Dice Tower Now

This episode, Barry is back! Asmodee gets into the arcade business, Zombicide goes West, and Corey takes over the airwaves. Plus, the finale of a board game horror story.

TOP STORIES:

• Asmodee purchases Board Game Arena.
• Designers Sorentino, Acquati, and Luciani purchase majority stake in Cranio Creations.
• The Witcher: Old World Announced.
• Zombicide: Undead or Alive coming to Kickstarter from CMoN.
• Gravwell second edition slinging to stores soon.
• 4th Villainous standalone sequel Despicable Plots announced.
• Renegade announces Aggretsuko: Work/Rage Balance.
  Three new Games Workshop games announced.
• Gale Force 9 and Wizards of the Coast Settle regarding Dungeons and Dragons.
• Hasbro reveals board games earnings report for 2020.

KICKSTARTERS:

• Cora Quest
• Zodiac War
• Jungle Tribe
• The Pratzen: Austerlitz, 1805
• Posthuman Saga
• Defcon 1
• Mob – Big Apple
• Human Punishment: The Beginning
• Kingdom Rush: Elemental Uprising

NEW & UPCOMING RELEASES:

• Waddle from Wizkids
• Renature from Capstone Games
• UNLOCK! Mythic Adventures from Space Cowboys
• Marvel Champions: TCG - Quicksilver Hero Pack from Fantasy Flight
• Treasure Island: Captain Silver Revenge Island Expansion from Matagot

SPECIAL REPORT:

• Corey presents the 4th and final chapter of a game designer’s true horror story.

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This episode, we revisit the World's Fair, chill out on a frozen planet, get a psych evaluation, and familiarize ourselves with all available Exits. Plus, we've got part 3 of one game designer's all-too-true tale of terror.

TOP STORIES:

• Secret Lair "Black is Magic" to benefit Black Girls Code.
• Publisher Bombyx partners with Luma Imports.
• Survive a frozen alien world in "Cryo."
• Barnes & Noble gets an exclusive edition of 2020 Spiel des Jahres winner "Pictures."
• "World's Fair 1893" gets a new more inclusive edition at Amazon.
• Five new "EXIT: The Game" titles heading to the US.
• Psychoanalyze your friends with "Rorschach."
• Hard-to-find titles from Oink Games now available on Kickstarter.
• Kid-friendly dungeon-crawler "CoraQuest" hits Kickstarter.

THE HOTNESS:

• Red Rising
• Sleeping Gods
• Outlive
• Res Arcana
• Root: The Marauder Expansion
• My City
• Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition

KICKSTARTERS:

• Kingdoms of the Deep
• Radlands
• Threepia
• Reload
• Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Collector's Edition
• Embryo Machine

NEW & UPCOMING RELEASES:

• Hallertau
• Unmatched: Little Red Riding Hood vs. Beowulf
• Smash Up Marvel
• It's a Wonderful World: War or Peace

SPECIAL REPORT:

• Corey presents chapter 3 of a game designer's true horror story.

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This episode, Carcassonne gets spiffy, Caverna gets frantic, Sentinels get stylized, Krynn gets revisited after all, and we get rerouted to Llamaland. Plus, we showcase Kickstarters for the Button Shy Wallet Games reprint and "Human Punishment: The Beginning."

TOP STORIES:

• Visitors of "Barenpark" and "Gingerbread House" can now head to "Llamaland."
• Spiel is a go for 2021.
• Get elemental with Uwe Rosenberg's "Sagani."
• "Caverna: Cave vs. Cave" gets the big box treatment.
• Orcs invade "Caverna: Frantic Fiends."
• "Agricola: Consul Dirigens Deck" completes previously released expansion decks.
• Isaac Vega and Lindsey Rode announce Rose Gauntlet Entertainment.
• New trilogy of Classic Dragonlance novels are back on.
• "Sentinels of the Multiverse: Definitive Edition" heading to Kickstarter.
• "Carcassonne" gets a 20th anniversary edition.
• Emma Larkins says goodbye to Ludology podcast.
• "Ticket to Ride: Europe" celebrates 15 years with new edition.
• "Monster Hunter World" makes the hop to tabletop.
• "Magic the Gathering" Black Lotus card breaks the record for single TCG card sale.
• "UNLOCK! Legendary Adventures" features Robin Hood and Sherlock Holmes.

