New board games for December 2025: key releases from Hobby World
The Hobby World publishing holding company summed up the results of December 2025, presenting several notable new board games at once. The focus is on story-driven and cooperative projects aimed at deep immersion, replayability, and community discussion.
The main event of the month is The Committee, a cooperative story-driven board game set in an alternate 1960s.
Supernatural anomalies lurk beneath the familiar Soviet reality, and players take on the roles of agents of a secret organization investigating unexplained events.
The project stands out for several key features:
- a campaign of 8 connected scenarios with character development
- continuous progress that is saved between games and even between different gaming companies
- stress mechanics that directly affect the effectiveness of agents
- the need for joint planning of routes, resources, and actions
The Committee relies not on chance, but on tactical decisions and team synergy, which makes the game particularly attractive for discussions, theories, and analysis online — from scenario walkthroughs to optimal agent builds.
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Other notable December releases
Black Book: Secrets of Parma
A story expansion with a full-fledged campaign consisting of three stories, new heroes, artifacts, and increased difficulty. Players will face an ancient evil hidden in the forests of the Perm region.
Black Book: Cherdyn Treasure
An expansion introducing demons and acrylic tokens, expanding the strategic possibilities and visual component of the game.
Dogistan: The Seekers
An asymmetrical "one against all" detective game where a group of Wolves faces off against a lone Seeker in a tense battle of wits without the influence of random factors.
Pathfinder Second Edition Remaster: Core Bestiaries
A reissue with reworked monsters, updated mechanics, and its own lore, independent of the D&D license. Additionally, a set of tokens with more than 400 creatures and a new double-sided game board have been released.
Triumph of the Tusk: Fate of the Destroyer
The final part of the trilogy, concluding the epic story of the orcs' war for the future of Belkzen.
Munchkin: Big Boss
A collector's edition of the cult game with 150 new cards, an organizer, and exclusive components, combining the base game and the best expansions.