News Flash: Equinox Released, Chronicles of Crime 1900 Pre-Order

Equinox Released
Plan B Games released Equinox in stores this week. "Equinox is clever bidding game about fantastical creatures competing to have their stories' archived. We invite you to witness the magic! "
Source: https://planbgames.com/plan-b-games/equinox-purple-plan-b-games-reiner-knizia-strategy-bidding-card-game-fantasy-creatures-story-book-revised

Chronicles of Crime: 1900 Pre-Order
The next game in the Chronicles of Crime - The Millennium Series is now available for-order. The game will release this month. "The Millennium Series features three standalone Chronicles of Crime games that utilize the same great Chronicles of Crime system, but provide interesting gameplay twists and refreshing settings, that span an entire millennium from 1400 to 1900 and finally 2400. Players will be able to experience Paris like never before as they solve cases across three distinct time periods."
Source: https://luckyduckgames.com/games/163-chronicles-of-crime-1900

Umbra Via Released
Pandasaurus Games released Umbra Via this week. "Players compete to control and complete the most cunning paths. Reach into your bag to select wooden flowers, then place them on your secret board in the order of the paths you want most. But when players reveal their choices, things get delightfully tricky."
Source: https://pandasaurusgames.com/collections/shop/products/umbra-via

American Tabletop Award Winners
The Winners of the 2021 American Tabletop Awards have been announced. "The American Tabletop Awards are an award given to various board games released over the previous calendar year by a committee of tabletop media professionals all based in the United States."
Source: https://americantabletopawards.com/

Interview With Carcassonne Designer
Z-Man Games has posted an interview with the designer behind Carcassonne. "Hans im Glück talk with Carcassonne designer Klaus-Jürgen Wrede."
Source: https://www.zmangames.com/en/news/2021/4/15/interview-with-klaus-jurgen-wrede/

Golden Geek Award Nominations
Nominations are open for the 15th annual Golden Geek awards. "We've removed the overall Game of the Year (GOTY), Strategy, and Family Categories and replaced them Light, Medium, and Heavy Games of the Year. We've also taken a break from best Party Game, and added in best "Zoomable" game."
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2639250

Dice Tower Award Nominees
The nominees for the 2020 Dice Tower Awards have been announced.
Source: https://www.dicetower.com/dice-tower-awards/2020

Reviews
Tranquility (Co-op Board Games): “If you’re looking for a relaxing co-op (or solo game), there’s a good chance you’ll enjoy playing Tranquility and you’ll get plenty of plays out of it.”
Source: https://coopboardgames.com/cooperative-board-game-reviews/tranquility-review

Gizmos (The Tabletop Family): “A wonderfully streamlined game filled with satisfying engine building goodness. We love that the game is quickly learned and easily understood — able to be enjoyed by players young and old — while requiring players to make tough strategic decisions.”
Source: https://thetabletopfamily.com/gizmos-review/

The Fox in the Forest (Meeple Mountain): “A great competitive game that has earned a spot as one of my all time favourite games. The psychological aspect of the game is much better implemented than in other trick-taking games and offers much more replayability.”
Source: https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/the-fox-in-the-forest-game-review/