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

Project: Bites

Designers: Brigitte Ditt (Big Points, Nautilus, Solaris), Wolfgang Ditt (Big Points, Nautilus, Solaris)

Artists: Filip Gavril, Anca Gavril (On Tour, Q.E.)

Publisher: BoardGameTables.com (On Tour, Q.E.)

Genre/Mechanisms: card selection, filler, set collection, take that

Player Count: 2-5

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: medium-high

Summary: A quick filler game where players progress their wooden meeple ants along a track of food items, then score points for consumed foods based on the order the ants reach the end-game anthill.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $28

All-In (w/shipping): $130, also include On Tour and Q.E.

Campaign Ends: 6/6

Game Ships: Jan. 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 130%, with 23 days to go.

Project: One Hit Wonder

Designer: Rob Taylor

Artists: Heather Scott et al.

Publisher: Rob Taylor

Genre/Mechanisms: betting, card drafting, deck building, dice rolling

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: medium-high

Summary: Made by a pair of high school teachers and their students, One Hit Wonder is a singing competition themed-game where players use card-based mechanics aim to have their singer or band play at the open mic of the dive bar Midnightly, the hipster cafe The Artful Baboon, and ultimately the stadium venue known as The Ultiplex.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $64

All-In (w/shipping): $114, includes custom art

Campaign Ends: 6/12

Game Ships: Aug. 2019

Funding Status: Currently at 79%, with 28 days to go.

Project: Promenade

Designer: Ta-Te Wu (Cat Rescue, Di Renjie, Tien Zi Que)

Artist: Ta-Te Wu (Di Renjie, Mines of the Sacred Dragon, Tien Zi Que)

Publisher: Sunrise Tornado Game Studio (Cat Rescue, Di Renjie, Tien Zi Que)

Genre/Mechanisms: economic, deck-building, hand management

Player Count: 2-4

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: medium-high

Summary: A light deck-builder and economic game where players compete to own & show the most valuable pieces of impressionist art.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $68

All-In (w/shipping): $88, includes 3 mini-expansions

Campaign Ends: 5/21

Game Ships: Aug. 2019

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 3700%, with 6 days to go.