The Wheel of Time board game is official: War of the Dragon arrives in 2027

Dire Wolf says War of the Dragon: The Wheel of Time is coming in 2027, and it’s built around a playable version of the Last Battle. Players can take command of either the Dragon Reborn or the Dark One and try to push that side to victory.

The game pulls from all 14 novels, though it starts around The Shadow Rising, after the fall of the Stone of Tear. From there, 2 to 4 players guide Light or Shadow characters, armies, territories, and major story events toward Tarmon Gai’don through tableau building, action selection, and area control, according to Dire Wolf.

In Robert Jordan’s and Brandon Sanderson’s ending, Rand reseals the Dark One instead of destroying him. This “new turn of the Wheel” setup lets players rewrite that finale. There’s also a One Power deluxe edition with 43 character miniatures, and the Kickstarter pulled in $1,166,993 from 6,156 backers against a $50,000 goal, even with the art style and the victory-point framing getting a mixed response.

If you’ve been waiting for a Wheel of Time release that leans on the books, especially after Amazon canceled The Wheel of Time in May 2025, this looks worth grabbing. Brandon Sanderson called that cancellation a tragedy, while also taking issue with some of the adaptation choices. Meanwhile, iwot Studios is developing animated films, a new animated series, and video games.

Just don’t go looking for a download. War of the Dragon: The Wheel of Time is a tabletop release from Dire Wolf, and it’s due in 2027.

Author: Emmanuel Pina

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