News Flash: Farmageddon For Pre-Order, Asmodee Announces Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures

Farmageddon Available For Pre-Order
A new edition of Farmageddon is currently available for pre-order from Hyperbole Games. "Farmageddon Farm Fresh Edition is a game of skillful hand management for 2-4 players that takes 30 minutes to play."
Source: https://shop.trycelery.com/page/adf07218-0323-469f-8375-b38d2b457f54

Asmodee Has Announced Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures
Asmodee has announced Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures, a standalone game in the Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective line of games. “Reenter the gaslit world of Sherlock Holmes in Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures as you race to save London from its most nefarious villain.”
Source: https://www.asmodee.us/en/news/2016/8/16/jack-the-ripper-is-on-the-loose/

Survey for BoardGameGeek's Front Page Redesign
If you're a fan of BoardGameGeek, you may want to participate in their redesign survey. "We’re still in active development on improving the game page functionality and performance, however, we wanted to start gathering feedback on the front page in the meantime.”
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1622167/front-page-redesign-survey

Colt Express Digital Adaptation Gets A Blog
There is a new blog by the developers of the digital adaptation of Colt Express, following the game's progress. "Clear your calendars in October 2016 because you’ll be robbing trains and ruining plans on Colt Express Digital!"
Source: http://www.coltexpress.fr/COLT/2016/08/17/colt-express-gets-its-application/?lang=en

Mary Couzin in Toy Book
Mary Couzin (of the Chicago Toy & Game group) weighs in on board gaming trends in Toy Book.
Source: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d86abb7c?utm_source=Toy+Report&utm_campaign=24fd77effa-Feb_16_TOY_Digital2_22_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_67400236db-24fd77effa-281958081#/d86abb7c/20

Greenbrier Games Recaps Their Time At Gen Con
Greenbrier Games has written up a brief look at their Gen Con highlights.
Source: http://25vpe.r.ca.d.sendibm2.com/nra9ulzitnf.html

Steam and iOS Apps Selling More Board Games
Polygon has written a piece about how apps have helped board games to expand and evolve. “Tabletop gaming is pushing up against traditional boundaries with the latest wave of digital companion applications, allowing them to blur the line between board games and video games.”
Source: http://www.polygon.com/2016/8/11/12440742/mansions-of-madness-gencon-rev...