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This is Dice Tower Now for the week of June 20, 2022. This week, crowdfunding gets some backup, Orléans draws some famous names, Merchants Cove gets craftier, and this city goes all-in for Crime.

TOP STORIES (2:10)

• BackerKit announces intention to start crowdfunding platform
• Funko Inc purchases Mondo from Alamo Drafthouse
• Tabletop Tycoon enters publishing partnership with Rock Manor Games
• Joan of Arc: Orléans Roll Draw and Write announced by dlp
• TheOP announces Harry Potter: Mischief in Diagon Alley
• Big Box edition of Village coming from Eggertspiele
• Merchants Cove getting MasterCraft expansion
• Animalia: Preventing Extinction released by Quined Games
• Planted from Phil Walker-Harding comes to Target stores
• MicroMacro Crime City gets third title - All In

CROWDFUNDING (13:40)

• Court from B5 Productions
• Aeon's End Past and Future by Sydney Engelstein, Nick Little, and Kevin Riley
• Fluffy Frontier from Björn Ekenberg and ION Game Design
• Heroes and Wizards by Jof Croxford and Jof Games
• Umbrella Academy from Mantic Games

SPONSOR UPDATE (20:55)

• What a Wonderful Kingdom

THE HOTNESS (23:40)

1. Village by Markus and Inka Brand
2. Carnegie by Xavier Georges and Quined Games
3. Spirit Island from Greater than Games
4. The Clash of Galliformes from Todys Games
5. Metropolys by Sébastien Pauchon
6. Ark Nova by Mathias Wigge and Capstone Games
7. Bretwalda by PHALANX Games
8. Septima by Mindclash Games
9. Village: Big Box by Markus and Inka Brand from Eggertspiele
10. Skyrise from Roxley Games

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This is Dice Tower Now for the week of June 13, 2022. This week, CMoN flips some zombies, Vienna and Cuzco are tossed into the point salad, and little Asmodee's parents make a Savvy move.

TOP STORIES (3:05)

• Saudi national fund invests $1B in Asmodee parent company
• Devir and Schmidt Spiel enter publication agreement
• Flip and write Zombicide: Gear Up coming from CMoN
• Cancelled Kickstarter Rift Knights being redone as Knight Fall by Red Raven Games
• Targi Bonus Box coming from KOSMOS
• New version of Hive Mind by Richard Garfield coming from Calliope
• Gloomhaven fan expansion Crimson Scales to be printed non-profit
• UNO Star Wars announced by Mattel
• Floodgate Games releasing cooperative sand timer title Kites
• Red Cathedral: Contractors detailed and dated by Devir
• New expansion to Disney's Sorcerers Arena - Thrills and Chills
• Stefan Feld City Collection games 5 and 6 announced by Queen Games
• Racing game Gemini Gauntlet coming from Lynnvander Studios

CROWDFUNDING (15:15)

• Bananya by Japanime Games and designer Chelsea Schwartz
• Hacktivity from Stéphane Vachon and publisher Acolyte Cooperative Board Games
• Keydoms Dragons from designer Richard Breese and R&D Games
• The Gig by designers Jamie Gray, Dann May, Robb Smigielski, and Lewis Shaw
• Unmatched Storage System from Restoration Games

SPONSOR UPDATE (22:10)

• Destinies wins UK Games Expo Award

THE HOTNESS (24:20)

1. Wonderland's War, from Druid City Games and designers Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner, and Ian Moss
2. Arcs by Cole Wehle and Leder Games
3. Carnegie by Carson City designer Xavier Georges and Quined Games
4. Space Station Phoenix by Gabriel Cohn
5. Star Wars: Outer Rim Unfinished Business
6. Castles of Burgundy by Ravensburger and Stefan Feld
7. My Father's Work by T. C. Petty III
8. Terra Nova by Capstone Games
9. Ark Nova by Mathias Wigge and Capstone Games
10. War of the Ring: The Card Game from Ares Games

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This is Dice Tower Now for the week of June 6, 2022. This week, we explore gran sendero del oeste, more details emerge on teeny tiny terra, the newest patchwork play is you know stacks and stuff, and the next thingavellir for nidavellir is idavellir.

