HEADLINES:

• Nominees for the 2020 Spiel des Jahres announced.
• Spiel and Gen Con canceled.
• The Dice Tower and BGG team up for Virtual Gaming Con.
• Search for pearls in Reiner Knizia's "Whale Riders."
• Funko Games adapting everything you love.
• "Gudetama: The Tricky Egg Card Game" slides this way.
• We look at Kickstarter fails from a new point of view.

THE HOTNESS:

1. My City
2. Gloomhaven
3. Terraforming Mars
4. Nova Luna
5. Nemesis
6. A War of Whispers
7. The Crew: The Quest for Planet 9
8. Santa Monica
9. Wingspan
10. Cartographers: A Roll Player Game

NEW & UPCOMING RELEASES:

• The Mind Extreme
• Deep Vents

KICKSTARTER:

• Euthia: Torment of Resurrection
• Railroad Ink Challenge

LINKS:

• We love feedback. Please leave yours on our BGG Thread.
• Check out Dice Tower Dish for food and interviews with the game industry's top designers.
• Connect with Jesse on Twitter @TheJesseWheeler.
• Find previous hosts Kitty and Chris at TabletopGameTalk.com.

HEADLINES:

• "Disney Jungle Cruise Adventure Games" travels to Amazon's exclusive waters.
• Asmodee USA Distribution to release 40 new titles in June.
• CMON makes progress with its audit issues.
• Baby Yoda waddles to a table near you.
• "Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery" to get a second edition.

THE HOTNESS:

1. Small World of Warcraft
2. Maharaja
3. Tiny Epic Pirates
4. Gloomhaven
5. Under Falling Skies: A 9-Card Print-and-Play Game
6. HEL: The Last Saga
7. Terraforming Mars
8. Cartographers: A Roll Player Tale
9. Wingspan
10. Maharaja: The Game of Palace Building in India

NEW & UPCOMING RELEASES:

• Santa Monica
• The Magnificent
• A Touch of Evil: 10-Year Anniversary Edition
• Western Legends: Ante Up

KICKSTARTER:

• Battle of the Boybands
• Adventures in Neverland

LINKS:

• Connect with Jesse on Twitter @TheJesseWheeler.
• Dig into DiceTowerDish.com with Corey Thompson.
• Check out TabletopGameTalk.com with former hosts Kitty and Chris.
• We love feedback! Please leave any on our Official BGG Thread.

HEADLINES:

• BGG announces 14th Annual Golden Geek Awards.
• Alliance Game Distributors to resume operations.
• "Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion" sinks its teeth into Target.
• Days of Wonder peddles "Ticket to Ride: Amsterdam."
• Vladimir Suchy's "Praga Caput Regni" to break ground in 2020.
• Renegade Games buddies up to "Clank!: Adventuring Party."
• Kickstarter lays off 40% of workforce.
• Dice Tower Dish's Corey Thompson digs into the state of tabletop Kickstarter campaigns and the trouble with game awards.

THE HOTNESS:

1. TINYforming Mars
2. Wingspan
3. Gloomhaven
4. Sapiens
5. HEL: The Last Saga
6. Mercado de Lisboa
7. Terraforming Mars
8. The Crew: The Search for Planet 9
9. Nemesis
10. Spirit Island

NEW & UPCOMING RELEASES:

• Babylonia
• Yukon Airways
• Monster Mansion
• Colt Super Express

KICKSTARTER:

• Sea of Legends

LINKS:

• Find Corey Thompson at DiceTowerDish.com.
• Connect with Jesse on Twitter @TheJesseWheeler.
• We love feedback! Please leave any on our Official Thread.

HEADLINES:

• "Frosthaven" breaks another Kickstarter record.
• Hasbro reports substantial growth in games sales.
• Fantasy Flight announces "Arkham Horror: The Card Game - The Innsmouth Conspiracy."
• Capstone Games takes over publication for "Terra Mystica" and "Gaia Project."
• The OP announces "The Batman Who Laughs Rising."
• Gale Force Nine announces new expansions and an updated edition for "Doctor Who: Time of the Daleks."

THE HOTNESS:

1. Bargain Basement Bathysphere
2. Gloomhaven
3. Utopia Engine
4. Under Falling Skies: A 9-Card Print-and-Play
5. Supermarché
6. Ankh: Gods of Egypt
7. Wingspan
8. Terraforming Mars
9. Frosthaven
10. Arkham Horror: The Card Game

NEW & UPCOMING RELEASES:

• Tang Garden
• Sonora
• Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio (Third Edition)
• Traintopia

KICKSTARTERS:

• Clinic: Deluxe Edition - COVID-19 Pandemic
• Tapeworm
• Resident Evil 3: The Board Game

LINKS:

Connect with Jesse on Twitter @TheJesseWheeler.

Check out TabletopGameTalk.com with former hosts Kitty & Chris.

We love feedback! Please leave any on our Official Thread.