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Update PLUS Supertall is live on Kickstarter - Here are your reward details.
🕑 Added 2018-06-20 13:16:30 +0000 UTC Before we get to Supertall, we need to get to the status of EVERYTHING.PACKAGES
April, May and June are going out together in an effort to get caught up. We've had to do this once a year before, and I always hope that this is the last. I am making all kinds of changes to avoid all types of delays, so nobody wants this to be on time more than me. So, expect all three of these to be hitting your mailboxes, in the next 3-4 weeks.
NEW SUBSCRIBERS
We have these neat little new subscriber packages that we're putting together, and the next wave is going out Saturday. So if you have subscribed in the last 30-45 days, you should be getting one of these. It's a batch of tiny games that we have from previous months, and they are all randomly packed up, so hopefully you get something that fits your tastes.
PNP FOLDER
I saw not one, not two, not three, but FOUR requests for updates in the PNP folder. I am working on them today and am PROMISING a Friday update with some goodies in there. Feel free to peek in the folder in the meantime, as you might see new stuff.
HOW TO PLAY VIDEOS
We've seen requests here for how to play videos, and one of note was Onium. Please reply in the comments if there are others that you would like to see. I'm going to make a new how to play video each week until every single game is covered, and I'll do them in order of interest. I'm going to shoot the first on Friday, so I'll keep an eye here for requests.
So a quick wrap up of key dates.
Friday 6/22 - PNP Folder update
Saturday 6/23 - New Subscriber packages OUT
Friday 6/29 - First How To Play Video (and each Friday to follow)
3-4 Weeks - April May and June packages OUT
AND NOW ONTO.... SUPERTALL
For many of you, this is your first Kickstarter campaign since you subscribed. If you are interested in Supertall, you will receive a discount based on your Patreon level. At $1,$5 and $10 you can use your discount over at the Kickstarter. At $20, you will get the game as part of a future package (unless you choose a different game, which you can always do!).
Here are the details:
In the heart of the city, steel beams race skyward. While other cities sprawl endlessly outwards, these city planners are looking up - up - UP! Real estate prices are skyrocketing, and it’s time for a new class of tower, the “Supertall”, to reshape the skyline.
In Supertall, 2-3 players are competing developers, presenting their plans for new skyscrapers. Using the 18 plan cards showing the amenities the city has issued permits for, players must carefully choose which plans to add to their growing skyscrapers, which plans to pass to their rivals, and which plans to leverage in order to shuffle around their designs.
Once all the plans have been reviewed, developers will collect profits based on the mix of Residential, Business, Entertainment, and Natural space in their buildings. But City Hall will heavily tax one of those types based on lobbying, thus eliminating the profits. So make sure you have a backup plan! With hard work and good planning, you can rise to the top.
Here's how to pledge at Kickstarter: Choose the $1 reward level and adjust your pledge accordingly. The prices below are just for Supertall (plus the free expansion). If you would like any of the higher reward levels just post a comment here and I'll get you the price. Thanks!
[EDIT: Missed the link, whoops] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/239309591/supertall-a-tiny-tower-building-game
If you have any questions, please let me know!
Comments
Helen Adams
Is there a way to get both the BGoTM discount and combine shipping with Sprawlopolis? I don't see that as an option.
Ryan Bennett
Hi I was wondering if you still had and February 2018 $10 packages left. I've been subscribed to the club for over a year but didn't get that month for some reason (I checked patron and I was billed for that month). I'd hate to miss out on anything, especially timestamp :) Thanks!
Tim Burnett
Thanks!
Andrew Owen
Awesome. Thank you, Sir.
Jeremy Scherer
@Button Shy Since I missed Sprawloplis, I'd love to back at the $24 level. I'm a $10/month US Patron and would just like to know if I should pledge $19 (because it's one payment) or $14 (because it's two games).
Clare Rea
Ah - I think I've found what I was looking for (I had asked this on kickstarter!) - could you please give me the international (Aus) cost for the kickstarter instant collection package at $10 supporter level please?
Button Shy
I'm adding you to my new list as well to make sure they go out next. We'll probably do a t-shirt catch up post soon too.
Button Shy
The goal is to have July ordered by 7/5 once the payments here clear. Working very hard to make that happen.
Button Shy
Hey Tim, you do not need to back at all. You will get the option to get the game and the free expansion when we feature it in a few months. If we ever do anything big and extra (like playmats or boxes) you can pledge for them, but we will give Patrons a nice discount.
Button Shy
Yeah there's a little bit of a balance in it. Your stamina won't be hit if the heal is face down. And if it comes face up, and then you use it, it goes face down again. So after you heal, with Celie, you get a little bit of a safe window where her icon isn't available to lose stamina. The balance comes in when you leave it face down and it impacts your die rolls, so you do need to be careful with leaving too much face down.
Button Shy
Nothing at all. I'll make a note to send you one. If you don't see it in your next package, please let me know.
NoMoreContinues
This is a great update! Congrats and well done. Speaking of T-shirt’s, I became a $20/month patron in February and haven’t received a shirt yet. I’m pretty sure I filled out my survey but just in case I missed it, my size request is adult Large. Thanks!
Ryan Walker
Thank you. It doesn't feel like it relates to luck. With Cecile as my only character at this time, my understanding is that the only way to avoid taking a hit to stamina when a power-to-be is activated is to have the action corresponding to her symbol be face down (unusable) and it just so happens that her matching card is the heal action. So to avoid damage I have to not have access to healing, and when I need to heal (or flip all my actions back to face up as is often necessary), I usually end up taking damage. I look forward to the how-to.
James M.
I'm sure it will be nice to be caught up on the monthly packages here. Just curious though: 3-4 weeks from now puts us in mid-July. How are things looking schedule-wise for the July packages then? As for Supertall, it looks like a fun game, but apparently there's no solo mode, so I think I'm going to pass and watch for the next Kickstarter.
Andrew Owen
How much to take a couple off your hands?
Tim Burnett
Thanks for this post explaining how to do this. Just to make sure I understand it, if I am $20 Patron, there is no need to back the KS campaign at all then, right? (And that was the same for Sprawlopolis last time too.) Thanks in advance.
Button Shy
We’ll send out an update with the three featured games and you can swap out any that you would like.
Button Shy
We don’t have generics but I have a handful of Movie Plotz wallets. I just usually put a sticker on top of the logo.
Button Shy
That’s either some recurring bad luck or something not translating correctly. I’ll add this one to my list.
Button Shy
Nope it’s not too late and you should have been on my list. I’ll make sure yours goes out ASAP
Nicholas Asman
How can we say what games we want for the 20$ a month pledge if we are getting 3 at once
Liz Lam
How to videos for Timestamp and Dwarf Invasion gets my vote!
Alicia Morse
Hi, I noticed the last update mentioned tshirts. I’ve been a backer at $20 since August and never received one. Is it too late to get an adult medium? Thanks!
Ryan Walker
A how to play video for Banned Books would be great. I'm not sure if it has to do with only have one character ability to choose from right now, or if I'm doing something very wrong, but my stamina always runs out within a handful of turns and none of the progress tokens (mine or theirs) have even gotten halfway around their power-to-be card.
Andrew Owen
Awesome. Do you happen to have anymore of your generic Button Shy wallets? I could use another to store all these 9 card games. Any sneak peak on July?
HarkWhoGoesThere!
Thanks for the update....looking forward to all of the new content. Also looking forward to first package since becoming a patron.
braigoPN
Very exciting!
