News Flash: Harry Potter House Cup Competition and Spiel des Jahres Winners

Harry Potter: House Cup Competition Out Now
The Op (USAopoly) has released their newest Harry Potter themed board game. "Have a seat and prepare to partake in countless combinations of Knowledge and Magic to master basic and advanced Lessons, conquer various Challenges, and collect the most House points by the end of term!"
Source: https://theop.games/2020/07/harry-potter-house-cup-competition-available-now

Spiel des Jahres Winners Announced
The 2020 winners of the Spiel des Jahres have been announced. You can read our review of the winner here. "Pictures by Daniela and Christian Stöhr at PD-Verlag is the Spiel des Jahres 2020."
Source: https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/the-winners-2020/

Meeple Towers Announced
WizKids has announced a 3D tower building game, expected to be released this August. "Players will take turns playing action cards in order to place worker meeples, supports, and new levels onto the tower! At the end of the game, players will calculate their score based on how high up the tower their Worker Meeples have been placed in addition to any bonuses they may have collected during the game."
Source: https://wizkids.com/2020/07/21/build-the-high-rises-of-tomorrow-in-meeple-towers-coming-soon

Autumn Harvest: A Tea Dragon Society Game Announced
Renegade Game Studios has announced a follow up to their The Tea Dragon Society Card Game. "Autumn Harvest is a standalone game that can be combined with The Tea Dragon Society Card Game to expand gameplay, and is expected to release in late 2020."
Source: https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/news/autumn-harvest-announcement

Fantasy Flight Gen Con Livestream Schedule
Fantasy Flight Games has released their schedule for this year's special Gen Con Online. "Gen Con always brings the opportunity to show off our newest upcoming games in the In-Flight Report, and this year, we’re bringing the In-Flight Report to you, no matter where you live in the world!"
Source: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2020/7/22/watch-our-gen-con-livestreams

Renegade Game Studios Summer Sale
Renegade Game Studios is currently running their summer sale at their online store.
Source: https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/summer-sale

Reviews
Back to the Future: Back in Time (Gameosity): “I like how well it captures the feel of the movie, the production is fantastic, and the gameplay is fun, but the randomness of the dice can make your efforts feel Sisyphean.”
Source: https://www.gameosity.com/2020/07/23/back-to-the-future-back-in-time-review/

Harry Potter: Death Eaters Rising (All You Can Board): “A challenging and fun cooperative experience that sometimes relies a little too heavily on luck, but contains no shortage of memorable moments and opportunities for strategizing and planning with your teammates.”
Source: https://www.boardgamequest.com/metro-x-review/

Sonora (What’s Eric Playing): “If you’re looking to experience something new, or you just like dexterity games or spatial games, I’d definitely recommend checking out Sonora! I think it’s a blast.”
Source: https://whatsericplaying.com/2020/07/20/sonora/