Spieleschmiede: Historical and Mythological Metal Coins Project Launched

Spieleschmiede: Spieleschmiede has begun a new type of project that gives supporters the opportunity to obtain gaming accessories.

Today on Spieleschmiede, a new project has begun that offers supporters six different sets of metal coins. This marks the first time that gaming accessories are available on Spieleschmiede. Six different sets from the Romans to the Renaissance Supporters can choose from several themed sets, including Greece, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Roman, or Mythological Creatures. Each set includes 50 coins sized between 15 and 35 millimeters.

 

Additionally, thematic leather bags and even a wooden chest are available for gamers to store their treasure in style. Because production on the coins is scheduled to begin in only a few weeks, supporters will have only until May 17th 2015 to pledge on Spieleschmiede.com.

Spieleschmiede: Alien Frontier Space Exploration Boardgame Currently Funding

Spieleschmiede: 15.04.2015. Publisher Game Salute has begun a new Spieleschmiede project for their exciting game Alien Frontiers.

Alien Frontiers is the newest game on Spieleschmiede. American publisher Game Salute is running the project to produce a German version of their existing base game and 13 expansions. English speaking supporters can help the project to receive a fully English language Big Box.

 

Exciting space exploration game - In Alien Frontiers players will attempt to expand their influence on a newly discovered planet by building the most settlements and using mysterious alien technology. To win the game, you'll have to plan your turns carefully. The tasks you'll assign to your spaceships, the correct use of alien technology, and the choice of settlement locations on the planet will all be important decisions. The project will run after the close of the English crowdfunding campaign and will be available to support on Spieleschmiede until May 17, 2015.

Spieleschmiede: Tesla vs Edison Crowdfunding Campaign

Spieleschmiede: Artana brings a German version of the Kickstarter project Tesla vs Edison to Spieleschmiede.com

Through April 26, 2015, Spieleschmiede will be running a translation project for Tesla vs Edison: War of Currents. Publisher Artana is looking to find supporters for a German translation of the English game. English-speaking supporters can get a completely English version of the game. 

In Tesla vs Edison, players control an electricity innovator from the end of the 19th century and must navigate their companies through the War of Currents. Spieleschmiede in charge of translation - The translation and production of the German translation kit is done for the first time directly by the Spieleschmiede. Tesla vs Edison will get translated cards and a rulebook in German.

Three additional weeks to pledge - Although the English Kickstarter campaign ends on April 2nd, supporters will have three additional weeks to pledge on Spieleschmiede.com and to reach additional stretch goals. English speaking supporters will also be able support the German translation by pledging on Spieleschmiede for an English version of Tesla vs Edison, including all achieved stretch goals.

Spieleschmiede: Upcoming Epoch – Early Inventors Boardgame Crowdfunding

Spieleschmiede: The new German-style game of Martyn F will start in May at Spieleschmiede.com The Dutch game designer Martyn F and the Spieleschmiede are announcing a new project. 

After Oklahoma Boomers, the designer wants to finance his next game Epoch – Early Inventors with crowdfunding as well. The campaign at Spieleschmiede.com is planned to start in May 2015. A real German-style game for experts In Epoch – Early Inventors, players take the role of a clan chief in the early days of civilizations. Each player has to scout the surroundings of the village, discover new technologies and worship Holy Sites. When discovering the surroundings, the game has a more tactical approach. That changes later, when Epoch is a deep strategy game with a lot of choices.

Spieleschmiede: Lignum, Lumberjack-Themed Boardgame Funding

Spieleschmiede: A new enthusiast board game enters the Spieleschmiede. The lumberjack-themed game is the first crowdfunding project of publisher Mücke Spiele.

Lignum is the new project at Spieleschmiede.com. This strategic enthusiast board game is for up to four lumberjacks. In eight rounds, players try to grab as many wooden areas as possible, transport wood to their access yards and sell whatever they can to upgrade their company with new equipment like saws, sleds for wood transportation or pastures. The playe, who manages to generate the most money, wins the game. The game is now at Spieleschmiede.com with English material and can be supported here.

Nominated enthusiast game

For the first crowdfunding project of Mücke Spiele, CEO Harald Mücke chose a nominated game from the Spieleautorenwettbewerb (board game designer competition) that is held regularly with the help of Spielmaterial.de, a website for board game prototypes. In these competitions, board game designers have to create a game with certain specific materials. After Lignum was nominated, it was polished with new graphics and further variants like an expert version. Mücke Spiele is looking for supporters to publish the game. Right now, the game is already funded and has still some stretch goals to reach.

