Headlines:

• GenCon Badges are on sale
• Restoration Games announces their next game
• Time of Triumph announced for KeyForge
• The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth announced
• Gaming breaks records on Kickstarter

Hotness Review:

• War of the Worlds: The New Wave
• Wingspan
• Suburbia: Collector's Edition
• Onimaru
• Dopplet So Clever
• Neolithic
• New Frontiers

New/Upcoming Releases:

• Star Wars Legion, Priority Supplies Battlefield Expansion
• Concorida, the Venus Expansion
• Pathfinder Adventure Chest
• Teotihuacan: City of Gods
• Dragonfire Adventures: Ravaging The Sword Cost
• Arkham Horror LCG: The Circule Undone Deluxe Expansion

Kickstarters:

• War of the Worlds: The New Wave
• Suburbia Collector's Edition

Headlines

Neil Patrick Harris designs a board game

Tabletop Survey tells you what kind of gamer you are

Nine Year old goes pro in Go

Darwin Bromley passes away

Hotness

Wingspan

Inquisitor

Gloomhaven

Black Angel

New Frontiers

Nemesis

Terraforming Mars

Spirit Island

Root

Suburbia: Collector's Edition

New/Upcomming Releases

This War of Mine: Tales from the Ruined City

Vindication

Giant Queendomino

Space Crop 2025-2300 AD

Arkham Horror LCG: Return to Dunwich Legacy

Dixit 10th Anniversary Expansion

Kickstarters

Circadian: First Light

AVGhost Paranormal Investigation

Headlines

• Christian Peterson says farewell.
• Magic the Gathering is making it's way into mainstream podcasts.
• Carcassonne comes to the Switch
• Introducing your new Dice Tower News team

Hotness

• Wingspan
• New Frontiers
• Gloomhaven
• Terraforming Mars
• Root
• Spirit Island
• Underwater Cities
• Nemesis
• Teotihuacan: City of Gods
• Scythe

New/Upcoming Releases

• Concept Kids: Animals
• Fury of Dracula 4th Ed
• Mage Knight the Board Game: Ultimate Ed
• Munchkin: Harry Potter Deluxe
• Munchkin: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Deluxe

Kickstarters

• Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
• Fences: A Tile Laying Game

In this episode:

News:

The winners of the 2018 International Gamers Awards Announced
Jasco and Lynnvander Studios to Revive Evil Dead 2

New Releases:

Tiny Epic Zombies
Exit: the Mysterious Museum

Coming Soon:

Cerebris: the Inside World
D&D Dungeon Mayhem

Kickstarter:

Viceroy: Times of Darkness
Project L

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In this episode:

News:

NONE! HELP ME OUT!

New Releases:

Folklore: The Affliction
Gunkimono

Coming Soon:

8Bit Box
One Night Ultimate Super Villains

Kickstarter:

The Artemis Project
Tiny Epic Mechs

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In this episode:

News:

Arkham Nights 2018 from Fantasy Flight Games
    Tickets at showclix.com
Tabletopia now on Android!

New Releases:

Coimbra
Reef

Coming Soon:

Betrayal Legacy
Sugar Blast

Kickstarter:

Horizon Zero Dawn
Microbrew

In this episode:

News:

Strong's National Toy Hall of Fame finalists announced
    Vote for a winner at www.toyhalloffame.org
Brain Games giving away trip to Antarctica
    Enter at www.icecoolantarctica.com

New Releases:

Spring Meadow
Dinosaur Tea Party

Coming Soon:

The Reckoners
Architects of the West Kingdom

Kickstarter:

Football Highlights 2052
For the Love of Board Games

In this episode:

News:

WizKids announces multi-year partnership with WWE

New Releases:

The Mind
Legendary Encounters: The X-Files Deck Building Game

Coming Soon:

Teotihuacan
Tales of Glory

Kickstarter:

A Thief's Fortune
Planetarium: Primordial

In this episode:

News:

Finalists for the 2018 International Gamers Awards
Tabletop Tycoon and Victory Point Games Merger

New Releases:

Clank! In! Space! Apocalypse!
Ultimate Werewolf Legacy

Coming Soon:

Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig
Chronicles of Crime

Kickstarter:

Hellenica: Story of Greece
Starcadia Quest

In this episode:

News:

Gen Con Extends Contract with True Dungeon

Kickstarter:

Munchkin Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Immortal 8 from Sorry We are French and Moonster Games

Coming Soon:

Starfleet Reinforcements Arrive for the Star Trek Adventures Roleplaying Game

New Releases:

3 New Releases from Ares Games:

Monsters vs. Heroes: Victorian Nightmares

Wanted: Rich or Dead

Age of Thieves – Masters of Disguise

In this episode:

News:

Fantasy Flight Games Signs On As Gen Con 2018 Co-Sponsor

Kickstarter:

Werewords Deluxe is LIVE on Kickstarter!

