(or here’s a list of what launched yesterday that might deserve a closer look)

Project: Kaiju Exchange

Designer: Steve Ng Wen Xi (Cryptocurrency)

Artist: Alan Bay (Debtzilla)

Publisher: Capital Gains Studio (Cryptocurrnecy, Debtzilla, Wongamania: Banana Economy)

Genre/Mechanisms: commodity speculation, economic, negotiation, stock-holding, team-based game, trading, variable player powers

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: high

Summary: “Trade monster parts, compete against AI automaton and spread your influence in this game of trade and intrigue.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $63

All-In (w/shipping): $232. includes vanity rewards

Campaign Ends: 12/6

Game Ships: Aug. 2020

Funding Status: Currently at 36%, with 28 days to go.

Project: Small Samurai Empires

Designer: Milan Tasevski (Small Sea Empires, Small Star Empires)

Artist: Milan Tasevski (Small Star Empires)

Publisher: Archona Games (Galactic Warlords: Battle for Dominion, Small Sea Empires, Small Star Empires)

Genre/Mechanisms: abstract strategy, action queue, area majority/ influence

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: medium-high

Summary: Recruit samurai armies, conquer provinces, build castles to defend them, and maintain control of the regions in this action programming and area control game set in Japan.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $41

All-In (w/shipping): $63

Campaign Ends: 12/6

Game Ships: Aug. 2020

Funding Status: Currently at 93%, with 28 days to go.