Hurrican will be one of dozens of publishers that BGG will visit at the Spielwarenmesse fair in Nürnberg, Germany in early February, so we'll find out more details then.
• Other titles coming from Hurrican in 2018 include Prospero Hall's Kero, a two-player game in which you try to survive better than the other guy in a post-apocalyptic landscape that has you scrounging for kerosene and other supplies. BGG recorded a game overview at Spielwarenmesse in 2017 with placeholder art.
The finished cover from Pierô is at left, and the near-final version of Kero's sand timers is shown below. Note that the sand timers have only one flat end because they effectively run in one direction, with the sand disappearing inside the vehicle. You take actions with both hands while the sand is running, and you recover sand only when the opponent is doing things, i.e., when your hands are free to hold the timer upside-down.
• In mid-2018, Hurrican will also publish a two-player game by Bruno Cathala and Theo Riviere that currently bears the code name "Kalima".
• Overturn: Rising Sands from Canadian first-time publisher Foxtales Studios seems like one of the games for which Kickstarter is well known, and indeed this game is headed to crowdfunding down the road. An overview:
The game uses a multiboard system to depict major scenarios with each major scenario ultimately ending after defeating its boss. The objective to win is simple: defeat all the bosses to reach the final boss and win the game. This can be done all on its own but it's the coop element that makes Overturn unique. Each board or primary mission can be completed with multiple heroes and players, yet each player has the option to pursue their own version of the story on the board and the choice to assist other players or not.
The combat is turn-based with the enemies having their own unique AI that makes them formidable as well as unpredictable. Players grow their levels by defeating enemies and learning new skills and increasing their power. This applies to enemies, too, who grow tougher as the player grows bolder.