To get everyone warmed up and excited, Betfair’s Free Million Dollar Game played out yesterday at the Casino at the Empire, which saw 18 online qualifiers from the site compete for $1 million.

Earlier today, Into the Unknown launched the Kickstarter for Aeon Trespass: Odyssey, an ambitious new board game that mixes thrilling combat, exploration, and resource-gathering.

Scythe, an empire-building game set in an alternative 1920s Europe, is raking in the crowdfunding dough, having blown past the $1 million mark this week on Kickstarter, with two weeks to go.