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Call of Kilforth, January 2022 – What's Next?
over 2 years ago
– Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 08:40:09 PM
Hello there,
What a fantastic finish!!
Thanks again so much for making this the most successful Hall or Nothing Kickstarter yet, we are absolutely delighted that 2,187 backers pledged £239,993 to breathe life into Call of Kilforth! :D
So what happens next? BackerKit Pledge Manager...
It's going to take Kickstarter about a month to send the final data through to us, then we can set up the pledge manager with BackerKit. As with all Hall or Nothing campaigns, I'm going to post monthly progress updates here via Kickstarter, right up until the point when you receive your games. Hopefully the next update will be about access to the pledge manager. Once we have all of your pledges ironed out we can work out the numbers with the factories and get moving with the rest of the project.
When the pledge manager launches it really helps us – and you – if you can fill out your pledge manager details as soon as possible! If you're having any trouble at all just contact either myself or Francesca directly and we will help you out.
What if you missed the campaign and want to late pledge?
Judging by the many emails and messages we've received since midnight, don't worry, you're not alone! And it's not too late for you either: yes, you can late pledge once the pledge manager launches. We'll keep the mahoosive Kickstarter discounts running for at least another month from the pledge manager's opening, and whatever stock is remaining after that will be made available at normal RRP via the pledge manager and our website.
Have a brilliant 2022!
And that's it for now folks, thank you for making this such an incredible start to the year for us. We'll keep beavering away in the background and bashing this game into tiptop shape. Our previous game, the historical Napoleonic epic 1815, Scum of the Earth: The Battle of Waterloo Card Game is printing now and will be delivered later this year alongside our other history games and reprints of our solo end of world game Veilwraith. Later this year, our next Kickstarter Kreel Manor (full colour fantasy prequel to the fiendishly addictive Veilwraith) will be launching. And as mentioned, you'll be getting monthly updates on our progress with Call of Kilforth.
And so I wish you all the joy and happiness that the best fantasy adventure games can bring, and that a million brilliant things happen to you over the course of this coming year.
Cheers!
Tristan xx
Call of Kilforth, Final Hours!! Playmats, sleeves, promos, Call of Kilforth as Numero Uno!
over 2 years ago
– Thu, Jan 06, 2022 at 11:48:22 PM
Hello there and Happy New Year!!
An Epic Hall or Nothing Milestone!
We've smashed an epic Hall or Nothing milestone - £217,650 pledged of £10,000 goal 1,921 backers 30 hours to go - this means Call of Kilforth is now officially our most successful Kickstarter ever!! Thank you everyone so much for guiding us this far into the uncharted waters of Kilforth, I can't wait to see where we finish!
To show our earnest appreciation for how far you've brought us, we're going to make the Call of Kilforth playmats double-sided. The reverse side will now feature this artwork from Gloom of Kilforth (it can still be used for Call of Kilforth too, you just place the Ocean deck over the Badlands spot):
Top 3 Solo Games Crowdfunding Right Now!
And guess which game is number 1! :D
Card Sleeves?
I tend to only sleeve card games that have poor card quality so that they don't wear during play, and the Kilforth card quality is so good that we've never felt the need to offer sleeves before. That said, drinks spillages and all manner of untold calamities can occur, and I've seen numerous requests for sleeves, so we're looking into options now with the printers for offering them as an add-on. No promises, and we won't be able to add them to this Kickstarter campaign, but I'll let you know if we're able to add them to the pledge manager. :)
There have also been numerous requests for the Lifeform and Scum of the Earth Kilforth promos – the Scum of the Earth promos didn't even exist at the time we were putting the Call of Kilforth Kickstarter together, but now that they do... Well... Keep your eyes peeled when we launch the pledge manager... ;)
Thanks for sailing with us this far, we have mere hours now until we reach our final destination and turn our eyes to the bright sun rising once more to repel the gloom from Kilforth's fair shores...
Call of Kilforth, Day 21 – Happy New Year!!
over 2 years ago
– Wed, Jan 05, 2022 at 12:05:42 AM
Hello there and Happy New Year!
I hope that your holiday break was awesome, that 2022 is already galloping in the direction you wish, and that the coming year provides all that you wish for.
Kicktraq Link
Please spam this link as much as possible in the final couple of days as we chase this beautiful campaign to its close, it will help give us that final momentum push over the finish line:
Future Plans: Kilforth Art Book and Big Box Storage
As we've already seen and discussed, lots of people want lots of different things from the campaign, but two of the biggest repeat requests we've had are for a Kilforth art book, and for a big box storage solution for all 3 Kilforth games and their various expansions. I'm happy to tell you that we're officially working on both, but these are not things I want to rush. With that in mind, whilst these will hopefully make a future appearance in the updates and the pledge manager I don't intend to offer either of these in the last few days of this campaign. Particularly with a Big Box solution the price varies hugely depending on how it's built and what it contains – we still have plenty of time before the games are delivered, so we want to make sure that it's everything it can be whilst also being cost effective for everyone (same goes for the artbook).
Our friends at jellop wanted to share this gif they've assembled of some of the lovely things you guys have been saying about the campaign. Once again I'd like to thank you so much for all of the wonderful things you've said about us and our games. I don't take a single day of being a game designer for granted, I hope I get to keep doing this for many years to come, and receiving feedback like this is reassurance that we're doing some things right along the way! :D
Kilforth legends Canje and Excusitis play through Gloom of Kilforth in this detailed livestream. This isn't just a play-through though, you'll be able to pick up tips from a couple of veterans who know what they're doing, and it's a great testament to the stories you can conjure in the world of Kilforth:
As we head towards the end of this Kickstarter I wish you all love and peace, and I hope you have a brilliant week!
