News Flash: Star Wars Dark Side Rising, Spiel des Jahres Nominees

Star Wars: Dark Side Rising Announced
USAopoly has announced a new cooperative card and dice game with a Star Wars theme. “Inspired by the events leading up to and through Star Wars: A New Hope, players must work together in this light strategy tabletop game to recruit rebels and prevent the construction of the ultimate weapon, the original Death Star.”
Source: https://theop.games/2019/05/star-wars-dark-side-rising-announced/

Spiel des Jahres Nominees
The nominees for Spiel des Jahres have been announced this week. The nominees are Just One, Werewords, and LAMA.
Source: https://www.spiel-des-jahres.com/de/hier-sind-die-nominierten-2019

Pandemic: Rapid Response Announced
Z-Man Games has announced a new, real-time board game, set in the Pandemic universe. "This real-time board game challenges players to create supplies and deliver aid to cities in need around the world. You must quickly coordinate and work together to react to new disasters."
Source: https://www.zmangames.com/en/news/2019/5/22/announcing-pandemic-rapid-response/

Dice Tower Awards Nominees
The Dice Tower has announced the nominees for their 2018 awards.
Source: https://www.dicetower.com/dice-tower-awards/2018

High Risk and Legendary Forests Released
IELLO has released two new games this month: one a press-your-luck game about climbing mountains, the other a rework of the game that won best game at the Tokyo Game Market in 2017. "Both games play in roughly 20 minutes and are great for ages 8 and up!"
Source: https://www.facebook.com/moonshotgamestore/photos/a.374767913001609/598941863917545/?type=3&theater

Interview with the Designer of Wingspan
The Hyattsville Wire has published an interview with Wingspan's designer Elizabeth Hargrave. "Elizabeth Hargrave came up with the idea of developing a board game based on her time birding in places like Lake Artemesia."
Source: https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2019/05/23/wingspan-elizabeth-hargrave-board-brew-intervew/

Best Two Player Games
The Strategist recommends some of the best two player board games. "'In the realm of two-player board games, there is something for every taste,' according to Taryn Gregory, Inventory Lead at Guardian Games. Read on for their picks, which will appeal to everyone from beginners looking for a lighthearted fantasy caper to advanced players looking for a vexing strategy game."
Source: http://nymag.com/strategist/article/best-two-player-board-games.html

Reviews
Roll For Your Life, Candyman (The Family Gamers): “It’s the first game my kids ask to play and everyone is always up for it.”
Source: http://www.thefamilygamers.com/roll-for-your-life-candyman/

Shadows: Amsterdam (Sahm Reviews): “Shadows: Amsterdam has a lot of features we’ve loved in other games like Inkognito, Cryptid and the aforementioned Codenames. It’s no wonder that we’re now huge fans of this game and hope there are more coming in the series set in different locations!
Source: http://www.sahmreviews.com/2019/05/asmodee-shadows-amsterdam.html

Dice Hospital (Word of the Nerd): “Dice Hospital is a fun game and one that my friends enjoy playing.”
Source: https://wordofthenerdonline.com/review-dice-hospital-alley-cat-games/