Of War And Men: WWII Card Driven Squad Based Strategy Game

NSKN Games is settling down with Dice Settlers on Kickstarter

Coming Soon:

Fantasy Flight Games announces Threads of Fate, its first mythos pack expansion to Arkham Horror: The Card Game – The Forgotten Age

New Releases:

Z-Man Games releasing mini-expansions for Terra Mystica, A Feast for Odin, Carcassonne & More

In this episode:

News:

Habsro launches their own crowd-funding platform, HasLab

Kickstarter:

Edge of Darkness from AEG reaches its funding goal.

Cryptozoic and Igrology Will Launch Kickstarter Campaign for Cult: Choose Your God Wisely

Coming Soon:

New games coming from Level 99 Games

New Releases:

Empires of the Void II from Red Raven games

In this episode:

News:

Gen con Selling Out Again! Extends Indy stay to 2022.

North Star Games Launches Happy Planet Games

Kickstarter:

Nauvoo Games announces the launch of The Reckoners board game

Coming Soon:

Cheapass Games is releasing two new games this month

Portal Games Alien Artifacts goes worldwide

New Releases:

From Fantasy Flight Games comes Eldritch Horror: Masks of Nyarlathotep

In this episode:

News:

Mayfair Games is closing its doors forever

North Star Games Adopts Unilateral MAPP and Restricts Amazon.com Sales Channel

Stronghold Games Unveils New Logo, New Staff Members, New Location

Kickstarter:

Greater than Games announces new Sentinels of Freedom digital game

Sonic the Hedgehog: Battle Racers” Zooms To Kickstarter from Shinobi 7 LLC

Bézier Games Announces Werewords Deluxe

Coming Soon:

Cryptozoic Announces Release of The Arrival

New Releases:

Red Herring Games has announced a new postal subscription RPG

In this episode:

Kickstarter:

Tiny Epic Zombies from Gamelyn Games

Thunderstone Quest from AEG

Agents of Meyhem: Pride of Babylon from Academy Games

Coming Soon:

H.O.P.E the Board Game from Morning Players

Way of the Fighter - Super and Turbo from Ninja Division

Portal Games 2018 Releases:

Monolith Arena

Detective: A Modern Crime Game

Imperial Settlers: Amazons

Imperial Settlers: We didn't start the fire

Robinson Crusoe: Mystery Tales

Alien Artifacts: Discovery

New Releases:

Stuffed Fables from Plaid Hat Games

This Week in News!

Kickstarter:

Time of Legends: Joan of Arc

Coming Soon:

IDW Games has announced a new X-Files Game: Conspiracy Theory

Grimm forest from Skybound and Druid City Games

Clank! The Mummy’s Curse from Renegade Game Studios

New Releases:

Tokaido: The 5th Anniversary Edition from Funforge

Path of Light and Shadow from Action Phase Games

The Palace of Mad King Ludwig from Bezier Games

A retrospective on 600 episodes of Dice Tower News, and a farewell on Paul Owen's last episode

Gen Con 2018 Badges Now On Sale

Kickstarter:

The Red Dragon Inn 7: The Tavern Crew comes to Kickstarter January 17th

The Mansky Caper from Calliope Games Live On Kickstarter

John Carter of Mars - The Roleplaying Game from Modiphius Entertainment

Coming Soon:

Vengeance from Greenbrier Games

Grimslingers: The Northern Territory from Greenbrier Games

Of Dreams and Shadows: The Monster Within from Greenbrier Games

New Releases:

Pendragon: The Fall of Roman Britain from GMT Games

New releases The Carnies and Topiary.

March releases Container: 10th Anniversary Ed. and Herbalism.

Kickstarters Movable Type: 2nd Ed. and Elinor: The Deserted Valley

Stonemeier Games has announced the final expansion to Scythe

Live on Kickstarter now is Thunder in the East from Victory Point Games

Also Live on Kickstarter id Dwarv7s Winter

From Steamforged Games, coming in march is Dark Souls: The Card Game

The Arrival Board Game Coming from Cryptozoic in February

Aristeia! Core Collector`s Limited Edition from Corvus Belli

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."

ChiTAG announces 2017 TAGIE Award nominations.

dv Giochi selects Gioco Inedito finalists.

Sony negotiates for "Catan" film rights.

New releases "Raiders of the North Sea" and "Quest for El Dorado."

Kickstarters "Resident Evil 2" and "ELO Darkness"

International Gamers Awards announces winners.

CMON promotes Jules Vautour to COO.

Passport and Thundergryph form distribution parnership.

Graf Ludo announces winners.

Toy Industry Foundation supports hurricane victims.

