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

Project: Dollars to Donuts

Designers: Molly Johnson (Point Salad), Robert Melvin (Point Salad), Shawn Stankewich (Point Salad)

Artist: Dylan Mangini (Point Salad)

Publisher: Crafty Games (Mistborn: House War)

Genre/Mechanisms: abstract strategy, grid coverage, matching, pattern building, puzzle, set collection, square grid, tile placement, victory points as a resource

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “A tasty tile-laying game from the award-winning team behind Calico & Point Salad.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $41

All-In (w/shipping): $399, includes extras & vanity rewards

Campaign Ends: 8/10

Game Ships: May 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 53%, with 26 days to go.

Project: Harry’s Place

Designer: Chip Cole

Artist: Chip Cole

Publisher: Squatchy Games

Genre/Mechanisms: area majority/influence, worker placement

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: Players compete as servers working at a Sasquatch-themed restaurant in the Rocky Mountains, trying to keep the Monstomers fed and happy.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $36

All-In (w/shipping): $36, same as above

Campaign Ends: 8/6

Game Ships: Jan. 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 25%, with 21 days to go.

Project: The Night Cage

Designers: Christopher Ryan Chan, Chris McMahon, Rosswell Saunders

Artist: Christopher Ryan Chan

Publisher: Smirk & Laughter Games (Koi, Nut so Fast, Shobu)

Genre/Mechanisms: cooperative, grid movement, horror, pieces as a map, sudden death ending, tile placement

Player Count: 2-5

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “A cooperative, horror-themed tile-placement game in an otherworldly labyrinth of eternal darkness.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $44

All-In (w/shipping): $58

Campaign Ends: 8/5

Game Ships: Jan. 2021

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 445%, with 20 days to go.

Project: Roll Camera! The Filmmaking Board Game

Designer: Malachi Ray Rempen (Itchy Feet: The Travel Game)

Artist: Malachi Ray Rempen (Itchy Feet: The Travel Game)

Publisher: Keen Bean Studio (Itchy Feet: The Travel Game)

Genre/Mechanisms: card drafting, communication limits, cooperative game, end game bonuses, events, pattern building, set collection, simulation, solo/solitaire game, square grid, variable player powers, variable setup, victory points as a resource, worker placement with dice workers

Player Count: 1-4

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “Work together with friends to write, storyboard, shoot, edit and premiere a quality movie before running out of time and money!”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $57

All-In (w/shipping): $57, same as above

Campaign Ends: 8/10

Game Ships: June 2021

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 212%, with 26 days to go.

Project: The Shivers

Designer: Andy Logan

Artist: William Tiller

Publisher: Andy Logan

Genre/Mechanisms: adventure, cooperative game, horror, puzzle, role playing, storytelling, tile placement

Player Count: 2-5

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “Work together in this mystery pop-up role-playing game, exploring a spooky mansion filled with hidden secrets.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $79

All-In (w/shipping): $110

Campaign Ends: 8/7

Game Ships: July 2021

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 363%, with 23 days to go.

Project: Steven Universe: Beach-a-Palooza Card Battling Game

Designers: Erica Bouyouris (Bosk, Kodama 3D, Roar of the Pride), Andrew Wolf (Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle, Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War, World of Warcraft Trading Card Game)

Artists: not credited

Publisher: Cryptozoic Entertainment (DC Comics Deck-Building Game, Love Letter: Batman, Spyfall)

Genre/Mechanisms: card drafting, card game

Player Count: 2-6

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: medium-high

Summary: Join Steven Universe for a competitive card game featuring an exciting battle-of-the-bands theme.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $43

All-In (w/shipping): $43, same as above

Campaign Ends: 7/30

Game Ships: Dec. 2020

Funding Status: Currently at 29%, with 15 days to go.

Project: Whale Riders

Designer: Reiner Knizia (Amun-Re, Battle Line, Blue Lagoon, Blue Moon City, Carcassonne: The Castle, Colossal Arena, Dream Factory, High Society, Ingenious, The Lord of the Rings, Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation, Lost Cities, Medici, Modern Art, The Quest for El Dorado, Ra, Samurai, Schotten Totten, Taj Mahal, Through the Desert, Tigris & Euphrates, Winner’s Circle)

Artist: Vincent Dutrait (Atlantis Rising, Broom Service, Diplomacy, Discoveries: The Journals of Lewis and Clark, Elysium, Jaipur, Lewis & Clark: The Expedition, Lost Cities, Lovecraft Letter, Medici, Mythic Battles: The Pantheon, New York 1901, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords – Base Set, The Quest for El Dorado, Raptor, Rise of Augustus, Robinson Crusoe: Adventures on the Cursed Island, Treasure Island, When I Dream)

Publisher: Grail Games

Genre/Mechanisms: contracts, hand management, market, racing

Player Count: 2-6

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: medium-low

Summary: “Players race to the end of the Ice Coast and back, buying and selling as many resources as possible, to make the money needed to acquire the richest prizes. Will you skip opportunities to gain the greatest treasures, or will you make your money slowly along the way?

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $14

All-In (w/shipping): $69, includes 2 other games

Campaign Ends: 7/28

Game Ships: Apr. 2021

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 225%, with 12 days to go.

Project: With a Smile and a Gun

Designer: Jon Vallerand

Artist: Justin Lanjil

Publisher: Subsurface Games

Genre/Mechanisms: 2 players, area majority/influence, drafting, rondel

Player Count: 2

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “A fist-clenching, dice drafting game of intrigue and sneakiness, where 2 Criminal Gang leaders fight over the domination of a City’s underground businesses during a very Noir Prohibition Era.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $35

All-In (w/shipping): $35, same as above

Campaign Ends: 8/13

Game Ships: May 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 37%, with 28 days to go.