Lords of Baseball

A project in Chicago, IL by L4 Studios Inc
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Take control of one of the charter baseball franchises and build a dynasty.
Backers: 454
Average Pledge Per Backer: $94

Funded: $42,466 of $5,000
Dates: Oct 26th -> Nov 16th (22 days)
Project By: L4 Studios Inc
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Latest News

The final 24 - we are rounding third and headed home!

November 15th - via: kickstarter.com
"Call your friends. Call your neighbors" - thank you all for the amazing kickstarter! We are looking forward to bringing this home in style! We are excited to see if we can unlock the final stretch reward at $40k! The LoB team  (Read More)

The home stretch! Our final 48 hours and $40k is our next stretch reward!

November 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all for an amazing campaign. We are excited to see where the final 48 hours take us.  The $35k goal is offocially unlocked! We are super excited to unlock the deluxe tray - $40k let's do this! We have tried a couple of things with the main... (Read More)

The Hot Stove

November 11th - via: kickstarter.com
The Hot Stove phase of Lords of Baseball is quite quick, take your cards, play your cards, then move on. But the cards played are perhaps the most important for your team off the field in the game and some care needs to be taken when deciding which... (Read More)

Casey the Star

November 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Star players are a key factor in managing your team. Every star makes your team better, but their cost rises out of proportion to their value. Too few stars and it will be tough to compete. Too many and it will be hard to find money for all of the... (Read More)

The Deluxe wooden box, the next stretch reward, and the press box!

November 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We hope your week is off to a great start! A few items here so let's get to it! 1) The Charter Franchise wooden box! We are designing the wooden insert/trays around the component sizes (and the player boards will probably be larger than originally... (Read More)

The Power of Everyday Players in Lords of Baseball

November 6th - via: kickstarter.com
In Lords of Baseball, the unsung heroes are the Regulars that make up the bulk of the team. Regulars are the inexpensive foundation of the team, costing only $2 a piece or  more specifically $6 for each Team Quality point. In comparison, each star... (Read More)

Casey's First Season

November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
A baseball season is a grueling test of endurance and skill. In Lords of Baseball, once you put the cogs in place, there is only limited ways to affect the team over the course of the long season. The team may get a boost from a hot-streak or some... (Read More)

Casey's First Spring Training

November 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
The Spring Training Phase in Lords of Baseball is primarily used as a prep phase for the upcoming season. It is a chance to trade players, increase your fan base, and turn those prospects we talked about last time into players that might push your... (Read More)

Our favorite kind of update! Stretch rewards unlocked

November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Well today turned out to be our fourth best day so far! We unlocked two stretch rewards at $25,000!!!! 1) We are replacing the plastic cubes and discs with wooden ones. This is also true of the expansions. I am glad we can continue to keep with the... (Read More)

Casey's Time as a Prospect

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
In Lords of Baseball, Prospects are the building blocks of success. Not only do they represent your future and are therefore worth 1 VP for every 5 of them that you have, but they also are the seeds that become your team's future every-day players... (Read More)

Casey will be back soon!

October 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Good evening everyone! We hope you had an amazing weekend. A few notes. 1) A question comes up in emails about the franchise cards. These are drawn at random at the beginning of the game, so cards are not tied to a particular team/location. You can... (Read More)

Contest: Help the Necromancer Learn Baseball

October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
The Necromancer showed up over the summer when he heard we were going to be back on Kickstarter. He assumed he would resume the spokesman role he took on for Dark Domains. But alas, there are very few undead in Lords of Baseball and even less global... (Read More)

Casey's Story as told through Lords of Baseball

October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
One of the coolest things about Lords of Baseball is the story narrative provided by the game. Each year-long sequence tells a story and if you take a moment or two and engage your imagination, you can find those stories and revel in them. Over the... (Read More)

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
What a first (almost) 24 hours! Let's get to it! 1) As mentioned last night with Undead Viking... as a thank you for an amazing day 1, we are adding the Star Player deck to all base games. That was going to be a stretch reward coming a little later... (Read More)

It could be!!!! It may be!!!! Holy Cow!!!!!!

October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you for knocking it out of the park! - Funded and first stretch reward down! What an amazing start! We are thrilled with the response. I will post a more formal update tonight but wanted to say a quick THANK YOU from all of us (the designers,... (Read More)

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