News Flash: Digsaw Released, 2024 As d'Or Nominees

Digsaw Released
Stronghold Games has released Digsaw, a new roll-and-cut game. "Each turn, players roll dice and use scissors to physically cut apart their dig site to recover priceless artifacts buried in the earth. Make careful cuts in an attempt to excavate artifacts one at a time until you have cut your dig site into little pieces. A skilled archaeologist needs both precision and patience because at the end of the game, only isolated artifacts will score!"
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/412856/digsaw

2024 As d’Or Nominees
The nominees for the 2024 As d’Or have been announced. "The nominations for the first significant Game of the Year awards of 2024 have been announced."
Source: https://www.festivaldesjeux-cannes.com/en/festival-as-d-or-jeu-de-l-annee

Isle of Night Announced
Red Raven Games has announced a 2-4 player game titled Isle of Night. The game is set for a May release. "On your turn, draw cards from the deck and choose one type of card to keep. Any unclaimed cards remain from turn to turn, creating a growing pool of choices and a greater sense of tension. Some cards allow you to manipulate the point value of different types of cards, encouraging strategic shifts in play and exciting, memorable moments."
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/412997/isle-night

Nekojima Announced
Hachette Board Games has announced a new cat-themed dexterity game with some truly unique components. "Challenge your friends and family to a game where strategy meets fun. Take turns placing or stacking the poles, making sure no cables are left hanging. But beware! Toppling the structure means defeat, and no one wants to be the clumsy cat on this island."
Source: https://www.hachetteboardgames.com/products/nekojima

Huang Announced
Huang, a new game designed by Reiner Knizia, has been announced and is currently available for pre-order from Phalanx. "Lead an ancient China kingdom dreaming of imperial power, establish new states, build pagodas, strive for influence – and battle to unite the country under your glorious dynasty!"
Source: https://phalanx.co.uk/games/huang-reiner-knizia-board-game/

Seven Games: A Human History Book Review
Meeple Mountain has posted a review of a unique book about board games. "Roeder provides a brief history of each of the seven games he covers (Checkers, Chess, Go, Backgammon, Poker, Scrabble, and Contract Bridge) and then focuses in on a single person, someone who became obsessed with the game—and had the programming skills to create a computer program capable of playing the game. And beating human opponents."
Source: https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/seven-games-a-human-history/

Reviews
Spire’s End: Hildegard (Gameosity): “As a whole the game feels bright and wholesome, making it a good fit for anyone who enjoys lighthearted fantasy and you will feel like you are making meaningful decisions with every flip of a card!”
Source:  https://www.gameosity.com/2024/02/05/spires-end-hildegard-review/

Cascadia (The Board Game Family): “We’ve played games back-to-back many times because of how much we enjoy playing. Plus, the game is very easy to reset to play again. Just flip over all the tiles, shuffle them around, places all the wildlife tokens back in the bag, randomly select a scoring card for each animal and we’re ready to play again.”
Source: https://www.theboardgamefamily.com/2024/02/cascadia-board-game-review/

Diatoms (Tabletop Games Blog): “I certainly think Diatoms is the perfect game for people who love pattern-matching, puzzly styles of games. Despite there having been so many titles in the last 12 months, this game has managed to find a gap and offers a different experience.”
Source: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/02/03/diatoms-saturday-review/