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

Project: Book It! Expansion 2: You Still Got It! + Third Printing

Designer: Paul LaPorte (Book It!: The Pro Wrestling Promoter Card Game)

Artist: Alex Mahoney (Book It!: The Pro Wrestling Promoter Card Game)

Publisher: Foam Hammer Games (Book It!: The Pro Wrestling Promoter Card Game)

Genre/Mechanisms: card drafting, card game, deck building, sports, wrestling

Player Count: 1-4

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: light

Risk: medium-high

Summary: “A mini-expansion that shows some of the wrestlers from Book It’s past at a later point (or earlier point) in their careers. These twenty wrestlers feature not only brand new artwork from Alex Mahoney, but brand new stats, and in some cases, brand new styles.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $13, new expansion only

All-In (w/shipping): $64

Campaign Ends: 12/1

Game Ships: Jan. 2021

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 103% with 28 days to go.

Project: Cute AlieNation

Designers: Diana Fuscas, Raul Fuscas

Artists: Cristina Budar, Alexandra Fuscas, Vlad Stefan

Publisher: MeBoo Ltd.

Genre/Mechanisms: card game, hand management, player elimination, party game, push your luck, set collection, take that

Player Count: 3-5

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “Players use cards to defend against Cuteness attacks and to gain advantages over the other players.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $31

All-In (w/shipping): $59

Campaign Ends: 11/30

Game Ships: May 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 7% with 29 days to go.

Project: Day of Independence

Designer: Drew McCreadie

Artists: not credited

Publisher: Drew McCreadie

Genre/Mechanisms: alliances, area majority/influence, civilization, dice rolling, moving multiple units, semi-cooperative game, simultaneous action selection, single loser game, track movement, turn order: action, war game

Player Count: 2-5

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-heavy

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “Set in an alternative steam-punky future. Each player plays a human power trying to take over the world. At some random point in the game Aliens may show up. The Aliens’ true intentions are slowly revealed over time, and players must decide whether to fight the Aliens or not. Players choose actions that will make them either Collaborators with the Aliens or Resistance Fighters. The benefits and penalties of each decision depends upon the Aliens’ true intentions.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $99

All-In (w/shipping): $99, same as above

Campaign Ends: 11/30

Game Ships: Aug. 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 5% with 28 days to go.

Project: Devil Boats: PT Boats in the Solomons

Designer: Joe Carter

Artists: Joe Carter, Bruce Yearian (Blue Water Navy: The War at Sea, For Honor and Glory: War of 1812 Land and Naval Battles, Fortress Europa)

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

Genre/Mechanisms: dice rolling, movement points, paper-and-pencil, point to point movement, simulation, solo/solitaire game, wargame

Player Count: 1

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: medium-heavy

Risk: medium-low

Summary: “A tactical-level solitaire tabletop wargame that allows players to command a squadron of US Navy PT boats, fighting Japanese naval forces in the Solomon Islands during the second half of 1943. Includes a variety of IJN barges, destroyers, and aircraft, plus detailed weather, sea state, and PT boat damage modeling.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $64

All-In (w/shipping): $64, same as above

Campaign Ends: 11/14

Game Ships: Mar. 2021

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 256% with 12 days to go.

Project: Escape the Dark Sector – Expand the Universe

Designers: Alex Crispin (Escape the Dark Castle, Escape the Dark Sector), Thomas Pike (Escape the Dark Castle, Escape the Dark Sector), James Shelton (Escape the Dark Castle, Escape the Dark Sector)

Artist: Alex Crispin (Escape the Dark Castle, Escape the Dark Sector)

Publisher: Themeborne Ltd. (Escape the Dark Castle, Escape the Dark Sector)

Genre/Mechanisms: adventure, card game, cooperative game, dice rolling, horror, paper-and-pencil, push your luck, role playing, science fiction, storytelling

Player Count: 1-4

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: light

Risk: medium-high

Summary: “Four expansions for Escape the Dark Sector, plus a second chance to get the original game and discounted bundles. Escape the Dark Sector is a simple, sci-fi adventure game with a focus on atmosphere, storytelling and player cooperation. It takes just a few minutes to set up, lasts around 45 minutes, and each mission is randomly generated so no two games are ever the same. Playing as the beleaguered crew of an impounded starship, players find themselves confined to the detention block of a vast space station. Using a variety of advanced gear and weaponry, they will embark on a desperate mission to find their ship and blast their way home.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $29, one Mission Pack only

All-In (w/shipping): $138

Campaign Ends: 12/1

Game Ships: Aug. 2021

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 359% with 28 days to go.