News Flash: Forever Home Pre-Order, District Noir Announced

Forever Home Pre-Order
Birdwood Games has a new dog-themed game available for pre-order. “Welcome to Forever Home, the puzzly pattern-building game about second chances for shelter dogs. Using a combination of tile placement, set collection, and drafting, you and your friends take on the role of shelter workers. Take it in turns to bring dogs into your shelter, complete training cards, and match pups up with new families."
Source: https://birdwoodgames.com/en-us/products/forever-home

District Noir Announced
Pandasaurus Games has announced District Noir, a new card game set for release July 19. "There are two paths to victory: win over District Noir’s various supports, or directly control the city’s three strategic locations. Before players can claim these, they must be played to the center of the table. Strategically time when you play your cards, because once a round you’ll take the first 5 in the line. At the end of the game earn points for having the majority of each supporter and collecting sets of them. That is - if one player doesn’t immediately win by claiming the three locations!"
Source: https://pandasaurusgames.com/collections/shop/products/district-noir

My Island Announced
KOSMOS has announced My Island, coming later this year and based on their game My City. "a competitive tile-laying legacy game where players will uncover story elements and more pieces as they play. Can you uncover the mysterious secrets of the deserted island?"
Source: https://www.facebook.com

Cavendish Released
Asmodee has released Cavendish, the newest game in their TIME Stories line. "After their friend Damien goes missing, a group of reckless teens decide to search an old New England manor to see if they can find the boy. The temporal agents of TIME must travel back in time to enter the bodies of the kids looking for their friend and work to keep the timeline from unraveling."
Source: https://shop.asmodee.com/cavendish-scts13en

New Games from Funko Games
Funko Games has announced four new games, ranging from a Star Trek puzzle game to the first ever English edition of a Wolfgang Kramer game. All four games are set to release this June. "Star Trek Cryptic allows fans to play through missions from the beloved era of Star Trek: The Next Generation. If the latest slasher movie got you in the mood for thrills to last the whole year, Scream The Game is a cooperative party game of survival where the all-to-familiar voice of Ghost Face calls the players! The first-ever English edition of the classic game by acclaimed designer Wolfgang Kramer, Big Boss emerges with a refreshed art-deco and early industrial design aesthetic, while the new Funko Games original NUCK TATS is the next word game obsession with its tattoo-inspired gameplay where only the cleverest will win."
Source: https://funkogames.com/funko-games-debuts-star-trek-cryptic-and-scream-the-game/

Reviews
Your Best Life (What’s Eric Playing): “Overall, I think Your Best Life is a lot of fun! I appreciate a flip-and-write game with a bit of heft to it.”
Source: https://whatsericplaying.com/2023/04/17/your-best-life/

Starship Captains (Gameosity): “Starship Captains does an excellent job of presenting its clever gameplay in a tight, well-designed package and we definitely recommend checking it out!”
Source: https://www.gameosity.com/2023/04/17/starship-captains-review/

Raccoon Tycoon (The Board Game Family): “With the quick set up, quick turns, easy to remember game play, and interesting choices, Raccoon Tycoon is a solid family board game to keep in the collection.”
Source: https://www.theboardgamefamily.com/2023/04/raccoon-tycoon-board-game-review/