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This week, The Elder Scrolls has a new flavor of Chip, we root for the Underdogs 1 More Time, Rebel Studios floats downstream, and Funko phones home.

 

TOP STORIES (2:05)

• Chip Theory announces Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era
• Quirky Circuits: Penny and Gizmo’s Snow Day coming from Plaid Hat
• Rio Grande bringing Pictures expansion Orange into retail
• Meadow: Downstream expansion announced
• APE Games and designer Julián Pombo announce Pampero
• Die wandelnden Türme, The Wandering Towers, coming from Kramer and Kiesling
• Hungry Monkey coming from Heidelbär and designer Erik Andersson Sundén
• Mysterium designer Oleksandr Nevskiy announces Oneironauts from IGames Studio
• Pretzel Games and designer Michael Luu announce Yak
• 1 More Time Games bringing Underdogs from designers Johannes Krenner and Markus Slawitscheck
• Funko and Prospero Hall bringing E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Light Years From Home

 

CROWDFUNDING (12:45)

• Adorablins by Tim Devine
• Final Girl 2 from Van Ryder Games
• White Hat from designers Thomas Klausner and Timo Multamäki
• CoLab from producer Portal Dragon by designers Jonathan Gilmour and Jon Mietling
• Total War: Rome from designer Simon Hall and PSC Games
• Yokai Septet from designers Muneyuki Yokouchi and yio

 

SPONSOR UPDATE (21:45)

• Baron Voodoo

 

THE HOTNESS (24:00)

1. Ark Nova by Mathias Wigge and Feuerland Spiele
2. Final Girl from Van Ryder Games
3. Dwellings of Eldervale by Breaking Games and Luke Laurie
4. Dune: Imperium from Dire Wolf and Paul Dennen
5. Lost Ruins of Arnak from CGE by Elwen and Mín
6. La Granja: Deluxe Master Set by Andreas "ode" Odendahl and Board&Dice
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Revised Core Set from Fantasy Flight
8. Spirit Island by R. Eric Reuss and Greater than Games
9. Cascadia from Flatout Games and Randy Flynn
10. Purple Haze by Bernard Grzybowski and PHALANX

 

 

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This is Dice Tower Now for the week of January 24, 2022. This week, the IELLO river is flat, Everybody Lies in Gotham, theOP makes Mountains out of Molehills, and Huch runs circles around the Crew.

 

TOP STORIES (2:20)

• Tabletop Simulator apologizes for LGBTQ+ transgressions
• IELLO chooses Flat River Group LLC for distribution
• Shem Phillips and Garphill Games announce Legacy of Yu
• Portal Games teams up with DC to make Everybody Lies, a Batman Dectective game
• Portal announces 51st State Ultimate Edition
• Redcliff Bay Mysteries coming from Thames and Kosmos
• Thomas Sing and Huch making roulette-style title Circles
• TheOP announces Mountains out of Molehills
• Oak coming from Game Brewer
• Isle of Trains All Aboard! coming to crowdfunding from Seth Jaffe, Dan Keitner, and Dranda Games
• Dr Who: Don't Blink coming from Gale Force 9
• Pachamama from Sit Down! changes name to Tiwanaku

 

CROWDFUNDING (13:30)

• Dice Tower 2022
• Viscounts of the West Kinghdom Expansions from Garphill Games
• Skytear Horde from designers Giacomo Neri and Riccardo Neri
• Dirty Laundry from Quokka Games and designers Quokka Ando and Quokka Jono
• Yucatan from designer Guillaume Montiage and publisher Matagot Games
• Boba Mahjong from designer Ta-Te Wu and Sunrise Tornado Game Studio

 

SPONSOR UPDATE (22:30)

• Divinus

 

NEW RELEASES (24:30)

• Onitama Light and Shadow Expansion by Collin Meller, Bryan Pope, Robert Geistlinger and Shimpei Sato, published by Arcane Wonders
• High Score: Challenge Accepted by Reiner Knizia, published by KOSMOS
• Marvel Legendary: Messiah Complex by Devin Low published by Upper Deck
• Marvel Champions: Vision Hero Pack from Fantasy Flight Games
• Lost Ruins of Arnak: Expedition Leaders by Elwen and Min, published by CGE

 

 

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This week, Spiel is sold, Engelstein’s Encyclopedia evolves, there’s less box per bones, and Wolfgang wows the wee ones.

