CMoN Ron & Bones Kickstarter - Ended at $739K - late backer option open until 1/31/15!

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**Nostromodamus**

Yay for more FAKE SG!

In all seriousness, I love the style of these minis and it's always good to get variety.

Hopefully the juicy stuff starts soon.

**highlord tamburlaine**

If this ends up with anything close to the amount of teams Kaosball had... I think we'll all be in for a treat.

**Nostromodamus**

Article in the OP mentions 10-14 crews...

*gulp*

**Alpharius**

I hope that 10 - 14 crews thing is still on the board, but who knows what that will then make the 'gotta get 'em all' pledge level cost!

**drazz**

So, they're not going to directly use any of the old Ron Bones pirate models? Just take a play of some of them?

I'm not sold. I loved the old metal models, and the new plastics are not really giving me the same feel. I'll keep watching though.

**Dentry**

Jeez, those colors are going to give me seizures if they're as bright in person.

Kinda bad timing for me since I'm in on another KS and Christmas is right before this ones closing date.

But Cincy says it's the best thing since Rivet Wars and I love that game. And I read on the last page that there were going to be Kraken(?), guaranteed.

So I'm in!

**Alpharius**

RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!

(Too early?)

(It isn't too early, right?)

**Nostromodamus**

Alpharius wrote:
RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!

(Too early?)

(It isn't too early, right?)

PETA would agree it's never too early for releasing captive wildlife.

**Fenriswulf**

drazz wrote:
So, they're not going to directly use any of the old Ron Bones pirate models? Just take a play of some of them?

I'm not sold. I loved the old metal models, and the new plastics are not really giving me the same feel. I'll keep watching though.

I find myself in the same boat (pun intended). I really wanted to see a re-release of the previous line of miniatures, but this doesn't look to be it. Shame, as those were completely fantastic.

I'll be skipping this one.

**cincydooley**

Fenriswulf wrote:
drazz wrote:
So, they're not going to directly use any of the old Ron Bones pirate models? Just take a play of some of them?

I'm not sold. I loved the old metal models, and the new plastics are not really giving me the same feel. I'll keep watching though.

I find myself in the same boat (pun intended). I really wanted to see a re-release of the previous line of miniatures, but this doesn't look to be it. Shame, as those were completely fantastic.

I'll be skipping this one.

I'm not entirely sure that's the case....

Remember, there are crews to come....

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Dentry wrote:

But Cincy says it's the best thing since Rivet Wars and I love that game. And I read on the last page that there were going to be Kraken(?), guaranteed.
!

I won't go so far as to offer a money back guarantee because I'm too poor to do that

but I legitimately love this game. A few of the problems I had with the game in my original article seem to have been resolved in the last edition of the rules I saw, and I had a blast with the game then.

If you enjoy tabletop games and you enjoy MOBAs, you'll like this game.

I like it so much that I've told some of the people I know at CMoN that I'd love to see them license out the system like FFG did with X-Wing to other companies so we could see, say, a DOTA2 or LoL version in the future.

It's fun.

**highlord tamburlaine**

Licensed games would be interesting.

If only for the fact that I could probably get it to the table easier with the more fantastical elements right there at the forefront.

On the other hand, this is only day one and we haven't even ventured into add on territory yet.

I predict we'll see some plastic coins before this wraps up too!

**Azazelx**

Alpharius wrote:

Because it has to be said - FAKE STRETCH GOALS AHOY!

What? $50k to fund the entire game including about 20(?) sculpts followed by another $50k to fund 4 whole alt sculpts? What could possibly be fake about that?

