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This week, Fantasy Flight loses the Keys to the Forge, CMoN gets all fungible on us, Hanamikoji gets a septet of expansions, and I am in Miami!

TOP STORIES (2:15)

• CMoN enters the world of NFTs
• KeyForge algorithm is broken, stops new deck production
• Santa Monica: Long Weekend announced
• Tholos coming from Perro Loko Games
• 2 player Espresso Doppio coming from HUCH!
• Bruno Cathala’s Insert coming to Board Game Arena
• 10th anniversary edition of Qwirkle coming in October
• Mille Fiori from Reiner Knizia announced
• Hanamikoji and Hanamikoji 2 getting set of 7 mini expansions
• Game Brewer bringing back Palaces of Carrara from Kramer and Kiesling
• Arcane Woncders distributing Mother of Frankenstein
• 7 Wonders Architects by Antoine Bauza announced
• Paleo expansion A New Beginningcoming in October
• Anno 1800 getting an expansion
• Air, Land, and Sea Expansion Spies, Lies, and Supplies coming soon

CROWDFUNDING (19:55)

• The Split
• Wild Serengeti 
• Green Hell
• Motif
• Starship Shuffle

NEW RELEASES (20:05)

• Super Mario Labyrinth
• So Clover
• Super Mega Lucky Box
• Dune

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This week, Hot Banana Dim Sum for everyone, The Mysterium designer gets a Settlement, Poketto continues to be minty fresh, The Queen’s Gambit replaces Jedi with Grandmasters, and King Arthur gets all Smashed Up.

TOP STORIES (2:10)

• Inevitable price rise coming from Fantasy Flight and Atomic Mass Games
• Greg Spence responds to accusations, steps down as CEO of Broken Token
• Game Brewer, Catalyst, and R Talsorian Games skip GenCon
• Settlement from designer Oleksandr Nevskiy and publisher IGAMES
• Andromeda’s Edge coming from Luke Laurie and Cardboard Alchemy
• Mint Bid and Mint Mini from Poketto
• Smash Up Knights of the Round Table
• Netflix Queen's Gambit board game coming from Mixlore
• Sea of Legends expansion coming to Kickstarter from Guildhall Games
• Renegade announces RPGs for GI Joe, Transformers, and Power Rangers
• Pilgrim from Nick Case and Spielworxx
• Dim Sum game Steam Up coming to Kickstarter from Hot Banana Games
• Game of Thrones B’Twixt coming from Fantasy Flight

CROWDFUNDING (11:55)

• Black Rose Wars: Rebirth from designer Marco Montanaro and Ludus Magnus Studio
• Empire Plateau by Stefan Frances and Frances Games
• Super Truffle Pigs from Bicycle Games and designer Jason Corace
• Epic Zoo from JU Boardgames
• Backyard Chickens by August Games and designers Don and Adrian Gilstrap
• The Gardens from Grail Games with designers Matthew Dunstan and Brett J. Gilbert

NEW RELEASES (20:05)

• Power Failure by Artana Games
• So Clover from Repos Games
• The Night Cage from Smirk and Laughter
• Waste Knights 2nd Edition by Galakta
• Disney It’s a Small World from Funko Games
• Stronghold: Undead 2nd Edition from Portal Games
• Dungeon Decorators by SlugFest Games

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This week, IDW’s future game development is IDK, it’s raining both Cat Ladies and Dog Lovers, Asmodee extends licensing agreements to everyone, and Chun-Li can theoretically fight Cuddle Team Leader in Magic.

TOP STORIES (1:50)

• IDW closing doors on game production
• Video game IP Cuphead getting a board game
• Dog Lover, sequel to Cat Lady, coming from AEG
• New edition of Bruxelles 1893 coming to KS in 2022
• Asmodee products coming from Event Mechandising
• Asmodee escape room books coming from Mango Editions
• Asmodee comics coming from Source Point Press
• Catan merch coming from RollaCrit and Ata-Boy
• Catan themed beer really on the way from Champion Beverage Club
• Chicago getting Catan mural from artist Czr Prz
• Plaid Hat Games not attending GenCon or Origins 2021
• Atomic Mass Games announces no new products for Star Wars Armada
• New MTG sets coming based on Street Fighter and Fortnite
• Free web missions available for Unexpected Games’ The Initiative
• Wizards of the Coast trademarks the term ‘Netrunner’

CROWDFUNDING (11:20)

• Plant Based Riot from Bubblegum Stuff
• Lands of Galzyr by Sami Laasko and Snowdale Design
• Flamecraft from publishers Cardboard Alchemy and Lucky Duck by Manny Vega
• Wicked and Wise by Fertessa Allyse and Weird Giraffe Games
• The Road Chosen by artist/designer Matt White

THE HOTNESS (17:55)

1. Regicide by Badgers from Mars
2. Voidfall from Mindclash Games
3. Black Rose Wars by Marco Montanaro
4. Descent: Legends of the Dark
5. Ankh: Gods of Egypt from CMoN
6. Dune: Imperium by Paul Dennen
7. Lost Ruins of Arnak from CGE
8. Black Rose Wars: Rebirth by Marco Montanaro

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This week, Smartphones get even more mobile, get lost in a mystery Floor Plan, have a Mascarade ball in the Citadel, let loose the floodgates of love, and Acio Talisman!

