TableTakes News Briefing for May 10, 2021

Weekly Tabletop Gaming News Highlights, Selected by the Hosts and Producers of TableTakes

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Headlines

• Badge Registration for Gen Con Indy Opens May 23
  • Gen Con: Gen Con Announces 2021 Badge Registration Dates
• Magic to Return To in-Store Play May 28
  • Polygon: Magic: The Gathering will allow in-store play again starting this month
  • Wizards Play Network: U.S. In-Store Play Returns on May 28
• Spiel Confirmed To Be in-Person In October
  • Internationale Spieltage SPIEL Facebook: announcement
• Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft Out May 18
  • Polygon: D&D’s new Ravenloft book swaps outdated tropes for a high-fantasy approach
• Warhammer Fest Updates
  • Warhammer-Community.com: Warhammer Fest
• More Previews for Upcoming D&D Set for Magic: The Gathering
  • ComicBook: Magic: The Gathering Reveals First Look at Dungeons & Dragons Crossover Set
  • Dicebreaker: Magic: The Gathering’s upcoming Dungeons & Dragons crossover set will include at least one (in)famous weapon
  • Polygon: Your first look at the Dungeons & Dragons Magic: The Gathering crossover set
• Pokémon Card Crisis?
  • VICE: I Need to Explain to You Just How Dire America’s Pokémon Card Crisis Is
• Oink Board Games coming to the Switch!
  • Polygon: Japanese board game developer Oink Games bringing its catalog to Nintendo Switch
• 2020 Golden Geek Awards Winners Announced
  • BoardGameGeek: 15th Annual Golden Geek Awards Winners 2020

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