This is Dice Tower Now for the week of May 30, 2022. This week, CGE boldly goes, Cathala and Maublanc hit the target, Viva tres Guano, and Germany “plays” after another trip around the sun.

 

TOP STORIES (3:00)

• Spiel des Jahres nominees announced
• Terra Nova teased from Capstone Games
• CGE announces Starship Captains
• Pencil First Games to crowdfund a hanafuda deck with One Hundred Toriis expansion
• Roll and write Kyudo coming from Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc
• Twilight Inscription is open for pre-orders from Fantasy Flight
• Fire and Stone: Siege of Vienna announced by Capstone Games
• Lucha Wars coming from Backspindle Games
• Guano Guano Guano! by Kate Bertram and Fort Circle Games
• The Great British Baking Show Game announced by Ravensburger

 

CROWDFUNDING (14:10)

• Pirates Dragon Treasure by Luke Plikaitis and Caleb Bieranowski
• The Flood from Elijah and Natalie Morar with publisher Bedouin Games
• The Artemis Project: Satellites and Commanders from Grand Gamer’s Guild and designer Daniel Rocchi
• Resist designed by Trevor Benjamin, Roger Tankersley, and David Thompson with Salt and Pepper Games
• Trailblazer: The John Muir Trail by Designer Dan R Rice III and Mariposa Games
• Hunters of the Lost Creatures from Publisher Wonderbow and designer Sönke Schmidt

 

SPONSOR UPDATE (21:40)

• UK Games Expo!

 

THE HOTNESS (23:45)

1. Living Forest by Aske Christiansen and Ludonaute
2. Dune: Imperium from Paul Dennen and Dire Wolf
3. SCOUT by Kei Kajino
4. Quacks & Co. by Wolfgang Warsch
5. Sniper Elite: The Board Game by Roger Tankersley and David Thompson
6. Crescent Moon by Steven Mathers
7. Ark Nova by Capstone Games
8. Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition
9. Starship Captains by Peter B. Hoffgaard and CGE
10. Arcs by Leder Games

 

 

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This is Dice Tower Now for the week of May 23, 2022. This week, cute little pikas go with the floe, the greater part of games is no longer the dice, big potatoes are worth ZILLIONS, and Plan B moves their aesthetic from Starburst to Ghiradelli.

 

TOP STORIES (2:00)

• Floe coming from new studio Pika Games and designer Henry Audubon
• Greater than Games and Dice Hate Me Games part ways
• Kuzooka by Leo Colovini announced by Pegasus Spiele
• Gloomhaven digital coming to consoles in 2023
• Mutant Genesis expansion for Marvel Champions, dfeaturing X-Men
• War of the Ring card game coming from Ares
• Game of 49 being remade from Big Potato Games as Zillionaires on Mars
• Horrible Guild announces abstract game Evergreen
• Tokaido Duo teased by Antoine Bauza
• Legend of Andor: The Eternal Cold announced by KOSMOS
• Tribes of the Wind from designer Joachim Thôme and La Boîte de Jeu
• Next Move Games shows off Azul Master Chocolatier
• GAMA reinstates mask policy at Origins

 

CROWDFUNDING (13:00)

• RA by Reiner Knizia and 25th Century Games
• Damask from designer Barbara Burfoot and Radical 8 Games
• Through Ice and Snow from Fernando Eduardo Sánchez and 2Tomatoes Games
• Grab Your Breakfast by Lim Ming Liang and Amoeba Games
• Tiny Epic Vikings by Scott Almes and Gamelyn Studios
• Anunnaki from Cranio Creations by designers Simone Luciani and Danilo Sabia

 

SPONSOR UPDATE (20:50)

• Lucky Duck expands into Italian

 

THE HOTNESS (22:40)

1. Spirit Island from Greater Than Games
2. Get On Board: New York and London
3. Carnegie from Quined Games
4. Arcs by Leder Games
5. Longboard from Reiner Knizia 25th Century Games
6. RA by Reiner Knizia and 25th Century Games
7. Marvel Champions: The Card Game from Fantasy Flight
8. Blazon by David Conklin and 25th Century Games
9. burncycle from Chip Theory Games
10. Ark Nova from Capstone Games

 

 

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This is Dice Tower Now for the week of May 16, 2022. This week, the best cuisine comes from CATAN, Steve Jackson brings back wizards from 1983 for the 9th time, and Blue Orange Games - you can’t eat just one.

 

TOP STORIES (3:00)

• Rollacrit to provide accessories for both CATAN and GenCon
• Asmodee and Ulysses Press announce cookbooks based on CATAN and Ticket to Ride
• Fog of Love: Lockdown Expansion announced
• Tabriz coming from Cascadia designer Randy Flynn and Crafty Games
• New editions of Groo and Wiz-War crowdfunding soon from Steve Jackson Games
• Asmodee creates Access+ Studio
• Annapurna tournament to be held at PAX Unplugged
• Lunar Outpost announced by Ravensburger and designer Michael Mulvihill
• Blue Orange Games announces Bag of Chips
• Crescent Moon coming from Osprey Games and designer Steven Mathers

 

CROWDFUNDING (11:05)

• Glitch Squad by designers Mary Flanagan and Max Seidman with Resonym Games
• Fliptown from Steven Aramini and Write Stuff Games
• Age of Steam Deluxe Expansions from Eagle Games
• Broken and Beautiful by Patrick Rauland and Left Justified Studio
• Cytress by by designer Sean Lee and Tress Games
• Desperation from Jason Morningstar and Bully Pulpit Games

 

SPONSOR UPDATE (19:30)

