The SPILL

A project in Newtown, CT by Curt Covert
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Manage an oil spill and rescue sea life in this suspenseful cooperative game for 1-4 players.
Backers: 1643
Average Pledge Per Backer: $54

Funded: $89,107 of $15,000
Dates: Sep 7th -> Sep 24th (18 days)
Project By: Curt Covert
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Latest News

Final Stretch... Literally!

September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much, Backers! Andy and I are very excited by all the enthusiasm, support and ideas you have offered. So now that we are headed into the final hours, we are going to throw one last stretch out there. One that has been requested over the... (Read More)

Race to the Finish!

September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
My goodness. Things are heating up now, aren't they? We are in the last day and a half in our campaign - and I am happy to say that with your support we've unlocked two more great enhancements for The SPILL. These were really fun to build,... (Read More)

New Oil Dice / Play on TTS

September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Come Play on Tabletop Simulator! We are working with Tabletopia for a permanent on-line destination to play The SPILL on-line, but in the interim, I have temporarily opened our Tabletop Sim version for backers. Based on the fact that so many... (Read More)

Kickstarter Tabletop Roundup: Working Together

September 22nd - via: geekdad.com
Despite the challenges facing tabletop game publishers like increased shipping, delayed manufacturing, there are still a lot of great games in the pipeline. They just might take a little longer or cost a little more these days! Here are several Kickstarter projects that I’ve been watching lately—most of them this time are cooperative games, which seems appropriate for a time in which it’s more important than ever that we learn to work together. (Read More)

FINAL WEEK - AND MORE GREAT STRETCHES

September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Major spills can have far reaching and long-lived implications for vast areas of ocean. But each time, researchers have collected data and learned tremendous amounts about the impacts, which help us develop new solutions. Speaking of... Thanks so... (Read More)

INCREDIBLE GENCON - and NEW STUFF

September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
WOW! What an incredible, whirlwind week of gaming, demos and being able to finally get back together with our friends and fans. GENCON wrapped up Sunday afternoon with thunderous applause from everyone who was so happy to be back. Any thoughts that... (Read More)

Hello from GENCON

September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey backers! I spent Tuesday from 5am to 7pm making the trek to Indy, driving our booth over in the van. But we made it! Not too shabby for hour 10. Wednesday was spent building the booth, which was a little tougher having tho haul tons of games,... (Read More)

Save Sea Creatures and Prevent Disaster in The Spill Board Game

September 16th - via: comicbook.com
A new board game pits players against a fearsome foe - the ecological damage caused by an oil spill. Earlier this month, Smirk and Dagger launched the Kickstarter for The Spill, a new cooperative board game for one to four players. The game is billed as a "reverse tower defense" game in which players try to limit the fallout of an oil spill at an offshore rig. (Read More)

Situation Report 4: Wood Tiles, New Stretch and GenCon

September 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Rough stuff, no doubt. And it isn't just the inability to fly, but the oil removes the feather's ability to regulate body temperature as well, which can lead to hypothermia. Of course many animals are collected, treated and saved through the efforts... (Read More)

SITUATION REPORT: Important Developments

September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Response teams have to be just that... responsive and be able to pivot as more data is available. The same can be said for Kickstarter projects, and we have definitely listened to the input of our backers and investigated new solutions. More on that... (Read More)

DAY 3 SIT REPORT: SUPPLEMENTAL / New Goal

September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, at least now we know what we are dealing with. Remote control submersibles are often used to troubleshoot and even repair troubled systems underwater. The depths involved can often require it - but it is no easy task. But apparently, hitting... (Read More)

The Spill is a “reverse tower defense” board game about saving sea-life

September 9th - via: dicebreaker.com
In the upcoming board game, players team up as members of a task force who must work together to contain and control an oil spill before it causes a mass ecological disaster. An oil drilling platform called Deepwell 4 has sprung a leak and is causing an oil slick to spread across the surface of the ocean it’s sitting in, contaminating the waters and harming the marine life that lives there. (Read More)

SITUATION UPDATE and New Stretch

September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
The above log entry is fictional, but is similar in size and scope to other real world events. Like those events, dedicated individuals responded quickly to try and avert the worst. And speaking of quick responses... What an amazing day one start we... (Read More)

FUNDED! Rapid Response Team is on the Scene

September 7th - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU!!! On behalf of Andy and the Smirk and Dagger crew, thanks so much for an incredible first few hours. The SPILL has met its funding goal and will be a reality, thanks to your kind support. I've seen Andy's Facebook posts and he is beside... (Read More)

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