Kickstarter Corner

[Bix Conners]

That terrain looks very cool!!!

[Lareina]

Another storage/accessory type Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1261520701/accessories-for-your-favourite-board-games

They have stuff for Talisman, Game of Thrones, Agricola, Merchants & Marauders, Eclipse and Zombicide.

I like the organizers for the game (specifically Zombicide) mostly because I know our sleeves tend to knock off cards from the player cards. I asked if everything would fit in the box for Zombicide, the creator replied and said it does but probably not big enough for Season 3.

[NeikeDjour]

Another storage/accessory type Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1261520701/accessories-for-your-favourite-board-games

They have stuff for Talisman, Game of Thrones, Agricola, Merchants & Marauders, Eclipse and Zombicide.

I like the organizers for the game (specifically Zombicide) mostly because I know our sleeves tend to knock off cards from the player cards. I asked if everything would fit in the box for Zombicide, the creator replied and said it does but probably not big enough for Season 3.

Ohh! I really like the Agricola and Zombicide organizers with the clear plastic on top that fits the pieces during gameplay. That's handy. I hate that my Zombicide cards always get knocked off the player card.

[Lareina]

I sent a message asking about getting a price for more organizers for Zombicide. Then I asked whether or not it'd be possible to get just the organizers for another game (specifically Game of Thrones). Also asked about how well these organizers fit sleeved cards since I have a habit of sleeving cards now.

[Lori]

Here is the latest update for those of us that are in on the Treasure Chest of Realistic Resources.  Looks like everything is still on track for a January delivery. 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jameystegmaier/treasure-chest-realistic-resource-tokens-for-board/posts/1052237?at=BAh7CDoMcG9zdF9pZGkDTQ4QSSIIdWlkBjoGRVRpA4Zkl0kiC2V4cGlyeQY7BlRJIhgyMDE0LTEyLTE0IDIxOjUwOjAzBjsGVA%3D%3D--3c36aeb073844a8e346092cf5cb2c8e4b25d1fa5&ref=backer_project_update

[Tempest]

Here is the latest update for those of us that are in on the Treasure Chest of Realistic Resources.  Looks like everything is still on track for a January delivery. 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jameystegmaier/treasure-chest-realistic-resource-tokens-for-board/posts/1052237?at=BAh7CDoMcG9zdF9pZGkDTQ4QSSIIdWlkBjoGRVRpA4Zkl0kiC2V4cGlyeQY7BlRJIhgyMDE0LTEyLTE0IDIxOjUwOjAzBjsGVA%3D%3D--3c36aeb073844a8e346092cf5cb2c8e4b25d1fa5&ref=backer_project_update

Oh, awesome. I love that they're showing the progress of the shipping process.

[NeikeDjour]

Set in the mid-1800s, the age of whaling, New Bedford gives 2 to 4 players the chance to build the Massachusetts town of the same name into a thriving community. Gather resources to add buildings with new actions and launch ships to go whaling. Go out longest for the best choice, but wait too long and the whales become harder to catch. And don't forget to pay your crew when ships return! Carefully balance time management and timing to earn the most points in this medium-weight worker placement and resource management game.

A bit more detail: Over twelve rounds players take turns placing their two workers. The town board and whaling board contain basic game actions: taking goods (food, wood, brick), selling goods, constructing buildings, docking ships, and launching ships. These actions can be used multiple times per round, with the first player to do so in a round receiving a bonus or more goods or reducing the number of goods paid.

Most buildings add extra action spaces with new actions, combined actions, and more powerful versions of basic actions. You own whatever you build, with others needing to pay to use them and you earning points from them at game's end.

You need to pay to send ships whaling, choosing how far out to send them. At the end of the round, ships move closer to shore and whale tokens are drawn randomly. Ships that are farthest out have first chance to pick the valuable sperm whales, but as they move in, others have the opportunity to launch farther out and get a better pick, possibly leaving you with only empty seas. Over the course of the game, whales become more rare and empty seas more common - an historical reflection of the toll that whaling had on the environment. Once a ship reaches shore, a percentage of the profits (the "lay") must be paid in order to keep the whales selected.

After twelve rounds, all ships must return, and players total their points from buildings, whales, and extra money.

[NeikeDjour]

[Lori]

Captain's Wager looks interesting - gives me a bit of a Libertalia feel.

[NeikeDjour]

Captain's Wager looks interesting - gives me a bit of a Libertalia feel.

Yeah, kind of. It doesn't have that bad of a price point either.