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

Project: Glen More II: Highland Games

Designers: Matthias Cramer (Glen More, Glen More II: Chronicles, Kraftwagen, Lancaster, Rococo, Watergate), Rüdiger Dorn (Arkadia, Genoa, Goa, Istanbul, Istanbul: The Dice Game, Jambo, Karuba, Las Vegas, Louis XIV, Luxor), Jonny Pac (Coloma, A Fistful of Meeples, Sierra West), Morten Monrad Pedersen (Between Two Cities, Viticulture Essential Edition), David J. Studley

Artist: Hendrik Noack (Glen More II: Chronicles)

Publisher: Funtails (Glen More II: Chronicles)

Genre/Mechanisms: city building, commodity speculation, dice rolling, economic, expansion, grid movement, set collection, territory building, tile placement, time track

Player Count: 1-4

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: medium-heavy

Risk: medium-high

Summary: “This expansion to Glen More II: Chronicles includes three new chronicles and a solo mode. In Glen More II: Chronicles, each player represents the leader of a Scottish clan from the early medieval ages until the 19th century, a leader looking to expand their territory and wealth. The success of your clan depends on your ability to make the right decision at the right time, be it by creating a new pasture for your livestock, growing barley for whisky production, selling your goods on the various markets, or gaining control of special landmarks such as lochs and castles.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $63

All-In (w/shipping): $139, also includes the Glen More II: Chronicles base game

Campaign Ends: 9/4

Game Ships: Feb. 2021

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 270%, with 21 days to go.

Project: Luzon Rails

Designer: Robin David (Ada Lovelace: Consulting Mathematician, Movable Type, Tag City)

Artist: Jessi Cabasan

Publisher: Robin David

Genre/Mechanisms: auction/bidding, auction: turn order until pass, hexagon grid, network and route building, stock holding

Player Count: 3-5

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “Luzon Rails builds upon the traditions of the cube-rail genre while offering a variety of new twists and challenges. In Luzon Rails, you can experience running a rail empire in as little as 45 minutes. Tight auctions, a variable set up, and conflicting incentives mean that every game should feel unique.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $49

All-In (w/shipping): $49, same as above

Campaign Ends: 9/2

Game Ships: Dec. 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 209%, with 19 days to go.