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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 780: April 10, 2022 Apr 11, 2022

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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)

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

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Dice Tower Now 779: April 4, 2022 Apr 04, 2022

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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 publisher Game Brewer
Tidal Blades: Rise of the Unfolders from Druid City Games along with designers Tim and Ben Eisner
Jurassic World: The Legacy of Isla Nublar by Prospero Hall and Funko Studios

SPONSOR UPDATE (21:10)

Chronicles of Netflix

THE HOTNESS (23:45)

Ark Nova by designer Mathias Wigge and Capstone Games
Nightmare Cathedral from designer Błażej Kubacki
Darkest Doom by Mario Zattini
Age of Rome by Vangelis Efthimiou and Antonios Yannopoulos
Dead Reckoning by John D. Clair and AEG
Dune: Imperium by designer Paul Dennen and Dire Wolf
Encyclopedia by designers Eric Dubus and Olivier Melison
Cascadia from designer Randy Flynn and Flatout Games
Agricola 15 by Uwe Rosenberg and Lookout Games
Return to Dark Tower from Restoration Games

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Dice Tower Now 778: March 28, 2022 Mar 28, 2022

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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 designers Aron West and Nick Seddon
Motor City by Ben Pinchback and Matt Riddle
Library Labyrinth from designers Jessica Metheringham and Mill Goble along with Dissent Games
Island Alone by designer Radosław Ignatów
Tamashii: Chronicle of Ascend by designers Kamil Cieśla, Łukasz Włodarczyk, and Robert Plesowicz with Awaken Realms Lite

SPONSOR UPDATE (21:35)

The Dark Quarter

NEW RELEASES (25:10)

Siege of Runedar by Reiner Knizia, published by Asmodee
Blaze by the HeidelBÄR Games Team, published by HeidelBÄR Games
Happy City by Airu Sato and Toshiki Sato, published by Gamewright
Rulebenders by Tom Vandeweyer, published by Game Brewer
Dungeon Drop: Wizards and Spells by Scott R. Smith, published by Phase Shift Games
Museum: Pictura by Eric Dubus and Olivier Melison, published by Holy Grail Games
Wise Guys by Phil Yates and Gale Force 9

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Dice Tower Now 777: March 21, 2022 Mar 21, 2022

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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 DrawLab Entertainment
Illiterati from designers Gary Alaka, Rob Chew, and Jon Kang
Rumors and Legends by designer Reuben Brunson and BIGABOT Games
Small Samurai Empires: Rise of Tokugawa by Milan Tasevski and Archona Games
Hamlet from designer David Chircop and publisher Mighty Board
Tiwanaku by designer Olivier Grégoire and Sit Down Games

SPONSOR UPDATE (21:50)

Sherlock: Case Connection gameplay from GAMA

NEW RELEASES (22:50)

The Smoky Valley by Claude Sirois, published by Spielworxx
Marvel Champions: Sinister Motives from Fantasy Flight Games
Marvel Legendary: Doctor Strange & The Shadows of Nightmare from Upper Deck Entertainment
Iki from designer Koota Yamada and publisher Sorry We Are French
Caper: Europe from Keymaster Games and designer Unai Rubio
Ginkgopolis: The Experts 3rd edition from Pearl Games and designer Xavier Georges
Dune: CHOAM and Richese Expansion from Gale Force 9
Glory Islands by Arve D. Fühler, published by Rio Grande Games

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Dice Tower Now 776: March 14, 2022 Mar 14, 2022

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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 and Pierluca Zizzi
Behext from Smirk and Dagger
Ahau Rulers of Yucatan from Oláh Tamás
Pilgrim from designer Nick Case and A-Muse-Ment Games
Twin Palms from designer Kristi B and publisher Bink Ink
The Lost Code by designer Leo Colovini
Way Too Many Cats by Carla Kopp and Weird Giraffe Games

SPONSOR UPDATE (22:10)

Dark Quarter Kickstarter coming April 14

THE HOTNESS (23:40)

Hamlet by designer David Chircop and Mighty Boards
Ark Nova by Mathias Wigge and Feuerland Spiele
Borderlands from designers Bill Eberle, Jack Kittredge, and Peter Olotka
Long Shot: The Dice Game from Chris Handy and Perplext Games
Arrakis: Dawn of the Fremen from Gale Force 9
Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side from Ravensburger
Batman: Everybody Lies from Portal Games
Dune: Imperium from Dire Wolf and designer Paul Dennen
Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition by Stronghold Games
Cascadia from designer Randy Flynn

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Dice Tower Now 775: March 6, 2022 Mar 07, 2022

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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)

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
Set a Watch: Swords of the Coin Expansion
Gloomier: A Night at Hemlock Hall
Agricola: Consul Dirigens Expansion

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Dice Tower Now 774: February 28, 2022 Feb 28, 2022

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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 Games
Earth from designer Maxime Tardif and Inside Up Games
Kingdoms Forlorn from Marcin Welnicki and Into the Unknown Publishing

SPONSOR UPDATE (19:20)

Chronicles of Crime Millenium Series

NEW RELEASES (21:40)

Voices in my Head by Corey Konieczka and Unexpected Games
Welcome to the Moon by Alexis Allard and Benoit Turpin, published by Blue Cocker Games
Port Royal Big Box by Alexander Pfister and Pegasus Spiele
Star Wars: Jabba's Palace – A Love Letter Game by Justin Kemppainen and Z-Man Games
Full Throttle by Friedemann Friese and Rio Grande Games
A Game of Thrones: B'twixt from Fantasy Flight Games

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Dice Tower Now 773: February 21, 2022 Feb 21, 2022

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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)

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: Imperium
Tiny Epic Dungeons
Lost Ruins of Arnak
Terraforming Mars

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Dice Tower Now 772: February 14, 2022 Feb 14, 2022

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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
Hippocrates by Alan Orban, published by Game Brewer
Journeys in Middle Earth: Spreading War by Nathan I. Hajek and Grace Holdinghaus, published by Fantasy Flight
Shinkansen: Zero Kei by Llama Dice, published by Ludonova
Tales from the Loop the Board Game by Rickard Antroia and Martin Takaichi, published by Free League Publishing

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Dice Tower Now 771: February 7, 2022 Feb 07, 2022

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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 Restoration Games
Hike! from designers Blaž Hribar and Nika Mlinarič
Skate Summer by Pandasaurus and designer Randy Reiman
La Granja Deluxe Master Set from Board&Dice with Andreas "ode" Odendahl and Michael Keller
Purple Haze from PHALAX and designer Bernard Grzybowski

SPONSOR UPDATE (23:05)

What a Wonderful World

NEW RELEASES (25:25)

Now or Never from Red Raven Games and artist/designer Ryan Laukat
Three Sisters, by Ben Pinchback, Matt Riddle, and Motor City Gameworks
BoonLake by Capstone Games and designer Alexander Pfister
Maracaibo: Uprising by Capstone Games and designer Alexander Pfister
Squaring Circleville by Spielworxx and designer Matt Wolfe
Bequest by WizKids Games and designer Marek Tupy

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