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

Project: Nostalgix Trading Card Game

Designer: Hunter Angell (Zaba)

Artists: Boe Leahy, Edwin-San, Hylias Kingdom, ithrowTrainz, Petey_Pariah, RushforTacos, Swixyyz, Trainer_Matz, Vimart

Publisher: Hunter Angell

Genre/Mechanisms: card game, deck construction, fantasy, fighting, hand management, take that

Player Count: 2

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “In our debut 185 card Base Set, a worldwide event has trapped anyone or anything that falls asleep in a shared lucid world populated by characters who feel familiar. Join Heroes like Vix of the Six and Doctor Corvus and clash Fighters like the powerful Booster Box Dragon, Avengaline and Gametron against each other to reclaim 10 portal counters, return these characters to their rightful homes and restore the multiverse.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $45

All-In (w/shipping): $259

Campaign Ends: 1/1

Game Ships: June 2022

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 655% with 47 days to go.

Project: Race! Formula 90 – 2nd Edition

Designer: Alessandro Lala (Race! Formula 90, 1865: Sardinia)

Artist: Giorgio De Michele (Evolution, Race! Formula 90, Street Masters)

Publisher: Gotha Games (Expo 1906, Race! Formula 90, 1865: Sardinia)

Genre/Mechanisms: card drafting, hand management, race, racing, simulation, sports, track movement

Player Count: 2-6

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: heavy

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “This is the 2nd Edition of Race! Formula 90 including the Base game together with Expansion #1 and Expansion #2. In Race! every game turn represents one or more laps of the track, and each player is in control of only one car. Other cars, called robots, move automatically on the track fighting between them and the human players. Players are provided with a set of racing cards and a car chart to keep track of all available resources (tires, damages, reliability). By playing racing cards, they move along the track and in so doing they spend resources. Movement can be affected by trajectories on the track, straight, corner and braking sections, opponents and other special events like yellow or blue flags. Strategies and driving skills are another key element of the game. Players must exploit these unique capabilities to gain against competitors while adapting their driving style to the actual race conditions. When using a strategy at his best, a player achieves a “special”, which allows him to draw a track card, which is usually more powerful than ordinary racing cards. This new edition of Race! Formula 90 differs from the original game with a new streamlined set of rules, better balanced strategies and skills, a companion rulebook with optional rules for shorter races, alternative weather system, new type of robot and a different race finish.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $163

All-In (w/shipping): $215

Campaign Ends: 12/2

Game Ships: Oct. 2022

Funding Status: Currently at 80% with 17 days to go.