireball Island Design Diary 3 The original Fireball Island was a path game. It had a start and it h...

Pack Your Bags (and Sign the Waiver)

Fireball Island Design Diary 2 In the first Design Diary, we talked about the design of the island i...

Wild Fire

Fireball Island Design Diary 1 When we finally acquired the license to bring back Fireball Island – ...

A Fireball on the Horizon

2017 was an amazing year for Restoration Games. When Rob and I started this wild venture a little ov...

Postcard - The Curse of Vul-Kar

Burn Baby Burn!

A year ago, almost to the day, Rob and I started this wild ride, finding old games, fixing them up, ...

Stop Thief blog banner

Why You Should Back the Stop Thief! Kickstarter

The Stop Thief! Kickstarter campaign is entering its final hours. By every measure it's been...

How I Did #500plays and What I Learned Doing It

Shortly after the beginning of last year, I randomly decided I would try to play...

Celebrating the Women of Unmatched for International Women’s Day

Over the years the Unmatched series has pulled from stories around the world, utilizing a wide varie...

Downforce Soundtrack by Steve & Tiffany

Unmatched: Battle of Legends Vol. 3 (Press Release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Unmatched: Battle of Legends Vol. 3 Coming This Summer The last of the “Legend...

PRESS RELEASE – RESTORATION TEAM UPDATE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Restoration Team Continues to Grow Beth Erikson and Paul Marchbanks join Josh ...

Unmatched: Slings and Arrows (Press Release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Verily, Unmatched: Slings and Arrows Will Have You Cry Havoc in 2024 The lates...

Working To Make the Brothers Murph … Murphier

Restoration Games is thrilled to announce that we are sponsoring “The Brothers Murph”. N...

Fireball Island Contest: November Results

Sometimes it’s just about brute force and iron will. Hats off to Nick M. aka @ShredDemon on tw...

Postcard - The Curse of Vul-Kar

Fireball Island Contest Results: August and September

We just finished our September drawing for our Fireball Island contest. We’ve had some amazing...

Return to Dark Tower Expeditions Design Diary – Oops, I Did It Again!

The world of the Four Kingdoms is full of epic characters that have battled against the Tower. Now E...

Return to Dark Tower Expeditions Design Diary – It’s Kind of a Love-Hate Thing

We started with an idea, what if we looked outside the borders of the Four Kingdoms? As part of that...

Design Diary: Creating a Return to Dark Tower Expansion

So you’ve made a successful board game, what next? Expansions! Today we touch base with our Ch...

Return to Dark Tower: Expeditions on Kickstarter Now!

At the crossroads of the Four Kingdoms, dark ebony walls rise above the land. The Tower casts a migh...

Gen Con Blueprints Announcement Recap!

Fresh from the press, we just gave our Blueprints presentation at Gen Con and want to share all the ...

Journey Through Darkness

By Rob Daviau In the summer of 1982, I played Dark Tower. It feels like a lot, but I think it was&nb...

The Wizard Tim

By Tim Burrell-Saward It’s Gen Con 2018. The third day I think, or maybe the fourth. Time goes...

return to dark tower

A Christmas Story

Christmas, 1981. The snow wasn’t falling. I was wearing shorts. I remember looking at the tree...

Gen Con Blueprints Announcement Recap!

Fresh from the press, we just gave our Blueprints presentation at Gen Con and want to share all the ...

The Unmatched Vault: Cobble & Fog

Since starting Unmatched in 2019, we have published 24 different sets with more than 60 different fi...

Unmatched: The Ultimate Fighters – Bruce Lee vs Muhammad Ali

Unmatched is “The ultimate battle between unlikely opponents.” Since 2019, this has led to 24 differ...

Gen Con Blueprints Announcement Recap!

Fresh from the press, we just gave our Blueprints presentation at Gen Con and want to share all the ...

Celebrating the Women of Unmatched for International Women’s Day

Over the years the Unmatched series has pulled from stories around the world, utilizing a wide varie...

Unmatched: Battle of Legends Vol. 3 (Press Release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Unmatched: Battle of Legends Vol. 3 Coming This Summer The last of the “Legend...

Unmatched Tournament Information

Unmatched Tournament Descriptions and Registration for PAX Unplugged 2024

Sun’s Origin – The Look

There’s a lot to love about Unmatched: Sun’s Origin… but one element that’s ...

Unmatched: Slings and Arrows (Press Release)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Verily, Unmatched: Slings and Arrows Will Have You Cry Havoc in 2024 The lates...

Photo of Jason Viddal holding Sun's Origin boxes

An interview with designer Jason Viddal

Even among the stellar submissions to the Unmatched Design Contest, Jason Viddal’s submission ...

photo of designer zack mader

An interview with designer Zack Mader

Unmatched: Sun’s Origin is now available for sale and we’re celebrating by chatting with...

Unmatched Design Contest Results

In July of 2020, we launched a deck design contest for Unmatched. We hoped we’d get enough entries t...

The Magician, the Writer, the Welder, and the Genie.

In the summer of 2020, we ran a contest, inviting fans to design original Unmatched decks. The winni...

Restoration Games at PAXU 2025

2025 has flown by and suddenly we’re in November, but that means PAX Unplugged is right around the c...

Gen Con Blueprints Announcement Recap!

Fresh from the press, we just gave our Blueprints presentation at Gen Con and want to share all the ...

The Biggest 4 Days in Gaming is Here: Gen Con 2025

The Restoration Games team is gathering in Indianapolis, and we’re excited to see you! Make sure to ...

Origins 2025 – A Roaring Good Time!

We stomped around as Titans, had some Unmatched battles, and ate way too much Jeni’s ice cream at Or...

Join Us at the Origins Game Fair!

Summer is here and that means it’s time for convention season! Origins Game Fair kicks off in Columb...

Join us at PAXU 2024!

2024 is coming to a close, and we’re super excited to cap it off with folks at PAX Unplugged! Come v...

Unmatched Tournament Information

Unmatched Tournament Descriptions and Registration for PAX Unplugged 2024

Gen Con 2024 – What a show!

Gen Con is reporting record attendance this year – and we could tell! The halls were packed, t...

Return to Dark Tower: Expeditions on Kickstarter Now!

At the crossroads of the Four Kingdoms, dark ebony walls rise above the land. The Tower casts a migh...

Battle Monsters Live on Kickstarter!

The Earth quakes, a mighty gust of wind whooshes by, and an ear-splitting roar echoes out. The Titan...

A Chat With Stephen Baker – Designer of Battle Masters

Battle Monsters is our restoration of the 1992 game Battle Masters, which was designed by our very o...

From Masters to Monsters – Behind the Scenes of a Restoration

Today we have a guest post from our very own Justin Kemppainen, Supreme Adjudicator of Mirth. WeR...

Battle Monsters Live on Kickstarter!

The Earth quakes, a mighty gust of wind whooshes by, and an ear-splitting roar echoes out. The Titan...