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Rosenstrasse made the stretch goals for both the book of essays and the two-player version !
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Tsukuyumi launches Tuesday and I'm intrigued, but concerned by how little info is actually out there on the base game. Anyone KS the first run and have thoughts on it?
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 One day left on the LIFTS: Ultimate Pump Edition kickstarter, which is currently 143% funded! In LIFTS, the strongest person of your group takes on the role of Muscle Master - the person responsible for running the game. Everyone else creates a character represented by personality traits, skills, and a profession. LIFTS includes a base game, Roboflex, which provides exercise-based rules for social, combat, pursuit, and technical challenges, as well as character advancement and adventure prompts. LIFTS also includes a number of supplements that modify the base Roboflex game, including:
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Carnival Zombie - 2nd edition just launched. This is a highly anticipated new edition of a game that's been out of print for years and impossible to find. They've added quite a ton of stuff and it looks like it's gonna be a doozy of a project. Best part is that manufacturing is all lined up and ready to go so they're shooting to deliver this Fall, which is impressive for such a big game with so many components.
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Oh man, it's been YEARS since I thought about Carnival Zombie - I had it wishlisted for the longest time and kept thinking about pulling the trigger and pulling back. Thanks for the notice. Don't know that I'll pledge but going over to look now.
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How worried should I be that I'm only 11% funded four days in?
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That's not good. Ideally you should be a minimum of 34% funded by start of day 3.
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ManiacClown posted:How worried should I be that I'm only 11% funded four days in? I'd consider killing the campaign, retooling, and bringing it back in a few months.
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Anyone familiar with Last Sword Miniatures? They're running a kickstarter for a lizardmen army that looks interesting. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lastsword/the-jungles-awakening/description
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gametogrow/critical-core My best friend who's a child therapist sent this my way - a RPG geared toward developing social and decision making skills for children on the spectrum. CobiWann fucked around with this message at 18:55 on Mar 21, 2019 |
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CobiWann posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gametogrow/critical-core I'm assuming you meant to type skills, not kills  This is awesome, though.
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S.J. posted:I'm assuming you meant to type skills, not kills It is a harsh would out there... Fixed!
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CobiWann posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gametogrow/critical-core This looks pretty cool. I'm tempted to back at the "for a good cause" level, which is a great idea in and of itself -- I don't personally think I'll play this, but it's a good project and I'll be happy to subsidize a set for someone else.
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I know nothing about this KS but that's a pretty good excuse for lateness: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1918458549/the-sassoon-files/posts/2455655 quote:We have suffered an unfortunate and unexpected setback with the off-set print run. On March 20th, the Chinese government ordered the destruction of our books. Although the printer returned our deposit, we need to find another printer and this will result in a delay in fulfillment. We are committed to completing the print run and fulfillment.
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If books can be pulped on a whim then we might see a lot less outsourcing to the PRC. Should be interesting to see if that affects the industry going forward.
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Does anyone know of any good Kickstarter card games?
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Zurui posted:If books can be pulped on a whim then we might see a lot less outsourcing to the PRC. Should be interesting to see if that affects the industry going forward. This is actually becoming a larger issue in publishing in general as you have the PRC refusing to allow books to be printed within their borders even if those books aren't intended for sale in the PRC. The big fear is that people will conform to the whims of the PRC and start to remove references to independent Taiwan or comments critical of Xi and the CCP because it's so much cheaper to print there.
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Zurui posted:If books can be pulped on a whim then we might see a lot less outsourcing to the PRC. Should be interesting to see if that affects the industry going forward. They're almost certainly not being pulped "on a whim". They're being pulped because of how they depict China.
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xiw posted:I know nothing about this KS but that's a pretty good excuse for lateness: The guy in that video is Eos Press' Jesse Covner, who I imagine knows a lot about people getting screwed over in China.
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Jedit posted:They're almost certainly not being pulped "on a whim". They're being pulped because of how they depict China. I would not trust the Chinese government to judge a book fit for consumption. Even to acknowledge that there was a civil war going on in China during the period can get a book banned. Despite the civil war being a historical fact and a huge part of the Communist Party’s own propaganda and history. Even the mention of facts open up to interpretation of these facts, which might lead to interpretations different from the Party’s, which would be an intolerable challenge to their power.
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Battle Mad Ronin posted:I would not trust the Chinese government to judge a book fit for consumption. Even to acknowledge that there was a civil war going on in China during the period can get a book banned. Despite the civil war being a historical fact and a huge part of the Communist Party’s own propaganda and history. Even the mention of facts open up to interpretation of these facts, which might lead to interpretations different from the Party’s, which would be an intolerable challenge to their power. I wouldn't trust them either. But the point is that it's not random. If you're going to print something like that in China, you should know this is going to happen.
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I heard a couple of years ago that Malaysia was a better mfg/printing source because it's nearly as cheap as China and you don't have to deal with China's govt. Is that not actually the case?
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Jedit posted:I wouldn't trust them either. But the point is that it's not random. If you're going to print something like that in China, you should know this is going to happen. This hasn't been the case historically though. China only recently started this policy.
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Eisenkern Grav-Stug kickstarter is live! In about six hours it's already hit 9 grand of the 56 grand it needs to get filled, not bad at all. I'll definitely put in for one or two if I'm able in a couple weeks, but rest assured Mark's models are very high quality and well worth the price.
