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Dice Tower News Digest - November 7, 2019

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Tom Vasel covers the latest in Board Game News!

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Ab durch die Mauer from Jürgen Adams and Zoch Verlag won the InnoSpiel award for game innovation in a ceremony during set-up day at SPIEL '19.
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96663/spiel-19-vi-livestream-videos-castles-burgundy-zon

Celebrate Queen Games’ anniversary with a limited edition game – The Queen’s Collection
http://www.dicetowernews.com/celebrate-queen-games-anniversary-with-a-limited-edition-game-the-queens-collection/61139

Is Magic the Gathering “Turing complete”?
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/06/its-possible-to-build-a-turing-machine-within-magic-the-gathering/


The board games market is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 10% during the period 2018-2024
https://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/4841529/board-games-market-global-outlook-and-forecast

Portal Games news
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96563/spiel-19-v-more-cases-detective-more-sheets-imperi

Small World re-themed into World of Warcraft coming in 2020
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96456/small-world-warcraft-coming-2020

IELLO Games news
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96415/spiel-19-iii-iello-2020-claim-land-break-codes-def

Convention organizer Friedhelm Merz Verlag says that turnstile attendance at SPIEL '19 was 209,000, which is 10% higher than the 2018 total of 190,000.
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96182/spiel-19-i-geekbuzz-fairplay-attendance-and-few-ga

SPIEL ‘19 Leader-board
https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geekbuzz/mobile/leaderboard

Fairplay’s final SPIEL ‘19 Rankings
https://fairplay-online.blogspot.com/2019/10/fairplay-scoutaktion-endstand-sonntag.html

In 2020, Asmodee Digital will launch adaptations of two well-loved board games: Blood Rage and A Game of Thrones: The Board Game.
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96182/spiel-19-i-geekbuzz-fairplay-attendance-and-few-ga

New expansion for Mystic Vale, known as Nemesis announced
http://www.dicetowernews.com/titans-curses-and-solitaire-in-mystic-vale-nemesis/61052


First Chicago transit-themed board game debuts this month


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