Dice Tower Now
315 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★ - 49 ratingsDice 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 News 620: Feb 15th, 2019
February 15, 2019 10:00 - 12 minutes - 10 MBHeadlines: Researchers at Baylor University study the effects of board games on couples Fantasy Flight has announced the next expansion to KeyForge Fantasy Flight announces Star Wars: Outer Rim North Star Games releases Evolution on mobile and steam Hotness Review: Tiny Epic Tactics MegaCity: Oceania Sushi Roll Ghost Star Aeon's End: The New Age UBOOT New/Upcoming Releases: Megaland The Great City of Rome Hokkaido The Game Fuji Herbaceous Sprouts KeyF...
Dice Tower News 619: Feb 8th, 2019
February 08, 2019 10:00 - 11 minutes - 9.14 MBHeadlines: USAopoly will release two new licensed versions of Talisman T.I.M.E. Stories gets a robbot Steve Jackson Games is bringing back the 80's Wolfgang Warsch has a new game on Kickstarter Hotness Review: The Castles of Burgundy Claustrophobia 1643 The Quacks of Quedlinburg Alone Ghost Star High Rise In the Hall of the Mountain King New/Upcoming Releases: Victorian Masterminds Narabi Black Skull Island Bumuntu Kickstarters: Hype...
Dice Tower News 618: Feb 1st, 2019
February 01, 2019 10:00 - 14 minutes - 11.4 MBHeadlines: Plan B Games announces Century: A New World Eggertspiele has announced Era: Medieval Age The Mind gets a soundtrack CMON launches the Munchkin Dungeon Kickstarter Mystic Vale launches on Steam for PC Hotness Review: Aftershock Prêt-à-Porter Era: Medieval Age Sleeping Gods DinoGenics Ganz schön clever Yokohama Duel New/Upcoming Releases: Aeon's End: Legacy Blossoms Comanauts Star Trek: Conflick in the Neutral Zone Embark Kickstarters: ...
Dice Tower News 617: Jan 25th, 2019
January 25, 2019 10:00 - 12 minutes - 9.98 MBHeadlines: The Dice Tower is running their annual kickstarter There is a typo in Time Stories' Madame expansion Roll for the Galaxy is getting an expansion Dire Wolf Digital is bringing more games to digital The Legends of Andres is on iOS and Android Hotness Review: The Board of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth Tuki Root Merchants of Muziris Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done Treasure Island Iwari Battle of the Bards New/Upcoming Releases: Kodama Duo Root - ...
Dice Tower News 616: Jan 18th, 2019
January 18, 2019 14:03 - 11 minutes - 9.53 MBHeadlines: 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 Expansi...
Dice Tower News 615: Jan 11th, 2019
January 11, 2019 10:00 - 11 minutes - 9.51 MBHeadlines 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 Dun...
Dice Tower News 614 - Jan 4, 2019
January 04, 2019 10:00 - 16 minutes - 12.9 MBHeadlines 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 M...
Dice Tower News 613 - Oct 8, 2018
October 09, 2018 03:11 - 7 minutes - 6.89 MBIn 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 Help me with the news! If you have good news for the show, send it to me! - Jay Peak on Facebook - @HalfHandicapped on Twitter
Dice Tower News 612 - Oct 1, 2018
October 01, 2018 22:03 - 10 minutes - 9.41 MBIn 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 Help me with the news! If you have good news for the show, send it to me! - Jay Peak on Facebook - @HalfHandicapped on Twitter
Dice Tower News 611 - Sep 24, 2018
September 24, 2018 21:28 - 9 minutes - 8.71 MBIn 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
Dice Tower News 610 - Sep 17, 2018
September 17, 2018 21:17 - 8 minutes - 8.25 MBIn 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
Dice Tower News 609 - Sep 10, 2018
September 11, 2018 01:29 - 8 minutes - 8.07 MBIn 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
Dice Tower News 608 - Sep 3, 2018
September 03, 2018 05:06 - 10 minutes - 9.82 MBIn 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
Dice Tower News 607 - Mar 12, 2018
March 13, 2018 05:40 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBIn 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
Dice Tower News 606 - Mar 5, 2018
March 06, 2018 06:15 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBIn 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 Fea...
Dice Tower News 605 - Feb 26, 2018
February 27, 2018 02:27 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBIn 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
Dice Tower News 604 - Feb 19, 2018
February 19, 2018 05:14 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBIn 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
Dice Tower News 603 - Feb 12, 2018
February 12, 2018 11:21 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBIn 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 Releas...
Dice Tower News 602 - Feb 5, 2018
February 05, 2018 06:03 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBIn 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 ...
Dice Tower News 601 - Jan 29, 2018
January 29, 2018 03:57 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBThis 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
Dice Tower News 600 - Jan 22, 2018
January 24, 2018 11:11 - 19 minutes - 23.9 MBA retrospective on 600 episodes of Dice Tower News, and a farewell on Paul Owen's last episode
Dice Tower News 599 - Jan 15, 2018
January 15, 2018 05:35 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBGen 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 Ga...