 

TOP STORIES (2:00)

• The Dice Tower Kickstarter for 2022 is up and running
• Spielwarenmesse eG purchases Internationale Spieltage SPIEL
• Nuremberg Toy Fair and New York Toy Fair cancelled
• Gutenburg to be distributed to US by Portal Games
• Second Edition of Geoff Engelstein's Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design
• Chip Theory Games' Too Many Bones getting a smaller box
• CATAN Studio's US and International Championship schedule announced
• Children's versions of Quacks of Quedlinberg and Ganz Schon Clever coming
• Asmodee bringing Eriantys by Cranio Creations to US
• Phil Walker-Harding and Blue Orange Games announce Museum Suspect
• Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods coming from Cranio by designers Danilo Sabia and Simone Luciani
• Gondolieri announced from Huch and designers Kiesling and Schmidt
• Pearl Games announces Time of Empires by David Simiand and Peter Voye
• First Empires coming from Sand Castle Games and designer Eric B. Vogel
• Dire Wolf doing digital adaptation of Everdell

 

SPONSOR UPDATE (15:25)

• The Dark Quarter

 

CROWDFUNDING (17:00)

• Prognosis Death from Cameron Faulks and Flying Man Games
• Rise of the Necromancers by designers Thorbjørn Christensen and Christoffer Kyst, with Mythic Games and Sole Loser Games
• Ham's Sandwich Shop by Kengo Ōtsuka, published by Graphic335
• Dom Pierre by Costa and Rôla with R&R Games

 

 

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This week, Wizards takes over Hasbro, the Voices in my Head tell me to expect the Unexpected, and the Guild makes an escape plan for Valentine's Day.

 

TOP STORIES (1:55)

• Wizards of the Coast COO Chris Cooks named CEO of Hasbro
• Ian Livingstone, co-founder of Games Workshop, knighted by the Queen
• Unexpected Games announces Voices in my Head
• New Cartographer map packs teased on twitter
• 18-card escape room game The Cupid Crisis from Grand Gamer's Guild announced
• Mantic working on Umbrella Academy board game
• 20th Anniversary Edition of Amun-Re coming from Alley Cat Games
• Huch announces Witchstone expansion Full Moon
• 2nd Edition of Santa's Workshop coming from Elf Creek Games

 

CROWDFUNDING (10:50)

• Ancient Blood - The Order of Vampire Hunters from Filippo Chirico
• Master Sweets by Tihomir Yunakov and Board Games Yunak
• Catapult Feud: Hydra by Kristian Fosh and Vesuvius Media
• Blazon by designer David Conklin and 25th Century Games

 

SPONSOR UPDATE (17:00)

• It's kids week at Lucky Duck

 

NEW RELEASES (18:55)

• Corrosion by Stefan Bauer, published by Capstone Games
• Glow by Cédrick Chaboussit, published by Bombyx
• Lorenzo il Magnifico 2nd Edition by Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, and Simone Luciani, published by Cranio Creations
• Tabannusi: Builders of Ur by David Spada and Daniele Tascini, published by Board and Dice
• Res Arcana: Perlae Imperii Expansion by Thomas Lehmann, published by Sand Castle Games
• Living Forest by Aske Christiansen, published by Ludonaute
• Origins: First Builders by Adam Kwapiński, published by Board and Dice
• The Taverns of Tiefenthal: Open Doors by Wolfgang Warsch, published by Schmidt Spiele and CMYK

 

 

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This is Dice Tower Now for the week of January 3, 2022. This week, rumors rise around wood and brass, WizKids holds its breath and solos an SAT word, and Cooper Island gets skilled labor.

 

TOP STORIES (2:10)

• Cooper Island gets a mini-expansion
• Designer Gavan Brown comments on sequel to Brass
• Woodcraft by Ross Arnold and Vladimír Suchý teased from Delicious Games
• Ticket to Ride Play Pink project raised $184,000
• WizKids announces solo campaign roll and write Bargain Basement Bathysphere
• PSI makes distribution deal with CMoN for Asia and the Middle East
• Cascadia and Lost Ruins of Arnak win Gouden Ludo Flemish Game Award
• Framework coming from Uwe Rosenberg and Pegasus Spiele
• FYFE announced from Pegasus Spiele and designer Kosch
• Solo campaign expansion for Empires of the North coming from Portal Games

