News Flash: Dinosaur Zoos and Egyptian Duels

Mesozooic Available for Pre-Order
Z-Man Games has announced Mesozooic, a new twenty minute game. "The age of the dinosaurs is back—this time safely behind glass! Draw in guests from far and wide to see dinosaurs at your zoo."
Source: https://www.zmangames.com/en/news/2018/6/22/announcing-mesozooic/

Two Player Imhotep Announced
KOSMOS has announced a new Imhotep game, designed for two players. "Game pieces must be cleverly placed so that players can unload the most valuable tiles from the six boats. While this is happening, each player builds their own four monuments in order to gain as many fame points as possible."
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/78400/late-2018-kosmos-welcomes-return-imhotep-new-heroe

USAopoly Announces Blank Slate
Blank Slate will be a new party game for three to eight players. "Pick one of over 250 Word Cue cards (with 500 total cues), write the word you think best completes the phrase – and try to match it exactly to another player’s word without giving a single hint."
Source: http://usaopoly.com/games/blank-slate

WizKids Releases Fungeon Party
Fungeon Party is a dexterity, party, dungeon crawler. "Over 60 wacky quests await the brave adventurers travelling through the corridors of the Fungeon, including bouncing dice into the box, knocking down a meeple surrounded by dice, balancing a meeple on a stick, and many more!"
Source: https://wizkids.com/2018/06/13/put-the-fun-in-dungeon-with-fungeon-party-available-now/

Origins Game Fair Recap
The Daily Worker Placement has posted a recap of Origins 2018. "Over 5 days, nearly 19,000 people flowed through the halls of the Greater Columbus Convention Centre for this year’s Origins Game Fair – and I was among them!"
Source: http://dailyworkerplacement.com/2018/06/25/origins-game-fair-2018/

Top 5 Cooperative Deduction Board Games
Co-op Board Games lists some of their favorite cooperative deduction games. "For the most part, cooperative deduction games are about finding or giving clues, so chances are you’ll like most of them if you enjoy puzzles."
Source: http://coopboardgames.com/rankings/best-cooperative-deduction-board-games

Reviews
Chops (Centurions Review): “It’s a heck of a lot of fun and the theme is fantastic. The game play has sufficient strategy and it plays quickly.”
Source: https://centurionsreview.com/chops/chops-review/

Boom, Bang, Gold (Geek and Sundry): “The central act of physically throwing game pieces paired with no downtime is infectious for youthful minds – regardless of the actual age of your organs. It nails many of the joys of contemporary gaming and pushes the boundaries when compared to what a typical family is likely familiar with.”
Source: https://geekandsundry.com/throw-dynamite-in-a-box-in-boom-bang-gold/

Now Boarding (Space Biff): “The puzzle at this game’s heart isn’t a difficult one, but it tickles many of the right nooks in our pattern-hungry brains.”
Source: https://spacebiff.com/2018/06/27/now-boarding/