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

Project:  Kanban EV

Designer:  Vital Lacerda (CO2, CO2: Second Chance, Escape Plan, The Gallerist, Kanban: Driver’s Edition, Lisboa, On Mars, Railways of Portugal, Vinhos, Vinhos Deluxe Edition)

Artist:  Ian O’Toole (Age of Steam, Black Angel, CO2: Second Chance, Escape Plan, The Gallerist, Lisboa, Nemo’s War 2nd Edition, On Mars, Pipeline, The Reckoners, Rococo Deluxe Edition, Stockpile, Vinhos Deluxe Edition)

Publisher:  Eagle-Gryphon Games (Age of Steam, Baseball Highlights: 2045, Brass: Lancashire, Can’t Stop, Carson City, Defenders of the Realm, Diamant, Empires: Age of Discovery, Escape Plan, Fleet, For Sale, Francis Drake, The Gallerist, High Society, Lisboa, Mystery Rummy: Jack the Ripper, On Mars, Railways of the World, Rococo, Rococo Deluxe Edition, Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age, Santiago de Cuba, Struggle of Empires, Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization, Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization, Tumblin-Dice, Vinhos Deluxe Edition)

Genre/Mechanisms:  action points, economic, hand management, variable phase order, worker placement

Player Count:  1-4

Solo Mode:  yes

Complexity:  heavy

Risk:  low

Summary:  “Kanban EV is a game that focuses on resource and time management that puts you in the driver’s seat of an entire production facility, racing for factory goals and the highest level of promotion.  Players take on the role of rookie employees who are trying to secure their career. You need to manage suppliers and supplies, improve and innovate automobile parts, and get your hands greasy on the assembly line in order to boost production and impress the factory manager.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $116

All-In (w/shipping):  $200

Campaign Ends:  2/21

Game Ships:  Nov. 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 372%, with 14 days to go.