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Kickstarter Gaming Round-Up: Apr 10th

After an absence it’s time for an update on things happening in the world of gaming Kickstarters.

 

Starting off with our updates on previously covered campaigns, a good number have finished by now. The good news is that a lot of them were successful, such as MachiaVillain, Make a Mess, Grifters and A Place for the Unwilling, all finishing their runs with their goals met or exceeded by a sum.

 

However, as always it’s not all good news and unfortunately significantly more campaigns failed or found themselves cancelled due to lack of funding. These were GameSpawner, Wounded, BEER HEROES, Mythical Might, Null of Hope, Villains & Henchmen and Penalty Box. Also, GAME OVER is stuck at a low total with only 5 days left to make it up. Unless something major happens, it’s safe to say that it too will most likely to fail to reach its goal in time. A number of these campaigns are planned to be relaunched again some time in the future so not all is lost though.

 

Speaking of relaunching campaigns, the developers of another previously covered game, Ghost Theory are going to be relaunching their Kickstarter sometime this month. When it does launch we’ll cover it obviously.

 

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DiceHunter

 

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First up we have a card game in which your entire game it determined by both the luck of the draw and the roll of the dice.

 

DiceHunter sees you attempting to be the best hunter, bagging more animal cards than your opponents. To do this you need to roll one of the numbers on the dice of the animal card you have drawn. Not getting the number ends your turn, while winning means turning over the card for an outcome. This could see you bagging the animal or facing some other consequence, either minor or hugely negative and game-ending. Once all players have had a game over the results are compared and a winner declared.

 

DiceHunter has 29 days to go to make $6,000. It has currently raised $269

 

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Terms and Scandals

 

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Next up is a card game about politics, particularly relevant to those living in America right now – as the cards seem to be based off American politics.

 

The point of the game is to survive two ‘terms’ – which means going around the circle of players once after you have drawn a term card from the draw deck. The other players will try to use their cards to stop the player serving a term from completing it, but at the same time it is possible for the term-serving player to use cards to make it harder for their opponents to screw them over.

 

Terms and Scandals has made $1,004 of its $10,000 goal and has 27 days to go.

 

 

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Potions: A Curious Tale

 

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This one is an adventure game, where you fight through the use of potions you craft yourself… if you fight at all that is.

 

The titular character Luna is a young witch whose talents lie in potion making. The world is inspired by fairy tales, and the creatures that you meet can be dealt with in a number of ways – burn them with fire from a potion bottle or engage them in conversation to peacefully trick them out of resources you need. You’re also able to use other enemies’ attacks to defeat them if need be – it’s up to you!

 

Potions: A Curious Tale has a $62,000 goal of which it has made $13,451 so far. It has 30 days yet to go.

 

 

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BirthStone

 

birthstone

 

Lastly, we have an old school roguelike in which you can actually revisit previous floors.

 

Unlike most roguelikes, the door at the end of the floor is not the last time you’ll see a floor. You might find yourself climbing back up the way you came to unlock a door and head a different route, or to find an item you left behind previously but now have use for. It’s certainly an interesting and different take on it and one that intrigues me.

 

BirthStone has made £30 of it’s £10,000 goal, and has 28 days to go.


April 10th, 2016 by
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