News Flash: Ready Set Bet Announced, Doctor Who Don't Blink Released | Casual Game Revolution

News Flash: Ready Set Bet Announced, Doctor Who Don't Blink Released

Ready Set Bet

Ready Set Bet Announced
AEG has announced Ready Set Bet, expected to be released in the second half of this year. "Each round consists of a race followed by bet resolution. During each race, players freely place their Bet Tokens on the board while the race is going on. After each race, players win or lose money for each of their placed Bet Tokens and then receive a VIP Club Card to help them win more money in the following races."
Source: https://www.alderac.com/ready-set-bet/

Doctor Who: Don't Blink Released
Gale Force Nine has released a new Doctor Who themed board game, set around their scariest villains. "In Don’t Blink, up to four players control the Doctor and companions, attempting to collect four parts to repair the TARDIS and escape. One player takes on the role of the Weeping Angels and attempts to outmaneuver and capture them."
Source: https://www.gf9.com/

Unbox Now Launched
Asmodee has launched a new program focused on accessible, easy to learn games. "The Unbox Now label is designed to give players confidence that any game from the selection can be learned and ready to play in a matter of minutes."
Source: https://www.dicetowernews.com/article/unbox-now

Galaxy Trucker Expansion Announced
Czech Games Edition has announced a new expansion for Galaxy Trucker, set for release at this year's Gen Con. "With new ship classes, new adventure cards, more ship-building components, Rough Roads cards, and new aliens with unique abilities, your flight through the stars becomes more chaotic and more fun!"
Source: https://czechgames.com/en/home/news-22-04-06-galaxy-trucker-expansion-announcement/

Annual Golden Geek Awards Voting
The nominees for this year's Golden Geek Awards have been announced and voting is now open through May 1.
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2854374/16th-annual-golden-geek-awards-nominees-announced

Vote on Next King of Tokyo Monster
You can currently vote over on Board Game Geek, for a new monster in King of Tokyo. "The judges have spoken, and four monsters have been invited to duke it out to be the next King of Tokyo promo monster! Régis Torres has done some fantastic work sketching these ideas to life, but note these are rough sketches, and comments are welcome, as the final monster will receive full illustration treatment!!"
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/298826/poll-iello-create-king-tokyo-monster-contest-semi

Reviews
Dungeon Drop (Gaming With Sidekicks): “Overall Dungeon Drop is a great game that fits well into the family-friendly world of dungeon exploration board games.”
Source: http://gamingwithsidekicks.com/2022/04/12/game-review-dungeon-drop/

Popcorn Dice (Geek Daily): “Popcorn Dice is a great little game, evocative of the theme and might make you a little hungry in the process.”
Source: https://geekdaily.news/ill-take-mine-with-butter-and-salt-a-popcorn-dice-review-6086d1603ba1

Picture Perfect (Meeple Mountain): “As I said in the opening, I found Picture Perfect immensely pleasant. If I’m suggesting a game to play with children of a certain disposition, I’d recommend it in a heartbeat, and I imagine I would always happily play it at someone else’s request.”
Source: https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/picture-perfect/