Tasty Minstrel Games will release a new undersea research game AquaSphere, designed by Stefan Feld, in December.
 
The game is currently seeking funding in a 10 day abbreviated Kickstarter, and has raised $41,735 from 868 backers ($48.08/backer average) as of this writing, with 7 days to go. 
 
Designed by Stefan Feld (The Castles of Burgundy, Brugge, Amerigo, Rialto), the game also boasts development  by Ralph Bruhn of Hall Games (Istanbul, Rialto, Il Vecchi) and art by Dennis Lohausen, who has done artwork for several award winning games including Village, Camel Up, and Terra Mystica.  The game casts 2-4 players in the management role of undersea research teams trying to gather as much data as possible.  Players must use the engineer, scientist, programmable bots and submarines over four multiple-turn rounds to gather as much data as possible.
 
The box contains 20 Crystals, 15 Octopods, 8 People (2 in 4 player colors), 24 Submarines (6 in 4 player colors), 64 Robots (16 in 4 player colors), 8 player counters (2 in 4 player colors), a 6-tile research station board, a headquarters board, 4 player boards, 41 research cards, 3 setup overviews, 7 program cards, 7 programming tiles and rules. 
 
The game is for 2 -4 players, ages 12 and up, and plays in 25 minutes per player.  MSRP is $60.00.
 
Tasty Minstrel Games confirmed trade release will be in December.