Spieleschmiede: European Boardgame Crowdfunding Platform Project Overview

Spieleschmiede: Dear board gamers, many publishers run their board game crowdfunding projects on Spieleschmiede.com. Today, I'd like to give you a news about a few of our most recent projects. Our latest news are: Crowdfunding in your language: the crowdfunding project Nord is't only available in English, also in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch and soon in French. Delivery of three games: Oklahoma Boomers, Scheffeln and Chronos Conquest. 

News from the European crowdfunding platform Spieleschmiede.com: Three crowdfunding projects are finally printed and ready for shipping: Oklahoma Boomers, Chronos Conquest and Scheffeln. The publishers Martyn F, dlp games and Witty Editions finished the production of their projects. Today starts the delivery of the area control game Oklahoma Boomers, the real time strategy game Chronos Conquests and the Mafia bluffing game Scheffeln. The onlineshop Spiele-Offensive.de is handling the delivery of the packages. International supporters from all countries can look forward to receive their packages soon. All games are now available.

Spieleschmiede has got a new launch: the publisher Kronberger Spiele is starting its project Nord. The Viking game is aimed at discerning strategy and tactics enthusiasts. In Nord, players are leading their Vikings into a fight for the dominance over the Lofoten, a small chain of islands off today's Norwegian coast. Players employ their farmers, hunters and warriors. They need to form  alliances with other settlements initially, to be able to conquer Jarle at the right moment. 

Alternatively, players may put their stakes on resources, by collecting wood, fish or ore – and this way increase their influence. Nord is expected to stand out by its extensive freedom of choice, multiple tactical possibilities and a variable game board. And yet the game mechanics will be easy to pick up. Supporters are now able to support this project at the Schmiede.com. In place of stretch goals and rewards Kronberger Spiele is going to present an expansion with several gaming variants, a double-sided game board as well as enhanced material components. 

Spieleschmiede: Kronberger Spiele Viking Nord Boardgame Funding

Spieleschmiede: The Vikings are taking over the Spieleschmiede. Nord is expected to be a sophisticated strategy game with easy to learn game mechanics. Spieleschmiede has got a new launch: As of today the publisher Kronberger Spiele is starting its project Nord. The Viking game is aimed at discerning strategy and tactics enthusiasts. Link to this project.

In Nord, players are leading their Vikings into a fight for the dominance over the Lofoten, a small chain of islands off today's Norwegian coast. Players employ their farmers, hunters and warriors. They need to form alliances with other settlements initially, to be able to conquer Jarle at the right moment. Alternatively, players may put their stakes on resources, by collecting wood, fish or ore – and this way increase their influence. 

Nord is expected to stand out by its extensive freedom of choice, multiple tactical possibilities and a variable game board. And yet the game mechanics will be easy to pick up. Supporters are now able to support this project at the Schmiede.com. In place of stretch goals and rewards Kronberger Spiele is going to present an expansion with several gaming variants, a double-sided game board as well as enhanced material components.

Spieleschmiede: Delivery of Typo 2D Boardgame

Spieleschmiede: The publisher Cwali finished the production of the game Typo 2D. The onlineshop Spiele-Offensive.de is now handling the delivery of the packages. 

The delivery of Typo 2D starts today. International supporters from all countries can look forward to receive their packages soon. The crowdfunding project Typo 2D got 159 supporters and collected more than 4,000 Euros. Its publisher Cwali is well known on the crowdfunding platform Spieleschmiede.com as they previously did the successful games Leelawadee and Mayday!Mayday!

Spielesmiede: Sheffeln Boardgame by DLP Games Crowdfunding

Spieleschmiede: The crowdfunding game Scheffeln gives the last opportunity for a portrait in the style of the roaring twenties. Scheffeln is the latest project on the European crowdfunding platform Spieleschmiede.com. The game is set in the roaring twenties and will be illustrated by the German artist Christian Opperer, known for his comic illustrations. It follows simple rules that lead to tricky plays yet only requires a short time to play.  

