First up isn’t a board game but a 15mm miniatures line for
gamers who love “lost world” and Indiana Jones-type adventures. The Adventures
in the Lost Lands miniatures line features a few of the most popular species
of dinosaurs as well as some humans in steampunk and pulp-gear clothing,
including a very familiar figure with a bullwhip. There are only five days left
in the campaign at the time of this post (Nov. 19), so if you want to support
it, better hurry. Kickstarter link.
The next two projects make the mistake of confusing
archaeology with paleontology, but I’ll let that slide. The board game In a
World of Dinosaurs is unique in that it features two boards, one representing
the prehistoric past and the other the modern day. Players kill off dinosaurs
on the prehistoric board so their teams of paleontologists can dig up the
fossils in the modern day. It is not a serious take on the subject, as
paleontologists can also find precious artifacts or face dangers such as
man-eating plants. But I admit this is the game I most want to see funded as
this point. Kickstarter link.
Last but not least we have Artifacts, Inc., a
card-and-dice game in which players are rival teams of
archaeologists/paleontologists seeking artifacts and fossils in 1929. It is
designed by Ryan Laukat, who already has some hits in his belt, such as
Eight-Minute Empire. The art on the cards is especially nice. Backers of this
project probably won’t see it until late next year, but in the meantime, they
can download a print-and-play version of the game. Kickstarter link.
But wait! There is one more game worth mentioning! I missed
its Kickstarter campaign but it is now out in stores. Evolution is a card game
in which players “evolve” strange species that they use to gain points and attack
other players' species. It is getting good reviews and the art is drop-dead
gorgeous. Boardgamegeek link
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