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

Project: Aeolis

Designer: Aiollus (Theosis)

Artists: Vaggelis Manousakas (Ascendance: Call of Thurla, Theosis), Rafael Dioli (Skytear)

Publisher: Dreamcraft Games (Theosis)

Genre/Mechanisms: area majority/influence, civilization, campaign/battle card driven, cooperative game, dice rolling, miniatures, tile placement

Player Count: 1-7

Solo Mode: yes

Complexity: medium-heavy

Risk: high

Summary: A fully cooperative, kingdom-building game “with strong civ aspects and lots of detailed, quality miniatures.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $118

All-In (w/shipping): $191

Campaign Ends: 11/4

Game Ships: Dec. 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 106%, with 10 days to go.

Project: Damnation: The Gothic Game

Designer: Kris Rees

Artists: Anca Albu (Skytear), Hueala Teodor

Publisher: Blackletter Games (Theosis)

Genre/Mechanisms: dice rolling, exploration, hand management, player elimination, roll/spin and move, take that, team-based game, variable player powers

Player Count: 3-6

Solo Mode: no

Complexity: light

Risk: high

Summary: “In this licenced version of the 1992 cult classic, The Gothic Game, players will once again compete to be the last survivor while exploring Dracula’s Castle.”

Base Pledge (w/shipping): $67

All-In (w/shipping): $119

Campaign Ends: 11/24

Game Ships: Aug. 2020

Funding Status: Funded; currently at 11%, with 30 days to go.