Captain‘s Log September 20th: Ravensburger‘s Shipping Woes

The Dice Pirates

The news keeps coming! This week Aaron and Ian cover a lot of ground, including the recent break-in at Pandasauras Games, Ravensburger cancelling new orders, and mourn the passing of the legendary Reuben Klamer

Games

Funko Games and Prospero Hall announce Jurassic Park Legacy (working title), a legacy game taking place from the creation of the park through it's entire storied history. No further details available

https://funkogames.com/games/jurassic-legacy/

Asmodee and Repos Productions announce 7 Wonder Architects, a standalone game focused on being a bit simpler and family friendly / easier to teach and learn

https://youtu.be/Ij8Ckzwat-w

Game Trayz announces their first published game, Forsaken

https://gametrayz.com/game-trayz-lab/

Next Move Games announces the fourth and final title in the Azul series: Azul Queen's Garden, slate to release at Essen 2021

https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/346965/azul-queens-garden

Expansions

FFG announces that new Keyforge expansion on hold due to "broken" algorithm, also teases digital version coming from Stainless Games

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2021/9/10/down-but-not-out/

News

Ravensburger stops orders

https://toybook.com/ravensburger-north-america-halts-orders-amid-global-supply-chain-crisis/

Andrei Novac, manager at Board & Dice games provides a very insightful breakdown of how board game publishers make and spend money on a post at BGG

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/122099/board-game-price-breakdown

Publisher Pandasaurus warehouse robbed

https://www.instagram.com/p/CTyUJbhr-7P/

Many publishers and developers pull support from TGG after offensive image and response

https://techraptor.net/tabletop/news/white-supremacist-art-throttles-tournament-fishing-board-game-publicity

Lost Ruins of Arnak wins Deutsche Spielepreis award, from company behind Essen Spiel, the world's largest tabletop gaming event

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/lost-ruins-of-arnak/news/deutsche-spielepreis-2021

Reuben Klamer, designer of The Game of Life has passed away at 99 years old

https://peopleofplay.com/blog/reuben-klamer-toy-industry-icon-and-inventor-of-the-the-game-of-life-has-reluctantly-left-this-world-at-99

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