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Green Couch Games Announce Filler
Green Couch Games has announced their next card game. "You are a pastry chef in charge of putting delicious fillings in a variety of cakes, pastries, and baked goods."
Source: http://www.greencouchgames.com/news/2018/3/9/green-couch-games-springs-ahead-with-the-ultimate-filler-card-game

New Harry Potter Themed Games Including Codenames
Four new Harry Potter games have been announced by USAopoly, one of which is Harry Potter Codenames. "USAopoly announced four new games based in the Harry Potter universe at GAMA Trade Show this week:  three tied to Harry Potter and one to Fantastic Beasts."
Source: https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/39903/harry-potter-codenames-munchkin-deluxe-new-deck-builder

2017 BoardGameGeek Award Winners Announced
The winners have been announced for multiple categories. "The winners of the 12th Annual Golden Geek Awards for 2017 have been determined by the users of BoardGameGeek, RPGGeek, and VideoGameGeek."
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1955324/12th-annual-golden-geek-awards-winners-2017

Drop It! Coming Soon From Thames and Kosmos
Thames and Kosmos has announced Drop It!, a new game for two to four players. "One at a time, each player drops a shape into the vertical game board’s drop zone. Players earn points for the highest level that their shape reaches when it lands and extra points for touching bonus circles."
Source: http://www.thamesandkosmos.com/index.php/kosmosgames/drop-it

Samurai Jack Board Game Announced
A board game based on the cartoon Samurai Jack has been announced. "The game will retail for $34.95, is playable by 2-5 players, suited for ages 13 and up, and releases this summer."
Source: http://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2018/03/13/samurai-jack-back-to-the-past-board-game/

Girl Genius: The Works Launches on Kickstarter
Cheapass Games has launched a campaign for Girl Genius: The Works on Kickstarter. "In Girl Genius: The Works, each card is a cog in a giant machine made up of a twelve-card tableau. On their turn, players flip, spin, and "pop" cards, which interact in different ways."
Source: https://mailchi.mp/cheapass/mini-press-releases-trolling-for-good-and-panic-978701

Village Pillage by Jellybean Games
Jellybean Games will launch Village Pillage on Kickstarter on March 26. "[Village Pillage is] a quick, chaotic card game that brings Rock Paper Scissors to the next level."
Source: http://www.villagepillage.com

Reviews
Woven in Myth (Blogcritics.org): “The gameplay of the Woven in Myth card game mixes the perfect amounts of luck and strategy.”
Source: https://blogcritics.org/card-game-review-woven-myth/

Dragon Castle (Tabletopgaming.co.uk): “A clever and beautiful game about building through set-building, but strangely uninvolving.”
Source: https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/board-games/reviews/dragon-castle-review

Onitama (Board Game Quest): “Quick, elegant abstract strategy with variety between games makes this a winner.”
Source: https://www.boardgamequest.com/onitama-review/