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

Project: Chateau

Designers: Renae Matagi, Tiave Matagi, Brandi Walters, Russell Walters

Artists: Leann Anderson, Jennie Jarrett, Scott Mansfield

Publisher: Tiave Matagi

Genre/Mechanisms: card game, hand management

Player Count: 2-6

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “In this fast paced game, you and your companions will each be working together to build or break down Chateaus. The object is to beat your opponents by emptying your Stores and Discards before they do!”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $25

All-In (w/shipping): $25, same as above

Campaign Ends: 10/20

Game Ships: Jan. 2022

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 111% with 28 days to go.

Project: Klondike

Designer: Katherine Fehr

Artists: not credited

Publisher: Coldstream Games

Genre/Mechanisms: card drafting, card game, deck building

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “A card drafting & deck building game set in 1896 during the gold rush in The Yukon. Play as one of four player characters. Shop at the mercantile to build your deck and improve your chances at successfully mining a creek in one of the four progressively more challenging mountain passes. Players can use items they have purchased to impede their opponents or protect themselves from the other prospectors. Win either by collecting the most gold or by having the best team of assistants.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $55

All-In (w/shipping): $86

Campaign Ends: 10/20

Game Ships: June 2022

Funding Status: Currently at 37% with 28 days to go.

Project: Treasure Cats

Designer: Nathan Woll

Artists: Emila Ramirez, Brian Shoemaker, Eric Streed

Publisher: Glass Shoe Games

Genre/Mechanisms: bluffing, card drafting

Player Count: 3-9

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “Play as an anthropomorphic cat trying to find treasure. Each round you will choose to go to the one of two Locations, the Junkyard or the Farmstead, to find Items. Each Item has a Value. At the end of each round, players reveal their Treasure Cards and see which Location yielded the highest Items value. All players who chose that Location get a Victory Point. The first player to score 5 Victory Points wins if no other player has 5 or more Victory Points. 6 Victory Points wins if no other player has 6 or more Victory Points. With 7 Victory Points, everyone with 7 shares the win.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $14

All-In (w/shipping): $14, same as above

Campaign Ends: 10/12

Game Ships: Apr. 2022

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 144% with 20 days to go.