4 Upcoming Kickstarter Board Games – Wizards and Galaxy Hunters

Welcome to our Friday “Upcoming Kickstarter Board Games” article, that seems to have unexpectedly become a weekly tradition by now. And what better way to commemorate that that showing you even more shiny projects that will pop up on KS in July and August. Today we’ll pretty you 4 games and start with a long awaited one. 

Galaxy Hunters – July 28th

Galaxy Hunters is an ambitious Kickstarter project that’s being relaunched next Tuesday. Aimed at 2 to 4 players, the game takes us to a sci-fi world ruled by megacorps who own colossal, heavily-equipped robots designed to fight equally colossal monsters. 

Each player works as a mercenary tasked with piloting a mech and getting rid of all the mutated menace. To achieve that you will have to keep upgrading your own machine. The upgrades seem especially interesting as they add tons of customization to the gameplay and let you create a robot tailored exactly to your strategy and personal preferences. On the top of that, Galaxy Hunters offers a number of pilots for you to choose from. Each has a set of unique variable powers that shake things up even more. 

Interestingly, Galaxy Hunters has a heavy dose of classic euro style worker placement with an addition of huge mech minis that make it look like something one of its kind. The new version available on the campaign will include a remade board, much better miniatures, new resource tracks and many gameplay upgrades.

Lizard Wizard – July 28th

Lizard Wizard is the new project by Glenn Drover whom you may recognize from Empires: Age of Discovery and Raccoon Tycoon. Each player takes on the role of a powerful archmage recruiting wizards from 7 different schools of magic. Selecting proper actions strategically is the main part of Lizard Wizard. Doing it smartly will make you the most powerful and influential magic wielder of the realm.

The actions that can be undertaken by players include gathering magical reagents, converting them to pure mana, summoning familiars, building towers, researching spells and of course: recruiting new apprentices to join you.

Arcana Rising – July

Arcana Rising, just like the game above, deals with spellcasters. This time however we’re taking part in a structured contest designed for 2 to 6 participants. The magic itself comes in six different varieties (from Alchemy to Blood Arts) that get additionally  powerful during certain phases of the moon. 

Core mechanics involve drawing cards and passing unwanted ones to others to create your own point generating engine and, depending on how well you craft it, you have a bigger chance at winning. Considering how important moon is in Arcana Rising, timing your spells to certain periods is vital, which adds an unique dynamic to the whole gameplay.

Vampire the Masquerade: Rivals – Expandable Card Game – August

Another Vampire the Masquerade game this year and another team trying to create their own take on this popular setting. “VtM: Rivals – Expandable Card Game” is being handled by Renegade Games and should be available on Kickstarter sometime in August. The company is known for games like Lanterns, World’s Fair and Clank!. 

Vampire the Masquerade: Rivals – Expandable Card Game is designed for 2 to 4 players who will each control a different vampire group from San Francisco. Later expansions will likely introduce another cities and vampire clans to the storyline. We’ll have to wait a bit for more info but from what we know, the game seems to be focused on rival clans targeting each other and fighting to become sole rulers of the metropolis.

Now on Kickstarter!

Upcoming Kickstarter Campaign