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Congrats! Small nit-pick: can we get a current Kickstarter link in the first post? Makes it easier to find.
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Done.
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Thanks!
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Chris Grenard??? That's a name I've not heard in a long time...
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I think my uncle knows him. He said he was dead.
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Chris has been a member of the team since pretty early on. This is the first time he has run a demo game though. :)
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Can I just say how happy I am that we made it to the goats? :D

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Awesome.
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Poor goats. :cry:
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Very funny!
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Lordnine wrote: Sat Oct 14, 2017 12:15 pm Can I just say how happy I am that we made it to the goats? :D

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So one of the most requested features I have been getting is a single player version of the game. The thing is that because a lot of the game depends on players to keep things moving I don't think a normal SP mode would work. About a week ago, another designer contacted me with an idea for score based scenarios and I really liked the idea. I've been showing the following to some of my closer balance testers and they seem to enjoy it but most are not traditional solo gamer's.

So I know that a lot of you guys play solo board-games. How would you feel about a mode like in the image? Basically a number of challenge based scenarios with unique variables.

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I don't play much solo, but I can't imagine that wouldn't be a nice addition for many players. Would it add much more to the cost/time of development? If not, why not go for it!
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I solo game occasionally, and I find that very cool. Another option never hurt.
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Fix the spelling of scraped in 0-49.
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I did actually in the live update but thank you!
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I love the new fences you announced! I really hope we make it to that stretch goal.
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So... what are the chances of a solo variant? :think:
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MonkeyFinger wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2017 12:08 am So... what are the chances of a solo variant? :think:
He's already added a couple solo scenarios unlocked through new social media goals.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/15 ... ts/2021942
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coopasonic wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2017 12:10 am
MonkeyFinger wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2017 12:08 am So... what are the chances of a solo variant? :think:
He's already added a couple solo scenarios unlocked through new social media goals.
Oh, is that on the Facebook page? Didn't check there but did check the KS page and didn't see it mentioned there, so decided to ask. Thanks!
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MonkeyFinger wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2017 12:13 am
coopasonic wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2017 12:10 am
MonkeyFinger wrote: Fri Oct 27, 2017 12:08 am So... what are the chances of a solo variant? :think:
He's already added a couple solo scenarios unlocked through new social media goals.
Oh, is that on the Facebook page? Didn't check there but did check the KS page and didn't see it mentioned there, so decided to ask. Thanks!
They're listed under the Social Goals in the KS.
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I am #2 on Kicktraq right now. That feels like an accomplishment!
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Congrats and good for you!
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Congratulations! I couldn't afford to get in on it myself this time, but I did my best to spread the word.
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No going back now! Congratulations!
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Thanks everyone. I'm still a bit in shock. Nearly 3,000 people gave me almost $150,000. I would say that is pretty good for a first time project. :D
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Fixing the t-rex art really paid off. :D

Can't wait to play the game. I haven't gotten a shipping notification yet though. Can you look into that?
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coopasonic wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2017 1:10 pm Fixing the t-rex art really paid off. :D

Can't wait to play the game. I haven't gotten a shipping notification yet though. Can you look into that?
12 minutes later and not a word. Just like a KS dev to go silent!
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Blackhawk wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2017 1:23 pm
coopasonic wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2017 1:10 pm Fixing the t-rex art really paid off. :D

Can't wait to play the game. I haven't gotten a shipping notification yet though. Can you look into that?
12 minutes later and not a word. Just like a KS dev to go silent!
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Blackhawk wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2017 1:23 pm
coopasonic wrote: Thu Nov 02, 2017 1:10 pm Fixing the t-rex art really paid off. :D

Can't wait to play the game. I haven't gotten a shipping notification yet though. Can you look into that?
12 minutes later and not a word. Just like a KS dev to go silent!
We should have known this was coming..
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So I just checked and KS took the money out of my bank account, but I still don't have a tracking number for my game! Unbelievable, I guess this will just be a loss...
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:cry:

Being on the back end of KS is actually kind of terrifying. I have to balance keeping almost 3,000 happy for a year. I also will likely not see any of the money from KS for about two weeks as well.
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Yeah it seems like a ton of work. Hopefully most people are like me and just forget about most projects until shipping notices come. It's not that I'm not interested, I just purposely put them out of my mind.

Good luck though, it looks like a ton of work to keep the vocal ones pacified. I mean just look at the comments after the cool zombie t Rex stretch goal. People are crazy. There's just no way to please everyone. I assume most people are content and assume things are going as well as they can.
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Chrisoc13 wrote: Fri Nov 03, 2017 3:41 pm Yeah it seems like a ton of work. Hopefully most people are like me and just forget about most projects until shipping notices come. It's not that I'm not interested, I just purposely put them out of my mind.

Good luck though, it looks like a ton of work to keep the vocal ones pacified. I mean just look at the comments after the cool zombie t Rex stretch goal. People are crazy. There's just no way to please everyone. I assume most people are content and assume things are going as well as they can.
Yeah, that's the thing. I will just hang back and be pleasantly surprised when it shows up next year. That doesn't do much for the negativity on the comments page.
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The whole T-Rex thing blew me away. It was literally a last minute goal we put together as a nice gesture in case we were able to hit $150,000. It never occurred to me that some people would be angry about getting something extra thrown in for free!
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I will say that the biggest thing to do is COMMUNICATE! Even short posts once a week will help to stave off all but the most die hard critics regarding abandonment.
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I'm pretty excited about this. And I have to wait a year! Reminds me of being a kid and waiting for Christmas. :)
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The Dice Tower did their top 10 anticipated games for 2018 and while your game didn't make Tom's top 10 he did mention it in a group of games he was still "super pumped about". Below is a link to the spot in the video:
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Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
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