If your solo shelf has been crying out for a new boss-battler, Gabe Barrett's Witch Hunter is funded and live on Gamefound through Saturday 2 May, with pledges starting at $25. It's the latest entry in Barrett's monthly series of small, tight solo card games.
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Set up your group for freeThe pitch is properly grim: you step into a cursed, monster-stalked land as the only Witch Hunter still taking the contracts everyone else refuses. Each play is a contract loop where you build a small deck, scout a region, and grind down a boss in a card-driven duel. Updates from the campaign confirm bosses, deck-building, and a 2-player variant all baked into the box, which is unusual for a game pitched primarily at solo play.
For context, Barrett is the founder of the Board Game Design Lab podcast and a one-man cottage industry in solo gaming. His Solo Game of the Month series has produced steady hits like Paranormal, The Cursed Castle and Radiance, all delivered direct to backers without the bloated-stretch-goal approach larger crowdfunds tend to chase. That predictability is part of why the series has built such a loyal solo following: people know what they're getting and roughly when it will turn up.
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Start organising for freeThis one feels like a step up in scope, with the boss-battling structure giving each game a clearer arc than a pure deck-builder. If The Lost Expedition or One Deck Dungeon scratch the right itch on a quiet evening, this fills a similar gap with a darker, more focused tone.
The campaign closes on 2 May, so you've got a few days to get in if you want to be on the wave-one shipping list.
Sources: Gamefound campaign | Board Game Quest | Board Game Design Lab
