News Flash: Last Message Coming Soon, Game of Thrones B'Twixt

Last Message Coming Soon
IELLO has a new party game coming this fall. "In Last Message, the victim of a crime provides you with clues about the identity of the person who did this to them. Their clues are in the form of drawing. However, each turn, the culprit covers their tracks by erasing parts of the clues!"
Source: https://iellousa.com/collections/coming-soon/products/last-message

A Game of Thrones B'Twixt Announced
Fantasy Flight Games has announced a new Game of Thrones card game. It is set for release later this year and is currently available for pre-order. "Manipulate the flow of politics in King’s Landing in this fast-paced card game for 3 to 6 players, and lead your House as one of nine iconic characters from the Song of Ice and Fire series. Use your influence to attract new allies and carefully navigate the other players’ allegiances as you strive to have the most powerful small council in Westeros. Just be wary of your own alliances—you never know when someone will stab you in the back!"
Source: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2021/9/2/political-waltz/

New Home for Fog of Love
Romantic comedy board game Fog of Love has found a new home with Floodgate Games, and a new expansion has been announced. The game is expected to go on sale in October. "It’s a two-player game where each player creates one of the characters in a relationship. These characters, with their own quirks and goals, will meet, fall in love, and face several situations together to try to make their relationship work."
Source: https://floodgate.games/collections/featured-games/products/fog-of-love

Dreadful Circus Pre-Order
Portal Games has made Dreadful Circus, a four to eight player set collection card game, available for pre-order. "A fast strategy game by Bruno Faidutti (The Citadel, Diamant). It will take us to a mysterious world somewhere at the bottom of our minds. As circus directors we will try to organize an unforgettable evening of shows, fighting with each other to attract the attention of the largest audience."
Source: https://shop.portalgames.pl/category/preorder/dreadful-circus

Plaid Hat Games Online Events
Plaid Hat Games has announced they will be pulling out of Gen Con 2021 and Origins 2021, and will instead run a series of online events, as well as offering a few web store deals. You can check out their events here.
Source: https://www.plaidhatgames.com/news/2021/08/25/2021-conventions/

Munchkin Petting Zoo Announced
Steve Jackson Games has a new Munchkin mini-expansion in the works, expected to release in January. "Where else can you find adorable animals, screaming children, and the most awful smells? Munchkin Petting Zoo lets you add a menagerie of surprisingly friendly fauna to your arsenal! But you should probably still wash your hands after you pet that . . . giraffe?"
Source: https://munchkin.game/products/games/munchkin/munchkin-petting-zoo/

Mother of Frankenstein Announcement
Arcane Wonders has announced a retail version of Mother of Frankenstein, a puzzle game that was originally funded through Kickstarter. "Inspired by the life of Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, Mother of Frankenstein is divided across three games or “volumes” of the story, offering 1-6 players between 10 and 15 hours of puzzles to solve, 2D and 3D jigsaws to construct, gorgeous documents to parse, and mysterious artifacts to examine, all wrapped up in a shocking reconception of the true story behind Shelley’s famous monster."
Source: https://www.arcanewonders.com/2021/09/01/mother-of-frankenstein-announcement/

Reviews
Greece Lightning (Unfiltered Gamer): “Ultimately this is going to be best enjoyed by players new to the hobby or someone looking for a light-hearted, family-style game with just enough twists and turns to keep everyone engaged.”
Source: https://unfilteredgamer.com/review-greece-lightning/

Mariposas (There Will Be Games): “Mariposas is another game with appeal to people who might not ordinarily engage with board games. The turns are really easy – play a card, move a butterfly, maybe make another butterfly – but there’s a good depth of strategy there too.”
Source: https://therewillbe.games/articles-boardgame-reviews/8768-mariposas-a-punchboard-review

Popcorn Dice (Geeks Under Grace): “Popcorn Dice feels like a cousin of Zombie Dice. While it is far from a strategic experience, it is good for ultra-light, all-ages gameplay.”
Source: https://geeksundergrace.com/tabletop/review-popcorn-dice/