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Jedit posted:Wallenstein was #10 in what was probably the most solid BGG top 10 of all time. Eight of the other nine games are widely considered to be all-time greats: Age of Steam, Ra, Die Macher, El Grande, Power Grid, Caylus, T&E and Puerto Rico. e: Or maybe I will just get the estates instead... Lockdown is going to destroy my bank balance and completely fill my game shelves. Redundant fucked around with this message at 15:45 on May 3, 2020 |
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Anyone brought into this? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fellowshipgames/vampires-egyptians-and-necromancers-for-fantasy-football/description It's on the last 24 hours and I can't decide. So many cool minis like the scarab coach assistant, in fact I mostly just want the add on models but then they won't ship until next year and who the gently caress knows if i'll want them then. e. also I got that fantasy series one because it seemed like an insanely good deal even if you don't want half the stuff
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May 5, 2020 14:56
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Anyone have any thoughts on Instant Colors paints? I've got a lot of miniatures and the explanations for how to normally paint puts me off. This feels like a "too good to be true" sort of KS, but I'd love some opinions on its promises.
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May 5, 2020 21:45
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Bloody Pancreas posted:Anyone have any thoughts on Instant Colors paints? I've got a lot of miniatures and the explanations for how to normally paint puts me off. This feels like a "too good to be true" sort of KS, but I'd love some opinions on its promises. Games Workshop has a whole line of Contrast Paints that work the same way. These should operate as intended as well.
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May 5, 2020 21:50
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Cat Face Joe posted:Games Workshop has a whole line of Contrast Paints that work the same way. These should operate as intended as well. So it being this easy isn't a scam? My miniatures aren't the sort of super-detailed models that beg for a professional touch, so if it's not the greatest quality I'm fine with that.
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Bloody Pancreas posted:So it being this easy isn't a scam? My miniatures aren't the sort of super-detailed models that beg for a professional touch, so if it's not the greatest quality I'm fine with that. You still have to watch where you put it cause this is a one coat solution so there's not really a way to "paint over" mistakes since you'll be darkening what you've already painted. People in this thread have had success with them. Check some vids on youtube for more info.
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May 5, 2020 22:01
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Cat Face Joe posted:You still have to watch where you put it cause this is a one coat solution so there's not really a way to "paint over" mistakes since you'll be darkening what you've already painted. People in this thread have had success with them. Check some vids on youtube for more info. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll definitely do some more research
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May 5, 2020 22:14
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Katanas and Trenchcoats is not only somehow still alive, but being handed off to a publisher for finishing.
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May 5, 2020 23:29
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I don't know if this is the best place for this, but I just formally announced our next kickstarter - Monster Care Squad, a game about caring for and healing big incredible Monsters in a miyazaki/Journey inspired world. I'm doing an AMA and showing off the art we have on twitter, here's the link if you're interested! https://twitter.com/SandyPugGames/status/1258046891289391104
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May 6, 2020 17:03
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Well, count me in!
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May 6, 2020 19:30
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Lords of Vegas 10th Anniversary bundle Various combos of Base game + Up! Expansion + brand new 'Underworld' Expansion available. Also this there's a briefcase tier  This has been on my backburner pickup list for a while, as a mate owns a copy, but all 3 games is super tempting... Nemesis Of Moles posted:I don't know if this is the best place for this, but I just formally announced our next kickstarter - Monster Care Squad, a game about caring for and healing big incredible Monsters in a miyazaki/Journey inspired world. I'm doing an AMA and showing off the art we have on twitter, here's the link if you're interested! This looks delightful, the art looks great, and interested to see more in the future! Really solid concept.
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May 7, 2020 15:27
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Lords of Vegas is one of my favorites, but 300 dollars for the cool version seems a bit much. Wonder what the price would have been on a cardboard version?
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May 7, 2020 17:46
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Apparently there's been some drama with Dispel Dice: https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/gffbbh/dice_collecting_dispel_dice_and_the_drama_that/
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May 8, 2020 22:52
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So you're saying that instead of laboriously hand craft thousands of sets of dice they decided to lie and use a factory? I'm totally shocked 
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May 8, 2020 23:10
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senrath posted:So you're saying that instead of laboriously hand craft thousands of sets of dice they decided to lie and use a factory? I'm totally shocked ...yes, a lot of people assumed they would be doing that. If you actually read the thing, the interesting part is that they may have conned the factory out of R&D costs, and then run away when the process was figured out.
