Kickstarter 2015-2016 - Mostly Tabletop, but we aren't picky

MonkeyFinger · Post by **MonkeyFinger** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 10:24 am

Lordnine wrote:If you are into miniature games I’m surprised you don’t have Cthulhu Wars on your list. I actually just got a shipping notice this morning.

Same!

Lordnine · Post by **Lordnine** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 11:48 am

Has your shipping stalled? My tracking page has been stuck in the same location for 3 days now. At this rate it will take the rest of the month to get to me way up here in Vermont.

baelthazar · Post by **baelthazar** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 1:16 pm

Lordnine wrote:Has your shipping stalled? My tracking page has been stuck in the same location for 3 days now. At this rate it will take the rest of the month to get to me way up here in Vermont.

Well, mine went from the Newgistics facility in CA to the Newgistics facility in NV last night. Too early to tell what the next step will be. I'll let you know if the tracking advances in the PM, as that seems to be when it updates.

Lordnine · Post by **Lordnine** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 7:54 pm

Mine finally moved! Went from Sparks, NV to Fishers, IN. Woohoo! Would be nice if it just gave me an estimate for arrival though.

baelthazar · Post by **baelthazar** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 12:37 am

Lordnine wrote:Mine finally moved! Went from Sparks, NV to Fishers, IN. Woohoo! Would be nice if it just gave me an estimate for arrival though.

Fishers, eh? My brother-in-law lives there... I could have him hijack that shipment to get a copy a little earlier...

Lordnine · Post by **Lordnine** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 11:21 am

You’re too late! Now it’s in New Jersey!

baelthazar · Post by **baelthazar** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 5:05 pm

Lordnine wrote:You’re too late! Now it’s in New Jersey!

That's cool, cause mine is in Fishers now! I hope to have it tomorrow or at least early next week.

MonkeyFinger · Post by **MonkeyFinger** » Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:45 pm

Arrived today!

Wondering now if I should even open it...

Lordnine · Post by **Lordnine** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 11:47 am

MonkeyFinger wrote:Arrived today!

Wondering now if I should even open it...

I doubt Cthulhu Wars is a game that will ever see store shelves, so if you ever want to play it, you might as well enjoy it. The base game on their website is $200! That makes the $140 from Kickstarter seem downright reasonable.

A couple people have also reported damaged figures, so if you are one of them you will want to have those replaced. Green Eye Games have been very reasonable about replacements, just take a picture of the damage and they will send you a replacement as soon as available.

MonkeyFinger · Post by **MonkeyFinger** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 12:35 am

Lordnine wrote:
MonkeyFinger wrote:Arrived today!

Wondering now if I should even open it...
I doubt Cthulhu Wars is a game that will ever see store shelves, so if you ever want to play it, you might as well enjoy it. The base game on their website is $200! That makes the $140 from Kickstarter seem downright reasonable.

A couple people have also reported damaged figures, so if you are one of them you will want to have those replaced. Green Eye Games have been very reasonable about replacements, just take a picture of the damage and they will send you a replacement as soon as available.

Yah, just got caught up on KS updates and they noted some issues with the game so it seems I should check and see if they all survived their transition to this dimension.

baelthazar · Post by **baelthazar** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 2:05 pm

I think it will show up on online retailers, but I doubt it will be in your brick and mortar establishments (it was hard to find Space Hulk in any quantity at stores). I think they intend to sell it at retail, however, so I'm not sure why it would be available commercially (did they say as much, LordNine?).

Lordnine · Post by **Lordnine** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 2:59 pm

baelthazar wrote:I think it will show up on online retailers, but I doubt it will be in your brick and mortar establishments (it was hard to find Space Hulk in any quantity at stores). I think they intend to sell it at retail, however, so I'm not sure why it would be available commercially (did they say as much, LordNine?).

We know that people will be able to buy it here.

This might have changed but as of about 3 months ago:
Information was sketchy but it sounded like there will be extremely limited copies available from an undisclosed online US retailer.
Physical retailers are unlikely unless a store specifically requests to carry it.
Things like the fancy plastic summoning gates will never be available again.

So in short, if you really want it, you will be able to find it. However, it's unlikely you will ever walk into a store and see it in large numbers or get it cheaper than it was through Kickstarter.

baelthazar · Post by **baelthazar** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 5:06 pm

Ah, I see what you mean. I can't imagine it won't show up on Coolstuff but, then again, Sandy did sort of say this was his "one off" chance to make a dream game for rabid fans. He has since opened their doors to that Theomachy game, but I have to admit the latest video showing them playing cards pretty much killed off any interest I had.

ChaoZ · Post by **ChaoZ** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 5:09 pm

Here's something that's blowing up on Kickstarter right now (funded in less than 30 minutes, up to $575k right now): Exploding Kittens card game. Illustrated by the guy who does The Oatmeal. Looks like a fun filler game.

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 5:09 pm

ChaoZ wrote:Here's something that's blowing up on Kickstarter right now (funded in less than 30 minutes, up to $575k right now): Exploding Kittens card game. Illustrated by the guy who does The Oatmeal. Looks like a fun filler game.

I was about to post a thread for this one. I'm backing. Can't pass up The Oatmeal.

