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madadric posted:I've opened my Kickstarter for Imulse Drive! Goon-run PBTA space opera basically has my attention, but what does this do that Uncharted Worlds doesn't? Because Uncharted Worlds is really drat good. Similar overall idea and sharing an illustrator kind of forces the comparison.
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Also up today is the expansion for Everdell, which my group really enjoyed. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starlinggames/pearlbrook-the-first-expansion-for-everdell
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Yeah, someone in my gaming group bought it almost immediately after playing it once. It's definitely good. Also axolotl meeples.
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jivjov posted:From the mind that gave us Secret Hitler comes the Voight-Kampff test from Blade Runner: the board game Definitely backing that the second I get home. That looks intense.
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I do want those things, I think you'll find.
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Also it's like 35 bucks, which is surprisingly reasonable. I fully expected that to be crazy expensive.
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My copy of Key Flow showed up yesterday. My group likes Keyflower and drafting games, so I'm predicting a hit. Does seem significantly less brutal and cutthroat, but we'll see how it goes.
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I'll take hiding goatse in things over cryptonazis, frankly.
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Crud, I missed it, hopefully they do a BackerKit or something.
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Can't help but notice a render of dice, but no rules preview. Cyberpunk as gently caress.
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Yeah, Dis/Connect sounds 100% up my alley. Rambling transhumanist diatribes as a mechanic? Sign me up! Also, I'm very tempted to pick up the new Ninja Turtles games that went up, since I really liked Out of the Shadows, but I really need to downsize my board game collection and it's really expensive because of all the minis.
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jivjov posted:This is only tangentially a Kickstarter thing...but if you backed the Kickstarter for that Burning Wheel supplement book, check your email; BWHQ just announced a revised edition of Burning Wheel Gold with all errata fixed, a couple new tweaks, and what looks an awful lot like the super neat debossed cover the supplement book had. Was this for the Codex? I haven't gotten anything. I'd be pretty tempted. Oh, it's just up on the store. https://www.burningwheel.com/burning-wheel-gold-revised/
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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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Mojo Jojo posted:The chap who did deep space d6 has a new social deduction game on t'Kickstarter, Jumpship I tried the print and play with 5 last night. I wasn't majorly impressed. Part of it was definitely using slips of paper for tokens ending up with a bit of clustering, but but it doesn't feel like there's a ton of info floating around at any point. You're supposed to quarantining and killing players at certain junctions, but we managed enough for two scans which were done by alien players, so welp. Definitely not impressed enough for the price tag.
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Finally, a game about efficiently shipping cats to the New World!
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That does sound pretty fun, I backed yesterday to get that sweet early bird discount.
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LatwPIAT posted:I'm disappointed every time I learn it's not a game about playing Root. That would be way more up my alley. This makes me wonder what games would be good for that style of cyberpunk.
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Yeah, that Fae circus game from the Bakerses looks goddamn amazing. Just reading the playbooks got me hooked, it's really evocative and tells you exactly what sort of stories the game is going to be good at.
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I'm kind of intrigued by the Hyper Light Drifter RPG kickstarter, but I don't know that the system sounds that solid. Might be worth picking up the setting book, though.
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Quidthulhu posted:A friend of mine is the driving force behind this and he does real quality work. He also put together the Baby Bestiary for 5e, if anyone is familiar with that. Dude has been hitting the pavement for theist 5-10 years in the independent RPG/supplement market and if there’s a project I’d recommend supporting, it would be any of his! I'm sure he's cool and I like the overall design, but I found the playtest layout not particularly conducive to actually figuring out what the system was. I don't really see why one would use a d20 for a system like this, makes the whole thing seem really swingy for how precise the game can be. I also didn't like having to provide payment info for a playtest doc. I get that it's on his storefront, so it's not a dealbreaker, just was glad I could use GPay instead of having to enter something.
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homullus posted:You are asking this about a hobby where people will buy something solely because it has a picture of a d20 on it? I'd have been less bothered if it was just some bad d20 game, actually!
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Looks like a pretty serious update to the Hyper Light Drifter playtest doc. I like the tweaks to the energy system, it makes a lot more sense to me now. Still not totally enamored with how swingy checks look, but it all seems pretty sensible and like it'd flow well.
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Flavivirus posted:Ayup, DriveThruRPG print proofing can be a real pain in the rear end. Good job on getting this to the finish line! This is 100% my poo poo. Great presentation and it hits a lot of the notes I love from Don't Rest Your Head, and Unknown Armies.
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Glitch looks really interesting, I always loved the premise of Nobilis and still have my copy of 3e on my RPG shelf. I bought it on a whim years ago from a local bookstore and it's up there with Polaris for "incredible premise that I have no idea how to get players for". Probably in for a physical copy when I get around to it.
