News Flash: Maui Announced, Downtown Farmers Market Released

Maui Announced
Next Move Games has announced Maui, a new abstract game set for release this summer. "In Maui, you want to find and place beachgoers on your sand so that they create pleasing patterns, while also placing their towels close to the ocean or under the shade of trees or umbrellas to earn the most points. However, getting too close to either of these areas is risky and might ruin their plans!"
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/361279/maui

Downtown Farmers Market Released
Blue Orange Games has a new game out in stores: Downtown Farmers Market. "In this puzzle game, you line up 8 challenge tiles to create two axes and each turn, position your ingredients at the intersection of 2 challenge requirements. Try to fulfill as many challenges as you can!"
Source: https://www.facebook.com/BlueOrangeGamesUSA/photos/a.191877060847942/4908834702485464/

Ticket to Ride: San Francisco Announced
Days of Wonder has announced a new stand-alone Ticket to Ride game. "In this fast-paced Ticket to Ride game, players race one another to visit the most iconic locations of the city, and collect souvenirs along the way. The elegantly simple gameplay of this stand-alone version of Ticket to Ride is ideal for both beginners and seasoned players."
Source: https://www.daysofwonder.com/tickettoride/en/san-francisco/

Board Game Mosaic Calendar Kickstarter
Board Game Art Creations has launched a calendar for a 2023 calendar featuring pictures made up of board game pieces. "Stunning calendar featuring 13 mosaics created with board game pieces, inspired by games from your favorite publishers, and much more!"
Source: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/952446224/2023-board-game-mosaic-calendar

Nemesis Lockdown Digital Adaptation
The horror survival board game, Nemesis Lockdown, is getting a digital adaptation and will arrive on Steam early access on May 31. "Nemesis is a semi-cooperative board game heavily inspired by the Alien movie franchise. Players are each dealt private objectives, which may include betraying the other players at the table. Its solid mechanics and gorgeous miniatures have helped it to earn a solid reputation among fans of hobby board games."
Source: https://www.polygon.com/23053795/nemesis-lockdown-digital-steam-release-date-price

Terraforming Mars Digital Free This Week
The digital adaptation of the board game Terraforming Mars, is currently free to purchase for the next week over on the Epic Games store. "In Terraforming Mars, you control a corporation with a certain profile. Play project cards, build up production, place your cities and green areas on the map, and race for milestones and awards!"
Source: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/terraforming-mars-18c3ad

Reviews
Flick of Faith (IGN): “It does have plenty of variety to keep you entertained, though, and most other flicking games are more complex or expensive which might keep them from your collection. The combination of value and accessibility here does make it particularly appealing for family play.”
Source: https://www.ign.com/articles/flick-of-faith-board-game-review

Glory Islands (The Opinionated Gamers): “There are some interesting decisions to be made, but nothing that should take you more than a minute to consider.  As a result, the game tends to be fast paced, and I enjoy games that move at this speed.  I’ve had a chance to play this game both as a prototype and now as a finished product, and I think it’ll still have more plays as 2022 churns on.  It’s a good choice for a filler or closer in our group.”
Source: https://opinionatedgamers.com/2022/05/04/dale-yu-review-of-glory-islands/#more-54309

Décorum (What’s Eric Playing): “I thought Décorum was quite a solid game, and if you’re a fan of decorating, you enjoy deduction, or you want to wrap your head around a challenging puzzle, I’d definitely recommend checking it out!”
Source: https://whatsericplaying.com/2022/05/02/decorum/