Restoration Games
@restorationgames.bsky.social
We take out-of-print games from the 60s through the 90s, fix them up, and bring them back for the modern gamer. Posts by Justin aka the Board Game Necromancer.
If you’re at #PAXUnplugged you can try Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by checking it out of the game library in the event space.
November 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
If you’re at #PAXUnplugged you can try Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by checking it out of the game library in the event space.
It's PAX Unplugged weekend! Join the Restoration team at booth 2143 to grab your copy of Unmatched: Bruce Lee vs Muhammad Ali and try a demo of Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It's PAX Unplugged weekend! Join the Restoration team at booth 2143 to grab your copy of Unmatched: Bruce Lee vs Muhammad Ali and try a demo of Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
At Gen Con we announced Unmatched: Cobble & Fog coming back out of the vault and SURPRISE it's available today! 🎉
Order Cobble & Fog on our webstore to get a set of Andrew Thompson sketch cards. If you already have the game you can buy this promo pack separately. restoration.games/CobbleFogVault
Order Cobble & Fog on our webstore to get a set of Andrew Thompson sketch cards. If you already have the game you can buy this promo pack separately. restoration.games/CobbleFogVault
November 18, 2025 at 9:24 PM
At Gen Con we announced Unmatched: Cobble & Fog coming back out of the vault and SURPRISE it's available today! 🎉
Order Cobble & Fog on our webstore to get a set of Andrew Thompson sketch cards. If you already have the game you can buy this promo pack separately. restoration.games/CobbleFogVault
Order Cobble & Fog on our webstore to get a set of Andrew Thompson sketch cards. If you already have the game you can buy this promo pack separately. restoration.games/CobbleFogVault
Curious how Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles plays? Join us at PAX Unplugged for demos in Booth 2143 or learn to play sessions in our events space! Check our event times at restoration.games/PAXU25Events.
October 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Curious how Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles plays? Join us at PAX Unplugged for demos in Booth 2143 or learn to play sessions in our events space! Check our event times at restoration.games/PAXU25Events.
It's spooky season! Get your porch ready for Halloween with Restoration Games pumpkin carving patterns featuring designs for Return to Dark Tower, Unmatched, and Thunder Road Vendetta. Download the free patterns here: restoration.games/Pumpkins
October 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It's spooky season! Get your porch ready for Halloween with Restoration Games pumpkin carving patterns featuring designs for Return to Dark Tower, Unmatched, and Thunder Road Vendetta. Download the free patterns here: restoration.games/Pumpkins
PAX Unplugged is next month and event sign ups are open! Head on over to restoration.games/PAXU25Events to sign up through the Challonge portal for any of the tournaments.
October 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
PAX Unplugged is next month and event sign ups are open! Head on over to restoration.games/PAXU25Events to sign up through the Challonge portal for any of the tournaments.
The Tower's darkness is too great. You must look outside the borders of the Four Kingdoms for aid. Return to Dark Tower: Expeditions is a brand-new expansion, live on Kickstarter now!
https://restoration.games/RtDT-Expeditions
Featuring 4 expeditions maps, 4 new heroes, new Torments, and more!
https://restoration.games/RtDT-Expeditions
Featuring 4 expeditions maps, 4 new heroes, new Torments, and more!
October 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The Tower's darkness is too great. You must look outside the borders of the Four Kingdoms for aid. Return to Dark Tower: Expeditions is a brand-new expansion, live on Kickstarter now!
https://restoration.games/RtDT-Expeditions
Featuring 4 expeditions maps, 4 new heroes, new Torments, and more!
https://restoration.games/RtDT-Expeditions
Featuring 4 expeditions maps, 4 new heroes, new Torments, and more!
