Boards & Swords

Want to pretend to clean your Warhammer 40k minis? Yeah, I didn't realize people wanted that either. Plus, some good news about the former Prospero Hall studio employees and FanRoll is rolling into Dungeons & Dragons. Also, Xander from FFG stops by to talk about the upcoming Star Wars Unlimited TCG! (https://starwarsunlimited.com/)

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Star Trek Adventures Second Edition!

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/star-trek-adventures/news/star-trek-adventures-second-edition-announced-release-date

New official D&D products from FanRoll!

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56360/fanroll-licenses-dungeons-dragons-hasbro-dice-products

Want some horror in a Downton Abbey style RPG?

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/our-brilliant-ruin/news/our-brilliant-ruin-rpg-downton-abbey-in-a-doomed-world

New studio from ex-Prospero Hall employees!

https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/tempest-workshop/news/tempest-workshop-founded-by-former-funko-games-after-layoffs-announcement

Powerwash your 40K models?

https://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/powerwash-simulator-teams-up-with-warhammer-40000-for-a-special-dlc-pack/

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CMON is no longer doing Kickstarters, use IKEA instructions in a new rpg, and apparently crossover sets make MTG loads of cash. Also, Gabby from Bra Full of Sawdust (https://www.brafullofsawdust.com) is here to showcase all the custom wooden creations she makes for tabletop gamers (among others!)

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News

A rpg based on IKEA instructions?

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/fangelsehala/news/fangelsehala-ikea-rpg-kickstarter-zine-month-2024

Pretend to be a twitch streamer

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56226/battle-subscribers-streamer-standoff

It's like Thanos and the Avengers, but D&D

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/dungeons-and-dragons-5e/news/dungeons-and-dragons-new-adventure-books-2024

MTG crossover sets make money

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/magic-the-gathering-game/news/magic-the-gathering-two-premiere-set-universes-beyond-starting-2025-final-fantasy-marvel

CMON is now Gamefound only

https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/cmon/news/zombicide-studio-cmon-makes-exclsuive-crowdfunding-deal-gamefound-kickstarter

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Another video game becomes a board game, Guild Ball is coming back - for free? And is Hasbro selling D&D? We talk about all of these news stories along with Neal Hoffman from FanRoll Dice! Because you can never have enough dice....right?

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CMON picks up slack from Mythic Games
https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/cmon/news/cmon-acquires-two-board-game-kickstarter-projects-from-mythic-games

Guild Ball is coming back?
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/guild-ball/news/guild-ball-returns-steamforged-print-on-demand-free-starter-set

Asmodee and Lego Board Game?
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56088/asmodee-teams-up-lego-group

Eve Online is now a board game
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/eve-war-for-new-eden/news/eve-online-mmo-becomes-massive-board-game

D&D up for sale?
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/dungeons-and-dragons-5e/news/dungeons-and-dragons-hasbro-in-talks-with-tencent-over-video-game-rights

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Chick-fil-a wants to make board games? Funko is done with board games, and the number one game on Board Game Geek is getting a sequel (shocker!)? We talk about these stories and more as we delve into the World of Darkness with Kevin Schluter, RPG producer from Renegade Game Studios!

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New Axis & Allies Game?
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56036/first-new-axis-allies-game-decade-hits-preorder

A Brass: Birmingham sequel?
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/brass-birmingham/news/brass-birmingham-sequel-crowdfunding-this-year-says-designer

Funko is out!
https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/funko-games/news/funko-sells-board-game-studio-to-rummikub-maker-goliath-games

New type of puzzle games from Thames & Kosmos
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56003/thames-kosmos-unveils-masters-crime

Chick-fil-a Board Games?
https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/board-game/news/chick-fil-a-looks-for-producer-to-make-fast-food-board-games

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Ready to immerse your RPG players in your game world? We've got Paul Shapiro from Beadle & Grimm's Pandemonium Warehouse to talk about all the "artifacts" you can get for your favorite Roleplaying Games. Also in this episode: Wingspan with Dragons? Clean Energy Catan? And Chris drools over the idea that a Halo Miniatures Game is back in the works.

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Don't Klepto Kelp
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/kelp-shark-vs-octopus/news/kelp-maker-urges-players-avoid-counterfeit-copies
MCDM pulled down some G's
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/mcdm-productions/mcdm-rpg
Catan: New Energies
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55910/new-standalone-catan
Wingspan + Dragons = Wyrmspan
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55933/stonemaier-games-reveals-wyrmspan
Another Try at a Halo Miniatures Game?
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55954/mantic-teams-up-343-industries-halo-miniatures-game

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What D&D books are coming out next year? Another much loved board game is getting a roll and write version, and you can now get your Geralt on in Unmatched. Plus, we have Brian Holland on from Chaosium to talk about Alone Against the Static: a solo adventure using the Call of Cthulhu ruleset!

