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The Village Square: November 9, 2017

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Cross it again
This month Cryptozoic release a new Cartoon Network Crossover Crisis: Animation Annihilation Deck-Building Game. That’s a mouthful, but rest assured you can play your favorite characters from popular toons in this Cerberus Engine design, like The Powerpuff GirlsAdventure TimeUncle GrandpaCow and ChickenThe Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, and Ed, Edd n Eddy.
Source: https://www.cryptozoic.com/articles/cryptozoic-and-cartoon-network-enterprises-announce-release-cartoon-network-crossover

Make it rain
Pleasant Company Games releases Konja December 1. The press your luck dice and card game is about wizard shamans summoning storm clouds for the Old King.
Source: http://pleasantcompanygames.co.za/konja-2017/

Reprint
Vabanque, from Bruno Faidutti and Leo Colovini and first published by Winning Moves in 2001 is being jazzed up and reprinted by Japanese publisher New Games Order.
Source: http://faidutti.com/blog/?p=8796

Slap a cat
In January Steve Jackson Games will release the silly, fast-paced Super Kitty Bug Slap. Yeah, you read that right. You’ll need some great paw-eye coordination for this one!
Source: http://www.sjgames.com/superkittybugslap/

Reinvent yourself
Odd Bird Games will release their freshman design next month, Feudum, along with two expansions (Windmills & Catapults and Seals & Sirens). The nuanced heavy game with unique artwork includes hand management, resource management, area control and variable powers.
Source: http://acddistribution.blogspot.com/2017/11/feudum-and-feudum-expansions-coming.html

Be spooky
It may be a week after Halloween, but Trollish Delver just released a unique, story-telling solo RPG. English Eerie, based on old English folklore and horror tales, requires only some pen and paper, dice, a set of tokens in two colors and a deck of cards – and maybe some candlelight…
Source: http://www.trollishdelver.com/2017/11/english-eerie-available-already-gone.html

Joining the team
Steph Hodge joins Renegade Game Studios as Marketing Coordinator. A hobby enthusiast, she has previous social media managing experience with Tasty Minstrel and will be handling the same venues with Renegade as well as other marketing efforts. Congratulations, Steph!
Source: http://www.renegadegamestudios.com/news/2017/11/6/vtof4kxrr49go43xwt9qzzs7nj99yl

Upcoming Board Game Conventions
November 10-12. MEPACON. Scranton, Pennsylvania.
November 10-12. San Diego Historical Games Convention. San Diego, California.
November 16-19. ChiTag. Chicago, Illinois.
November 17-19. PAX Unplugged. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
January 11-14. Midwinter Gaming Convention. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
January 12-14. OrcaCon. Everett, Washington.
January 13-14. Congress of Gamers. Rockville, Maryland.
January 19-21. Cascade Games Con. Bellingham, Washington.
January 19-21. HexaCon. Denver, Colorado.
January 26-28. EsCon. Escondido, California.
January 27-29. Protospiel Minnesota. Bloomington, Minnesota.
January 27-29. PAX South. San Antonio, Texas.
February 16-18. Con of the North. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
February 19-25. PrezCon. Charlottesville, Virginia.
February 24-26. Great Plains Game Festival. Lincoln, Nebraska.
February 24-26. IndyCon. Indianapolis, Indiana.
March 16-18. MeepleCon. Las Vegas, Nevada.
March 22-25. AdeptiCon. Schaumburg, Illinois.
March 23-25. ConnCon. Stamford, Connecticut.
April 27-29. QC Game Fest. Davenport, Iowa.
April 27-29. Gaming Hoopla. Mundelein, Illinois.
April 27-30. Kingdom-Con. San Diego, California.
May 11-13. CMON Expo. Atlanta, Georgia.
May 18-21. Geekway to the West. St. Charles, Missouri.
June 14-18. Origins. Columbus, Ohio.
July 5-9. Dice Tower Con. Orlando, Florida.
August 17-20. GenCon. Indianapolis, Indiana.

Visit casualgamerevolution.com for more convention listings.

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