MASTER TABLETOP GAMING LICENSE FOR DUNE
Since brokering the deal in 2018, Genuine has curated one of the most critically and commercially successful tabletop gaming programs in the marketplace. Across seven core publishers and over 20 international distributors thus far, Genuine has enlisted market experts like CMON, Dire Wolf, Gale Force 9, Modiphius Entertainment, Orange Machine Games, Portal Games, and The Op to produce premium, highly-thematic games for various categories and play styles.
Boasting multiple best-sellers and award-winners every year, we have released over 50 original game titles, sold millions of units over 12+ languages worldwide, and earned 25+ awards and 25+ additional nominations. include Game of the Year, Best Strategic Game, Best Thematic Game, Best Card Game, Best Roleplaying Game, Best Reprint, Best Expert Game, Best Wargame, Best Board Game Expansion, Best RPG Supplement, and Best Writing. Dune: Imperium, our flagship game series, currently resides at #6 on Boardgamegeek's esteemed Top 10 Best Board Games of All Time -- the highest-rated licensed board game in its history.
CLIENT:
Legendary Entertainment
PARTNERS:
Gale Force Nine | Dire Wolf Digital | Modiphius Entertainment | CMON | The Op | Portal Games | More to come!
Thus far, the Dune tabletop gaming program are as follows:
DUNE: IMPERIUM
Our flagship game is the pop cultural phenomenon that is Dune: Imperium from Dire Wolf. Debuting in 2020, Dune: Imperium (designed by deck-building legend Paul Dennen) is the first original Dune board game in 35 years. Sweeping the globe with hundreds of thousands of units sold in 12+ languages, the Dune: Imperium series has become one of the best-selling games in the market with four top-selling expansions — Rise of Ix (2021), Immortality (2022), Uprising (2023), and Bloodlines (2025) — and a popular video game adaptation, Dune: Imperium Digital, available across PC, consoles, and mobile. As one of the most celebrated board games of the decade, Dune: Imperium has also won over 15+ top awards (including multiple Game of the Year awards in every major territory), remains the only licensed game in history to receive an esteemed Spiel des Jahres nomination, and holds two games in the top 15 of BoardGameGeek’s lauded Best Board Games of All Time. Dune: Imperium is currently ranked at #6, the highest ranked licensed game in BGG’s 20+ year history. Dune: Imperium – Uprising is shortly behind at #13. Since fostering a highly competitive gaming community, Dune: Imperium is now a staple at top gaming tournaments around the world, including a defining match at The World Series of Board Gaming.
DUNE
Though renowned as the grandfather of the grand strategy format and one of the most influential games of all time, Dune had been out of print since 1979 due to legal issues. Solving these issues, GF9 released a remastered edition with new artwork and updated rules from the original designers. Debuting in 2019, the global best-seller has reached the Top Five across multiple regions and languages, since spawning an official film tie-in Dune: A Game of Conquest and Diplomacy (2021) and three expansions: Dune: Ixians & Tleilaxu (2020), Dune: CHOAM & Richese (2022) and Dune: Ecaz & Moritani (2023). Garnering wide-scale critical acclaim including the 2020 Golden Geek Award (Best Thematic Game) and the 2020 UK Games Expo People’s Choice Award (Best Strategic Game), Dune currently ranks in the Top 50 on BoardGameGeek’s Best Thematic Games of All Time.
DUNE: ADVENTURES IN THE IMPERIUM
Modiphius Entertainment is the publisher of Dune: Adventures in the Imperium, an ongoing RPG series exploring the vast reaches of the Dune universe. Launching in Spring 2021 after being voted the #1 Most-Anticipated RPG of 2019 and 2020, the Dune RPG has become a top-selling series worldwide, releasing a growing line of best-selling rulebooks, adventures, starter sets, deluxe collections, and accessories — not to mention multiple top awards such as the 2021 Tabletop Gaming Award – Roleplaying Game of the Year, the 2022 ENNIE Award for Best Writing, and the 2023 Origins Award – Best Supplement.
DUNE: WAR FOR ARRAKIS
Genuine partnered with CMON on Dune: War for Arrakis, a new tactical miniatures wargame from the renowned designers of the seminal War of the Ring strategy board game. Based entirely upon the book series, Dune: War for Arrakis features scores of new art and sculptures that bring many of Frank Herbert’s characters and creations to the tabletop for the first time. The game debuted on Kickstarter in Fall 2022, raising $1.4M from over 11k backers. The core game and two expansions hit retail in Fall 2023. Its first sequel — Dune: War of Arrakis – Desert War — also raised $1m+ during its Gamefound pre-order campaign and later debuted in Fall 2024. Dune currently ranks in the Top 50 on BoardGameGeek’s Best Thematic Games of All Time.
RISK: DUNE
Genuine partnered with The Op once again to produce an original iteration of the classic grand strategy RISK. Do you have what it takes to control Arrakis, the Imperium’s most vital planet? Choose your side, Paul Atreides and his Fremen rebels or the Imperial-backed House Harkonnen. In this Head-to-Head Risk game, your fate rests in pivotal moments could easily shift the victory to either side. Each side has a unique win condition. In the end it is up to you to decide who shall claim control of Arrakis and ultimately the fate of the Imperium. Risk: Dune debuted in Fall 2024.
MONOPOLY: DUNE
Genuine partnered with The Op to bring the epic characters, settings, and stakes of Dune to Hasbro’s iconic Monopoly. Experience life’s mysteries through one of the greatest tales of contemporary sci-fi with the ultimate game for Dune fans! MONOPOLY: Dune lets players buy, sell, and trade influence with characters of different factions from the epic franchise, such as Paul, Emperor Shaddam, Princess Irulan and more. Travel the board with custom tokens based on items from the film, including a Hunter Seeker and Gom Jabbar. Outlast the consequences of Fate and Politics to be the last seeker of the spice standing to win! Monopoly: Dune released in 2024.
DUNE: ARRAKIS – DAWN OF THE FREMEN
A new game from Peter Olotka, Jack Kittredge, Bill Eberle, Greg Olotka, and Jack Reda – the creators of the legendary original 1979 & 2019 Dune: A Game of Conquest, Diplomacy & Betrayal. Set a hundred generations before the events depicted in Frank Herbert’s novel, this cutthroat competitive game brings the tribal Fremen conflicts to life in the deep deserts of the planet Arrakis. The game debuted in 2022.
DUNE: BETRAYAL
Dune: Betrayal is a new social deduction game from GF9 designed by Don Eskridge (The Resistance), featuring stunning visuals from the 2021 movie. During this fast-paced experience of tactics and deception, 4-8 players must portray secret agents engaged in a bitter feud between the Great Houses vying for control of Dune. The goal is to learn the identities of your foes while protecting your nobles, forming alliances, and utilizing tools to gain knowledge and power. Hide your true nature while paying close attention to other players, as you must ultimately trust your gut and decide who among your ranks are traitors waiting to betray you. The game debuted in 2021.
DUNE: HOUSE SECRETS
A cooperative adventure game from Portal Games, featuring the award-winning Detective game engine in a fully-immersive, story-driven experience that challenges you to join the rebellion on Arrakis and play a role in the highest stakes unfolding on the harsh desert planet between House Atreides and House Harkonnen. The game debuted in 2021.
Third parties interested in sub-licensing tabletop gaming categories and gaming accessories should contact Joe LeFavi at Genuine Entertainment.