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W. Eric Martin
United States
Apex
North Carolina
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• The nominees for the 2011 Juego del Año have been announced, and they are:
-----—7 Wonders, by Antoine Bauza (Repos Production)
-----—Felix: The Cat in the Sack, by Friedemann Friese (Edge)
-----—Finca, by Ralf zur Linde and Wolfgang Sentker (Devir)
-----—Forbidden Island, by Matt Leacock (Devir)
Can Matt Leacock's Forbidden Island avoid yet another Susan Lucci moment and top Bauza's 7 Wonders, which has seemingly won every award in existence for which it could possibly win? We'll find out during the Festival Internacional de Juegos in Córdoba, on October 8, 2011.
• Under new owner Filosofia Editions, Z-Man Games now has a Facebook page. If you visit the page by September 30, 2011, like it and submit a list of your three favorite Z-Man titles, you'll be entered into a contest for three games of your choice from the Z-Man catalog.
• Steve Jackson Games has a game giveaway of its own – but you have to work for it, specifically you must suggest a game name "for a quick two-player abstract game that uses walls and towers to claim space" without duplicating any existing name.
• French publisher Ludonaute has entered into a distribution agreement with Asmodee that will bring its Spiel 2011 release Shitenno to France, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK and the U.S. with the game perhaps being available by the end of October 2011. Asmodee will also distribute Ludonaute's Yggdrasil (currently being reprinted), except in the U.S. where Z-Man Games has a license for the game.
• Online gaming site Yucata.de has added Peer Sylvester's King of Siam in a beta version.
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