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Push your luck to find the best crew
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/moonrollers/news/moonrollers-dice-game-moonrakers-universe-backerkit-campaign

New RPG from Cyberpunk/The Witcher Creator
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/shadow-scar/news/cyberpunk-witcher-designer-new-rpg-shadow-scar-multiverse-naruto-stargate-japan

Cascadia Roll and Write Coming
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/cascadia-rolling/news/cascadia-rolling-standalone-flip-roll-write-kickstarter-announcement

The Witcher is Unmatched in This New Set
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/the-witcher-unmatched-steel-and-silver/news/the-witcher-unmatched-announced

D&D Books for Next Year
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55745/2024-dungeons-dragons-book-lineup-revealed

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A couple of Kickstarters, Asmodee picks a terrible time to do layoffs, and a Magic/Clue crossover that sounds....good? Plus we've got Jason Craze from Monument Hobbies with us to talk about their Pro Acryl paint line! Join us on Discord! https://boardsandswords.com/discord

GTA like games while you wait for GTA 6
https://www.dicebreaker.com/universes/grand-theft-auto/best-games/board-games-like-grand-theft-auto

Asmodee told to layoff employees
https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/asmodee/news/board-game-publisher-asmodee-joins-embracer-group-restructuring

Pandas + Parties + Pirates = Chaos?
https://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/party-panda-pirates-is-now-on-kickstarter-a-fun-filled-family-game/

New Expandable Card Game on Kickstarter with cool art
https://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/gudnak-a-new-tactical-expandable-card-game-on-kickstarter-now/

Magic the Gathering Clue? But....using Magic cards???
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/ravnica-cluedo-edition/news/magic-the-gathering-ravnica-cluedo-edition-includes-shock-lands-topper

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Saw and Diablo are getting board games, AI wants to teach you board games, and Murder Mystery magic cards?? Plus, we have Jim Johnson on the show, project manager and line editor of the Star Trek Adventures RPG from Modiphius!

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ChatGPT to teach board games?

https://www.dicebreaker.com/topics/chatgpt/news/chatgpt-ai-board-game-rules-machine-learning

"One Honk before midnight" - How could I *not* click this?

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/one-honk-before-midnight/news/one-honk-before-midnight

Shall we play a game? A board game?

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/saw-the-jigsaw-trials/news/saw-board-game-kickstarter-life-size-severed-hand

Say "Magic Murder Mysteries at the Manor" 5 times fast

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55544/magic-the-gathering-murders-karlov-manor-gets-date

Diablo the board game?

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/diablo-the-board-game/news/diablo-board-game-tabletop-rpg-announced

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Never would have thought I'd hear "MrBeast" and "Dune Imperium" in the same sentence. Or that I'd hear about Toys R Us returning, or that a TCG website would stop carrying Magic: The Gathering? Is it the end times? We find out while also talking to Ian from Floodgate Games about their board games.

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Toys 'R' Us returning?
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55309/whp-global-launches-new-toyrus-stores

RPG about Japanese Monster Hunting
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/eldritch-escape-tokyo/news/eldritch-escape-tokyo-rpg-kickstarter-dark-souls-attack-on-titan

Mr Beast wins Dune Imperium tournament
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/dune-imperium-uprising/news/mr-beast-wins-dune-imperium-uprising-pre-release-tournament

Troll & Toad not going to sell as much MTG
https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55253/troll-toad-backs-off-magic-the-gathering

Reprint of first 40K rulebook coming soon
https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/warhammer-40000-10th-edition/news/warhammer-40k-rogue-trader-reprint-announcemnt

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An RPG maker is suing Netflix? Could you handle 24 people playing Twilight Inscription at one time? And what’s this about combining Barbie with Warhammer 40k? Plus, we’ve got Burky from GameToppers LLC to talk about his latest Kickstarter, featuring a TON of cool new playmats!

Need more Twilight Inscription Players?

https://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/fantasy-flight-games-releases-massive-multiplayer-rules-for-twilight-inscription/

Board games aren't CoolStuff anymore

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55148/coolstuffinc-phasing-board-games-rpgs

Pikachu TCG card gone instantly

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/pokemon-trading-card-game/news/pokemon-van-gogh-pikachu-card

Barbie + Warhammer = ????

https://www.dicebreaker.com/series/warhammer-40000/news/warbarbie-competition-mixes-barbie-and-40k

TTRPG suing Netflix??

https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/evil-genius-productions/news/rebel-moon-trpg-netflix-lawsuit

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