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Kickstart Monday: Mistwind and Hideous Abomination

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On August 14, 2023

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Welcome to Kickstart Monday! This is our weekly series featuring 2 or more crowdfunding projects that have caught our eye. We scour over platforms like Kickstarter, Gamefound, and Indigogo to find projects that interest us.

There are certainly some exciting projects out in crowdfunding land. Let’s take a look at a couple of games that we think you should check out.

Mistwind

First up this week is Mistwind, a Kickstarter project from First Fish Games.

In Mistwind players use flying transport whales to build networks across four different Nations. Players will build routes between the different nations’ ports loading basic resources or cargo onto their transports and selling it in other locations where the demand for that cargo is higher. Amusingly moving your transport whales will often cost krill. I have to say this is the only game I’ve seen that uses krill as a basic resource. Building your personal outposts at a port will reduce the cost in krill you must pay to move your whale. At the end of the game you will score for cargo you’ve delivered, the network you’ve built, achievements you’ve claimed and several other categories which look to give the game a healthy number of paths to victory. 

Mistwind Demo @ GenCon – Game Board
Mistwind Demo @ GenCon - Components
Mistwind Demo @ GenCon – Components

The captivating art design really helps this game stand out and is what caught my eye when I talked about it in our recent GenCon 2023 preview episode of the Wiscodice podcast. The combination of worker placement, network building and pickup and delivery looks quite interesting and I think this is a game to watch. The Kickstarter version of Mistwind will run about $95USD. If Mistwind seems like it will deliver for you, head to the Kickstarter page before August 31, 2023 to make your pledge.

Hideous Abomination 2nd Edition

Our second project this week is the Kickstarter for Hideous Abomination 2nd Edition from designer Judson Cowan.

Hideous Abomination is a tile laying game where players assemble hideous monsters from an assortment of outlandish body parts. Every tile in the game has detailed colorful artwork depicting some monstrous body alert whether it be  squid like tentacle, the head of an aquatic cyclops, the arm of a giant praying mantis or just a big glob of pink goo with an eye in it. Players will earn points for the most dominant color on their creations so they must at least  try to keep  their creature a consistent color. They can win award cards with categories like Most Eyes and Most Head tiles. Hideous Abomination is a quick light family oriented game where much of the joy of the game is just seeing how strange of a monster you can manage to make. The game comes with over 200 unique body part tiles for your monster making needs. The base edition comes in at a very affordable $21USD and there are a number of more deluxe versions on offer as well. 

If you are ready to see what kinds of Hideous Abomination you can create visit the project page before the campaign ends on August 29, 2023,

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Kickstart Monday: Aethermon: Collect and Innovation: Ultimate

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On August 7, 2023

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Welcome to Kickstart Monday! This is our weekly series featuring 2 or more crowdfunding projects that have caught our eye. We scour over platforms like Kickstarter, Gamefound, and Indigogo to find projects that interest us.

There are certainly some exciting projects out in crowdfunding land. Let’s take a look at a couple of games that we think you should check out.

Aethermon: Collect

Our first project this week is Aethermon: Collect a Gamefound campaign from Aethermon Studios.

Arthermon: Collect is a set collection game for 1-4 players set in a world with magical creatures called Aethermon.  

Aethermon obviously draws inspiration from other cute collectible monster properties but it has its own unique style and aesthetic that it brings to the genre. During the game players will be collecting Aethermon cards from the game board. Players will be attempting to collect high value Aethermon to improve their score and to collect Aethermon in the same family to double the score of those Aethermon. The game can be played both competitively and cooperatively. In competitive mode players draft powerful Artefacts to give them an edge against their opponents while in cooperative mode players will combine their scores in a joint effort to collect the most valuable Aethermon.   

To see the game in action and hear more about WiscoDice’s thoughts on Aethermon: Collect, check out our YouTube Video here.

