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

Project: Crossroll Hong Kong

Designer: Princeton Wong (Electioneer)

Artist: Princeton Wong (Electioneer)

Publisher: NightDreamer (Electioneer)

Genre/Mechanisms: dice rolling, paper & pencil, roll & write, route/network building

Player Count: 1-4

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: high

Summary: A strategic roll & write themed around exploring Hong Kong, aiming to be crunchier than most offerings in the genre.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $24

All-In (w/shipping): $24, same as above

Campaign Ends: 9/26

Game Ships: Jan. 2020

Funding Status: Currently at 33%, with 37 days to go.

Project: Paragon: Trials of the Chosen

Designers: Ryan Hall, Adam Testerman

Artists: Natalie Bernard (Apocrypha Adventure Card Game), Matt Forsyth (Magic Mayhem: The Card Game, Of Dreams & Shadows), Stephanie Gustafsson (Aeon’s End: War Eternal, Coup, Middara, Whistle Stop), Nathanael Mortensen (Ark of Atlantis, Dwellings of Eldervale), Olga Volkova

Publisher: Midwinter Mages

Genre/Mechanisms: deck building, fighting, hand management, variable player powers

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-heavy

Risk: medium-high

Summary: An “expandable card game” with mechanics in the vein of Magic: The Gathering and A Game of Thrones: The Card Game.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $48

All-In (w/shipping): $48, same as above

Campaign Ends: 9/17

Game Ships: Feb. 2020

Funding Status: Currently at 16%, with 28 days to go.