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

Project: Route 66 The Mother Road, Sid Sackson; America’s Main Street

Designer: Sid Sackson (Acquire, Can’t Stop, Sleuth)

Artist: Carlos Valdivia

Publisher: Eagle-Gryphon Games (Brass: Lancashire, The Gallerist, On Mars, Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization, Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization)

Genre/Mechanisms: children’s game, dice, dice rolling, push your luck, transportation, roll/spin and move, track movement, travel

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: low

Summary: “Sid Sackson is thought by many to be the greatest American-born game designer. Sackson designed The Great Races in 1974, published by Gamut of Games).  He also designed Can’t Stop in 1980, published by Parker Brothers). Eagle-Gryphon Games has integrated elements of these two Sackson designs and developed a new game called The Mother Road, Route 66.   Its publication in 2021 celebrates the 101st anniversary of Sid Sackson’s birth. The Mother Road is a press-your-luck race across Route 66 by 2-4 players (5 can play if using the Pink Cadillac expansion).  The player pieces are wooden cars, representative of classics found on Route 66 in days gone by — a canary yellow 60’s Mustang, a pale blue Thunderbird from the 50’s (with portholes), a cherry red Ford pickup truck (featured in the Eagle’s first big hit Take It Easy), and a black Harley-Davidson motorcycle.  A Pink Cadillac can be a free add-on to Kickstarter backers as well.  Lots of Route 66 iconic landmarks are represented by photos and graphic images on the nearly 4 foot long neoprene mat board for the game; and the dice are all in player colors, too. Races are usually closely-contested and take 30-45 minutes.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $14, Sixes only

All-In (w/shipping): $92, includes six different games

Campaign Ends: 8/31

Game Ships: June 2022

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 136% with 18 days to go.