1979: Revolution in Iran
A project in Effingham, IL by Jim Dietz000days
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Last Updated: May 5 @ 11:13 -0400 GMT
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Latest News
A Last Update while the Campaign is Live 
May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
So here we are, one day from the campaign's conclusion. Wow that went fast! Thank you for supporting the game. Now comes the hard part--waiting. There won't be regular updates. They'll become irregular but I'll post them when big events... (Read More)
Two days to go...
May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Almost there.... There's a change being made to the game (gasp, shock...suspense...) for the better. With the prototype, etc, a few of the factions share the same color wood tokens. Going through rules, cards, etc, this weekend--it was realized... (Read More)
And now...it's Weekend Update
May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Surprise--a weekend update! I hope if you are a certain age that you heard that in the voice of Don Pardo and pictured Dan and Jane behind the desk. Nothing major here, just the latest board iteration. You can see a couple of the small errors (like... (Read More)
Player Aid Card (Back)
April 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone--last day before the weekend! Hope that's a chance for people to play games and hang out with friends whether in person or via the internet. I figure there'll be more traffic as the game hits the 'last days' sections of Kickstarter, so... (Read More)
Player Aid Card (front)
April 29th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
One week to go
April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Holy cow...down to the last week and well past the goal to get the game printed. Map: More revisions have been made--it is likely the mosques will remain for the city-spaces on the board. We are wanting to avoid copyright issues with using other... (Read More)
Down the Homestretch
April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Okay, lame post title and certainly better with racing than Iranian history (if I wanted something Iranian, I SHOULD have made the comment about wrestling!) So...this post has a couple images attached, an updated map and a 'iconography' You'll see... (Read More)
Mapboard
April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! This update has the map. It's a square in the image. The board will be rectangular/normal in shape. Most of it should be pretty obvious--the connections between cities and so on. A couple of less obvious things exist though.... (Read More)
Interview and Play-thru
April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
There's a good written interview with Dan, the designer, over on Playersaid.com. This is an extended video interview and play-through Dan did recently with "Homo Ludens" (another interesting source for interviews and game information of all sorts).... (Read More)
Card Update - 2
April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
This time, we've got a batch of sixteen cards--and then afterwards, a question for everyone. Also, we're about 8 backers from 15,000. I'm more grateful than you guys could know at the trust/support! Thursday--I'll have the map to show. In the... (Read More)
Card Update - 1
April 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone. You'll never know it but this isn't actually the first card update...I wrote this Pulitzer Prize winning update and...the system swallowed it, gone forever. I'm pretty salty about it. I promise--it was magnificent. Oh well.... (Read More)
Historical Notes for the Game, v0.9
April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
This will be the update that covers the weekend--which will bring us close to the campaign's halfway point. Definitely stoked that we are already past all the goals originally set out for the project. In the meantime, we have the historical... (Read More)
Designer interview
April 15th - via: kickstarter.com
The world can be a funny place--something like this was going to become an update in another 7-10 days. Instead, it winds up here and now: Interview with Dan Bullock Designer of 1979: Revolution in Iran from The Dietz Foundation Currently on... (Read More)
What's a Stability Check?
April 13th - via: kickstarter.com
So below we have an example of a 'stability check'. This phase determines whether the leader is able to remain in power or not. The example includes the Shah, his support, and opposition and in the second graphic, the current status within Iran... (Read More)
Latest version of the Rules
April 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everybody--hope you had a great weekend wherever you are. Over the weekend, we hit the second stretch goal, so there will also be a historical notes booklet included with 1979: Revolution in Iran!! We'll try and make that available for you... (Read More)
Ayatollah Sayyed Abu'l-Qasem Kashani
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's history for another card. Also--over the weekend, I won't post any updates. Sunday night/Monday morning, I'll make sure to get the latest version of the rules up for everyone to look at--if you want to see if there are typos or potentially... (Read More)
WOOT!!
April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
So, I woke up a bit early here and I decided to check out the campaign a smidge before I usually do and...in comes an international order (from Brazil) that takes the campaign over $8,900. That's a great way to start the day...it means we'll... (Read More)
Ali Shariati
April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
So we're almost to the start of day three--and only 25 backers away from funding! That's pretty awesome...I'm psyched by that. If you can spread the word, that'd be great as well--every dollar not spent on advertising gets saved and funnels... (Read More)
White Revolution / Premier Assassinated
April 6th - via: kickstarter.com
One of the great things about 'card-driven' games is that the cards you use in play are almost always named for historical events. They key for a designer (and Dan has done a marvelous job with this) is capturing that event in terms of game play.... (Read More)
Reaching the $8900
April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi peoples! Holy cow--I'm a bit stunned by going past 50% so far. Here's the thing...I talked with my production coordinator and--if the game reaches its goal quick enough, we think we can get it slotted into production at the factory pretty much... (Read More)
Mossadegh and historical perspective
April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
You know, I started writing this with the intent of giving some background to the key players in Iranian history from 1951-1979, put my notes together, looked up and BOOM...the project is 25% funded in the space of an hour. Holy cow, guys!!!... (Read More)
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