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Forbidden Legacy to Debut at Gen Con 2026 Following the debut of **_Forbidden Island_** in 2010, designer Matt Leacock has taken travelers to the desert, sky, and jungle — and in 2026 he's joining forces with frequent design partner Rob Daviau (Pandemic Legacy, _Ziggurat_, and _Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West_) to take travelers somewhere new. U.S. publisher Gamewright will debut _**Forbidden Legacy**_ at Gen Con 2026, with a retail release in Q4 2026, and the game will retail for US$50. One of the elements connecting the _Forbidden_ titles is that how you escape from one title leads into your dire situation in the next. In _Forbidden Island_ , for example, you assemble elements to construct an airship, then it crashes in the desert to set off the challenge of _Forbidden Desert_. All of the games are playable independently, but the thread is there for those who want to follow along. In this case, _Forbidden Jungle_ ended with you escaping through a portal to an unknown location — and here you are on the cover of _Forbidden Legacy_ , popping out somewhere unknown. A production mock-up that's nearly final aside from the missing QR code _Forbidden Legacy_ consists of a seven-stage campaign, with each stage being replayable on its own and with the resolution of a stage introducing new elements as you move on to the next, thanks both to six episode boxes that are initially sealed in the box and a large _Chronicle_ box that you will open and tear apart. A production mock-up at Toy Fair 2026 The pages of the _Chronicle_ are quite thick, akin to children's board books, and that's because in some cases, you'll rip pages out of the book so that players can get their hands on info they'll need to know, such as actions available on a game turn. And here's one final spoiler near the end of episode 1. Expect much more along these lines...and along other lines...as you progress through the seven episodes. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Like what you read? Leave a tip to support independent board game journalism! Leave a tip https://www.wericmartin.com/forbidden-legacy-matt-leacock-rob-daviau/