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

Project: Boba Mahjong – 2022 Relaunch

Designer: Ta-Te Wu (Art Decko, Cat Rescue, Tien Zi Que)

Artist: Holly Chiu (Macaron)

Publisher: Sunrise Tornado Game Studio (Art Decko, Cat Rescue, Tien Zi Que)

Genre/Mechanisms: animals, card game, hand management, number, set collection

Player Count: 2

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: medium-low

Summary: “A 2-player mahjong variant card game using set collection and rummy mechanics. In the game, players create sets of three cards during their turn. After creating a set, the player keeps one of the cards as an ingredient card. When a player has five sets of ingredient cards, the round ends. Players will use the best six ingredients to make their boba drink and collect points based on the freshness, smoothness, complexity, and presentation of their drink. The game will continue for several rounds until a player has 30 or more points, and the player with the most points wins the game!”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $14 (with early bird discount)

All-In (w/shipping): $17

Campaign Ends: 2/2

Game Ships: Nov. 2022

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 137% with 29 days to go.

Project: Dirty Laundry Card Game

Designers: Quokka Ando (Carry On: Drafting Card Game), Quokka Jono (Carry On: Drafting Card Game)

Artist: Quokka Jono (Carry On: Drafting Card Game)

Publisher: Quokka Games (Carry On: Drafting Card Game)

Genre/Mechanisms: action/event, bluffing, card game, memory

Player Count: 2-6

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “A sabotage shedding game. The objective is to wash all your dirty laundry first. Fill up the washing machine with the correct cleaning fluids and press wash. Pay close attention to your opponents as they might play dirty and ruin your laundry. Players take turns to strategically place concealed items, action cards and garments into communal washing machines. Play strategically by concealing items, such as throwing a red sock into a load of white garments. Play dirty and break washing machines so no one can win. A game built on sabotage and fabricated on messing with your opponents. Stain in your seats, Dirty Laundry is here to ruin your relationships, you have been worned!”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $31

All-In (w/shipping): $61

Campaign Ends: 1/31

Game Ships: May 2022

Funding Status: Currently at 51% with 27 days to go.