News Flash: Two New Lord of the Rings Games, Azul Mini Announced

The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game Announced
Ravensburger’s next game in their Adventure Book line has been announced and is currently available for pre-order on the Target website. It will be officially released February 26. "Avoid Black Riders in the Shire, survive the Mines of Moria, make a final stand at Mordor, and explore even more locations from The Lord of the Rings trilogy as you guide beloved characters like Frodo, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli through challenges that immerse you in the adventure and excitement of iconic moments."
Source: https://www.target.com/p/lord-of-the-rings-adventure-book-game/-/A-87445420

Lord of the Rings: Adventure to Mount Doom Announced
KOSMOS has announced a new, cooperative Lord of the Rings game, set for release later this year. "Frodo’s journey to Mount Doom is fraught with peril. Luckily, his loyal friends protect him on his way. With a clever choice of dice, players work together to move the figures across the gameboard. Will Frodo reach Mount Doom? In this cooperative fantasy board game, players will win — or lose — together."
Source: https://store.thamesandkosmos.com/products/lord-of-the-rings-adventure-to-mount-doom

Azul Mini Announced
Plan B Games has announced Azul Mini, a travel sized edition of their popular tile-laying game. It will be released in late Spring. "This smaller version of one of our most popular games fits into a bag, making it available to play anywhere from restaurants to airports to waiting for the doors at GenCon to open. Have fun and play with confidence knowing your tiles will be safe and snug on the plastic overlay of your player board which helps them stay in place. Furthermore, the plastic travel tray keeps the tiles of the factory displays from going away!"
Source: https://www.facebook.com/planbgames.info

New Fluxx Announced
Looney Labs has announced a brand-new edition of their popular card game: Across America Fluxx. The game is set to release March 3. "The ever-changing card game takes you on a Road Trip to see the sites on a drive across the United States of America. From famous landmarks to national parks, it’s got everything from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Statue of Liberty, including the Grand Canyon, Hollywood, Cape Canaveral, Devil’s Tower, the monuments of DC, and, of course, Amusement Parks."
Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=610384987759804&set=a.457231466408491

Paperback Adventures Digital Adaptation
Fowers Games has released a digital version of their solo deck-builder on Steam. "Combine word wizardry and superior strategy in this roguelike deckbuilding adventure. Craft a unique deck of letter cards throughout each journey, collect rewards from your victories, and each adventure unlocks new cards."
Source: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2095080/Paperback_Adventures/

Expeditions Pre-Order
Stonemaier Games has announced Expeditions, the sequel to their popular game Scythe. "Expeditions is a competitive, card-driven, engine-building game of exploration. It is designed to evoke similar feelings to Scythe even though the mechanisms are different: Play cards to gain power, guile, and unique worker abilities; move your mech to mysterious locations and gain cards found among the tiles; use workers, items, meteorites, and quests to enhance your mech; and use power and guile to vanquish corruption."
Source: https://store.stonemaiergames.com/collections/february-2023-preorder/products/expeditions

Reviews
Drop It (Tabletop Bellhop): “There are some really solid decision points in this game and there is skill required to play well, and unlike many dexterity games that skill is as much or more about choosing the right piece to drop in the right place than it is about performing a physical act well.”
Source: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/drop-it/

Mind MGMT (What Board Game): “I would recommend this game to anyone who has played games like Scotland Yard and enjoyed it but felt it was lacking a little something. Mind MGMT adds in that little something. And then some more. Then some more, and then even more. Until you feel there can be no more. And then some more on top. As such, I would say that Mind MGMT is a masterpiece and a genre defining moment in the board game hobby. ”
Source: https://www.whatboardgame.com/post/mind-mgmt-the-psychic-espionage-board-game-review

Loose Caboose (Board Game Quest): “Very Solid light game that can be played with all ages and when you have limited time to play a game. It mixes enough luck and strategy to be enjoyable even if not the deepest game.”
Source: https://www.boardgamequest.com/loose-caboose-review/