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

Project: The Fashion Game

Designer: Yabuchi Ryoko (Yura Yura Penguin, Yura Yura Penguin Mini)

Artist: Yabuchi Ryoko (Yura Yura Penguin, Yura Yura Penguin Mini)

Publisher: Yabuchi Ryoko (Yura Yura Penguin, Yura Yura Penguin Mini)

Genre/Mechanisms: communication limits, deduction, fashion, party game, pattern recognition

Player Count: 3-6

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “What outfit would you wear to a party, outdoors, or a café? Layer and Create new outfits to express your Style. This is a game in which players enjoy expressing fashion outfits that match the theme by layering cards with clothing patterns and shapes.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $27

All-In (w/shipping): $27, same as above

Campaign Ends: 11/30

Game Ships: June 2023

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 261% with 32 days to go.

Project: Haunticulture: The Board Game

Designer: Bevan Clatworthy (Ghostel)

Artist: Alexandra Vardanian

Publisher: Tinkerbot Games (Ghostel)

Genre/Mechanisms: auction / bidding, deck construction, gardening, ghosts, hand management, tile placement, zombies

Player Count: 1-4

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “The resurrected gardeners from the Manor’s heyday have returned to lend their rotted expertise to you. Use your crew of Zombies, Skeletons and Ghouls to grab plants and ornaments for your part of the garden; hire new crew members such as werewolves and vampires to boost your work and get those extra flowers planted before the night is over. But beware. Only those ghosts who show the greatest aesthetic eye will impress Spookie and be the best undead Haunticulturist. During their turn, players will bid for plant and ornament tiles using the monster cards they have in hand. Each monster has a gardening skill number (the higher the better) and up to two special abilities. During bidding, players will need to consider both the row and column their monsters are in when trying to grab those tokens. On top of this, if a player can play the third in a row of a particular monster type (say zombie or skeleton) they’ll be rewarded with a boosted special ability on that card. Players also can earn gold in the game, either through clearing ‘junk’ from their player board or various monster abilities. These can be used to hire ‘special monsters’ that have enhanced skills and abilities which the player keeps from round to round, replacing the basic monsters the player starts with. After bidding, each player will place any plant tokens onto their personal flower bed (even the bad ones that score negative points!). How these are placed will affect the players’ scores at the end of the game. How each plant will score can be varied by the players, changing the challenge from game to game. Players can also use the gold earned earlier to build any ornament tiles earned during bidding. Finally, players can earn points for a secret objective card selected at the beginning of the game. These feature a way to score that is unique to that player, and can be the difference between winning and losing. The game ends after four rounds, at which point each player tallies up their score for plants, ornaments and secret objectives with the highest score being crowned Head Haunticulturist.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $39

All-In (w/shipping): $69

Campaign Ends: 11/26

Game Ships: May 2023

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 201% with 28 days to go.