Headlines:

• A followup on the suspended Kickstarters from last week
• Steve Jackson Games releases their annual report (link: http://www.sjgames.com/general/stakeholders/)
• Stronghold games sues Plan B over Great Western Trail
• Zombicide is now on mobile

Hotness:

• The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth
• Bloodborne: The Board Game
• On Mars
• Bunny Kingdom: In the Sky
• Anachrony
• Escape Plan
• Terraforming Mars
• Batman: Gotham City Chronicles

New/Upcoming Releases:

• Museum
• Noctiluca
• Rice Dice
• Filler
• Murder on the Cosmic Express

Kickstarter:

• March of the Ants: Empires of the Earth
• Maquis

Headlines:

• Mensa Announces the 2019 Mensa Select Awards
• Monopoly Lion King Releases for 25th Anniversary
• Game of Thrones Gets a Social Deduction Game
• Warhammer Champions Comes to the Switch 

Hotness:

• The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth
• On Mars
• Folding Space
• Terraforming Mars: Turmoil
• Dungeonology: The Expedition
• Anachrony
• Hunt the Ravager
• Notre Dame
• Vampire: The Masquerade - Heritage

New/Upcoming Releases:

• Brides & Bribes
• Second Chance
• Nagaraja
• Cabo
• Space Gate Odyssey
• Downfall

Kickstarters:

• Anachrony: Fractures of Time
• Freshwater Fly: A Strategic Fly Fishing Game

Headlines:

• A new version of Love Letter
• Catan is coming to the Switch
• Board games are the best way to learn science (article link: https://boardgamesforlearning.com/research-games-learn-science/)
• Special style of board games getting more popular (article link: https://www.komu.com/news/special-style-of-board-games-getting-more-popular)

Hotness:

• Unpublished Prototype (Scramble for Africa)
• Sanctum
• The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth
• Dungeons and Dragons: Waterdeep, Dungeon of the Mad Mage
• Batman: Gotham City Chronicles
• Escape Plan

New/Upcoming Releases:

• Jurassic Park: Danger!
• Bugs in the Kitchen
• Inuit: The Snow Folk
• The Rise and Fall of Anvalor
• Proving Grounds
• Planet

Kickstarters:

• Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time
• Roam

Headlines:

- No headlines this week, they have been replaced with the Golden Geek Awards spoiled at the bottom of the notes.

Hotness:

• Blood on the Clocktower
• The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth
• Star Wars: Outer Rim
• Res Arcana
• Lorenzo il Magnifico
• Middara
• Museum

New/Upcoming Releases:

• Astro Drive
• Joust
• Magnastorm
• Impact: Battle of Elements
• Dream Catchers
• Incredibles Save the Day
• Sherlock Express
• U-BOOT
• Ring Master: Welcome to the Big Top

Kickstarter:

• Papillon
• Blume

Golden Geek Awards:

• Podcast: Ludology
• Print & Play: Orchard - A9 card solitaire game
• Wargame: Hannibal & Hamilcar
• Artwork & Presentation: Root
• Thematic Game: Root
• Innovative: Root
• Family Game: The Quacks of Quedlinburg
• Part Game: The Mind
• Card Game: The Mind
• Cooperative Game: The Mind
• Expansion: Scythe - The Rise of Fenris
• Solo Game: That's Pretty Clever
• Strategy Game: Brass - Birmingham
• Two Player Game: KeyForge
• Board Game App: Ganz Schon Clever
• Game of the Year: Listen or visit BGG to find out.  (Hint: It's on this list already.)

