https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/994700393/nuclear-war-card-game-50th-anniversary-edition/description
We played the 3rd edition, I think it is, all through the 80's 90's and Thou's! Much hilarity! A fine game.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/994700393/nuclear-war-card-game-50th-anniversary-edition/description
We still play the original.
ReplyDeleteSo do we!
ReplyDeleteStill hasn't delivered Tunnels and Trolls...
ReplyDeleteI hope it gets finished soon!
ReplyDeleteI'm still waiting patiently for Storm Hollow :-) It's a rare Kickstarter that comes in on time.
ReplyDeleteI'll agree that a lot of kickstarters are late - I've probably backed more than you have. But it's a general policy for me that if a company has one late kickstarter that hasn't delivered, I don't back a second one until the first one's been fulfilled. It's saved me from losing money in the past.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'd rather they didn't split their attention between the kickstarter that hasn't delivered and promoting a new one.
Yes, it does seem frustrating when a company doesn't concentrate on unfinished business.
ReplyDeleteI and my husband have backed 60 Kickstarters and a few indigogos and a Patreon, as well as a bunch that I've lost count of as we do group buys with our board game club to save on shipping. I think it's a fair sample size, and on the whole, most have been late. Some have been very, very late and continue to be so. The couple that have been early have had us blinking in astonishment. I think one of them was I say, Holmes!
Generally 'Early' or 'On Time' for me have been rpg kickstarters - Pinnacle Entertainment and Kevin Crawford have both been consistently on time or early, so I am actually breaking this rule for Pinnacle right now - because they've earned my trust. The big FATE kickstarter was generally on time/early and was a great value too.
ReplyDeleteI figure I can pick this game up after it funds anyway - I'm pretty sure I've got a copy of Nuclear War sitting around on a shelf somewhere.
Our copy has been played rigorously at home and at conventions since the 80's so I'm really looking forward to getting a more rugged box for the new copy, it looks really nice.
ReplyDeleteIt must be easier to launch RPG's, not having to worry about all the components coming from China or wherever.
It depends on the game, to be sure. These days a common thing is to use a print on demand service to print and ship to the customers, which can be even easier. On the other hand, although I've backed a number of boardgames over the years, my oldest unfulfilled kickstarters are generally RPGs.
ReplyDeleteWhooooo 17 hours to go!
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