• When the cat is away, Lucky Duck designs a Frosthaven app

 

NEW RELEASES (22:30)

• Platypus by Phil Walker-Harding published by Arrakis Games
• The Thing: The Boardgame by Giuseppe Cicero and Andrea Crespi, published by Pendragon Studios
• Dice Realms by Thomas Lehmann published by Rio Grande Games
• Chronicles of Avel by Przemek Wojtkowiak published by Rebel Studio
• Squid Inc by Ivan Turner published by WizKids
• Unlock Kids: Detective Stories by Cyril Demaegd, Marie Fort, and Wilfried Fort, published by Space Cowboys
• Terra Mystica Big Box by Jens Drögemüller and Helge Ostertag published by Capstone Games
• Décorum by Charlie Mackin, Harry Mackin and Drew Tenenbaum published by Floodgate Games
• Founders of Teotihuacan by Filip Głowacz published by Board and Dice

 

 

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This is Dice Tower Now for the week of May 9, 2022. This week, Asmodee’s Embrace now includes even more video games, Gamers Brew up an Amygdala abstract, Mandoo invents Pokemon Salad, and there’s a new Moon over San Francisco.

 

TOP STORIES (1:45)

• Embracer Group purchases assets from Eidos
• Investor Group led by The Chernin Group and eBay purchases 25% of Funko
• 2021 Golden Geek Awards announced
• Catherine: The Cities of the Tsarina coming to the west from Capstone
• Two expansions announced for Picture Perfect
• Abstract game Amygdala coming from Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer published by Game Brewer
• Mandoo Games announces Point Salad: Eevee edition
• Pioneer Rails coming from Dranda Games by designers Matthew Dunstan and Jeffrey D Allers
• Choose and Write title Distant Suns by IELLO
• 2-player Lofoten coming by Sébastien Dujardin and Pearl Games
• Ticket to Ride: San Francisco announced
• Floodgate Games reveals Sagrada: Glory by Adrian Adamescu and Daryl Andrews
• Rob Daviau and Stephen Baker working on DragonLance: Warriors of Krynn

 

CROWDFUNDING (12:10)

• Autobahn by designers Fabio Lopiano and Nestore Mangone
• Wayfarers of the South Tigris by Garphill Games and designers Shem Phillips and S J Macdonald
• Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies by designer Ryan Laukat and Red Raven Games
• Oranienburger Kanal by Uwe Rosenberg and Spielworxx
• Waste Knights: Beyond the Horizon by publisher Galakta with designers Marek Mydel and Paweł Szewc
• Kingdom Builder: Empire Edition by Donald X Vaccarino and Queen Games

 

SPONSOR UPDATE (21:00)

• The Dark Quarter crowdfunds for €1,000,000

 

THE HOTNESS (22:55)

1. Gloomholdin’ by Joe Klipfel
2. Ark Nova by Matthias Wigge
3. Euthia: Torment of Resurrection by Markéta Bláhová and Tadeáš Spousta
4. RA by designer Reiner Knizia and Ravensburger
5. Arcs by Cole Wehrle and Leder Games
6. Age of Steam Deluxe Edition by Martin Wallace
7. Radlands from designer Daniel Piechnick and Roxley Games
8. Wonderlands War by Druid City Games from designers Tim Eisner, Ben Eisner and Ian Moss
9. Carnegie by Xavier Georges and Quined Games
10. Cascadia from Randy Flynn and Flatout Games

 

 

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This is Dice Tower Now for the week of May 2, 2022. This week, This week, Phil Walker-Harding moves from platypus to kangaroos, Hachette has got you in the palm of their hand, and all bets are in for the great T-Rex versus botanist matchup.

 

TOP STORIES (2:25)

• Phil and Meredith Walker-Harding start Joey Games
• Gale Force 9 announces Starfinder: Pirates of Skydock
• Creature Comforts: Maple Valley coming from KTBG
• Ready Set Bet and That Old Wallpaper coming from AEG
• In the Palm of Your Hand coming from designer Timothée Decroix and La Boîte de Jeu
• Origins announces COVID restrictions
• Restoration Games releases Unmatched promo Jurassic Park: Dr Sattler vs T Rex
• Fantasy Flight announces Sp//Dr Hero pack for Marvel Champions

 

CROWDFUNDING (11:00)

• Castles by the Sea by Designers Jon Benjamin and Michael Xuereb
• The Dark Quarter by Lucky Duck and Van Ryder Games designed by Evan Derrick
• Birds of a Feather by Teale Fristoe and Snowbright Studio
• Last Light by designer Roy Cannaday and Grey Fox Games
• Anastyr by publisher Mythic Games and designer Philippe Ville
• Explorers of the Woodlands by From the Woods Studio and designer Geoffrey Wood

 

SPONSOR UPDATE (20:05)

• King of 12

 

THE HOTNESS (23:10)

1. Ark Nova by Matthias Wigge
2. Oranienburger Kanal by Spielworxx and Uwe Rosenberg
3. Through Ice and Snow by Fernando Eduardo Sánchez
4. Anunnaki: Dawn of the Gods from designers Simone Luciani and Danilo Sabia and Cranio Creations
5. Wonderland’s War from Tim and Ben Eisner, with Ian Moss
6. The Great Wall by Awaken Realms
7. Wayfarers of the South Tigris by Shem Phillips and Garphill Games
8. Uprising: Curse of the Last Emperor by Nemesis Games
9. Cryptid: Urban Legends by Hal Duncan and Ruth Veevers
10. The Thing by Pendragon Game Studio

 

 

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