Headline:

• Timesunion.com looks at the growth of board game popularity (original article: https://www.timesunion.com/upstate/article/More-skill-than-luck-Board-games-are-coming-back-13722928.php)
• Cowboy Beebop is getting a board game
• Star Trek takes to flicking with Star Trek Conflick in the Neutral Zone
• China burns The Sassoon Files, a sourcebook for the Call of Cthulhu RPG

Hotness:

• Valley of the Kings: Premium Edition
• Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition
• Bus
• Inis: Seasons of Inis
• Folklore: The Affliction
• Oceans
• Tsukuyumi: Full Moon Down

New/Upcoming Releases:

• Dwar7s winter
• Underwater Cities
• Honga
• Saboteur: The Lost Mines

Kickstarter:

• Character Coins RPG Token Sets
• Handsome - An Elegant Wordgame
• Custom Game Mats by OvePowered

Headlines:

• The Golden Geek Award nominees have been announced (nominees link: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2170977/13th-annual-golden-geek-awards-nominees-announced)
• Die Hard gets a board game
• Games Workshop announces Warcry
• Shards of Infinity digital is in open beta (sign up link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPwsYiFEVpIDE70oCLNEx_jOO1H2GGuej2uVFeIvq3U1E_7g/viewform)

Hotness Review:

• Dune
• Tsukuyumi: Full  Moon Dawn
• The Silver River
• Call to Adventure
• Root
• At the Gates of Loyang
• Die Hard
• Carnival Zombie

News/Upcoming Releases:

• Res Arcana
• Munchkin: Warhammer 40k
• Call to Adventure
• Dice Masters: X-Men Forever
• Istambul: Big Box

Kickstarters:

• No Pun Included, Season 3

Headlines:

• The Pathfinder Adventure Card Game gets a makeover
• Wingspan Designer sits down with the NY Times (article link:  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/11/science/wingspan-board-game-elizabeth-hargrave.html)
• Unmatched is announced by Restoration Games
• Tides of Time is available on iOS and Android

Hotness Review:

• Wingspan
• Tiny Towns
• Root: The Underworld Expansion
• Passtally
• Claustrophobia 1643
• Arraial
• Glen More 2: Chronicles
• Key Market
• Age of Steam

New/Upcoming Releases:

• Bad Maps
• Senators
• The Neverland Rescue
• Fine Sand
• Laws of Robotics

Kickstarters:

• Root: The Underworld Expansion
• Copenhagen

Headlines:

• WizKids has announced a licensing partnership with Hasbro
• Quirky Circuits is the next map-book style game from Plaid Hat Games
• USAopoly accidently spoils the 2nd Talisman IP
• Galaxy Trucker comes to Steam and Tides of Time might release soon?
• The GAMA trade show is next week

Hotness Review:

• Terraforming Mars: Turmoil
• Wingspan
• Paladins of the West Kingdom
• Iwari
• Middara
• On Mars
• Architects of the West Kingdom

New/Upcoming Releases:

• Human Era
• Impact: Battle of Elements
• K'uh Nah
• Planet Apocalypse
• Smash City
• The Grimm Masquerade

Kickstarters:

• Graphic Novel Adventures, Season 2
• Roland Wright - A Simultaneous Roll & Write (& Erase) Game

Headlines:

• Board Games Are Not Just for Geeks Anymore (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTOVCUF7MsA)
• USAopoly announces the first IP for Talisman
• Many upcoming releases were teased at the 2019 Festival International des Jeux in Cannes France
• Forbes covers 30 games from the 2019 New York Toy Fair (https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyrobertson/2019/02/21/30-amazing-board-games-not-to-miss-in-2019)
• The Castles of Burgundy is now on mobile

Hotness Review:

• Winterborne
• Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period
• Dice Forge: Rebellion
• Anachrony: Fractures of Time
• Waste Knights: Second Edition
• Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game

New/Upcoming Releases:

• Solenia
• Time Breaker
• Supernatural Socks
• Chiyo's Secret
• Pirate Tricks
• Penny Lane

Kickstarters:

• Winterborne
• Throw Throw Burrito

Headlines:

• The Orville is coming to HeroClix
• Disney Villainous Wicked to the Core wins the Toy of the Year at the New York Toy Fair
• Wizards of the Coast releases a Stranger Things D&D starter set
• Evolution the video game gets an update

Hotness Review:

• Hate
• Waste Knights 2nd Ed
• Consumption: Food and Choices
• Root
• Res Arcana
• Coloma
• Terramara

New/Upcoming Releases:

• Vadoran Gordens
• Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth: An Expedition Game
• Tudor
• Bushido
• Ganymede

Kickstarters:

• Tiny Epic Tactics
• hexaGONE
• Aeon's End: The New Age