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

Project: Battle of KAOS

Designers: Francisco José Franco González, Manasés Romano Rodríguez

Artists: Fran Fdez (Deadly Premonition: The Board Game, Medieval Realms), Philipp Ach (Taxi Derby, Medieval Realms)

Publisher: Francisco José Franco González, Manasés Romano Rodríguez

Genre/Mechanisms: 2 players, action/event, card game

Player Count: 2

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “A battle game where two sides of twenty fighters will have to defeat each other in order for the wish of their God Etharyl to be fulfilled. In KAOS each player represents an Etharyl, who will declare a wish before battle. The player (an Etharyl God), before combat, can make sacrifices in his own team to resurrect fighters or make them more powerful, managing his team in order to avoid running out fighters. Also, the player can erase skills from rival fighters by exhausting glint points. During combat between fighters, destiny will decide. The game is finished when an Etharyl runs out of fighters.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $39

All-In (w/shipping): $43

Campaign Ends: 4/7

Game Ships: Oct. 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 7% with 28 days to go.

Project: Eternal Palace

Designer: Steven Aramini (Circle the Wagons, Sprawlopolis, Yardmaster)

Artists: Jacqui Davis (Colosseum, Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia, Ex Libris, Stockpile, Viticulture, Viticulture Essential Edition), Quentin Regnes (Nētā-Tanka, Nētā-Tanka: Deluxe Edition)

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

Genre/Mechanisms: area majority/influence, card drafting, dice, dice rolling, environmental, programmed movement, worker placement with dice workers

Player Count: 1-5

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: light

Risk: medium-low

Summary: “You are a noble family who has pledged to help the Emperor rebuild his palace left derelict for centuries so that you may gain his favor. You must send your team to collect resources and rebuild monuments. You will also honor the Emperor by painting a beautiful picture of his beloved gardens and palace — but others are trying to impress him, too, and only one will have the honor of being chosen as the Emperor’s favorite. In this game, your team of workers is represented by dice, and by placing them on the game board you contribute towards rebuilding the different parts of the Eternal Palace. Each location is reached based on dice rolls, but if others have gone to an otherwise inaccessible location, you may visit it too by paying fish, one of the resources in the game. Complete tasks first — or contribute more than your competitors to these monuments — to earn tokens reflecting your overall effort. Recruit new workers to your team, and use the painting pieces you receive as each location is unlocked to “paint” a record of your work, layer by layer.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $58

All-In (w/shipping): $70

Campaign Ends: 3/31

Game Ships: Mar. 2022

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 324% with 21 days to go.

Project: Monuments

Designer: Martin Looij (The Dutch East Indies, Scuba)

Artists: Pablo Blayker, Hai Pham, Christos Zabaros

Publisher: Keep Exploring Games (Cuzco, Mexica, Tikal)

Genre/Mechanisms: action retrieval, area majority/influence, area movement, civilization, economic, exploration, farming, hand management, territory building, variable player powers

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “You lead a civilization, and it is your mission to build your monument! The player who is the first to build all five layers of Machu Picchu, Tikal, the Colossus of Rhodes, or the Pyramids will trigger the end of the game, but only the player with the most victory points will win. Conquer lands, produce goods, populate, train military units, build buildings, move your units, upgrade your action cards, trade, attack other players, draw quest cards and build your monument! Either play one of your ten action cards and execute its single action, then discard it, or pick up all previously discarded action cards and add them to your hand. The first player to complete their monument triggers the end of the game, then points are awarded for the monument, workers, areas controlled, military power, resources controlled, upgraded cards and uncompleted and completed quest cards. Each player has a score modifier, their own deck of bonus cards, and an ability in addition to the starting position of their civilization in order to make every game a totally new one.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $61

All-In (w/shipping): $132

Campaign Ends: 4/2

Game Ships: Apr. 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 70% with 23 days to go.