{"id":518,"date":"2015-01-22T11:31:26","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T19:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theredactedfiles.com\/?p=518"},"modified":"2015-01-22T11:35:19","modified_gmt":"2015-01-22T19:35:19","slug":"whats-cool-on-kickstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theredactedfiles.com\/?p=518","title":{"rendered":"What’s cool on Kickstarter"},"content":{"rendered":"

I spend a lot of time looking for cool new things to get on Kickstarter, and this is what I think is worth looking into!<\/p>\n

Unspeakable Words<\/a><\/strong>
\nThey played this game on Tabletop<\/a> and it looks like a lot of fun – plus there’s all kinds of Cthulhu tokens.<\/p>\n

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“Unspeakable Words\u2122 is the Call of Cthulhu Word Game designed by James Ernest and Mike Selinker. In the game, you and your opponents will attempt to form words from the letter cards in your hand. Each letter is worth points \u2013 the amount of points is determined by the number of angles in the letter (where the hounds of Tindalos are lurking!). You may try to make the highest scoring word possible, but\u2026 you\u2019ll have to test the strength of the word against a roll of the 20-sided die. Roll equal to or higher than the value of your word and you\u2019re safe\u2026 but roll less than the value of your word and you lose a precious piece of your sanity, represented by an adorable Cthulhu pawn!<\/p>\n

Each letter is uniquely illustrated with a horrifying character from the works of H.P. Lovecraft, which adds to the dark whimsy of the game.”<\/p>\n

Rise of Cthulhu: A Card Game of Influence and Horror<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe cards in this game are beautiful – I love the artwork.<\/p>\n

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“In Rise of Cthulhu you play as the leader of a cultist faction wishing to awaken Cthulhu and the other Old Ones to rule this world. But a competing faction races against you to be the first to awaken these chaotic masters.”<\/p>\n

Shadowrun: Hong Kong<\/a><\/strong>
\nThis video game is fully funded and looks like it will be a lot of fun, especially with all the stretch goals being met.<\/p>\n

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“HONG KONG. A stable and prosperous port of call in a sea of chaos, warfare, and political turmoil. The Hong Kong Free Enterprise Zone is a land of contradictions – it is one of the most successful centers of business in the Sixth World, and home to one of the world\u2019s most dangerous sprawl sites. A land of bright lights, gleaming towers, and restless spirits where life is cheap and everything is for sale.<\/p>\n

The lure of a quick payday draws you from Seattle into the neon glow of Victoria Harbor\u2026 and into a corporate conspiracy nearly thirty years in the making. A terrifying threat looms on the horizon – a supernatural force that corrupts and consumes everything it touches. Dragged into the shadows of Kowloon City, you will need to forge new connections and gain “face” to survive.<\/p>\n

Hong Kong contains fantastic elements for a new Shadowrun setting: an underworld of triads, tongs, and gangs to navigate, wild magic to harness, and bleeding edge cybertech to equip. Plus, Hong Kong\u2019s culture is steeped in “guanxi” – a network of influence and relationships based upon a combination of social status, and prestige. All of these elements add up to a great new setting for running the shadows.”<\/p>\n

World’s Toughest Chainmail Dice Bag<\/a><\/strong>
\nIn case you need a sweet new bag to contain your dice!
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Exploding Kittens<\/a><\/strong>
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\n“Exploding Kittens is a highly strategic kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette. Players take turns drawing cards until someone draws an exploding kitten and loses the game. The deck is made up of cards that let you avoid exploding by peeking at cards before you draw, forcing your opponent to draw multiple cards, or shuffling the deck.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I spend a lot of time looking for cool new things to get on Kickstarter, and this is what I think is worth looking into! Unspeakable Words They played this game on Tabletop and it looks like a lot of fun – plus there’s all kinds of Cthulhu tokens. “Unspeakable Words\u2122 is the Call of… Continue Reading What’s cool on Kickstarter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[41],"tags":[43,14],"class_list":["post-518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-posts","tag-kickstarter","tag-megan"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5r9Oo-8m","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1290,"url":"https:\/\/www.theredactedfiles.com\/?p=1290","url_meta":{"origin":518,"position":0},"title":"What’s Cool on Kickstarter","author":"Megan","date":"June 22, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Cthulhu Wars: The Art of Richard Luong This art book is lovely and full of Mythos horror. \"I am extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity to work on Cthulhu Wars. 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