News Flash: Beacon Patrol Announced, New Disney Villainous Games

Beacon Patrol Pre-Order
Pandasaurus Games has a new, light cooperative card game available for pre-order. The game will be released July 26. "You and your friends are captains of the Coast Guard, entrusted with ensuring the safety of the North Sea coast. Work together to explore the waters and inspect vital lighthouses and buoys. Act efficiently, as time is short and you must explore as much of the sea as possible!'
Source: https://pandasaurusgames.com/products/beacon-patrol

New Disney Villainous Games
A new, limited edition of Disney Villainous has been announced, with new streamlined gameplay to help make the game more accessible to new players. A new, single villain expansion has also been announced which features Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas. "One 2023 set will help beginner players more easily join this universe of malevolent fun, and the second will celebrate the best villain holiday (and best holiday, full stop), Halloween. Disney Villainous will soon release Disney Villainous: Introduction to Evil (Disney100 Edition) and Disney Villainous: Filled With Fright."
Source: https://nerdist.com/article/disney-villainous-reveals-two-new-games-introduction-to-evil-filled-with-fright-nightmare-before-christmas-coming-in-2023/

Gen Con 2023 Preview
Board Game Geek's Gen Con preview is now live. "Listing dozens of new games that will be sold or demoed at that convention."
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/148535/gen-con-2023-preview-now-live

Guess the Link! Announced
Gamewright has announced a new party game called Guess the Link. "Deal out a grid featuring 16 celebrities and other notable characters. One player secretly comes up with a common bond that links three of them. The rest must work together to ask questions, eliminate suspects, and figure out the covert connection before running out of clues!"
Source: https://gamewright.com/product/guess-the-link

Stranger Things Game Released
CMON has released Stranger Things: Upside Down, which plays in 60 minutes and is designed for 2-4 players. "Players take on the role of the kids of Hawkins who are trying to stop the operatives of the Hawkins National Laboratory and the evils from the Upside Down. Players must work together to clear stacks of tokens before time runs out."
Source: https://shop.asmodee.com/stranger-things-5-upside-down-stg001

Miller Zoo Announced
Hachette Boardgames USA has announced Miller Zoo for pre-order, which is set for release July 12. "Work together to take care of your zoo’s animals and introduce new ones to their new home. As a team, everyone plays together at the same time to overcome challenges, unexpected situations, and time-sensitive crises. Discover the 6 envelopes included in the box, which contain new animals and new challenges that change the game in exciting ways!"
Source: https://www.hachetteboardgames.com/blogs/infos/take-care-of-the-real-animals-of-miller-zoo

Reviews
Lacrimosa (One Board Family): “A very elegant design, enormously classy and the component design and artwork is perfectly executed to take you into that classical period feeling”
Source: https://oneboardfamily.com/lacrimosa-review/

Qwirkle (Tabletop Games Blog): “Teaching the game is really quick and mostly a matter of just starting to play. Playtime is also pretty quick. You should be able to finish a game in under an hour, which makes Qwirkle suitable for a fairly wide range of ages.”
Source: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/06/03/qwirkle-saturday-review/

No Context (Tabletop Bellhop): “It’s a solid party game that’s a good mix of engaging mechanics and social interaction. I appreciate the fact that it presents a party game with no bluffing or playing favourites. This game is about trying to get inside each other’s heads and figuring out what clues someone is trying to convey with their cards drafted.”
Source: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/no-context/