Eye on Kickstarter #73

Welcome to my Eye on Kickstarter series!  This series will highlight Kickstarter campaigns I am following that have recently launched (or I've recently discovered) because they have caught my interest.  Usually they'll catch my interest because they look like great games that I have either backed or would like to back (unfortunately budget doesn't allow me to back everything I'd like to).  But occasionally the campaigns caught my attention for other reasons.  Twice a month, on the 2nd and 4th Fridays, I'll make a new post in this series, highlighting the campaigns that have caught my attention since the last post.  In each post I'll highlight one campaign that has really grabbed my attention, followed by other campaigns I've backed or am interested in.  I'll also include links to any related reviews or interviews I've done.  Comments are welcome, as are suggestions for new campaigns to check out!

You can also see my full Kickstarter Profile to see what I've backed or my old Eye on Kickstarter page that was too unwieldy to maintain.  Also, check out the 2019 Kickstarter Boardgame Projects geeklist over on Board Game Geek for a list of all the tabletop games of the year.

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So, without further ado, here are the projects I'm currently watching as of the second Friday of September, 2019:

Live Campaigns from Past Eyes:
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HIGHLIGHTED CAMPAIGN
Rare Roses

• GJJ Games Backed
• People Behind the Meeples Interview
• This is a gorgeous looking game with a fun theme. Who doesn't love the look of a gorgeous, unique rose. The game looks very interesting, too, with its high player interaction.

In the town of Bloomsville people live a life of beauty, and floral frolicking. The town is known for its rare rose shops and gardens. However, it’s not all rosy. The competition is tight and the town is full of fierce florists flogging their fanciful floral wares. Are you up to the task?

Will you corner the market on Black, Blue or perhaps Striped Dragon roses and force your competitors to come to you for roses? Will you plan ahead and get the biggest and best profits from the high-end orders? Or will you fill lots of little lucrative lovelies and leave little for others? Many strategies, many roses, much money.

Test your entrepreneurial ingenuity in this fun interactive game for 1 to 6 players. It will only take you about an hour or just a bit more if your negotiations are fierce. Anyone from children to our esteemed elders will enjoy a friendly game of Rare Roses.

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Evil Dead 2: The Board Game

• ENDING TODAY!!!
• GJJ Games Backed
• You might remember seeing an Evil Dead 2 board game on Kickstarter about two years ago. Well, that campaign was successfully funded (raising over $722,000) and then the company that was supposed to publish the game mismanaged the funds so poorly that nothing ever came of it, leaving thousands of backers without a game. So why should you consider backing this one? This campaign (which ends today) is a "heartthrob" campaign being run by two different companies: Jasco Gmaes and Lynnvander Studios. They've taken what they could get from the original game, updated some of the rules and gameplay, and are trying again, but with a HUGE showing of goodwill. If the game funds, and it's over 90% funded now), every single backer from the original campaign, plus those that ordered through the original company's website, conventions, etc. will get a copy of this new game for only the cost of shipping! That's right, even though Jasco Games and Lynnvander Studios had nothing to do with the original campaign, they're working to make things right for those original backers. So, if you haven't yet, please consider backing this game today! The campaign ends at 10pm Central Time tonight, so get on it right away! Your pledge essentially counts as four pledges and you get to help out other board gamers!

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LOTS: A Competitive Tower Building Game

• People Behind the Meeples Interview
• This looks like a super fun, 3D tower building game. I'm not usually a huge fan of dexterity games, but this has a lot more going for it than just dexterity. You, and your opponents, work together to build a tower out of tetromino blocks. Each game will end up with a completely unique skyscraper built in the middle of the table!

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Nouvelle-France

• Here's another game I saw at Gen Con this summer that looks fascinating. The blocks give it a very puzzly and dexterity game feel, but it's more Euro game than anything else. It's about trying to build a settlement in colonial Canada before the winter snows set in. Great looking components, unique gameplay, and a great theme really made this stand out in the game previews I saw at Gen Con.

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Mint Cooperative

• I got to take a peek at Mint Cooperative at Gen Con this year and it looks like another fun game in Five 24 Labs' line of mint tin games. This one is, as the name implies, cooperative, and just like the others, it boasts simple rules, small size, and fast gameplay.