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

Project: Resist! (on Gamefound)

Designers: Trevor Benjamin (Mandala, Undaunted: Normandy, Undaunted: North Africa, War Chest), Roger Tankersley, David Thompson (Undaunted: Normandy, Undaunted: North Africa, War Chest))

Artists: Albert Monteys (Dungeon Raiders, Gretchinz!, LUNA Capital)

Publisher: Salt & Pepper Games

Genre/Mechanisms: card game, card play conflict resolution, deck building, hand management, modern warfare, open drafting, push your luck, scenario / mission / campaign game, solo / solitaire game, spies / secret agents, wargame

Player Count: 1

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: light

Risk: medium-high

Summary: “A fast-playing, card-driven solitaire game in which you take on the role of the Spanish Maquis, fighting against the Francoist regime. Over a series of rounds, you will undertake increasingly difficult missions. Defeating missions gains you the victory points you need to win the game. Failing to defeat missions and enemies may cause you to lose the game. At the end of each round, you must choose whether to end the resistance or risk it and take on another mission. At the beginning of the game, you will assemble a team of 12 Maquis, represented by a deck of cards. At the heart of the game is the tension between keeping your Maquis concealed from Franco or revealing them and unlocking their full potential. But you must be careful, revealed Maquis are removed from your deck and you likely won’t be able to use them for the rest of the game. While Resist! does have some minor deck-building elements, it is primarily a ‘deck-destruction’ game, wherein you will have to carefully manage your deck, balancing the decision of defeating the immediate threat and trying to move on to the next mission.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $30

All-In (w/shipping): $32

Campaign Ends: 6/3

Game Ships: Sep. 2022

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 237% with 20 days to go.