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The Village Square: April 8, 2019

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On down the line
Days of Wonder announced their latest edition in the popular evergreen series Ticket to Ride…this time in London. And on buses! In the 1970s!! The new release is a smaller, faster, streamlined version of the classic.
Source: http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2019/04/02/ticket-to-ride-london-jump-aboard-a-double-decker-bus-to-race-around-1970s-london/

It’s still alive!
Plaid Hat Games announced Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein, a strategic worker placement design in which players are Parisian scientists set 20 years after Mary Shelley’s immortal novel trying to be the first to create a viable companion for…you know who.
Source: https://www.plaidhatgames.com/news/982

In the pale moonlight
Z-Man Games is now taking pre-orders for Noctiluca and offering free shipping! Catch the rare creatues in their glimmering pools in this abstract and colorful dice game.
Source: https://www.zmangames.com/en/news/2019/3/29/free-shipping-noctiluca/

Time stoppers
Looney Labs has released Time Breaker, a card game of frantic time jumping to stop a chrono-criminal from altering the timeline.
Source: https://www.looneylabs.com/games/time-breaker

More to unearth
In July, Brotherwise Games will release The Lost Tribe, and expansion to their popular dice game, Unearth. It will include components for a 5th player, a solo mode, and new core mechanics.
Source: http://www.brotherwisegames.com/news/

Keep on rolling
Pandasaurus talks more about Machi Koro Legacy.
Source: https://www.pandasaurusgames.com/product/machi-koro-legacy/

From Netflix to Tabletop
Renegade Game Studios is partnering with Hunters Entertainment and Skydance Media to bring the world of Altered Carbon to the role-playing world. The universe is set centuries into the future where the mind is digitized and the soul transferable from an old body to the next. Based on the hit novels from Richard Morgan.
Source: https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/news/altered-carbon-rpg-skydance-hunters-renegade-netflix-announcement

Upcoming Board Game Conventions
April 12-14. Mepacon. Scranton, PA
April 12-14. Pikes Peak Gamers. Manitou Springs, CO
April 26-28. Gaming Hoopla. Mundelein, IL
May 10-12. QC Game Fest. Davenport, IA
May 16-19. Geekway to the West. St. Louis, MO
May 23-27. KublaCon. San Francisco, CA
May 24-27. Gamex. Los Angeles, CA
May 30-June 2. Atlanta Game Fest. Atlanta, GA
June 12-16. Origins. Columbus, OH
June 21-23. RageCon. Reno, NV
June 22-29. Consim World Expo. Tempe, AZ
July 3-7. Dice Tower Con. Orlando, FL
July 12-14. Gem State Gaming Convention. Boise, ID
July 19-21. KantCon. Overland Park, KS
July 20-28. WBC. Champion, PA
August 1-4. GenCon. Indianapolis, IN
August 16-18. Coulee Con. La Crosse, WI
August 24-25. MaricopaCon. Phoenix, AZ
August 30-September 1. GrandCon. Grand Rapids, MI
August 30-September 2. Gateway. Los Angelos, CA
September 5-8. Buckeye Game Fest. Columbus, OH
September 6-8. Lone Star Game Expo. Grapevine, TX
September 20-22. AppleCon1. Cornish, ME
September 27-29. Falcon 2019. Stamford, CT
October 4-6. TokenCon. Oklahoma City, OK
October 11-13. FlatCon. Bloomington, IL
October 11-13. CinCityCon. Cincinnati, OH.
October 25-27. Cardboard Caucus. West Des Moies, IA
October 31-November 3. Gamehole Con. Madison, WI
November 8-10. MACE. Charlotte, NC
November 20-24. BGG Con. Dallas, TX
November 21-24. Chicago Toy & Game Fair. Chicago, IL

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