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

Project: The Conquistadors

Designer: John Southard (Carrier: The Southwest Pacific Campaign, Fire Team, Tokyo Express: The Guadalcanal Naval Campaign – 1942)

Artist: Knut Grünitz (Enemy Action: Ardennes, Manoeuvre, Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars)

Publisher: Compass Games (Crusade and Revolution: The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939; Enemy Action: Ardennes; Silent War)

Genre/Mechanisms: dice rolling, point to point movement, wargame

Player Count: 1-5

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: medium-high

Summary: “A game simulating the Spanish conquest of the Americas from 1518-1548.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $79

All-In (w/shipping): $79, same as above

Campaign Ends: 10/27

Game Ships: Feb. 2021

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 188% with 19 days to go.

Project: Dungeon Decorators

Designer: Jeff LaFlam

Artist: T.L. Simons (Bloc by Bloc: The Insurrection Game)

Publisher: SlugFest Games (The Red Dragon Inn, The Red Dragon Inn 2, The Red Dragon Inn 3)

Genre/Mechanisms: contracts, drafting, end game bonuses, map addition, maze, pieces as map, set collection, territory building, tile placement, turn order: auction

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: medium-high

Summary: “A competitive ‘light euro’ tile-drafting strategy game. Select tiles that give you the right combination of chilling chambers, harrowing hallways and dire decorations, then play goal cards to score points.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $49

All-In (w/shipping): $79

Campaign Ends: 10/29

Game Ships: July 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 49% with 21 days to go.