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This is Dice Tower Now for the week of June 20, 2022. This week, crowdfunding gets some backup, Orléans draws some famous names, Merchants Cove gets craftier, and this city goes all-in for Crime.   TOP STORIES (2:10) BackerKit announces intention to start crowdfunding platform Funko Inc purchases Mondo from Alamo Drafthouse Tabletop Tycoon enters publishing partnership with Rock Manor Games Joan of Arc: Orléans Roll Draw and Write announced by dlp TheOP announces Harry Potter: Mischief in Diagon Alley Big Box edition of Village coming from Eggertspiele Merchants Cove getting MasterCraft expansion Animalia: Preventing Extinction released by Quined Games Planted from Phil Walker-Harding comes to Target stores MicroMacro Crime City gets third title - All In   CROWDFUNDING (13:40) Court from B5 Productions Aeon's End Past and Future by Sydney Engelstein, Nick Little, and Kevin Riley Fluffy Frontier from Björn Ekenberg and ION Game Design Heroes and Wizards by Jof Croxford and Jof Games Umbrella Academy fro

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of June 13, 2022. This week, CMoN flips some zombies, Vienna and Cuzco are tossed into the point salad, and little Asmodee’s parents make a Savvy move.   TOP STORIES (3:05) Saudi national fund invests $1B in Asmodee parent company Devir and Schmidt Spiel enter publication agreement Flip and write Zombicide: Gear Up coming from CMoN Cancelled Kickstarter Rift Knights being redone as Knight Fall by Red Raven Games Targi Bonus Box coming from KOSMOS New version of Hive Mind by Richard Garfield coming from Calliope Gloomhaven fan expansion Crimson Scales to be printed non-profit UNO Star Wars announced by Mattel Floodgate Games releasing cooperative sand timer title Kites Red Cathedral: Contractors detailed and dated by Devir New expansion to Disney's Sorcerers Arena - Thrills and Chills Stefan Feld City Collection games 5 and 6 announced by Queen Games Racing game Gemini Gauntlet coming from Lynnvander Studios   CROWDFUNDING (15:15) Bananya by Japanime Games and designer C

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of June 6, 2022. This week, we explore gran sendero del oeste, more details emerge on teeny tiny terra, the newest patchwork play is you know stacks and stuff, and the next thingavellir for nidavellir is idavellir.   TOP STORIES (2:15) FunForge Kickstarter troubles Great Western Trail Argentina detailed by Eggertspiele Terra Nova detailed by Capstone Games Atiwa by Uwe Rosenberg announced by Lookout Games Splendor Duel shown by Space Cowboys ReMEmber coming from Pegasus Spiele Tidal Blades: Banner Festival announced by Druid City Games Second expansion to Nidavellir, Idavoll, announced Patchwork Express variant Stack'N Stuff announced by Lookout Games   CROWDFUNDING (11:15) Kabuto Sumo and so much more by LBoardGameTables.com Union Stockyards from Designer Duane Wulf and Solid Rock Games Runescape Kingdoms: Shadow of Elvarg from Steamforged Games Arcs by designer Cole Wehrle and Leder Games Castles of Burgundy Special Edition by Awaken Realms and Ravensburger designed

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 designe

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 D

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

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:

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 pub

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of April 25, 2022. This week, Netflix explodes with kittens, FFG spends its 25th anniversary scribbling all over TI4, Ticket to Ride improves on a 6½, and Maui beaches are definitely the Next Move.   TOP STORIES (1:45) Exploding Kittens announces digital game and animated series from Netflix Fantasy Flight teases roll-and-write Twilight Inscription BoardGameTables.com prepares crowdfunding for 4 expansions Catherine: The Tsarina's Cities coming from dlp Greater then Games announces Spirit Island: Feathers and Flame Gale Force 9 announces deck builder Firefly: Misbehavin' Party game Topic coming from Luma Imports Hangman Games starts DecaDesign micropublishing project The Gig jazz themed roll-and-write coming from Braincrack Games Save Patient Zero announced from Helvetiq Ticket to Ride: Poland coming from Days of Wonder Stellarion, the sixth Oniverse title announced by InPatience Publishing Beach area control title Maui coming from Next Move Games   CROWDFUNDING (14:00)

