$105,000 Stretch Goal Unlocked, More Stretch Goals Revealed!
about 5 years ago – Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 12:07:09 AM

And once again, we find ourselves on the other side of the line and another stretch goal down . . . and it's all thanks to your continued support and sharing the project online! With the $105,000 stretch goal down, we've added two new 9-inch by 12-inch pocket folders to the list of add-ons (just $3/each!). The Illuminati folder is included at no extra charge in the $145, $175, $200, and $250 reward levels while the Car Wars folder is a bonus in the $200 reward level. You need extra folders? Up your pledge by $3/folder and then let us know in BackerKit; we'll print as many as you want to own!

New Stretch Goals

With the $105,000 stretch goal defeated, we've now revealed stretch goals out to the $125,000 mark. Let's focus on unlocking:

• $110,000 - Ogre Reinforcement Pack, which will be opened up as an add-on and automatically added to the $175, $200, and $250 reward levels if unlocked.
• $115,000 - Two more pocket folders! One Illuminati and one Kung Fu 2100.
• $120,000 - Illuminati Expansion Set 2. If we gain enough support to unlock this stretch goal, we'll add the expansion to the list of available Pocket Box titles and include it at no extra charge in the $145, $175, $200, and $250 reward levels.
• $125,000 - Car Wars Expansion Set 5. Two more arenas! If we successfully gain support over this mark, then the expansion will be available as an add-on and included in the $200 reward level.

And we still have 19 days to go before the project closes! Let's keep unlocking those stretch goals and revealing new ones before the timer runs out!!!

- Phil Reed

$100,000, Die-Cut Counters, and Kung Fu 2100
about 5 years ago – Sat, Feb 09, 2019 at 09:33:10 PM

WOW! We had hoped that we could hit $100,000 before the project closed, but we never imagined that we would be there so early . . . with 20 days left to go! You continue to surprise us and all we can do is say: Thank you! You're showing everyone that these classics still deserve attention and are in demand; your support means a lot to us and we'll do what we can to keep making games for many years to come.

With $100,000 unlocked, that means each Pocket Box game available as a part of this Kickstarter campaign will include both retro-style counter sheets and die-cut counters. Those of you who want the original experience are welcome to cut out your counters . . . while everyone else plays with the die-cut counters. :)

And one surprise that we're happy to reveal now that the $100,000 stretch goal has fallen: Kung Fu 2100 is also available as a Pocket Box game! When selecting your final rewards in BackerKit, you will be able to choose from:

• Illuminati
• Illuminati Expansion Set 1
• Car Wars
• Truck Stop
• Crash City
• Ogre
• G.E.V.
• Battlesuit
• Undead
• Necromancer
• Raid on Iran
• One-Page Bulge
• Kung Fu 2100

And that doesn't even include all of the expansions that are available as add-on items! Your support of this project is giving everyone to build an instant collection of Steve Jackson Games titles of the eighties . . . and we're not done yet!

As always, please let everyone know about the campaign. We're over 1,000 strong, now, and we are an army of retro game fans capable of anything.

- Phil Reed 

One-Page Bulge Unlocked, Car Wars and Ogre Storage Box Solutions!
about 5 years ago – Fri, Feb 08, 2019 at 11:46:41 PM

Awesome work, gang!!! Three weeks from today, when this campaign comes to a close, the One-Page Bulge game will officially be one of the titles unlocked thanks to all of your incredible support. And with that $95,000 stretch goal down, we're now less than $5,000 from unlocking the die-cut counters in every Pocket Box game!

BONUS: Storage Box Labels!

I had a chat with David at GPI this morning (as well as Jason, who is coming on to assist with managing our various print projects) and we finalized the idea for the Car Wars and Ogre storage boxes that were revealed earlier. Thanks to your overwhelming support of the Pocket Box campaign, we'll skip the "unlock these!" step and move straight to: Stickers!

Here's how the Car Wars and Ogre storage boxes will work.

1. We're packing the Car Wars sticker inside the Car Wars Pocket Box game . . . and the Ogre sticker inside the Ogre Pocket Box game.

2. To use these stickers, be sure to select those two games in your rewards and add two empty Pocket Boxes ($10 pledge increase to get empty two boxes; you'll make your final selection in BackerKit).

3. When you receive your rewards, open the Car Wars and Ogre games and find the labels.

4. Apply one label/each to the empty Pocket Boxes that you added to your rewards package.

5. Now you have two storage boxes!!!

Easy, right? Taking this approach helps our team with managing the project and means that we don't have to create additional inventory. Packing the stickers into the appropriate games, and then allowing you to buy empty boxes, fits in with everything we've already planned for and keeps costs to a minimum. You get customized storage cases, and we get to keep our sanity. Win/Win!!!!

- Phil Reed

Car Wars and Ogre Storage Boxes?
about 5 years ago – Fri, Feb 08, 2019 at 09:25:58 PM

Yesterday, project backer Jonathan Schmidt asked a question about storing expansions. Jonathan posted:

"Will the available expansions that are listed as coming in a ziplock back fit in the existing pocket box for the games themselves? Or, should I plan to order some empty boxes to store them?"

We've increased the depth of the Pocket Box design, so an expansion or two may fit with a base game without trouble, but no one box will absolutely hold every expansion. To give you some idea of how the components pack inside the boxes, here are snaps of Car Wars expansions inside the new Pocket Box design.

As we looked at the situation, we decided that we could do better than blank boxes. Gabby and I discussed the situation (if you're unfamiliar with Gabby's work, take a look at the Ogre Battlefields campaign; he handled all of the graphics as well as produced the Ogre playmats) and he soon had two new box labels ready for review with the factory.

We're not yet ready to officially add these storage boxes to the campaign, but we wanted to let all of you know: We've heard your requests for better ways to carry your Car Wars and Ogre expansions, and we do have an idea.

For now, we would appreciate it if everyone went to BoardGameGeek and shared your Car Wars memories and plans for these reprints in this thread. Discussions around the web help maintain excitement and raise awareness, and we need to continue to add new supporters if we're to keep unlocking stretch goals and adding even more cool stuff to the project.

Thanks!

- Phil Reed

Stretch Goal Reveals: $105k and $110k
about 5 years ago – Thu, Feb 07, 2019 at 10:28:29 PM

At this point, with just over three weeks to go before the campaign comes to a close, you've astounded us with your support for the Pocket Box games and the classic expansions. We're doing much better than we expected, and it is all thanks to your help in promoting the Pocket Box games and your support here on Kickstarter. Thank you!

As we move closer to that $100,000 stretch goal -- die-cut counters in all of the Pocket Box games! -- it is time to reveal two more stretch goals and give you a clear look at what's coming up. 

• $105,000 - The pocket folders that we've offered in The Fantasy Trip campaigns proved popular, so we're happy to reveal two new 9-inch by 12-inch pocket folders as a part of this campaign. You can use these to store whatever papers are important to you, and they'll be great for gaming, school, and/or the office.  If this goal is met, both pocket folders will be opened up as an add-on items and included at no extra charge to the $200 reward level.

• $110,000 - The Ogre Reinforcement Pack, a ziplock expansion for Ogre/G.E.V., feels like a must at this stage and is a fantastic companion to the Shockwave stretch goal that was recently unlocked. If this goal is met, the Ogre Reinforcement Pack will be opened up as an add-on item and included at no extra charge to the $175, $200, and $250 reward levels.

And that's our only new reveals for the moment. As always, please share this campaign with all of your friends. Adding new backers helps us to climb higher and higher -- and to keep unlocking those stretch goals -- and your continued help with promoting the games means a lot to us. Thank you!

- Phil Reed