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Dice Tower Now

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Dice Tower Now is your source for the biggest news from the tabletop gaming world. Each week, the DTNow team brings you breaking stories, special reports, interviews, Kickstarters, new releases, and more.

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Dice Tower Now 820: January 17, 2023

January 17, 2023 08:00 - 26 minutes - 25.4 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of January 17, 2023. This week, WizKids seeks the holy grail, Mad King Ludwig goes back to the drawing board, Pretzel’s Camels are up for their fourth race, and Cool Mini declares Spider-geddon on retail.   TOP STORIES (3:01) Formal Ferret and Gil Hova leaving board gaming Arthurian Knights from WizKids and Andrew Parks Terra Pyramides Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig Stampfarm Featherweight Fiesta Camel Up the Card Game Marvel United Spide...

Dice Tower Now 819: January 10, 2023

January 10, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes - 20.3 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of January 10, 2023. This week, Cosmic Frogs rise up out of the Muck, Reiner Knizia expands another masterwork, Avalon Hill falls into a Yawning Portal, and I’m on a boat!   TOP STORIES (2:04) New Eden Chaos in Gotham City Cosmic Frog: Find Muck D&D: Yawning Portal Mille Fiori: Die Meisterwerke Noch Mal Deluxe Pyramido Goblin Vaults DreamQuest Time Capsules Magician's Maze   CROWDFUNDING (12:01) Circus Break Find the Source ...

Dice Tower Now 818: January 3, 2023

January 03, 2023 08:30 - 18 minutes - 14.8 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of January 3, 2023. This week, WizKids lives their very best lives, Darwin apparently apologizes for being French, Doomtown is better off in a pine box, and Rio Grande Games plays hooky.   TOP STORIES (2:30) Your Best Life by WizKids Velonimo by 25th Century Games and Bruno Cathala Doomtown: Weird West Edition from Pine Box Entertainment New edition of 1974 classic Kingmaker announced In the Footsteps of Darwin coming from Sorry We Are French ...

Dice Tower Now 817: December 27, 2022

December 27, 2022 08:30 - 22 minutes - 18.2 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of December 27, 2022. This week, Capstone declares A-zero is just for one, Lookout uses boxes as big as the Skye, and a single unit Fluxx is just downright Looney.   TOP STORIES (2:10) Designers behind Darkest Dungeon form new publishing company Fabled Games Solo deck deconstruction game Aleph Null coming from Capstone Looney Labs releases solo rules for Fluxx titles Fantasy Flight offers The Council Keleres faction card for Twilight Inscription...

Dice Tower Now 816: December 20, 2022

December 20, 2022 08:30 - 32 minutes - 25.8 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of December 20, 2022. This week, Board Game Tables says all the play belongs to us, it’s end of the Trac for Trics, Portland is the new home for Haggis, and CMoN expands into the Multiverse.   TOP STORIES (2:20) US Edition of new cooperative Lord of the Rings game announced by KOSMOS French boardgame news center Tric Trac closing its doors BoardGameTables.com renaming itself to AllPlay Gardeners coming from Sit Down! Games Deities by Mandoo Ga...

Dice Tower Now 815: December 13, 2022

December 13, 2022 08:30 - 29 minutes - 23.3 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of December 13, 2022. This week, Kosmos works on an Inside Job, there’s a sale of Mythic proportions, and we teach AI to take over the world.   TOP STORIES (2:05) CMoN and Monolith aquire properties from Mythic Games The Inside Job from KOSMOS Quilts and Cats of Calico on Steam Iki: Akebono expansion by Koota Yamada Descent: Legends of the Dark part 2 teased by Fantasy Flight Ares releases Fighters of the Pacific to retail Science reports ...

Dice Tower Now 814: December 6, 2022

December 06, 2022 08:00 - 15 minutes - 13.1 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of December 6, 2022. This week, Corey’s slacking off in the city of Brotherly Love, the red planet meets the silver screen, I’m in charge and nobody can stop me, MPC got their greasy fingers all over your cards, and we’re Haven a good time, Gloomhaven a good time!   TOP STORIES (1:13) Terraforming Mars getting screen adaptation Gloomhaven RPG My Lil' Everdell Deep Dive and Defenders of the Wild Across America Fluxx Savernake Forest Fried c...

