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Vie for approval of the winter queen, or create constellations in the sky. As the year closes, Kickstarter still has some intriguing casual games to round the year out with — from a solo puzzle game of running a fantasy inn to games that literally fit on a postcard.

From the Andes to the Pacific Ocean, this month Kickstarter has a handful of competitive two player games set in various locations around the world. Two games are also set in the Middle Ages, while Wizards & Relics is a card game of fantasy duels.

Work together to tell a fantasy story of characters going on an epic quest…or at least a quest of some sort. How epic it is all depends on you!

You must make your way across a dangerous land to reach the gates of the mighty Citadel and conquer it!

What is the best costume you ever put together? Would you like to know if a friend ever had an experience with the supernatural?

You have landed on the shores of a new, undiscovered country. Strike out into this new world, build settlements, and explore. But beware: for here be dragons and your fellow explorers may turn against you as well.

Build the hole and then take a swing! Choose your golf clubs (dice) carefully and hope for a little bit of luck, to reach the green before your opponents.

Collect bunches of bananas, store them in your crate, secret cards away in your hammock, and send monkeys after your opponents!

The animal kingdom is appearing in force this month on Kickstarter, with sumo wrestling beetles, a ship sinking octopus, and hungry dinosaurs. There are also a number of two-player games, a micro game set in the Wild West, and the newest game from the publishers of The Red Dragon Inn.

Nuts N Guts has its own take on poker, with streamlined cards and some additional wild cards with special abilities to mix things up. Currently on Kickstarter, it’s light, fast, and features its own unique art style and humor.