(or here’s a list of what launched yesterday that might deserve a closer look)
*Pax Pamir photo by Ross @ moregamesplease.com

Project:  Brotherhood & Unity

Designer:  Tomislav Cipcic

Artists:  Ilya Kudriashov (Horse & Musket: Dawn of an Era; The Solo Line; Wars of Marcus Aurelius: Rome 170-180CE), Tomislav Cipcic

Publisher:  Compass Games (Crusade and Revolution: The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939; Enemy Action: Ardennes; Silent War)

Genre/Mechanisms:  campaign/battle card driven, dice rolling, point to point movement, simulation, wargame

Player Count:  2-3

Solo Mode:  no

Complexity:  medium-heavy

Risk:  medium-high

Summary:  “A card driven war-game which depicts the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992-1995.”

Base Pledge:  $56 + shipping

All-In:  $56 + shipping, same as above

Campaign Ends:  4/9

Game Ships:  May 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 137%, with 28 days to go.

Project:  Galaxy Dice

Designer:  David Sheppard (Dungeoneering Dolls, Greedy Claw Crane Game, Haiku: The Card Game)

Artist:  David Sheppard (Dungeoneering Dolls, Greedy Claw Crane Game, Haiku: The Card Game)

Publisher:  Rampage Games (11:59, Iron Horses, Zombie Road)

Genre/Mechanisms:  dice rolling, push your luck, team-based game

Player Count:  1-4

Solo Mode:  yes

Complexity:  light

Risk:  medium-high

Summary:  A press-your-luck dice game that emulating the rapid-fire vertical arcade shooters of the 1980s.

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $23

All-In (w/shipping):  $100, includes vanity rewards

Campaign Ends:  4/9

Game Ships:  Feb. 2021

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 106%, with 28 days to go.

Project:  Pax Pamir Reprint

Designer:  Cole Wehrle (John Company, Pax Pamir 2nd Edition, Root)

Artist:  Cole Wehrle (An Infamous Traffic, John Company, Pax Pamir)

Publisher:  Cole Wehrle (Pax Pamir 2nd Edition)

Genre/Mechanisms:  deck, bag, and pool building; dice rolling; grid movement; hand management; variable player powers

Player Count:  1-5

Solo Mode:  yes

Complexity:  heavy

Risk:  medium-low

Summary:  A re-printing of Cole Wehrle’s top-notch redesign and 2nd edition of Pax Pamir, a tableau-builder where “players assume the role of nineteenth century Afghan leaders, attempting to forge a new state after the collapse of the Durrani Empire” amidst shifting allegiances between the British, Russian, and Afghan forces.

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $8, Replacement Rule Tokens only

All-In (w/shipping):  $80

Campaign Ends:  3/27

Game Ships:  Oct. 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 1507%, with 15 days to go.

Project:  Robot Fight Club

Designers:  James M. Hewitt (Blood Bowl, Hellboy: The Board Game, Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower), Sophie Williams (Hellboy: The Board Game, League of Infamy)

Artists:  Obaseun Ogunkeye, Ali Taylor-Perry

Publisher:  Needy Cat Games

Genre/Mechanisms:  2 players, command cards, fighting, grid movement, market, modular board, movement points, simultaneous action selection, square grid

Player Count:  2

Solo Mode:  no

Complexity:  medium-light

Risk:  HIGH

Summary:  “A two-player game of fast-paced robot combat. Each game starts with a Scrap Sale, where the players purchase a pair of robots and a selection of upgrades, then a series of Bouts in which they’ll duke it out in the hopes of being crowned champion.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $52

All-In (w/shipping):  $595, includes vanity rewards

Campaign Ends:  3/31

Game Ships:  June 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 20%, with 19 days to go.

Project:  Rumbbell FatDragon Invasion

Designers:  Kenny Lai, Oolong Cha

Artists:  Jenny Tai, Ray Wong, Ryan Lee, Sally Lee, Ar Siu

Publisher:  Arty Force Entertainment, Ltd.

Genre/Mechanisms:  action points, card game, cooperative game, deck building, hand management

Player Count:  2-4

Solo Mode:  no

Complexity:  medium-light

Risk:  HIGH

Summary:  “A cooperative deck-building board game about exercise and fitness, where players defend our world by eliminating the invasion of FatDragons attacking with all kinds of overwhelming amounts of food.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $72

All-In (w/shipping):  $72, same as above

Campaign Ends:  4/1

Game Ships:  Dec. 2020

Funding Status: Currently at 3%, with 20 days to go.

Project:  Salt & Sail

Designer:  Justin Potter (Dead End: An Adventure Strategy Game With Zombies, Glyph)

Artists:  Kelsey Wright, Giacomo Pantalone (Front 9 Tabletop Golf, Round of Fire), Allison Arnold, Elysios Constantinos, Abeer Malik, Anna Kulakovskaya

Publisher:  Kazoodoo Games

Genre/Mechanisms:  card drafting, deck building, economic, exploration, modular board, variable player powers

Player Count:  2-4

Solo Mode:  no

Complexity:  medium-light

Risk:  HIGH

Summary:  “Follow the rumors, fend off pirates, and navigate through storms — all in the hopes of beating your opponents to fame and fortune, in this game of discovery set during the Age of Sail.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $58

All-In (w/shipping):  $308

Campaign Ends:  4/2

Game Ships:  Nov. 2020

Funding Status: Currently at 25%, with 23 days to go.

Project:  Theurgy

Designers:  Charlotte Dowling, Oliver Josiah

Artists:  Ben Flores (Endangered, The Pirate Republic), Bellafquih Mohammed (Galactic Rage, Geode, Fray: Champions of the Every-Verse), Fabian Parente (Imminent Collapse), Katerina Poliakova (Ivion, Ivion: Calbria), Carl Stjarnlov

Publisher:  The Ministry of Meeples

Genre/Mechanisms:  area majority/influence, card drafting, hand management, king of the hill, modular board, take that, territory building, variable player powers, variable setup

Player Count:  2-6

Solo Mode:  no

Complexity:  medium-light

Risk:  HIGH

Summary:  “Take on the role of a half-forgotten god and compete for reverence in this deeply immersive area control game.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $93

All-In (w/shipping):  $93, same as above

Campaign Ends:  3/31

Game Ships:  June 2021

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 17%, with 19 days to go.

Project:  Vampire: The Masquerade – Vendetta

Designers:  Charlie Cleveland, Bruno Faidutti (Citadels, Diamant, Mission: Red Planet, Mission: Red Planet 2nd Edition, Raptor)

Artist:  Martin Mottet (The Magnificent, Unlock!: Exotic Adventures, Unlock!: Scheherazade’s Last Tale)

Publisher:  Horrible Guild (Dragon Castle, Dungeon Fighter, Potion Explosion, Railroad Ink: Blazing Red Edition, Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition, Steam Park)

Genre/Mechanisms:  area majority/influence, auction/bidding, bluffing, card game, deck building, hand management, horror, take that, variable player powers

Player Count:  3-5

Solo Mode:  no

Complexity:  medium-light

Risk:  medium-high

Summary:  “A competitive card game of area control, bluff and treachery in which players scheme and fight for influence and power as immortal vampires, fighting to conquer the role of Prince of Chicago as one of the vampire Clans of the Camarilla.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $51

All-In (w/shipping):  $74

Campaign Ends:  3/25

Game Ships:  June 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 181%, with 13 days to go.