Dice Tower Now 813: November 29, 2022

November 29, 2022 08:30 - 26 minutes - 21.5 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of November 29, 2022. This week, Buttonshy explores the legacy of 18 cards, a haunted mist descends over Carcassonne, and Rio Grande reaches Terminal Velocity.   TOP STORIES (2:15) WildTails: a Pirate Legacy from Button Shy Games Planepita from publisher SzpiLAB with designers Eisuke Fujinawa and Kazunori Hori Mists over Carcassonne coming from Z-Man Games Trivial Pursuit Dungeons and Dragons Ultimate Edition Jump Drive expansion Terminal Velo...

Dice Tower Now 812: November 22, 2022

November 22, 2022 08:30 - 37 minutes - 29.7 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of November 22, 2022. This week, Star Wars builds and Shatters, CMoN describes some Stranger Things, we Tether Broccoli together with cards, and what better gift for Weird Giraffes than Tulips?   TOP STORIES (2:55) Star Wars Shatterpoint announced by Atomic Mass Games KennerSpiel winner Living Forest gets expansion Hasbro fails to crowdfund HeroScape CMoN details Rob Daviau cooperative title Stranger Things Upside Down Tether by Mark McGee and...

Dice Tower Now 811: November 15, 2022

November 15, 2022 08:30 - 27 minutes - 21.8 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of November 15, 2022. This week, there’s just too much Magic, ironically Embracer’s Z-Man embraces Tragedy, Libellud finds kids a real mystery, and the news is all CATAN all the time.   TOP STORIES (2:05) Hasbro stock suffers Tragedy Looper New Tragedies from Z-Man Triggs by Karin Hetling and Nürnberger-Spielkarten-Verlag (NSV) Mysterium Kids announced by llibelud Time of Empires from Pearl Games Bruno Cathala's Oh My Brain coming to English...

Dice Tower Now 810: November 7, 2022

November 07, 2022 08:30 - 31 minutes - 25.3 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of November 7, 2022. This week, Ravensburger wants a big family, Llama Dice and Devir go to White Castle, Exploding Kittens is a lying sack, and Legendary discovers there is no spoon.   TOP STORIES (2:10) Ravensburger is looking for the Next Big Family Game The White Castle by Devir and Llama Dice Takenoko roll and Write Takenokolor teased by Bombyx Telecraft by Oink Games and Geo Games OxEye sued by designer Rustling Leaves by Paolo Mori co...

Dice Tower Now 809: October 31, 2022

October 31, 2022 07:30 - 35 minutes - 28.5 MB

This week, Vagrants sing a song of seance, we discuss masters of IELLO cheese, the zoo craze reaches Canada, and TheOP says Hola gatito.   TOP STORIES (2:20) Vagrantsong mini-expansion Seance Scenario Ancient Knowledge by designer Rémi Mathieu and IELLO Games Hellton Palace by Jean-Baptiste Pigneur and IELLO Cheese Master from designers Johan Benvenuto and Alexandre Droit IELLO Microexpansions Naasii, A Coyote and Crow Game, by designer Connor Alexander Alhambra: The Red Pal...

Dice Tower Now 808: October 24, 2022

October 24, 2022 07:30 - 28 minutes - 36.7 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of October 24, 2022. This week, Asmodee proffers a glorious Welcome, AEG takes a vacation to Japan, Hachette goes from 0 to 100, and the Luzas are in the house!   TOP STORIES (3:00) Welcome by Asmodee Underdog Games releases HerStory by designers Nick Bentley, Emerson Matsuuchi, and Danielle Reynolds Lets Go to Japan by Josh Woods and AEG Jenga Kool Aid by TheOP Publisher Board&Dice announces Teotihuacan Deluxe Boop from Smirk and Laughter c...

Dice Tower Now 807: October 17, 2022

October 17, 2022 07:30 - 28 minutes - 23.1 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of October 17, 2022. This week, Terra Mystica innovates, WizKids rebuilds the Emerald City, CMoN runs to the hills, and someone in the Aegean lost their marbles during the bronze age.   TOP STORIES (1:55) Ancient game pieces discovered in the Aegean 2 new city titles from Stefan Feld and Queen More details on Terra Mystica: Age of Innovation Books of Time by by Filip Głowacz Isle of Cats Miniatures Pack announced Lost Lights from Julius Hsu ...

