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

Project: Nut Stash

Designer: Danielle Reynolds

Artist: Alan Cooper

Publisher: DMR Creative Group

Genre/Mechanisms: dice rolling

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: high

Summary: A simple, squirrel-themed ice-breaker where players roll dice for cards and can eventually lock in their Nut Cards with Stash Cards, protecting them from Predators.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $18

All-In (w/shipping): $18, same as above

Campaign Ends: 7/4

Game Ships: Jan. 2020

Funding Status: Currently at 12%, with 27 days to go.

Project: Shaolia: Warring States

Designers: Hani Chang, Gunho Kim

Artist: Sophia Chang

Publisher: Bad Comet

Genre/Mechanisms: civilization, dice rolling, resource management, worker placement

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: high

Summary: Choose your strategy– peacefully winning with culture points, or aggressively winning by dealing damage to your opponent’s palace– in this kingdom-building, worker placement, and dice placement engine-builder.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $48

All-In (w/shipping): $65

Campaign Ends: 7/5

Game Ships: Feb. 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 128%, with 28 days to go.