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

Project: Thalara: The Last Artifacts

Designer: Alexander Wrede

Artist: Martin Sobr

Publisher: wredespiele

Genre/Mechanisms: area majority/influence, card game, deck building, fighting, hand management, secret unit deployment, variable player powers

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “A fast-paced, highly interactive, asymmetric hand-building strategy card game with low luck and a special twist. The game features a unique hand-locking mechanic: each round more of your cards get ‘locked to your hand’ to be used in each subsequent round. Thalara’s core is a hand building game where you don’t just select the cards you want – you fight for them.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $22

All-In (w/shipping): $22, same as above

Campaign Ends: 9/16

Game Ships: May 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 51%, with 28 days to go.