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

Project:  The Abstract Trio

Designer:  Ryo Nakamura (Fillit); Yuya Hirano (Quiek!); Roy Nambu (7 Little Korpokkurs, Block.Block, Crows Overkill, Desktop Hebocon Battle Kit)

Artists:  Masanori Isa (Fillit); Yuya Hirano (Goita, Quiek!); Tango (Block.Block, Desktop Hebocon Battle Kit)

Publisher:  Big Cat Games

Genre/Mechanisms:  abstract strategy, enclosure (Fillit); abstract strategy, grid movement, maze, puzzle (Quiek!); abstract strategy, enclosure, territory building, (Block.Block)

Player Count:  2 (Block.Block); 2-4 (Fillit); 2 (Quiek!)

Solo Mode:  no

Complexity:  light

Risk:  HIGH

Summary:  “Three short, quick abstract games from indie Japanese designers, packaged together in one Kickstarter.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $33

All-In (w/shipping):  $192, includes multiple games & extras

Campaign Ends:  4/1

Game Ships:  June 2020

Funding Status: Currently at 60%, with 28 days to go.

Project:  Who Goes There? 2nd Edition

Designers:  Anthony Coffee (D6: Dungeons, Dudes, Dames, Danger, Dice & Dragons!), Jesse Labbe (Cross Hares: Texting Ground, Endangered Orphans of Condoyle Cove and Stuffed)

Artists:  Anthony Coffee (D6: Dungeons, Dudes, Dames, Danger, Dice & Dragons!), Jesse Labbe (Dino Dude Ranch, Endangered Orphans of Condoyle Cove, Stuffed)

Publisher:  Certifiable Studios (Bottletop Chicks, Stuffed, Endangered Orphans of Condoyle Cove, Stuffed)

Genre/Mechanisms:  card drafting, cooperative games, dice rolling, role playing

Player Count:  3-4

Solo Mode:  no

Complexity:  medium-heavy

Risk:  medium-high

Summary:  “A cooperative game of growing paranoia,” loosely based on The Thing.

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $20, 2nd Edition Upgrade Pack only

All-In (w/shipping):  $180, includes elaborate extras

Campaign Ends:  3/12

Game Ships:  May 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 474%, with 28 days to go.