Rio Grande Games is organizing a Dominion championship at Essen Spiel with a prize of €1000. There will be a qualifying event at next month’s GenCon; the winner will receive all expenses paid to fly and stay at Essen for the tournament.

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RGG is celebrating 10 years of Carcassonne with Carcassonne: 10 Year Special Edition and Carcassonne: The Dice Game, both in meeple-shaped boxes (boo). Other releases from RGG this year include Heavens of Olympus, Rails Of New England, and Airlines Europe.