 

CROWDFUNDING (9:10)

• Call of Kilforth by designer Tristan Hall
• The Big Shuffle from Previously Pluto and designers James Ellerby, Evan Hitchings, and Kenneth Oum
• Space Time from Quirky Co and designer Joshua Mason
• The Book of Lost Things from Jay Scott Nolte

 

SPONSOR UPDATE (15:15)

• Tranquility for the New Year

 

THE HOTNESS (16:35)

1. Ark Nova from Feuerland Spiele and Capstone Games
2. Lost Ruins of Arnak by CGE
3. Townsfolk Tussle by Stephen Louis, Tony Mayer, and Rachel Rusk
4. Dune: Imperium by Dire Wolf Digital
5. Sleeping Gods from Red Raven Games
6. Wingspan by Elizabeth Hargrave and Stonemaier Games
7. Radlands from Roxley Games and designer Daniel Piechnick
8. Cascadia from Flatout Games and designer Randy Flynn

 

 

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This week, Star Trek writes about pinball, Star Wars dictates a letter to love, and Asmodee’s boss is no longer the dark horse in the race.

 

TOP STORIES (2:25)

• Embracer Group purchases Dark Horse Media and Perfect World Entertainment
• Magic the Gathering teams up with Post Malone
• Gil Hova’s The Networks getting a digital version
• Star Trek Super Skill Pinball coming in February
• Star Wars: Jabba’s Palace - A Love Letter Game coming from Z-Man
• Mythic Games partners with Ingenio Games to distribute in Spanish territories
• Mythic announces Rise of the Necromancers expansions

 

SPONSOR UPDATE (7:50)

• Tranquility and Crime Zoom

 

CROWDFUNDING (10:05)

• Shikoku: 1889 from Yasutaka Ikeda
• The Palaces of Carrara by Kramer and Kiesling, published by Game Brewer
• designed by Bob and Ryan Craig under One Day West Games

 

 

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This week, companies pay $3B to embrace Asmodee, Gloomhaven needs a bigger box, Nintendo emits a digital Oink, and you can win money playing Azul but only in Quebec.

 

TOP STORIES (1:50)

• The Dice Tower Audio Podcast ending after episode 750
• Asmodee to be bought by Embracer Group AB
• Asmodee purchases retailer Miniature Market
• Gloomhaven miniatures set coming to Kickstarter
• Time of Legends: Joan of Arc lawsuit coming to a resolution
• Disney Villainous expansion Bigger and Badder announced
• Azul themed lottery tickets available in Quebec
• Digital Oink Games available on Nintendo Switch
• The Cube: Area 51 coming from Greater than Games
• Patchwork Valentines Edition announced

 

CROWDFUNDING (11:10)

• Borderlands: Mister Torgue's Arena of Badassery from Monster Fight Club and veteran designer John Kovaleski
• Young Board Gamer’s Scratch Poster
• Planes, Trains, and Argyle by Roll and Write Revolution and designer Benny Sperling
• Ski Jumping the Board Game from MM Board Games

 

SPONSOR UPDATE (17:10)

• Lucky Duck accolades from Dice Tower Winter Spectacular

 

THE HOTNESS (18:25)

1. Ark Nova from Feuerland Spiele and Capstone Games
2. Sleeping Gods by Red Raven Games
3. Undaunted: Reinforcements by Osprey Games
4. Dune: Imperium by Dire Wolf Digital
5. Shikoku 1889 from Deep Thought Games
6. Cascadia from Flatout Games
7. Vagrantsong by Wyrd Miniatures
8. Lost Ruins of Arnak by CGE
9. Destinies from Lucky Duck Games
10. Call of Kilforth: A Fantasy Quest Game from Hall or Nothing Productions
11. Voyages from Postmark Games

 

 

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This week, the world is coming up fungible, Munchkin regresses to infancy, and Funko embraces the legacy of Jurassic Park.

