Boards & Swords

Wizards of the Coast now has a video game centric CEO - I’m sure that will fix all of their problems . Also, play D&D in a Victorian era, and the Mistborn book series gets a new deckbuilding game. Then, we’ve got Carol Mertz, one of the lead game designers for Exploding Kittens on the show!

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Mistborn board game coming soon

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57382/brotherwise-unveils-mistborn-the-deckbuilding-game-retail

Victorian era D&D RPG?

https://www.beastsofwar.com/role-playing-games/cubicle-7s-new-victoriana-5e-roleplaying-game/

Get a dice set based on the adventure Philip killed everyone in!

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57370/beadle-grimms-offers-classic-d-d-module-dice-sets

New Necromunda box set releases soon

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57358/battle-necromundas-ruined-hive-city

This totally gives me a lot of confidence in Wizards of the Coas

thttps://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57388/hasbro-names-new-wotc-president

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Are we past the COVID boom of Board Games? People say Magic is dying, yet the sales numbers claim otherwise, and if apocalypses are your thing, we’ve got a wargame for you! Plus, Brad Talton from Level 99 Games joins us to talk about these things and show off Spooktacular, their upcoming horror Kickstarter!

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New edition for post-apocalypse war game!

https://www.beastsofwar.com/pulp-punk-horror-weird/pre-order-this-is-not-a-tests-new-edition-black-site-studio/

Back to pre-COVID numbers?

https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/57248/hobby-game-sales-flat-down-spring-2024

Magic on top again?

https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/57285/tcgplayer-top-25-sealed-products-price-shifts-june-2024

What is Warcrow?

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57291/corvus-belli-announces-launch-warcrow

Speaking of Magic...

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57238/wizards-coast-drops-previews-new-magic-the-gathering-horror-set

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X-Wing flies off into the sunset, we get a look at the new books for D&D, and apparently you all are buying a lot of toys. No guest this week, so we take a look at all the stuff that released during Free RPG Day! Also, apparently there’s a Renshaw Rant about 40K.

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Origins Awards

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57193/origins-award-winners-announced

Adults be buying toys

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57108/adults-now-largest-segment-toys

Halo card came?

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57178/upper-deck-will-release-halo-mission-command

Behold the new edition...err books for D&D...!

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57159/wizards-coast-reveals-full-dungeons-dragons-2024-lineup

No more X-Wing

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/57137/atomic-mass-ends-development-two-star-wars-miniatures-games

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We had a lot of stuff to talk about at the end of Episode 242 of Boards & Swords, and we decided to keep streaming live and make our "Bonus Bits" free to non-patrons as well! Enjoy this? Then check out our Patreon below!

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Privateer Press sold the Warmachine IP? Adepticon is changing cities? And there’s a Final Fantasy 14 TTRPG coming? Plus, Andrew Fischer from Earthborne Games (https://earthbornegames.com/) is here to talk about making board games with as little environmental impact as possible. We don’t need no stinking shrink wrap here!

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There's a FF14 ttrpg coming?

https://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/final-fantasy-xiv-ttrpg-starter-set-scheduled-for-early-reprint-due-to-demand/

RIP Privateer Press?

https://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/steamforged-acquires-warmachine-and-iron-kingdoms-titles-partners-with-privateer-press/

Adepticon is moving?

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56889/adepticon-moving-milwaukee

New Pathfinder board game

https://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/paizo-announces-new-cooperative-board-game-pathfinder-quest/

For the few people who still haven't played Star Realms...

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56931/star-trek-star-realms-hits-preorder

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There’s a game on Kickstarter called “Toothead”? Warhammer is coming after your wallet more, and someone’s wallet is $3 million lighter after buying a magic card. Plus, we’ve got Patrick Leder from Leder Games (https://ledergames.com/) here to talk about what they’ve got coming up in 4 letter-titled games!

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Don't you want to play "Toothead"?

https://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/battle-for-survival-on-a-polluted-island-toothead-is-now-on-kickstarter/

Arkham Horror based choose-your-own-adventure book coming

https://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/the-darkness-over-arkham-gamebook-set-to-launch/

Warhammer battling your wallet more

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/warhammer-40000-10th-edition/news/warhammer-announces-price-increase-june-40k-age-of-sigmar

Warlord CCG gets a reboot

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56876/warlord-ccg-reboot-fully-funded-over-250-000

$3 million for a magic card?

