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Join hosts Ian and Matt as they explore the high seas of board games, tabletop games, role playing games and anything else you play around a table with friends. From reviews to deep dives into mechanics and themes, the Dice Pirates are determined to chart every corner of the board gaming hobby.
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Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Aaron and Ian debut a new show to bring you the latest in board gaming releases, expansions, and news! Check out the show notes for links to the games and news mentioned.
Upcoming releases
Z-Man Games and Blizzard announce World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, a Pandemic-style game set in the world of Azeroth. Now available to preorder on Blizzard’s website
https://gizmodo.com/a-new-world-of-warcraft-board-game-sees-pandemic-spread-1847243316
Horrible Guild announced a follow-up to King’s Dilemma, the appropriately titled Queen’s Dilemma, featuring a new world map and promises of more tracks to manage and even wilder and more powerful event cards to keep players on their toes.
https://www.horribleguild.com/the-queens-dilemma/
Expansions
Catan: Treasures, Dragons, & Adventurers
(Catan Studios)
Between Two Castles: Secrets & Soirees
(Stonemaier Games)
News
Dice Tower announced their awards for 2020, with notable highlights being their GOTY - The Crew: Quest for Planet Nine (a co-op trick taking game in the same vein as Hanabi or The Mind)
https://www.dicetower.com/dice-tower-awards/2020
Spiel de Jahres winners announced
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/120501/micromacro-crime-city-wins-spiel-des-jahres-2021-w
Spiel de Jahres - MicroMacro: Crime City
Kennerspiel des Jahres - Paleo
CMON quietly announces through an update on the Marvel United X-Men KS campaign that they will no longer be selling or shipping Kickstarters to Norway, due to an update of their postal regulations.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cmon/marvel-united-x-men/posts/3238975
https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/oh32vj/cmon_no_longer_shipping_kickstarters_to_norway/
Three of the largest board game conventions, Essen Spiel, UKGE & Gen Con have announced that they will require either face coverings or proof of COVID vaccination
https://twitter.com/SPIEL_Messe/status/1413491372523356166
https://www.dicebreaker.com/events/gen-con-2021/news/gen-con-2021-covid-19-face-masks-vaccination
https://gencon.blog/2021/07/08/june-july-health-and-safety-update/
Reiner Knizia cuts ties with Grail Games publisher due to a breach of contract
https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/grail-games/news/knizia-cuts-ties-with-grail-games
https://techraptor.net/tabletop/news/reiner-knizia-seeks-legal-action-against-grail-games
Watch it played & SU&SD both celebrate 10 years
- Intro and Outro Music - "A Robust Crew by Darren Curtis"
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