 

TOP STORIES (1:40)

• Kickstarter plans to run on blockchain
• Bicycle Cards to sell NFT “Genesis Collection”
• Free Christmas table for Super Skill Pinball available from WizKids
• Maracaibo App coming December 20
• Steve Jackson announces Munchkin Babies
• Sinister Motives expansion coming for Marvel Champions
• More details revealed for Jurassic Park Legacy from Funko
• Fit to Print announced from Flat Out Games and Peter McPherson
• Skull Canyon Ski Fest coming from Pandasaurus
• Asmodee producing Werewolves of Miller’s Hollow movie
• Capstone reprinting Clinic: Deluxe Edition with 5 expansions

 

SPONSOR UPDATE (12:50)

• Destinies from Lucky Duck

 

CROWDFUNDING (14:50)

• Empower Empathy from Tiny Sprouts Games
• Weather Machine by Vital Lacerda and Eagle-Gryphon Games
• Nine Minutes Kingdom from Hornet Games
• Snack Time by McKay Anderson and Backfire Game Studio
• American Bookshop from Twins Lion Do Books and designer Taiki Shinzawa
• Octopus's Garden from Roberta Taylor and Maple Games

 

SPECIAL REPORT (22:40)

• A 5-Question Interview with Rob Daviau of Restoration Games

 

 

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This week, Greater than Games goes Flat, Asmodee partially explodes, and Carcassonne gets a fresh coat of paint.

 

TOP STORIES (2:30)

• The Flat River Group acquires Greater than Games
• Asmodee invests in Exploding Kitten
• Monster Pit Overlord coming from Elzra Games
• Cóatl the Card Game and Betta coming from Synapses Games
• New Carcassonne art coming soon
• Terracotta Army coming from designers Przemysław Fornal and Adam Kwapiński
• Expansions for The Adventures of Robin Hood and Andor Junior announced
• Cartaventura announced from Blam Edition
• Tiletum is new title from Simone Luciani and Daniele Tascini
• 30th Anniversary edition of Survive! back in stock at Stronghold

 

SPONSOR UPDATE (12:10)

• Destinies from Lucky Duck

 

CROWDFUNDING (14:40)

• Spirit of Eden by Ÿøssef Fårhi and Alone Editions
• Mind Bug from Richard Garfield, Skaff Elias, Marvin Hegen, Christian Kudahl, and Nerdlab Games
• Voyages from Postmark Games
• Atmosfear by Phillip Tanner and Brett Clements
• Pathfinder Arena from Giochi United and Paizo Publishing
• Harakiri Blades of Honor by Fernando Gamero, Joel Torres, and Synergic Games

 

NEW RELEASES (23:40)

• Nicaea by designer Amabel Holland, published by Hollandspiele
• Yummy Yummy Monster Tummy, from Andreas Wilde and Lucky Duck Games
• Luna Capital by designer Jose Ramón Palacios, published by Devir
• Roll Player Adventures by Thunderwork Games, designed by Keith Matejka, Peter Andrew Ryan, and James William Ryan
• The Adventures of Robin Hood by Michael Menzel, published by Thames & Kosmos
• Marvel Champions Scenario Pack: The Hood, from Fantasy Flight Games
• Dune Betrayal by Don Eskridge and Gale Force 9

 

 

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This week, Marvel is undead - long live Marvel, we built this city on dice and rolls, and Games Workshop has a cave troll.

 

TOP STORIES (2:25)

• Marvel Zombies detailed by CMoN
• Eight tons of counterfeit Pokemon Cards confiscated in Shanghai
• Games Workshop announces Battle in Balin's Tomb
• Bezier announces Maglev Metro expansion: Mechs and Monorails
• Lockup: Breakout expansion coming from Thunderworks Games
• My City: Roll and Write coming from Reiner Knizia and Kosmos
• Bankrupt Tasty Minstrel liquidating games through CoolStuffInc

 

CROWDFUNDING (8:40)

• Hegemony by designers Vangelis Bagiartakis and Varnavas Timotheou
• Call to Adventure: Epic Origins from designers Johnny and Christopher O'Neal
• KÖ-ØP by Offcut Games and designer Patrick Brennan
• The Hand of Destiny by Gabe Barrett and Barrett Games
• Skyrim from Modiphius Entertainment and designer Juan Echenique
• Sammu-ramat from Ion Game Design and designer Besime Uyanik

 

SPONSOR UPDATE (18:05)

• Yummy Yummy Monster Tummy

 

THE HOTNESS (20:20)

1. Tabannusi: Builders of Ur
2. Dune: Imperium
3. Lost Ruins of Arnak
4. Spirit Island
5. Mindbug
6. Terraforming Mars
7. Unfathomable
8. Cascadia
9. Wingspan

 

 

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