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of April 18, 2022. This week, Stonemaier decides wine is for everyone, Saashi and Saashi moves from elevators to housecleaning, and Hasbro goes to D&D and beyond.   TOP STORIES (2:00) Asmodee makes new label “Unbox Now” for best seller titles Hasbro purchases D&D Beyond Dice Tower Awards Nominations American Tabletop Awards Winners Funforge cancels Far Cry board game campaign New Cooperative Viticulture expansion from Stonemaier Turing Machine from Le Scorpion Masque New Cosmic Encounter expansion Cosmic Odyssey Rio Grande acquires rights to Strife/Texas Showdown Before the Guests Arrive from Saashi and Saashi The Search for Lost Species Septima from Mindclash   CROWDFUNDING (12:54) Kingdoms: Rise and Fall: Dorian The Big Pig Game Dead by Daylight Maul Peak Kaikoro Silicon Valley   SPONSOR UPDATE (20:50) It's a Wonderful Kingdom, August 2022 Flamecraft, Q4 2022   THE HOTNESS (22:34) 10: Cascadia 9: Dune: Imperium 8: Merchants of the Dark Road 7: The Dark Q

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of April 11, 2022. This week, Reiner Knizia continues to turtle forward, Matagot has decided to never grow up, Burgundy gets some major bling, and Pegasus mines for helium in the sky.   TOP STORIES (2:01) Skymines coming from Alexander Pfister and Victor Koblike Bureau of Investigation from Space Cowboys Orichalque from Bruno Cthala and Johannes Goupy Reiner Knizia Turtle Mania coming to retail D&D Three Dragon Ante expansion Sa-Rê from Francois Bachelart Peter Pan by Matagot MetroX expansion map pack 2 Castles of Burgundy deluxe edition Rattus Big Box   CROWDFUNDING (9:31) Bad Karmas and Teburu ONUS! Traianus Encyclopedia Nightmare Cathedral Age of Rome Mercurial   NEW RELEASES (17:04) Free Radicals Bohnanza 25th Anniversary Edition First Empires Key to the Kingdom Deckscape: Dracula's Castle   SPONSOR UPDATE (19:57) Pocket Detective Dark Quarter Kickstarter April 12     CONNECT: Follow our Twitter newsfeed: twitter.com/dicetowernow Dig in with Corey at DiceTo

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of April 4, 2022. This week, WizKids plays rock, paper, Spider-Man, Agricola is nearly old enough to drive, and ION Games covers the alphabet from Vendel to Viking.   TOP STORIES (3:45) Gamefound opens its doors for all creators Marvel Age of Heroes teased by WizKids Marvel Rock, Paper, Heroes coming from WizKids Agricola15 announced by Lookout Games Prequel to Pax Viking, Vendel to Viking, coming from ION Games Chip Theory Games opens a Curio store Stonemaier Games selling Disc Golf Discs for April Fools 2-player skirmish game Dungeons and Dragons Onslaught announced by WizKids Tragedy Looper: New Tragedies coming from WizKids Cholas the Sculptors coming from Mad4Fun Games   CROWDFUNDING (11:35) Route East by designers Jonny Hale, George Vernon-Hunt, and Petra Opelova Habitats, BasketBoss, and 9 Lives by BoardGameTables.com Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition expansions by designers Sydney Engelstein, Jacob Fryxelius, and Nick Little Oak by designer Wim Goossens and pub

