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2013/06/07 19:39:04
Subject: Cthulhu Wars by Sandy Petersen Kickstarter: now funded!, (Wave 2 due 'summer' 2015)
Cthulhu Wars is a competitive strategy game in which 3 to 5 players produce cultists and monsters, build mystic gates, and awaken Great Old Ones. The players earn spellbooks, try to destroy their enemies, and capture their bases. Each faction has its own unique set of monsters, spells, and its own Great Old One(s).
4 factions in the game box Cthulhu (pictured below), Nyarlathotep, Hastur and Shub Niguarath (with more to unlock as add ons)
The highly detailed Cthulhu Wars' miniatures were hand sculpted by the experts at Fenris Games in Great Britain. The figures are designed to 28mm scale – perfect for use in other games such as D&D, Call of Cthulhu, Descent, Zombicide, and if you dare, Arkham Horror.
Each copy of Cthulhu Wars comes with 64 high detailed miniatures (Ultimately, over 200 with expansions). They vary in scale from normal human-sized entities (ghouls or Deep Ones) up to huge pieces – larger than any game pieces we’ve encounted
You can pledge for the box game, or if you prefer just for the minis
there are expansions galore to pledge for too (the example below is chosen as it's bundled in the Culte de Goules level)
Bundle Deals on Expansions and Maps now available
Stretch Goals
$50K funded: Full colour players handbook
$60K funded: 2 player rules + power/doom track
$100K funded: Tsathoggua paid add on
$125K funded: Ithaqua paid add on
$150K funded: Azathoth paid add on
$200K funded: Primeval Earth map paid add on
$250K funded: Yuggoth map paid add on
$300K funded: FREE Yig (Great Old One) mini & rules for those who pledge $200+ (not including shipping)
$325K funded: FREE Atlach Nacha (Great Old One) mini & rules for those who pledge $200+ (not including shipping)
$350K funded: FREE Ghatanotha (Great Old One) mini & rules for those who pledge $200+ (not including shipping)
$375K funded: FREE Bokrug (Great Old One) mini & rules for those who pledge $200+ (not including shipping)
$400K funded: FREEAbhoth (Great Old One) mini & rules for those who pledge $200+ (not including shipping)
$425K funded: FREE Chaguna Faugn (Great Old One) mini & rules for those who pledge $200+ (not including shipping)
$450K funded: FREE Cthugha (Great Old One) mini & rules for those who pledge $200+ (not including shipping)
$475K funded: Dreamlands map paid add on
$500K funded: FREE Father Dagon & Mother Hydra for Cultist level backers and over
$512.5K funded: FREE 8 Extra dice (normal I think) for Cultist level backers and over
$550K funded : High Priest expansion paid add on
$600K funded: FREE 6 extra gate miniatures with each gate add on purchased (Confirmed: Cult de Ghoule pledgers also get this as their pledge includes the gate add on)
$650K funded: Dreamland Underworld Monster expansion
2800 Backers achieved: FREE Cultist collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
2900 Backers achieved FREE Deep One collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over
$700K funded: Dreamland Surface World Monster expansion
3000 Backers achieved FREE Undead collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
$750K funded: HLP 1st Player Marker paid add on
3100 Backers achieved FREE Mutant collectors figure (CDG pledge, Opener expansion or expansion bundle)
$800K funded: Upgrades all faction cards to high quality card mats
3200 Backers achieved FREE Nightgaunt collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
3300 Backers FREE Wizard collectors figure (Sleeper expansion or expansion bundle)
$850K funded: Upgrades Doom and Power marker to plastic
$900K funded: 6-8 play map add on
3400 Backers achieved FREE Ghoul collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
$975K funded FREE Wendigo collectors figure (Windwalker expansion or expansion bundle)
$1000K funded FREE Shoggoth collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
$1025K funded FREE Byakee collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
$1050K funded FREE Abomination collectors figure (CDG pledge, Opener expansion or expansion bundle)
$1075K funded FREE Fungi From Yuggoth collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
3700 Backers achieved FREE Serpant Man collectors figure (Sleeper expansion or expansion bundle)
3750 Backers achieved FREE Flying Polyp collectors figure (Cultist Pledge or higher)
3800 Backers achieved FREE Spawn of Yog Sothoth collectors figure (CDG, Opener expansion or expansion bundle)
3850 backers achieved FREE Star Spawn collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
3900 backers achieved FREE Gnoph Keh collectors figure (Windwalker expansion or expansion bundle)
3950 backers achieved FREE Hunting Horror collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
4000 backers achieved FREE Formless Spawn collectors figure (Sleeper expansion or expansion bundle)
$1260K funded FREE New Mystery Great Old One (for Book of Eibon or De Vermiss Mysteriis pledges)
4050 backers achieved FREE Dark Young collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
4100 backers achieved FREE High Priest collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
4150 backers achieved FREE Zoog collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
4200 backers achieved FREE Ghast collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
4250 backers achieved FREE Moonbeast collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
4300 backers achieved FREE Dimensional Shambler collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
4350 backers achieved FREE Leng Spider collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
Collectors figures
These display figures will be the same size as the figures you get in the game. However, they will be in the gray color we have used to displayed them in our miniature pictures. (This will be a kickstarter exclusive color and offer, so they are true collector's edition).
1450K or 4400 backers FREE Slime Mould collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
1475K or 4450 backers FREE Elder Thing collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
1500K or 4500 backers FREE Gnorri collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
1525K or 4550 backers FREE Star Vampire collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
1550K
1575K or 4600 backers FREE Servitor if the Outer Gods collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
1600K or 4650 backers FREE Gug collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
1625K or 4700 backers FREE Shantak collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
1650K or 4750 backers FREE Bhole collectors figure (Cultist pledge or over)
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2013/06/07 19:57:12
Subject: Re:Cthulhu Wars by Sandy Peterson Kickstarter
I absolutely love the figures here! These guys will be useful for pretty much any sci-fi or horror game. I really might have to scrape together some funds to get some of these.
