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

Project: Mining Colony: Secret Missions

Designer: Steve Finn (Biblios, Floriferous, Herbaceous)

Artist: Marius Janusonis (Fleet: The Dice Game, Fleet: The Dice Game Second Edition, Mining Colony)

Publisher: Dr. Finn’s Games (Biblios, Floriferous, Sunset Over Water)

Genre/Mechanisms: auction / bidding, expansion, hiddin victory points, polyominoes, space exploration, territory building, tile placement

Player Count: 1-4

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: light

Risk: medium-low

Summary: “Mining Colony is a tile laying game in which you use excavation cards to compete for resources. With these resources, you develop your colonies and attempt to build science stations and outposts.

In Secret Missions, a mini-expansion pack to Mining Colony, players receive a secret missions card showing 6 items in specific spots in the colony. Players score points at game end for placing the specified items in the specified locations.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $6

All-In (w/shipping): $53

Campaign Ends: 1/13

Game Ships: Mar. 2023

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 113% with 8 days to go.