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

Project: Gjorn

Designer: Kevin Meißner

Artist: Kevin Meißner

Publisher: Kevin Meißner

Genre/Mechanisms: abstract strategy, card game, medieval, rock-paper-scissors, stacking and balancing

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “A true Viking goes into battle in pursuit of fame and wealth. You will win by making tactical decisions. You need to get ahead of your opponent to dominate the battlefield. There are five different kinds of cards and each card has its own effect. There are also 2 kinds of tokens coins and fame. Some of the card effects make you lose coins, but you can never lose fame. You win by collecting coins and fame.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $52

All-In (w/shipping): $67, includes vanity reward

Campaign Ends: 9/14

Game Ships: Dec. 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 84% with 21 days to go.

Project: Motif Board Game

Designer: Leonardo B Luz

Artist: Leonardo B Luz

Publisher: Leonardo B Luz

Genre/Mechanisms: abstract strategy, area movement, grid movement, pattern movement, puzzle, square grid, zone of control

Player Count: 2

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “Two players, three sides. Six pawns, no dice. A game with one objective: occupy more squares than your opponent. It is a head-to-head board game comprised of simple rules and tactics. Players attempt to control the largest area on a 5 x 5 grid board using zone of control tactics. Each piece added to the board affects all the other pieces of the same color so careful placement is the key to winning the most squares and the game.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $30, expansion only

All-In (w/shipping): $71

Campaign Ends: 9/19

Game Ships: Dec. 2021

Funding Status: Currently at 44% with 27 days to go.