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

Project: Birdie! Expansion Pack

Designer: Steve Dodge (Birdie!: The Disc Golf Board Game)

Artists: not credited

Publisher: Boda Brothers (Birdie!: The Disc Golf Board Game)

Genre/Mechanisms: dice rolling, expansion, hand management, push your luck, take that

Player Count: 1-5

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “Birdie!: Expansion Pack 1 includes 2 new disc golf courses, Jarva and Eureka, modeled after their real-world counterparts.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $24

All-In (w/shipping): $89, also includes base game and T-shirt

Campaign Ends: 9/13

Game Ships: Dec. 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 106%, with 27 days to go.

Project: Master of Wills – Waterborne

Designer: Randy Van Gelder (Master of Wills)

Artist: Joshua Calloway (Fallen, The King’s Armory, Master of Wills)

Publisher: Stormcrest Games (Master of Wills)

Genre/Mechanisms: area majority/influence, area movement, card game, collectible components, deck building, expansion, variable phase order, variable player powers

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: medium-high

Summary: “A new faction for card game Master of Wills, which can be played one-versus-one or two-versus-two. It’s all about moving the cards—you want to move as many points to your side of the board as possible while your opponent is trying to do the same for their side. Community cards are each assigned a value, and each card is represented by a character from one of the eight sectors of the Community. Moving those cards can trigger the basic movement of other cards on the board.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $35

All-In (w/shipping): $505, includes extras & vanity rewards

Campaign Ends: 9/4

Game Ships: Dec. 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 187%, with 17 days to go.

Project: On the Rivet: The Race for the Champion’s Stripes

Designer: Jason McDowell

Artist: Jason McDowell

Publisher: Jason McDowell

Genre/Mechanisms: action/event, card game, card play conflict resolution, catch the leader, follow, hand management, highest-lowest scoring, movement points, moving multiple units, multiple maps, negotiation, pattern movement, racing, semi-cooperative game, simulation, team-based game

Player Count: 3-5

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “A card-driven, racing-themed strategy game that offers players a shot at winning a Spring Classic or a Grand Tour. Unlike many racing games where all the action is controlled by the riders up front, On the Rivet’s unique movement mechanics ensure every part of the race counts, no matter where your rider is located, from the front to the middle to the back. Chase, draft, lead and break your way to glory.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $70

All-In (w/shipping): $100

Campaign Ends: 9/9

Game Ships: Jan. 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 58%, with 22 days to go.