Special Mention

The Tokyo series by Jordan Draper has a new bunch on Kickstarter at the moment. Japan holds a special place in my heart, so these are great to see, there are also some otherwise Japanese-only offerings with the Kickstarter as well, which makes it even more attractive. The games seem to exhibit all the colour and chaos that Tokyo is known for.

The Winner

Dark Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum is the game that gets the nod this week. With creepy miniatures, a medieval theme and solo-mode, this game hits all the major marks for many players. Add to that the fact that this game is smashing it’s goals AND aims to deliver in just a year makes it a pretty good back for $100USD in my opinion.

What about you, are there any standout Kickstarter campaigns that you have your eye on at the moment?

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The Binding of Isaac – I’m actually torn on this, and now that I write it the game seems to be a pretty generic dungeon crawl card game, but it has a strong IP and appeals to a video game audience. As a result, I think a lot of the success of this game is due to it’s characters rather than the strength of it’s game play.

Wreck Raiders – Family games aren’t something that we see often on Kickstarter, so Wreck Raiders is a good change. The game has a great look and theme to it (discovering treasure in sunken wrecks) and combines a number of mechanics, from worker placement, dice drafting and set collection – for less than $60 shipped it really is a great looking buy.

Unfortunately that is it for this week, there are really slim pickings. Check in next week and we may be able to offer some more insight into the best board games on Kickstarter for the week.

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