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Pretty cool that the Dark Yogi outfit has added what looks to be a very attainable OGL Edition stretch goal in their most recent update announcing a heap of them in general given their current funding pace---surely some folks can get up to some fine tinkering with such an elaborate and underused backdrop. Esteren will never cease to amaze me at what a freight train they are in terms of knocking out polished Kickstarters in this ridiculous streak with seemingly no end in sight---I don't know of any other one doing comparable outside of maybe something minis focused?
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outlier posted:Looks interesting but without the cards and the map, can you use the PDF for anything, or is it just a rulebook? From the description on the PDF pledge level there's cards you can print, so I assume you'd probably have a map you can print as well...?
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This looks interesting: Saving Throw is planning to be a web series focused on how to play RPGs in the same way Tabletop shows off board games.
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Evil Mastermind posted:in the same way Tabletop shows off board games. So...incorrectly?
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Does Tabletop not play games correctly? I don't watch it because it'll just make me want to buy board games I'll never play because my friends aren't into board games.
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Evil Mastermind posted:Does Tabletop not play games correctly? I don't watch it because it'll just make me want to buy board games I'll never play because my friends aren't into board games. By most accounts, no, they don't. Personally I don't watch them because they mostly focus on the sort of basic, casual-friendly boardgames that bore me to tears. Which is fine. Their mission statement is to get people into boardgaming and that mission was accomplished for me 15+ years ago, so I'm not exactly their target audience.
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jivjov posted:Well Minion games is the gift that keeps on giving. I got my second Space Coins collectors set in the mail today...and it was missing 3 of the coins. I can't wait for them to try to tell me "oh it's not cost effective for us to send them out to you, but if you order something else from our store we can put them in with that order". I'm starting to think I should have taken the refund and cut my losses. Tell them that being inept isn't cost effective and that they should try some quality control when it comes to counting.
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GrandpaPants posted:So...incorrectly? The goal here is to be as much instruction video as entertainment, so they'll be doing videos where they (for example) explain rules and walk you through the process with accompanying graphics for visual learners. It's a rather neat idea. Evil Mastermind posted:This looks interesting: Saving Throw is planning to be a web series focused on how to play RPGs in the same way Tabletop shows off board games. I had some serious reservations about their Kickstarter - mostly about the incongruity of their stated thesis (introducing RPGs to an audience that finds them arcane and intimidating) and their intended focus (Pathfinder, the intimidatingly large game full of arcane rules). It's a poor choice for ambassadorship not just because of rules quality, but because people have had 40 years now where they've decided not to play D&D or Literally D&D With Some Words Replaced. I thought it was a shame since the hosts seemed fairly likable and a video series with good production values would be awesome as a way to teach players new games. However, the folks behind the Kickstarter reached out to me and we talked for a while. I'm more positive about the project now. Not only were they polite and patient, they engaged in actual discussion about nerd stuff. It was cool. They plan to cover more than just Pathfinder during the first season and I'm interested to see what kind of games they cover. Gnome and I decided to back them at the $500 level so they'll be playing Inverse World at some point.
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Mikan posted:I had some serious reservations about their Kickstarter - mostly about the incongruity of their stated thesis (introducing RPGs to an audience that finds them arcane and intimidating) and their intended focus (Pathfinder, the intimidatingly large game full of arcane rules). It's a poor choice for ambassadorship not just because of rules quality, but because people have had 40 years now where they've decided not to play D&D or Literally D&D With Some Words Replaced. I thought it was a shame since the hosts seemed fairly likable and a video series with good production values would be awesome as a way to teach players new games.
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Something I haven't seen mentioned here is Province. It's a two player worker placement microgame. I'm in mostly because I'm intrigued by the minimalist design. Also they're not exceeding their reach with stretch goals. Also it's dirt cheap, even with international shipping.
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dwarf74 posted:That's good to know. The Pathfinder focus was giving me the, "Oh great another fanwank for Pathfinder" vibe. I figured it either had to be that or angling for sponsorship, but after talking to them it sounds more like they want to hit the ground running with a popular RPG people are already likely to know about, and they'll go from there into other games. It's still not my first choice (far from it) but I get where they're coming from, at least.
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Captain Hats posted:Something I haven't seen mentioned here is Province. It's a two player worker placement microgame. I'm in mostly because I'm intrigued by the minimalist design. Also they're not exceeding their reach with stretch goals. Also it's dirt cheap, even with international shipping. I'm probably going to ding my account for two copies. One for me and one for a gift. I figure that if the quality blows I can give both copies away.
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PST posted:The latest Delta Green short story collection is up on kickstarter and already hit the initial funding goal: Gonna bump this one, since a story by yours truly is now a stretch goal for this Kickstarter! So yeah, help make it happen!
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So Minion Games is full of even more vitriol than I could have imagined...I posted a public comment stating my displeasure with how fulfillment had been handled and the like, and they responded with the following:Minion Games posted:Jason, there are no 100,000 to send. We lost money on your order twice and offered a refund and you still find the need to come here and bitch and even complain about spelling. There are very few collectors sets and so we cannot send you more as they are going to other orders.