Dice Tower Now 806: October 10, 2022

October 10, 2022 07:00 - 26 minutes - 21.3 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of October 10, 2022. This week, Bezier does some renovations, Dead Death Dies for a third time, and Essen, essen, essen, essen, ESSEN.   SPECIAL REPORT: ESSEN (1:41)   TOP STORIES (5:14) Renegade Games expands licensing with Hasbro GIC: Britain's first game industry conference Persona 5 Royal card game by Matsuuchi Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Renovations Cluedo murder mystery boxes Cthulhu: Death May Die season 3 - Fear of the Unknown  ...

Dice Tower Now 805: October 3, 2022

October 03, 2022 07:30 - 30 minutes - 24.2 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of October 3, 2022. This week, the hottest news is from 2004, pigs gobble fruit quickity pickity, Phalanx runs out of river names, and we agree - an arcane manor of dice is essential.   TOP STORIES (2:30) Deep Water Games becomes independant of parent company OxEye Media CMoN to be excludsive distributor for Lucky Duck Games in Asia HeroScape: Age of Annihilation crowdfunding on Hasbro Pulse Reiner Knizia's Yellow and Yangtze rebranded by Phalan...

Dice Tower Now 804: September 26, 2022

September 26, 2022 07:30 - 32 minutes - 25.9 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of September 26, 2022. This week, the news is full of chips and guac, a new Pandemic game there is, we forage with our pretty new gauntlet, and Knizia brings on the Claritin.   TOP STORIES (2:30) IELLO purchased by French company Media Participations Z-Man announces Star Wars The Clone Wars, a Pandemic System title More details emerge on The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era Rose Gauntlet announces Wild Gardens by Isaac Vega WizKids an...

Dice Tower Now 803: September 19, 2022

September 19, 2022 07:30 - 31 minutes - 25.6 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of September 12, 2022. This week, video game conversions are romantik, Ares Games is both Rich and Good, and Catan is nominated right alongside sand.   TOP STORIES (2:00) Catan nominated to National Toy Hall of Fame Tails on Fire by HeidelBÄR Deep Print Games announces Beer and Bread Dorfromantik coming from Pegasus Spiele Steamforged Games announces Elden Ring board game Hab & Gut creturning as The Rich and the Good Wonderful World Board ...

Dice Tower Now 802: September 12 2022

September 12, 2022 07:30 - 27 minutes - 22.3 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of September 12, 2022. This week, after 10 years, we are smitten with Stonemaier, Just One publisher learns some Fun Facts, Matagot uses St Patrick to banish snakes, and we relive the Winter of 2016.   TOP STORIES (2:20) Meeple Design official authorized accessory partner with City of Kings Stonemaier celebrates 10th anniversary with new coop 2p title Smitten Repos follows up Just One and So Clover with Fun Facts Devir and designers Maria Blasco...

Dice Tower Now 801: September 5, 2022

September 05, 2022 07:30 - 35 minutes - 28.7 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of September 5, 2022. This week, Ravensburger hopes to have a mouse problem, Trick or Treat’s remain Tasty, Rio Grande Plunders a new Dominion, and Eagle-Gryphon discovers Toole use to be Vital for Inventions.   TOP STORIES (2:15) Disney announces new Disney TCG Lorcana Trick or Treat Games bringing back old TMG classics Asmodee brings Tokaido Deluxe into US retail Rio Grande announces new Dominion expansion, Plunder FUSE stand-alone expansion...

Dice Tower Now 800: August 29, 2022

August 29, 2022 07:30 - 30 minutes - 24.4 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of August 29, 2022. This week, EBay buys a second hand company, Friedemann Friese fluffs his feathers, Feuerland declares the Age of Aquarius, and we hit episode 800!   TOP STORIES (2:55) EBay to aquire TCGPlayer for $295M Tilt 5 AR board game system getting CATAN Daybreak by Matt Leacock to be published by CMYK Come Together announced by Chillfox Games and designers Vegard Eliassen Stillerud, Åsmund Svensson, and Eilif Svensson Fancy Feathers...