Return to Dark Tower: Expeditions launches on Kickstarter this Tuesday, October 7! This new expansion features 4 new heroes and 4 expedition boards outside the borders of the Four Kingdoms. Sign up for the campaign launch to earn a free Cursed Coin!
https://restoration.games/RtDTExpeditionsSignUp
https://restoration.games/RtDTExpeditionsSignUp
October 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Return to Dark Tower: Expeditions launches on Kickstarter this Tuesday, October 7! This new expansion features 4 new heroes and 4 expedition boards outside the borders of the Four Kingdoms. Sign up for the campaign launch to earn a free Cursed Coin!
https://restoration.games/RtDTExpeditionsSignUp
https://restoration.games/RtDTExpeditionsSignUp
Curious about the Battle Monsters gameplay? Join us today at 3:00pm ET on our YouTube for a livestream playthrough with game designers Noah Cohen and Justin Kemppainen. Bring your questions for the chat and get ready for an epic Titan battle!
https://www.youtube.com/@RestorationGames
https://www.youtube.com/@RestorationGames
September 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Curious about the Battle Monsters gameplay? Join us today at 3:00pm ET on our YouTube for a livestream playthrough with game designers Noah Cohen and Justin Kemppainen. Bring your questions for the chat and get ready for an epic Titan battle!
https://www.youtube.com/@RestorationGames
https://www.youtube.com/@RestorationGames
If you're at the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social conference in Philly this weekend, be sure to stop by booth 2466-F in the Gaming Pavilion. Say hi to the two Joshes and see some of our cool new games.
June 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
If you're at the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social conference in Philly this weekend, be sure to stop by booth 2466-F in the Gaming Pavilion. Say hi to the two Joshes and see some of our cool new games.
Restoration is headed to Ohio for Origins this week! Make sure to stop by booth 601 to say hello. We'll have demos of Battle Monsters and Unmatched Battle of Legends Volume 3, along with learn to plays and tournaments in the event space. https://restorationgames.com/join-us-at-the-origins-game-fair/
June 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Restoration is headed to Ohio for Origins this week! Make sure to stop by booth 601 to say hello. We'll have demos of Battle Monsters and Unmatched Battle of Legends Volume 3, along with learn to plays and tournaments in the event space. https://restorationgames.com/join-us-at-the-origins-game-fair/
Unmatched fans - you're not gonna want to miss this! Sign up to get notified when our Unmatched Storage System BackerKit campaign launches in July.
https://restorationgames.com/unmatched-storage-system-sign-up
https://restorationgames.com/unmatched-storage-system-sign-up
June 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Unmatched fans - you're not gonna want to miss this! Sign up to get notified when our Unmatched Storage System BackerKit campaign launches in July.
https://restorationgames.com/unmatched-storage-system-sign-up
https://restorationgames.com/unmatched-storage-system-sign-up
Curious to try an Unmatched tournament? Join us next week at Origins Game Fair! Participants will get a free foil promo card. Sign up to grab your spot here: restoration.games/OriginsTournament
June 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Curious to try an Unmatched tournament? Join us next week at Origins Game Fair! Participants will get a free foil promo card. Sign up to grab your spot here: restoration.games/OriginsTournament
Unmatched is the ultimate battle between unlikely fighters. Want to test your skills? Join the Unmatched tournaments at Origins! We still have spots open for conscript, 2v2, and roster formats: restoration.games/OriginsTournament
June 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Unmatched is the ultimate battle between unlikely fighters. Want to test your skills? Join the Unmatched tournaments at Origins! We still have spots open for conscript, 2v2, and roster formats: restoration.games/OriginsTournament
🦕 It’s National Dinosaur Day! Time for tea, crumpets, and cunning deduction with the #DinosaurTeaParty #BoardGame. ☕🫖🎩 Invite your friends and guess who's who before the tea gets cold! Which dino is your favorite? 🦖 https://restorationgames.com/shop/dinosaur-tea-party/
June 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🦕 It’s National Dinosaur Day! Time for tea, crumpets, and cunning deduction with the #DinosaurTeaParty #BoardGame. ☕🫖🎩 Invite your friends and guess who's who before the tea gets cold! Which dino is your favorite? 🦖 https://restorationgames.com/shop/dinosaur-tea-party/
We threw some questions to our very own Stephen Baker, designer of #BattleMasters, the source for our restoration #BattleMonsters! How did he get into tabletop? What's it like having your game restored? Check out the interview on our blog:
https://restorationgames.com/stephen-baker-battle-masters/
https://restorationgames.com/stephen-baker-battle-masters/
May 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We threw some questions to our very own Stephen Baker, designer of #BattleMasters, the source for our restoration #BattleMonsters! How did he get into tabletop? What's it like having your game restored? Check out the interview on our blog:
https://restorationgames.com/stephen-baker-battle-masters/
https://restorationgames.com/stephen-baker-battle-masters/
I'll be doing an AMA on reddit r/boardgames tomorrow, starting at 1:00 PM ET. Come and ask me all your Battle Monsters questions (or my favorite Bond film or whatever). See you there!
