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• Red Raven Games is (out)back with Dingo's Dreams, the publisher's tenth project since appearing on the crowdfunding scene nearly four years ago. For the first time, erstwhile one-man band Ryan Laukat is publishing someone else's design. That someone is veteran Alf Seegert, who describes the game as a cross between Bingo and Labyrinth. In case you couldn't tell from the signature brushstroke style and characteristic orange hues, Laukat is still handling illustration duties. Dreamy! (KS link)
• If you're more into felines than canines, check out Cat Tower, a dexterity stacking game. The game was originally self-published in Taiwan by designer Aza Chen in late 2013. Roughly two years later, the game has been picked up for US distro by IDW Games / Pandasaurus Games, and they've turned to KS to see which way the cat jumps in the North American market. It's the first game I can remember to sport its own product jingle! (KS link)
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• Maybe classic Universal monsters aren't your style; what about the under-the-bed variety, à la Pixar's Monsters, Inc.? That's the vibe I get from Flippin Monsters by designers Erin McDonald and Christian Strain. It's the newest offering from Kraken Games and the first to live up to the publisher's name, with the inclusion of a kraken. The gameplay flips the script by mashing together set collection, memory, and deck-building in an unconventional way. (KS link)
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• Level 99 Games and designer D. Brad Talton, Jr. have committed a lot of resources to the BattleCON card game system, their flagship product and the game that launched the company onto KS over four years ago. Having put out several expansions and a new entry-level box set, they're taking the next logical step: digital. BattleCON Online is coming to PC, Mac, iOS, and Android. If you were worried for the future of BattleCON when the new EXCEED fighting system was announced, fear no more! (KS link)
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• There's talk of the death of the microgame, but don't tell that to David Miller, who is publishing Mint Tin Mini Apocalypse through his subQuark imprint — and this one really is about as micro as you can get as it fits into a tin you'd normally find holding Altoids. This is David's second project for his unique Mint Tin series of games, and, if the funding level is any indication, it certainly won't be the last. (KS link)
• A couple of years ago, Tasty Minstrel Games funded a spate of microgames, even batching them together in production. Now, Minion Games looks to be attempting something similar. Sun, Moon, & Stars is a game of deduction from Eric Jome, one of Minion's minions who has contributed to the development of several of their titles over the years. The game will be batched in production with Perspective, which funded earlier in August 2015. (KS link)
• Jason Tagmire of Button Shy has carved out his own niche in the microgame scene. He's currently running a campaign for the three newest titles in his rapidly growing portfolio of "wallet games": Smoke & Mirrors (Chip Beauvais), Fever Chill (Kenneth Thompson), and North South East Quest (JR Honeycutt). All three games have 18 cards or fewer. The pitch is simple; open up your wallet and Jason will give you his. (KS link)
Editor's note: Please don't post links to other Kickstarter projects in the comments section. Write to me via the email address in the header, and I'll consider them for inclusion in a future crowdfunding round-up. Thanks! —WEM
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