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

Project: Dungeon Party

Designers: Glenn Drover (Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery, Empires: Age of Discovery, Railways of the World, Raccoon Tycoon), Jason Kapalka

Artists: Matt Holmberg (Magi-Nation Duel), Jacoby O’Connor (Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery, Evolution, Evolution: Climate, Raccoon Tycoon, Wits & Wagers, Say Anything), Augie Pagan, Rich Werner (Magi-Nation Duel, Torches & Pitchforks)

Publisher:  Forbidden Games (Extraordinary Adventures: Pirates, Raccoon Tycoon, Railroad Rivals)

Genre/Mechanisms: action/dexterity, adventure, flicking, move through deck, party game, role playing, semi-cooperative game, variable setup

Player Count: 2-8

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: medium-low

Summary: A light, fantasy-themed, dexterity party game where players bounce coins onto bar coasters.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $28

All-In (w/shipping): $68

Campaign Ends: 2/6

Game Ships: Sep. 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 363%, with 29 days to go.

Project: Throne of Allegoria – The Queen’s Edition

Designers: Robin Lees (Beyond Baker Street, Little Monster That Came Home For Lunch and Stayed For Tea, Throne of Allegoria) Steve Mackenzie (Beyond Baker Street, Little Monster That Came Home For Lunch and Stayed For Tea, Sherlock Holmes Detective Story Game, Throne of Allegoria)

Artist: Harald Lieske (Amerigo, Arkwright, Bohnanza, Catan, Carcassonne: South Seas, The Castles of Burgundy, The Castles of Burgundy: The Card Game, Die Macher, Dominion, Dominion: Intrigue, Fabled Fruit, Friday, Gentes, Glen More, In the Year of the Dragon, Kraftwagen, La Granja, Macao, Notre Dame, Power Grid, Power Grid Deluxe: Europe/North America, Puerto Rico, San Juan 2nd Edition, Smash Up: Monster Smash, The Speicherstadt, Vikings, Washington’s War, Witch’s Brew)

Publisher:  Game Brewer (Chimera Station, Gentes, Gugong)

Genre/Mechanisms: action points, auction/bidding, fantasy, i cut you choose, secret unit deployment, variable player powers, worker placement

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: heavy

Risk: medium-low

Summary: A revised (mostly) language-independent edition of Spielworkx’ heavy euro Throne of Allegoria, where players compete to prove their worthiness to succeed to the throne.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $81

All-In (w/shipping): $81, same as above

Campaign Ends: 1/31

Game Ships: Oct. 2020

Funding Status: Currently at 68%, with 23 days to go.