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

Project: Comete

Designer: Damiano Spagnolo

Artists: Dario Bellinato, Damiano Spagnolo

Publisher: Zerofun Boardgames

Genre/Mechanisms: abstract strategy, action event, advantage token, area majority/influence, auction/bidding, chaining, matching, predictive bid, real-time, space exploration, take that

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: A betting game where players compete to collect comets in the sky.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $41

All-In (w/shipping): $41, same as above

Campaign Ends: 8/10

Game Ships: Feb. 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 17%, with 27 days to go.