News Flash: Undergrove Announced, Cobra Kai: Road to Victory Released

Undergrove Announced
AEG has announced Undergrove, designed by Elizabeth Hargrave and Mark Wootton. "The captivating area control and cube conversion board game that unravels the ancient marvels of mycorrhizal symbiosis, thriving for over 300 million years. Play a mature Douglas fir tree in the Pacific Northwest and establish seedlings and help them successfully grow into trees."
Source: https://www.alderac.com/undergrove/

Cobra Kai: Road to Victory Released
Asmodee has released a new party game themed around the TV show Cobra Kai. "The $24.99 game, published by Asmodee, features a mix of card drafting and dice rolling mechanics as two to four players take on the role of sensei for their respective Dojo in an attempt to win the All-Valley Karate Tournament."
Source: https://www.polygon.com/deals/23814061/cobra-kai-board-game-asmodee-details-buy

Holly Oak Announced
Rio Grande Games has announced Holly Oak, set for release in October. "A seasonal trick taking card game by Tom Lehmann. 3-5 revelers mark the passing of the seasons, seeking the favor of the Oak and Holly kings."
Source: https://www.riograndegames.com/games/holly-oak/

Goats' Day Out Released
A new ThinkFun game has been released. "Choose a goat and pick from the pieces in your tray to start stuffing their bellies. The food supply rotates as the goats chomp, munch, and consume their way around time. This isn't just a feeding frenzy, you have a gut to fit the food into!"
Source: https://www.ravensburger.us/products/thinkfun/family-games/goats-day-out-76546/index.html

Mindbug Announced
Ghost Galaxy will be releasing a brand new card game, Mindbug, this fall. "Mindbug combines the accessibility and fairness of a simple card game with the strategic depth of a complex Strategy Card Game. The result is a skill-based dueling card game that feels utterly different from all the other card games you have played before."
Source: https://www.ghostgalaxy.com/collections/mindbug-products/products/mindbug-base-set-first-contact

Reviews
Resist! (Board Game Quest): “A brutally punishing solo experience showcasing tight hand management with a focus on toppling a rising regime.”
Source: https://www.boardgamequest.com/resist-review/

Race for the Raft (Coopgestalt): “This is a great game. I loved it and it will absolutely make my Top 10 Cooperative Games of 2023. My only real complaint is that the game is in dire need of player summary cards with the gameflow, limited communications rules, and placement summaries.”
Source: https://coopgestalt.com/2023/07/21/a-review-of-race-for-the-raft-a-cooperative-tile-laying-game-with-cats/

Fika (Board Game Gumbo): “Final verdict: I can’t knock Fika for the misdirection. Yes, it fooled me into thinking this was just a chill little card game. It certainly started out that way but by round two, we had some friendly little barbs going around as we moved and shifted and made our opponent sputter with apoplexy at our devious little card play.”
Source: https://boardgamegumbo.wordpress.com/2023/07/24/coffee-with-two-scoops-of-spice-please-fika-review/