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

Project: Keyper at Sea

Designer: Richard Breese (Keyflower, Keythedral, Reef Encounter)

Artist: Vicki Dalton (Carcassonne: Amazonas, Key Flow, Keyper)

Publisher: R&D Games (Keyflower, Keythedral, Reef Encounter)

Genre/Mechanisms: area/majority influence, city building, economic, expansion, farming, medieval, set collection, tile placement, worker placement

Player Count: 1-4

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: heavy

Risk: medium-low

Summary: “An expansion of the game Keyper which includes 2 versions: the Shallow Water game and the Deep Water game, plus solo mode games for both Keyper and Keyper at Sea – Shallow Water by Dávid Turczi. Keyper at Sea introduces a ‘folding’ sea board, replacing the country board in the Shallow Water game, but as an additional board in the Deep Water game. The sea board contains additional water spaces and introduces the fish market field. In addition there is a fish market board, fishing boats, fish fairs, store tiles, sea creatures and treasures.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $58

All-In (w/shipping): $58, same as above (the high-level pledge tier with the Character Edition of the base game was limited to 150 copies and is already sold out)

Campaign Ends: 5/12

Game Ships: Dec. 2021

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 472% with 22 days to go.