This week, we belatedly announce the winners of the Spiel des Jahres, Happy Salmons are now Exploding Salmons, Bruno Cathala is the next great designer to drink the roll-and-write Kool Aid, and STOP… Hammer Time.

 

TOP STORIES (1:35)

• Micromacro: Crime City wins Spiel des Jahres, Paleo wins Kennerspiel
• North Star Games sells Happy Salmon to Exploding Kittens
• GAMA announces fund for underrepresented publishers and retailers
• Roll and Write Trek12 coming from Bruno Cathala and Pandasaurus
• Dental based battle game coming from Bright Eye Games
• Ravensburger announces audio based escape room game Echoes
• Two new games coming from Inka and Markus Brand
• HABA loudly announces Hammer Time
• Follow-up on rumors around Stonemaier Games and Libertalia

 

CROWDFUNDING (9:10)

• Ice Floes and Foes by Keep Exploring Games
• Distilled from Paverson Games
• Velocity Vanguard by Precarious Games
• Potion Panic from Rocket House Games
• On Mars: Alien Invasion by Vital Lacerda and Eagle-Gryphon Games
• Flicking Finches from Meridae Games and Yves Tourigny

 

NEW RELEASES (16:05)

• Dice Miner from Atlas Games
• CATAN: Treasures, Dragons and Adventures by CATAN Studios
• Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Secrets and Soirees from Stonemaier Games
• Coffee Traders by Capstone Games
• Brew from Pandasaurus Games
• Rocketmen from Phalanx Games and Martin Wallace

 

 

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