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/magic-the-gathering-game/news/magic-the-gathering-pristine-black-lotus-sold-at-3-million-dollar-auction

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Now you can buy Asmodee instead of them buying things? Or, use Roll20 in your discord server? Or play the tabletop game of the video game of a tabletop game? Sounds like it’s been a busy news cycle - plus Keith from Thunderworks Games (https://thunderworksgames.com) is here to talk about the new games they have got coming soon!

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40K Tabletop game based on Darktide

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/darktide-the-miniatures-game/news/warhammer-40k-darktide-miniatures-game-return-to-tabletop

Stonemaier Games announces Vantage

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56781/stonemaier-games-unveils-vantage

7th Citadel is back on Kickstarter

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/the-7th-citadel/news/7th-citadel-back-on-kickstarter

Roll20 in your Discord

https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/roll20/news/roll20-discord-app-beta-announcement-virtual-tabletop-voice-call

Embracer spins off Asmodee

https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/asmodee/news/asmodee-spins-off-from-embracer-takes-on-900-million-debt

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Now your epic political fantasy games can be tiny, the Monopoly movie we all saw coming is actually happening, and of course there's a DC version of Marvel United coming. Also, Kit from Game Envy stops by to talk about their latest kickstarter and all the other cool painting accessories they have at Game Envy (https://gameenvy.net/)

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Tiny Epic Trademarks!

https://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/visit-the-world-of-westeros-with-tiny-epic-game-of-thrones-now-on-kickstarter/

A blooming kickstarter

https://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/bloomchasers-a-new-3d-strategy-board-game-blossoms-on-kickstarter/

Millennium Blades is back!

https://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/millennium-blades-is-back-and-better-than-ever-on-kickstarter/

DC Unitied - but not the soccer kindhttps://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56651/dc-heroes-united-game

The eventual monopoly movie churns on...
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/monopoly/news/monopoly-live-action-film-margot-robbie

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Apparently there were a lot of minis sold in 2023...I had no idea *cough* bought tons of 40k tenth edition stuff *cough*. Also, someone saw a familiar looking coyote in a magic card and Danielle Lauzon from Cephalofair Games is here to talk about the Gloomhaven RPG!

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Railroad ink...with tiles?

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/railroad-tiles/news/railroad-tiles-carcassonne-tile-placement-kickstarter-announcement

Miniatures going strong in 2023

https://icv2.com/articles/markets/view/56600/miniatures-strongest-hobby-games-category-2023

MTG Looney Tunes reference?

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/magic-the-gathering-game/news/magic-the-gathering-outlaws-thunder-junction-coyote-roadrunner-card-reference

Lego D&D!

https://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/lego-ideas-unveils-dungeons-dragons-set-to-mark-50-years-of-dd/

New edition of Warhammer Age of Sigmar

https://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/warhammer-age-of-sigmar-announces-new-edition-amidst-skaven-uprising/

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What's that? Sorry I can't hear you over the sound of the Halo theme song playing in my head. Ronnie Renton from Mantic Games is back on the show to talk about Halo: Flashpoint, coming later this year from Mantic Games. Also, Heroscape is coming back, there's going to be an Arkham Horror RPG and NASA made a D&D adventure?

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Balance Cats on Electrical Wires?

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/nekojima/news/nekojima-dexterity-board-game-cat-electrical-poles-japan

Arkham Horror RPG!

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/arkham-horror-the-roleplaying-game/news/arkham-horror-rpg-beginner-friendly-cosmic-terror-announcement-release-date

Learn the Marvel RPG with Deadpool!

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/marvel-multiverse-role-playing-game/news/deadpool-roleplays-the-marvel-universe-comic-book-rpg-adventure

Heroscape is coming!

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56406/heroscape-2024-product-release-calendar

D&D & NASA?

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/dungeons-and-dragons-5e/news/nasa-dnd-compatible-adventure-the-lost-universe-hubble-telescope

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