KICKSTARTER:

• Button Shy Wallet Games Reprint Campaign 2021
• Human Punishment: The Beginning

NEW RELEASES:

• Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef
• Funfair
• Almanac: The Dragon Road
• For Glory
• Vintage
• Catanimals

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This episode, we take a look back at a week of reckoning for the hobby games industry and present chapter 2 of a game designer's real life horror story. Plus, we'll check out Kickstarters for "Epic Seven Arise: The Board Game" and "Bunny Party at Maple Valley."

TOP STORIES:

• The hobby games community deals with the fallout after a week of controversy.
• Publisher dv Giochi acquires Ghenos Games.
• Reiner Knizia's "Equinox" joins Plan B's Century line.
• PortalCon 13 reveals a slew of new titles.
• "Castles of Mad King Ludwig" gets a collector's edition, now on Kickstarter.
• "Russian Railroads" gets a big box edition in "Ultimate Railroads."
• Find tiny people doing big bad in "MicroMacro: Crime City."
• Stop and smell the flowers in "Floriferous."
• Build bridges from island to island in "Hashi."
• "Summoner Wars" and "Magic the Gathering" launch new comics.
• Rare mint "Magic the Gathering" Black Lotus card set to break records.

THE HOTNESS:

• Carnegie
• Primal: The Awakening
• Carpe Diem
• Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
• Darwin's Journey
• Bloodborne: The Board Game

SPECIAL REPORT:

• Corey presents part 2 of the all-too-true horror story behind one designer's experience making their first game.

KICKSTARTER:

• Epic Seven Arise: The Board Game
• Bunny Party at Maple Valley

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This episode, we present chapter one of a game designer horror story. Plus, "Terraforming Mars" launches a new expedition, Sagrada looks to its legacy, and Pokemon madness continues.

TOP STORIES:

• PortalCon set to launch January 23.
• "The Vienna Connection" reimagines "Detective" as a Cold War spy adventure.
• "Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition" streamlines the TM experience.
• Set sail with Leder Games' pirate-themed "Ahoy."
• 2019 Cardboard Edison Award Winner "Umbra Via" coming from Pandasaurus Games.
• The mystery deepens for "The Initiative."
• Floodgate Games announces "Sagrada Legacy."
• First edition Pokemon Booster Set sells for $408,000.

SPECIAL REPORT:

• Corey presents the first installment in one designer's remarkable tale of making their first game.

THE HOTNESS:

• Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
• The King is Dead: Second Edition
• It's a Wonderful Kingdom
• Tinner's Trail
• Rococo: Deluxe Edition
• Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion

KICKSTARTER:

• The Dice Tower 2021 Fundraiser
• Alba
• CMON Presents: The Animation Collection

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This episode, "Wingspan" soars to the real world, the Spire gets slayed on tabletop, we add an extra room to the Tavern, and "7 Wonders Duel" crosses a wondrous milestone.

TOP STORIES:

• Celebrating Birds turns the art of "Wingspan" into a ornithological field guide.
• "Slay the Spire" makes the jump from screen to table.
• Asmodee's new division Unexpected Games takes "The Initiative."
• "It's a Wonderful World" builds a 2-player "Kingdom."
• "Kingdom Rush: Elemental Uprising" coming to GameFound.
• Uwe Rosenberg's "Glass Road" gets a reprint.
• Add a "Free Room" to "The Taverns of Tiefenthal."
• Reiner Knizia's "L.L.A.M.A." gets a dice version.
• "7 Wonders Duel" sells over 1 million copies.

THE HOTNESS:

• Darwin's Journey
• Dune: Imperium
• Lost Ruins of Arnak
• Dwellings of Eldervale
• ISS Vanguard
• Anachrony
• Beyond the Sun
• Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion

KICKSTARTER:

• Darwin's Journey

NEW & UPCOMING RELEASES:

• Praga Caput Regni
• Nusfjord: Salmon Deck
• UNLOCK! Secret Adventures
• Yohei
• PARKS: Nightfall Expansion
• Anansi
• Polynesia
• Fairy Tale Inn

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In this short first episode of 2021, a game designer patches his latest title online, a mad king gets some deluxe new digs, architects work up some new wonders, and we see if kids can escape a locked room all on their own.

