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2013/01/04 23:40:22
Subject: Rivet Wars Kickstarter - CMON New Miniatures RTS Inspired Board Game (Funded!)
Rivet Wars is a miniatures boardgame that springs forth from the warped imagination of Ted Terranova - set on a world that never quite left World War I but with crazy technology like walking tanks, diesel powered armor, unicycled vehicles and armor plated cavalry!
Don't let the cute visuals fool you, it's a world full of angst, war-torn camaraderie and dark humor.
45 Minute Demonstration
Eastern Front! ($90 reward level) - Core Game
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Blitzkrieg! ($150) - Core Game + Stretch Goals
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2013/01/05 00:05:12
Subject: Rivet Wars - CMON New Miniatures RTS Inspired Board Game
The minis in this are very unique. Never seen anything like them, and I'm not saying thats a bad thing. Probably gonna have to throw some money at this.
..............and just pledged. I love/hate kickstarter.
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I like the cartoony look.. but gonna be on the fence with this one just because I have so many other projects. But then, whenever I say that, I end up spending money anyway.
2013/01/05 00:19:12
Subject: Rivet Wars - CMON New Miniatures RTS Inspired Board Game
squall018 wrote: The early bird blitzkreig option is closing pretty fast. I imagine it will be filled in the next hour or two.
@Zwei, i read your article about this game on your blog. Any other insight you could give?
What do you mean? Anything specific you have in mind?
I was mostly wondering about how the game plays. I saw in the interview it was for 2-4 players and would take appx. 45 minutes. I guess I was wondering if there are two other factions that you get later to make it 4 players, or if two players just shared the minis on their side.
and all the early bird specials are gone. That was quick!
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There may or may not be more factions (I sure as hell am not privy to possible stretch-goal unlocks, concept art or more rounded, that might come). The basic game plays with up to 4 players as it is "now", so with two factions.
The key idea - game-play-wise - is that it plays like a "RTS", constantly generating units, rather than having a fixed army list to start with. So you have a "stream" of new minis coming in. And - at its most basic - you have the option to "bring in" the miniatures that you own.
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Ah good. One page in and we're already at the CMON complaints stage. I look forward to page after page of scipio.au complaining whilst he enters and withdraws his pledge every other day.
It's a Dakka/KS tradition, after all!
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CMoN, masters of TT Boardgame KS. So when are they actually gonna put rackham minis on a KS
Wrath of Kings is next up to start in February probably straight after this ends so after that I'd say Guilds of Cadwallon backers will get an advance copy of the rules.
This looks interesting but I'm going to have to pass for now to many other Kickstarters both now and coming up in the next few months.
2013/01/05 00:57:44
Subject: Rivet Wars - CMON New Miniatures RTS Inspired Board Game
I haven't had a chance to watch any gameplay vids yet, but that seems like a low model count for something that emulates an RTS and allows up to 4 players.
Unless they really aren't kidding about the casualty rates?
2013/01/05 01:15:43
Subject: Rivet Wars - CMON New Miniatures RTS Inspired Board Game
squall018 wrote: Already hit the 50k stretch goal... people aren't messing around.
Looks like backers can enjoy the $125k goal by sunday then
Interestingly enough on the bottom they do mention their other KS
Risks and challenges Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
From past experience, there are some vagaries in terms of timing when it comes to anything produced in China, such as:
Production delays
Shipping delays
Customs delays
We've done our best to minimize this as far as possible, and we are always happy to refund pledges if for some totally unforeseen reason the game can't be delivered at all. Since the game is 95% complete, we don't believe this is in the least bit likely - we've successfully delivered Zombicide and will be shipping Sedition Wars shortly, our first two Kickstarter projects.
We also have two other ongoing projects, Relic Knights and Guilds of Cadwallon that are both progressing on schedule - please refer to those individual project pages if you'd like to check the progress there. These projects are entirely independent of Rivet Wars - they have completely different development teams and have no effect on the production flow or development of Rivet Wars.
Strange they said "Ongoing", Relic Knights and Guilds have already been funded. Unless they mean late backers
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2013/01/05 01:26:15
Subject: Rivet Wars - CMON New Miniatures RTS Inspired Board Game
Those are some damn stylish models. 200% of goal in one day, see what happens when you actually have a product to show people? Dark Space Corp should take note.
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2013/01/05 01:29:34
Subject: Rivet Wars - CMON New Miniatures RTS Inspired Board Game
Bolognesus wrote:Well, ZC has been delivered, SW is essentially shipping now (okay, from monday onwards); I think they mean projects they're currently producing.
Ah ok
ph34r wrote:Those are some damn stylish models. 200% of goal in one day, see what happens when you actually have a product to show people? Dark Space Corp should take note.
Careful, someone is gonna bring out the "glorified pre order" card. Well we already did I suppose, that defines CMoN KS
2013/01/05 01:31:24
Subject: Rivet Wars - CMON New Miniatures RTS Inspired Board Game
Did you back a previous CMoN KS? I did (two) and got an email hyping up this campaign - as did all their previous backers, I believe. Look at how Guilds of Cadwallon did - folks know them, like the excitement of the campaign, trust that the stretch goals will add loads and so back early. Say what you will about their CS; their marketing is sharp.
2013/01/05 01:44:42
Subject: Rivet Wars - CMON New Miniatures RTS Inspired Board Game
HBMC- Mine was a fair comment. They literally do not need the funding ahead of time, so I'm happy to wait till it's available retail.
I think there's a happy medium between "95% done" and "nothing done" a la Beyond the Gates of Antares
This is one extreme, that's the other... I like the campaigns I choose to be a part of to be somewhere in the middle! Lots of sculpts done, rules somewhat tested, but a clear reason given for why they need my money ahead of time via Kickstarter, rather than simply offering their product up for pre-order via their own site (as CMON could obviously do quite easily with this project).
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2013/01/05 01:46:32
Subject: Rivet Wars - CMON New Miniatures RTS Inspired Board Game
By the same token Zombicide was done. Sedition Wars needed printing. They were essentially 'done', but the KS was used to fund the print run (and their expansions, presumably, given the success of both campaigns), and we got heaps of extras.
I don't see a problem with that.
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. So when are they actually gonna put rackham minis on a 
