The Nights of King Ludd
A project in Davenport, IA by Jim Dietz000days
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$28,756
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Last Updated: October 2 @ 09:03 -0400 GMT
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Latest News
Last Update while the Campaign is Active 
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
All righty--down to the last day of the active campaign. A couple things of note: 1 - This is the first campaign the Foundation will permit late-backing. I'm not a fan of this--it can make logistics a bit more difficult, but we will see how this... (Read More)
3 days remaining...some international-related stuff and a "What if ____________ happens?"
September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
So we're down to the last three days of the campaign. There will be an update right after it ends for backers-only on how we'll proceed...because we try and be good with communication until the game is in your hands. It's definite that the workers... (Read More)
One week left, a spot of bad news, some more v0.99 art
September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
One week to go!!! Got a little bad news yesterday evening talking with factories. Since King Ludd includes a chess-motif, I checked if we could change the cubes in the game (representing workers) to small pawns--thinking this would be consistent... (Read More)
Perspective on Yoni/game design via The Players' Aid
September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
One of our updates was a link to Dan Thurot's piece on the game. Below are the two parts of the interview done by The Players' Aid with Yoni concerning the Nights of King Ludd. The second is Yoni giving an overview of how the game plays. It's... (Read More)
Art Samples
September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, this update has some art...and the usual mid-campaign disclaimers. Some of the wording is incorrect--and one of the pieces doesn't have an icon on it...but not really the point-->really, just wanted to show that we've been able to speed... (Read More)
Elizabeth Studham
September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Past the halfway point!! I'll try and have the next update on Tuesday. There may be some finished art at that point that can be shared! The feedback from backers is appreciated--it gives a sense of what people would like to see. In the... (Read More)
Chess Pieces (a 'bonus' Backer update)
September 17th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
The Halfway Point / Your Opinion
September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
The Old Wise Man: John Baines
September 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Here we are approaching the halfway point--the support is appreciated and we are well enough past our goal that we have our artist now working on final versions of almost everything, so that when the campaign ends, we will (hopefully) be closer to... (Read More)
The Molyneaux sisters
September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
If you are playing as the Molyneux sisters, your individual condition/motivation for victory is: You must make certain that there is at least One Employed Weaver at the end of the game. The sisters, Mary and Lydia were young women (19 and 15) who... (Read More)
Commentary on the Game worth reading
September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Holy cow--over 200% of what we wanted to get Ludd published--your support is amazing. In terms of updates, we'll be mixing some history in with commentary. Today...commentary! This is a review/discussion of Nights of King Ludd from Dan Thurot... (Read More)
What's Lord Byron doing in a game about mill workers???
September 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Lord Byron became a member of the House of Lords as a 21-year old (1809)...at a time when the House of Lords was important. Of course, he's not remembered for that--he's more often remembered for his poetry, his role in the 'Romantic' period, and... (Read More)
Campaign Info/Questions
September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
First, thank you so much for the support--it is incredible to be well over our goal after the first day of the campaign. There've been a few questions asked--I could put them in a FAQ, but I figure with an update, people can ask follow up... (Read More)
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