Previously, On Kickstarter… #166
(or here’s a list of what launched yesterday that might deserve a closer look)
Project: Aquanauts
Designers: Michael P. Lee, Rose Atkinson (Crypt X, NewSpeak, Sub Terra II: Inferno’s Edge)
Artist: Marco Luna (Sarah’s Vision, Sub Terra II: Inferno’s Edge)
Publisher: Inside the Box Board Games (Molecular: The Strategic Chemistry Tile Game, Sub Terra, Sub Terra II: Inferno’s Edge)
Genre/Mechanisms: economic, exploration, network and route building, pick up and deliver, push your luck, set collection, tile placement, worker placement
Player Count: 2-4
Solo Mode: no
Complexity: medium-light
Risk: medium-high
Summary: “Aquanauts features an accessible engine building and resource management puzzle wrapped in a worker placement system, providing an introduction to Euro-style gaming as well as an entertaining experience to veteran gamers who want to explore the deep ocean.”
Base Pledge (w/shipping): $55
All-In (w/shipping): $127
Campaign Ends: 4/10
Game Ships: June 2021
Funding Status: Currently at 72%, with 21 days to go.
Project: Dicetopia: Crashing Waves
Designer: Tobias Hall (Betwixt and Between, Dicetopia, Dicetopia: Roll with the Punches)
Artist: Anthony Cournoyer (City of Gears; Crisis; Rattle, Battle, Grab the Loot)
Publisher: All or None Games (Betwixt and Between, Dicetopia, Dicetopia: Roll with the Punches)
Genre/Mechanisms: area majority/influence, dice rolling, set collection, worker placement with dice workers
Player Count: 2-6
Solo Mode: no
Complexity: light
Risk: medium-high
Summary: “The final expansion for Dicetopia that introduces a new unsettling dock area with three new locations, adding more strategies and possibilities.” It also expands the maximum player count of Dicetopia from 4 to 6. In Dicetopia, players “unleash their agents to take over neighborhoods, snatch loot, perform shifty actions, and carry out sneaky missions.”
Base Pledge (w/shipping): $28
All-In (w/shipping): $73
Campaign Ends: 4/12
Game Ships: Oct. 2020
Funding Status: Funded; currently at 214%, with 23 days to go.