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

Project: Hideous Abomination

Designer: Judson Cowan

Artist: Judson Cowan

Publisher: Judson Cowan

Genre/Mechanisms: end game bonuses, horror, tile placement, variable setup

Player Count: 2-5

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “You’re in fierce competition with the other players to construct and complete an abomination that matches certain criteria – some of which are randomized per game.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $37

All-In (w/shipping): $140, includes extras & vanity rewards

Campaign Ends: 7/30

Game Ships: Dec. 2020

Funding Status: Currently at 22%, with 27 days to go.

Project: Mystic Monkeys

Designers: Jeffrey Leslie, Patrick Tumpane

Artist: Max Gotthold

Publisher: Asterisk Game Labs

Genre/Mechanisms: 2 players, action/event, area movement, bag/pool building, dice rolling, fighting, rock-paper-scissors, variable player powers

Player Count: 2

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “You and your opponent will play as rival monkey clans. Take turns using mind control powers to move your opponent’s monkeys and harvest the mystical powers that the jungle has to offer. Outwit your opponent in battle by using combat tiles earned during the game. Your objective will be to strand or capture all of your opponent’s monkeys. If on your turn you cannot move any of your opponent’s monkeys, you are crowned king of the Jungle… or at least what is left of it.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $48

All-In (w/shipping): $48, same as above

Campaign Ends: 7/31

Game Ships: Dec. 2020

Funding Status: Currently at 47%, with 29 days to go.

Project: RagnaRok Star

Designers: William Aubert, Dan Thouvenot

Artists: Alexandre Gimbel, Ludovic Ruoy

Publisher: Perte & Fracas

Genre/Mechanisms: card play conflict resolution, network and route building, programmed movement, push your luck, real-time, simultaneous action selection, victory points as a resource

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “Earn your place in Valhalla as the greatest rock band of all time.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $48

All-In (w/shipping): $296, includes vanity rewards

Campaign Ends: 7/31

Game Ships: Apr. 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 80%, with 28 days to go.