TOP STORIES (1:30)

• Greg Spence of Broken Token accused of abuse
• The Rocketeer coming from Prospero Hall and Funko
• Arcane Wonders teases Mobile Market, a Smartphone Inc. Card Game
• Talisman Harry Potter coming from The OP
• Floor Plan: Winchester Mystery House announced by Deep Water Games
• The next Friedemann Friese game is Full Throttle
• Real time dice game Milestones coming from Amigo
• Fog of Love is now published by Floodgate Games
• New versions of Bruno Faidutti classics Citadels and Mascarade announced

CROWDFUNDING (11:25)

• Bug Council of Backyardia from Engro Games
• Feuding Foodies by designers David Swartz, Gurleen Bal, and Aaron Swartz
• Legend Academy from El Dorado Games and designer Daniel Aronson
• Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread by Far Off Games and designer Cody Miller
• Mother Road: Route 66 and others from Eagle Gryphon Games
• Reapers by designer Daniel Newman and New Mill Industries

NEW RELEASES (19:55)

• Shards of Infinity: Into the Horizon expansion from Stone Blade Entertainment
• 300: Earth and Water, from Bonsai Games and designer Yasushi Nakaguro
• Allegory by Calliope Games and designer Zach Weisman
• DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince: Summertime by designers Omari Akil and Hamu Dennis
• Sticky Cthulhu from IELLO by designers Cédric Barbé and Théo Rivière
• Dice Flick from Pegasus Spiele and designer Rami Gaber
• The Fuzzies by designers Alex Hague, Justin Vickers, and Wolfgang Warsch

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This week, what plays in Vegas, stays in Vegas, Realms are both Rolling and Dicey, Yummy yummy yummy, Lucky Duck has Monsters in their Tummy, and Garphill Games announces two more alliterative add-ons.

TOP STORIES (1:40)

• GenCon once again requires masks
• Dice Tower West will occur March 2-6 at the Rio in Las Vegas
• Reiner Knizia terminates all contracts with Grail, Matagot, and Kolossal
• Dice Realms coming from Rio Grande and Tom Lehmann
• That Time You Killed Me from Pandasaurus and Peter C Hayward
• More details on Weather Machine from Vital Lacerda
• Capstone Games announces Corrosion from Stefan Bauer
• Lucky Duck Kids announces app driven Yummy Yummy Monster Tummy
• Stonemaier sets pre-orders for Rolling Realms
• Z-Man releases solo rules for Crypto online
• Trismegistus Roll and Write available online from Board and Dice
• Social deduction game Dubious coming from Hobby World
• Ares Games to release of Last Friday Revised Edition
• Two Expansions and storage box coming for Viscounts of the West Kingdom
• Rome: Total War being made into board game from PSC Games
• More details emerge on Stefan Feld’s Marrakesh

CROWDFUNDING (16:00)

• Earthborne Rangers from Earthborne Games and Andrew Navaro
• Zorro the Dice Game Stunts and Allies Expansion from Pull the Pin Games
• Mixology by Patchara and Patipol Jongkirkkiat
• Scott King’s 2022 Gaming Calendar
• Excavation Earth: It Belongs in a Museum Expansion from Mighty Boards

NEW RELEASES (21:35)

• Descent: Legends of the Dark from Fantasy Flight
• Splitz by Igor Ganzha
• Cutterland from Hobby World and Nikolay Zolotarev
• Iberian Gauge from Capstone Games and Amabel Holland
• Ride the Rails: Australia and Canada Map, by John Bohrer and Capstone Games
• Space Dragons by Richi Haarhoff and Edition Spielwise

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This week, Tasty Minstrels are singing dirges, Z-Man is newly led by a spirit of old prompting a history lesson, and Capstone finds Pfister to be an absolute Boon. Plus, human scum.

TOP STORIES (1:45)

• Tasty Minstrel Games declares virtual bankruptcy
• Sophie Gravel becomes Z-Man Games Head of Studio
• Restoration Games announces Omega Virus Prologue
• Soda Smugglers by Reiner Knizia coming from Bitewing Games
• Steve Jackson Games announces Munchkin Farkle
• Capstone reveals new Alexander Pfister game Boonlake
• Portal Games to release new Neuroshima Hex app
• The Guild of Merchant Explorers by Matthew Dunstan and Brett J Gilberts coming from AEG
• Disney themed Werewolf is titled Gathering of the Wicked

CROWDFUNDING (10:25)

• Ryder: The Card Game by Curtis Humphreys
• Oros by Brandt Brinkerhoff
• Divinus from Lucky Duck and Filip Miłuński
• Bantam West by Ike Brunicardi
• Architects of the West Kingdom: Works of Wonder from Garphill Games
• Pirates from Queen Games and Stefan Dorra
• Dust to Dust by Spencer Swan