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Defenistrator posted:Does anyone know of any good Kickstarter card games? Current campaigns? https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?term=card+games&category_id=12&woe_id=0&sort=magic&seed=2589208&page=6 This one was posted earlier and seems like a cool concept - Wrestlenomicon https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arcdream/wrestlenomicon?ref=discovery_category This is just an excuse to throw squishy burritos at each other (though technically it does involve cards) and is from the Exploding Kittens people. It's approaching 40,000 backers so no doubt this will be seen on a target shelf near you at some point. - Throw Throw Burrito https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elanlee/throw-throw-burrito?ref=discovery_category Chubbs fucked around with this message at 16:02 on Mar 25, 2019 |
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Chubbs posted:Current campaigns? Hey thanks! The burrito one is right up my alley! I'm trying to fill my collectible card game gap that was left when netrunnner shut down. Really want something like that back besides megacorp.
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Looks like they're doing a reprint of Key Market. They really did a mixed job announcing it. Apparently R&D didn't get how updates went out. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/breese/key-market-ii Also, gently caress me, Glen More 2? I just got rolled on my taxes.  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/funtails/glen-more-ii-chronicles/description Echophonic fucked around with this message at 23:13 on Mar 26, 2019 |
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Pinnacle posted:In 2016, Pinnacle Kickstarted Palladium Books’popular setting of Rifts® using the award-winning Savage Worlds system.
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pandemoniuminstitute/blood-on-the-clocktower/description The game seems cool, but woof that price tag. Felt's not cheap, but it's also not particularly durable either. In my eyes this is pretty much the definition of a game that would be better as an app.
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That game also seems complex as Hell. I haven't played social-deduction games in a while, but the pitch feels like one of those excessively byzantine Mafia setups created by bored veterans, and that much setup and mechanical complexity seems like it'd be intimidating and difficult for newer or more casual players.
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Hey folks! Fellowship is returning to Kickstarter. The 2nd edition has just launched on DTRPG as of two days ago, and now you can back this project to fund the new two fellowship books - Inverse Fellowship, containing 7 new playbooks and an Invells setting guide based on my Dungeon World setting expansion Inverse World, and A Fellowship In Rebellion, which compiles the old expansions into a new book and gives them a new nemesis - The Empire.
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I wish I didn't like hardback games books so much more than PDFs. Small run good stuff costs, but ~$150+ after shipping for all three Fellowship books at-cost is a lot.
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Hey gnome, maybe I'm missing something but it's not clear if you need the fellowship rulebook for Inverse and rebellion or if they are stand alone. Also Shut Up and Sit Down apparently really like that blood on the clocktower game. With nothing they are usually very cautious about Kickstarter neaden fucked around with this message at 17:51 on Mar 29, 2019 |
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neaden posted:Also Shut Up and Sit Down apparently really like that blood on the clocktower game. With nothing they are usually very cautious about Kickstarter
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Redundant posted:SU&SD kind of pushing the FOMO felt a bit off considering I've heard them say multiple times that good games will pretty much always get some form of reprint. The game itself seems interesting and if I saw it at a convention or whatever I would love to give it a try, throwing over £100 at a game that will almost never see the table is incredibly off putting though. Like pospysyl said, this seems like a game that would make a great app, add a jackbox style thing for people to connect their phone to and most of the costly components are unnecessary.
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neaden posted:Hey gnome, maybe I'm missing something but it's not clear if you need the fellowship rulebook for Inverse and rebellion or if they are stand alone. You do need the core rulebook, I'll add some words about that to the kickstarter page
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Redundant posted:SU&SD kind of pushing the FOMO felt a bit off considering I've heard them say multiple times that good games will pretty much always get some form of reprint. The game itself seems interesting and if I saw it at a convention or whatever I would love to give it a try, throwing over £100 at a game that will almost never see the table is incredibly off putting though. Like pospysyl said, this seems like a game that would make a great app, add a jackbox style thing for people to connect their phone to and most of the costly components are unnecessary. I played Blood on the Clocktower at Gen Con last year and I was immediately sold. Given what the game is, they (or somebody) absolutely could make a version that didn't need the giant box or the felt tokens or three different editions of the game all packed in for cheaper, but 1) the box, while not an integral part of the game mechanics, is definitely an integral part of the presentation, 2) while you could moderate the game with pen and paper or an app, the tokens are especially useful for the more complex scenarios when things get switched around, and 3) the designers/makers have said they want the game to basically be playable during/after the apocalypse. I totally get why people don't want to pay $100+ for what is basically "yet another social deduction game" but right after playing it, when they told me it would be a 2019 kickstarter and would be 80-100 dollars, I pretty much decided I would probably get it (or at least try to find a friend who was getting it). It's not a "throw in the bag and see if anyone wants to play" kind of game, like ONUW or Resistance, it's a "I want a big group to get together and just play this" like... I'm not even sure, but after playing it a few times, I'm even looking forward to running games. It might be overpriced, and it might be a stupid gimmick, but it's one that I want and I'm all the way on board. (And yeah, if you like this sort of thing, play it at a con or something. Game is great.)
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Last day of the Time & Tide SLA Industries Fanzine. A rad wee (well, 100 page) zinequest zine all about why people are still drawn to the rad 90s sci fi horror rpg SLA Industries. Lots of cool stuff, there's Sci-fi horror fiction, monster cakes (!), an interview with nightfall games, a whole bunch of other fan stuff! A badge! Stickers! A SUPER SECRET UV INK PRINTED SECTION (whoa!). I thino its a neat wee project. If you're interested in SLA Industries, Sci-fi horror, or are just curious, check it out. Only £5! And the more it funds, the more free copies available for those with financial hardship,which is nice. 
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Any opinions on Oceans, the next game in the Evolution series? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/northstargames/oceans-a-standalone-game-in-the-evolution-series?ref=discovery_category I've only played Evolution: The Beginning, so I can't say I have a firm grasp of how these games work. I'd love a game with tons of pretty fish, but I'm not seeing a particular reason to back now, instead of waiting for retail.
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