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The Village Square: May 6, 2019

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Turn, turn turn
Matagot has announced an expansion to their award-wining Inis, the game of Celtic migration. Seasons of Inis will include components for a 5th player, a couple of new mechanics, a “seasons” board, and new territories, cards, and an alternate game-end condition.
Source: https://gallery.mailchimp.com/80eb961ca1a206f2e880c5885/files/732c26ec-d494-4e8d-91e6-27f9201bf098/PR_SEASONS_INIS_APRIL_2019.pdf

Do you feel lucky, cyberpunk?!
This summer Catalyst Game Labs will release the 6th Edition of its popularly long-running Shadowrun. The next installment promises just as in-depth role-playing with some streamlined ease-of-play for its 30th anniversary release.
Source: https://www.catalystgamelabs.com/2019/05/01/shadowrun-sixth-world-an-all-new-edition-of-cyberpunk-fantasy/

Using your brains
Just released from Iello Games is the new cooperative Zombie Kidz Evolution – that is in fighting them! Save your school from an outbreak of the undead…and I don’t mean the teachers!
Source: https://www.iellosale.com/zombie-kidz-evolution?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=72245190&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_CWu39CCaRXuHKFM8gZqGDrv75IwRS01CaHTOY4n6T_J72BiQSm1EjqF9q6dTwcvoXOD2Z7SRBs1VttpUSiBSHWJkeEw&_hsmi=72245190

You know which direction to go, young man
Board & Dice will release Sierra West at GenCon2019. The unique action programming design includes multiple card modules for setup in which you can combine different decks for a different game every session! And they promise future card modules the following year…
Source: https://mailchi.mp/nskn/gencon19-premiere-sierra-west-all-details?e=195bbd074b

Raising Moai
In July Arcane Wonders will release Volcanic Isle, what’s looks like an abstract-ish area control game of building the gigantic monolithic statues of Easter Island – and be wary of the volcano.
Source: https://www.phdgames.com/volcanic-isle-arcane-wonders/

Get a crown
Renegade Game Studios is teaming up with Dire Wolf Digital and Clank! designer Paul Dennen to bring the digital strategy card game Eternal to the tabletop. The head-to-head combat, deck-building game will release in August.
Source: https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/news/2019/5/2/eternal-chronicles-of-the-throne

Boldly play where no one has played before
Put on your Bat Radar for the October release of Masterminds and Mayhem, and expansion to IDW’s Batman: The Animated Series board game. The kooks return to the asylum!
Source: http://www.dicetowernews.com/masterminds-mayhem-expansion-for-batman-gotham-city-under-siege/58568

Only the brave
Indie Boards and Cards will release the successfully funded expansion to Flash Point Fire Rescue, Tragic Events, in July. The add-on includes three new specialists and the Fire and Events deck, a new mechanism of play.
Source: http://www.indieboardsandcards.com/index.php/games/flash-point-tragic-events/

Dice howling ruckus
Alley Cat Games announced their new roll-and-write, Cat Cafe, is now available in a limited release leading up the UK Games Expo.
Source: https://www.alleycatgames.com/so/11MfK_Jve?cid=91fae186-237e-449c-b21b-b76d9b95cfb4#/main

Boldly play where no one has played before
In May, Looney Labs will release the next set to their evergreen Fluxx series with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Gather that gold-pressed latinum while you can!
Source: https://www.looneylabs.com/games/star-trek-deep-space-nine-fluxx

Upcoming Board Game Conventions
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 14-17. Midwest GamesFest. Independence, MO
November 20-24. BGG Con. Dallas, TX
November 21-24. Chicago Toy & Game Fair. Chicago, IL

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