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

Project:  Excavation Earth

Designers:  Gordon Calleja (Posthuman, Posthuman Saga, Vengeance), Dávid Turczi (Anachrony, Cerebria: The Inside World, Kitchen Rush), Wai Yee (Pocket Dragon)

Artist:  Philipp Kruse

Publisher: Mighty Boards (Petrichor, Posthuman, Vengeance)

Genre/Mechanisms:  card drafting, economic, hand management, market, point to point movement, set collection

Player Count:  1-4

Solo Mode:  yes

Complexity:  medium-heavy

Risk:  medium-low

Summary:  “Lead a race of alien explorers excavating artifacts from Earth in this set-collection & market manipulation game.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $65

All-In (w/shipping):  $104

Campaign Ends:  4/29

Game Ships:  Nov. 2020

Funding Status: Currently at 16%, with 28 days to go.