73% and Die-Cut Counter Test
about 5 years ago – Mon, Feb 04, 2019 at 12:11:16 PM

A fantastic first day, everyone! Your support has pushed us to 73% of our project goal and it's great to see so many of you back for the latest Steve Jackson Games project on Kickstarter. We need to get out there and spread the word so that we bring in new backers; if you have an old friend who you played Car Wars with, or an old Ogre opponent from the eighties, please consider reaching out to them and directing them to this Pocket Box campaign. We can hit that goal and, best of all, start unlocking those stretch goals!

Die-Cut Counter Test

And speaking of stretch goals, the die-cut counter test landed in our hands yesterday. While I was at the factory earlier this month, we discussed what it would take to adapt the old counter sheets to designs that would be compatible with the die-cutting process. The factory created two test sheets: One for Car Wars and one for Battlesuit . . . and success! It's a little pricey, but the old counters can absolutely be reworked and transformed into die-cut sheets.

We will be revealing a stretch goal to make all of the counters die-cut, once some of the first few stretch goals fall, and we feel it is important to note: If the die-cut stretch goal is met, those counters will be in addition to the classic-style counter sheets. We know that many of you want near-perfect replicas of the originals, and that includes the classic counters. If the die-cut stretch goal is unlocked, every Pocket Box game included in this project will have both types of counters.

We posted about this at BoardGameGeek; please head over and thumbs-up and comment on this blog post. The more thumbs and comments we can collect, the higher the chance that other BGG users will notice the post and see this project.

Thanks!

- Phil Reed

Funded!!! Now for those stretch goals!
about 5 years ago – Mon, Feb 04, 2019 at 12:10:57 PM

Thank you, everyone, for your support! We've now met our goal and it is time to direct our attention to those stretch goals. First up, the $55,000 goal that opens up a Car Wars expansion as an add-on AND drops that expansion into the $200 reward level. Those of you already backing at $200, if the $55,000 stretch goal is unlocked, will automatically receive the new add-on as a part of your rewards . . . and at no extra charge!

And now that we've met the goal it is time to reveal our first Facebook shares goal: If this Facebook post is shared 500+ times before the campaign comes to a close, all backers at the $20 reward level and higher will receive Space Gamer #30 in PDF as a bonus. 

Please share the project with your friends and help us to unlock those stretch goals! Thanks!!!

- Phil Reed

$55K Stretch Goal Unlocked, a New Add-On, and New Stretch Goals Revealed!
about 5 years ago – Mon, Feb 04, 2019 at 12:10:35 PM

With almost four weeks before the campaign comes to a close, you've already unlocked the first stretch goal! This opens Car Wars Expansion Set 1 as a new add-on options and drops that ziplock bag Car Wars expansion into the $200 reward level. As a thank you for driving us to that first stretch goal so quickly, we've also opened up Car Wars Expansion Set 4 as an add-on item . . . and instantly included it in the $200 reward level!

This means that the $200 reward level now includes:

• Car Wars
• Truck Stop
• Crash City
• Seven Pocket Box games of your choice
• Convoy
• Uncle Albert's 2035 Catalog
• The AADA Vehicle Guide
• Car Wars Expansion Set 1
• Car Wars Expansion Set 4

New Stretch Goals

As promised, we've revealed two new stretch goals now that the first has fallen.

• At $80,000, we'll open the Ogre/G.E.V. expansion, Shockwave, as an add-on item and include it at no extra charge in the $175, $200, and $250 reward levels.
• At $85,000, the Raid on Iran Pocket Box game will be added to the list of Pocket Box titles you may choose from in BackerKit.

Thanks for the continued support and for sharing the Pocket Box campaign with all of your friends. With your help, we'll keep unlocking these stretch goals and bringing more classic games back to tables everywhere.

- Phil Reed

Another stretch goal down and another add-on included in the $200 reward level!
about 5 years ago – Mon, Feb 04, 2019 at 12:10:20 PM

Wow! We just unlocked the first stretch goal earlier today, and now you've broken down that $60,000 stretch goal and added a single custom six-sided die to every Pocket Box game!!! We do not yet have a mold for a 14mm eye-in-the-pyramid d6, but your support has made it possible for us to create one. We'll run a survey after the campaign closes to decide what color to make the die, but for now all you need to know is: Another stretch goal destroyed!

Car Wars Expansion Set 6

Since you surprised us by unlocking that $60,000 stretch goal so soon after the $55,000 stretch goal, we've opened up a new add-on: Car Wars Expansion Set 6. Grab your colored pencils, gang, because it is time to color your own counters! And to make the $200 reward level just a little bit better, we're automatically including this ziplock bag expansion in the $200 reward package.

Thank you, everyone, for making this such a success! To raise awareness of the project we've posted select pages from the summer 1983 Steve Jackson Games catalog in this blog post at BoardGameGeek; please hop on over there and thumbs up the post so that it rises on the charts and has a better chance of being seen by more gamers. More potential support equals a better chance at unlocking stretch goals . . . and the next one's the first big one!

- Phil Reed

Undead Stretch Goal Unlocked!
about 5 years ago – Mon, Feb 04, 2019 at 08:07:53 AM

You've unlocked the $65,000 stretch goal and added Undead to the list of available games. Undead has been out-of-print for decades now, and it is one of the games we know many of you have been hoping would be offered as a part of this campaign. While we can't match the game's original price, we can bring you as near-an-exact replica as possible . . . and all thanks to your continued support of the project!

In addition to unlocking the $65,000 stretch goal, you've also revealed the $90,000 stretch goal: Illuminati Expansion Set 1. If unlocked, Illuminati Expansion Set 1 will be added to the list of available Pocket Box titles and automatically included in the $145, $175, $200, and $250 reward levels at no extra charge. 

Now, let's turn our attention to the next stretch goal and keep spreading word of the project. At $70,000, we'll add another custom six-sided die to every Pocket Box (except for the empties, of course) . . . and we may just have another surprise for the Car Wars fans in the audience.

- Phil Reed