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Memnaelar posted:Unsettled closes in about 5.5 hours. I'm pledged but it was only as of a few minutes ago and I'm back and forth on it. I do think it's likely a better solo experience and a better overall experience than Vindication, which I also backed, and I'm sure the production quality will be top-notch. I like co-ops and the theme quite a bit. So why am I so... enh about the backing? Discussion about it here has been non-existent as far as I recall. Anyone else backing or staying away? I didn't really feel like the campaign gave me a good feel for how the game actually works, so I'm passing on it. Plus, honestly, I've been avoiding backing new games, since the second TMNT one and Empyrial are going to be showing up soon and taking up a ton of space. Echophonic fucked around with this message at 20:02 on Jan 8, 2020 |
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Speaking of giant games, apparently my copy of Empyrial is out for delivery. RIP any remaining space I had for games.
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JazzFlight posted:Add to that the possible damage to the game before it even got shipped: I've got a few slight scuffs here and there and my boxes got some minor shipping damage, but nothing game-altering.
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JazzFlight posted:Yeah, I did a spot check and I'd say I'm either one of the undamaged productions or they just have higher standards of what's acceptable. There are some extremely minor scuffs on the deluxe boards that show up since they're black, but that's unavoidable wear and tear on any material like that. No ink leaks or stuck together punchboards like they were warning about. I did end up with some punchboard glue issues on my expansion, after going through it. Also a few nicks on the inside of a a Deluxe board.
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Yeah, Empyreal is a pretty hefty lad. Once you get it organized, though, setup and teardown is pretty slick. Also got my copy of the TMNT Adventures games. Little annoying it completely obviates the old Out of the Shadows box, but all the new stuff is neat. I went all-on and got a 25lb package.
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Has Jenna put up what's going to be special about the limited edition print PDF for Glitch?
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Rand Brittain posted:It's going to be a trad print run, basically. And it might have a separate cover, although she's not completely certain that the colorful cover looks good in hardback so I'm not sure yet. Internally the print run and the final version of the PoD should be the same. Alright, I'll go for a potentially cooler print run version, then!
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theironjef posted:Can anyone tell me if the IDW AUGS board games are any good? Because I am a sucker for Batman: The Animated Series stuff and that game is siren-songing me on looks alone. I liked Shadows of the Past a lot and the new TMNT Adventure system game fixes a lot of the problems I had with it. The co-op AI is really easy to work with, meaning you don't have to 4v1 it if you don't want to. That introduced some tension in my group because of how obnoxious all the "stop the running character" missions were. I've done the first tutorial and even with Alopex's horseshit dodge gimmick it was really fun two-player with each of us controlling two turtles against the AI. Does take up a shitload of space, I'm trying to figure out where I'm going to put a second set of this madness. The heart of it's the hero 'teamwork' mechanics. You roll three dice and your neighboring players get to share one with you, so you get 5 action dice worth of stuff every turn. Everyone also has unique powers selected from a set of special moves, so they all encourage different playstyles. In 4v1 you alternate turns with the villain player, where they have a hand of cards that gives them their actions. In co-op, there's an intiative deck that tells you when a given player or enemy class acts. In co-op, the enemies have AI rules since it's more combat-focused than SOTP. So gunners go after the person with the most HP, foot soldiers go after lowest, some characters go after who has the most Focus, etc. I went all in on this one, too, mostly for the mashup potential. Hopefully people come up with some fun scenarios to blend the two. Echophonic fucked around with this message at 21:46 on Feb 23, 2020 |
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The_Doctor posted:Coming soon: DM advice dice! For when you want to ask ‘are you sure?’ to your players. Dice that are fun and not a hundred dollars for a set? Sold.
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Yeah, I'm looking forward to trying out my copy. I have a board game group full of roleplayers, so I'm hoping it goes over well. One is an actor and cyberpunk nerd, so I'm sure he'll love it.
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Well gently caress, the Starlight Kickstarter actually looks good. Little bit BSG for setting, little bit Gloomhaven for persistence, from what I can tell. Also optional minis. So you can save like 50 bucks if you don't care about painting spaceships. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mccaskellgames/starlight-2/description
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GrandpaPants posted:It looks like it's blowing through its stretch goals, though, so that's something. Anyone back their previous project and can say anything about the game/service? I'm wary about the combination of minis + apps + oh yeah an actual game. I was at least heartened by the fact that the minis are optional, unlike the IDW KSes (that I keep backing  ). I'm skimming the rules and I really like what I'm seeing. Ship and pilot customization, away missions with exploration and storytelling, seems really cool. I wouldn't mind knowing more about the other KS, either, though.
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pseudodragon posted:At least you get a good workout lugging your 10 pound dice bag everywhere. Jokes on them, I already was!
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