Nemo Rising Brings 20,000 Leagues to Your Tabletop

Captain Nemo and friends want a seat at your table for game night.

This September, NECA’s WizKids brings Nemo Rising to game stores as a cooperative adventure based on C. Courtney Joyner’s 2017 sequel to Jules Verne’s classic novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Nemo Rising: Robur the Conqueror invites one to four players to become members of a reimagined version of Nautilus’ crew — Captain Nemo, Sara Duncan, Adam Fulmer, and Ulysses S. Grant.

Each must carry out missions in order to successfully complete the requirements of one of two scenarios — The Undersea Grotto or the City in the Sky. Each scenario represents a unique location with its own geography, environment, and adventures. Players work together to accomplish the Mission Goals outlined on the game’s Mission Cards.

Nemo Rising was first released as a hardcover and audiobook. Coinciding with the board game release, a paperback edition of the book will be released this fall.

Photo: WizKids

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James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.