News Flash: Wispwood Announced, 2024 Golden Geek Award Winners

Wispwood Announced
Czech Games Edition (CGE) has announced Wispwood, a game set in a magical forest. "Welcome to Wispwood, a magical place populated by glowing wisps. On your turn, choose a wisp tile and a shape to place in your personal grid—your very own growing forest. Each wisp has desires about where it wants to shine, and even the magical trees have preferences! "
Source: https://www.czechgames.com/games/wispwood

2024 Golden Geek Award Winners Announced
The winners of this year’s Golden Geek awards have been announced.
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/video/552926/boardgamegeektv/2024-golden-geek-award-winners

7 Wonders Dice Announced
Repos Production has announced a dice game version of 7 Wonders. "During the game, you will construct a wonder that defies time, make scientific advances, develop commerce, manage your resources, and handle your gold reserve prudently — all while keeping an eye on neighboring cities since ignoring them has a heavy price!"
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/446231/7-wonders-dice

Star Wars: Battle of Hoth Announced
Days of Wonder has announced a 30-minute miniatures game, set in the world of Star Wars. It is expected to be released this summer. "In this new strategic board game, immerse yourself in an epic adventure where you can relive the Battle of Hoth across 17 unique scenarios, with the option to include 6 charismatic leaders to influence the conflict, or dive deeper into the conflict by playing the 2 dynamic multi-scenario campaigns."
Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DIjbnOWs7yI/

Stitch Themed Love Letter
Z-Man Games has announced the next game in their Love Letter series, Disney Stitch: The Fix for 626. "To make Disney Stitch: The Fix for 626 game more friendly to younger players and families, the developers focused on mechanics that are interactive, engaging, and reduce the frequency players are removed from the round. The 626 token adds a fun sort of hot potato effect as it’s passed around and flipped between the 2-point boost of Good Stitch and the 2-point reduction of 626."
https://www.zmangames.com/announcements/announcing-disney-stitch-the-fix-for-626-game/

Gatsby Pre-Order
Pandasaurus has a new two-player game, available for pre-order. Gatsby is expected to release in October. "Players place influence tokens to claim character tiles, each offering unique bonuses and strategic opportunities. Use special board spaces to swap tokens, block moves, or gain powerful action tiles."
Source: https://pandasaurusgames.com/blogs/pandasaurus-blog/announcing-gatsby-1

Flamecraft Digital Adaptation
Flamecraft is getting a new digital adaptation from the company that's done Wingspan and Calico. "Flamecraft is a strategy game featuring adorable dragon artisans that oozes charm and cozy feelings. It allows for 1-5 players to engage in building the perfect home whilst strolling the endearing shopping district as Flamekeepers. "
Source: https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/flamecraft-digital-version-release/

Reviews
Harmonies (IGN): “Masterfully blends its drafting system and token-laying mechanics to create a satisfying gameplay loop with just the right amount of tension in its decision-making.”
Source: https://www.ign.com/articles/harmonies-board-game-review

Shallow Regrets (Meeple Mountain): “The gameplay is quick, interactive, and the scoring is quite tight—we’ve had several games decided by a single point.”
Source: https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/shallow-regrets/

Come Sail Away (What’s Eric Playing) “It’s a smart design, especially as the game progresses and players have differentiated enough for the various cards to be extremely helpful or very not.”
Source: https://whatsericplaying.com/2025/04/28/come-sail-away/