Academia: A Game of Administrative Bloat
A project in Champaign, IL by Jim Dietz000days
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Last Updated: October 16 @ 09:06 -0400 GMT
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Latest News
Backers of Buildings and Personnel... 
October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
3 days left--what comes next?
October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, We're down to 3 days to go. So first, an update on progress: 1. Art is done on almost everything other than a few buildings and faculty/staff pieces (see below as it relates to backer levels). We expect to start the layout process before the... (Read More)
6 days remaining --issue with eventual shipping
October 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Friday--hope the weekend is filled with gaming for you. We have six days remaining, so we'll likely just have one update next week before the campaign closes. Art continues--I expect final art to be complete by the end of this month. When... (Read More)
Short update on shipping
October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Odds and Ends (Publication timing, game info, etc
October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone--this update has some odds and ends in it--not really related directly to one another but important regardless! This update was going to just have the designer's diary--but since it's also on BGG, we figured, why not just post a link to... (Read More)
What brought about the design of Academia?
October 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey!! Since the last update, we're past the campaign goal!! That's exciting and means we can do some behind-the-scenes legwork so that we can get production started efficiently once all the art/layout is complete (most of it is still underway).... (Read More)
Some art is ready!
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Some of the building art is ready to see. Obviously names may change on them (since backers can donate and we'll name buildings for you) but these'll give an idea of things. Ahh, typewriters. The secretary at my old job had to use a typewriter... (Read More)
What if there are problems with Academia? (How we solve them!)
September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi--thanks for reading. Hopefully--thanks for supporting us already! This is a serious update. I read all the time of KS campaigns that are years behind schedule or the campaign people disappear. Those are inevitably followed by upset backers... (Read More)
The problem with administrators....
September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Remember the commercial with the kid who (satire) says "I want to grow up to be middle management!" Yeah....no. I don't think there's anyone out there whose life goal is being an administrator. The real problem are the bad ones (everyone can... (Read More)
Buildings in the game are real
September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
As part of the game, Ian made sure that every building you can construct within the game is based on a real building somewhere on a college campus in the United States. This is his story about some of those facilities! Ian Pytlarz here, designer of... (Read More)
The Science of Academia
September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
A reminder if you are interested--you can play/demo Academia online over the next three weeks with sessions run by the GM: https://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/e5decdce-3ae6-4a48-a0db-e4f0f76e0bff/select (More details are available in... (Read More)
Do you want to try the game??
September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hopefully, you guys reading this can see why we're excited about the game. We also know there are thousands of projects out there you could support. As a small non-profit, we don't spend thousands on advertising, we really rely on our track... (Read More)
Update Schedule
September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi supporters and the curious! This update is an update about updates...you can see how easy it is to admin-speak. We can circle back to that later. We're planning on three updates each week. These will come on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.... (Read More)
We wanted Academia to be intuitive--but there's a lot of stuff...opinions??
September 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Academia follows a pretty logical turn order--but we like making sure that everyone's good-to-go, so we've got a reference sheet planned for people to look at. This also keeps the boards from being too cluttered: Side One What do you think? ... (Read More)
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