Dice Tower News 598 - Jan 8, 2018
January 08, 2018 10:46 - 9 minutes - 7.73 MBNew releases The Carnies and Topiary. March releases Container: 10th Anniversary Ed. and Herbalism. Kickstarters Movable Type: 2nd Ed. and Elinor: The Deserted Valley
Dice Tower News 597 - Jan 1, 2018
January 02, 2018 05:09 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBStonemeier 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
Dice Tower News 596 - Dec 25, 2017
December 25, 2017 11:00 - 13 minutes - 11.3 MBEsdevium 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
Dice Tower News 595 - Dec 18, 2017
December 18, 2017 03:54 - 16 minutes - 15 MBKickstarter: 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
Dice Tower News 594 - Dec 11, 2017
December 11, 2017 11:36 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBCMON 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
Dice Tower News 593 - Dec 4, 2017
December 06, 2017 10:15 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBElliott 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
Dice Tower News 592 - Nov 27, 2017
November 28, 2017 15:13 - 12 minutes - 10.8 MBOink 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.
Dice Tower News 591 - Nov 20, 2017
November 20, 2017 10:52 - 13 minutes - 11.5 MBStrong 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
Dice Tower News 590 - Nov 13, 2017
November 14, 2017 10:39 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBAlex 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"
Dice Tower News 589 - Nov 6, 2017
November 06, 2017 11:28 - 11 minutes - 9.54 MBJanuary 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"
Dice Tower News 588 - Oct 30, 2017
October 30, 2017 09:32 - 8 minutes - 7.05 MBNew releases from Essen: Ex Libris Clank! In! Space! Azul The Climbers Meeple Circus 878 Vikings Honorable mentions: Kepler-3048 Cry Havoc: Aftermath
Dice Tower News 587 - Oct 23, 2017
October 23, 2017 09:55 - 7 minutes - 6.85 MBWizKids 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."
Dice Tower News 586 - Oct 16, 2017
October 16, 2017 09:34 - 9 minutes - 8.12 MBChiTAG 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"
Dice Tower News 585 - Oct 9, 2017
October 09, 2017 09:55 - 13 minutes - 11.5 MBInternational 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"
Dice Tower News 584 - Oct 2, 2017
October 02, 2017 09:47 - 9 minutes - 8.07 MBGamasutra 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."
Dice Tower News 583 - Sep 25, 2017
September 25, 2017 11:49 - 12 minutes - 10.4 MBRavensburger acquires ThinkFun Pandemic Survival 2018 season starts Coming soon: "Felicity: Cat in the Sack," "Nusfjord" Kickstarters: "The Legend of Korra," "The Networks: Executives," "Cerebria"
Dice Tower News 582 - Sep 18, 2017
September 18, 2017 09:21 - 10 minutes - 8.54 MBBoard 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"
Dice Tower News 581 - Sep 11, 2017
September 11, 2017 10:27 - 10 minutes - 9.26 MBEvil 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
Dice Tower News 580 - Sep 4, 2017
September 04, 2017 16:24 - 12 minutes - 10.7 MBNew releases: Whistle Stop, Port Royal, Alien Frontiers 5th Ed. Kickstarters: Vegas Wits & Wagers, Numeracy Legends, Dare to Dream
Dice Tower News 579 - August 28, 2017
August 28, 2017 09:50 - 9 minutes - 8.01 MBGen Con record-breaking attendance, three fall releases, three Kickstarters
Dice Tower News 578 - August 21, 2017
August 21, 2017 10:06 - 11 minutes - 9.62 MBCMON Canadian distribution arrangement with Universal Distribution, five new releases from Gen Con, and one Kickstarter project
Dice Tower News 577 - August 7, 2017
August 07, 2017 09:51 - 10 minutes - 9.06 MBToy 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
Dice Tower News 576 - July 31, 2017
July 31, 2017 10:10 - 16 minutes - 13.7 MBThree October releases and five Kickstarters
Dice Tower News 575 - July 24, 2017
July 24, 2017 10:19 - 11 minutes - 9.36 MBSpiel des Jahres and Kennerspiel des Jahres winners, three new releases, and three (plus one) Kickstarters
Dice Tower News 574 - July 17, 2017
July 17, 2017 09:54 - 13 minutes - 10.9 MBDice Tower Awards, fall releases, and Kickstarter projects
Dice Tower News 573 - July 10, 2017
July 10, 2017 10:25 - 11 minutes - 9.41 MBWhite 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
Dice Tower News 572 - June 26, 2017
June 26, 2017 10:00 - 10 minutes - 8.91 MBIce Cool wins Kinderspiel des Jahres; three September releases; three Kickstarters
Dice Tower News 571 - June 19, 2017
June 19, 2017 10:00 - 16 minutes - 13.7 MBUK Games Expo attendance and awards, Origins Awards, Geek Chic closure, new releases, and Kickstarters