TOP STORIES (2:15)

• FunForge Kickstarter troubles
• Great Western Trail Argentina detailed by Eggertspiele
• Terra Nova detailed by Capstone Games
• Atiwa by Uwe Rosenberg announced by Lookout Games
• Splendor Duel shown by Space Cowboys
• ReMEmber coming from Pegasus Spiele
• Tidal Blades: Banner Festival announced by Druid City Games
• Second expansion to Nidavellir, Idavoll, announced
• Patchwork Express variant Stack'N Stuff announced by Lookout Games

CROWDFUNDING (11:15)

• Kabuto Sumo and so much more by LBoardGameTables.com
• Union Stockyards from Designer Duane Wulf and Solid Rock Games
• Runescape Kingdoms: Shadow of Elvarg from Steamforged Games
• Arcs by designer Cole Wehrle and Leder Games
• Castles of Burgundy Special Edition by Awaken Realms and Ravensburger designed by Stefan Feld
• Bark Avenue by designers Mackenzie and Jonathan Jungck with TerreDice Games

SPONSOR UPDATE (20:25)

• Destinies Community Editor Contest and Origins

NEW RELEASES (23:05)

• Eco: Coral Reef by Izik Nevo and Unique Board Games
• Ouch! By Romain Caterdjian and Théo Rivière, published by Devir
• Mystic Paths by Brian Leet and Kevin Worden, published by R&R Games
• eXplorers by Phil Walker-Harding and Ravensburger
• Batman: Everybody Lies by Weronika Spyra and Ignacy Trzewiczek, published by Portal Games
• Guild of Merchant Explorers by Matthew Dunstan and Brett J Gilberts, published by AEG
• Mortum - Medieval Detective by Sergey Minevich and Arcane Wonders
• Creature Comforts by Roberta Taylor and Kids Table Board Games
• Space Base - The Mysteries of Terra Proxima by John D. Clair and AEG
• Cartaventura: Lhasa and Cartaventura: Vinland by Thomas Dupont and Arnaud Ladagnous, published by KOSMOS
• Air, Land, & Sea: Spies, Lies, & Supplies by Jon Perry and Arcane Wonders
• Prehistories by Alexandre Emerit and Benoit Turpin, published by 25th Century Games

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This is Dice Tower Now for the week of May 30, 2022. This week, CGE boldly goes, Cathala and Maublanc hit the target, Viva tres Guano, and Germany "plays" after another trip around the sun.

TOP STORIES (3:00)

• Spiel des Jahres nominees announced
• Terra Nova teased from Capstone Games
• CGE announces Starship Captains
• Pencil First Games to crowdfund a hanafuda deck with One Hundred Toriis expansion
• Roll and write Kyudo coming from Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc
• Twilight Inscription is open for pre-orders from Fantasy Flight
• Fire and Stone: Siege of Vienna announced by Capstone Games
• Lucha Wars coming from Backspindle Games
• Guano Guano Guano! by Kate Bertram and Fort Circle Games
• The Great British Baking Show Game announced by Ravensburger

CROWDFUNDING (14:10)

• Pirates Dragon Treasure by Luke Plikaitis and Caleb Bieranowski
• The Flood from Elijah and Natalie Morar with publisher Bedouin Games
• The Artemis Project: Satellites and Commanders from Grand Gamer's Guild and designer Daniel Rocchi
• Resist designed by Trevor Benjamin, Roger Tankersley, and David Thompson with Salt and Pepper Games
• Trailblazer: The John Muir Trail by Designer Dan R Rice III and Mariposa Games
• Hunters of the Lost Creatures from Publisher Wonderbow and designer Sönke Schmidt

SPONSOR UPDATE (21:40)

• UK Games Expo!

THE HOTNESS (23:45)

1. Living Forest by Aske Christiansen and Ludonaute
2. Dune: Imperium from Paul Dennen and Dire Wolf
3. SCOUT by Kei Kajino
4. Quacks & Co. by Wolfgang Warsch
5. Sniper Elite: The Board Game by Roger Tankersley and David Thompson
6. Crescent Moon by Steven Mathers
7. Ark Nova by Capstone Games
8. Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition
9. Starship Captains by Peter B. Hoffgaard and CGE
10. Arcs by Leder Games

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This is Dice Tower Now for the week of May 23, 2022. This week, cute little pikas go with the floe, the greater part of games is no longer the dice, big potatoes are worth ZILLIONS, and Plan B moves their aesthetic from Starburst to Ghiradelli.

