Just wanted to give a final shout out for
Above and Below, currently on Kickstarter. The campaign ends in 5 hours and all stretch goals are unlocked.
It's a mash-up of standard euro game mechanisms combined with whimsical story-telling. Ryan Laukat has a fantastic track record with his kickstarter campaigns. This campaign has a somewhat exclusive "expanded edition" with content that will apparently never be in retail (only through this campaign and at conventions).
For those interested, here is Rahdo's run through of the game:
In his final thoughts, he brings up a couple of suggestions (more key cards for variety, more ways to get the re-roll ability) which the designer has said he will do.