Mother of Frankenstein

A project in Los Angeles, CA by Hatch Escapes
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An immersive puzzle game based on the life of Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein
Backers: 1911
Average Pledge Per Backer: $123

Funded: $235,387 of $33,000
Dates: Sep 24th -> Oct 24th (30 days)
Project By: Hatch Escapes
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Latest News

12 Hours Left! We're Almost There!

October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Friends and Enemies, We are nearing the end of our journey together, and the beginning of...our journey together? I really didn't think that sentence through before I started it...but I'll be damned if I'm gonna go back and rewrite it. 12... (Read More)

Final 24 Hours! Last Question! NEW STRETCH GOAL?! HOW?!

October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Friends and Enemies, This is REALLY it. The last 24 hours. By this time tomorrow, we'll be off sipping Mai Tais on a beach somewhere... Nope. We'll be finalizing the game for production and shipping. While drinking Mai Tais.  Which brings us... (Read More)

Under 48 Hours Left! A Word on Hint Systems!

October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Friends and Enemies, We have now entered the home stretch. The final countdown. The stairway to heaven. Under 48 hours to go. A new question to spur conversation, and one we've struggled with a lot: Is there such a thing a game that’s TOO... (Read More)

72 Hours! A Question! A CRAZY NEW STRETCH GOAL! A Word on Story Structure!

October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Friends and Enemies, We are now under 72 hours left in our campaign. That is very exciting indeed. (Though, to be honest, this has been so much fun I kinda wish it could go on forever.) Let us begin with an uncharacteristically controversial... (Read More)

New Stretch Goal About to Unlock! Tony Awards! Question!

October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Friends and Enemies, Hello again! Man, if I'd known we'd have such great conversations in the comment threads of these updates, I would've done a lot more of them! New question for today: WHICH GAME THAT YOU"VE PLAYED HAS THE BEST STORY? The... (Read More)

One Week to Go! 500% funded! A Word on Iterative Design!

October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Friends and Enemies, We are now at T-minus one week and counting! This past few days has actually been huge for us, so thanks so much for keeping this train a-rolling. We even got a lovely bit of coverage over at Forbes, which is cool. So it... (Read More)

150k! A New Question! A Word on Puzzles! Some Other Awesome Games!

October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Friends and Enemies, It was lovely to communicate with you all in the comments of our last update, so we've decided to update a bit more frequently from here through the end of the campaign. Besides, we're clearly going to break through 150k... (Read More)

A Question and Some Background on the Game!

October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Friends and Enemies, We've just past the 10 day mark and are entering the last stretch of this campaign. Thanks again for all your support up until now. We're pretty happy campers over here. We've gotten a ton of questions over the past... (Read More)

125k! Stretch Goals! Other campaigns! So much to say!

October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Friends and Enemies, What is this? We have passed the 125k mark? This is sheer madness! Let's begin with stretch goal news:  We have now unlocked the clue booklet for all backers (though as mentioned, we reserve the right to gussy up the... (Read More)

$100k! What a big, shiny, round number! On to the next stretch goal!

October 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Friends and Enemies, Our campaign just hit $100k! Wowzers. That is a lot of zeroes. Well, really it isn't unless I write it out. Let's do that: $100,000. Oh yeah, there's them zeroes. Let's get a little stretch goal update here, shall we? The... (Read More)

Immersive Puzzle Game Based on Mary Shelley, Author of Frankenstein

October 2nd - via: broadwaydirect.com
Through this pandemic, friends and families have turned to all kinds of new hobbies to pass the time, from puzzles to baking bread. Now, friends and families can enjoy this recently announced puzzle game, Mother of Frankenstein from its creator, Hatch Escapes. This immersive game is based on the life of Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, which has just been recently launched on Kickstarter. (Read More)

$75k! Stretch Goal #2 unlocked, Goals #3 and #4 Revealed!

October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Friends and Enemies, It is now officially one week since launch, and as if on cue, we've just hit $75k! This is exciting not only because the world's fairly arbitrary adoption of a decimal-based numerical system (blame our stupid fingers and... (Read More)

Batman Gets an RPG and Hasbro Revives HeroQuest in the Latest Gaming News

September 30th - via: gizmodo.com.au
Talon Strikes Studios has announced that Stephen B. Davies’ Camp Pinetop is now available for pre-order. The adorable-looking 1-5 player card game has players taking on the role of campers exploring the wilderness. Mother of Frankenstein is an at-home puzzle experience from the folks behind Hatch Escapes, a Los Angeles-based escape room. (Read More)

REVIEW: Mother of Frankenstein, Vol. 1 Tests Players' Tenacity & Begs to Be Savored

September 29th - via: cbr.com
Hatch Escapes and Arvind Ethan David launched the Kickstarter campaign for Mother of Frankenstein on Sept. 24 and it was fully funded soon thereafter. The spooky, titillating tabletop game combines the immersive experience of an escape room with board game elements and a prose narrative, which players have to navigate through a series of puzzles to uncover the truth behind Mary Shelley's most famous creation. (Read More)

$50k + Margaret Atwood + All Around Joy

September 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Friends and Enemies, What an incredible few days it's been. We just blew through $50k this morning, which is phenomenal news indeed. And as if that weren't enough, we also received a lovely little shout-out from one of our favorite geniuses:... (Read More)

Fully-funded and it feels so good. (To be sung to the tune of Peaches and Herb's "Reunited." Obviously.)

September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Friends and Enemies, We did it! In just a smidgenish over 24 hours, we reached our goal. Hot bagels of joy! It's finally over. Over? OVER? ARE YOU INSANE?! It's not remotely over. In fact, it's just beginning. We have 4 whole weeks in which... (Read More)

96% fundec and 15 minutes left to day one!

September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Frenemies — it’s early in California, but sleep is for the undead. We woke up to the exciting news that we are inches (millimeters for you metric heads) away from being fully funded. If we do it in before 7am LA time we achieve the distinction of... (Read More)

Mother of Frankenstein escape room game tells the story behind the horror classic

September 25th - via: dicebreaker.com
Discover the secret tale behind one of the most famous horror stories in history in Mother of Frankenstein, an escape room game co-created by a Broadway and TV producer now live on Kickstarter. (Read More)

$25k in half a day! (Which is poetry if you think about it...)

September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Friends and Enemies, Just wanted to send you all a big virtual embrace as we hurtle past the $25k mark in less than 12 hours. Thank you thank you thank you for your support of this project. We are overwhelmed. And speaking of being... (Read More)

5 Hours in and Halfway to our Goal! Plus, lots of great new press!

September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Friends and Enemies, We cannot thank you enough for your support. Only 5 hours in and we're already past the halfway point of our funding goal! Hot damn! Please keep sharing the campaign with anyone you think might be into it. Once we hit our... (Read More)

Mother of Frankenstein: An immersive gaming experience at home

September 24th - via: nerdreactor.com
The game will span three volumes, and inside the hollowed-out books are handwritten letters, 2D and 3D jigsaw puzzles, and clue-strewn artifacts. It Mother of Frankenstein combines history and fiction to blend a tale that feels as if you’re actually part of Mary Shelley’s journey. Your group’s mission is to uncover the mystery behind Frankenstein and popular novel. (Read More)

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