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

Project: Complexcity

Designers: Jay Cormier (Akrotiri, Belfort, Junk Art), Sen-Foong Lim (Akrotiri, Belfort, Junk Art)

Artists: Josh Cappel (1960: The Making of the President, Belfort, Endeavor, Endeavor: Age of Sail, Fire & Axe: A Viking Saga, The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire, Pandemic, Scoville, Wasteland Express Delivery Service); Kwanchai Moriya (Catacombs 3rd Edition, Cryptid, Dinosaur Island, Duelosaur Island, The Game, Kodama: The Tree Spirits), Yoma (Gearworks, Rurik: Dawn of Kiev)

Publisher: Big Kid Games (Gondola, Montana, Sweet Mess)

Genre/Mechanisms: tile placement, resource management, voting

Player Count: 1-4

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: medium-high

Summary: A medium-light alien city-builder with tile placement and resource management.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $49

All-In (w/shipping): $75

Campaign Ends: 7/30

Game Ships: May 2020

Funding Status: Currently at 33%, with 18 days to go.

Project: Dice Hospital: Community Care

Designer: Mike Nudd (Dice Hospital, Vampire: Prince of the City, Waggle Dance)

Artist: Sabrina Miramon (Dice Hospital, Photsynthesis, Quadropolis)

Publisher: Alley Cat Games (Chocolate Factory, Dice Hospital, Welcome to Dino World)

Genre/Mechanisms: action point allowance system, dice rolling, variable phase order, worker placement

Player Count: 1-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: medium-low

Summary: Community Care contains three new Dice Hospital mini-expansions: The City, Maternity, and The Improvements.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $38

All-In (w/shipping): $122

Campaign Ends: 7/25

Game Ships: June 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 591%, with 13 days to go.

Project: DinoGenics: Controlled Chaos and 2nd Printing

Designer: Richard Keene (DinoGenics)

Artists: Tan Ho Sim (The Silver River, Vigilante); Anthony Cournoyer (City of Gears; Crisis; Rattle, Battle, Grab the Loot); Nikola Matkovic

Publisher: Ninth Haven Games (DinoGenics)

Genre/Mechanisms: hand management, set collection, tile placement, worker placement

Player Count: 1-5

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: medium-heavy

Risk: medium-high

Summary: The first expansion to the OTHER dinosaur park-themed worker placement game, DinoGenics, along with a second printing of the base game.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $44

All-In (w/shipping): $115

Campaign Ends: 8/8

Game Ships: Feb. 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 620%, with 27 days to go.

Project: Seasons of Rice

Designer: Corry Damey

Artists: Cory Damey, Jamey Damey

Publisher: Button Shy Games (Albedo, Albedo: Space Pirates!)

Genre/Mechanisms: 2 players, card drafting, tile placement, variable player powers

Player Count: 2

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: medium-low

Summary: Corry Damey’s 18-card tribute to his Cambodian heritage, featuring rice patty harvesting across two seasons, one wet and one dry. Co-winner of the Penchant 2018 Design Contest, alongside Wingspan designer Elizabeth Hargrave’s Tussie Mussie, which also happens to be ButtonShy’s previous Kickstarter.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $13

All-In (w/shipping): $45, includes other games

Campaign Ends: 7/20

Game Ships: Oct. 2019

Funding Status: Currently at 32%, with 19 days to go.