May 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I'll be doing an AMA on reddit r/boardgames tomorrow, starting at 1:00 PM ET. Come and ask me all your Battle Monsters questions (or my favorite Bond film or whatever). See you there!
What does it take to restore a game? Join Justin Kemppainen as he dives into what it took to turn Battle Masters into #BattleMonsters in a behind the scenes designer diary. https://restorationgames.com/masters-to-monsters-bts-of-a-restoration/
May 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What does it take to restore a game? Join Justin Kemppainen as he dives into what it took to turn Battle Masters into #BattleMonsters in a behind the scenes designer diary. https://restorationgames.com/masters-to-monsters-bts-of-a-restoration/
The game is afoot. Happy birthday to Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of our favorite Baker Street detective Sherlock Holmes!
May 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The game is afoot. Happy birthday to Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of our favorite Baker Street detective Sherlock Holmes!
Happy International Tea Day! What’s the best part of a tea party? Is it the tea, the tiny sandwiches, or the excuse to get dressed up? Find the best guest at Dinoton Abbey in Dinosaur Tea Party! https://restorationgames.com/shop/dinosaur-tea-party/
May 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy International Tea Day! What’s the best part of a tea party? Is it the tea, the tiny sandwiches, or the excuse to get dressed up? Find the best guest at Dinoton Abbey in Dinosaur Tea Party! https://restorationgames.com/shop/dinosaur-tea-party/
You have questions, we'll have answers! Join us on Reddit on r/boardgames Wednesday May 28 at 1:00pm EST for an AMA with Justin Jacobson about #BattleMonsters!
May 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
You have questions, we'll have answers! Join us on Reddit on r/boardgames Wednesday May 28 at 1:00pm EST for an AMA with Justin Jacobson about #BattleMonsters!
Join us in less than an hour for a live Q&A about Battle Monsters! Justin and Justin will be live at 11:00am EST discussing the design and you might even get a sneak peek at prototype pieces. 👀 https://www.youtube.com/@RestorationGames
May 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Join us in less than an hour for a live Q&A about Battle Monsters! Justin and Justin will be live at 11:00am EST discussing the design and you might even get a sneak peek at prototype pieces. 👀 https://www.youtube.com/@RestorationGames
Monstrous fights. Massive fun. Duel for the fate of the world in #BattleMonsters! Play as #Godzilla, #KingGhidorah, #Kong, or #Mechagodzilla in a game of tactical choices, explosive dice rolls, and colossal hits. Back Battle Monsters on Kickstarter today! https://restoration.games/battle-monsters
May 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Monstrous fights. Massive fun. Duel for the fate of the world in #BattleMonsters! Play as #Godzilla, #KingGhidorah, #Kong, or #Mechagodzilla in a game of tactical choices, explosive dice rolls, and colossal hits. Back Battle Monsters on Kickstarter today! https://restoration.games/battle-monsters
Origins is coming up soon and we can't wait to see you there! Unmatched tournament signups are open so grab your spot while you can: https://restoration.games/OriginsTournament
May 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Origins is coming up soon and we can't wait to see you there! Unmatched tournament signups are open so grab your spot while you can: https://restoration.games/OriginsTournament
"Bernie Hayes here on the Titan Truth Podcast. My sources say Restoration Games will launch their Battle Monsters KS soon. Don't know if it's a glitch from the harmonic frequencies of a vile vortex that opened up under RG HQ or what. Loyal listeners, keep your ears open for more news as it breaks."
April 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"Bernie Hayes here on the Titan Truth Podcast. My sources say Restoration Games will launch their Battle Monsters KS soon. Don't know if it's a glitch from the harmonic frequencies of a vile vortex that opened up under RG HQ or what. Loyal listeners, keep your ears open for more news as it breaks."