{"id":10020,"date":"2022-01-17T15:58:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T14:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1549769"},"modified":"2022-01-17T16:21:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T15:21:08","slug":"new-doctor-who-board-game-dont-blink-announced","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/new-doctor-who-board-game-dont-blink-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"New Doctor Who board game Don\u2019t Blink announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 17 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>A brand new <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2022-specials-release\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a> board game is set to launch in April this year, pitting the Doctor against the Weeping Angels.<\/p>\n<p>Released by Gale Force Nine, Doctor Who: Don\u2019t Blink will test players\u2019 skills with a storyline that takes them to a derelict spaceship they must fix before the terrifying statues get to them.<\/p>\n<p>The tactical board game has been designed for a minimum of two players and a maximum of five, with each player taking on a specific role.<\/p>\n<p>Not only will they be able to choose between becoming the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith), or companions Amy (Karen Gillan), Rory (Arthur Darvill) and Clara (Jenna Coleman), but one of them will have to get their (stone-carved) villain hat out and play as the Weeping Angels.<\/p>\n<p>The point of the game is for the Doctor and his friends to fix the TARDIS, while the player in control of the Weeping Angels does everything they can to stop them.<\/p> <p>The strategy game will definitely put players\u2019 skills to the test in a Risk-like challenge, especially considering the Weeping Angels\u2019 long-lasting impact on the series following their first appearance in 2007 episode Blink.<\/p>\n<p>The episode barely featured the Doctor, focusing instead on Carey Mulligan\u2019s Sally Sparrow as she tries to prevent the statues from taking control of the TARDIS.<\/p>\n<p>The Weeping Angels have remained popular since, with Doctor Who spin-off <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-class-rt-rewind\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Class<\/a> making them the big baddies and the latest series, Doctor Who: Flux, seeing them take on Jodie Whittaker\u2019s Doctor one last time before she exits the series.<\/p>\n<p>Doctor Who: Don\u2019t Blink will be released in April 2022 and will cost $30. No word as yet on its UK RRP price.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more about Doctor Who:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-eve-of-the-daleks-time-loops\/&quot;\">Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks\u2019 time loops explained<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-yaz-doctor-thasmin-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks confirms Yaz has feelings for the Doctor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-karl-wright-eve-daleks-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Doctor Who brings back surprise character from Jodie Whittaker\u2019s debut<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-eve-of-the-daleks-flux-plot-holes\/&quot;\">Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks addresses series 13 Flux plot holes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Doctor Who will return to BBC One in spring 2022. Visit our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\">Sci-fi<\/a>\u00a0hub for more news, interviews and features, or find something to watch with our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lidia Molina-Whyte Published: Monday, 17 January 2022 at 12:00 am A brand new Doctor Who board game is set to launch in April this year, pitting the Doctor against the Weeping Angels. 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