TOP STORIES (2:00)

• Floe coming from new studio Pika Games and designer Henry Audubon
• Greater than Games and Dice Hate Me Games part ways
• Kuzooka by Leo Colovini announced by Pegasus Spiele
• Gloomhaven digital coming to consoles in 2023
• Mutant Genesis expansion for Marvel Champions, dfeaturing X-Men
• War of the Ring card game coming from Ares
• Game of 49 being remade from Big Potato Games as Zillionaires on Mars
• Horrible Guild announces abstract game Evergreen
• Tokaido Duo teased by Antoine Bauza
• Legend of Andor: The Eternal Cold announced by KOSMOS
• Tribes of the Wind from designer Joachim Thôme and La Boîte de Jeu
• Next Move Games shows off Azul Master Chocolatier
• GAMA reinstates mask policy at Origins

CROWDFUNDING (13:00)

• RA by Reiner Knizia and 25th Century Games
• Damask from designer Barbara Burfoot and Radical 8 Games
• Through Ice and Snow from Fernando Eduardo Sánchez and 2Tomatoes Games
• Grab Your Breakfast by Lim Ming Liang and Amoeba Games
• Tiny Epic Vikings by Scott Almes and Gamelyn Studios
• Anunnaki from Cranio Creations by designers Simone Luciani and Danilo Sabia

SPONSOR UPDATE (20:50)

• Lucky Duck expands into Italian

THE HOTNESS (22:40)

1. Spirit Island from Greater Than Games
2. Get On Board: New York and London
3. Carnegie from Quined Games
4. Arcs by Leder Games
5. Longboard from Reiner Knizia 25th Century Games
6. RA by Reiner Knizia and 25th Century Games
7. Marvel Champions: The Card Game from Fantasy Flight
8. Blazon by David Conklin and 25th Century Games
9. burncycle from Chip Theory Games
10. Ark Nova from Capstone Games

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This is Dice Tower Now for the week of May 16, 2022. This week, the best cuisine comes from CATAN, Steve Jackson brings back wizards from 1983 for the 9th time, and Blue Orange Games - you can't eat just one.

TOP STORIES (3:00)

• Rollacrit to provide accessories for both CATAN and GenCon
• Asmodee and Ulysses Press announce cookbooks based on CATAN and Ticket to Ride
• Fog of Love: Lockdown Expansion announced
• Tabriz coming from Cascadia designer Randy Flynn and Crafty Games
• New editions of Groo and Wiz-War crowdfunding soon from Steve Jackson Games
• Asmodee creates Access+ Studio
• Annapurna tournament to be held at PAX Unplugged
• Lunar Outpost announced by Ravensburger and designer Michael Mulvihill
• Blue Orange Games announces Bag of Chips
• Crescent Moon coming from Osprey Games and designer Steven Mathers

CROWDFUNDING (11:05)

• Glitch Squad by designers Mary Flanagan and Max Seidman with Resonym Games
• Fliptown from Steven Aramini and Write Stuff Games
• Age of Steam Deluxe Expansions from Eagle Games
• Broken and Beautiful by Patrick Rauland and Left Justified Studio
• Cytress by by designer Sean Lee and Tress Games
• Desperation from Jason Morningstar and Bully Pulpit Games

SPONSOR UPDATE (19:30)

• When the cat is away, Lucky Duck designs a Frosthaven app

NEW RELEASES (22:30)

• Platypus by Phil Walker-Harding published by Arrakis Games
• The Thing: The Boardgame by Giuseppe Cicero and Andrea Crespi, published by Pendragon Studios
• Dice Realms by Thomas Lehmann published by Rio Grande Games
• Chronicles of Avel by Przemek Wojtkowiak published by Rebel Studio
• Squid Inc by Ivan Turner published by WizKids
• Unlock Kids: Detective Stories by Cyril Demaegd, Marie Fort, and Wilfried Fort, published by Space Cowboys
• Terra Mystica Big Box by Jens Drögemüller and Helge Ostertag published by Capstone Games
• Décorum by Charlie Mackin, Harry Mackin and Drew Tenenbaum published by Floodgate Games
• Founders of Teotihuacan by Filip Głowacz published by Board and Dice

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This is Dice Tower Now for the week of May 9, 2022. This week, Asmodee's Embrace now includes even more video games, Gamers Brew up an Amygdala abstract, Mandoo invents Pokemon Salad, and there's a new Moon over San Francisco.

