Dice Tower News

Martin Wallace’s classic game Tinners’ Trail has been taken in hand by Alley Cat Games, in partnership with Martin Wallace, and redesigned for modern game audiences. The game, which was originally published in 2008, has launched a Kickstarter campaign that is already fully funded. The new version of the game includes a solo mode, has expanded the player count up to 5 players, showcases beautiful new art by Ossi Hiekkala and Javier González Cava , and features increased strategy while decreasing the luck factor. The game plays in 60-90 minutes and is designed for players aged...

Pandasaurus Games is pleased to announce the imminent publication of Umbria Via , the winner of the 2019 Cardboard Edison Award, the yearly award run by and for game designers . The game is the first published for designer Connor Wake, with artwork provided by Eddie Schillo. The game plays 2-4 players, ages 8 and up, in 30-45 minutes.

Umbria Via is a game that uses blind bidding, tile placement, and area control as its primary mechanics. Players compete to control and complete paths as they bid on tiles and then create paths...

For those who value the contributions that the Dice Tower makes to the gaming community throughout the year and are able to help support us, the Dice Tower Kickstarter is live now. As most of you know, the Kickstarter campaign is the primary way that the Dice Tower brings in income for the year to support Tom Vasel and the rest of the crew so that they can continue to make quality content, purchase and upgrade equipment, and potentially expand to include new employees. The emphasis this year is going to be on the quality of their...

Portal Games has announced Vienna Connection , a standalone game inspired by Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game . Vienna Connection adds new rules and mechanisms to capture the Cold War espionage theme of the game. One to five players take on the role of CIA agents in 1977 sent to investigate a mysterious death of an American citizen in Vienna. Like in Detective, players will visit various locations and manage resources to uncover the circumstances of the death. However, Vienna Connection will also have players decoding secret messages and attempting to outsmart enemy spy agencies....