THE HOTNESS (18:45)

1. Arydia: The Paths We Dare Tread from Far Off Games
2. Boonlake by Alexander Pfister and Capstone Games
3. Descent: Legends of the Dark by Fantasy Flight Games
4. Disney Gargoyles: Awakening from Ravensburger
5. Alien: Fate of the Nostromo by Scott Rogers
6. Ankh: Gods of Egypt by Eric Lang and CMoN
7. Dune Imperium by Paul Dennen and Dire Wolf Digital
8. Lands of Galzyr by Sami Laasko and Seppo Kuukasjärvi

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This week, we pull the hood off of the next Marvel Champions Pack, Mansions of Madness has completed renovations for now, Dune Dune Dune-y Dune, and Trading Card Games are half the battle.

TOP STORIES (1:45)

• PAX West clarifies safety and COVID rules
• Disney Villains themed Werewolf coming from Zygomatic
• No more expansions coming for Mansions of Madness
• More TCGs breaking sales records at auction
• The Hood Scenario Pack coming to Marvel Champions
• The next Horrified is Horrified: American Monsters
• Osprey Games announces 2-player Cryptid: Urban Legends
• Dune Betrayal coming from designer of The Resistance
• GI Joe Deck Building Game coming from Renegade Games
• Caesar’s Empire from Holy Grail Games looks at other side of Asterix
• More details emerge on Fire & Stone from Carcassonne’s Klaus-Jürgen Wrede

CROWDFUNDING (9:50)

• Prise de Fer from Green Cloak Creative
• Rat Queens: To the Slaughter by Deep Water Games
• Jasper Modular Shelves by BoardGameTables.com
• Soul Raiders from One For All
• Volfyirion Guilds from Tabula Games
• Top Pop by Talon Strikes Studios

NEW RELEASES (16:35)

• Lost Cities Roll and Write from Reiner Knizia and Thames & Kosmos
• Clever Cubed by Wolfgang Warsch and Stronghold Games
• Surrealist Dinner Party by Resonym Games
• Islands in the Mist from Stronghold Games
• Turbo Sleuth from WizKids Games

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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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This week, UK Games Expo tightens it’s mask, Jamaica gets more beautiful, and Uwe Rosenberg has a fever... A fever for tulips.

TOP STORIES (2:10)

• Imperial Steam announced from Capstone Games
• UK Games Expo announces tighter COVID precautions
• Three Little Wolves coming from Renegade Games
• Jamaica getting new edition from Space Cowboys
• Animal Crossing Monopoly coming soon and sold out
• War Machine is the next hero pack for Marvel Champions
• Tulip Fever and Oranienburger Kanal coming from Uwe Rosenberg in 2022
• Two expansions announced for Defenders of the Crown
• Exploding Kittens entry level box coming soon

CROWDFUNDING (8:15)

• Blood of the Northmen: Test of Faith by Carl Chudyk
• Villagers: Shifting Seasons Expansion from Sinister Fish Games
• Potato Pirates 3: BattleChips
• Kroma from Breaking Games
• Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: ANNIHILAGEDDON 2

THE HOTNESS (12:45)

• Imperium: Classics
• Meadow from designer Klemens Kalicki
• Bantam West by Ike Brunicardi
• ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo by designer Scott Rogers
• Dune Imperium
• Lost Ruins of Arnak
• Descent: Legends of the Dark
• Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
• On Mars: Alien Invasion - A Somewhat Cooperative Expansion from Vital Lacerda

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This week, GenCon and Essen conventions specify rules regarding COVID, new versions announced for Machi Koro, Crossbows and Catapults, and Berried Treasure, and expansions are coming for a Last Aurora Middle Earth Dune Bonfire.

TOP STORIES (1:40)

• Restoration Games press conference announcements
• Crossbows and Catapults and Thunder Road coming from Restoration Games
• Sid Saxon’s Buried Treasures becoming Berried Treasures
• Asmodee not attending Spiel 2021
• Journeys in Middle Earth and Last Aurora get expansions
• Blizzard announces World of Warcraft Lair of the Lich King Pandemic
• Dice Tower Summer Spectacular Announcements!
• Machi Koro 2 from Pandasaurus
• Artians of Splendent Vale from Nikki Valens
• Queens Dilemma from Horrible Guild
• Arcane Wonders bringing Picture Perfect to US
• Paint the Roses coming from North Star Games
• First Expansion for Dune Imperium, Rise of Ix from Dire Wolf Digital
• Bonfire expansion Trees and Creatures announced from Stefan Feld
• Stephan Buonocore monumentally embarrassed
• Dice Tower Awards 2020 announced

CROWDFUNDING (9:50)

• Coalitions by Andrew Roarke and PHALANX Games
• Heckin Hounds from Mattie Schraeder and Sapphire City Games
• Scarface 1920 by Toni Serradesanferm and Daniel Simon
• Winter Haven Woods from artist / designer Joel Bodkin
• Forests of Pangaia by Thomas Franken

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