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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