Gloomhaven
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A board game of cooperative card-driven tactical combat in a persistent, ever-changing fantasy campaign world
Backers: 4904
Average Pledge Per Backer: $79
Funded: $386,104 of $70,000
Dates: Sep 2nd -> Sep 30th (29 days)
Project By: Isaac Childres
Backers: 4904
Average Pledge Per Backer: $79
Funded: $386,104 of $70,000
Dates: Sep 2nd -> Sep 30th (29 days)
Project By: Isaac Childres
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Last Updated: September 30 @ 12:01 -0400 GMT
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September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
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September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
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September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
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Four pies
September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Wonderful residents of Gloomhaven! Well, you did it. You got us to 400% funded. That's right: four pies. That's enough pies to feed your entire extended family on Thanksgiving. Is it enough for us? The answer appears to be a resounding "NO!" We... (Read More)
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September 27th - via: kickstarter.com
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A grand weekend
September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings residents of Gloomhaven! You have all continued to be dauntless champions and destroyed yet another stretch goal! Just knocked it down like it was nothing. Now it's just lying there on the floor, promising to give all your character classes... (Read More)
A stretching legacy
September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, due to our heroic acceleration in pledges in the last couple days and the anticipated 48-hour extravaganza, I decided to go ahead and give you all the stretch goals up to $300,000. You deserve it, after all. So what do we have coming up? What... (Read More)
A quarter of a very large number
September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
WOW. Just when you think the campaign might be slowing down, you all knock out an entire stretch goal in a single day. We got enchanting yesterday, which is totally great and gives you more ways to sticker-up your game real good. And today we get a... (Read More)
One week left
September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
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To new battles and careers
September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Another stretch goal down! You guys are killing it. Absolutely killing it! We are down in the crypts, fighting our way through that second room. The Tinkerer just flipped up a "2X" card and sent a crossbow bolt through the final archer's face. We're... (Read More)
Enchanting!
September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
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A small update
September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
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Our adventuring party grows
September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all you mighty residents of Gloomhaven! We are officially past 300% funding. Three whole pies. We would have been happy with one pie, but now we have three pies. It's ridiculous. Who is going to eat all this pie? Okay, sorry, why am I talking... (Read More)
Unleash the new character class
September 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello residents of Gloomhaven! We have a new resident joining us today. He's a little secretive. If you want to see him, you'll have to go to the spoilers page. As I said in the last update, this character class will come with two separate minis, and... (Read More)
Halfway down the road
September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey there residents of Gloomhaven! We have arrived at the momentous halfway point of the campaign. Two weeks down and two more weeks to go! The fact that almost $200,000 has already been pledged to the campaign never ceases to amaze me. 2500 of you... (Read More)
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September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
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September 14th - via: kickstarter.com
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September 13th - via: kickstarter.com
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And we continue, ever forward
September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
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September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
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September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
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September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
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September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
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Regarding the many kinds of clutter
September 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Envelope stretch goal!(It's cooler than it sounds.) So there are these monster statistics cards in the game. They're pretty cool because in a limited amount of print space we can easily convey the statistics and special bonuses of both the normal and... (Read More)
Time to get creative
September 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello! We busted through another stretch goal today: the non-destructive, colorful sliders. But we've already talked about those at length, so it's time to talk about the next goal we're bearing down on. Fan-made scenariosI believe I have already... (Read More)
Six whole figures
September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, there it is. We're in the big time now. On my last project, we ended up reaching the six figure mark in the last day or so. It was a huge achievement. This is also a HUGE achievement and I could not be more excited, but you guys made it look... (Read More)
The first of many
September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
I must admit that this project is moving along at a much faster pace than I anticipated! It's only day 2 and we're already busting through stretch goals, no problem. Who knows what the future might bring? I can tell you what the present will bring.... (Read More)
Funded!
September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Quick, release the doves! You all are the best. I think I said that last night, but it bears repeating. The best. The most superlative of superlatives. We can get into the stretch goals and all that other cool stuff in other updates. We're into the... (Read More)
Wow. Just, wow.
September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
You all have been one amazing bunch and it's only been about 12 hours. $50,000 in 12 hours! I am just...I am just taken aback. This is beyond what I could have expected. I am afraid to go to sleep because you crazy people might fund the project while... (Read More)
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