This is Dice Tower Now for the week of October 17, 2023. This week, top prizes go to the unknown planet, 7 Wonders earns a medal, Tom Lehmann admits winter is coming, and an epic designer makes fishy preserves.   TOP STORIES (1:55) Essen Spiel reports numbers as biggest ever Planet Unknown wins Deutscher Spiele Preis Dune: Imperium Uprising invitational tournament Winter Court by Tom Lehmann 7 Wonders: Architects Medals expansion Koinobori by designer David Bernal and Perro Loko Games Salton Sea from designer David Bernal, published by Devir Evil Corp by designer Jérémy Ducret and La Boîte de Jeu Alpenglow by designer Sean Wittmeyer and Waterworks Games Epochs: Course of Culture coming from publisher ICE Makes Coral successor Islet from 2Tomatoes Games and designer Thomas Dagenais-Lespérance Conservas by Scott Almes and Salt and Pepper Games Manifest Destiny by designers Jay Cormier and Sen-Foong Lim Cryptid Cafe: Chefs Apprentice from Devon Mettlin and Squatchy Games   CROWDFUNDING (14:25) Kavango The Night Cage Shrieking Hollow Aberration Forage Cretaceous Rails Diatoms   SPONSOR UPDATE (24:10) The Lucky Duck booth at Essen   THE HOTNESS (26:30) Moon Heat: Pedal to the Metal Dune: Imperium – Uprising Kutná Hora: The City of Silver Voidfall Evacuation Nucleum Ancient Knowledge The White Castle Space Marine: The Board Game     CONNECT: Follow our Twitter newsfeed: twitter.com/dicetowernow Dig in with Corey at DiceTowerDish.com.