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2012/05/09 05:56:32
Subject: Tentacle Bento cancelled by Kickstarter - Rebooted on Sodapop site - see first post for link
What is Tentacle Bento? Tentacle Bento is a cheeky, fast playing trick taking card game for 2 to 4 players. Each game puts you in the enviable position of being a horrid, tentacle flailing, slime oozing monster from outer space. Cleverly disguised (of course) as an adorable, and newly enrolled student at Takoashi University, an all-girls school nestled in scenic Japan.
Tentacle Bento represents Soda Pop Miniatures first foray into anime themed card games, and we need your help. We are looking for support in getting this product into production, and would be grateful for your sponsorship of this effort.
What’s in the Box? Each box of Tentacle Bento is planned with 108 game cards, each richly illustrated, a mountain of unique artwork depicting the characters, locations, and sneaky traps laid by the offending aliens.
Artwork Soda Pop Miniatures has been meticulous about finding a partner that could help us achieve the anime style we were going for. Emulating the dating-sim style of anime art, we found great partners with Groundbreaker Studios. They have been instrumental in helping us envision the students and our university.
Gameplay Tentacle Bento is easy to learn, and fast to play. As a classic card matching game, players form actions from their hands, combining girls, locations, and snatches. Some combinations will generate special game effects, in-game events shake up play, and character cards will create mayhem when played on your opponents.
Girls, Locations, and Snatches are broken down into essence types or "suits", representing the particular girlish essence the aliens are after, and the locations and traps best suited to catch their quarry. Each of these essence types typifies one of the Pillars of Takoashi University doctrine.
The smart essence type typifies the Takoashi pillar of scholarly exploration. Well-read and inquisitive in nature, smart girls are tenacious and are ever on the edge of discovering the true identities of your clever disguise.
Girl's imbued with the sexy essence come from all walks of life, and in a way reflect the Takoashi pillar of confidence, which seems to come easy to this part of the student body. These girls know what they want, and they know how to get it, a wary alien would be unwise to lower it's/her guard thinking them for an easy snatch.
Takoashi girls are not only cute, they are HARDCORE cute! Representing the pillar of congeniality, cute girls, though frequently lost in their own pursuits are dedicated to their studies, wide-eyed and innocent to the nature of the universe. But an alien will have to lay a clever trap, as these girls are seldom wandering alone, preferring crowds and busy with many extracurricular activities.
The university sports program is one of the best in Japan. Rigorous training, and a hall full of trophies can attest to the victories of their elite athletes. But, no matter how mouth watering the thought, these girls are in peak physical condition, and quite capable of holding their own against the unwanted advances of extra-terrestrial menaces like yourself.
ABOUT US Soda Pop Miniatures started life in 2009 as a small manufacturer of collectible miniatures for hobbyists. We are still 3 humble guys, friends from college, trying to build a sugar coated empire out of really fun and original properties. We launched our first board game Super Dungeon Explore in 2011 with a lot of great response, and we will breathing some life into one of our miniatures projects this summer with the launch of Relic Knights: Darkspace Calamity. But our foray into games design is deeply hindered by our limited resources, and we are hoping that we can rally our community around our mad ideas and concepts enough to bring them to life.
Visit our growing and vibrant community on Facebook, and on our website. We will be also having a conversation there about these and upcoming games.
If you have any questions about your sponsorship, or our game, please contact us at info@sodapopminiatures.com
First stretch goal announced:
Hello everyone, we are totally funded, and we have 4 weeks to go! Let's go nuts! We are putting up some fun stretch goals, and we wanted to give an homage' to our roots. If we meet the first stretch goal, we will start rolling out some really unique and fun items. The first one up on the block - Candy & Cola, a collectible miniature from our Soda Pop Miniatures studio!
Second stretch goal announced:
AlaCarte' Menu (Growing)
+$5 ADD ONE SET OF PROMO CARDS
+$10 ADD ONE CANDY & COLA COLLECTIBLE MINIATURE
+$20 ADD ONE T-SHIRT
+$20 ADD ONE EXTRA TENTACLE BENTO GAME
+$50 ADD ONE DAKIMAKURA (Huggy Pillow)
This message was edited 11 times. Last update was at 2012/05/16 21:27:35
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2012/05/09 06:00:11
Subject: Calling all perverts - Tentacle Bento Kickstarter (a card game by Soda Pop Miniatures)
I'm both selfish and rational. I'm scheming, secretive and manipulative; I use knowledge as a tool for personal gain, and in turn obtaining more knowledge. At best, I am mysterious and stealthy; at worst, I am distrustful and opportunistic.
2012/05/09 06:28:09
Subject: Calling all perverts - Tentacle Bento Kickstarter (a card game by Soda Pop Miniatures)
My, they hit puberty early didn't they. I'm struggling with one thing though... Can't see any discernable difference between the Cute Students, Sexy Students and Sporty Students. It's going to bother me all day.
The things I learn. Looks 'fun' in a kooky sort of way but I don't know anyone else who'd play it. Heck I have a hard time getting enough people to play munchkin.
2012/05/09 11:18:07
Subject: Calling all perverts - Tentacle Bento Kickstarter (a card game by Soda Pop Miniatures)
Essentially an implementation of the Dominion deck building mechanism, but depicting the WW2 German invasion of the Soviet Union by anime style cheesecake girls.
Seriously though, the younger looking anime girls would do my head in. I really dislike that style when they try to potray them as 'sorta' sexy as well and masquerade it under the 'cute' banner.
I have turned off animes that use it, and one of my fave Dynasty Warriors sadly befell that fate between DW3 and DW5.
Should have just gone for it and got hold of the Urotsukidoji licence, at least they'd all look adult then.
"That's not an Ork, its a girl.." - Last words of High General Daran Ul'tharem, battle of Ursha VII.
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2012/05/09 14:10:47
Subject: Calling all perverts - Tentacle Bento Kickstarter (a card game by Soda Pop Miniatures)
Not sure about the title of the thread! The art at least looks very well done in the anime style. Not something I'll be backing, but I think they nailed the look they were going for.
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