Dice Tower Now 799: August 22, 2022

August 22, 2022 07:30 - 24 minutes - 20 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of August 22, 2022. This week, Asmodee’s sugar daddy gets into jewelry, Magic the Gathering will EXTERMINATE, the Wingspan designer experiments with foxes, and it's my birthday.   TOP STORIES (1:25) Embracer group acquires Middle Earth Enterprises Asmodee forms new studio Office Dog Frank West elected president of GAMA Mind Mgmt nominated for a Harvey Award Dr Who coming to MTG Noli announced by River Horse Games Birthday Burglary announce...

Dice Tower Now 798: August 15, 2022

August 15, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes - 20 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of August 15, 2022. This week, GenCon runs by the numbers, Bezzerwizzer Bezzerwizzer Bezzerwizzer, and Fantasy Flight brings a dagger to a lightsaber fight.   TOP STORIES (2:20) GenCon had over 50,000 attendees Bezzerwizzer from Asmodee Ark Nova expansion named on German TV Marvel DAGGER and Star Wars Deck Building Devir announces Lacrimosa American Psycho from Renegade Games Dice Manor and Leylines by Arcane Wonders MojoMania for Marvel...

Dice Tower Now 797: August 8, 2022

August 08, 2022 12:46 - 28 minutes - 22.8 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of August 8, 2022. This week, Avalon Hill heroically changes the Scape of gaming, Burnt Island endeavors to go deep, Uwe Rosenberg travels the land of apples and honey, and John Clair dreams of an End to the Empire.   TOP STORIES (2:54) Avalon Hill announces return of Heroscape War of the Ring: The Card Game The Wolves from Pandasaurus Endeavor Deep Sea WordCraft from Artipia Applejack by Uwe Rosenberg Starry Night Sky from Emma Larkins an...

Dice Tower Now 796: August 1, 2022

August 01, 2022 12:00 - 30 minutes - 33.3 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of August 1, 2022. This week, everyone gets a pinball for christmas, Kolossal is Almost Innocent, we Flatout compare Cities to Salads, and I’m in Colorado!   TOP STORIES (2:00) North Star Games rebrands WizKids announces Super Skill Pinball Holiday Special Dice Hunters of Therion coming from Richard Garfield Munchkin Turtle Carnage coming from Steve Jackson Games Marvel Legendary expansions 29, 30, and 31 detailed HeroQuest Frozen Horror exp...

Dice Tower Now 795: July 25, 2022

July 25, 2022 07:30 - 33 minutes - 27.2 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of July 25, 2022. This week, it's summertime, summertime, sum sum summertime, and it’s just spectacular. Plus more Spirits on the Horizon, and Dice Tower Awards.   TOP STORIES (2:00) Dice Tower Awards The Great Split by Horrible Guild Tesseract from Smirk & Laughter Hickory Dickory from Plaid Hat Deal With the Devil by CGE Prophets of Doom and Reavers of Midgard Expansion from Grey Fox Dune Imperium: Immortality from Dire Wolf Peter Pan ...

Dice Tower Now 794: July 18, 2022

July 18, 2022 07:30 - 30 minutes - 24.4 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of July 18, 2022. This week, Cool Mini takes the war to Mount Dune, Hasbro spells Mastermind, Disney’s villains makes us cry, WizKids goes through some Super Damage Control, and Spiel Spiel Spiely Spiel.   TOP STORIES (2:05) Spiel des Jahres winners announced PHD acquires British distributor Bliss CMoN nnounces Dune: War for Arrakis The Boys themed Zombicide packs available from CMoN Wordle the Party Game coming from Hasbro Pulse Blind Box g...

Dice Tower Now 793: July 11, 2022

July 11, 2022 07:00 - 26 minutes - 20.9 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of July 11, 2022. This week, the cat is both in and out of the box, Days of Wonder is going off the rails on a Ghost Train, Uwe reframes Nova Luna, and all hail the Cosmoctopus.   TOP STORIES (2:30) Kazuki Takahashi passes, creator of Yu Gi Oh Ticket to Ride: Ghost Train Sanssouci Sabika Framework by Uwe Rosenberg Mistwind by Daryl Andrews 1001 Islands from Asmodee Cosmoctopus Cat in the Box Deluxe Edition   CROWDFUNDING (10:33) C...

