Off with His Head

A project in Champaign, IL by Jim Dietz
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A 15-40 minute deductive game for 2-6 nobles trying to put someone else on the throne to save their heads!
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Backers: 93
Average Pledge Per Backer: $56

Funded: $5,225 of $5,000
Dates: Aug 1st -> Aug 31st (30 days)
Project By: Jim Dietz
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Latest News

A little bit of art is complete!!

August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Last Component Art is now getting prepped

August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
With the campaign over its goal, we've been able to begin on the final stuff for the art--the last big thing is the turn track (which is a guillotine of course!) We've also received bids from presses for printing the game, so that if things go... (Read More)

WOOT!!! Over 5k.

August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
So--busy few days as HS Volleyball season is here.  Honestly, I don't recommend gyms without air-conditioning this week or 90-minute trips on school buses with the weather here.  Woof! So I get home this evening, do all the stats/coaching stuff... (Read More)

7 days

August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We're over the halfway mark.  We received queries from a couple of people regarding larger orders (retailers, I reckon) so the total will go up quickly one or two times. The big news today for us at the Foundation isn't really related to this... (Read More)

10 Days to go (-ish)

August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
On the downhill run now.  I'd hoped to have a new mock-up of the rules with illustrations but that didn't happen--and now is unlikely to happen before the end of the campaign...not good for promo-ing things here, but it doesn't affect the hoped-for... (Read More)

Historical events

August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Off with His Head came to us with a 'generic' fantasy setting.  The Foundation is always interested in sneaking education into games wherever possible--so the decision was reached to set the game in 18th century France.  We had someone comment "But... (Read More)

About the halfway point

August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We're about the halfway point in the campaign, about the same for reaching the goal--which is ok since we're just getting word out to retailers, etc. The one update over the weekend is that the game box is complete with its layout--text on the back,... (Read More)

Designer post on the evolution of Off with His Head

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Ian has a nice writeup about the game he's posted on Tumblr. You can find it here:  https://www.tumblr.com/nonkosherian/718700017930649600/off-with-his-head We're at 40% as we enter that middle-third of a campaign where there isn't a ton of... (Read More)

Next 10 Days (post GenCon)

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
In terms of smashing through a campaign goal, putting the first week of the Off with His Head campaign lined up with GenCon--a bit hard to get gamers' attention, I reckon so that you don't get that immediate rush of backers. But--scheduling is a... (Read More)

Box Back/sides--what do people think?

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

No Stretch Goals?? What's up with that?

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Back from the weekend!!  School and fall sports are gearing up so today's the first day of coaching here.  For a lot of people reading this, it's also the first day of recovery from GenCon!!  (I hope it was amazing for you!) I received a message... (Read More)

Update schedule for the campaign and beyond

August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone!  Thanks for checking things out.  Remember--if you have questions, don't hesitate to ask. We believe in running active campaigns, so we'll try and do a couple updates each week--but not on weekends since everyone should be busy playing... (Read More)

"I think this looks just like Guillotine!"

August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
So we've had a couple people comment on social media that Off with His Head (OwHH) is a ripoff of the old WotC game Guillotine.  I figured that was as good a reason as any to clear up differences--because they are far from similar.  Mostly because... (Read More)

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