The campaign has a number of pledge options starting with a print and play pledge for about A$5, a standard pledge for A$30, a deluxe pledge for A$60 and also higher tier pledges for those with deep pockets. The campaign runs until August 30th 2023, so make your pledge before then.

Innovation: Ultimate

Our next game this week is Innovation: Ultimate a Backerkit project from Asmadi Games.

Innovation: Ultimate is an updated version of Innovation originally released in 2010 by designer Carl Chudyk. Innovation is a tableau and civilization building game where players will play card representing ideas, technology and inventions. You begin the game in Age 1 or Prehistory starting out with cards like Writing or Metalworking. Each card has an effect you can choose to trigger with one of your two actions on your turn which may allow you to attack your opponents, expand your civilization and even advance to the next Age.

Innovation: Ultimate has a number of new features and improvements to the original game. While the original game featured 10 Ages to progress to, Innovation: Ultimate now has an eleventh age, the Prudence Age with futuristic speculative technology. The boxed set also includes the 4 existing expansions for Innovation and a new fifth expansion called The Unseen. The new expansion brings in a mechanic called Safeguard that lets to stash available achievements so that you can claim them but your opponents can’t. Cards in the Unseen expansion deal with subterfuge, shadowy technologies and other clandestine concepts.

The Innovation: Ultimate campaign is keeping it simple with only one pledge level for $69 USD but this includes approximately 750 cards and a box insert that is designed to support both sleeved and unsleeved cards. If you are ready to dive into the ultimate version of Innovation make your pledge before September 15, 2023 when the Backerkit campaign ends.

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Kickstart Monday: Luddit and Avante Card

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On July 31, 2023

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Welcome to Kickstart Monday! This is our weekly series featuring 2 or more crowdfunding projects that have caught our eye. We scour over platforms like Kickstarter, Gamefound, and Indigogo to find projects that interest us.

There are certainly some exciting projects out in crowdfunding land. Let’s take a look at a couple of games that we think you should check out.

Luddite

Our first project of the week is the Kickstarter for Luddite by Cogito Ergo Meeple.

Luddite is a pretty unique offering. The game itself is a roll and write campaign game that can be played with 1 to an unlimited number of players (with print and play sheets). The game is set in a future dystopia where the player is a “digital saboteur” hacking into systems to combat AI and bionic automatons that have taken the place of a human workforce. The campaign includes multiple maps and will increase in complexity as the story progresses.

As another unique element  Luddite features is a graphic novel that incorporates with the game and no doubt helps set the mood of a dystopian sci-fi future. As a big fan personally of comics and graphic novels I think it’s a very cool addition  and I  would not mind if more board game kickstarters included these kinds of bonus items.

If you are willing to forego the bells and whistles you can get the print and play version for about $5 USD (which includes an electronic version of the comic). The full physical version will run about $40 USD and includes dry erase game maps as well as custom dice, a dice tray, and coins. The Luddit Kickstarter campaign ends on August 5, 2023, so hit up the project page before then.

Avant Carde

Next up this week is the Kickstarter for Avant Carde the 1 to 5 player game from Resonym Games. 

In Avant Carde players are thematically displaying their collection of Avant Garde art. The artworks are represented by a deck of art cards numbered  1 through 14. To display their art the player plays art cards from their hand, making sure that each card matches the previous card’s color or number. Players want to play as many cards as possible because each card they play is worth $1. Then they can use this money to buy more art that works with their current card or even cards with special patron powers, which may  totally change the way  you can play your cards. The game comes with  3 different patron decks so you can get a lot of replayability with a variety of patron powers 

Avant card looks like a quick playing easy to learn game with a slight deck building mechanic and enough going on to be a winner for both a casual crowd and more seasoned gamers. The Kickstarter edition will run $29 USD and will come with a micro-expansion and some bonus metal coins. If you are interested, the campaign will conclude on August 12, 2023, so visit the project now to make your pledge.