Tristan xx
Call of Kilforth, Day 15 – Miniature Comparisons, Rules Spoilers, New Tales Arrived!
over 2 years ago
– Thu, Dec 30, 2021 at 12:48:24 AM
Hello there,
£187,310 pledged 1,554 backers 9 days to go!!
New Tales and Kilforth Promo Pack
Merry Christmas everyone! The Pre-Production Copies for the Shadows of KIlforth: New Tales expansion pack and the Gloom of Kilforth Promo Pack 1 have just arrived, so Santa visited Hall or Nothing HQ early. Did I even mention that New Tales also comes with EIGHT gorgeous standees?? We've had to make the box even bigger than the pictured box just to fit them all in!
Shadows of KIlforth: New Tales
Gloom of Kilforth Promo Pack 1
35mm Miniature Comparisons
There have been some requests for scale comparisons of the miniatures. Our example miniatures are 3D printed prototypes but are on scale with the final output (the final minis should actually be even better quality), so here they are in comparison to Games Workshop' Blackstone Fortress 35mm miniatures, with Kilforth minis on the left and GW on the right:
Kilforth on the left, Games Workshop on the right
Kilforth on the left, Games Workshop on the right
Rules Spoilers
Some of you have asked about the diceless elements of Call of Kilforth and whilst there's more to it than the below, I'm sharing the new 'Endeavour' Deed from Call of Kilforth because you can easily roll it out to your existing games of Shadows of Kilforth and Gloom of Kilforth too...
DEED: ENDEAVOUR
Restriction: Hero is making a Test in which they roll at least 3 dice.
The hero reduces the number of dice they roll by 3 in order to gain 1 automatic success. e.g. a hero with Sneak 7 makes a Sneak Test: they reduce the number of dice rolled from 7 dice to 4 dice, in order to gain 1 automatic success in that Test. Alternatively, they could choose to reduce the number of dice rolled from 7 dice to 1 die, in order to gain 2 automatic successes.
HP in Kilforth represents how physically capable your hero is, with the idea being that the more injuries you are suffering from, the less you are able to achieve in a day. So at the start of each day you gain Action Points equal to your HP. And whilst personally I love a punishing game, this can be frustrating for heroes who get taken out early and have to spend a day or two just resting to recover their health. So in Call of Kilforth we're introducing the Long Rest Action to speed up this process. Again, this is something you can easily roll out to your existing Kilforth games...
ACTION: LONG REST
Restriction: Hero must be at a location with no encountersand have fewer HP than their maximum health, and this has to be the first and only Action the hero takes this day.
The hero discards all Action Points and restores their HP to their maximum (by transferring HP tokensfrom the token pile to their play area). They do not regain anyAction Points.
And that's all for now – I hope that you're all lined up for a brilliant New Year and that you'll be fully rested and ready to absolutely smash 2022 come January. :)
Cheers!
Tristan xx
Call of Kilforth, Day 10 – Who Hall or Nothing??
over 2 years ago
– Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at 01:21:56 AM
Hello there,
Before I start, let me reassure you that I fully intend to stay away from your inbox as much as possible over Christmas! I just have a couple of things to mention before diving into a boatload of mince pies, mulled wine, and an ensuing food coma...
Your Lovely Feedback
Our friends at Jellop sent out a survey to you about the campaign, which is a great way for us to gauge the type of things we can improve on in the future and ascertain your feedback about the campaign and our games, etc. But one of the unexpected side effects is getting dizzy from reading so many really lovely compliments from you about what we do as a company – I wish I could respond to every sentence, my eyes were misting up! Thank you so much for all of your support - you guys absolutely rawk! \m/
We've spoilt so many aspects of our games in advance in the past that I'm trying to move further away from that now and keep surprises back for when the games arrive. For our previous games we have copious videos, and the rulebooks available online, and a million art spoilers, but for me as a gamer one of the most exciting moments in gaming is opening that board game for the first time, about which you know very little, and discovering all the new stuff. Indeed, my own personal feelings on this are driving us to develop at least one particular game in the future about which we will be revealing almost nothing before release. BUT, I understand from the point of view of you guys, you're investing in a product and you want an assurance of quality. Many of you are returning backers who I believe trust in our pedigree, but many of you are new to Hall or Nothing and want to see the goods, or you might be returning backers who just want to see new stuff. So feel free to let me know your thoughts on this either way in the comments, and what aspects you'd most like spoiled about Call of Kilforth, and we'll see about maybe teasing out more stuff as the campaign continues. :)
As mentioned above, there are a lot of new faces here, which is absolutely fantastic to see - welcome everybody! This section is for those of you who would like to know a bit more about us (Hall or Nothing) and who you are supporting. As Brits, Francesca and I naturally find it difficult to talk about ourselves and big up our company – it's all about trying to find that natural balance of showing your passion for what you do whilst expressing a little humility and self-awareness. And as the game designer I tend to be the one stumbling my way through the conversations about who we are and what we do, whilst Francesca gets on with all of the clever legal/accounts/logistics type things behind the scenes that actually keep us functioning smoothly as a company. So my absolute favourite article about us is this rare interview Francesca did with the lovely Morten Monrad Pedersen – please have a read of The (maybe not) suffering spouse of a board game publisher: Francesca Hall and Shadows of Kilforth...
And that's hall for now – we'll check back in again before the New Year, but in the meantime we hope this holiday season brings you peace, joy, quality time with your loved ones, and maybe a tasty bit of gaming goodness too. :)