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of March 28, 2022. This week, the good doctor Knizia upgrades from a city to an island, another obscure IP from the 80s goes tabletop, and Oink gets Overload from Order 66.   TOP STORIES (2:10) Catan Studios announces Catan: Dawn of Humankind My Island coming from Reiner Knizia and KOSMOS Rails to the North expansion coming for second edition of Great Western Trail New details for Star Wars Outer Rim expansion Unfinished Business Mortum Medieval Detective coming from Arcane Wonders Mobile Markets: A Smartphone Inc Game coming to retail after GenCon 2022 Keepers announced from Van Ryder Northgard: Uncharted Lands coming to retail from Studio H Escape From New York crowdfunding from Pendragon Studios in late 2022 My Little Pony deckbuilding game coming from Renegade Two new Oink Games titles announced   CROWDFUNDING (11:45) Solar 175 by designers Joseph N and Madeleine Adams, published by Cogito Ergo Meeple Small City by designer Alban Viard Monster Pit from Elzra with de

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of March 21, 2022. This week, Flat River gets fatter, Portals appear in Brazil, Smirkin’ Boopin’ Cats fall off the bed, and GAMA LAMA BOBAMA.   TOP STORIES (2:10) AEG announces Shake That City Empire's End coming from John D Clair and Brotherwise Games Planet Unknown from Adam's Apple Games coming to retial Hybrid deck builder SolForge Fusion coming from Justin Gary and Richard Garfield Tile placement game Akropolis announced by Hachette Flat River Group acquires distributor Luma and Synapses Games Smirk and Dagger releasing abstract game Boop Portal Games to co-publish Brazil: Imperial by Zé Mendes Ahoy is next asymmetrical title from Leder Games Marvel: Remix is WizKid's next IP version for Fantasy Realms Grand Gamers Guild selling Ukraian Ambassador promo card to help support refugees Stonewall: Uprising, a historical treatment of the gay rights movement in America, coming from Taylor Shuss   CROWDFUNDING (13:35) Alice in Wordland: Curiouser and Curiouser from DrawLa

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of March 14, 2022. This week, Wild Leviathan moon crabs channel spirits of Pandemics past, Ravensburger turns to the dark side, sinister streets and villagers head to the moon, and AEG Smashes it with Disney.   TOP STORIES (2:00) Moon Crab Games forms from ex- ZMan and FFG designers, announces Leviathan Wilds Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side announced from Ravensburger Renegade publishing Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done by Seth Jaffee Sinister Games announces Moon BoardGameTables.com is publishing Habitats from Cwali Funko announces Rear Window game 3 upcoming Expansions to Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition detailed Sheddin/Climbing card game 535 being brought to US by Portland Game Collective Disney Smash Up announced by AEG Village Rails coming from designers Brett J. Gilbert and Matthew Dunstan Designer Chip Cole, 25th Century Games, and Squatchy Games bringing Cryptid Cafe to retail   CROWDFUNDING (11:45) Tang Garden: Seasons by designers Francesco Testini a

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of March 7, 2022. This week, Por-tal woos Thor-gal, the gods over San Francisco are also sleeping, and Capstone likes big box and they cannot lie.   TOP STORIES (1:35) GTS becomes exclusive distributor for Stonemaier Portal Games bringing Thorgal to Gamefound in May 2022 New details on Betrayal House on the Hill 3rd edition Terra Mystica Big Box coming from Capstone Endangered: Monarch Butterflies Sequel for The LOOP announced from Pandasaurus Dying Light board game teased Parks and Rec Party game coming from Funko Dune Arrakis: Dawn of the Fremen Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies New “Rising” game - Fire Nation Rising Teburu computerized board game system gets Sword & Sorcery   CROWDFUNDING (11:07) Trinity of Reign Waterline Crabs in a Bucket Starship Interstellar Circuitry Lobotomy 2: Manhunt   SPONSOR SHOUTOUT (18:31) Lucky Duck Games makes a showing at Dice Tower West   NEW RELEASES (20:26) Mystic Vale: Essential Edition Rest in Peace Pictures: Orange Expansion