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Clearly, they're melting them down for coffin nails.
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I love that "We already lost money on your order twice!" is apparently my fault
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"We didn't anticipate the vagaries of shipping, so we didn't make extras," was good, but that definitely took the cake.
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Bieeardo posted:"We didn't anticipate the vagaries of shipping, so we didn't make extras," was good, but that definitely took the cake. My question becomes "Why is this the only coin you've run out of?", followed shortly by "Why didn't you just pack my orders at the same time to avoid all this?"
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jivjov posted:My question becomes "Why is this the only coin you've run out of?", followed shortly by "Why didn't you just pack my orders at the same time to avoid all this?" "Why did you have to give us so much money you rear end in a top hat?" They really need to make sure people who set up kickstarters know about things like shipping fees and IP law.
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The crazy part is that he could have said the exact same thingquote:Jason, I apologize, but we are currently out of that denomination. Minion Games appreciates your concern and are doing our very best to fulfill the Kickstarter orders, but will be unable to send out the number of collector's sets previous promised. We can certainly offer you a refund for your trouble. and not been a complete and utter douchebag.
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Gau posted:The crazy part is that he could have said the exact same thing Its insane. The last update to the project says "Pretty much everything has been shipped, but we're waiting on tracking numbers and stuff. Don't e-mail us asking about them. Having backers nagging us just slows things down." They literally told backers "Stop nagging us" about shipments that should have gone out months ago.
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TG Kickstarters are the best. Are other KS categories run so unprofessionally? I have only backed games and comic books, so I don't generally know.
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jivjov posted:Its insane. The last update to the project says "Pretty much everything has been shipped, but we're waiting on tracking numbers and stuff. Don't e-mail us asking about them. Having backers nagging us just slows things down." That's the exact email that got me to stop buying from Battlefoam and to encourage others not to. PS Don't buy from Battlefoam.
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Speaking of unprofessional, I'm Kickstarting a list! 100 Deluxe Dungeons quote:100 Dungeons, 100 Pages. An upgrade to our hit list, 100 Dungeons, with expanded descriptions, art, and maps. This project will create a book of 100 fantastic dungeons, complete with art and maps, for use in fantasy gaming.
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Gau posted:The crazy part is that he could have said the exact same thing quote:Making a public comment here to register my disappointment with the fulfillment aspect of this campaign... I think the dudes running that kickstarter are doing an awful and unprofessional job of it, but I also remember BackerKitGate, so...
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Dagon posted:Speaking of unprofessional, I'm Kickstarting a list! Why, yes, I do want to give goons money! Also, it makes me backer number 2, which fills me with a weird sort of glee.
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Eh, the tone of the PMs I had been getting from Minion were pretty dickish, so I decided to snark in kind.
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Dagon posted:Speaking of unprofessional, I'm Kickstarting a list!
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Dagon posted:Speaking of unprofessional, I'm Kickstarting a list! Backed so hard you have no idea. I hope I pledged the right amount. 
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Indolent Bastard posted:TG Kickstarters are the best. Are other KS categories run so unprofessionally? I have only backed games and comic books, so I don't generally know. Democracy: Majority Rules by Mark Rein-Hagen. In one of his recent updates--an update that finally came after months of nothing--he tells us to "calm the gently caress down" (and not even answering anything).
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Indolent Bastard posted:TG Kickstarters are the best. Are other KS categories run so unprofessionally? I have only backed games and comic books, so I don't generally know. MMOs with shoestring budgets that probably wouldn't pay for hosting let alone development are a favorite.
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Indolent Bastard posted:TG Kickstarters are the best. Are other KS categories run so unprofessionally? I have only backed games and comic books, so I don't generally know. Video game kickstarters suffer from exactly the same kind of fanboyism and hilariously demanding backers that studio-funded games do. Between that and a small army of new devs promising the moon, famous old names pretending that they still have 'it', and nobody involved realizing just how long it's really going to take to squeeze something out, it's a regular circus. I mean, good god. One outfit's backers went absolutely bugfuck when they didn't hire out of their eager slurry of fanboys for a PR flack, and instead hired a woman who didn't even play that kind of game.
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Dagon posted:Speaking of unprofessional, I'm Kickstarting a list! It will be paid for by that sweet sweet list money!
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Bieeardo posted:Video game kickstarters suffer from exactly the same kind of fanboyism and hilariously demanding backers that studio-funded games do. Between that and a small army of new devs promising the moon, famous old names pretending that they still have 'it', and nobody involved realizing just how long it's really going to take to squeeze something out, it's a regular circus. I'm reminded of Torment: Tides of Numenara, when a buddy suggested on their public feedback site that they not necessarily make the protagonist a white, hetero male. People went apeshit, saying that the game would be creatively bankrupt if they put any sort of minority as the main character. The devs were pretty cool about it, though.
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Dagon posted:Speaking of unprofessional, I'm Kickstarting a list! I love the $5000 level, but not enough to back it.
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homullus posted:I love the $5000 level, but not enough to back it. There are some people out there that really hate lists, so I'm fishing for one of them with more money than sense.
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