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

Project: 1987 Channel Tunnel & 1942 USS Yorktown

Designers: Israel Cendrero (Aloha Pioha, Mondrian: The Dice Game, Ramen), Sheila Santos (Aloha Pioha, Mondrian: The Dice Game, Ramen), Esteban Fernandez (Sink the Carrier)

Artist: Pedro Soto (Guilds of London, Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft, Palastgefluster)

Publisher: Looping Games (Fantasy Realms, Isle of Trains, Topoum)

Genre/Mechanisms: 2 players, dice rolling, war game, worker placement

Player Count: 2 (1987 Channel Tunnel); 1-4 (1942 USS Yorktown)

Solo Mode: no; yes

Complexity: medium-light

Risk: high

Summary: 1978 Channel Tunnel is a 2-player competitive resource management game with players building the Channel Tunnel from both sides, one player from France and one from Britain. 1942 USS Yorktown is a 1-4 player cooperative game with players working together to locate and sink the Japanese aircraft carrier IJN Shohu while it attacks the group with fighter planes.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $34

All-In (w/shipping): $126, includes both games listed in the Kickstarter plus 3 more

Campaign Ends: 10/5

Game Ships: Nov. 2019

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 1093%, with 11 days to go.

Project: Dead Throne – Core Box and Language Packs

Designers: Kaveh Nejad (Dead Throne Deluxe Edition), Keeyan Nejad (Dead Throne Deluxe Edition), Shayan Nejad (Dead Throne Deluxe Edition)

Artists: Paul Mudie (The Amityville Project: Phobos), Dead Throne Deluxe Edition), Augustinas Raginskis (Cadaver, Carcosa, Dead Throne Deluxe Edition)

Publisher: SharkeeGames (Dead Throne Deluxe Edition)

Genre/Mechanisms: cooperative play, dice rolling, modular board, player elimination, role-playing, tile placement

Player Count: 1-7

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: medium-heavy

Risk: high

Summary: Fantasy-themed, open-world/sandbox game Dead Throne has been redesigned to make the box more compact, and also features some new cards and a new rulebook. Includes competitive, co=op and solo modes.

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $13, just the new upgrade pack

All-In (w/shipping): $63

Campaign Ends: 10/20

Game Ships: July 2020

Funding Status: Currently at 51%, with 26 days to go.