BOXCARS: The Game

A project in Lawrenceville, NJ by Wil Lindsay
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A tabletop role-playing game about life and death as a hobo, riding the rails in 1902.
Backers: 79
Average Pledge Per Backer: $17

Funded: $1,357 of $400
Dates: Feb 4th -> Feb 28th (25 days)
Project By: Wil Lindsay
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Latest News

Stretch Goal Met!

February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Amazing! Thank you again to the Kickstarter and TTRPG community!  The project has reached it's first stretch goal. Kickstarter tells me that is over 250% funded!   My promise is three additional story-starter cards, creating a total of five. Below... (Read More)

Play Testing Narrative

February 18th - via: kickstarter.com
This week I have been focused on play-testing, as my key concerns have been easy access to tables and preventing nonsensical events that may pop up in the solo (GM-less) system. I’ve generally been pleased with the translation of my research as... (Read More)

Developing the Artwork for BOXCARS: The Game

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
For the curious, I thought I'd post a bit about how the artwork for BOXCARS is being handled. I want to maintain a look of early 1900s era print, and have decided on something along the look of over-reproduced rotogravure. The print-historians in the... (Read More)

BOXCARS is funded on day 2!

February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
The Kickstarter Zinequest and #ttrpg community are amazing~~!  A huge thanks to the project's early backers!  I had a concern that RPing as a homeless tramp in the early 1900s is a bit too fringe, but I'm thrilled to see so much energy in this... (Read More)

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