Waldo's Weekly - Off to the Races

[Waldo]

Hey Wyrdos,

This Week, Waldo’s taken a joyride to his local swamp. We bog-ed him not to take the company truck but ultimately couldn’t stop him from quagmiring it. Visions of driving such a big truck had been racing through his mind, so when he marshed up to us demanding the keys, we just stood there like our feet were stuck in the mud.

So, while we drudge up the courage to get our truck back, let's take another quick look at the new Expansion for Bayou Bash: Hog Wild.

Hog Wild is all about variety and the spice of life; giving racers new ways to make their way down the track and various new options for play. Hog Wild cards can be introduced at the start of any race, adding wrinkles into the plan of any jockey. These cards can be played by themselves or combined to suit the racing style; whether you want to have more ramming and player fighting, or to encourage a good clean race to the finish (as clean as Gremlins can be that is).

In addition to the newly added Hog Wild Cards, this Expansion introduces multiple new game modes, including Big Bayou allowing for eight racers on the track at the same time! Within Big Bayou you’ll be racing along a double-wide track for a straight shot at the gold medal, so be sure to grab 7 of your closest friends and head down to the racetrack. And for those of us that don’t have 7 friends, fear not, for the Greenbellies have arrived. Greenbellies are old and cranky racers who don’t have much left in their racing days but have instead chosen to live out their lives on the track itself. In a race with as few as two players, they can add a new level of exciting racing strategy.

These exciting new thrills have caught the attention of yet more peculiar participants. In addition to the Toad Twins and Whiskey Gamin, two more Racers are joining in on the chaos:

The rough terrain of the landscape can’t stand up to this Rigor Mortis Tortoise. The Giga-Turtle has its eyes on the prize as their monster truck wheels allow them to carefully weave around or trample any terrain in their path. So, if you think slow and steady wins the race, then you’ll be shell-rocked by this racer!

Often times the quickest path between two points is not straight through, but up and over, which is exactly how this bird-brain thinks. The Undead Raptor hovers and flies over the local terrain, avoiding all those pesky rocks below. They can even fly back onto the track should they fall off when using their Jetpack Setback ability!

If you are excited at the prospect of 8 player races, undead racers, mysterious mushrooms, and all things wild and crazy, be sure to pick up Bayou Bash: Hog Wild when it releases later this Fall or during our Gen Con Sale!

[Da Git]

Hopefully these become models at some point! Pretty sure we've seen a mock up of the bird and the turtle looks amazingly fun!

[SpannerRider]

I am so looking forward to having the Toad Twin model side by side with Gumdrop tagging up the Bayou like all the cool kids. What, you mean y'all didn't know Gumdrop hangs out there, I mean pfft where else would she be when not spray painting the governor's mansion? 

 

Yeah I know they can't actually be in the same crew, but that doesn't mean they won't otherwise show up together.