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

Project: HEXplore It: The Sands of Shurax

Designers: Kat Kimoundri (HEXplore It: The Forests of Admiron, HEXplore It: The Valley of the Dead King), Nathan Loos (HEXplore It: The Forests of Admiron, HEXplore It: The Valley of the Dead King), Jonathan Mariucci (HEXplore It: The Forests of Admiron, HEXplore It: The Valley of the Dead King)

Artists: Yanis Cardin (After the End, HEXplore It: The Forests of Admiron, HEXplore It: The Valley of the Dead King), Konrad Lenga (HEXplore It: The Forests of Admiron)

Publisher: Mariucci J. Designs, LLC (HEXplore It: The Forests of Admiron, HEXplore It: The Valley of the Dead King)

Genre/Mechanisms: cooperative play, dice rolling, grid movement, modular board, press your luck, role playing, storytelling, variable player powers

Player Count: 1-6

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: medium-heavy

Risk: medium-high

Summary: The Sands of Shurax is an exploration and hero-building adventure game, and the third game in the HEXplore It series. It can be played standalone, or as an expansion with the previous games.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $76

All-In (w/shipping): $132

Campaign Ends: 9/1

Game Ships: Aug. 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 401%, with 26 days to go.