Unless you’ve been hiding in a cave the last few hours, or working like a responsible person, you’ve no doubt already seen the launch of the A Song of Ice & Fire Kickstarter Campaign. For $150, the Hand of the King Level pledge gets you the base game plus the Kickstarter Exclusive Non-Combat Character The High Seneschal and all applicable […]

Today backers received update #69 for the Massive Darkness campaign with some great news: All pledges are packed on on the way to their respective ports/hubs!  The expected shipping timelines are below, but don’t forget the containers still have to go through customs, processing, and ground shipping. USA and the rest of the world ATHOS ‘724E 3 Containers ETA: JUL 17 […]

I must admit, when the announcement was originally made that this would be a Q3 campaign, I had assumed it would be much later due to the previous Kickstarter, Zombicide: Green Horde, having ended in June.  However, CMON has answered the challenge and made this part of Kickstarter Gold, a month-long event celebrating 65 of their most successful creators. The […]

Last but certainly not least is the “Dynasty Invasion”! Sailing from across the ocean, the invaders bring two extra clans to the field: the Moon clan and the Sun clan.  These new factions not only bring new season cards with them, but they also rely on their own “Seven Lucky Gods”, ignoring the “Japanese Monsters” and bringing more variety to […]

My personal favorite is next, the Kickstarter Exclusive “Playmat Board”. For $30 you can super-size the game board by 20%!  Not only will all your crowded miniatures gain some breathing room, but they will do so in luxury while resting delicately on their neoprene ground-cover.   The Budget Conscious – PASS The standard cardboard board that comes in the core […]

Next up is the limited edition “Art Book” by the man himself, Adrian Smith. For $25, this hardcover beauty contains the amazing art for all-things Rising Sun including the base game, expansions, and promos across roughly 70 pages!  This book is NOT Kickstarter-Exclusive, however production is limited and there will not be a second printing.  The only way to guarantee a […]

As promised in the introduction, we are discussing each of the available optional buys for Rising Sun.  First up is the “Metal Coins” pack. For $20 you can get a package of 65 Kickstarter-Exclusive metal coins to replace their plastic counterparts included in the base game.  65 should be more than enough, even if playing with 6 players, and they’ll […]

With the pledge manager for Rising Sun closing tomorrow (7/7), we’ll be revisiting the various options throughout the day to help you finalize your purchases from three different perspectives: the budget conscious, the reveler, and the humble collector.  You don’t need advice if you’re an avid collector, just buy one of everything and be done with it. 😉   What Type […]

By popular demand, the deadline for confirming your pledges for Rising Sun has been extended by one week from 6/30/17 to 7/7/17.  If you haven’t done so yet, be sure to finalize your pledge here by the deadline or your pledge will miss the boat and incur higher shipping costs on the next one.  

On father’s day weekend, just over 2 years ago, I was attending CMON Expo 2015 while the Zombicide: Black Plague campaign was in full swing.  I had met Thiago and Guilherme during the Arcadia Quest panel, and later saw Thiago in the convention hall sitting at his computer.  He was posting comments, updates, and was genuinely blown away by the […]