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News Flash: Dungeons and Dragons Deckbuilder, Origins Preview

Dragonfire

Dungeons and Dragons Meets Deckbuilder
Catalyst Game Labs is partnering with Wizards of the Coast to release Dragonfire, a Dungeons and Dragons deckbuilder game. "Players choose from several classic fantasy races, from dwarf to elf, half-orc to human, and assume one of the quintessential roles of cleric, rogue, fighter, or wizard. Equipped with weapons, spells, and magic items, players begin their adventure along the famed Sword Coast, then journey to other Forgotten Realms locales, such as Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter, and Waterdeep, in future expansions."
Source: http://www.catalystgamelabs.com/2017/04/25/catalyst-game-labs-partners-with-wizards-of-the-coast-on-new-dungeons-dragons-deckbuilding-game/

Origins Game Fair Preview
BoardGameGeek has posted up a preview of some of the games expected at this year's Origins.
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/221946/origins-game-fair-2017-preview

Tickets Now on Sale for PAX Unplugged
The convention will be held November 17 to 19, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
Source: http://unplugged.paxsite.com/

The Thing: First Look
Entertainment Weekly has posted a first look at the board game The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31. “The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 is the first board collaboration between art gallery and movie merchandise online store Mondo and USAopoly’s designer games division, Project Raygun.”
Source: http://ew.com/movies/2017/05/03/the-thing-board-game-first-look/

Bohnanza: the Duel Announced
Rio Grande Games has announced the two edition of Bohnanza, set for release later this month. "In this exciting bean duel, the players grow different varieties of beans and harvest them to earn Gold coins."
Source: http://riograndegames.com/Game/1322-Bohnanza-the-Duel

Ticket to Ride: Germany Announced
Days of Wonder announced Ticket to Ride: Germany, a new standalone game that is expected to be released in the US in August. "Competitors need to watch out their opponents who might be trying to reach the same far-flung corners of the German empire and outwit them by collecting valuable Passenger Meeples from the cities faster than they can."
Source: http://blog.daysofwonder.com/2017/04/12/ticket-to-ride-germany-build-your-empire-across-19th-century-germany/

Reviews
Burgle Bros. (Shut Up and Sit Down): “But when you begin to treat each session as a wider performance in your overall career, I adore the texture that’s provided by misfortune. If you were failing to save the world, it might frustrate. As it is, you’re greedy crooks who got what was coming. It’s like they always say: the best-made heists are best left unplanned.”
Source: https://www.shutupandsitdown.com/review-burgle-bros/

3 Secrets (Opinionated Gamers): “3 Secrets is surprisingly entertaining and challenging, and results in some clever questioning, reasoning and deduction.”
Source: https://opinionatedgamers.com/2017/05/03/3-secrets/

Loaded Iron (The Indie Game Report): “Loaded Iron makes for a nice filler to play with new gamers. It is very accessible, and easy to play.
Source: http://www.theindiegamereport.com/loaded-iron-review/