Dice Tower Now 792: July 4, 2022

July 04, 2022 07:30 - 31 minutes - 25 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of July 4, 2022. This week, KeyForge travels to a Ghost Galaxy through some Strange Stars, Dire Wolf’s Catacombs get decidedly noisier, Wingspan has the opposite of Empty Nest, and Days of Wonder gives it the Heat.   TOP STORIES (2:05) Capstone+ subscription service detailed 2022 Cardboard Edison Award winners announced Fantasy Flight sells KeyForge IP to Ghost Galaxy Dire Wolf announces Clank! Catacombs Twisty Tracks coming from Rio Grande an...

Dice Tower Now 791: June 27, 2022

June 27, 2022 07:00 - 26 minutes - 21.4 MB

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of June 27, 2022. This week, Arcane Wonders celebrates the period between furnaces, Matagot has a futuristic renaissance, Ludonaute peers into the future of cards, and RAGE!   TOP STORIES (3:20) Magic Mountain won Kinderspiel GAMA releases numbers for origins 2022 Railroad Madness from Holy Grail Games Furnace Interbellum from Arcane Wonders Marvel Champions LCG: Cyclops Galactic Renaissance from Matagot Thiefdom from Karma Games Precogn...

Dice Tower Now 790: June 20, 2022

June 20, 2022 07:30 - 30 minutes - 24.6 MB

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: M...

Dice Tower Now 789: June 13, 2022

June 13, 2022 07:30 - 30 minutes - 24.2 MB

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 KOS...

Dice Tower Now 788: June 6, 2022

June 06, 2022 07:30 - 32 minutes - 26.1 MB

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 ...

Dice Tower Now 787: May 30, 2022

May 30, 2022 07:30 - 29 minutes - 23.3 MB

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 Inscr...

Dice Tower Now 786: May 23, 2022

May 23, 2022 07:30 - 29 minutes - 23.2 MB

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 M...

Dice Tower Now 785: May 16, 2022

May 16, 2022 07:30 - 30 minutes - 39.2 MB

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 editi...

Dice Tower Now 784: May 9, 2022

May 09, 2022 07:30 - 28 minutes - 23.2 MB

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 a...

Dice Tower Now 783: May 2, 2022

May 02, 2022 07:30 - 28 minutes - 22.8 MB

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 ...

Dice Tower Now 782: April 25, 2022

April 25, 2022 07:30 - 32 minutes - 25.8 MB

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 fr...

Dice Tower Now 781: April 18, 2022

April 18, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes - 22.5 MB

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 Mac...

Dice Tower Now 780: April 10, 2022

April 11, 2022 07:00 - 23 minutes - 18.5 MB

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 Fran...

Dice Tower Now 779: April 4, 2022

April 04, 2022 07:30 - 28 minutes - 23.2 MB

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 Cur...

Dice Tower Now 778: March 28, 2022

March 28, 2022 07:30 - 31 minutes - 25.3 MB

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 Mediev...

Dice Tower Now 777: March 21, 2022

March 21, 2022 07:30 - 30 minutes - 24.2 MB

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 Fla...

Dice Tower Now 776: March 14, 2022

March 14, 2022 07:30 - 28 minutes - 22.9 MB

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 Si...

Dice Tower Now 775: March 6, 2022

March 07, 2022 08:30 - 25 minutes - 20.8 MB

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...

Dice Tower Now 774: February 28, 2022

February 28, 2022 08:30 - 27 minutes - 32.7 MB

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 ...

Dice Tower Now 773: February 21, 2022

February 21, 2022 08:30 - 26 minutes - 21.6 MB

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 L...

Dice Tower Now 772: February 14, 2022

February 14, 2022 08:00 - 26 minutes - 21.2 MB

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 ...

Dice Tower Now 771: February 7, 2022

February 07, 2022 08:30 - 31 minutes - 25.3 MB

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 desi...

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