https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ibcgames/astro-knights
I will probably end up demoing this at some future Essen, but I feel no great enthusiasm for owning it. Basic concept is “streamlined Aeon’s End, SF theme”. I don’t feel I need a streamlined Aeon’s End, and the theming is very much the fantastic anything-can-happen end of SF.
I think I am getting the wooden components. I can build a better insert myself.
If I didn’t already have the DE I’d be looking at doing that too; I’d probably be annoyed at the size of the deluxe box if it wasn’t so darn nice. If you think the standard edition is a box full of air, consider this: the deluxe box is 30% larger just to give that air some structural integrity!
Gotta give that air some room to breathe.
I wouldn’t dream of it, I haven’t the skill nor the tools. But I am keeping an eye to see what the include in the campaign. If they only leave it at deluxe all-in, I will have to think about it… or save, which hopefully by the time the close the pledges, I might be there…
I’ll be keeping an eye out for that in my friendly local Kickstarter-backing game shop!
Package from Board Game Tables finally arrived.
My train games from All Aboard Games are stuck in customs in Germany so far.
Is a train game funner than a factory game though?
Surely the ultimate would be a train factory game?
Say no more…
What about a train game factory?
(What’s that? We have those already? Ok, as you were…)
Oh Noes, my All Aboard plans have been set back by the entirely predictable but never fails to surprise me as I forget when it is annual car service this month
Ra preview is up.
Might need that version… So pretty
I’m in (cost dependent)
I just sold Ra—in order to buy Ra.
I’ll probably wait for retail, postage to the UK is going to be steep.
This really doesn’t need to be crowd funded though, it will sell out at retail with no problems. Frustrating for smaller producers who need the funding model to get their projects to market.
Hmmm… I’ll keep watching. I might keep my old Ra which have the nice Geekbits.
I think with this there’s three FOUR great editions of Ra now.
EDIT: Forgot DiceTree which seems will become the ‘official’ German version.
I’d guess that big, well-funded campaigns are where Gamefound (et al) make most of their money, making it viable for them to exist as a platform at all.
But yes, “money people are willing to pledge in advance” is definitely a small, finite pool, so there are likely games that will miss out because people picked Ra instead.
