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The Village Square: April 2, 2018

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It’s here!
Restoration Games announced/releases the look for the board in their upcoming reprint of Fireball Island. Nostalgic anyone?!
Source: https://restorationgames.com/2018/03/29/welcome-fireball-island-fireball-island-design-diary-6/

Those pesky kids
This July Renegade Game Studios will release Spy Club, a cooperative mystery detective game with a legacy element.  With 40 replayable modules and 5 connected game play variants, you can unlock new adventures each time that affect future mysteries!
Source: https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/spy-club

Rising expansion
Fresh off the release of Rising Sun, CMON has now introduced the first expansion, Dynasty Invasion.  It includes two new clans (Sun and Moon), seven new lucky gods and season cards.
Source: https://cmon.com/news/rising-sun-dynasty-invasion-new-warriors-for-the-future-of-japan

Rainbow road
A new version of Monopoly Gamer is now available through Hasbro and Nintendo: Mario Kart edition.
Source: https://www.polygon.com/2018/3/28/17171748/mario-kart-monopoly-gamer-edition-hasbro-nintendo

Alternate valley
Stonemaier Games will release a new expansion to Viticulture in June.  Visit from the Rhine Valley provides a deck of 80 altnerate visitor cards that must be played without the original visitors, and they focus more on the wine business, as opposed to just victory points.
Source: https://stonemaiergames.com/games/viticulture/visit-from-the-rhine-valley/

New from Rio Grande
This month the publisher will release two new titles. In Beta Colony you compete to build the best planetary colony with a unique “rolldell” – combination of dice and rondel.  And in Epoch: Early Adventures you will lead your clan at the dawn of civilization discovering the land, inventing tools and appease the holy places.
Source: http://acddistribution.blogspot.com/2018/03/new-releases-from-rio-grande-games.html

Every rebellion needs a strike team
In 3rd quarter 2018 Fantasy Flight Games will release a Rebel Commandos Unit expansion to Star Wars: Legion, along with the Han Solo Commander expansion.  The seven easily assembled minis from the former give your rebellion unorthodox tactics and powerful weapons that can sway the battle against the Empire.
Source: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/3/23/rebel-strike-team/

Another classic
Z-Man Games announced they will be publishing Fae, a re-imagined reprinting of Leo Colovini’s Clans, itself a 2003 Spiel des Jahres nominee.  The art and production are boosted, but the simple and strategic mechanics remain the same.
Source: https://www.zmangames.com/en/news/2018/3/30/announcing-fae/

Embark
Tasty Minstrel Games announced a new Philip DuBarry title, Embark, a card drafting game set in the Harbour universe.  That’s just among many other announcements and releases…
Source: https://mailchi.mp/playtmg/tasty-news-83-upcoming-release-dates-deluxe-gentes-late-pledge-and-a-new-game-from-philip-dubarry

Another heist
Ninja Division’s Museum Rush will be available April 18. Race against other thieves to avoid guards and cameras to steal the museum’s valuable collection!
Source: http://acddistribution.blogspot.com/2018/03/museum-rush-new-from-ninja-division.html

Secession Stuggle
In May GMT Games releases Mark Herman’s new political/war game Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis. The design utilizes the popular card driven mechanics of We the People and Twilight Struggle, using cards for either their events or political capital in the tragic lead up to the American Civil War.
Source: https://www.gmtgames.com/p-648-fort-sumter-the-secession-crisis-1860-61.aspx

Contribute to a gaming calendar!
Iello has announced a contest in which you can contribute creative game photo submissions to be included in a 2018/2019 monthly calendar. The theme is all about Iello and they will be taking submissions through April 30.
Source: http://iellogames.com/wordpress/a-iello-inspired-world-photo-calendar-contest/

Upcoming Board Game Conventions
April 5-8. PAX East. Boston, Massachusetts.
April 6-8. Deaf Board Game Convention. Austin, Texas.
April 19-22. Kingdom-Con. San Diego, California.
April 27-29. QC Game Fest. Davenport, Iowa.
April 27-29. Gaming Hoopla. Mundelein, Illinois.
May 4-6. Heroicon. Decatur, Illinois.
May 11-13. CMON Expo. Atlanta, Georgia.
May 17-20. Geekway to the West. St. Charles, Missouri.
May 25-28. KublaCon. Burlingame, California.
May 25-28. Gamex. Los Angeles, California.
June 1-3. NashCon. Nashville, Tennessee.
June 13-17. Origins. Columbus, Ohio.
June 24-30. Rocky Mountain Gaming Vacation. Park City, Utah.
July 4-8. Dice Tower Con. Orlando, Florida.
July 12-15. HistoriCon. Fredericksburg, Virginia.
July 13-15. KantCan. Overland Park, Kansas.
July 21-29. WBC. Champion, Pennsylvania
August 2-5. GenCon. Indianapolis, Indiana.
August 24-26. MegaMooseCon. Richburg, South Carolina.
August 24-28. Coulee Con. La Crosse, Wisconsin.
August 31-September 3. Gateway 2018. Los Angeles, California.
September 8-9. WashingCon. Washington, D.C.
September 13-16. Buckeye Game Fest. Columbus, Ohio.
September 14-16. GrandCon. Grand Rapids, Michigan.
September 21-23. Protospiel Chicago. Chicago, Illinois.
September 27-30. Hurricon. Kissimmee, Florida.
October 5-7. Council of Five Nations. Schenectady, New York.
October 5-7. Great Falls Gaming Rendezvous. Great Falls, Montana.

Visit casualgamerevolution.com for more convention listings.

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