Esdevium Games becomes Asmodee UK.

Purple Brain Creations joins Asmodee.

Neuroscience research explains why some people can't separate real-world feelings from board games.

Twilight Creations leaves Mayfair Games.

March releases Bottle Imp, Shadows in Kyoto, and Rising 5: Runes of Asteros.

Kickstarters Stalingrad: Inferno on the Volga, Mythic Arcana, and Tank Chess

Kickstarter:

Postcard Dungeon from Joseph Limbaugh

Dice Wars from Brybelly

Coming Soon:

Sanctum of Twilight from Fantasy Flight Games

New Releases:

Doctor Who: Time of the Daleks from Gale Force 9

The Master’s Trials: Wrath of Magmaroth from AEG and Artipia Games

From Z-man and Asmodee comes Gaia Project

CMON partnership with Steve Jackson Games to produce Munchkin-themed board games.

Purple Pawn - Game Blotter highlights.

First Quarter releases Pioneer Days, Dokmus, and Tao Long: The Way of the Dragon.

Kickstarters Museum, Kill the Unicorns, and Nemo's War: Nautilus Upgrade

Elliott Returns to the Dice Tower News this episode! 

Osprey Games announced Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth

Origins Game Fair and True Dungeon have announced a three-year partnership

Two New Games Coming From WizKids In March 2018

Tripods & Triplanes now live on Kickstarter

War Room from Larry Harris has only two days to go

Scythe: The Wind Gambit from Stonemaier Games

Star Trek: Ascendancy – Borg Assimilation from Gale Force 9

Oink Games representation partnership with consolidator PSI.

TAGIE award winners "Soggy Doggy" and "Ship of Treasures."

Toy Industry Association Toy of the Year award nominees for Game of the Year and Innovative Toy of the Year.

New releases "Professor Evil and the Citadel of Time," "Santa's Workshop," and "Fallout."

Kickstarters "D-day Dice: Second Edition," "Ravine," and "Sorceror."

Elliott Miller returns to Dice Tower News.

Episode 600 will be Paul Owen's last episode.

Strong Museum inducts Clue to Toy Hall of Fame.

GTS Distribution forms exclusive North American partnership with Passport Game Studios.

First Quarter 2018 releases Council of 4, Kashgar: Merchants of the Silk Road, and Eldritch Horror: Masks of Nyarlathotep.

Kickstarters Folklore: The Affliction, Monster Slaughter, and The Great War: French Army expansion

Alex Yeager leaves Mayfair Games.

New releases "Mountains of Madness," "Mansions of Madness: Streets of Arkham," "Dragonfire," and "Empires."

Kickstarters "Jagged Alliance," "Perdition's Mouth," and "Root"

January releases: "Fields of Arle: Tea and Trade," "Deception: Undercover Allies," and "A Feast for Odin: Mini-expansion #1."

Kickstarters: "Time of Legends: Joan of Arc," "Monster Lands," and "Okko Chronicles"

New releases from Essen:

• Ex Libris
• Clank! In! Space!
• Azul
• The Climbers
• Meeple Circus
• 878 Vikings

Honorable mentions:

• Kepler-3048
• Cry Havoc: Aftermath

WizKids partners with Games Workshop on Warhammer 40K games.

University Games acquires Paul Lamond Games.

January releases "Noria" and "Indian Summer."

Kickstarters "RWBY" and "Near and Far: Amber Mines."