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

Project: High Noon Showdown

Designers: Matthew Wayne Messer, Reinhold Daykin Schnell, Bradley Keith Thomas

Artist: Jacob Cecil

Publisher: Tabula Games

Genre/Mechanisms: american west, card game, card play conflict resolution, party game, player elimination, real-time

Player Count: 2-8

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “In High Noon Showdown, you will be acting, and reacting, in a rapid race to build up an attack (or to defend yourself) over multiple rounds. You and every other player are gunning for each other to reduce your enemies’ Life Points to 0, eliminating them from the game. Don’t forget about your unique character abilities to turn the odds of winning in your favor as you try to outdraw your opponents. Will you be the last one standing and declare victory, or will you fall to the lawlessness of the west? The choice is yours. Now DRAW!!!”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $37

All-In (w/shipping): $37, same as above

Campaign Ends: 4/11

Game Ships: Nov. 2022

Funding Status: Currently at 35% with 20 days to go.