It’s time to take a little trip back in time—like all the way back to 1570 and the Ming Dynasty in China. Gugong, better known as the Forbidden City. What are we doing here? Well, we’re trying to gain favor and political influence. How do we do this? Just go around visiting officials in the city, exchanging gifts with them. If you bring something better to them, you’ll gain points, and since it’s a game, you should get points…so you can win. Is Gugong an ornate vase of a game? Or is it just a bowl of rotten fruit? Let’s find out!

Thanks for joining us for another edition of Kickstarter Weekly, where we highlight a couple of games currently on Kickstarter. Let’s get to the game!

While I’m a dyed-in-the wool Euro fan, I still like to head into a dungeon every once in a while to kick some monster butt. Lately I’ve been scratching that itch by playing the Pathfinder RPG. And while most people only know Pathfinder as a roleplaying game system, for 5 years they’ve also had a card game based in their fantasy universe. Today’s review takes a look at the latest game in the series: Mummy’s Mask. Is the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game the apple of your Eye of Horus, or is it just a shambling dead end? Let’s find out!

Happy Monday, everyone! It’s an exciting week, because playoff hockey starts on Wednesday! Who’s your team? (Go Penguins!) But beyond that, we’ve got a couple of Kickstarter projects for you to check out. So let’s get to them!

From a young age you dream of nothing else than being a brave explorer, errr I mean you wish to become one with nature, or a heroic knight… or well. You get it. Right? Whatever your destiny is you feel the Call to Adventure! Call to Adventure is the latest offering from Brotherwise Games for up to four players (including a solo mode) that plays in about 30-60 minutes. So is Call to Adventure a call you should take, or is it just a rotten robocall? Let’s find out!

The time has come for us to leave the bounds of planet Earth and reach for the stars in search of a new home. But where can humans go in our solar system? At this point, only to our red neighbor, Mars. But that harsh planet isn’t ready for us to live on its surface, so we have no choice but to terraform it. Today’s review puts you in the boots of those first, visionary people: Terraforming Mars, by Stronghold Games and designer Jacob Fryxelius. So is Terraforming Mars a place to call home, or is it just a red menace? Let’s find out!

Alright, I’ll be honest. I considered doing an April Fool’s post for Kickstarter Weekly this week. But then I thought that whatever goofball projects I highlighted might have their feelings hurt by being a joke, and I don’t want to hurt feelings. So instead I’m just highlighting a couple of normal game campaigns that you might be interested in. Let’s check ‘em out!