This week, an ambassador for the hobby hangs up his hat, Corey takes us on a journey to learn what exactly a board game developer does, and Kitty and Chris discuss the Kickstarter campaigns for "Eila and Something Shiny" and "Hybris: Disordered Cosmos."

 

HEADLINES:

• "Wingspan" takes home the Dice Tower Award for Best Game of the Year, with "Maracaibo" and "Horrified" winning Best Strategy Game and Best Coop respectively.
• Stephen Buonocore to retire as President of Stronghold Games.
• Get ready to welcome the King and Queen in a new card game based on the "Downton Abbey" movie.
• Go off the top rope with "WWE Legends Royal Rumble Card Game."
• Return to Middle-earth in Reiner Knizia's "The Lord of the Rings - Anniversary Edition."
• Will Wheaton takes a ride with Bicycle.
• Plan B announces the final game in the "Century: Golem" trilogy.
• "Sonora" from Pandasaurus Games arrives in retail.

 

THE HOTNESS:

• Pendulum
• Lost Ruins of Arnak
• Dead Reckoning
• Godzilla: Tokyo Clash

 

SPECIAL REPORT:

• Corey talks to industry leaders to get to the bottom of what exactly board game developers do.

 

KICKSTARTER:

• Eila and Something Shiny
• Hybris: Disordered Cosmos

 

LINKS:

• Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates @DiceTowerNow.
• Check out Corey's interview with "Century: Golem" trilogy designer Emerson Matsuuchi at DiceTowerDish.com.
• Kitty and Chris take a look back at metagaming on this week's Tabletop Game Talk podcast.
• Connect with Bree on Twitter @BoardGameBree.
• You can now find us listed along with all the other great podcasts in the Dice Tower Network.