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

Project: The Palaces of Carrara 2nd Edition (on Gamefound)

Designers: Michael Kiesling (Azul, Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra, Azul: Summer Pavilion, Heaven & Ale, Tikal), Wolfgang Kramer (Colosseum, Downforce, El Grande, The Princes of Florence, Tikal)

Artist: Franz Vohwinkel (Clank! In! Space!: A Deck-Building Adventure, Dominion: Intrigue, Puerto Rico, The Quest for El Dorado, Targi)

Publisher: Game Brewer (Chimera Station, Gentes, Gùgōng)

Genre/Mechanisms: city building, economic, renaissance, set collection, tile placement

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-heavy

Risk: medium-low

Summary: “Players want to buy the marble from this famous region of Italy as cheaply as possible – but any reduction in price will benefit your opponents as well. Maybe you’ll find it profitable to instead invest in the buildings created from this exclusive marble? Maybe it’ll be more worthwhile to grab the expensive raw material when bigger buildings in town turn out to be not as lucrative as you’d hoped? This second edition includes a revised set of rules, as well as a completely new advanced version that will include many new strategies and ways of scoring. This new advanced mode of play introduces statues, which will allow you to score your buildings in a multitude of new ways.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $96

All-In (w/shipping): $96, same as above

Campaign Ends: 1/5

Game Ships: Sep. 2022

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 109% with 28 days to go.