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Queen Games has just launched Tortuga on Kickstarter. In Tortuga you are a swashbuckling buccaneer trying to safely transport your acquired treasures to the legendary pirate haven of Tortuga before other buccaneers (your fellow players) try to capture them from you. The game plays in about 30 min and is for 2-4 players. Tortuga has a goal of $10,000, and has already raised $13,395. It is available on Kickstarter until February 13. A pledge of $50 will get you the game (though some $39 early bird slots are still available).

Imperia Games (which funded Colony Clash: Insect Warfare on Kickstarter last November) has now launched Grand Tactics: Rise of Novice . This is a re-launch of the game after problems with component sourcing forced a cancellation of the first project in August of last year. Grand Tactics is a strategy board game where players battle arena-style for the "Matilda Defender" title. Each character features a unique set of skills represented by tokens that make cooldown tracking and ability usage simple. Grand Tactics has a goal of $28,000 and is well on its way...

Dyskami , a Canadian publisher that brought Upon a Fable to many tables last year, has just announced they will publish a new strategy board game by Game Artisans of Canada designer Micah Fuller. Game Artisans of Canada is a group where Canadian game designers can collaborate and play test to improve board game designs. Some of their past games include Belfort, Expedition: Northwest Passage, Haggis, and Wasabi! Warband will be a game for two to five players with a play time around 60 minutes. In Warband, players control different fantasy races that have rallied against...

Deinko Games and StuntKite Publishing have partnered to bring Patchistory to North America. Image from www.deinko.com

This civilization building game received a lot of buzz at Speil 2013. It is for two to four players with a play time 120 minutes. Patchistory plays over 15 rounds, broken into three eras and each round consists of phases taken in turn order. Players bid on land cards with money. After winning a card, the player patches that land card. Each land card is divided into colored sections and the card is placed...