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

Project: Città-Stato

Designer: Simone Cerrito Sola (Kepler-3042)

Artist: Yaroslav Radetskyi (Reavers of Midgard, Rurik: Dawn of Kiev)

Publisher: Giochix.it (Altiplano, AuZtralia, Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes, CO2, CO2: Second Chance, Dice Town, Fief: France 1429, The Gallerist, Kanban: Driver’s Edition, Lisboa, Mare Nostrum: Empires, On Mars, Pax Pamir (2nd Edition), Race for the Galaxy, Tales of the Arabian Knights, Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun, Teotihuacan: City of Gods, Tiny Epic Galaxies, Trismegistus: The Ultimate Formula, Viceroy)

Genre/Mechanisms: bag building, economic, medieval, political, variable player powers, worker placement

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-heavy

Risk: medium-high

Summary: “Each player represents a Maritime Republic with unique characteristics: they must make it stand out, gaining greater commercial, war, and political prestige, but also striving to develop and maintain the Republic’s values.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $55

All-In (w/shipping): $55, same as above

Campaign Ends: 12/22

Game Ships: Sep. 2021

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 112% with 20 days to go.

Project: Steven Rhodes Games

Designer: Steven Rhodes

Artist: Steven Rhodes

Publisher: Cryptozoic Entertainment (DC Comics Deck-Building Game, Love Letter: Batman, Spyfall)

Genre/Mechanisms: hand management, point-to-point movement, take that (Don’t Talk to Strangers); card game, hand management, push your luck, set collection (Let’s Dig for Treasure); card game, dice rolling, hand management, set collection (Let’s Summon Demons)

Player Count: 2-6

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: medium-high

Summary: “Steven Rhodes is a graphic artist and illustrator best known for his offbeat re-imagining of children’s activity books from the 70s and 80s. The Let’s Dig for Treasure, Let’s Summon Demons, and Don’t Talk to Strangers games will immerse you into these hilariously dark retro worlds. Featuring clever and beautiful fan-favorite artwork, each game is a wild romp through the parallel Rhodes universe.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $28, one game only

All-In (w/shipping): $62, all three games with slipcase

Campaign Ends: 12/23

Game Ships: June 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 87% with 22 days to go.

Project: Twinkle

Designer: Theodore Karvounis

Artists: Thomas Kestis, Giorgos Vassos

Publisher: Verdes Innovations S.A.

Genre/Mechanisms: abstract strategy, dice rolling

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “Your task is to decorate the night sky using colorful dice as stars and win the competition among other creators who share the same goal. Choose your star-dice carefully, foresee your opponents’ moves and take risks at the right moment in order to claim victory.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $53

All-In (w/shipping): $145

Campaign Ends: 12/21

Game Ships: June 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 46% with 20 days to go.