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

Project: Duel Pack : Saladin and Border States

Designers: Stéphane Brachet (Border States, Space Bowl), Denis Sauvage (Napoléon 1806, Napoleon 1807, Saladin)

Artists: Nicolas Roblin (Border States, Saladin, This War Without an Enemy), Ulric Stahl (Saladin)

Publisher: Shakos (Battle Line: Medieval, Napoléon 1806, Napoleon 1807)

Genre/Mechanisms: 2 players, abstract strategy, american civil war, bluffing, deduction, wargame (Border States); 2 players, campaign/battle card driven, medieval, simulation, wargame (Saladin)

Player Count: 2

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “Border States is a tactical game for 2 players where each player takes control of one side. You will have to fight battles and win crushing victories in order to influence the Border States and try to rally them to your side. Bluffing and guessing will be your best assets to lead your Generals to victory in around 45 minutes. There are two ways to win the game: control enough States markers to win by sudden death, or be the player with the most victory points at the end of the 5 turns.”

“Saladin is a historical wargame for 2 players. Having chosen one of the two battle scenarios and set up the game, each player, in turn, will order one of their Banners. He will make them fight in order to disorganize those of their opponent. For this it will be necessary to spend Order tokens, the number of which will decrease at the beginning of each turn. The player who will manage to preserve the cohesion of his troops by retaining the precious Order tokens will be declared the winner.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $35, either game

All-In (w/shipping): $59, both games

Campaign Ends: 4/15

Game Ships: Dec. 2021

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 128% with 20 days to go.