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

Project: The Necrohamster

Designer: Greg Dyson (Communist Cats)

Artist: Greg Dyson

Publisher: Jackdaw Co. (Communist Cats)

Genre/Mechanisms: card game, take that

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “Players take simultaneous turns in which they summon skeletons, zombies and spirits.  The winner is the player who has amassed the greatest horde of undead creatures by the time any player has summoned their 8th undead creature. The Necrohamster is quick to pick up with simple rules, but 15 unique summon creatures and varying award cards allow for depth and replayability. Games of The Necrohamster are fun and quick, with a game length of 10-15 mins.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $24

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

Campaign Ends: 9/16

Game Ships: Feb. 2023

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 824% with 28 days to go.

Project: Red Dragon Inn: Battle for Greyport – Chaos in Copperforge

Designer: Jeff Morrow (The Red Dragon Inn 3, The Red Dragon Inn 4, The Red Dragon Inn 5: The Character Trove)

Artists: Megan Langan, Erin Wong (The Red Dragon Inn: The Battle for Greyport, The Red Dragon Inn 5: The Character Trove, The Red Dragon Inn 6: Villains)

Publisher: Slugfest Games (The Red Dragon Inn, The Red Dragon Inn 2, The Red Dragon Inn 3)

Genre/Mechanisms: card game, cooperative game, deck building, dice rolling, expansion, fantasy, variable player powers

Player Count: 2-5

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-heavy

Risk: medium-high

Summary: “Copperforge is a gnomish city, and the center of arcano mechanical invention in the world of the Red Dragon Inn. It’s Wizgille the Tinkerer’s hometown, and normally it’s the picture of peace and prosperity. Unfortunately, there are new and nefarious bad guys bringing all the cogwheeled chaos you can imagine to town. In this expansion to our cooperative deckbuilding adventure game The Battle for Greyport, you’ll be able to protect the landmarks of a whole new city, halt a train heist, and KO steampunk-flavored mecha pilots. New Scenarios, new Bosses, new Locations and new Monsters are all a part of the package. Eight new playable heroes come to the game in this expansion. In addition, a new Contraption mechanic shakes up the game. Contraptions begin play ‘attached’ to Monsters, enhancing them with new or stronger abilities. When a Monster with a Contraption is Defeated, that Contraption becomes a resource for the heroes instead, to be played like an Item card.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $39

All-In (w/shipping): $120

Campaign Ends: 9/8

Game Ships: Sep. 2023

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 140% with 21 days to go.