**Nostromodamus**

My wife brought up a good point; so many of these models have crossover potential for Warmachine, you're basically buying super cheap proxies for Merc and Cryx units/casters and getting a free game to boot

**NewTruthNeomaxim**

Alex C wrote:
My wife brought up a good point; so many of these models have crossover potential for Warmachine, you're basically buying super cheap proxies for Merc and Cryx units/casters and getting a free game to boot

Except I don't know your local Warmahordes community, but mine, and the majority of them are NOT friendly to proxies, etc. We have a weird local meta where a lot of National Champions and major gaming clubs play, but relaxed and casual is NOT the way to describe the usual environment. :-p

**Nostromodamus**

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:
Alex C wrote:
My wife brought up a good point; so many of these models have crossover potential for Warmachine, you're basically buying super cheap proxies for Merc and Cryx units/casters and getting a free game to boot

Except I don't know your local Warmahordes community, but mine, and the majority of them are NOT friendly to proxies, etc. We have a weird local meta where a lot of National Champions and major gaming clubs play, but relaxed and casual is NOT the way to describe the usual environment. :-p

My local Warmahordes community consists of me and the missus

**cincydooley**

Leopold Has Joined The Fight! Ready the Deck Guns!

Leopold, the Cleaver of Cardova, has been unlocked for all backers!

Let's continue on by getting some shiny new Deck Guns now, shall we?

At $175,000 we'll unlock the Kickstarter Exclusive sculpted Deck Guns for all backers!

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

It seems Slevin the Lucky, Wellsport Swashbuckler, couldn't resist checking out our new guns and has made his appearance known as well:

Hoist the sails, mateys, our journey has still only just begun!

Sorry about that, Mates! Practice last night and an unhappy baby didn't leave me a ton of time to update!

Didn't have any idea the deck guns would be molded. They look cool! The new minis they're rolling out continue to look amazing as well!

Can't wait to see what else is in store!

**Kr00gZ**

I would throw money at their faces if they made a Straw Hat Pirates Crew.

Captian - Luffy
Swashbuckler - Zoro / Sanji
Quartermaster - Nami / Brooke
Gunner - Usopp / Robin
Brute - Chopper / Franky
Not sure who I'd pick for opposing side....
Marshall D Teach, Arlong, Buggy, Enel, Perona... endless possibilities!

Even a World Government crew as well with their own deckhand sculpt!
God I love pop-culture pirates.

**cincydooley**

$175,000 Treasure Chest Unlocked...Slevin Wants His Cut!

We've just hit $175,000, meaning 2 Sculpted Deck Guns (1 Undead, 1 Standard) for every backer!!!

We're just shy of our next stretch goal now, unlocking the Wellsport Swashbuckler, Slevin the Lucky!!

And the first Optional Buy

Optional Buy? "Bloody" Anne Bonny Answers the Call!

1. Wanting more optional buys

2. Deciding that the ladies of the high seas needed a bit more representation

Well Captain "Bloody" Anne Bonny has answered the call!

"Bloody" Anne is a Captain for the Wellsport Brotherhood and can be yours for an additional $10 to your pledge!

Support her and the Wellsport Cause TODAY!!!!

I hope we see optional buys of full crews, more similar to how it was done in Kaosball. But I do admit I'm a big fan of this model.

**Dark Severance**

cincydooley wrote:
I hope we see optional buys of full crews, more similar to how it was done in Kaosball. But I do admit I'm a big fan of this model.

Damn you! And now I've been pulled in... I blame you!

**cincydooley**

Dark Severance wrote:
cincydooley wrote:
I hope we see optional buys of full crews, more similar to how it was done in Kaosball. But I do admit I'm a big fan of this model.
Damn you! And now I've been pulled in... I blame you!

If you like MOBAs at all, I think you'll really enjoy this game. It really captures the "feel" of a MOBA quite well!

**Dark Severance**

cincydooley wrote:
If you like MOBAs at all, I think you'll really enjoy this game. It really captures the "feel" of a MOBA quite well!

LoL never heard of it.... ^_^ Although if there was somehow a Ahri themed character, I am pretty sure I can get at least 10 more backers.

**silent25**

Thanks for keeping track of this cincy! Fan of the original line and went in on this one. Expect maybe two more factions. Probably British and Spanish navies as those fit the traditional pirate themed tropes.

