Did this never get posted??? Today is H.P. Lovecraft's 125th birthday. Also, Stretch Goals!
over 9 years ago
– Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 03:59:32 AM
The kickstarter app seems not to be posting updates. Please comment or like this so I know if it goes through; it should have been posted two days ago.
Early tomorrow morning I will be leaving New York for old Howard Phillips' hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, for NecronomiCon (http://necronomicon-providence.com). I'm excited to see all of the people celebrating everything he created and everything he inspired. This is my first time deliberately voyaging to the birthplace of an author to pay them homage, so it seems significant. I'll get to see his house! Which is also where Dr. Willett lived in The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, which always intrigued me. Was he daring readers to show up on his doorstep? It's oddly appropriate that it wasn't published until after he was dead, and here I am, showing up also after he's dead. Though it would be more fitting for me to travel back in time and show up before he died...
I'll be talking about my humble contribution to the ongoing story of cosmic horror with Cultists of Cthulhu on Saturday, so come say hi if you're in town. I'll also be tweeting from @SixpenceGames (https://twitter.com/sixpencegames) about all the things man was not meant to see that I'll be seeing.
In other news, here we have three Stretch Goals!
We're so close to two player mode being included with every copy of the game. I really want to get one player mode in there too. What I'm most excited about, though, is this "you guys design a scenario" idea. The idea is, you all suggest anything you want for a scenario - could be a specific Lovecraft story, or a story by someone else, or something entirely original, as long as it's either original or in the public domain or we have permission to use it (and, of course, I get to veto dumb things) - and then I put up a poll that only backers can vote on, and then you all vote which one to make. Then we work together, designing the scenario, and when it's ready it gets included in the final version of Cultists of Cthulhu, and you get listed as a guest designer in the rulebook!
Let me know what you think, and hopefully I'll see some of you at NecronomiCon!
We made the first stretch goal!
over 9 years ago
– Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 03:10:20 AM
We made it to $40,000 which means every copy of the game will come with two player mode! Up next: one player mode at $45,000 and all of us collaborating on a new scenario at $50,000!
Now if you'll excuse me, I must return to the Cthulhu LARP wherein I am an absinthe-sipping French gangster (with real absinthe!)
A call to greatness
over 9 years ago
– Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 09:12:34 AM
I've posted more images on BoardGameGeek. If you haven't yet, give a thumbs up or comment on them, there's never been a better moment! If you have already, go check out the new ones for bonus points. Let's get that single player mode! And to $40,000 for two player mode!
Now that we've passed the goal, however any of this ends up, we're going to make this game a real thing that you'll be able to play. I am just incredibly proud of what Cultists of Cthulhu has grown into, and I really can't wait to get it to you and hear the stories you come up with with it. I'm incredibly grateful to you for helping me to make this real. I couldn't do this without each and every one of you. I feel like a wise old wizard handing you a box I've packed, full of adventures: I've set things up, now it's up to you to grab it and make it real. Thank you for taking up the quest.
Board Game Geek and SINGLE PLAYER MODE!!!
over 9 years ago
– Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 09:20:38 AM
Okay, here's the plan. By now you know about BoardGameGeek, either because it's the most useful, most popular boardgame related website out there, or because of the update I sent out two days ago. Part of the front page is called the "Hotness", and it shows whatever games people are paying the most attention to right now. Our goal is to get Cultists of Cthulhu on the Hotness. If we succeed, then every game will come with Single Player Mode for free! We're all going to need to work together to get this up there, but I know we can do it! You're the best backers ever, and I know you're just as dedicated to this as I am, so let's do it!
Here's how we're going to do this.
- Become a member of BoardGame Geek, if you aren't already (and if not why not man, it's great)
- Search for "Cultists of Cthulhu"
- On the search page, if you've played Cultists of Cthulhu, please rate it! You can also rate it based on the reviews and gameplay videos and other information you've seen, but it's especially important that if you've playtested or demoed Cultists of Cthulhu that you rate it here. Higher numbers are better, but be honest!
- Click through to the image gallery and thumbs up and comment on as many pictures as you can
- Finally, on the main page for Cultists, become a fan! The button's on the right hand side, or ctrl+f "fan" to find it easily
That's it! We can definitely get on the hotness, and then we can all get that single player mode. Let's do this!
Coming soon: Single Player Mode, and a rush on BoardGame Geek!
over 9 years ago
– Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 12:34:58 AM
I'll be posting an update on Monday talking about Single Player Mode and asking y'all to do some stuff on BoardGameGeek that will help raise our profile there, so keep an eye out for that!
In the meantime, if you don't have a BGG account, you should definitely go check it out and make one, and then go rate your favorite games! BGG is a great resource for the gaming community, and is always one of my first stops to learn about a new game. I'll be uploading some more photos and other goodies to the Cultists of Cthulhu BGG page, and on Monday I'll be asking you to go through and thumbs-up them and do some other things. It'll be better if everybody does it at the same time, so while I'm sure you're chomping at the bit to help out, hold off until Monday!
As always, thank you for your support and help in making this game a reality. I love it, and I know you will too. I can't wait to get it made and send it out to you! And in the meantime, don't forget to keep telling people about it! Let's get to that $40,000 stretch goal and get two player mode unlocked! You can do it, you're the best backers ever!
