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

Project:  Escape Roll & Write

Designer:  Sebastian Schwarz

Artist:  Oliver Schlemmer (Escape: The Curse of the Temple, Fresco, Kingdom Builder)

Publisher:  Queen Games (Alhambra, Amerigo, Chicago Express, Escape: The Curse of the Temple, Fresco, Kingdom Builder, Lancaster, Luxor, Merlin, Shogun, Thebes, Wallenstein)

Genre/Mechanisms:  cooperative game, dice rolling, exploration, roll & write, set collection

Player Count:  2-4

Solo Mode:  no

Complexity:  light

Risk:  low

Summary:  Escape: The Curse of the Temple is a “high energy, real time cooperative dice game that challenges players to grab artifacts from a cursed temple and escape with their lives– all in 10 minutes. Now the game has been adapted into a cooperative roll & write game to provide players with fresh challenges.” 

Base Pledge (w/shipping):  $28

All-In (w/shipping):  $137, includes Escape: Curse of the Temple Big Box Second Edition plus extras

Campaign Ends:  6/1

Game Ships:  Nov. 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 764%, with 10 days to go.