I have pledged for the Father's Day special price option as chances are I would go for the first expansion, kickstarter exclusive figure and gates anyway (so end up with the dice for free).
At first I thought this was a little overpriced for a board game...but then I watched the video and saw just how enormous those beautiful miniatures are. A pretty epic Lovecraftian game...and the rules are actually available to read right at the start!
The 2-D art is top-notch, and the premise of the game seems similar to "Chaos in the Trolled World". I wish I had the hobby-money allocated to this game, but so many other things are around right now.
I'm curious if the figures will be in the strong, sharp plastic that comes in model kits, or if the plastic is the rubbery/bendy plastic in common board game parts.
Absolutionis wrote: The 2-D art is top-notch, and the premise of the game seems similar to "Chaos in the Trolled World". I wish I had the hobby-money allocated to this game, but so many other things are around right now.
I'm curious if the figures will be in the strong, sharp plastic that comes in model kits, or if the plastic is the rubbery/bendy plastic in common board game parts.
Not sure
but they look like they paint up nicely
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2013/06/07 21:32:58
Subject: Cthulhu Wars by Sandy Peterson Kickstarter: now funded!, (aiming for stretch 3 $100K)
Welp, there goes my RH pledge money right at this guy. I cannot express how many of my KS pledge buttons this pushes. EBs, a KS exclusive, beautiful art, Cthulhu, I'm dooomed
2013/06/07 22:29:41
Subject: Re:Cthulhu Wars by Sandy Peterson Kickstarter: now funded!, (aiming for stretch 3 $100K)
Unbelievably, we hit our first expansion stretch goal within the first hours! We are overwhelmed by the support! The first Expansion unlock is the Sleeper Faction.
Here is the Faction description from Sandy Petersen himself!
The Tsathoggua expansion turns indolence into a virtue. He has Wizards, Formless Spawn, and Serpent Folk. He can capture enemy monsters, copy other player’s unique faction abilities, and force other players to donate to his cause.
In this faction you will recieve:
16 figures, faction sheet, game tokens, and rules. More information to come tonight!
With just the three of us, we were not expecting this much support this fast! We will try to keep up with the updates as much as possible. It looks like we won't be getting any sleep the next 30 days
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I hope those paid expansions come at a significant discount. Because there's a LOT of them from the looks of things.
From the look of it the expansions are NOT at significant discount ($48 instead of an MRSP of $55), so if something has to give get the game, see if you enjoy it and them pick expansions up at retail (that's what I plan to do)
2013/06/07 23:22:53
Subject: Cthulhu Wars by Sandy Peterson Kickstarter: now funded!, (aiming for stretch 3 $100K)
Putting the rules out up front was a good move imo.
Absolutionis wrote: I'm curious if the figures will be in the strong, sharp plastic that comes in model kits, or if the plastic is the rubbery/bendy plastic in common board game parts.
Right, this is what it's going to hinge on for me - whether they're board game pieces or "proper" miniatures. In the case of the latter, I'm going to have to find some funds from somewhere to back this.
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2013/06/07 23:50:39
Subject: Cthulhu Wars by Sandy Peterson Kickstarter: now funded!, (aiming for stretch 4 $125K)
This looks phenomenal. Wow. I may have to get in on this. And I was planning on avoiding Kickstarters until the Warpath one...I'll have to see how funds are towards the end of the campain.
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2013/06/07 23:53:00
Subject: Cthulhu Wars by Sandy Peterson Kickstarter: now funded!, (aiming for stretch 3 $100K)
Absolutionis wrote: I'm curious if the figures will be in the strong, sharp plastic that comes in model kits, or if the plastic is the rubbery/bendy plastic in common board game parts.
Right, this is what it's going to hinge on for me - whether they're board game pieces or "proper" miniatures. In the case of the latter, I'm going to have to find some funds from somewhere to back this.
I've put that question to Sandy Peterson using the KS contact function, but doubt he'll be in a position to think about answering for a day or two .. hopefully he'll be able to say they'll be like the minis in XXXX
(Fenris Games who actually did the sculpts don't know what plastic is planned but from what they've said they will be allowed to release metal or resin versions of the minis after the game goes on general sale,)
Automatically Appended Next Post: Stretch target hit, Ithaqua paid add on is in
next up at $150K Azathoth paid add on
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2013/06/08 00:20:22
Subject: Re:Cthulhu Wars by Sandy Peterson Kickstarter: now funded!, (aiming for stretch 3 $100K)
I hope those paid expansions come at a significant discount. Because there's a LOT of them from the looks of things.
From the look of it the expansions are NOT at significant discount ($48 instead of an MRSP of $55), so if something has to give get the game, see if you enjoy it and them pick expansions up at retail (that's what I plan to do)
Yeah, I noticed that as well. I figured I can always get them at miniature market for 20% off or so. Just in for the base game now.
2013/06/08 02:41:31
Subject: Cthulhu Wars by Sandy Peterson Kickstarter: now funded!, (aiming for stretch 5 $150K)
Screw it, hiatus be damned, I'm at least going to get the KS exclusive tentacle girl. She'd make a pretty good Slaaneshi Daemon Prince (if only I played Slaanesh). But good lord I want that Yog-Sothoth faction. Chaos Spawns and mutants galore in that one! And what a Daemon Prince Yog-Sothoth would make!
W: 1 L: / D: /
*moves cash from RH to CW*
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