Today the publisher dlp games has announced, that the game will be playable by eight players, even without reaching the stretch goal. Therefore it´ll include more material than initially calculated. As a result the supporters will get the chance of one more portrait in the game. For those who are interested in getting a portrait, there is a last chance on Friday, the 29 th August at 16:00 CEST. Check the ongoing campaign here.

Spieleschmiede: Dolmen, Last Days of the Fundraising on Spielschmiede

Spieleschmiede: The second fan vote for Dolmen. The appearance of the druid meeples is to be decided.  The final days of Dolmen are approaching and the exciting stage is beginning. Those interested can still back the project until Sunday.

The final days of Dolmen, eggertspiele’s reimplementation of Die Dolmengötter from 2005, have begun and we want to start this exciting stage with the second vote. Backers can vote on the appearance of the wooden druid meeples included in the game up until the end of the project on Sunday. There is a choice of four other different forms, aside the classic meeple form.

Dolmen can still be backed until Sunday. At the moment, the game is not yet fully funded but there are just a few hundred Euro to go before backers reach their funding sum. In addition, there are still more stretch goals waiting to be unlocked by backers. All information on the vote and the project can be found on Spieleschmiede and the in the news section of the Dolmen project page.

Spielschmiede: Crowdfunding of Scheffeln by DLP Games‏

Spielschmiede: A new project is starting on Spielschmiede: Scheffeln, the first title in a new range of board games from DLP Games. Today marks the beginning of Scheffeln, a collecting game from author Reiner Stockhausen with illustrations from Christian Opperer. It is the debut title for a new board game format from the publisher that should appear alongside its more complex titles on an annual basis. 

Scheffeln follows simple rules that lead to tricky plays yet only requires a short time to play. This makes Scheffeln ideal for casual gaming. Backers will already recognise Opperer's style from Bankraub [bank heist]. Until now DLP Games has released one game per year. Supporters can now back this project on Spielschmiede to receive the “Run” expansion and the exclusive Mafia-Goodie in addition to the basic game, adding further game elements into the mix.

Spieleschmiede: New Revised Edition of Die Dolmengötter

Spieleschmiede: Spieleschmiede is launching a new project: Dolmen, a reimplementation of the strategy game Die Dolmengötter from eggertspiele, previously only available in German. Dolmen, a graphically revised version of the game Die Dölmengötter by Thomas Odenhoven, can now be found on Spieleschmiede. Players take on the role of druids in the Celtic era, competing for victory points, constructing stone circles and building Dolmen to honour the gods. The game’s simple rules lead to complex player turns but still keep the playing time short.  

Die Dolmengötter was published in 2005 and is considered by many critics to be a hidden pearl. Spielbox playtester Knut Michael Wolf said the following in issue 5/05: “Two-player games turn into a real duel. It’s hard to believe that such a tactical game works equally well with any number of players.” 

Supporters can now back this project on Spieleschmiede and, along with the base game, receive expansions which add further variants to the game. For example, a solo version, the five player expansion and the Burial Chambers and Rituals expansions. Further information can be found on the project’s site. 

Spieleschmiede: Ravenna, Fatto D'Arme Historical Wargame Now Crowdfunding

Just received this news from Claudia from Spieleschmiede: The crowdfunding project Ravenna, Fatto d’Arme is running on the European crowdfunding platform Spieleschmiede. It will publish in English, Italian and German by Sir Chester Cobblepot.

Historical background 

The game recreates the Battle of Ravenna, fought on 11 April 1512 (tragic Easter day), by forces of the Holy League and France. The players are divided into two camps and guiding their armies.

Combat system 

In the game there are several types of units (infantry, cavalary, artillery) with different strengths and weaknesses. They all are managed with the help of order cards and so called personal initiative maneuvers. Strengths and weaknesses are represented by different stats for defense, melee attack, ranged attack (shooting) and initiative (to determine which unit goes first). The combat is also influenced by terrain and how opponent units are positioned towards each other. When it comes to combat these modifications are added to the dice roll. Some units have some special abilities and modifications that can affect combat, too. 

Unique Command System 

The Game introduces a new mechanic: the commander mechanic. Based on the reality, you have to give orders from an order card and ignoring these will cost your factions morality points. But sometimes you’ve to ignore the orders from your commander, so you’ve to make a hard choice. Ravenna, Fatto d’Arme can be found on the crowdfunding platform Spieleschmiede.