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This episode, Board Game Arena becomes an Advent app, and Japanese themes take center stage.

 

TOP STORIES:

  • The two largest US puzzle companies become one.
  • American Booksellers Association challenges merger of PRH and Simon & Schuster.
  • Board Game Arena releasing one game per day for December.
  • Battle for Middle Earth with "War of the Ring: The Card Game."
  • Twogether Studios keep sales of "The Adventure Zone: Bureau of Balance" friendly and local for the holidays.
  • "Brass: Birmingham" wins the 2020 Gra Roku.
  • "Frogger" hops to tabletop.
  • Game Brewer serving up "Stroganov."
  • New version of "Iki" scheduled in 2021.
  • Rebuild the Emperor's "Eternal Palace."
  • Collect autumn leaves with "Momiji."

 

THE HOTNESS:

  • Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road
  • Inhuman Conditions
  • The Castles of Tuscany
  • Everdell

 

KICKSTARTER:

 

NEW & UPCOMING RELEASES:

  • Unmatched: Little Red Riding Hood vs. Beowulf
  • Scythe Complete Rulebook (Hardcover)
  • Unicorn Fever
  • Crystal Palace: Newspaper Cards
  • Gates of Mara
  • Last Aurora

 

CONNECT:

This episode, Board Game Arena becomes an Advent app, and Japanese themes take center stage.

 

TOP STORIES:

  • The two largest US puzzle companies become one.
  • American Booksellers Association challenges merger of PRH and Simon & Schuster.
  • Board Game Arena releasing one game per day for December.
  • Battle for Middle Earth with "War of the Ring: The Card Game."
  • Twogether Studios keep sales of "The Adventure Zone: Bureau of Balance" friendly and local for the holidays.
  • "Brass: Birmingham" wins the 2020 Gra Roku.
  • "Frogger" hops to tabletop.
  • Game Brewer serving up "Stroganov."
  • New version of "Iki" scheduled in 2021.
  • Rebuild the Emperor's "Eternal Palace."
  • Collect autumn leaves with "Momiji."

 

THE HOTNESS:

  • Merv: The Heart of the Silk Road
  • Inhuman Conditions
  • The Castles of Tuscany
  • Everdell

 

KICKSTARTER:

 

NEW & UPCOMING RELEASES:

  • Unmatched: Little Red Riding Hood vs. Beowulf
  • Scythe Complete Rulebook (Hardcover)
  • Unicorn Fever
  • Crystal Palace: Newspaper Cards
  • Gates of Mara
  • Last Aurora

 

CONNECT:

Suzanne Sheldon
Mandi Hutchinson
Eric Summerer

Eric joins Suzanne and Mandi to talk about Atheneum, Santa Monica, BEEZ, Kringle Caper, Escape Tales Low Memory, Calico, Gulo Gulo, and Goblivion. Then they trio serves up a Dexterity filled Game Pie.

This week, we talk probability, CMON financial reports, and the game everyone's clamoring for this holiday season.

 

TOP STORIES:

  • "Queen's Gambit" leads to a run on chess sets.
  • Scott Almes' "The Ugly Gryphon Inn" coming soon.
  • First edition Pokemon set sales for $360,000.
  • Penguin Random House acquires Simon & Schuster.
  • "Assassin's Creed: Valhalla" dice game becoming reality.
  • Free "Catan: First Adventure" available now.
  • "Root: Militants" expansion teased.
  • Revisit the Labyrinth with "Ready, Steady, Worm!"
  • "Kids on Bikes" gets a board game.
  • "Dune: Adventures in the Imperium" RPG coming in 2021.
  • Build your civ with dice in "Origins: First Builders."
  • "Nemo's War" expansion now on Kickstarter.
  • Construct ziggurats in pre-Columbian Oaxaca in "Zapotec."
  • Zenobia Award hopes to get more underrepresented designers into historical games.
  • "Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game" appears on BGG.

 

SPECIAL REPORT:

  • Jesse takes a look at CMON's long-awaited 2019 financial results.

 

NEW & UPCOMING RELEASES:

  • Paris
  • Unmatched: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Patchwork: Christmas Edition
  • Paleo
  • Aquatica
  • Spyfest

 

KICKSTARTER:

 

OUTPUT RANDOMNESS:

  • Corey talks probability and what those percentages look like in reality.

 

CONNECT:

This week, we talk probability, CMON financial reports, and the game everyone's clamoring for this holiday season.

 

TOP STORIES:

  • "Queen's Gambit" leads to a run on chess sets.
  • Scott Almes' "The Ugly Gryphon Inn" coming soon.
  • First edition Pokemon set sales for $360,000.
  • Penguin Random House acquires Simon & Schuster.
  • "Assassin's Creed: Valhalla" dice game becoming reality.
  • Free "Catan: First Adventure" available now.
  • "Root: Militants" expansion teased.
  • Revisit the Labyrinth with "Ready, Steady, Worm!"
  • "Kids on Bikes" gets a board game.
  • "Dune: Adventures in the Imperium" RPG coming in 2021.
  • Build your civ with dice in "Origins: First Builders."
  • "Nemo's War" expansion now on Kickstarter.
  • Construct ziggurats in pre-Columbian Oaxaca in "Zapotec."
  • Zenobia Award hopes to get more underrepresented designers into historical games.
  • "Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game" appears on BGG.

 

SPECIAL REPORT:

  • Jesse takes a look at CMON's long-awaited 2019 financial results.

 

NEW & UPCOMING RELEASES:

  • Paris
  • Unmatched: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Patchwork: Christmas Edition
  • Paleo
  • Aquatica
  • Spyfest

 

KICKSTARTER:

 

OUTPUT RANDOMNESS:

  • Corey talks probability and what those percentages look like in reality.

 

CONNECT:

Tom Vasel
Jeremy Howard

In this show, Tom is joined by Jeremy Howard as Eric is away. We talk about Paris, Almanac, and Whistle Mountain. Geoff brings some insight that's for the birds and we dive into a slew of questions. Do we get Kickstarter regret? Are there any one-vs-many games that play well with two players? How do we deal with someone who is attached to their phone during a game day? And more! Finally, we end the show talking about our favorite hybrid games - games that combine two or more mechanics.

This week, The Crew goes underwater, we try fair-trade cat poo coffee, and the worlds of baking, television, and gaming cross-pollinate.

 

TOP STORIES:

  • Brew up some complex fun with "Coffee Traders."
  • "The Crew: Tiefsee" delivers a trick-taking deep sea sequel.
  • "Oh, Brother," there's a new expansion to "Stuffed Fables."
  • GAMA Expo 2021 goes virtual.
  • AEG announces "Mighty Micros" mini expansions for its most popular games.
  • Adapt to more "Oceans" with the "Legends of the Deep" expansion.
  • "Kim Joy's Magic Bakery" cooks up sweet co-op card cakes.
  • Food Network airs "Candy Land" cooking competition.
  • "Uno" makes a play for its own game show.
  • "Gloria Mundi" finds glorious new life.
  • Atomic Mass takes over Asmodee's Star Wars miniatures games.
  • Asmodee gives its MAP policy a holiday.

 

THE HOTNESS:

  • Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy
  • Etherfields
  • Beyond the Sun
  • Altar Quest
  • USS Freedom

 

KICKSTARTER:

 

NEW & UPCOMING RELEASES:

  • Sidereal Confluence: Remastered Edition
  • Century: Golem Edition - An Endless World
  • Wingspan: Oceania Expansion
  • Glasgow

 

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