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Kickstart Monday: Multiuse Cards are front and center

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On June 5, 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.

This week we feature 2 games with multiuse cards. What are multi-use cards you ask? They are cards that have different purposes in the game based on when and where they are played.

Coba

First up is Coba by Crossbow Games. In this co-op game for 1-4 players you are fighting your way through the temple to find treasure. Described as The Mind meets Racko, this pocket sized game has a lot of depth and replayability. The artwork is extraordinary and adds to the game immersion. The cards are used as steps in the cathedral, to determine imitative, and for player actions. WiscoDice had an opportunity to play a prototype of Coba and can confirm that this is a game you don’t want to miss out on. Hear about this game from the designers on WiscoDice podcast episode 110.

The crowdfunding for this game is through The Game Crafter and is live for the next 2 weeks. Crowdfunding on The Game Crafter is a bit different, if you back the project you are guaranteed to get a copy of the game. But the more that back, the lower the price goes. If you miss the crowdfunding window, you can purchase anytime for full retail price.

El Burro

Next up is El Burro: a La Granja Game by Spielworxx. This one is live on Gamefound for another week. In this game you are a farmer in Majorca and need to develop the farm and move goods to the port of Palma. In addition to multi-purpose cards, you also have the fun of dice-drafting.

If you are a fan of La Granja, this is a standalone game in the same family of games. The campaign indicates this is slightly more complex than the first game, La Granja. Also, it plays the standard 2-4 players and includes a solo mode!

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Kickstart Monday: Point City + Deep Dive and The Hunt

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On March 20, 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.

Point City + Deep Dive

Our first project of note this week is the Kickstarter for Point City and Deep dive from Flatout Games.

Point City + Deep Dive

Point city is a follow up to the quick card drafting  game Point Salad. Point city looks to expand upon the mechanics of point salad by including card drafting and engine building mechanics. 1 to 4 Players will create a unique city from 150 different building cards. Players try to find the right combos of resources and buildings including special civic buildings to maximize their scoring. Point city looks like it would be a great alternative to Point Salad for someone who is looking for a slightly heavier but still quick game. 

This Kickstarter campaign also includes Deep Dive, a push-your-luck game for up to 6 players. Deep dive looks to be a light fun game where you dive deeper and deeper into the ocean with your group of penguins hope for greater rewards the deeper you go. But you must be wary of the various predators that looking to snack on penguins that dive too deep. If one or both of these games catches your interest follow our link to the Kickstarter project before April 14th.

The Hunt

Our second project for the week is The Hunt a Gamefound project from Salt and Pepper Games.

The Hunt

The Hunt is a 2 player asymmetrical duel set in 1939 between one player playing as the British Royal Navy and another taking the role of the German Kriegsmarine. The German player must steathfully sink 5 freight ships while the British player seeks to hunt the German Admiral for a final battle.

The games plays out on a hex grid and with tactical card play using cards either for their special event or for action points to take actions like movement,  search and attack or other special actions that differ between each side. The game promises tense action in a 20-45 minute time span and seems like it would play out as a bit of a cat and mouse game with the Germans trying their best to avoid a direct battle while still targeting the British freight ships. I quite like the artwork on display here too as it really helps the theme of the game come forward. This definitely looks like an interesting title for anyone looking for a 2 player war game. Head over to the Gamefound project page for The Hunt, before April 3d if you are looking to back it.

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Kickstart Monday: Are you a Young Witch or a Mad King?

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On February 13, 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.

Witchbound

Witchbound is a unique 1-2 player storytelling campaign game set in a magical world. As a young witch you will explore the island of Coven Cove through a series of scenes which have multiple points of interaction that lead to a story path in a choose your own adventure style narrative. You might be interacting with townsfolk in a village or venturing into dangerous dungeons to face challenging encounters.

Witchbound – Gamefound

The game boasts a Dynamic NPC (non-player character) system that can make each interaction with an NPC unique and put you down a different story path There is also crafting and enchanting to let you make powerful potions or magical items to help you on your journey

The art and components in Witchbound are lovely and give a very cozy, lighthearted feel to the game which seems perfect for a relaxed solo or two player playthrough. If you are looking for a delightfully witchy storytelling adventure head over to Gamefound and before the campaign ends on February 23rd, 2023.

Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig

Our next game this week is the Kickstarter for Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig from Bezier Games.

The Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig brings the Castles of Mad King Ludwig experience into a flip and write format. In the game you will use colored pencils to add a variety of strangely shaped rooms onto the floor plan of your castle while earning bonus cards and attempting to fulfill the king’s royal decrees. 