ChaoZ · Post by **ChaoZ** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 5:16 pm

I'm in too, backed the NSFW version. Hope the game plays as fun as it looks!

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 5:26 pm

ChaoZ wrote:I'm in too, backed the NSFW version. Hope the game plays as fun as it looks!

I backed only the regular version, as I've been on a Kickstarter tear again lately and need to rein it in. I may fold and go NSFW by the end, though...

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 6:41 pm

Damn you both. But I'm a sucker for games like this that we can play at lunch.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 8:28 pm

1985 regular backers... over 22k NSFW backers. Jeepers.

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 8:56 pm

One million dollars in 7 hours. Holy shit.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 9:33 pm

I showed that to my child people. They now desire it.

tjg_marantz · Post by **tjg_marantz** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 10:30 pm

Just kickstarted one 20 (well 25 in Canadia) level and one 350(40 up here) level so that we have enough for up to 8 players and that the NSFW cards will be rare and fun to see.

This is my first project to ever back. Exploding Kittens took my virginity.

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 10:32 pm

It's all downhill (for your wallet) from here, tjg.

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:19 am

Zaxxon wrote:One million dollars in 7 hours. Holy shit.

Closing in on 1.8 million. Will be interesting to see what stretch goals they finally post, given that we're at 18,000% funded.

tjg_marantz · Post by **tjg_marantz** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:50 pm

I just watched it go over 2 million. Good Lord.

Moat_Man · Post by **Moat_Man** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 5:34 pm

tjg_marantz wrote:I just watched it go over 2 million. Good Lord.

It's trending towards $33 million. LOL

Zaxxon · Post by **Zaxxon** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 5:38 pm

Moat_Man wrote:
tjg_marantz wrote:I just watched it go over 2 million. Good Lord.
It's trending towards $33 million. LOL

The biggest project ever ended a bit over $13M, so they have a real shot at taking the crown. Highest game is $8.6M, and highest tabletop game is $2.8M, which will be eclipsed this week most likely.

tjg_marantz · Post by **tjg_marantz** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 6:25 pm

Double the nsfw cards. Glad I only order one nsfw deck!

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 8:40 pm

Just took a long hard look at the Conan kickstarter. Dammit.

MonkeyFinger · Post by **MonkeyFinger** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:22 am

hentzau wrote:Just took a long hard look at the Conan kickstarter. Dammit.

Damn you. So an extra $45 for a 'deluxe box'? Do they explain anywhere in the billion comments what's deluxe about it?

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:26 am

MonkeyFinger wrote:
hentzau wrote:Just took a long hard look at the Conan kickstarter. Dammit.
Damn you. So an extra $45 for a 'deluxe box'? Do they explain anywhere in the billion comments what's deluxe about it?

4 extra scenarios and some figs that are exclusive to the King's box, as near as I can figure.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:30 am

hentzau wrote:Just took a long hard look at the Conan kickstarter. Dammit.

Damn, I want that just for the miniatures. I won't be getting it, but damn!

MonkeyFinger · Post by **MonkeyFinger** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:32 am

hentzau wrote:Just took a long hard look at the 4 extra scenarios and some figs that are exclusive to the King's box, as near as I can figure.

Gotcha.

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:40 am

Interesting. Just read the fine print. Shipping charged after the end of the campaign once they have all of the stretch goals added in. That could add a bit onto your overall pledge.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:56 am

hentzau wrote:Interesting. Just read the fine print. Shipping charged after the end of the campaign once they have all of the stretch goals added in. That could add a bit onto your overall pledge.

Lest anyone get the wrong idea, that fine print is the same size as the main print in the pledge level description. In fact, I would suggest the asterisk specifically calls your attention to it.

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:58 am

coopasonic wrote:
hentzau wrote:Interesting. Just read the fine print. Shipping charged after the end of the campaign once they have all of the stretch goals added in. That could add a bit onto your overall pledge.
Lest anyone get the wrong idea, that fine print is the same size as the main print in the pledge level description. In fact, I would suggest the asterisk specifically calls your attention to it.

Yeah, thanks for pointing out how that read. Not like they are trying to hide anything. I just am so used to kickstarter rewards including shipping that I was taken aback when I finally figured out that you would have to pay for shipping separately.

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 10:03 am

I think I have had 3 "pay for shipping separately projects"... at least 2 of those 3 were CoolMiniOrNot projects. Can't remember the other... maybe it was 3 of 3.

Chrisoc13 · Post by **Chrisoc13** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:16 pm

Cmon has really gone that direction. But for zombicide season three it was still reasonable even with all the stretch goals. Don't remember the exact number but i remember it being reasonable.

Paingod · Post by **Paingod** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 4:14 pm

tjg_marantz wrote:Double the nsfw cards. Glad I only order one nsfw deck!

I couldn't help myself and ordered the $35 package as well. There were only 59,995 backers when I did... this is my first Kickstarter. I hope it's a blazing success and The Oatmeal can finally make his Tesla museum.

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:19 pm

Oh my. Is this finally the mockumentary that will outdo Spinal Tap?! Jemaine from Flight of the Conchords is involved, if that matters (it does to me, I'm a big fan).

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/14 ... an-release