Dice Tower Now 717: January 25, 2021

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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