Spring has arrived meaning those long, dark winter days are behind us and outdoor chores demand my attention. Spring is traditionally a slower gaming time in the RockyMountainNavy home as we all are more busy and “spring fever” sets in.
Kickstarter
In the past few months there has been something of a renaissance of wargames on Kickstarter. Since early February I tracked at least eight wargame(ish) titles that I was VERY tempted to pull the trigger on and purchase. Add to that a further seven boardgames and it is very easy to see that the first quarter of Kickstarter in 2021 could be very costly for me—as in nearly $900 in pledges assuming lowest levels of support and not factoring in any shipping! Alas, I ended up only backing one wargame/boardgame (Root: The Marauder Expansion from Leder Games) and even then I went in at a lesser level.
Incoming
As I write this post, I am tracking 26 items on my Preorder & Kickstarter Roll GeekList. With a bit of some luck, I might see three games deliver this week and another two within 30 days:
- Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit #1 (MultiMan Publishing) – Back in stock for under $30. I don’t want to fully start down the ASL path but I want to see the latest iteration of the game system.
- Kido Butai: Japan’s Carriers at Midway (DRK, 2016) – Trade. Solo Midway game “from the Japanese perspective.”
- Fifth Corps: The Soviet Breakthru at Fulda (SPI/Strategy & Tactics, 1980) – Trade. Magazine edition of a game I’ve wanted to look at for a long time as I occasionally see the design referenced in newer games.
- Supercharged (Jim Dietz) – Kickstarter. From an update on March 16 – “Bad news/not controllable: The games are still being processed on the West Coast–this is due to a backlog of shipping arrivals and also a shortage of labor at the docks (whether this is underemployment or people out currently due to COVID, I was not told). I am supposed to have an updated ETA by the end of this week..”
- Indian Ocean Region (Compass Games) – Sequel to my favored South China Sea (Compass Games, 2017). Now showing an April shipping date on the web site.
Looking a bit further ahead I might see as many as six additional titles in house by June. That should keep my gaming table busy enough!
Rocky Mountain Navy Gamer 
Nice set of new games! Hope to see your reviews once they reach you!