Dice Tower Now

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of July 25, 2022. This week, it's summertime, summertime, sum sum summertime, and it's just spectacular. Plus more Spirits on the Horizon, and Dice Tower Awards.   TOP STORIES (2:00) Dice Tower Awards The Great Split by Horrible Guild Tesseract from Smirk & Laughter Hickory Dickory from Plaid Hat Deal With the Devil by CGE Prophets of Doom and Reavers of Midgard...

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of July 18, 2022. This week, Cool Mini takes the war to Mount Dune, Hasbro spells Mastermind, Disney's villains makes us cry, WizKids goes through some Super Damage Control, and Spiel Spiel Spiely Spiel.   TOP STORIES (2:05) Spiel des Jahres winners announced PHD acquires British distributor Bliss CMoN nnounces Dune: War for Arrakis The Boys themed Zombicide pac...

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of July 11, 2022. This week, the cat is both in and out of the box, Days of Wonder is going off the rails on a Ghost Train, Uwe reframes Nova Luna, and all hail the Cosmoctopus.   TOP STORIES (2:30) Kazuki Takahashi passes, creator of Yu Gi Oh Ticket to Ride: Ghost Train Sanssouci Sabika Framework by Uwe Rosenberg Mistwind by Daryl Andrews 1001 Islands from Asmo...

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of July 4, 2022. This week, KeyForge travels to a Ghost Galaxy through some Strange Stars, Dire Wolf's Catacombs get decidedly noisier, Wingspan has the opposite of Empty Nest, and Days of Wonder gives it the Heat.   TOP STORIES (2:05) Capstone+ subscription service detailed 2022 Cardboard Edison Award winners announced Fantasy Flight sells KeyForge IP to Ghost...

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of June 27, 2022. This week, Arcane Wonders celebrates the period between furnaces, Matagot has a futuristic renaissance, Ludonaute peers into the future of cards, and RAGE!   TOP STORIES (3:20) Magic Mountain won Kinderspiel GAMA releases numbers for origins 2022 Railroad Madness from Holy Grail Games Furnace Interbellum from Arcane Wonders Marvel Champions LCG...

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of June 20, 2022. This week, crowdfunding gets some backup, Orléans draws some famous names, Merchants Cove gets craftier, and this city goes all-in for Crime.   TOP STORIES (2:10) BackerKit announces intention to start crowdfunding platform Funko Inc purchases Mondo from Alamo Drafthouse Tabletop Tycoon enters publishing partnership with Rock Manor Games Joan o...

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of June 13, 2022. This week, CMoN flips some zombies, Vienna and Cuzco are tossed into the point salad, and little Asmodee's parents make a Savvy move.   TOP STORIES (3:05) Saudi national fund invests $1B in Asmodee parent company Devir and Schmidt Spiel enter publication agreement Flip and write Zombicide: Gear Up coming from CMoN Cancelled Kickstarter Rift Kni...

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of June 6, 2022. This week, we explore gran sendero del oeste, more details emerge on teeny tiny terra, the newest patchwork play is you know stacks and stuff, and the next thingavellir for nidavellir is idavellir.   TOP STORIES (2:15) FunForge Kickstarter troubles Great Western Trail Argentina detailed by Eggertspiele Terra Nova detailed by Capstone Games Atiwa...

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of May 30, 2022. This week, CGE boldly goes, Cathala and Maublanc hit the target, Viva tres Guano, and Germany "plays" after another trip around the sun.   TOP STORIES (3:00) Spiel des Jahres nominees announced Terra Nova teased from Capstone Games CGE announces Starship Captains Pencil First Games to crowdfund a hanafuda deck with One Hundred Toriis expansion R...

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of May 23, 2022. This week, cute little pikas go with the floe, the greater part of games is no longer the dice, big potatoes are worth ZILLIONS, and Plan B moves their aesthetic from Starburst to Ghiradelli.   TOP STORIES (2:00) Floe coming from new studio Pika Games and designer Henry Audubon Greater than Games and Dice Hate Me Games part ways Kuzooka by Leo C...

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of May 16, 2022. This week, the best cuisine comes from CATAN, Steve Jackson brings back wizards from 1983 for the 9th time, and Blue Orange Games - you can't eat just one.   TOP STORIES (3:00) Rollacrit to provide accessories for both CATAN and GenCon Asmodee and Ulysses Press announce cookbooks based on CATAN and Ticket to Ride Fog of Love: Lockdown Expansion...

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of May 9, 2022. This week, Asmodee's Embrace now includes even more video games, Gamers Brew up an Amygdala abstract, Mandoo invents Pokemon Salad, and there's a new Moon over San Francisco.   TOP STORIES (1:45) Embracer Group purchases assets from Eidos Investor Group led by The Chernin Group and eBay purchases 25% of Funko 2021 Golden Geek Awards announced Cat...

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of May 2, 2022. This week, This week, Phil Walker-Harding moves from platypus to kangaroos, Hachette has got you in the palm of their hand, and all bets are in for the great T-Rex versus botanist matchup.   TOP STORIES (2:25) Phil and Meredith Walker-Harding start Joey Games Gale Force 9 announces Starfinder: Pirates of Skydock Creature Comforts: Maple Valley co...

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of April 25, 2022. This week, Netflix explodes with kittens, FFG spends its 25th anniversary scribbling all over TI4, Ticket to Ride improves on a 6½, and Maui beaches are definitely the Next Move.   TOP STORIES (1:45) Exploding Kittens announces digital game and animated series from Netflix Fantasy Flight teases roll-and-write Twilight Inscription BoardGameTabl...

This is Dice Tower Now for the week of April 18, 2022. This week, Stonemaier decides wine is for everyone, Saashi and Saashi moves from elevators to housecleaning, and Hasbro goes to D&D and beyond.   TOP STORIES (2:00) Asmodee makes new label "Unbox Now" for best seller titles Hasbro purchases D&D Beyond Dice Tower Awards Nominations American Tabletop Awards Winners Funforge cancels Far Cry board...

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 Kni...

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...

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 Tr...

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...

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 announce...

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 Caps...

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...

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 Francisc...

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! M...

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...