News Flash: Ctrl Released, Pre-Order Sagrada Expansion

Ctrl Released This Week
Pandasaurus has released their new 3D cube placing strategy game. "Place your colored cubes to control every angle in this head-scratching strategy game! Ctrl takes minutes to learn but has enough depth to engage the whole family."
Source: https://pandasaurusgames.com/products/ctrl

Preorder Sagrada: Life
Floodgate Games has made their newest expansion for Sagrada available for preorder. "Gain helpful abilities through apprentice cards, draft masterwork dice to gain prestige for tackling tricky new restrictions, and reap the rewards of rising to the challenge of toil public objectives."
Source: https://floodgate.games/products/sagrada-life

Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Begins Announced
Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Begins will be a family friendly cooperative board game, designed to be simpler and more accessible than other Dungeons & Dragons games. "Choose your character and work together along the journey through the lands of Neverwinter, facing fantastic obstacles, battling monsters, and defeating the boss monster terrorizing the realm. The role of Dungeon Master passes from player to player with each turn, so everyone gets to be part of the storytelling."
Source: https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products-board-card-games/dd-adventure-begins

The Court of Miracles Announced
Lucky Duck Games has announced The Court of Miracles which will be released this September. "Players lead a guild of Rogues using worker placement and area control to vie for the influence of neighborhoods in an attempt to take over 16th century Paris."
Source: https://www.luckyduckgames.com/blog/11-can-you-reign-supreme-in-the-court-of-miracles-find-out-this-september

Looney Labs Releases SpongeBob Fluxx
Looney Labs has released the newest Fluxx game this week. "You can steal Mr. Krab’s Money or Squidward’s Clarinet, give a Krabby Patty to Plankton – you could even drive off in the Invisible Boatmobile! So, if nautical nonsense be something you wish, you don’t have to use your imaaaagination, just play Fluxx like a fish! Includes a collectible coin and 7 bonus cards."
Source: https://www.looneylabs.com/games/spongebob-fluxx

Gen Con Online Live Coverage
Board Game Geek is running live coverage of Gen Con Online from July 30 - August 2. "Even with Gen Con taking placing virtually in 2020, you can still discover new board and card games that would have been available at the show. Watch the BGG livestream for four days of game demos and interviews."
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/live

Reviews
Horrified (I Play Red): “A great family-friendly game that feels similar in weight to many other co-operative games, however, the theme really shines through with this one.”
Source: https://iplayred.co.uk/games/horrified/walkthrough

Unlock! Epic Adventures (Just Push Stop): “Almost improving as the perceived difficulty rose, Unlock! Epic Adventures went from strength to strength.”
Source: https://www.justpushstart.com/2020/07/unlock-epic-adventures-review/

Kahuna (Punch Board Media): “A fantastic two-player area control abstract game. The cards add a layer of luck but also variability.”
Source: https://www.punchboardmedia.com/home/2020/7/29/goplaylisten-kahuna-a-four-sided-review