News Flash: Hit or Miss Released, Unlock! Kids Announced

Hit or Miss Released
Gamewright has released a new edition of party game Hit or Miss. "Draw a category card and quickly list as many related words as possible before time runs out. Then take turns rolling the die - if it lands on HIT, pick a word that you think everyone wrote; if it lands on MISS, pick one that only you wrote. "
Source: https://gamewright.com/product/Hit-or-Miss

Unlock! Kids Announced
Space Cow has announced a new Unlock! game, designed for children. "Its stories and puzzles have been tested and approved by the 6+ years of age. It is a cooperative game inspired by escape rooms: searching places, finding objects, combining them using a clever symbol system, and solving puzzles together."
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93hvDqWFgEE

Dice Tower Award Nominees
The nominees for the 2021 Dice Tower Awards have been announced. "Each year, for the past 15, we've done our best to showcase a variety of categories that represent the best in gaming for the prior year. Each year we accept nominations from over a dozen or so people and then pick those that received the most votes. [...] From Best Party Game to Best Solo Game - from Best Themed Game to best game from a Small Publisher we have fifteen different categories that, we feel, best represents the various types of games in the board game industry today."
Source: https://www.dicetowernews.com/article/dice-tower-award-nominees-2021

Birdwatcher Pre-Order
Renegade Game Studios has a new game available for pre-order, themed around bird watching. "Players lure birds to their tree from the jungle, take photos of the birds in their tree, and publish their findings. The photographer with the most citation points at the end of the game is awarded Nature Photographer of the Year and is the winner!"
Source: https://renegadegamestudios.com/birdwatcher/

The Op's Discord Channel
The Op has launched its own Discord channel, which is now open for joining. "We're excited to announce our brand-new Discord channel!"
Source: https://www.facebook.com/theopgames/photos/a.138569029509622/5342261615806978/

Book on Board Game History Announced
Aconyte has announced they will be releasing a book about the recent history of board games. "Everybody Wins: Four Decades of the Greatest Board Games Ever Made chronicles the recent revolution in tabletop gaming through an entertaining and informative look at the winners of the prestigious Game of the Year (Spiel des Jahre) award, known as the Oscars of the tabletop. Acclaimed British author and games expert James Wallis investigates the winners and losers of each year’s contest to track the incredible explosion in amazing new board games. "
Source: https://aconytebooks.com/news/announcing-our-newest-series-play-to-win/

Skull Canyon: Ski Fest Released
Pandasaurus Games has released their new skiing board game. "Skull Canyon is a beast of its own, but it does include some of these beloved mechanics (Ticket to Ride: open card market and set collection, Parks: leapfrog worker placement)."
Source: https://pandasaurusgames.com/blogs/news/skull-canyon-ski-fest-available-now

Asmodee Humble Bundle
Humble Bundle has an Asmodee digital board games bundle on sale. "We've teamed up with Asmodee Digital to bring you the best digital board game adaptations for our newest bundle!"
Source: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/game-night-asmodee

Reviews
Suspects (Tabletop Games Blog): “In a word, I can highly recommend Suspects if you don’t like escape room games but love a good murder mystery and fancy yourself a Miss Marple or Hercule Poirot.”
Source: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/04/09/suspects-saturday-review/

Century: Golem Edition (Tech Raptor): “The small footprint and speed of rounds make it a fantastic addition to board game nights. If you enjoy games that players are limited in their antagonism and deckbuilding this should be a fun purchase.”
Source: https://techraptor.net/tabletop/reviews/century-golem-edition-review

Root (There Will Be Games): “Generally speaking though, Root is the sort of game that gets better, the more you play it and as so often with these types of games, I strongly advise you play the same faction a few times back-to-back, so you get used to it.”
Source: https://therewillbe.games/articles-boardgame-reviews/8941-root-a-game-of-woodland-might-and-right