'Orphan Black,' 'The Godfather' Board Games Planned — hollywoodreporter.com

By now, the idea of creating novels, comic books and video games based on popular movies and TV shows is something we've become used to — but what about boardgames? IDW Games has announced new gaming lines based on BBC America's Orphan Black and, somewhat less expectedly, Paramount's The Godfather movie trilogy. Both lines are set to launch this summer with card games, before extending into big-box tabletop games and, in the case of The Godfather, dice games. July's Orphan Black: The Card Game will allow players to join one of three factions — Proletheans, Neolutionists and Bird Watchers — and attempt to add others to their teams, while details about August's The Godfather Card Game have yet to be released, although IDW promises that it will "truly be an offer The Godfather fans can't refuse."

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