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of February 28, 2022. This week, a box of games gets the hatchet, Herr Doktor Knizia hangs 10, the house up on that hill is once again betrayed, and Carcassonne is lost in the fog.   TOP STORIES (2:00) Hachette Livre acquires La Boîte de Jeu Cardboard Edison award finalists announced Longboard coming by Reiner Knizia and publisher 25th Century Games 3rd edition of Betrayal at House on the Hill teased by Avalon Hill Lord of the Rings EXIT game has release date Multiple Disney titles coming New cooperative Carcassonne stand-alone expansion announced Wizard of Oz Adventure Book game coming from Ravensburger Gamewright releasing Scratch and Play, a series of solitaire game sheets   CROWDFUNDING (9:05) Hand to Hand Wombat by designers Matthew Inman and Elan Lee Deep Rock Galactic designer Ole Steiness and MOOD Publishing Iron Forest from Brain Games and designer team Brian Gomez Tindaya by designer Lolo González 51st State Ultimate Edition by Ignacy Trzewiczek and Portal Ga

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of February 21, 2022. This week, Kickstarter chain blocks blockchain, Ravensburger plans to put its money where its mouth is, and board games finally help us learn to tie our shoes.   TOP STORIES (1:29) Kickstarter is backing off of blockchain Ravensburger plans on crowdfunding a few games through Gamefound Investors trying to split WotC from Hasbro San Francisco by Reiner Knizia Eyelet by Amabel Holland The Border by Keisling and Staupe Lucky Duck - Sherlock Case Connection StoneSaga from Out of My Mind Games Route East from LostVenture Games Gloomhaven digital getting Jaws of the Lion DLC Sidereal Confluence: Bifurcation Goofy Movie Game   CROWDFUNDING (11:06) Jiangnan: Life of Gentry Astro Knights Seas of Havoc Evolution New World Trekking Through History Floating Floors   SPONSOR SHOUTOUT (20:11) Tranquility on a tranquil cruise, Small Islands on a small island   THE HOTNESS (21:43) Earth Ark Nova Ostia Kingdoms Forlorn Voices in my Head Tindaya Dune: Imperiu

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of February 14, 2022. This week, Gamefound finds a German sugar daddy, the courts decide matters of Life and Life, and Holy Munchkin Batman!   TOP STORIES (1:59) Ravensburger buys into Gamefound Game of Life lawsuit Hamlet coming March 8 to KS from Mighty Boards Yosemite from WizKids Moonbases and Mars expansions for Maglev Metro Rest in Peace Munchkin Batman! Marvel Champions: Nova   CROWDFUNDING (9:30) Jungleball by designer Biagi Calicchia and Orto Games Ostia by designer Totsuca Chuo and Japanese publisher Uchibacoya Chang'an by Deer Park, with designers Carlo Camarotto and Nestore Mangone Wreckland Run y Renegade Games and designer Scott Almes Rolling Heights by John D Clair and AEG UnFair CHKO Expansion from Joel Finch and Good Games Publishing   SPONSOR UPDATE (18:20) Sherlock: Case Connection   NEW RELEASES (20:04) Paris L’Etoile from Michael Kiesling and Wolfgang Kramer, published by Game Brewer Stroganov by Andreas Steding, published by Game Brewer Hippo

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of February 7, 2022. This week, Stonemaier goes rogue for liberty, the lightest of games gets the most extravagant of editions, and Queen’s new project is falling down, falling down, falling down.   TOP STORIES (2:05) Snowbright Studios hires T Caires Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest announced by Stonemaier Games Old London Bridge coming from Queen Games Exploding Kittens crowdfunding Hand-to-Hand-Wombat Revive coming from Aporta Games with designers Helge Meissner, Eilif Svensson, Anna Wermlund and Kristian Amundsen Østby Gale Force 9 announces Tusk! Space Station: Phoenix coming from Rio Grande Games Legendary: The Spy Who Loved Me expansion coming in February Wavelength digital app coming from CMYK Tsuro Luxury Edition coming from Calliope Gale Force 9 and Paizo team up for three new games in 2022 Dominion: Seaside getting second edition from Rio Grande   CROWDFUNDING (13:45) Sync or Swim from Lucas Divya Hedgren, published by Bezier Games Thunder Road Vendetta from Re