News Flash: Zombie Princess and the Enchanted Maze, Next Exit Game Announced
Zombie Princess and the Enchanted Maze Released
WizKids has released a new game for two to five players. "Players will place and rotate maze tiles to open up their own path to escape while slowing down their opponents. Each turn, they will also roll a die for the chance to control the Zombie Princess herself, sending her lumbering towards their opponents. If she catches one, they’ll become a Zombie Knight, and join the hunt for the other knights!"
Source: https://wizkids.com/2021/11/03/escape-the-princess-bite-in-zombie-princess-and-the-enchanted-maze-available-now/
New Exit Game Announced
KOSMOS has announced EXIT: Kidnapped in Fortune City, as the next game in their escape room game line. "Over the course of the game, your investigation will lead you through Fortune City, with clues and strange items to be found throughout. You will need to search for answers in the saloon, drugstore, gunsmith, post office, prison, and bank. But in a unique twist, you will decide the order in which you will visit these locations and who you will interrogate along the way."
Source: https://store.thamesandkosmos.com/products/exit-kidnapped-in-fortune-city
New Bullet Game Announced
Level 99 Games has announced a new game in their Bullet line, which can also be combined with the previous game in the series. "Use your actions to form patterns, clear your board of bullets, and bombard the opponent! Deal with the curtain of bullets coming at you each round and be the last heroine standing to win!"
Source: https://www.level99store.com/collections/bullet/products/bullet
Tenpenny Parks Announced
Thunderworks Games has announced Tenpenny Parks, set for release in 2022. "A game of Tenpenny Parks is played over five rounds, called months. Each month, players take turns placing workers on the game board to take actions like removing trees, building concessions and attractions, and buying more property to make their growing theme parks as attractive to Visiting People (VP tokens) as possible."
Source; https://www.thunderworksgames.com/tenpennyparks.html
Heroes of Might and Magic Board Game
The classic (and extremely excellent!) video game series Heroes of Might and Magic is getting the board game treatment next year. "The gameplay will combine world-exploring that uses hexagonal map tiles and the chess-like battle system representing the classic battlefields the series is known for."
Source: https://archon-studio.com/blog/homm3
IELLO and IELLO USA Cut Ties
IELLO has cut ties with IELLO USA, who will no longer by distributing IELLO games after December 31. "The company '…has decided to rethink the distribution of its products IELLO and LOKI in the United States and in Canada,' it said in its announcement."
Source: https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/49655/french-board-game-company-iello-ends-ties-iello-usa
Reviews
Horrified: American Monsters (Tech Raptor): “These monsters also feel wonderfully different from the previous monsters, and it absolutely oozes atmosphere and theme. The Horrified franchise really is a special game series, with enough attention to detail throughout to satisfy newcomers and veterans to the genre alike.”
Source: https://techraptor.net/tabletop/reviews/horrified-american-monsters-board-game-review
Lunar Base (Tabletop Games Blog): “So, all in all here is a really lovely little game that really works well as a filler. It gives you enough to do and think about, without being too taxing and it plays so quickly that it certainly doesn’t outstay its welcome.”
Source: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2021/10/23/lunar-base-saturday-review/
The Quacks of Quedlinburg (Tabletop Bellhop): “This game is designed so well and can be so much fun that I think it’s going to appeal to a broad range of gamers and not just fans of push your luck games.”
Source: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/quacks-of-quedlinburg/