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

Project: TIWANAKU • Exclusive Deluxe Edition

Designer: Olivier Grégoire (Aya, Dreams, Piratoons)

Artist: Raphaël Samakh

Publisher: Sit Down! (Bad Bones, Ekö, Magic Maze)

Genre/Mechanisms: deduction, exploration, grid movement, modular board

Player Count: 1-4

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “In Tiwanaku, first announced as Pachamama, you lead your tribe into unknown territory in search of new lands to cultivate. Your goal: to explore regions and draw outlines to develop cultures according to the customs and legacies of Pachamama. If you honor her by respecting the great principles of diversity and complementarity, Nature will reward you; otherwise, you will suffer her wrath. In this race, risk-taking, deduction, intuition, and a good sense of timing should allow you to get through. On a turn, take either an explore action or a divine action. To explore, move a pawn already on the game board or add a pawn to the game board. When you add a pawn, place it on a perimeter space. You can move this pawn or a pawn already on the board in an orthogonal direction. If you hit a space that contains an offering token, you may continue moving either straight or at a 90º angle; if you hit a pawn of the same color, you must continue moving either straight or at a 90º angle; if you hit a space that’s empty or contains a terrain tile, you must stop. You cannot pass through a space that contains an opponent’s pawn. To divine, choose a pawn of yours on the game board on a terrain tile without a crop token, then name what value of crop you think belongs in that space based on the territory and crops already present nearby. Open the divine window for this space on the Pachamama wheel. If you’re wrong, place the correct crop tile on this space, then lose points equal to the value of this crop. If you’re correct, place the correct crop tile on this space, gain points equal to the value of this crop, gain an offering cube of this crop color, then if you wish, you can divine with another pawn of yours on a terrain tile.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $65

All-In (w/shipping): $65, same as above

Campaign Ends: 3/30

Game Ships: Oct. 2022

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 171% with 19 days to go.