By now, you’ve surely heard that Rob Daviau and Restoration Games are publishing Unmatched a new, multi-series, tactical dueling game based on the original Epic Duels, per Rob and per Restoration Games. I’ll post all the official Tweets here:

It kicked off with this tweet:

Unmatched is a new take on the design of Star Wars: Epic Duels from @RestorationGame & @MondoNews, with Battle of Legends, Volume 1 featuring four classic characters from fiction and myth. BGG game page: https://t.co/4jphrgM31m. Demo coming on our GAMA Trade Show livestream. —WEM pic.twitter.com/puXP3N9lgx — BoardGameGeek (@BoardGameGeek) March 11, 2019

Which led to this tweet:

Here’s something we’ve been working on. Ask me anything! https://t.co/7Ico9P86XQ — Rob Daviau (@robdaviau) March 11, 2019

Here is the rest from Restoration Games:

The Bruce is out of the bag! I’m so excited to announce our most ambitious restoration ever: Unmatched! A miniature skirmish game featuring heroes from movies, tv, and myth. Stunning art, tense play, unbelievable matchups. In Battle, There Are No Equals! https://t.co/WgJ3sabTPa — Restoration Games (@RestorationGame) March 11, 2019

I like the sound of most ambitious restoration ever, especially after Fireball Island.

This is it, folks. All the scoops! See what’s in store for Unmatched, Return to Dark Tower, Fireball Island, Downforce, and more. https://t.co/BDOH6Uzord — Restoration Games (@RestorationGame) March 12, 2019

In case you’re new to this blog, Rob Daviau and I chatted about this last year, but mostly talked Epic Duels.

Unmatched – Epic Duels Reboot From Restoration Games: Epic Duels is back…kind of! Restoration Games Announces Unmatched Game Line, Mondo Partnership Extended line to include legendary heroes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and other… https://t.co/NCSvAgHQll #NEWandUpcomingGames pic.twitter.com/H5175K7IV7 — There Will Be Games (@therewillbegame) March 11, 2019

I never got into Buffy but Joss Whedon is a genius.

And finally, we can show off more of the amazing art for Unmatched by @oliverbarrett. Every card is a work of art; every deck, a gallery. pic.twitter.com/s8lr8KnIdz — Restoration Games (@RestorationGame) March 11, 2019

Way better than Epic Duels. Board games have changed a lot between then and now, and the standards have become really high. Good for us players, tough for us publishers.

Big fans of Star Wars: Epic Duels, excited to see the format re-purposed by @MondoNews and @RestorationGame in UnMatched, each deck is a themed around a cultural figure, Alice in Wonderland, Sinbad, etc. and upcoming decks of licensed properties pic.twitter.com/FRsJJpo33J — Blue Peg, Pink Peg (@BluePegPinkPeg) March 11, 2019

I dig it.

A standing ovation for everyone who worked on the graphic design for Unmatched. Truly inspiring work from @MondoNews & @RestorationGame pic.twitter.com/6b7IAHLaAF — Duncan Molloy (@DuncanMolloy) March 13, 2019

Suzanne chimes in. Now, Restoration has a marketing person named Suzanne. If that’s this Suzanne, and I think it is, she’s a great get for them, with over 12.5K Twitter followers and an appearance on the Ludology podcast a little less than a year ago:

The Brothers Murph are YouTubers and podcasters:

I know we’re biased because we’re here at #GAMATradeShow with @RestorationGame, but the art for their new game Unmatched is freaking FIRE!!!! pic.twitter.com/X4hoqxq9Pn — The Brothers Murph (@BrothersMurph) March 12, 2019

Rob:

The art for our new game, Unmatched, is scary good. https://t.co/I3A7aibbqa — Rob Daviau (@robdaviau) March 12, 2019

More Brothers Murph, even tastier stuff:

One thing I LOVE in Unmatched by @RestorationGame is that there are a few common cards but they made similar but unique character art for each one. Sooooo good @oliverbarrett pic.twitter.com/gghc4eGVbk — The Brothers Murph (@BrothersMurph) March 14, 2019

More Rob:

Little details take more time, more effort, more cost, more sweat. When you can manage to do so, it is always worth it. https://t.co/dB78Fg21wE — Rob Daviau (@robdaviau) March 14, 2019

and:

Playtesting Buffy Unmatched deck(s) with @jayahre. Good start to the day. — Rob Daviau (@robdaviau) March 15, 2019

We will definitely have more to say about this game. It will debut at GenCon, and as I will be there, it will be the first place that I go. We’ve started a page at the Epic Duels Wiki. You excited or what?