$100,000 And Climbing!

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$100,000 And Climbing!

Your support of our Battlefields Kickstarter continues to astound. Last week we broke through the $90,000 stretch goal, bringing physical counter sheets of all the Nightfall reskins to the set. After much deliberation, including suggestions from many of you, the Ogre faithful, we put forth our final stretch goal and set it at $100,000. I had hopes that we would cross that threshold, but I'll concede that the low end of my predictions had us falling short. Not only was it reached, but it was done tonight with almost five days to go! This was an impressive goal, too. We tripled the number of 2-D Battlefields counter sheets in the set. Plus, with the increased number of sheets, we tweaked the counter mix, which allowed us to get physical versions of the Iron Mountain Armored Truck and Light Howitzer counters onto the sheets. There will be no less than 12 counter sheets in Battlefields! Three 2-D Battlefields sheets, one 3-D Battlefields sheet, two Overlay sheets, two 3-D Nightfall reskin sheets, and four 2-D Nightfall reskin sheets. Needless to say, this level of support has us thinking about a Battlefields II down the road . . . can you say maps G4 and S4? (Speaking of which, we are releasing the PDFs of maps G2 & S2 in addition to the G3 & S3 promised; just another small way of saying "Thanks!"). As a reminder, the Battlefields Kickstarter ends this Friday, December 28th.

As we approach the Christmas holiday, whether you celebrate it or not, please take the time to pull out a game and play with family and friends. Obviously Ogre and Munchkin come to mind, but any game will do: Monopoly, UNO, even checkers; the point is to spend time with those we care about, and create the bonds and memories that are treasured for years to come. I can make an argument that games and gaming, played between two or more individuals, are a fundamental cornerstone of civilization. Be civilized; play a game! You'll be glad you did. 

-- Drew Metzger

(Post #55)