Category Archives: Kickstarter

November Is Safe

Posted on November 4, 2014 by

Those of you who read the Mantic blog will know that November has been declared safe, and that there is no longer a need for Containment Protocol until next year. In other words, no Deadzone for now. As is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadzone, Kickstarter | 17 Comments

Fastest Kickstarter In The West

Posted on October 12, 2014 by

I often hear people bemoaning the lateness of this or that Kickstarter project. Some are over a year behind schedule, and so it’s hardly surprising folk get peeved. In contrast to this trend, I recently got a boxed game called … Continue reading →

Posted in Kickstarter, Random Thoughts | 12 Comments

More Crowd Funding Fun

Posted on September 23, 2014 by

I don’t often look at Indiegigo. It’s not that I don’t like it, simply that it never crosses my mind to, so overpowering is the brilliant marketing of Kickstarter. However, every now and again I bump into something that looks … Continue reading →

Posted in Kickstarter | 7 Comments

Rats In Deadzone

Posted on September 22, 2014 by

Mantic’s announced a Deadzone expansion Kickstarter, featuring the Veer-myn (among other things). This post is really just to act as a place for you to add any comments on that, if you have any thoughts you’d like to share. Some folks … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadzone, Kickstarter | 202 Comments

Thanks A Million!

Posted on September 1, 2014 by

Well, thanks 1,057,975 to be exact 🙂 Yes, the Dungeon Saga Kickstarter made over a million dollars all told, which was a pleasant surprise. A huge thanks to everyone who backed it and helped to make it a much bigger and more … Continue reading →

Posted in Dungeon Sagas, Kickstarter | 37 Comments

There’s Your Dragon

Posted on August 31, 2014 by

The latest Dungeon Sagas update is the stretch goal for one last expansion, and this time it’s got a dragon! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1744629938/dungeon-saga-the-dwarf-kings-quest/posts/970579

Posted in Board Gaming, Dungeon Sagas, Kickstarter | 16 Comments

Hero Experience In Dungeon Sagas

Posted on August 30, 2014 by

As I mentioned yesterday, the experience system is linked to the rest of the Downtime process. I’ll explain how in a moment, but first a handful of points that came up in the comments from yesterday’s post and which I should probably stress … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Gaming, Dungeon Sagas, Game Design Theory, Kickstarter | 29 Comments

Dungeon Saga Downtime

Posted on August 29, 2014 by

Gratuitous picture of big red guy 🙂 In the Advanced rules for Dungeon Sagas it would be nice for Heroes to have a life outside the dungeon, however abstracted that may be. As DS is not an RPG I’m not … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Gaming, Dungeon Sagas, Kickstarter | 105 Comments

Random Dungeon Sagas

Posted on August 28, 2014 by

As you may have seen on the (huge) Kickstarter update 40, random dungeons are in, and they look like being a lot of fun. The random element can really capture the whole exploring the unknown feeling, with the potential for nasty surprises … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Gaming, Dungeon Sagas, Game Design Theory, Kickstarter | 39 Comments

Build Your Own Heroes

Posted on August 27, 2014 by

The latest update announced a rather exciting upgrade to the Advanced rules if we get to $600k: build your own Heroes. This is a big expansion and one that I’m really excited about. It’s certainly something I’ve been itching to … Continue reading →

Posted in Dungeon Sagas, Kickstarter | 72 Comments