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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/springboard/emperors-new-clothes/

Enter the world of the classic tale in this game inspired by an ingenious scam.

That's great!
I'm glad to see they have a free, downloadable version for you to try before pledging anything to the campaign

I had to look about a half dozen times to be sure that was an ACTUAL KS page, and not just some spoof.
I get what the guy's doing here, but... as of right now, 131 people have given him money, and he's hit his goal?
WTF?
Two people have given him $500?

Holy crap, people will just throw their money at anything.

Eric

What do you mean? The rules look great! Especially the task resolution system on page 4 of the downloadable rules. Can't you see the ROOS?

Oh wow, what an absolutely hilarious joke. Oh, hov ve are laughink.

Seems legit.

Hopefully this will help further improve people's impressions of games on Kickstarter.

The card art is beautiful! So glad *I* can see Regulated Operator Optical Screening properly.

I want a Hokes T-Shirt...

I have to admit that I didn't get it and submitted a question as to why the rulebook was blank. Duh.

 pretre wrote:
I have to admit that I didn't get it and submitted a question as to why the rulebook was blank. Duh.

I don't know what you're talking about. *I* can read the rules just fine, they're _brilliant_!!!

I don't think I'll invest. It seems the ROOS blocks me. I have a colour blind friend, I'm sure he'd enjoy this, though.

Clever, but mean spirited enough that it's a pass for me. Sedition Wars' rules weren't as well developed as I wanted, but I'm still enjoying it a lot. I expect about the same range from other projects.

These are people trying to make something, and I'd rather have more options and more creative people involved than have my options limited to 3-4 major game companies.

I don't appreciate your ROOS.

Clerks quotes aside, I do find it to be amusing.

Up to $16K now! Bandwagoning in effect...

LOL!

Yeah,
International shipping, I'm out!

Panic...

Like the cover art, though it may be controversial with certain groups due to its, shall we say, risque nature.

...I'll be the first to say I don't get it.

 DarkCorsair wrote:
...I'll be the first to say I don't get it.

People are idiots who will pay for anything, as long as you say you're doing it ironically.

On that note, I should start selling personalised insults, $20 a pop.

 AlexHolker wrote:

 DarkCorsair wrote:
...I'll be the first to say I don't get it.

People are idiots who will pay for anything, as long as you say you're doing it ironically.

yeah,

 AlexHolker wrote:

 DarkCorsair wrote:
...I'll be the first to say I don't get it.

People are idiots who will pay for anything, as long as you say you're doing it ironically.

On that note, I should start selling personalised insults, $20 a pop.

'personalised'

Panic...

I really dont get this kickstarter. I mean, on one hand, it wants to say "Derp, look at these brainless idiots who are pledging to produce games they havent even played yet". Yet in the exact same project he notes all the games he himself has pledged for, and enjoyed, which kind of undermines the main point . You cant have it both ways man. This just strikes me as bandwagoning hating on KS for its own sake.

Are there going to be some KS produced duds? Certainly. But at the same time I'll take that over having to get everything greenlit by a corporate accounting stooge who might veto something great simply because it wouldnt make enough profit.. MInd you, not NO profit, just not ENOUGH profit, which is a big hurdle for many games going through traditional funding.

I don't get why people are funding it, unless they're thinking what I'm thinking and have noticed the end date for the KS and are just doing it for giggles.


Of course, it'll be even funnier (for certain definitions of the word funnier) if they're wrong and the guy actually produces the 'game'.

A friend of the guy is on a local board I'm on. He says that the KS will go through...

$9300 drop in pledges today...

Man I can't wait to see the thread started when this ships. "How much did you spend on a blank notebook and dice?" (Wife)

 RatBot wrote:
I don't get why people are funding it, unless they're thinking what I'm thinking and have noticed the end date for the KS and are just doing it for giggles.

Well, on one one hand, its a well done piece of performance art. The guy obviously put a lot of effort, time and thought into it. Its creative, and funny enough when you dont think too hard about it.

On the other, it has the equivalent message of "Performance artists, and those that support them... what a bunch of tools! Hey, can anyone support my performance art?"

Bossk_Hogg wrote:

 RatBot wrote:
I don't get why people are funding it, unless they're thinking what I'm thinking and have noticed the end date for the KS and are just doing it for giggles.

Well, on one one hand, its a well done piece of performance art. The guy obviously put a lot of effort, time and thought into it. Its creative, and funny enough when you dont think too hard about it.

On the other, it has the equivalent message of "Performance artists, and those that support them... what a bunch of tools! Hey, can anyone support my performance art?"

It's just more typical smug postmodernist hipster frankly. "Oho, look how witty and clever I am, proposing the obviously ridiculous with the pretense of irony in the full knowledge you will recognise it as ridiculous. I R BECUM ARTIST!"

For using postmodernist (BS) correctly, exalted!

I have to admit, I briefly considered it as a way to get a fun invent-your-own boardgame project to do with my kids.

This ends today. Currently just barely funded. Not a backer as I already have blank paper, but just a reminder if none backed it just to get the updates you have bout 18 hours before this ends to adjust your orders.