Getting a bit sucked into Kickstarter but some really cool games around. A batch I had backed recently finished but I more or less accidentally came across these:
I love Dominion and when I noticed this deck builder, Draconis, I decided to check it out. Rather than just force a theme on a generic design it has some new mechanics that I really like. I particularly like that the game gives you terror (Dominion curses) as it prevents the negative play that cards in Dominion to give curses can lead to
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/loudaboutgame/draconis-invasion-the-dark-fantasy-deck-building-g/description (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/loudaboutgame/draconis-invasion-the-dark-fantasy-deck-building-g/description)
Dungeon crawler/ fantasy adventure games have always interested me (given my choice of novels) but I have never really liked D100 based system right from when D&D fist came out (wow that ages me!). This game is all card based and gives some really interesting tensions and the rondel is a nice touch (I play a lot of Euro games so suits me).
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/509519175/perditions-mouth/description (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/509519175/perditions-mouth/description)
Really surprised I back this at first look - I think the theme may kill it but the game play is really fun and a nice filler. The reviews give very little idea of play but fortunately there is a full play through near the end that sold it to me. My son like Anime so he will like the theme but it would probably have attracted more interest with a high fantasy theme
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1898315323/queen-of-the-hill/description (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1898315323/queen-of-the-hill/description)
made me clear out a load of old games that have been sat unused in cupboards for decades in some cases, and it will be like Christmas all year as I will start getting new games arriving from March through to next December!
Never tried and miniatures or terrain on kickstarter as the only things I have seen I can get already or they are 15mm (laser buildings). But as I have not long been browsing I could well have missed good things in the past. Anyone had experience with table top miniatures related kickstarters?
Steve
I backed Yann's Indiegogo "Evil Men" project - a kickstarter that wasn't on Kickstarter :)
It took a little longer than anticipated but in the end I got some really, really nice figures. Very happy bunny, me!
I did come across soem plastic miniatures, 28mm I think of WW1 themed Dwarf and Gnome (and perhaps other units). Looked really cool but I have only just about got rid of all the random stuff that looked nice I had accumulated over the decades but never did anything with. One of the banes of games shows was being tempted by nice looking figures in periods and scales outside what I normally do. All just worse now with the internet, but at least I have (some) more self discipline now!