Deadball: Baseball With Dice—Second Edition

A project in Philadelphia, PA by W.M. Akers
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The bestselling baseball dice game, now better than ever before.
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Backers: 1337
Average Pledge Per Backer: $17

Funded: $23,305 of $500
Dates: May 11th -> Jun 5th (25 days)
Project By: W.M. Akers
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Latest News

On the Home Stretch!

June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
The last couple of days have been incredible, as Deadball has blown past 1000 backers, becoming my most popular campaign ever. As we close in on the conclusion of the campaign, I wanted to extend a sincere thanks to all of you for your help and... (Read More)

While We Wait...

June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings backers! I'm still waiting on the first proof of the Deadball Second Edition to arrive from DriveThru. I ordered it via expedited shipping which should have had it here late last week or early this. It appears to have been delayed or... (Read More)

House Rules: "Baseball Is War"

May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
While we wait for the delivery of the rulebook's first proof—I'm hoping it should show up tomorrow, after the holiday—I wanted to share another excellent batch of house rules, this time from Scott Wambold, who got in touch via the excellent... (Read More)

Add-Ons, Autographs, and Knuckleballs

May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you again for all your helpful feedback on yesterday's update! I'm combing through the comments and making the suggested changes, and I will answer any questions that require a response later today. For now, I wanted to let y'all know that I've... (Read More)

Deadball Has Been Sent to the Printer!

May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Last Friday I finished assembling the PDF for the second edition of Deadball, from the title page all the way to the vital tables at the back. I sent it to DriveThru, the file was approved, and I am now waiting for them to ship me the proof. Not only... (Read More)

The Origins of Deadball

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey folks! It's been a few days since my last update, partly because my kids keep having days off school but mainly because I've been working on finalizing the files to send to DriveThru so I can get a first proof of the second edition rulebook. If I... (Read More)

Player Generation Chapter Preview

May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
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Do I need the Older Books?

May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Since the campaign launched, I've gotten several inquiries from backers about whether or not the older Deadball books (Deadball: Baseball With Dice, Deadball: 1909 and Deadball Year II-IV) are necessary to play the game using the Second Edition. The... (Read More)

The Deadball Kids' Scoresheet

May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
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A Preview of the Second Edition

May 11th - via: kickstarter.com
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