Dice Tower Now 689: July 6, 2020

This week, an ambassador for the hobby hangs up his hat, Corey takes us on a journey to learn what exactly a board game developer does, and Kitty and Chris discuss the Kickstarter campaigns for "Eila and Something Shiny" and "Hybris: Disordered Cosmos."

 

HEADLINES:

"Wingspan" takes home the Dice Tower Award for Best Game of the Year, with "Maracaibo" and "Horrified" winning Best Strategy Game and Best Coop respectively. Stephen Buonocore to retire as President of Stronghold Games. Get ready to welcome the King and Queen in a new card game based on the "Downton Abbey" movie. Go off the top rope with "WWE Legends Royal Rumble Card Game." Return to Middle-earth in Reiner Knizia's "The Lord of the Rings - Anniversary Edition." Will Wheaton takes a ride with Bicycle. Plan B announces the final game in the "Century: Golem" trilogy. "Sonora" from Pandasaurus Games arrives in retail.

 

THE HOTNESS:

Pendulum Lost Ruins of Arnak Dead Reckoning Godzilla: Tokyo Clash

 

SPECIAL REPORT:

Corey talks to industry leaders to get to the bottom of what exactly board game developers do.

 

KICKSTARTER:

Eila and Something Shiny Hybris: Disordered Cosmos

 

LINKS:

Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates @DiceTowerNow. Check out Corey's interview with "Century: Golem" trilogy designer Emerson Matsuuchi at DiceTowerDish.com. Kitty and Chris take a look back at metagaming on this week's Tabletop Game Talk podcast. Connect with Bree on Twitter @BoardGameBree. You can now find us listed along with all the other great podcasts in the Dice Tower Network.