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Tom Vasel
Eric Summerer

In this episode, Tom and Eric discuss Meadow, Wonderland's War, Cubitos, and Subastral. Geoff discusses some recent studies around playing games with monkeys, and we answer questions from the mailbag. Then we finish off the show with our Top Ten favorite gimmicks in games.

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This week, we belatedly announce the winners of the Spiel des Jahres, Happy Salmons are now Exploding Salmons, Bruno Cathala is the next great designer to drink the roll-and-write Kool Aid, and STOP… Hammer Time.

 

TOP STORIES (1:35)

  • Micromacro: Crime City wins Spiel des Jahres, Paleo wins Kennerspiel
  • North Star Games sells Happy Salmon to Exploding Kittens
  • GAMA announces fund for underrepresented publishers and retailers
  • Roll and Write Trek12 coming from Bruno Cathala and Pandasaurus
  • Dental based battle game coming from Bright Eye Games
  • Ravensburger announces audio based escape room game Echoes
  • Two new games coming from Inka and Markus Brand
  • HABA loudly announces Hammer Time
  • Follow-up on rumors around Stonemaier Games and Libertalia

 

CROWDFUNDING (9:10)

 

NEW RELEASES (16:05)

  • Dice Miner from Atlas Games
  • CATAN: Treasures, Dragons and Adventures by CATAN Studios
  • Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Secrets and Soirees from Stonemaier Games
  • Coffee Traders by Capstone Games
  • Brew from Pandasaurus Games
  • Rocketmen from Phalanx Games and Martin Wallace

 

 

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This week, we belatedly announce the winners of the Spiel des Jahres, Happy Salmons are now Exploding Salmons, Bruno Cathala is the next great designer to drink the roll-and-write Kool Aid, and STOP… Hammer Time.

 

TOP STORIES (1:35)

  • Micromacro: Crime City wins Spiel des Jahres, Paleo wins Kennerspiel
  • North Star Games sells Happy Salmon to Exploding Kittens
  • GAMA announces fund for underrepresented publishers and retailers
  • Roll and Write Trek12 coming from Bruno Cathala and Pandasaurus
  • Dental based battle game coming from Bright Eye Games
  • Ravensburger announces audio based escape room game Echoes
  • Two new games coming from Inka and Markus Brand
  • HABA loudly announces Hammer Time
  • Follow-up on rumors around Stonemaier Games and Libertalia

 

CROWDFUNDING (9:10)

 

NEW RELEASES (16:05)

  • Dice Miner from Atlas Games
  • CATAN: Treasures, Dragons and Adventures by CATAN Studios
  • Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Secrets and Soirees from Stonemaier Games
  • Coffee Traders by Capstone Games
  • Brew from Pandasaurus Games
  • Rocketmen from Phalanx Games and Martin Wallace

 

 

CONNECT:

Follow our Twitter newsfeed: twitter.com/dicetowernow

Dig in with Corey at DiceTowerDish.com.

Have a look-see at Barry’s wares at BrightBearLaser.com.

This week, we belatedly announce the winners of the Spiel des Jahres, Happy Salmons are now Exploding Salmons, Bruno Cathala is the next great designer to drink the roll-and-write Kool Aid, and STOP… Hammer Time.

 

TOP STORIES (1:35)

  • Micromacro: Crime City wins Spiel des Jahres, Paleo wins Kennerspiel
  • North Star Games sells Happy Salmon to Exploding Kittens
  • GAMA announces fund for underrepresented publishers and retailers
  • Roll and Write Trek12 coming from Bruno Cathala and Pandasaurus
  • Dental based battle game coming from Bright Eye Games
  • Ravensburger announces audio based escape room game Echoes
  • Two new games coming from Inka and Markus Brand
  • HABA loudly announces Hammer Time
  • Follow-up on rumors around Stonemaier Games and Libertalia

 

CROWDFUNDING (9:10)

 

NEW RELEASES (16:05)

  • Dice Miner from Atlas Games
  • CATAN: Treasures, Dragons and Adventures by CATAN Studios
  • Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig: Secrets and Soirees from Stonemaier Games
  • Coffee Traders by Capstone Games
  • Brew from Pandasaurus Games
  • Rocketmen from Phalanx Games and Martin Wallace

 

 

CONNECT:

Follow our Twitter newsfeed: twitter.com/dicetowernow

Dig in with Corey at DiceTowerDish.com.

Have a look-see at Barry’s wares at BrightBearLaser.com.

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This week, UK Games Expo tightens it’s mask, Jamaica gets more beautiful, and Uwe Rosenberg has a fever... A fever for tulips.

 

TOP STORIES (2:10)

  • Imperial Steam announced from Capstone Games
  • UK Games Expo announces tighter COVID precautions
  • Three Little Wolves coming from Renegade Games
  • Jamaica getting new edition from Space Cowboys
  • Animal Crossing Monopoly coming soon and sold out
  • War Machine is the next hero pack for Marvel Champions
  • Tulip Fever and Oranienburger Kanal coming from Uwe Rosenberg in 2022
  • Two expansions announced for Defenders of the Crown
  • Exploding Kittens entry level box coming soon

 

CROWDFUNDING (8:15)

 

THE HOTNESS (12:45)

  • Imperium: Classics
  • Meadow from designer Klemens Kalicki
  • Bantam West by Ike Brunicardi
  • ALIEN: Fate of the Nostromo by designer Scott Rogers
  • Dune Imperium
  • Lost Ruins of Arnak
  • Descent: Legends of the Dark
  • Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile
  • On Mars: Alien Invasion - A Somewhat Cooperative Expansion from Vital Lacerda

 

 

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