New Disney board game teams you up with heroes like Moana against “infamous” villains

Teamwork makes the dream work

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

An all-woman team has created a newDisneyboard game that lets you work with iconic heroes in a battle against infamous villains.

Published by Ravensburger, which is also responsible forDisney LorcanaandDisney Villainous, Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls (Disney Edition) isn’t your standard board game. As per the press release, it combines “role-playing, storytelling, cooperation and the approachability of a board game format” for a more distinct experience. It certainly sounds ambitious; even thebest board gamesstruggle to hit all of those targets.

In the game, you’ll team up with four beloved Disney characters – Moana, Belle from Beauty and the Beast, Violet from The Incredibles, and Maid Marion from the company’s take on Robin Hood. These heroes manifest as “radiant crystal versions summoned into the realm” to “drive back shadows of infamous Disney Villains and restore the Realm of Light.” Although we don’t have much more to go on than the box art right now, we know that it’ll have a modular board design along with introducing an all-new world – which is illustrated exclusively by women as well.

Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls (Disney Edition) will land on shelves alongside otherboard games for familiesin just a few months; it’ll be available for pre-order from Target this July 7, and should go on sale at Target and hobby stores worldwide as of July 21. At launch, it’ll cost $29.99.

Want recommendations to tide you over until then? Be sure to check in on theseboard games for 2 players, along with must-havecooperative board games.

Sign up to the GamesRadar+ Newsletter

Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more

As the site’s Tabletop & Merch Editor, you’ll find my grubby paws on everything from board game reviews to the latest Lego news. I’ve been writing about games in one form or another since 2012, and can normally be found cackling over some evil plan I’ve cooked up for my group’s next Dungeons & Dragons campaign.

The genuinely scary demo for this PS1-style survival horror game is like Silent Hill mixed with FromSoftware dungeon crawlers and it’s worth canceling your Halloween plans for

Monster Hunter Wilds players use the beta character creator to recreate their hunters from Monster Hunter World, aged for good measure, and also their real cats

“At least one” Game of Thrones movie is reportedly in early development at Warner Bros.