News Flash: Bézier Games Announces Silver, Spiel des Jahres Nominee Predictions

Bézier Games Announces Silver and Silver Bullet
Silver is a new card game, set to start a new series, and is expected to be released in September, while Silver Bullet will follow it later in the Fall. "Your village is overrun by savage werewolves, represented by the number on each of the cards that make up your village. To get rid of these fanged fiends faster than the neighboring villages, utilize your residents’ special abilities and your powerful secret weapon: Silver."
Source: https://beziergames.com/collections/silver-1/products/silver

Predicting the Spiel des Jahres Nominees
Opinionated Gamers have tried their hand at predicting the nominees for Spiel des Jahres, which will be announced this Monday. "For the past few years, our group of gamers has taken their best guess at trying to read the minds of the Spiel des Jahres jury members.  The nominations for the Spiel des Jahres and Kennerspiel des Jahres will be announced Monday, and the award winners will be revealed this summer."
Source: https://opinionatedgamers.com/2019/05/15/the-opinionated-gamers-try-to-predict-the-spiel-des-jahres-and-kennerspiel-des-jahres-2019-edition/

Top 6 Roll and Write Games
Indie Table Top has listed their six favorite roll and write games. "Roll and Write is a mechanism we have had for decades in the popular form of Yahtzee. It seems this mechanic has grab hold of demand and produced some awesome new content for us to enjoy. I personally like Roll and write because of how easy the game is but how challenging the game can be."
Source: http://indietabletop.net/top-6-roll-and-write-board-games/

Four Party Games Recommended
Daily Beast posts a roundup of some of their favorite party games. "If you want to take your board game pantry to a new level or just want to get started playing around with social games that are perfect for friends, I put together a few of my favorites for you to look through."
Source: https://www.thedailybeast.com/these-staple-party-board-games-are-perfect-for-family-and-friends

Ancient Board Game Discovered
The Smithsonian Magazine has written about an ancient game board found at Hadrian's Wall. "The cracked stone board was likely used to play ludus latrunculorum, Rome’s favorite game."
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-uncover-ancient-roman-game-board-hadrians-wall-180972133/

Games for Travel
The Game Aisle recommends its favorite games that travel well. "There’s a holiday weekend is coming up next week — are you going somewhere?  Camping? Road trip? Cruise? Exotic trip to your backyard? Doesn’t matter if you’re staying home or going far, you’ll want to remember to pack games!"
Source: https://www.thegameaisle.com/punto/

Reviews
Drop It (One Board Family): “This game has been one of our favorite filler games and it travels with us for family vacations and holidays.”
Source: http://oneboardfamily.com/drop-it-review/

3 Laws of Robotics (Meeple Mountain): “I think this game has a lot of fun experience potential with the variety of Laws and questions. Even if you play with the same group repeatedly, each game is likely to be different.”
Source: https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/3-laws-of-robotics-review-the-machines-want-our-party-games/

Hex Roller (What's Eric Playing): “Overall, I think Hex Roller is a lot of fun! I like the shape of the game and I think it’s got a lot of dynamic play based on what you roll.”
Source: https://whatsericplaying.com/2019/05/06/hex-roller/