News Flash: Trapwords and Monster Crunch! Announced

Czech Games Edition Announces Trapwords
Czech Games Edition has announced a new party word-guessing game. "You have to successfully guess a word that one of your teammates is trying to describe to you. Sounds simple, but it is made fiendishly difficult by not knowing which words you can't say. Because both teams are simultaneously preparing secret traps for each other, words that you can't use. And further you get, the more trapwords you might expect."
Source: https://czechgames.com/en/home/news-18-08-14-trapwords-release-announcement/

Big G Creative Announces Monster Crunch! The Breakfast Battle Game
The game features five classic cereal mascots. "A light strategy game that is suitable for a wide variety of ages and blends nostalgia with friendly competition. The game is aimed at players 9 and older, allows for 2 to 5 players, and has an estimated gameplay of 20 minutes."
Source: http://www.biggcreative.com/games/monster-crunch/

Indie Boards & Cards and Stronghold Games Merge
The two game companies announced their merger this month. "Indie Boards & Cards and Stronghold Games are proud to announce the pending merger of these two great publishers, and the formation of a new force in the hobby game industry: Indie Game Studios. Action Phase Games, previously acquired by Indie Boards and Cards in 2016, will also be folded into the new entity and the three distinct brands will be maintained moving forward."
Source: https://strongholdgames.com/2018/08/07/indie-boards-cards-and-stronghold-games-merge/

Dized In Early Access
The interactive tutorial app has launched in early access. "The open early access gives every user access to interactive tutorials for the award-winning games Blood Rage from CMON and Kingdomino from Blue Orange Games completely free, with Brain Games’ ICECOOL premiering on the app later this month as well."
Source: https://dized.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-08-14-ea-kickstarter-pressrelease.pdf

Menu Masters Giveaway
Calliope Games is hosting a giveaway for Menu Masters.
Source: https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/9577b59133/

Shut Up and Sit Down's Guide to Cheap Board Games
The website has posted a guide to some inexpensive, but fun, board games.
Source: https://www.shutupandsitdown.com/our-shopping-guide-to-the-best-cheap-board-games/

Reviews
Ticket to Ride New York and Decrypto (The Guardian): “A new edition of the hit travel game takes players to the streets of Manhattan, and a game of secrets and spies comes with some clever wordplay.”
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/aug/14/board-games-ticket-to-ride-new-york-and-decrypto

Boom, Bang, Gold! (Major Fun): “The game feels complete and full of the most laughs and silliness when you throw all these elements together. By the end, you’ll have players waving and clapping and squeaking and Ooooing… sometimes when they’re supposed to and many times when they’re not.”
Source: http://www.majorfun.com/boom-bang-gold/

Villainous (Everything Board Games): “All that to say, Villainous is a good game, but if you go into into expecting great, you may be disappointed.”
Source: http://www.everythingboardgames.com/2018/08/villainous-review.html