Get your groan on
In the most important news of the year…just in time for Father’s Day, UltraPro will release Dad Joke Face-Off, the game of horrible humor, terrible puns and awful one-liners. The first to laugh loses!
Source: https://www.ultrapro.com/product_info.php?products_id=6486
Not the starships you are looking for…or are they…?
Ares Games announced they will preview their upcoming Battlestar Galactica: Starship Battles this GenCon. The spaceships miniature tactical game is designed by the same team as the company’s popular lines Wings of Glory and Sails of Glory.
Source: http://www.aresgames.eu/20715
Queen and the Nile
Queen Games will release Luxor: Forgotten Treasures in August. The Rüdiger Dorn design challenges players to race through the tomb of the Pharaoh and collect as many treasures along the way.
Source: http://www.queen-games.com/en/2018/01/luxor-on-the-hunt-for-the-forgotten-treasures/
The halls of Valhalla
Endless Pass: A Viking Saga is now available from Wizkids. The card game pits players as Nordic warriors fighting Endless monsters in The Pass. Be the the last fighter standing or earn the most glory. Either way, Valhalla awaits!
Source: https://wizkids.com/2018/04/11/survive-the-pass-and-defeat-the-endless-to-earn-glory-now-available/
Plateauing
Next month Renegade Game Studios will release Altiplano, the thinky bag-building design of fishing, mining and production in a less-than-ideal environment. Can you prosper on the plateau?
Source: https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/news/2018/4/4/altiplano-release-date
New T.I.M.E. Stories
Asmodee announced a new expansion for T.I.M.E. Stories to release in the 3rd quarter 2018. Can you travel back to the Brotherhood of the Coast and solve the mystery?
Source: https://www.asmodee.us/en/news/2018/4/12/brotherhood-of-the-coast/
In Style
This week Quick Simple Fun Games releases De Stijl, an abstract card-laying design about an old Dutch abstract art/architecture style.
Source: http://www.quicksimplefun.com/product/de-stijl/
Empyreal preview
Level 99 Games previews its train engines in their upcoming project, Empyreal: Spells & Steam, a steampunk pick-up and deliver game announced late last year.
Source: https://www.level99games.com/blog/2018/4/4/empyreal-spells-steam-engine-preview
ACD teams up with Haywire
Haywire Group has signed with ACD to release and distribute four titles this month. The family and kids games publisher will push out titles Shaboom!, Mars Needs Heroes, Pirate Ships and Beekeeper.
Source: http://acddistribution.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-haywire-group-new-vendor-coming.html
Games and color blindness
Our very own dragonslayer @RuelGaviola with a great article on Geek & Sundry about hacks to make your current games color blind friendly.
Source: https://geekandsundry.com/like-a-rainbow-in-the-dark-hacks-to-make-your-games-color-blind-accessible/
Kickstarter fraud
Malaysian and Singapore press and authorities are investigating a case in which giant Southeast Asian distributor Boarders Tabletop Game Studio has allegedly absconding with thousands of dollars in Kickstarter funds and products. It’s unsure at this time how much of the fiasco is miscommunication, bad business, mistakes or outright illegal activity.
Source: https://www.boardgameprices.com/articles/boarders-tabletop-game-studio-defrauds-thousands-in-kickstarter-scandal
Upcoming Board Game Conventions
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.
November 8-11. Gamehole Con. Madison, Wisconsin.
November 9-11. U-Con. Ann Arbor, Michigan.
November 15-18. Chicago Toy & Game Fair. Chicago, Illinois.
Visit casualgamerevolution.com for more convention listings.