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

Project: Crusade and Revolution: Deluxe Edition

Designer: David Gómez Relloso (Crusade and Revolution: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939, An Impossible War: The First Carlist War in the North, 1834-1838)

Artist: Nicolás Eskubi (Advanced Squad Leader, A Victory Lost: Crisis in the Ukraine 1942-1943, Warriors of God: The Wars of England and France, 1145-1453)

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

Genre/Mechanisms: 2 players, campaign/battle card driven, card drafting, civil war, dice rolling, hand management, point to point movement, simulation, wargame

Player Count: 2

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-heavy

Risk: medium-low

Summary: “The deluxe, second printing of Crusade and Revolution! Experience the Spanish Civil War in this card-driven, decision making game. Crusade and Revolution pulls together enjoyment, play-ability and historical simulation. It uses the traditional card-driven system, adapting it to the specific circumstances of the Spanish Civil War. Each player has their own deck of strategic cards, which are the heart of the game, and must make difficult choices on their use through-out the game.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $124

All-In (w/shipping): $124, same as above

Campaign Ends: 4/8

Game Ships: May 2021

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 113% with 8 days to go.

Project: V-Commandos Deluxe

Designer: Thibaud de la Touanne (Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood of Venice, V-Commandos)

Artists: Vincent Filipiak (V-Commandos), Bruno Tatti (Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood of Venice, Elysium, V-Commandos)

Publisher: Triton Noir (Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood of Venice, V-Commandos)

Genre/Mechanisms: campaign/battle card driven, cooperative game, dice rolling, modular board, scenario/mission/campaign game, simulation, spies/secret agents, wargame, world war II,

Player Count: 1-4

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: medium-heavy

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “V-Commandos is back! Miniatures, new expansion, new tiles! V-Commandos is a WW2 commandos co-operative board game. Players can either select a pre-generated mission or create their own by combining objective cards, then they assemble a team from famous Allied corps: U.S. Raiders, British SAS., Devil’s Brigade, SOE, etc. During play, you hide in darkness, wear enemy uniforms, and sneak up on your targets. Get spotted? Open fire with emblematic allied weapons and try to turn the enemy’s weapons against them! If you can, get back to cover and turn off the alarms as the enemy has more available troops than you. Thus, you need to focus on completing the mission, then leaving the area as quickly as you can. The new Ghost expansion features new game modes, operations, event cards, dice and more… compatible with all V-Commandos games.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $54, the new Ghost expansion only

All-In (w/shipping): $290

Campaign Ends: 4/16

Game Ships: Mar. 2022

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 1708% with 17 days to go.