**cincydooley**

silent25 wrote:
Thanks for keeping track of this cincy! Fan of the original line and went in on this one. Expect maybe two more factions. Probably British and Spanish navies as those fit the traditional pirate themed tropes.

Lots of rumblings about Asian, too. I'd be perfectly fine with that!

**str00dles1**

Backing 100%. As I like dota type games. And if for nothing else, to resell if it doesn’t find table time for a lot more then I spent on it! Not a fan of the first optional buy though, model wise. If it matched the picture more in pose it would be great. Something just seems off to me about it. I do agree though bout the females being represented and having more of them!

Really fallen for how CMON does their kickstarters. Such a good job. Usually 1 early bird, then 100$ or so for the full game and all strech goals. No 100 tiers of pledges, and for 100$ you almost always get a super deal. Makes me hate how I missed Arcadia Quest :(

**highlord tamburlaine**

I think the big disconnect is between the art and the actual figure- it's what I like to refer to as Anima Tactics syndrome. Love the art and the poses they produce, but then the figures themselves don't match up.

Not knocking the figures here though- I actually like a lot of them. The new add on looks good. Her artwork looks even better though.\

Really hoping Ahab ends up with that whale on his shoulders too.

**Bioptic**

str00dles1 wrote:
Backing 100%. As I like dota type games. And if for nothing else, to resell if it doesn’t find table time for a lot more then I spent on it! Not a fan of the first optional buy though, model wise. If it matched the picture more in pose it would be great. Something just seems off to me about it. I do agree though bout the females being represented and having more of them!

Really fallen for how CMON does their kickstarters. Such a good job. Usually 1 early bird, then 100$ or so for the full game and all strech goals. No 100 tiers of pledges, and for 100$ you almost always get a super deal. Makes me hate how I missed Arcadia Quest :(

I applaud that they always seem to include so much in the base $100 pledge, but I greatly dislike that they make almost everything they fund Kickstarter exclusive. Because you're right - you have effectively missed Arcadia Quest. If you were to buy the retail version now, you'd get 12 heroes, and another 2 in the expansion - just enough to play a 4 player game with no real additional choice. The Kickstarter version + expanison contains 43 heroes, 29 of which are Kickstarter exclusive. If a friend has a fun time playing a CMON game, and wants to buy their own copy, I have to tell them that the (still very expensive) retail version has a fraction of the content, and they usually don't bother.

So for this, I'm rather anxious to see alternate 'teams' funding, that can be bought on shop shelves and actually give this one a bit of lifespan. MOBAs thrive on character choice and variety, after all!

**str00dles1**

Bioptic wrote:
str00dles1 wrote:
Backing 100%. As I like dota type games. And if for nothing else, to resell if it doesn’t find table time for a lot more then I spent on it! Not a fan of the first optional buy though, model wise. If it matched the picture more in pose it would be great. Something just seems off to me about it. I do agree though bout the females being represented and having more of them!

Really fallen for how CMON does their kickstarters. Such a good job. Usually 1 early bird, then 100$ or so for the full game and all strech goals. No 100 tiers of pledges, and for 100$ you almost always get a super deal. Makes me hate how I missed Arcadia Quest :(

I applaud that they always seem to include so much in the base $100 pledge, but I greatly dislike that they make almost everything they fund Kickstarter exclusive. Because you're right - you have effectively missed Arcadia Quest. If you were to buy the retail version now, you'd get 12 heroes, and another 2 in the expansion - just enough to play a 4 player game with no real additional choice. The Kickstarter version + expanison contains 43 heroes, 29 of which are Kickstarter exclusive. If a friend has a fun time playing a CMON game, and wants to buy their own copy, I have to tell them that the (still very expensive) retail version has a fraction of the content, and they usually don't bother.

So for this, I'm rather anxious to see alternate 'teams' funding, that can be bought on shop shelves and actually give this one a bit of lifespan. MOBAs thrive on character choice and variety, after all!

