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

Project:  1840 Vienna Tramways

Designer:  Leonhard “Lonny” Orgler (18CZ, Poseidon, Russian Railroads)

Artist:  n/a

Publisher:  Lonny Games (18CZ, 18Lilliput, 1824: Austrian-Hungary Railway)

Genre/Mechanisms:  economic, network and route-building, stock holding, tile placement

Player Count:  2-6

Solo Mode:  no

Complexity:  heavy

Risk:  medium-high

Summary:  “An 18xx game that tells the story of Vienna’s tramway system, using the basic concept of all 18xx games but offering quite a few innovations, like all-Diesel trains from the beginning on, that do not become obsolete, but have reduced income as they grow older.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $103

All-In (w/shipping):  $103, same as above

Campaign Ends:  5/13

Game Ships:  Dec. 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 123%, with 29 days to go.

Project:  The Basketball Champion: Board Game

Designer:  Kamal Singh

Artist:  Kamal Singh

Publisher:  AAG Games, Ltd.

Genre/Mechanisms:  card drafting, card game, deck building, dice rolling, drafting, events, hand management, highest-lowest scoring, interrupts, push your luck, score-and-reset game, set collection, sports, take that, trading

Player Count:  2-8

Solo Mode:  no

Complexity:  medium-light

Risk:  HIGH

Summary:  “Build your own basketball team; play special cards to strengthen your team and weaken your opponents; draft upcoming players and trade wisely. And then, get ready for the big tournament and defeat your opponents to win the trophy.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $49

All-In (w/shipping):  $127

Campaign Ends:  5/11

Game Ships:  Jan. 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 40%, with 57 days to go.

Project:  Lucent

Designer:  Jonah Kellman

Artist:  Jonah Kellman

Publisher:  Jonah Kellman

Genre/Mechanisms:  card game, hand management, tile placement

Player Count:  2-5

Solo Mode:  no

Complexity:  light

Risk:  HIGH

Summary:  “Build a vibrant pyramid together by placing gems to channel your energy, wrestling over control and cutting off the routes of your foes. Be the last to place a gem to claim the power and dominate your enemies..”

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $20

All-In (w/shipping):  $45

Campaign Ends:  5/13

Game Ships:  Sep. 2020

Funding Status: Currently at 56%, with 20 days to go.