Friday, huh?
Another week gone… I hope you had a great week, accomplished everything you hoped to get done or at least moved it forward. At CZE, we announced the Rotten Tomatoes game… a license I chased for over 2 years and finally was able to make happen. It’s a great game… a very interesting take on a “top down” design for Rotten Tomatoes. I think it has a chance to be very successful, and WAY more mass market than my darling Epic Spell Wars.
We spent the week here at Cryptozoic working on a BUNCH of stuff, including the upcoming Kickstarter for ESW A3. I actually have an RFQ out for sleeves… yes, we may be including sleeves as part of the offering. We have a special-sized deck in this, so different sized sleeves would be handy for players. Plus we could do some kickass art for the standard card sleeves.
It’s not just product planning—it’s also testing. We continue to develop the game… no matter how far along you are, the more development you can do, the more polished the game and better the experience. PLUS I love playing these deck-building games, so any excuse to run another round is A-OK with me! I am very tempted, but I don’t want to spoil the discovery of what makes this version of the ESW deck-builder special. I will say it’s VERY different and like great art, it should surprise and challenge you. So far it’s super fun, but whoa, it may not be for everyone. AND I love that we are taking those sorts of risks. That’s the kind of art that excites me, and ESW is above everything else for me… art.
Speaking of art… what’s our favorite kooky drug addict artist up to? WELL… no good, I can tell you that, AND making some fucking amazing art for ESW A3 (and ESW 6). Let’s check out a couple of pieces.
So awesome! It’s insane how much new art will be in this Kickstarter… I think it’s over 300 pieces. I may have to introduce RS to meth!
Next week I will show you an item I am considering cutting from the game. It sadly became purely cosmetic (it had some function, but things changed). Maybe if a few hundred people want it, we could still do it, but it’s pretty out there.
Is there anything you WANT in the Kickstarter, besides a big box? (We are doing a big box for the ESW standard games, just not enough of the deck-builders to justify it yet.) Well, let me know in the comments.
Sorry for the short update, love you very much.
-Cory
People have been asking for a comic for a while now, have you considered maybe adding one as a SG? Would be pretty cool to dive deeper into the lore of ESW.
A big box to put everything in even if by making a homemade insert we already know how to put everything in the ESW2 box.. But why not a big box to also know how to put the ESW2 trophy there🤣
BUT ABOVE ALL… Being able to buy ESW sleeves in the next KS… Because it’s impossible for us Europeans to get them at a decent price 😭
A big thank you for giving us the opportunity to buy some there during this KS 😍
Totally agree for the ultra pro sleeves. I passed an order from the US and lost my back virginity on shipment fees just for sleeves. You have 3 different arts by now so granting us a 4-type selection package would be gorgeous! (new one could be satanical obviously)
I sleeved all ESW A* with Studd and the 5 ESW with Cthulhu so I need to follow up this madness if I want to mix cards in games.
maybe some stupid merchs too? limpy wands and wizards hats or necklaces of shame to hang on 1st death whatever…
Rather than a Big Box maybe some organizer fitting better than what’s delivered in the annihilageddons? not a single game came out with proper space for sleeved cards… no matter the effort.
i agree on the sleeves too, however i allready said it on boardgamegeek and i will say it here again, for me there is totally no need to put all the spell slinging games together, you are mostly only playing one at a time anyway and my love for the deckbuilders is way bigger its basically all we play. so my need for a big box for that is also way bigger.
if theres a box for the spellslingers but not for the deckbuilders i will not be backing that tier! im sorry to say it but it is and im sure it will also be like that for many backers here.
That’s definitely not the case for me. I actually DO mix my spellslinger games together and play them all at once. I have already had to improvise a way to box them all together and am really looking forward to picking up a large storage solution for them. Cory said previously that the plan was to release a big box alongside ESW6, and I know a lot of fans are happy with this.
Yes, I would also like to have a single big box for ESWA as well, but I’m willing to wait if need be, as I know there is a plan to eventually do so. My need for a spellslinging big box is currently much higher. I plan to back at the highest tier possible, and I’m sure there are many other backers who will do the same.