End-of-year releases "Terraforming Mars: Venus Next" and "Castles of Burgundy: Dice Game."

Kickstarters "Tiny Epic Defender: Dark War and Second Edition" and "7th Continent: What Goes Up Must Come Down"

Gamasutra projects board game market to grow 9% annually through 2022.

Chinese man suffers from Mahjong epilepsy syndrome.

New releases "This War of Mine" and "First Martians."

Kickstarters "Consentacle" and "Potato Pirates."

Ravensburger acquires ThinkFun

Pandemic Survival 2018 season starts

Coming soon: "Felicity: Cat in the Sack," "Nusfjord"

Kickstarters: "The Legend of Korra," "The Networks: Executives," "Cerebria"

Board game pieces establish female viking warrior as high-ranking officer.

Jerry Pournelle, SF author and wargamer, passes at 84.

Canadian Chess Championship odd situational ruling

New releases "Magic Maze" and "Sentient"

Kickstarters "Mint Delivery" and "Island of El Dorado"

Evil Hat Productions files for "Star Frontiers" trademark.

Goliath Games acquires Jax Games.

Fourth-quarter releases - Twilight Imperium 4 and Scythe: Wind Gambit

Kickstarters - Unstable Unicorns and Now Boarding

New releases: Whistle Stop, Port Royal, Alien Frontiers 5th Ed.

Kickstarters: Vegas Wits & Wagers, Numeracy Legends, Dare to Dream

Gen Con record-breaking attendance, three fall releases, three Kickstarters

CMON Canadian distribution arrangement with Universal Distribution, five new releases from Gen Con, and one Kickstarter project

Toy Industry Foundation hosts Play Your Part Chicago for at-risk youth.

CMON earns $1M profits on $21M in 2016 sales.

Target announces plans for 70 Target-exclusive board games.

ICO Partners analyzes five years of board game Kickstarter growth in contrast to other project categories.

Two Wednesday 9 August game releases

Two Kickstarter projects

Three October releases and five Kickstarters

Spiel des Jahres and Kennerspiel des Jahres winners, three new releases, and three (plus one) Kickstarters

Dice Tower Awards, fall releases, and Kickstarter projects

White Wolf founder Stewart Wieck passes; Shiba Inu House wins Creative Child Magazine 2017 Kids Card Game of the Year; Foxmind acquires Funnybone; Plan B acquires Eggertspiele; Gen Con hosts Ascension World Championship; Gen Con sells out of four-day badges; two new releases and two Kickstarters

Ice Cool wins Kinderspiel des Jahres; three September releases; three Kickstarters

UK Games Expo attendance and awards, Origins Awards, Geek Chic closure, new releases, and Kickstarters

River Horse Games picks up Pacific Rim Uprising license, Steve Jackson Games stakeholder report reflects on 2016, Diana Jones Awards announces 2017 nominees, and the Toy Industry Foundation issues annual report - plus four Origins releases

Asmodee partners with Alliance Game Distributors; AlphaGo defeats world's top-ranked Go players; California law requires certification and record-keeping for five-dollar autographs; Stonemaier Games releases stakeholder report

Spiel des Jahres nominees, Hasbro quarterly earnings report, Asmodee acquisition of Rory's Story Cubes, Geek Fever Games acquisition of DPH Studioz, Galakta distribution partnership with Ares Games, CMON Minimum Advertised Pricing Policy, new releases, and Kickstarters

Nominees for Dice Tower Awards and Origins Awards, CMON and Steve Jackson releases next quarter, and dice and card game Kickstarters

New releases by Fantasy Flight, Pandasaurus, and Renegade; and three Kickstarters with miniatures

Passport international distribution partnership with Roll and Make, two summer releases, and two Kickstarter projects

Retail news, chess politics, Mensa Awards, new releases, anticipated games coming in July, and Kickstarters

Three new releases - two by CMON, one by Fantasy Flight - and three very different Kickstarter projects

UK Games Expo will host Fantasy Flight Organized Play European Championships, winners of the Japan Boardgame Prize are announced, and Renegade establishes international partnerships

Hasbro Gaming Lab announces its fall 2016 game design winner, a rare copy of Diplomacy is auctioned, and CMON has two new releases in the Arcadia Quest universe

Three industry news items, two June releases, and two big miniatures Kickstarters

Two industry personnel news items, two new releases, two Kickstarters

Board game industry news - two games of the year, three organized play programs, and more - plus a May release and a Kickstarter

Returning after a four-week break with industry news, a new release, and a Kickstarter

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Episode 550? Wow! It's the Best in Board Gaming News, just for you!

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Paul Owen brings you the Board Game News once again!

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Another broadcast from the Gen Con exhibit hall with Elliott talking to Scott Hill from Flying Frog Productions about Shadows of Brimstone and much more!

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