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Kickstart Monday: Shipwrights of the North Sea: Redux and Kraken Skulls

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On July 3, 2023

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Welcome to Kickstart Monday! This is our weekly series featuring 2 or more crowdfunding projects that have caught our eye. We scour over platforms like Kickstarter, Gamefound, and Indigogo to find projects that interest us.

Shipwrights of the North Sea: Redux

First up this week is the Kickstarter for Shipwrights of the North Sea: Redux from Garphill games.

Shipwrights of the North Sea was originally published in 2014 as the first game in Garphill’s North Sea trilogy. This new Redux version is a complete reworking of the original. There are shared thematic elements between the two, but the campaign page indicates this is a totally new game. In the game players take on the role of shipwrights building longships and buildings attracting heroes and gathering gold all with the goal of being the greatest Viking clan. The game plays from 1-5 players and features the familiar art style of Mihajlo “The Mico” Dimitrievski. There are a couple of extras you can score from Kickstarter campaign including the free Legends Promo pack, Box Sleeves and a discount on the metal coin upgrade. If you are already a fan of Garphill’s line of game or are a new comer this is perfect opportunity to get in on the action. The campaign for Shipwrights of the North Sea: Redux will end on the 12th of July 2023.

Kraken Skulls

Next up this week and continuing the sea-faring theme is Kraken Skulls a Kickstarter project from Chris Couch Games.

Kraken Skulls is a fast paced pirate battle game where players will sail through dangerous waters fighting rival pirate ships, dig up treasure and perhaps face the dreaded Kraken. Players secretly choose where to move their ship each round and the outcome is determined by where they land. If two pirates share the same space on open water or a port they will battle each other with custom dice trying to out gun each other. When battles take place at a port, one of twenty unique minigames is triggered and the battle will follow the special rules for that port. If you are lucky enough to be alone on your location you will be able to dig up valuable treasure, but if you are unlucky you’ll be battling the terrifying Kraken. Luckily if you share the location with another player you will team up together to try to take down the Kraken. All of your swashbuckling and piracy will earn you “Dread” points and the first player to reach six Dread will win the game. The artwork and design is colorful and charming and the game looks to be perfect for those looking for a quick casual game with some light dice based combat. It is also at a nice price point of only $30 USD. The Kickstarter campaign for Kraken Skulls ends on July 13th 2023.

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Kickstart Monday: Forge and Galactic Renaissance

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On April 3, 2023

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Welcome to Kickstart Monday! This is our weekly series featuring 2 or more crowdfunding projects that have caught our eye. We scour over platforms like Kickstarter, Gamefound, and Indigogo to find projects that interest us.

Forge

First up this week is Forge, a Kickstarter project from FunDaMental games.

Forge is a worker-placement game where players are blacksmiths in the medieval era. Players start the game with a basic smithy and the capability to forge only simple items like simple knives or tools. Players must gather their resources from the Forest, Mountain and Mines to be able to complete forging contracts that will earn them both victory points and gold.

As the game progresses players are able upgrade their smithy and gain additional levels of skill to take on more advanced and lucrative military and royal contracts. Players will also seek to gain notoriety among the guilds of the city, build special developments, train assistants and compete for various smithing achievements. If you are ready to take up the hammer, forge a path to the Kickstarter page and back Forge before April 13th.

Galactic Renaissance

Next up we have Galactic Renaissance a game from the designer of INIS and publisher Matagot Games.

As a followup to the celtic themed card battling area control game INIS, Galactic Renaissance promises to be a tense political game as players expand their influence and control over planets across the galaxy.

Through deck-building, players will assemble a team of specialist cards with a variety of unique abilities that the player can take as actions on their turn. Players will explore the galaxy through the use of portals sending emissaries through to expand their influence on the planet. Control of the planet can grant the player special asymmetrical powers but as more players send emissaries to  a planet it gets pushed toward disorder and players will need to take actions to restore balance. Ultimately players will be racing to score 30 points in the galactic senate by using their unique senator cards and triggering public game objectives. The Kickstarter campaign for Galactic Renaissance will end on April 15th so portal over to the project if you are looking to back it.

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