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

Project: Aventuria – Stories & Legends

Designers: Alexander Grimme, Christian Lonsing, Sven Milpauer, Markus Plötz

Artist: Nadine Schäkel (Aventuria: Adventure Card Game, Orkensturm, Pairs)

Publisher: Ulisses Spiele (Kingsburg, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Rise of the Runelords – Base Set, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Skulls & Shackles – Base Set)

Genre/Mechanisms: adventure, campaign game, card game, cooperative game, critical hits and failures, deck building, dice rolling, fantasy, fighting, hand management, narrative choice / paragraph, role playing, scenario / mission / campaign game, solo / solitaire game, variable player powers

Player Count: 1-4

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: medium-low

Summary: “A fast-paced card game where each player takes the role of a hero from Aventuria. Choose from Arbosh the fierce dwarven smith, Layariel the fleet-footed elven scout, Carolan the cunning half-elven rogue, or Mirhiban the mysterious Tulamydian mage. In Duel Mode, heroes fight against each other, while in the cooperative Adventure Mode, heroes join together as a party and go on exciting adventures. Whether battling against each other or standing united against a terrifying foe, players draw action cards every round which constantly improve their abilities.

This latest campaign features 2 new expansion boxes: Path of Legends, which allows you to play your Aventuria adventures as an exciting campaign with interludes between adventures and level up your heroes with hundreds of new, exciting cards; and Mythical Stories, which provides you with an advanced story mode and also includes 5 new adventures and 3 director’s cuts of existing adventures. Also new with this campaign are 2 new heroes: the silent and powerful Blessed One of Boron, and the dashing, dexterous Double Mercenary.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $48, only includes the two new Hero sets

All-In (w/shipping): $636, includes everything made for Aventuria to-date

Campaign Ends: 3/15

Game Ships: March 2024

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 217% with 19 days to go.

Project: The Curse of Candelabria

Designers: Davide Carcelli, Gabriele Porro (S.H.E.O.L.)

Artist: Mirko Treccani (S.H.E.O.L.)

Publisher: Lunar Oak Studio (S.H.E.O.L.)

Genre/Mechanisms: area majority / influence, area movement, card play conflict resolution, medieval, miniatures

Player Count: 3-5

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: HIGH

Summary: “An area majority / area control dudes on a map eurogame with a strong focus on the setting. Each player controls a noble house of living candles and competes for the territories on the map to earn points at the end of each of the 3 eras. During their turn, players create new living candles and compose their layered miniatures, place tealights on the map, melt the deployed candles, activate their abilities, move, and upgrade the castle of the house. At the end of each era there is a combat phase where the conflicts and the majorities are resolved and points are gained. Earn more points than the others and become the new king of Candelabria.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $124

All-In (w/shipping): $290

Campaign Ends: 3/15

Game Ships: March 2024

Funding Status: Currently at 55% with 19 days to go.