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

Project: Atlas Lost – Rise of the New Sovereigns

Designer: Totsuca Chuo (The Arctic, Aqua Garden, Perfumery)

Artists: Kazuma Koda, Yota Suzuki (Perfumery, The Tree-Lined Avenue)

Publisher: Tactical Games (Perfumery, The Tree-Lined Avenue)

Genre/Mechanisms: area majority / influence, civilization, tech trees/ tech tracks

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-heavy

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “A tech-tree, resource management and civilization game. Play a combination of three of the five available techs. Each of these techs employs different board game mechanisms. You must use cards, collect resources, and employ unearthed tech to build up your own troops and gather fame faster than the players around you. Whoever first scores 30 points wins.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $80

All-In (w/shipping): $175

Campaign Ends: 10/5

Game Ships: Sep. 2023

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 534% with 29 days to go.

Project: Civitas 2230

Designer: James Simon Bradley (Civitas Nihilium)

Artist: James Simon Bradley (Civitas Nihilium)

Publisher: James Simon Bradley (Civitas Nihilium)

Genre/Mechanisms: card game, cyberpunk, deck building, dice, dice rolling

Player Count: 1-4

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “Control an alternative dystopian future and lay waste to your enemies in this highly thematic political tabletop game for gaming groups that love tactics, political swindling, challenging scenarios, and total story immersion. The year is 2230; this is the 2nd Dimension. Giant City-States known as the Great Civitas have replaced nations. The League of Patriots is the global competition that pits these giant cities against each one another. It is a global race for reputation, population, and world-wide dominance. After the dramatic events of the past five years, a new President reigns over Civitas Nihilum. This legendary secret police officer is looking to rule the crumbling but once-great metropolis with an Ion fist. A ruler with a desire to crush their rivals with their deadly orbital Ion supremacy. Inspired by Akira, Ghost in the Shell, the works of William Gibson and Philip K. Dick, one player starts with an energy monopoly in freefall and the rest of the factions must work together in order to continue the demise, but in turn focus on their own desire to reign supreme.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $96

All-In (w/shipping): $196

Campaign Ends: 10/3

Game Ships: Feb. 2023

Funding Status: Currently at 45% with 26 days to go.

Project: Race For The Title

Designer: Colin Webster (Counter Attack)

Artist: Colin Webster

Publisher: Colin Webster (Counter Attack)

Genre/Mechanisms: deck building, deck construction, dice rolling, hand management, sports

Player Count: 1-4

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “A deck-building football (soccer) card game for 1-4 players. Every player starts with a weak hand of cards which they attempt to improve upon every round as they accumulate money and play matches against their opponents. You will look to strengthen your team to be more successful in matches, but you’ll also need to grow your club’s finances to buy new players. It’s a tricky balancing act to achieve and it might be the case that smart decisions only start paying off as the game goes into the late stages. There are five kinds of cards in the game: Player Cards feature players and you’ll use them in matches against an opponent; Formation Cards give your playing skills a permanent boost– keep them on display at all times; Stadium Cards increase the money you make when you play a home match; Action Cards allow you to weaken an opponent’s team or, in some cases, gain extra cards for free; and Economy Cards give you income you can spend in the Marketplace. You’ll only ever have five cards (six/seven if you happen to have a formation/stadium card in play) in play at one time. Your active hand is known as your Line-Up. To play matches, pick an opponent. Add up your total attacking scores across your Line-Up. Your opponent does the same but adds up their total defence score. Then both managers add a dice roll to your score. Highest combined score wins the match. The winning team takes three points and moves up the league table. The first team to reach 70 points wins the title.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $51

All-In (w/shipping): $98

Campaign Ends: 10/4

Game Ships: Mar. 2023

Funding Status: Currently at 29% with 27 days to go.