What’s Cool on Kickstarter

Wyrmwood Magnetic Dice Tower
This dice tower is gorgeous. There are a bunch of wood options and add-ons to the tower, but it’s all gorgeous. And expensive. Some of the options cost upwards of $800. But they are very nice, well made, and even portable.

“As a Kickstarter Exclusive, we have created a very limited number of Dice Tower Systems featuring hand cut marquetry and custom inlay. Made with elm burl, highly figured birch, holly, ebony, and silver, this is the highest level of craftsmanship available, and a piece that stands out on any game table. ”

 

World War Cthulhu: Cold War
If you want to move beyond WWI and WWII in your Call of Cthulhu adventures, you should definitely check out this setting for the Cold War.

“World War Cthulhu: Cold War throws you into one of the most paranoid and chaotic conflicts of the 20th century. The tangled webs of the spymasters tear and rejoin, double and triple agents make their moves and counter-moves, and it’s hard to be sure which side you’re really working for. Nuclear destruction hangs over everyone, and a few people at the heart of western intelligence continue their personal battle against the insidious influence of a much older enemy…”

 

At the Mountains of Madness
Here’s a secret, I haven’t read At the Mountains of Madness yet. But I think this game looks like it could be pretty great, and a fun way to experience the story.

“Back in the 1930’s you play in first-person perspective by the geologist William Dyer, a professor at Miskatonic University, as if in the hope to deter a planned and much publicized scientific expedition to Antarctica. in search of undiscovered fossils and zones unexplored by man.

The game is being developed with the Unreal Engine 4 and will be available for PC/MAC/Linux, using latest technology like Directx11, physics / wind / ragdoll system, post-processing effects and lighting.”

 

Blackskull Dice
These are some pretty pretty dice, and they’re available in a lot of woods and colors of acrylic. Unfortunately they only are making d6, but they’re very nice dice.

“Have you ever been to a gaming night and were afraid and ashamed to bust out your dice? Have DMs ever looked at you like you are a crazy warlock when you rolled? Thanks to Blackskull Dice you now have the chance to fix this problem!

Blackskull Dice is the result of me being that person described above. Not only did I want to have some awesome dice for our next game night but I wanted dice that no one else had. So… I made some one of a kind dice out of my exotic woods and acrylic blanks I use for other woodworking projects.”

 

Hyde
I want to go through this maze right now. I love that you have to do certain things to get the doors to open and move on through. I hope that once they raise the money they can come to the US, especially out to the West Coast, so I can go through it.

“Hyde is a maze game inspired by the tale of Jekyll and Hyde. We’re building it in London. Set in the near future, the experience will be like playing a cross between the Crystal Maze and Portal but in the real world. We’ve developed some really cool tech that will bring Hyde to life, we’re now looking for your support to build it into a real world game environment.

This is the story:

You’re taking part in experimental trials of a new drug developed by the Jekyll Corporation. It’s designed to modify the capabilities of the human body, giving you the power to control your environment simply by controlling your physical state (your pulse rate, breathing, posture etc).

Armed with some wearable tech your assignment is to navigate your way though a maze of connected rooms, using your new powers to complete a series of increasingly challenging tasks along the way.

But this is a smart maze: it knows where you are, and how you’re doing. You begin to realise that someone – or something – is working against you. You’ll need to stay calm to retain control of your surroundings. Because there’s only one way out of this maze, and that’s through it…”

 

Still active!

Calamityware Dinner Plate 6
The Sedefkar Simulacrum
Part Time Gods: Fate Conversion
Saiqlo Dice
H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast Live
New Riyera Fantasy Novel: The Death of Dulgath
Beast: The Primordial
The Mysterious Package Company
The Writer: Cthulhu Playing Cards
Cthulhu Wars: The Art of Richard Luong

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