Dice Tower News

Calliope Games, publisher of games such as Roll For It! and Tsuro , announced earlier this month that it will be taking greater control over its distribution channel in order to protect the intellectual property in its game titles against counterfeiting. The immediate changes will be in the United States and Canada, where the majority of Calliope's business is. Going forward, Calliope Games will be using Alliance Game Distributors and ACD Distribution in the US and Universal Games Distribution in Canada. Calliope will also sell direct to retailers, for those who...

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On Kickstarter now is Dark Ages, from Board&Dice. Dark Ages comes in two versions: Western Europe (subtitled Heritage of Charlemagne ) and Central Europe (subtitled Holy Roman Empire ). Each version features identical gamemplay, but the maps and historical figures are different, tied to the respective regions. Each version allows 1-4 players to use action selection to advance their civilization. Both versions can be combined for an epic 5-8 player game.

There are five possible actions in the game. On each player's turn they will take an action disc and place it on one of...

The Op , formerly known as USAopoly, the undisputed master of IP integration, has collected yet another pop culture icon into their coffers, and he lives in a pineapple under the sea. The Op has announced a new partnership with SpongeBob SquarePants along with two games taking full advantage thereof. Trivial Pursuit: SpongeBob SquarePants will test every fan’s knowledge of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon with over 600 questions in categories such as Songs, Characters, Locations and more. SpongeBob: Plankton Rising will take the proven format of Thanos...

It is that time of the year again, and the Jack Vasel Memorial Fund (JVMF) auction has begun on BoardGameGeek . The JVMF was initially started by Tom Vasel in April 2011 in memory of his son Jack, and serves to financially help gamers in need, much the way that the gaming community had helped Tom when he was at a low place. The JVMF is a nonprofit supported by donation, but also generates a significant portion of its funds from the proceeds of this yearly auction.

There are a few ways...