Rhino Hero: Super Battle is a turbulent 3D stacking game.
• I've already published a preview of Yamataï, a Bruno Cathala and Marc Paquien design that I've played twice in prototype form, but now the game has been officially announced by publisher Days of Wonder for release in March 2017 in Europe (€54) and in May 2017 in the U.S. ($60).
For details on the gameplay of Yamataï, head to the aforementioned preview on BGG News. In the meantime, here's a shot of the game board after setting up. Note that the specialist tiles, fleet tiles, mountain tiles and culture tokens are randomized in each game.
• The wave of escape room tabletop games continues with the announcement of Deckscape: Test Time from Martino Chiacchiera, Silvano Sorrentino, and dV Giochi, with this title due out in Q2 2017. An overview from the publisher:
In Deckscape: Test Time, you have been selected from Doctor Thyme's most brilliant students for a special project. He'll test your skills, and if you succeed, you'll get a unique chance to help him on his newest and greatest invention. While he's explaining his project, he distractedly pushes a button: an alarm cries loudly and heavy gratings shut all the windows and the exit door. The laboratory is locked! Doc Thyme falls through a trapdoor below his feet and the lights turn off. Will you be able to pass Doctor Thyme's exam and exit his laboratory? Using just sixty cards, you will take part in a hectic adventure, without leaving home.