Captain‘s Log November 22nd: Even More Catan!?

It's time for the news once again, as Aaron and Ian break down the new Catan console releases, Wingspan coming to mobile devices, and Trivial Pursuit becoming a TV show yet again!

 

Releases

 

A new version of Catan launching soon for Xbox and Playstation consoles

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/catan-1/news/catan-digital-xbox-playstation-announced

 

Next Unlock Escape Room games to be based on Pandemic, Ticket to Ride and Mysterium

https://www.boardgameatlas.com/forum/hRL7s9bgG3/next-unlock-escape-room-game-will-be-about-different-board-games

 

Big Potato Games launches Jackbox competitor, Big Screen Games

https://bigpotato.co.uk/products/big-screen-games

 

Expansions

 

Wingspan and Gaia Project arrive on Android & iOS

https://www.dicebreaker.com/games/wingspan/news/wingspan-digital-android-release

https://digidiced.com/gaiaproject/

 

News

 

Games Workshop makes a community post denouncing hate groups after an individual came to a community tournament in Spain wearing Nazi imagery

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/11/19/the-imperium-is-driven-by-hate-warhammer-is-not/

 

A very interesting post on why new games show up in the top 100 more often

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/124590/choice-and-bias-why-new-games-top-bgg-rankings?s=09

 

Hasbro developing a Trivial Pursuit TV show, to be hosted by LeVar Burton, which marks the 5th time this particular game has been adapted into a show

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/levar-burton-trivial-pursuit-game-show-eone-1235113240/

 

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