News Flash: Greece Lightning Announced, New Edition of Galaxy Trucker
Greece Lightning Announced
WizKids has announced a new push-your-luck racing game, set for release this June. "Players race around a circular track, trying to be the first to complete two laps. You’ll roll two dice to move your boat—but you can risk going faster by rolling a third die. Careful! If you roll lower than your second die, you’ll lose them, and only keep your first die!"
Source: https://wizkids.com/2021/04/16/push-your-luck-on-the-ever-changing-seas-in-greece-lightning-coming-soon/
Lucky Duck Games Set to Release Tranquility
Lucky Duck Games has announced it will be releasing Tranquility later this year, a cooperative card game originally released through Kickstarter. "The goal of the game is for the players to complete a grid where the cards must ascend in numerical order from the bottom left of the grid to top right. Players cannot communicate at the table, and all players lose if one player can no longer play or discard any cards."
Source: https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/48109/all-aboard-tranquility
Galaxy Trucker New Edition
Czech Games Edition has announced a new edition of Galaxy Trucker with new art, a smaller box, and faster gameplay. "We've streamlined the core gameplay loop into one single flight, to deliver a faster moving game that's easier for players of all ages to enjoy. It's perfect for little truckers, beginners, and everyone who wants to fly through the galaxy in around 20 minutes (for the smallest ship size)."
Source: https://czechgames.com/en/home/news-21-04-21-galaxy-trucker-relaunch/
Board Game Storage Tips
The Board Game Family has posted an article giving eleven tips for making room for all your games. "Efficiently storing your board games will keep your home tidy, as well as ensuring those little parts of the puzzle stay together."
Source: https://www.theboardgamefamily.com/2021/03/11-essential-storage-tips-for-the-growing-family-board-game-collection/
Board Game House Rules
BuzzFeed has posted a list of user submitted house rules for popular board games, including a Clue based one in which the killer tries to chase down the other players after the mystery has been solved.
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/sam_cleal/extra-board-game-rules
Protecting Your Games
Z-Man Games has run an article about ways to keep your games in good condition. "Both time and use play a role in the wear and tear your games experience. The big question when it comes to halting or slowing this is, quite simply, “how?” Well, that’s why we’re here!"
Source: https://www.zmangames.com/en/news/2021/4/22/how-to-protect-your-games/
Reviews
Sagani (The Opinionated Gamers): “best taken seriously enough to engage in an excellent puzzle, but not too seriously that you gum up the works.”
Source: https://opinionatedgamers.com/2021/04/19/mitch-t-dale-y-review-of-sagani/
Master Word (What’s Eric Playing): “For one, it takes the Codenames-style word deduction and flips it a bit to make it challenging in a different way, and I think that lands pretty well.”
Source: https://whatsericplaying.com/2021/04/19/master-word/
Holi: Festival of Colors (Punch Board Media): “Overall, Holi: Festival of Colors is a game with fantastic table presence, great replayability and a new and tricky puzzle to solve every game.”
Source: https://www.punchboardmedia.com/home/2021/4/9/the-game-shelf-review-of-holi-festival-of-colors