TOP STORIES (1:45)

• Embracer Group purchases assets from Eidos
• Investor Group led by The Chernin Group and eBay purchases 25% of Funko
• 2021 Golden Geek Awards announced
• Catherine: The Cities of the Tsarina coming to the west from Capstone
• Two expansions announced for Picture Perfect
• Abstract game Amygdala coming from Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer published by Game Brewer
• Mandoo Games announces Point Salad: Eevee edition
• Pioneer Rails coming from Dranda Games by designers Matthew Dunstan and Jeffrey D Allers
• Choose and Write title Distant Suns by IELLO
• 2-player Lofoten coming by Sébastien Dujardin and Pearl Games
• Ticket to Ride: San Francisco announced
• Floodgate Games reveals Sagrada: Glory by Adrian Adamescu and Daryl Andrews
• Rob Daviau and Stephen Baker working on DragonLance: Warriors of Krynn

CROWDFUNDING (12:10)

• Autobahn by designers Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone
• Wayfarers of the South Tigris by Garphill Games and designers Shem Phillips and S J Macdonald
• Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies by designer Ryan Laukat and Red Raven Games
• Oranienburger Kanal by Uwe Rosenberg and Spielworxx
• Waste Knights: Beyond the Horizon by publisher Galakta with designers Marek Mydel and Paweł Szewc
• Kingdom Builder: Empire Edition by Donald X Vaccarino and Queen Games

SPONSOR UPDATE (21:00)

• The Dark Quarter crowdfunds for €1,000,000

THE HOTNESS (22:55)

1. Gloomholdin' by Joe Klipfel
2. Ark Nova by Matthias Wigge
3. Euthia: Torment of Resurrection by Markéta Bláhová and Tadeáš Spousta
4. RA by designer Reiner Knizia and Ravensburger
5. Arcs by Cole Wehrle and Leder Games
6. Age of Steam Deluxe Edition by Martin Wallace
7. Radlands from designer Daniel Piechnick and Roxley Games
8. Wonderlands War by Druid City Games from designers Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner and Ian Moss
9. Carnegie by Xavier Georges and Quined Games
10. Cascadia from Randy Flynn and Flatout Games

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This is Dice Tower Now for the week of May 2, 2022. This week, This week, Phil Walker-Harding moves from platypus to kangaroos, Hachette has got you in the palm of their hand, and all bets are in for the great T-Rex versus botanist matchup.

TOP STORIES (2:25)

• Phil and Meredith Walker-Harding start Joey Games
• Gale Force 9 announces Starfinder: Pirates of Skydock
• Creature Comforts: Maple Valley coming from KTBG
• Ready Set Bet and That Old Wallpaper coming from AEG
• In the Palm of Your Hand coming from designer Timothée Decroix and La Boîte de Jeu
• Origins announces COVID restrictions
• Restoration Games releases Unmatched promo Jurassic Park: Dr Sattler vs T Rex
• Fantasy Flight announces Sp//Dr Hero pack for Marvel Champions

CROWDFUNDING (11:00)

• Castles by the Sea by Designers Jon Benjamin and Michael Xuereb
• The Dark Quarter by Lucky Duck and Van Ryder Games designed by Evan Derrick
• Birds of a Feather by Teale Fristoe and Snowbright Studio
• Last Light by designer Roy Cannaday and Grey Fox Games
• Anastyr by publisher Mythic Games and designer Philippe Ville
• Explorers of the Woodlands by From the Woods Studio and designer Geoffrey Wood

SPONSOR UPDATE (20:05)

• King of 12

THE HOTNESS (23:10)

1. Ark Nova by Matthias Wigge
2. Oranienburger Kanal by Spielworxx and Uwe Rosenberg
3. Through Ice and Snow by Fernando Eduardo Sánchez
4. Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods from designers Simone Luciani and Danilo Sabia and Cranio Creations
5. Wonderland's War from Tim and Ben Eisner, with Ian Moss
6. The Great Wall by Awaken Realms
7. Wayfarers of the South Tigris by Shem Phillips and Garphill Games
8. Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor by Nemesis Games
9. Cryptid: Urban Legends by Hal Duncan and Ruth Veevers
10. The Thing by Pendragon Game Studio

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This is Dice Tower Now for the week of April 25, 2022. This week, Netflix explodes with kittens, FFG spends its 25th anniversary scribbling all over TI4, Ticket to Ride improves on a 6½, and Maui beaches are definitely the Next Move.

