Athenium

A project in Bremerton, WA by Ben Butcher
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Librarian Wizards do battle by summoning characters of fiction to do their bidding in this epic living card game!
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Backers: 7
Average Pledge Per Backer: $88

Funded: $614 of $7,500
Dates: Nov 7th -> Dec 7th (30 days)
Project By: Ben Butcher
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Latest News

I made the kickstarter more readable!

November 18th - via: kickstarter.com
I went in and made the jpeg for the story page longer, so that I could up the font size.  Now it is much easier to read:D  (Read More)

I just finished this "How to Play" video

November 15th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm going to probably re-animate this thing, since I can already see a bunch of stuff I could do better if I start over, and when I do, it's going to be at 80% speed with the audio being replaced by my friend, Trent, doing the narrations, but this is... (Read More)

The Other Early Expansion Card!

November 14th - via: kickstarter.com
When I reach enough new cards to make an expansion, I'm going to make an expansion, to total 5 full runs of the game, which will mathematically balance out the series.  As it stands, the colors are perfectly balanced against each other.  Per color,... (Read More)

1st Patreon Card: Samurai!

November 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Once I get the ball rolling, I'm going to start a Patreon, where the patrons get one new, non-core set card per month. I already have two cards made to give me a head start. The first one is this Samurai card.  (Read More)

My Business Card is a Playable Character!

November 12th - via: kickstarter.com
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We Have T-Shirts!

November 11th - via: kickstarter.com
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Playmats! One per Genre!

November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
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Behold! A rather ambitious rulebook!

November 9th - via: kickstarter.com
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All of the cards for the core set are done!

November 8th - via: kickstarter.com
I started with the first one on December 26th, and started working in earnest about a week into January.  (Read More)

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