Great reply here. I agree 100%. You either go in 100$ and get an amazing ammount of stuff, or you miss it and either cross it off your list of games you will play or fork over the big bucks on ebay or some other trading site for everything you missed. This is why I will now always back a good looking CMON game, for the reason of if I dont like it, I can actually make a lot of money off of it selling it.

Looking for the full KS of Arcaida quest, ive seen it SELL for 400+ for everything people paid 100$ for. And that is like you said, so much becomes KS only, so without a retail value to put a price on it, the sky is the limit! I will keep searching and try for AQ,

**RiTides**

Bioptic wrote:
I applaud that they always seem to include so much in the base $100 pledge, but I greatly dislike that they make almost everything they fund Kickstarter exclusive. Because you're right - you have effectively missed Arcadia Quest. If you were to buy the retail version now, you'd get 12 heroes, and another 2 in the expansion - just enough to play a 4 player game with no real additional choice. The Kickstarter version + expanison contains 43 heroes, 29 of which are Kickstarter exclusive. If a friend has a fun time playing a CMON game, and wants to buy their own copy, I have to tell them that the (still very expensive) retail version has a fraction of the content, and they usually don't bother.

So for this, I'm rather anxious to see alternate 'teams' funding, that can be bought on shop shelves and actually give this one a bit of lifespan. MOBAs thrive on character choice and variety, after all!

Whoa, I didn't realize it was that drastic for Arcadia Quest! I wish companies would not do so many exclusives, too, as my funds can be limited at the time the campaign is running. I guess that means if you are interested in this, it makes sense to put in $1 and hope to be able to upgrade later.

Also, to cincydooley - I sent you a PM on Tuesday and have yet to receive a reply. I would appreciate it if you would, since you are clearly checking Dakka as you have posted here in the two days since!

**cincydooley**

By Vote Of the Crew: Optional Buy Change

Mateys, tis a fine morning here at CMoN. The air is clean, the water is pure... And yet all does not seem right with the world...
So we've been looking over the feedback you guys have given in the comments over our new optional buy, Captain Anne Bonny, and the general consensus is that, well... You'd like to get a better deal for her.

Having seen the sculpt and samples of the plastic in person, she honestly blew me away in terms of sheer awesomeness, but the important thing is what you all, our loyal backers, consider fair and reasonable - none of this would be possible without you guys, after all, and you're helping us to bring our vision to life, and we deeply appreciate it.

So, having heard your concerns, we went in and looked at just what we could do for you all, and after much counseling and negotiation, this is what we've decided to do:

Captain Anne Bonny is being removed from the Optional Buy list. In her place, however, is the new and improved Wellsport Brotherhood Pack (which includes Miss Bonny, of course )

So, what's the specifics? Glad you asked:

For $15 you're going to get not one, not two, but three Heroes to add to your expanding roster of Wellsport Pirates.

You all know Captain Anne Bonny, so we'll open with her:

Next up we have the lovely Grace O'Malley, Wellsport Gunner:

and Theo, the Terror of Nova, Wellsport Quartermaster extraordinaire!

As always, please note that the figures come unpainted. What we're showing here is just an example of what a skilled painter is able to do with them.

We're pushing forward, all thanks to backers like you, toward our next stretch goal as well. If Slevin is really lucky, we should have him unlocked and onto the next stretch goal in no time!

**RiTides**

Arrrrrr.... I need to stop checking this thread, I'm starting to think like a pirate

I finally got a chance to read through the full campaign page, and I love the idea for this! However, I think the Wellsport team sculpts are weaker from a design standpoint and not as unique as the Bone Devils team, which I absolutely love. Will keep an eye on this and see if they unlock a cthulhu-type team or the like... in which case I would definitely have trouble resisting.

The Kickstarter exclusive Helrökker team just seems silly to me... I would definitely sell these if I back this. I'm not too into "homage" characters, I would much rather see ones which fit the theme of this game... which a cthulhu-type team would excellently!