Blueprints of Mad King Ludiwig – Kickstarter

The base version is available for $40 USD and a deluxe version for $70 USD that has some extra deluxified and components and a gametrayz insert. We are big fans of the Mad King Ludwig family of games and the flip and write genre feels like a natural fit for this series. We will be keeping an eye on this one. The Kickstarter for Blueprints of Mad King Ludwig runs through March 7th, 2023.

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Kickstart Monday: In Space or On Land

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On February 6, 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.

Stay informed when new Kickstart Monday projects come out by following us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter and following the #KickstartMonday hashtag.

Andromeda’s Edge

Our first game this week is  Andromeda’s Edge, a Gamefound project from designer Luke Laurie and publisher Cardboard Alchemy.

Andromeda’s Edge – Deluxe Box on Gamefound

Andromeda’s Edge promises a mix of worker placement, engine building, area control and dice combat. Each player represents a unique alien faction with asymmetric powers.

In the game you will be sending your worker starships out to planet, moons, and nebulae to collect resources, build developments, trade, and salvage technology. Each of your ship type can be upgraded to improve it abilities including is strength in combat. As you explore the galaxy you will engage in battle with raiders other players in a dice based combat system. Starship upgrades like weapons and shields will aid you in battle. You will also build up and engine of modules that you will be able to activate when your ships return from exploration.

Andromeda’s Edge – Standard Box, on Gamefound

The components in Andromeda’s edge look stellar (if you’ll excuse the pun). There are plastic miniatures for each of the types of starships; Transport, Fighter, Science Vessel and Heavy Cruiser. The deluxe edition will feature even more miniature and custom game trays to house all the components.

If this sounds like the game for you make sure to back before the Gamefound campaign ends on February 23rd.

F.O.R.K.

Next up we have F.O.R.K (Fox Owl Rabbit Kale) a family friendly food chain trick-taking game from Sunrise Tornado Studios and designer Ta-Te Wu.

FORK Box
FORK Box

F.O.R.K. is a trick-taking game where each round player will attempt to claimed score cards played by other players in the trick by playing an animal that is higher in the food chain. For example Fox cards act as a trump card and can claim Owl and Rabbit cards. Owls can claim rabbits and rabbit are content to munch on kale cards played by other players.

FORK Cards
FORK Cards

For more detail on F.O.R.K. check out our review on the WiscoDice blog: FORK – An Engaging Game for All Ages

The Kickstarter for F.O.R.K. runs through March 2nd so head on over to the project page to check it out.

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Kickstart Monday: Sleeping Gods and Spinning Dice

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On May 2, 2022

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Welcome to Kickstart Monday!!!! This is our weekly series featuring 2 or more crowdfunding projects in the tabletop gaming industry. I scour over platforms like Kickstarter, Gamefound, and Indigogo to find projects that interest me. People would ask me what I think is worth backing. Since I was providing these recommendations all ready, what better way to do it than post a weekly blog about projects I am interested in.

Stay informed when new Kickstart Monday projects come out by following us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter and following the #KickstartMonday hashtag.

This week on Kickstart Monday I head over to Gamefound to look at an expansion to one of the games I hear talked about all of the time. Then we take a look at a surprisingly fun dice game.

Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies

Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies from Red Raven Games is a much-anticipated stand-alone sequel to Sleeping Gods. This expansion is going to provide more Sleeping Gods content. More characters, locations, narrative arcs, and more to discover. Featuring a new massive open world you will need to use your airplane to fly and discover some of the new locations.

Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies is a narrative, quest-based campaign game for 1-4 players. Playtime will likely vary somewhat on a per quest basis, but most sessions can be completed in 1-2 hours. Like many campaign games expect this one will keep you engaged for likely hundreds of gaming hours.

If you love deep narrative immersive games with a heavy story element and light role-playing then you should consider backing this project!

Tin Spin

Base Game and Components

Tin Spin from Surprisingly Fun Games is exactly that, surprisingly fun! We have had the opportunity to actually play this game for 2-6 players. This game features dexterity, strategy, and even some risk/reward gambling of gold cubes (points). The small form factor (a small metal tin) makes this game extremely easy to transport and its simple rules make it ideal for gamers and non-gamers.

On your turn you will either roll the dice you control or you will take a whirl at spinning your dice. Both have their risks and depending on the dice you control at the time you might opt for one option over the other. Of course, once you are done resolving your turn you will roll the SWAP die which will determine if the dice are passed and in which direction around the table.

We laughed and had a great time when we had the opportunity to play this game. It’s a great game to give as a gift so pick up a pair of copies when you back this project!

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Thank you for checking out this week’s Kickstart Monday! If you find these interesting or want some attention on a Kickstarter or other crowdfunded projects that you would like to read more about please share your thoughts with us via our social media or at our email.

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