News Flash: Bubble Tea Pre-Order, Games for Easter

Bubble Tea Pre-Order
Renegade Game Studios has released Bubble Tea for pre-order. The game will be released in July. "Players race to serve customers their drinks by rolling dice then matching the order by stacking tea base cards and transparent ingredient cards. Whoever can serve customers the fastest and most accurately will win! "
Source: https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/products/bubble-tea

Games for Easter
The Game Aisle recommends some good games for Easter baskets. "Beyond being small enough to fit in an Easter basket, they must be under ~$15 or less, and bonus points for having a springtime theme."
Source: https://www.thegameaisle.com/easter-bunny-is-bringing-games-2019/

Preview of New Love Letter Edition
Z-Man Games has made their new edition of Love Letter available for pre-order and released a preview of the two new characters in the game. "The final product has five new cards added to the original sixteen card deck: one additional guard and two new characters with two copies of each."
Source: https://www.zmangames.com/en/news/2019/4/5/new-faces-love-letter/

Catan Arrives On the Switch June 20^th
The digital adaptation of The Settlers of Catan will arrive on the Switch June 20th. "The Settlers of Catan is a multi-million selling board game created by Klaus Teuber, where players assume the roles of settlers, hoping to build and develop holdings while trading and acquiring resources. This Switch version, shortened to 'Catan', will "be showcased with all the benefits of the Nintendo Switch system while providing players with the full Catan experience", according to a recent press release."
Source: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/04/classic_board_game_catan_settles_on_a_june_release_date_on_switch

Life Sized Version of Monopoly
A real life version of Monopoly has been built in Hong Kong, and will feature a murder mystery plot spread throughout the building. "The locations will be taken from the Hong Kong version of the board game, and more fittingly still, the theme park will be located at The Peak, which is the most expensive tile in their edition of the game."
Source: http://www.ladbible.com/news/news-a-fully-immersive-real-life-version-of-monopoly-is-coming-this-year-20190329

Five Video Games That Should Be Board Games
Twinfinite has suggested five video games that could be adapted into fun board games. What are some ones you’d like to see?
Source: https://twinfinite.net/2019/04/5-video-game-series-that-would-be-a-perfect-fit-for-a-board-game/

Reviews
Doctor Esker’s Notebook (iSlaytheDragon): “I love the escape room trend: it’s a socially acceptable way to enjoy puzzles with others. Doctor Esker’s Notebook, while clearly within this trend, may not be a hit with all escape room fans because it lacks a strong sense of narrative. I, however, enjoyed it a lot because puzzles are more important to me than story, and these puzzles are interesting.”
Source: http://islaythedragon.com/featured/review-doctor-eskers-notebook/

Raccoon Tycoon (GeekDad): “It’s an engaging, highly competitive game. The kids in my gaming group had no trouble picking it up, but it still provided challenging decisions each turn even for the adults.
Source: https://geekdad.com/2019/04/reaping-rewards-raccoon-tycoon/

Kodama Duo (The Board Game Family): “it’s a straightforward game to play without extensive rules.”
Source: https://www.theboardgamefamily.com/2019/03/kodama-duo-board-game-review/