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

Project: Deep Rock Galactic – The Board Game

Designer: Ole Steiness (Champions of Midgard, Police Precinct, Spurs: A Tale in the Old West)

Artists: Rasmus Berggreen, Jonas Springborg (Deadzone, Kings of War, Star Wars: Outer Rim)

Publisher: MOOD Publishing (Rise of the Necromancers)

Genre/Mechanisms: cooperative game, dice rolling, miniatures, race, science fiction, video game theme

Player Count: 1-4

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “An authorized tabletop game adaption of the popular computer game, players take the roles of up to four dwarf miners in space: the Scout, the Engineer, the Gunner, and the Driller. Players must work together to mine precious minerals deep below the surface of a hostile planet where indigenous insectoid predators — the Glyphids — await, aggressively defending their caves against the intruders. Will your team be able to meet the mineral quota set by the company, or will you all end up as dinner for the Glyphids? Players move around the board while throwing dice to fight monsters and mine rare minerals in order to escape in time with the required amount of minerals needed to win the current mission.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $96

All-In (w/shipping): $197

Campaign Ends: 3/3

Game Ships: Dec. 2022

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 811% with 18 days to go.