News Collider - Board Game News 17th December

I suppose it makes sense that as we approach the shortest day of the year that the world of board gaming news would slow down.  Let’s face it, we’re all winding down now anyway (or wish we were) and we’re getting ready to kick back and play board games over a nice long Christmas break.

With that being said, it’s not a complete stop, there are a couple of nuggets of news stories worthy of your time and attention before we send the ferrets off until the new year.

Play Starfinder RPG with Amazon's Alexa

A few weeks ago it was announced that Amazon’s Alexa is coming to Ticket to Ride <http://www.polyhedroncollider.com/2019/11/news-collider-board-game-news-19th.html>, now  Paizo Publishing has joined the fray with the world’s first-ever voice-guided role-playing adventure.  Starfinder: Scoundrels in the Spike is the same adventure found in the Beginner’s Box written by Amanda Hamon, adapted to Alexa Skills by James L. Sutter.  The Alexa Skills version includes music, sound effects, voice-overs and allows for multiple story paths.

Starfinder: Scoundrels in the Spike is a free pilot episode available now, in the US only here.

New D&D video game from Tuque Studios

At the beginning of November, we brought you news that Wizards of the Coast had acquired the video game studio Tuque and that they were working on a new D&D game.  Well, the big reveal of this game happened at the Game Awards last week and it's big, but I think Steve’s response sums it up pretty darn well:

"Woah Woah Woah... Drizzt! Breanor! Cattie Brie! Whulfgar! And my favourite song of 2019, THIS LOOKS F***ING AWESOME!!"

Polyhedron Collider’s Best Games of 2019

Be sure to listen to our rundown of our top games of 2019 on the Polyhedron Collider Cast Episode 76.  You’ll find it on all the podcast providers as well as on Youtube.

How many games have won the new and coveted 4 for 4 award?  Who will win Andy’s Insert of the Year Award (let’s hope it’s not glittery)?

Listen back to Episode 54 where we talk about all our hopes and dreams for 2019

Polyhedron Collider’s Most Anticipated Games of 2020

In the new year we’ll be bringing you both articles and a podcast about the year ahead, discussing forthcoming Kickstarter campaigns (including one or two exclusives) and the backed games we are most looking forward to receiving as well as those we know are going straight into distribution.