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I had read it, it just seemed more "placed orders and ran out of money because of standard KS stupidity so ghosted the factory and tried to salvage their KS" rather than "deliberately scammed a factory out of R&D costs" to me when I did. I will admit to only reading the summary provided, not the Icedice statement itself. Edit: Dispel Dice has posted a rebuttal of the Icedice statement. Not sure I believe them, given they were promising handmade dice but still looking to source from a factory. senrath fucked around with this message at 02:17 on May 9, 2020 |
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May 9, 2020 02:08
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The drama is one thing, but those dice are unreadable! They photograph them face-on, and the 20-face is visible in most of the pics (even that is tough to make out in a couple), but the adjacent faces are almost uniformly unreadable. But you are usually not looking at a die face-on as you roll it across the table. I guess if you want some pretty geek-themed decor, these are cool enough, but they must be completely useless for actual use. If you have to get up from your seat and lean over close to see what the d20 says, that's not a good die for actual use! And if it's just for decor and not for actual use, who cares about the sharp corners?
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May 9, 2020 02:29
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Yeah, when it was first posted back when it was live the two main reactions were "There's no way they're going to hand make all those dice" and "How the gently caress are you supposed to read them?"
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May 9, 2020 02:36
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Whoever laughed at me when I said i'd only follow a couple of projects was completely right. At least I held out for a couple of weeks? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/detestablegames/dodos-riding-dinos/description This could be a good family/casual game. The models look really fun to paint as well
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CODChimera posted:Whoever laughed at me when I said i'd only follow a couple of projects was completely right. At least I held out for a couple of weeks? Those models are adorable.
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senrath posted:Edit: Dispel Dice has posted a rebuttal of the Icedice statement. Not sure I believe them, given they were promising handmade dice but still looking to source from a factory. They promised "hand poured" dice, but iirc they were sourcing factories to help produce the quantity that they'd need to deliver. I remember them mentioning one of the factories would be one experienced in making jewelry, so either the Ice Dice company was paying close attention to those early kickstarter notes or their stories somewhat line up. But Dispel Dice were trying to frame their dice as hand-crafted boutique dice, too.
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“Hand poured” means absolutely nothing. If I’m working the mold machine, it isn’t completely robotic, there are human steps to the process and can thus be labeled as “hand poured”
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Right, and that's the issue. Machinery was always going to be involved, and I recall them saying that they were always going to use one factory and had to source two more, but they were always trying to frame it as smaller and more personal than it was. I think they said the numbers might be hand painted (not sure how or to what level) but there was always deceptive language to the marketing of their dice production.
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Dispel's marketing of their dice production as being boutique and handcrafted, or at least boutique-adjacent and handcrafted-adjacent, is pretty deceptive and their kickstarter was pretty clearly either a scam or on a path to overpromising-related failure. With that said... a factory was willing to do a bunch of expensive R&D work and retooling for a client in a different country who they'd never worked for before? And then, because they were just so trusting, they didn't even ask for payment upfront for this R&D and retooling? As if that happened.
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May 10, 2020 22:06
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Gonna kickstart gluten-free no-fat dice.
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May 10, 2020 22:32
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Hostile V posted:Gonna kickstart gluten-free no-fat dice.
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May 10, 2020 22:35
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FMguru posted:Don't forget no GMOs!!  [writes that down]
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Do your dice connect to an app?
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GrandpaPants posted:Do your dice connect to an app? I know this sounds like a gimmick but I would ironically love being able to roll dice on my desk and display the results online right now.
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I feel like at least one kickstarter has done that already, along with LED dice and dice that you can play music from.
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Pretty sure more than one has, yeah.
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Hello friends Have you ever looked at your D20 and wished it was twice as powerful? Well introducing the D40. Only $19.99 per die on Kickstarter now.
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Infinitum posted:Hello friends Isn't this just the terrible shot put die sphere?
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May 11, 2020 05:36
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Back my new hypoallergenic artisanal upcycled organic dice
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May 11, 2020 06:26
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/maxstats/40-sided-spindown-dice-life-counters I said it as a joke It's literally $20 as well 
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May 11, 2020 08:26
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When're the deconstructed dice
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May 11, 2020 08:34
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An artisanal bowl containing 20 numbered hand-crafted tokens, and a 21st token with a custom logo to substitute for either the 20 or the 1!
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May 11, 2020 09:19
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Remote control d20 with wireless charging.
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May 11, 2020 10:12
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App-linked die where you push a button on the app and they roll themselves.
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Weighted die. Literally just die that weigh 100kg so you destroy your table trying to throw them
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