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

Project: Escaping Mars

Designer: Joshua Mason (Outfoxed!)

Artist: Joshua Mason (Outfoxed!)

Publisher: Quirky Co. (Outfoxed!)

Genre/Mechanisms: card game, hand management, player elimination, take that

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: medium-high

Summary: “In Escaping Mars, you role play as one of the last remaining citizens of Colony 7, a settlement on a post-terraformed Red Planet (which has been overrun by a ruthless gang known as The Brotherhood of Broken Skulls), in the year 3254. During play, your goal is to get past the baddies, find the ‘battery unit,’ power up the last working drone transport, fend off other citizens who have the same idea, and get out while you still can. It’s a fun, quirky, science fiction-themed card game with 20 original characters— consisting of 70 cards and intended for 2-4 players, ages 8 and up.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $29

All-In (w/shipping): $642, includes 32 other card games from Quirky Co.!

Campaign Ends: 3/5

Game Ships: Mar. 2022

Funding Status: Currently at 74% with 43 days to go.