News Flash: Obscurio Announced, Two New Games from Pandasaurus

Libellud Announces Obscurio
Libellud has announced a new clue giving, secret role game. The game is expected to be released this September. "The Grimoire guides their team towards the exit using images, upon which they point at certain details. Working together, the other players have to find the exit as quickly as possible while avoiding picking the wrong cards. However, a member of the team is a traitor looking to lead the other players astray."
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/273477/obscurio

Pandasaurus Games Announces Two New Games
Silver and Gold is a 'flip and write' game from the designer of Sushi Go, while Wayfinders (from the designer of Decrypto) has players plotting routes from tile to tile and features 3D airplane game pieces.
Source: https://pandasaurusgames.com/blogs/news/announcing-wayfinders-and-silver-and-gold

Gen Con Recap
Board Game Quest recaps their time at this year's Gen Con and their favorite games there. "The BGQ staff was on hand to demo as many new games as we could. So here are some of our favorite and most surprising games from the show."
Source: https://www.boardgamequest.com/gen-con-2019-recap/

WizKids Releases Sovereign’s Chain
Sovereign’s Chain is a hand management card game with a futuristic setting. "Players will seek to achieve the highest score by placing cards with a variety of abilities and numbered values in their Chain. Each card is one of two suits, designated by either a Star or a Planet symbol in the upper left-hand corner. Players must end the game with the greatest difference between the total values of each of the suits in their chain."
Source: https://wizkids.com/2019/08/07/build-your-chain-in-sovereigns-chain-available-now/

Evolution of Electronic Board Games
Invision Game Community has posted an article charting the history of electronic board games. "Their evolution has actually begun much earlier and hasn’t stopped even in the late 1980s when video games took us away from physical and into the virtual realms."
Source: https://invisioncommunity.co.uk/how-electronic-board-games-have-evolved-through-the-history/

Top Twenty Games About Coffee
If you want to blend your love of coffee with your love of games, Sahm Reviews has posted a roundup of their favorites. "As a tribute to my coffee fascination, we’ve compiled a list of  coffee-themed games! They may share a common topic, but have different mechanics, accommodate various player counts, have different difficulty levels and provide unique experiences."
Source: http://www.sahmreviews.com/2019/08/games-about-coffee.html

Reviews
Imhotep: The Duel (One Board Family): “Another solid two-player addition to my gaming shelf, and I’m greatly looking forward to the terrible national rulers that my wife and I will be in all of our future game sessions together.”
Source: http://oneboardfamily.com/imhotep-the-duel-review/

Barenpark (The Board Game Family): “If you’re looking for a fun tile-laying game with interesting choices throughout for your family, we’d recommend giving Barenpark a go!”
Source: https://www.theboardgamefamily.com/2019/06/reef-board-game-review/

Escape from the Hidden Castle (iSlaytheDragon): “As a game for a mixed group of children and adults, Hugo is exceptional.”
Source: http://islaythedragon.com/featured/review-hugo-das-schlossgespenst-escape-from-the-hidden-castle/