I hope your weekend was full of good games and good times. Here’s the latest news from the wonderful world of board gaming.
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Tapestry
On Facebook Jamey Steigmaier announced Stonemaier Games’ newest title, Tapestry. According to the website, “If you like A Feast for Odin, Mombasa, and Russian Railroads, we think you will enjoy creating your own unique civilization in Tapestry.” The game can be pre-ordered next month.
Source: https://stonemaiergames.com/games/tapestry/
Ankh
Ankh, Eric Lang’s newest game for CMON, is coming to Kickstarter at the end of this year. Described as a finale of the trilogy of games by Lang that includes Blood Rage and Rising Sun, Ankh is an Egyptian-themed game where you’ll “Play as a God of ancient Egypt, competing to survive as society begins to forget the old ways, so that only you and your followers remain.”
Source: https://cmon.com/news/cmon-announces-ankh-board-game
Puerto Rice Deluxe Edition
According to ICv2.com, Rio Grande Games is publishing a new edition of Puerto Rice. “It will have new art and graphics which is a major step forward for a game that has remained relatively unchanged since it was originally released in 2002. Puerto Rico: Deluxe Edition will come with the base game, the New Buildings expansion, the Nobles expansion, and dual-sided building tiles with alternate art.”
Source: https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/43788/rio-grande-games-announces-puerto-rico-deluxe-edition
Two New Games From Pandasaurus
Dice Tower News reports that Pandasaurus will release two new family-weight games this Fall: the route-building Wayfinders by Thomas Dagenais-Lesperance and the roll-and-write Silver & Gold by Phil Walker-Harding
Source: http://www.dicetowernews.com/pandasaurus-announces-two-new-games-for-the-fall/60131
Munchkin: Ducktales
The Op (formerly USAopoly) is releasing Munchkin: Ducktales next month.
Source: http://acddistribution.blogspot.com/2019/08/munchkin-ducktalesnew-from-op-usaopoly.html
Queenz
Over on BGG W. Eric Martin takes a look at Bruno Cathala and Johannes Goupy’s upcoming game, Queenz: To bee or not to bee. “[T]he heart of the game comes from the tension between those who try to fill fields quickly and those who want to maximize points from colors and bees.”
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/93173/game-preview-queenz-or-beekeeping-joneses
Machi Koro: Designer Diary
Also on BGG is Rob Daviau’s designer diary on the upcoming Machi Koro Legacy game. “A legacy game tries to tell a story and add new mechanisms, with each informing the other. If you take away the narrative, then you are playing a core game and then a series of expansions for no real reason. If you take away the mechanical additions, then you are playing the same game again and again and again while being told a story. You have to work on the twin engines of new mechanisms and emerging narrative, using each one to inform the other.”
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/92900/designer-diary-machi-koro-legacy
Upcoming Board Game Conventions
August 16-18. Coulee Con. La Crosse, WI
August 16-18. Dragonflight. Bellevue, WA
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
November 29-December 1. GobbleCon. San Francisco, CA
December 6-8. PAX Unplugged. Philadelphia, PA
Visit casualgamerevolution.com for more convention listings.
Discussion1 Comment
Typo – Puerto Rico, not Rice.