It's time to Double Down!
over 9 years ago
– Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 09:04:31 PM
Hello backers!
We are closing in on the end of the campaign, and we're getting closer to reaching our goal! We want to add a few chips to the pot to make it even more enticing to upgrade your pledge, or get your friends to back the project if they've been on the fence.
We're running the double down promotion to help add a little extra spice!
During the stream on Monday night, 5 of the backers are going to be randomly selected to receive a free upgrade in tier reward! Plus, everyone that's tuned in to the stream will not only get to see us playing the game, will get an additional chance to win during the stream if you participate in the chat by answering questions and having fun with us.
Depending at what tier you back the game, it could be worth a large dollar value. And I know what you're wondering EU fans... for anyone that gets upgraded your shipping costs will not go up!!
All I ask is that you spread the word and get people involved! Please tell everyone you know to back this project. If they don't, ask them why not. If it's something I can fix, I will!
I'm going to keep posting updates and as much content as I can for the last two days and will be streaming on Monday while we play the game live and answer any last minute questions or concerns!
Technical difficulties
over 9 years ago
– Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 10:58:20 AM
To everyone that tuned in for the live stream, I am having technical difficulties and am hoping to be ip and running shortly. I apologize for the inconvenience!
One week left!!
over 9 years ago
– Fri, Nov 18, 2016 at 07:13:26 AM
Hi everyone,
So, the video footage was edited... in fact, it was edited twice. Cheryl, who filmed it whipped up something that same night, and another friend of mine was able to do something and turn it around super quickly! That was awesome of them!
One of them explains the rules in greater detail and one focuses more on us playing it and having a good time.
Without further ado, here is the long awaited game play video x 2!
I'll be updating the main section with these as well. That means all the pieces are in place to make 1 big final push. So even if you've mentioned it before, now is a great time to share this again to try to gain support! A lot of people wanted to see more there, so I hope this will satisfy them!
Also, I'll be live streaming on either Thursday or Friday this week as I share some more of how it's shaping up, show some finished CE boxes, chips, more roles and more fresh art! I was also hoping to play a game or two on camera so people can see it in action in a more interactive way.
As always, I want to thank you for your support. Now, let's do this!!
John
Quick update
over 9 years ago
– Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 03:41:54 PM
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to keep the communication going since I've been a little quiet lately.
Progress is being made on the game and role card polish every day. We are working hard to get everything ready to get the PnP out for people to try. I took some video yesterday with Brian Kibler and my wife while we played a game and explained what was going on for people that want to see it first hand. Brian was kind enough to do some VO for the rules of the game. We're working on the video editing now to post asap.
Other than that, I've just been in my workshop doing the CE boxes and chips (you can see some of them in the video). If anyone at the 175 tier or higher wants any other design besides the dD logo you see in the photos, I'm willing to do a numeral chip design instead. I think it's a little easier for people to tell what the denomination of them are when playing instead of having to remember them. So, when the kickstarter closes let me know what type of chip you want. If I don't hear anything, I'm going to use the chips posted in the pictures so there aren't any surprises.
I'm also willing to do a custom chip design for a little extra fee to cover the cost of the graphic design. If that's something anyone is interested in, let me know and I can create a reward tier for it.
The remainder of my time has been spent on trying to get the message out and doing interviews/demos. Josh has been traveling around stores in SoCal to show off the game, so if you live anywhere nearby, you should come check it out! Just send us a message or comment for more details!!
You'll hear from me again within the next couple of days, and I'm planning on doing another live stream on Thursday or Friday to answer any questions and maybe even play a game on camera so people can see it in action.
Thanks!
John
Ultra Mega Expansion Pack Tier
over 9 years ago
– Tue, Nov 08, 2016 at 01:38:50 PM
Hey all,
Just want to be sure to update you on the progress as often as I can.
We are busy over here both nailing down the final role designs and making extra roles that you may find interesting.
Currently there's a big gap between the 25 and 100 dollar reward tiers, so we've decided to add two additional ones in between. I wanted to add additional game content to make your game play experience even better.
While we were working hard to finalize the main roles and conducting play testing a thought occurred to me; there were a lot of roles that we played with that were really fun, but didn't make the final cut. Not because they were lame, but actually quite the contrary. They might have been the most exciting roles we've had; it's a tough call that early in development.
They were cut because they were too... specific. Meaning they won't appeal to as many players, but the players that do like them will love them. So, these are the roles that were super fun to some but had others feeling really frustrated.
Here's an example of a card like that.
Desert Rose - Choose an opponent. Switch all your down cards with that player's.
The roles chosen for the base set were the ones I felt would provide the best experience to the most players. While some of the most fun moments in play testing revolved around this card, in the end I removed it from the base set. (It was pretty painful). I still want to offer this as an option for people to play with if it's the sort of thing they find fun, but without forcing players into it. I was thinking about doing it as a promo card, but then I realized that there could be small groups of cards to customize your game. I was thinking I'd call it an expansion pack!
As I was configuring the groups, I realized a lot of the roles belonged in more than one expansion pack, which is when I asked myself "Why not offer all these different roles and ways to tailor your game as a single, mega if you will, expansion pack? And heck, while we're at it why not just throw in that mechanic we all really liked, but thought it would be better for an expansion?" Besides, poker is really all about variants. There's tons of ways to play poker, so why not tons of ways to play Drawing Dead?
Now this is happening...
Mega Expansion Pack
This includes:
- 12 new role cards
- A guide sheet and rules for alternate configurations and variations
- An alternate deck of official Drawing Dead playing cards
Wait... what? An alternate deck of playing cards. Kinda snuck that one in there, but this is the official Drawing Dead playing card deck with a light colored face. Wanna see?
Pretty nice, eh? I love the way these turned out. A big thanks again to Cheryl Savala for just creating something both perfect for the product and just plain exquisite. I'm really excited about these card decks. These would be a nice addition to anyone's playing card collection. Speaking of which, we've got a third deck on the way but I don't have the card faces to show you just yet.
I do, however, have a potential card back! This isn't necessarily final, but there's at least a chance it is.
And that's just the playing card decks, we're talking about! What about the rest of the expansion!?
Here's an example of one of the cards you'll find in there.
He's pretty fun. Some of the people more familiar with poker seemed to enjoy it, but for people like me, who don't play poker all the time, it was hard to figure out what card I needed and took too long. If you feel like you want some more consistency and deeper level of strategy you would really enjoy this one.
I'm going to add this to the product along with the KS exclusive promos so you can get all the game content for 45 dollars.
The mega expansion pack tier
-
The base game
- 10 roles
- 50 chips
- official playing card deck #1
- rule book
- the button
- The expansion pack
- 12 additional roles
- rules sheet
- official playing card deck #2
- Kickstarter exclusive promos
- 2 exclusive role cards
- Official playing card deck #3
Another thing we've been working on are more super sweet playing card decks, but they aren't all ready to reveal just yet. I have at least 1 other deck planned at the moment, and I'm going to include that in the Ultra Mega Expansion Pack tier for FREE.
Deck #3 images are coming soon, but trust me... it's really looking good! Can't wait to show it to you all. I was going to hold back on the tier until I could show it to you, but wanted to make it available for those of you that want to take a leap of faith.
That's all for today!
Again, thank you so much for your support. I can't tell you how much it means.
John