TOP STORIES:

• "The Castles of Mad King Ludwig" gets a spiffy new collectors edition.
• Capstone's "Iron Rails #3" will be a rerelease of "Iberian Gauge."
• "Ginkopolis" to be reprinted with updated art.
• Space Cowboys' "Jodhpur" to be released as "Botanik."
• "Works of Wonder" expands "Architects of the West Kingdom."
• Wander Geisha's Road in "Hanamikoji 2."
• Stefan Feld updates the rules for "Castles of Tuscany."
• "TaZmania" expansion to delivery a tighter experience for one to two players in "AuZtralia."
• Invest and donate with a new version of "Hab & Gut."
• "UNLOCK! Kids" delivers app-less fun for younger players.
• Get chilly in "Aquatica: Cold Waters."
• Solve Cthulhu mysteries with "Bureau of Investigation."
• "Now of Never" to be the third title in Ryan Laukat's Arzium series.

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This episode, Cthulhu Wars goes 2-player, Concordia goes solo, and Unmatched turns Marvelous. Plus, we'll dive into the campaign for "ISS Vanguard" on Gamefound's new crowdfunding platform.

TOP STORIES:

• Study up with Geoff Engelstein's new book, Game Production: Prototyping and Producing Your Board Game.
• New game in the works within the greater "Terraforming Mars" universe.
• Four Marvel-licensed "Unmatched" sets coming in 2021.
• "Lost Ruins of Arnak" gets harder and more interactive.
• Battle one eldritch terror at a time in"Cthulu Wars: Duel."
• "Cyberpunk Red: Combat Zone" hopes to do better than the plagued "Cyberpunk 2077" video game.
• The senate rules in "7 Wonders Duel: Agora."
• Take on "Concordia" by yourself with "Solitaria."
• "Duel of Wands" brings card combat to "Kids on Brooms."

NEW & UPCOMING RELEASES:

• Dune: Imperium
• Beez
• Wingspan: Oceania Expansion

KICKSTARTER:

• ISS Vanguard

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This episode, we'll talk about Robin Hood, a new massive sci-fi campaign from Awaken Realms, and find out which heady libation goes best with sheep.

TOP STORIES:

• Dice Tower West might be cancelled, but Dice Tower Winter Spectacular is going on right now.
• ISS Vanguard crowdfunding campaign expected to launch on Gamefound this week.
• Kosmos announces "The Adventures of Robin Hood" from "Legends of Andor" designer.
• Catan the Beer is a real (but not officially licensed) product.
• Expand "Era: Medieval Age" with "Rivers and Roads."
• Eric Lang and Exploding Kittens looking for playtesters.
• "Tharos" joins the Dilluvia Universe.
• "The Boys" to battle scandalous supes on your tabletop.
• "On the Underground" adds maps for Paris and New York.
• "Flash Gordon" saves every one of us in a new board game.

KICKSTARTER:

• Alhambra: Big Box (Second Edition)
• Vindication: Chronicles

NEW & UPCOMING RELEASES:

• Honey Buzz
• Deranged
• The Lord of the Rings LCG: The Search for the Dreadnaught
• Arkham Horror LCG: War of the Outer Gods
• Monasterium

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This episode, Board Game Arena becomes an Advent app, and Japanese themes take center stage.

TOP STORIES:

• The two largest US puzzle companies become one.
• American Booksellers Association challenges merger of PRH and Simon & Schuster.
• Board Game Arena releasing one game per day for December.
• Battle for Middle Earth with "War of the Ring: The Card Game."
• Twogether Studios keep sales of "The Adventure Zone: Bureau of Balance" friendly and local for the holidays.
• "Brass: Birmingham" wins the 2020 Gra Roku.
• "Frogger" hops to tabletop.
• Game Brewer serving up "Stroganov."
• New version of "Iki" scheduled in 2021.
• Rebuild the Emperor's "Eternal Palace."
• Collect autumn leaves with "Momiji."

THE HOTNESS:

• Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road
• Inhuman Conditions
• The Castles of Tuscany
• Everdell

KICKSTARTER:

• Momiji
• Mission Catastrophe

NEW & UPCOMING RELEASES:

• Unmatched: Little Red Riding Hood vs. Beowulf
• Scythe Complete Rulebook (Hardcover)
• Unicorn Fever
• Crystal Palace: Newspaper Cards
• Gates of Mara
• Last Aurora

CONNECT:

• Follow our curated Twitter newsfeed @DiceTowerNow.
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