One of my favorite new board games is Castle Panic, which I discovered at PAX East this past year. If you’ve never heard of Castle Panic, you can read my review of the game here.

Fireside games has just announced the expansion to this board game: The Wizard’s Tower.

Your Castle has been rebuilt, and a friendly Wizard has joined your forces. As long as his Tower stands, you and your friends have access to powerful magic spells.

And you’ll need them. The Monsters have returned stronger, faster, smarter and with new abilities to threaten the Castle. You’ll fight magical Imps, evasive flying creatures, and more. Make your stand against six new, dangerous Mega Boss Monsters, including the Dragon and Necromancer. Use fire to attack the Monsters, but beware, your Walls and Towers can be burned down as well! The challenge is high but so is the adventure.  Can you survive more panic and defend The Wizard’s Tower?

This eagerly anticipated release is for 1 to 6 players, ages 12 and up and plays in 90 minutes or less. The Wizard’s Tower is an expansion to Castle Panic and not a stand-alone game. It requires Castle Panic to play.

If you’re a fan of Castle Panic, this new expansion is what you’ve been craving! The Wizard’s Tower adds new Monsters, cards, and game mechanics to take the original game to a whole new level. Easily integrated into the core game, The Wizard’s Tower builds on the familiar aspects of Castle Panic while adding new choices and challenges to keep players coming back for more!

The expansion is a bit pricy at $24.95, but it seems to include a decent amount of stuff. The wizard’s new abilities include damage over time and area of effect, which looks very cool. But the new monsters include “climbing trolls” which apparently scale walls, imps which return to a never-ending pile, and ogres with four hit points. Also, new mega-bosses with five hit points.

I’ve been playing Castle Panic with my four-year old daughter, and we love the game. When the expansion is available in November, I’m going to buy it immediately.