TOP STORIES (1:45)

• Exploding Kittens announces digital game and animated series from Netflix
• Fantasy Flight teases roll-and-write Twilight Inscription
• BoardGameTables.com prepares crowdfunding for 4 expansions
• Catherine: The Tsarina's Cities coming from dlp
• Greater then Games announces Spirit Island: Feathers and Flame
• Gale Force 9 announces deck builder Firefly: Misbehavin'
• Party game Topic coming from Luma Imports
• Hangman Games starts DecaDesign micropublishing project
• The Gig jazz themed roll-and-write coming from Braincrack Games
• Save Patient Zero announced from Helvetiq
• Ticket to Ride: Poland coming from Days of Wonder
• Stellarion, the sixth Oniverse title announced by InPatience Publishing
• Beach area control title Maui coming from Next Move Games

CROWDFUNDING (14:00)

• Legacy of Thracks by Balázs Svéda and Svéda Studio
• Aldarra by designers Matt Fantastic and Benny McLennan, published by Arcane Minis
• Paradox Initiative by designer Brian Suhre and Elf Creek Games
• For Northwood! by designer/artist Wilhelm Su and published by Sideroom Games
• Fujiyama and Ajisai by designer and publisher Nanatsumu
• MagLev: Metro, Mechs, and More by Ted Alspach and Bezier Games

SPONSOR UPDATE (22:45)

• Destinies Community Editor released on Steam

NEW RELEASES (25:35)

• Murano: Light Masters by Carlo Camarotto and Francesco Testini, published by Matagot
• Darwinauts by designer Chris Bryan and Green Couch Games
• Dr. Who: Don't Blink by Dylan Birtolo, Josh Derksen, and Thomas M. Gofton, published by Gale Force 9
• Familiar Tales by Jerry Hawthorne and Plaid Hat Games
• Zapotec by designer Fabio Lopiano, published by Board and Dice
• Golem by designers Flaminia Brasini, Virginio Gigli, and Simone Luciani, published by Cranio Creations
• Azul: Queen's Garden by designer Michael Kiesling and publisher Next Move Games
• Katarenga by designer David Parlett and Rio Grande Games
• Long Shot: The Dice Game by Chris Handy and Perplext

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This is Dice Tower Now for the week of April 18, 2022. This week, Stonemaier decides wine is for everyone, Saashi and Saashi moves from elevators to housecleaning, and Hasbro goes to D&D and beyond.

TOP STORIES (2:00)

• Asmodee makes new label "Unbox Now" for best seller titles
• Hasbro purchases D&D Beyond
• Dice Tower Awards Nominations
• American Tabletop Awards Winners
• Funforge cancels Far Cry board game campaign
• New Cooperative Viticulture expansion from Stonemaier
• Turing Machine from Le Scorpion Masque
• New Cosmic Encounter expansion Cosmic Odyssey
• Rio Grande acquires rights to Strife/Texas Showdown
• Before the Guests Arrive from Saashi and Saashi
• The Search for Lost Species
• Septima from Mindclash

CROWDFUNDING (12:54)

• Kingdoms: Rise and Fall: Dorian
• The Big Pig Game
• Dead by Daylight
• Maul Peak
• Kaikoro
• Silicon Valley

SPONSOR UPDATE (20:50)

• It's a Wonderful Kingdom, August 2022
• Flamecraft, Q4 2022

THE HOTNESS (22:34)

• 10: Cascadia
• 9: Dune: Imperium
• 8: Merchants of the Dark Road
• 7: The Dark Quarter
• 6: The Paradox Initiative
• 5: Tiny Epic Vikings
• 4: Ark Nova
• 3: Arcs
• 2: Viticulture World
• 1: Septima

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