Istanbul: Choose and Write
The 2014 Kennerspiel winner, Istanbul, is being revisited this year in a new version, Istanbul: Choose and Write.
Dice Tower News Archives
Playtest the new Space Base expansion for the designer!
Usually when board game publishers want to do play testing, they will select a few, small, reliable groups and either send them prototype components or arrange to have them play online, such as on TableTop Simulator. However Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG to most of you) has decided to go public with playtesting for the newest expansion for Space Base, which has a working title of “Genesis”.
Defenders of the Wild coming from Parks creator Henry Audubon
Defenders of the Wild was unveiled at PAX Unplugged, from publisher Out of Order Games, Parks and Cosmoctopus designer Henry Audubon, and T.L. Simons.
Dice Tower Kickstarter live - come support the Dice Tower 2023 Season!!
The Dice Tower 2023 season kickstarter is live. Head over to the campaign page to help support the 2023 season of Dice Tower!
It's 2023 and the Dice Tower is entering its 21st year! We invite you to join us in celebrating with a brand-new season of The Dice Tower! Our goal for this Kickstarter is to raise funds so we can continue to create content about games and the people who play them.
Boardgametables.com is rebranding to Allplay
Boardgametables.com is changing their name to Allplay to more accurately reflect the company's products. The company, which was founded eight years ago, started out producing board game tables and accompanying accessories. They have since branched out to bags, playmats, shelves, and board games. Allplay will continue to publish board games focused on titles that are approachable and easy to learn, while including strategic elements.
Button Shy Games releases microdeck title Wildtails: A Pirate Legacy
The publisher Button Shy Games is known for making 18-card micro-deck games, and have published hundreds of the little gems since their start in 2014 with Six Sons of the Sultan. Notable titles include Sprawlopolis, Tussie-Mussie, and Circle the Wagons.
EmperorS4 releases World Splitters and World Exchangers
Taiwanese publisher Emperor S4 debuted two of their new games at Essen Spiel this past October. World Splitters by Romain Caterdjian and Tony Chen is a unique area control game. On their turn, the active player places a fence, splitting the board into more regions.
Visit a flower festival in Gift of Tulips
Weird Giraffe Games has released the previously crowdfunded title Gift of Tulips.
Takenoko roll & write in the works
Takenoko by designer Antoine Bauza is a super popular title about managing a garden, growing bamboo, and of course having that bamboo eaten by a panda. In Takenoko, players manage their actions - placing new garden tiles, moving the gardener, irrigating the fields, and moving the panda, all in order to fulfill goal cards.
So much NEW news!!
Our news hounds over at www.dicetowernews.com have been hard at work bringing you all the new board game news. There's a bunch of new articles up recently, including Cathala reprints, Asmodee's new 'Welcome by Asmodee', Smash Up! 10th Anniversary Set, and more!
Penn Jillete's new game full of sacks and lies!
Exploding Kittens has announced You Lying Sack, a bluffing party game from Penn Jillette (of Penn and Teller fame).
Read about it over at www.dicetowernews.com
HerStory - a game about remarkable women
Underdog Games has released, HerStory, a new game designed by Emerson Matsuuchi, Danielle Reynolds, and Nick Bentley.
Oink Games announces Make the Difference
Publisher Oink Games have announced Make the Difference from the design team of Bodgame, comprised of Moritaro Ohno, Ei Sato, Shotaro Nakajima, Shingo Fujita, and Hiromi Oikawa. If you have ever enjoyed the “what’s the difference” puzzles in magazines with two very, very similar images, you have a good idea what Make the Difference is all about.
Ancient stones found in Aegean Sea might be a board game
For a while now, archaeologists investigating sites around the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas have been wondering about small stone spheres they keep finding. The stones, which are smaller than golf balls, come in various colors and are made from different materials. Analysis puts the stones into two groups of larger stones and smaller.
Check out the rest of this interesting discovery over at www.dicetowernews.com
New Terra Mystica expansion coming!
Capstone Games has shared a little more information about the upcoming release of Terra Mystica: Age of Innovations. This is a standalone sequel to the original Terra Mystica, and has been described as “Terra Mystica on steroids”, offering a heavier game.