News Flash: Era Medieval Age Announced, Portal Games 2019 Lineup

Eggertspiele Announces Era: Medieval Age!
Era: Medieval Age! is a self-described 'roll and build' game. "Your dice represent different classes of medieval society as players attempt to build the most prosperous city.  The "Build" comes into play as players actually build their cities on their boards."
Source: http://iotp.mjt.lu/nl2/iotp/ljlhq.html

Portal Games 2019 Lineup
Portal Games has announced a whole slew of new releases for 2019. "This weekend Portal Games fans, board game media, and the Portal Games crew all gathered in Gliwice, Poland to celebrate the 20th birthday of the company and learn about our exciting release plans for 2019!"
Source: https://portalgames.pl/en/portal-games-announces-new-titles-for-2019/

Z-Man Games Announces Narabi
Narabi will be a new light card game for three to five players. "Working together, players must move stones one at a time to place the stones in numerical order, either clockwise or counterclockwise, in as few moves as possible. If players can find order from the chaos, they win!"
Source: https://www.zmangames.com/en/news/2019/1/25/find-true-serenity/

Best Board Game Art of 2018
More Games Please has run a contest to choose the best art featured in board games in 2018. "I shortlisted the 10 most popular nominations to create a vote. I wanted to find out which of these games had your favorite OVERALL ARTWORK so in January I opened the site to your opinion once again."
Source:  https://www.moregamesplease.com/best-board-game-art/2019/1/28/top-10-best-board-game-art-2018

Top Anticipated Games of 2019
Board Game Quests lists the releases they're most looking forward to in 2019. "With 2018 in our rear view mirror, it’s time for the BGQ team to set our sights on the new year ahead."
Source: https://www.boardgamequest.com/top-anticipated-board-games-of-2019/

10 Games for Comic Book Fans
Geek and Sundry has done a roundup of games for comic book lovers. "It’s a great time to be a comic book fan. Whether it’s re-reading the stories themselves, watching the larger-than-life heroes on the big screen, or playing the latest video game, our favorite comic characters are easily accessible in so many different formats. And thanks to board game publishers embracing so many of these heroes and villains we can now jump into the action on our tabletop. "
Source: https://geekandsundry.com/10-awesome-board-games-for-comic-book-fans/

Reviews
Forbidden Sky (Paste Magazine): “Achieving all parts of the objective requires a fair amount of coordination among players and ability to envision how the board might grow.”
Source: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/01/matt-leacock-offers-a-challenging-twist-on-coopera.html

Ubongo: Fun-Size Edition (What’s Eric Playing): “It’s quick to learn, plays fast, and is easy to transport. Naturally, the real-time puzzley bits appeal to me, and I’m a big fan of how bright and colorful it is.”
Source: https://whatsericplaying.com/2019/01/28/ubongo-fun-size/

Koi (Theology of Games): “Koi checks off a ton of really important boxes for me: casual gamer friendly, fun theme, engaging and interesting gameplay, amazing artwork and components and most of all a really enjoyable game.”
Source: https://www.theologyofgames.com/theology-of-games/2018/12/17/life-aquatic-a-double-take-review-of-koi