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

Project: The Reckoners: Steelslayer

Designers: Brett Sobol (CrossTalk, The Reckoners, Stockpile), Seth Van Orden (CrossTalk, The Reckoners, Stockpile)

Artists: Noah Adelman (Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Eclipse, Second Dawn of the Galaxy, Endeavor: Age of Sail, The Grimm Forest, Gùgōng, My Little Scythe, Vindication, Wasteland Express Delivery Service), Miguel Coimbra (7 Wonders, 7 Wonders Duel, BattleLore, Cyclades, A Game of Thrones: The Card Game, Hyperborea, Imhotep, Mythos Tales, The Others, Outlive, Small World, Small World Underground, Tiny Epic Quest, Tiny Epic Zombies, When I Dream, Zombicide), Ian O’Toole (Age of Steam, Black Angel, CO2: Second Chance, Escape Plane, The Gallerist, Lisboa, Nemo’s War Second Edition, On Mars, Pipeline, Stockpile, Vinhos Deluxe Edition)

Publisher: Nauvoo Games (CrossTalk, The Reckoners, Stockpile)

Genre/Mechanisms: card drafting, cooperative game, dice rolling, expansion, push your luck, simultaneous action selection, solo/solitaire game, variable player powers

Player Count: 1-6

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: medium-heavy

Risk: medium-low

Summary: “David Charleston, now known as ‘Steelslayer,’ and the rest of the Reckoners attempt to bring human governance back to Newcago and continue on their quest to liberate the oppressed peoples of the Fractured States. The Reckoners, a game based on the young adult fantasy novels by Brandon Sanderson, allows players to take on the roles of the novels’ protagonists and work together to save the world.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $74

All-In (w/shipping): $219, also includes base game

Campaign Ends: 10/1

Game Ships: Aug. 2021

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 319%, with 20 days to go.

Project: Type 7: Solitaire and 2 Player Submarine Warfare

Designer: Marcus Geiger (Alien Wars)

Artist: Marcus Geiger

Publisher: 3DARTLAB

Genre/Mechanisms: area movement, cooperative game, critical hits and failures, dice rolling, events, finale ending, grid movement, paper-and-pencil, push your luck, scenario/mission/campaign game, secret unit deployment, solo/solitaire game, wargame

Player Count: 1-2

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “Take command of a German Type 7 U-boat during WWII. You possess authentic weapons and technology in a fog-of-war experience where every decision you take may be your last. A system of rotatable discs defines your encounters with the enemy by storing all the data and reactions.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $165

All-In (w/shipping): $384

Campaign Ends: 10/4

Game Ships: Mar. 2021

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 408%, with 23 days to go.