Final 48 hours!
almost 4 years ago
– Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 04:07:28 PM
It’s been a hell of a ride so far, but we’re finally down to the home stretch. 48 hours to see what else we can cram into the game!
Now is that last chance to subpoena any friends and family members still holding out on completing their civic duty... (AKA supporting our game).
So far you all have helped us unlock:
- Unique Card Backs
- Fully Illustrated Print and Play
- Civic Duty Cards
- Deluxe Juror Scorecards
- And MORE content
On top of, you know, the whole reaching the funding necessary to get the game published… thing… heh.
We are eternally grateful for everyone that has shared the campaign so far and brought in more and more people for us to share this crazy dream with. But of course there is still some time to share! Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and of course your local courthouse’s bulletin board! Here we'll even get ya started ;)
Post on FB about All Rise
Tweet on Twitter about All Rise
There’s still time to make sure there are #GavelsForEveryone!
- RDG
Picking up the Pace, Home Stretch in Sight!
almost 4 years ago
– Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 07:13:19 PM
The momentum is undeniable, and it's clear to us that you all have a penchant for jury duty! This past weekend we flew through another stretch goal, unlocking more cards for every edition of All Rise! That means each copy will now get 30 Surprise Witness Cards, 55 Case Cards, and 65 Evidence Cards!
But there are plenty more stretch goals to go!
Something that was really important to us was making sure each copy of All Rise included everything you needed to play, and one thing that was clear was the game needed a way for players to keep things moving.
During playtesting we observed that games where players actively managed their time resulted in snappier games, less downtime, and hilarious last-second outbursts...
Because of that, we wanted to include sand timers as a stretch goal for our campaign for All Rise! This way, people are spending less time digging for cell phones or watches and more time digging into the fun!
The next goal is set for 17K! But remember, CLOCK is ticking on our campaign! If you haven’t shared with your friends, now’s the TIME to do so!
Best,
RDG
5 days later and another stretch goal down!
almost 4 years ago
– Thu, Jul 09, 2020 at 03:23:53 PM
It seems like we just recently sent out one of these updates, but frankly, we couldn't be happier to be writing another one! Last night we broke through the $14,000 stretch goal, and thanks to your support the juror scorecards are going to be fully colorized and included with every edition of All Rise from here on! The future players of All Rise who will miss the Kickstarter price thank you for your service!
But at RDG, we are already looking towards bigger and better things! Our next stretch goal is aimed exclusively at making the game as big and as replayable as possible! Once we hit 15.5K we're going to increase the amount of each card type in the game. That means more case cards, more surprise witnesses, and more evidence cards at your disposal!
Check out some of the latest evidence cards we have coming down the pipe that will (hopefully) be included with the base game:
Exhibit 29: “A 6ft x 8ft Oil Painting”… Ah black gold… Texas Tea… They say that oil is the most superior of all painting mediums… We’re looking at you, watercolors. You’re probably wondering what it’s doing in a courtroom... Maybe your client is exploring his psychological issues through artwork, a perfect combination when used with the surprise witness card: The Doctor… Or maybe there’s a secret passage behind it? Or maybe a safe? I don’t know, get creative with it.
Exhibit 43: “Thousands of Bloody Thumbtacks” This one’s sure to leave a mark. Why (and how) on earth did you recover thousands of bloody thumbtacks from the scene of the crime!? All tetanus shots aside, perhaps it’s proof that the client you’re defending was at a backyard wrestling match earlier that day, THE PERFECT ALIBI! Or maybe you’re going to finally charge that pesky kid for putting tacks in the teachers’ chairs… That’s a lot of teachers…
If you guys like the art as much as we like writing descriptions for it, you can help us get to the next goal faster by snagging up the remaining “Courtroom Collector” pledge levels. You’ll get an original piece of art from the game, and help support us in the meantime!
If you’ve already supported, or want to help in other ways, be sure to share our page with your friends and family!
Thanks to everyone that’s been with us on this journey! Here’s to 15.5K! Talk to you all soon!
RDG - (Tom, Jeff, and Gare)
Fully Funded in just 6 days! Thank you all!
almost 4 years ago
– Wed, Jul 08, 2020 at 11:43:39 PM
When we set out to make All Rise a reality we knew that success was never guaranteed, but we did believe that if we somehow managed to find that success, it wouldn't be because of us alone. This morning we crossed the $10,000 threshold, and All Rise is going to become a reality!
We cannot thank our friends and family enough for supporting us through the last 2 years of designing, playtesting, prototyping, retweaking, and re-playtesting. We cannot thank the Kickstarter and the larger board game community enough for embracing what we've put together as a result.
It's been a wild ride, guys... and the best part of it is, we're not done yet!
We have some really awesome stretch goals lined up to help make every copy of All Rise that we send out even better than it already is:
- At $11,000 we're going to give each card type its own stylized back portrait rather than simple iconography. It will give that extra touch of class that everyone wants to see from a game dedicated to the judicial branch of the government.
- At $12,000 we're going to make a fully colored and illustrated print and play of all the game's assets available to our backers once our artists finish up the final drawings (approximately 2-3 months time.)
- At $13,000 we'll include custom made "Civic Duty Cards" for each player type: Attorney, Judge and Juror/Witness. These cards will serve as a sort of "cheat sheet" that has all your responsibilities listed for the player's convenience.
There's tons more to unlock, including additional cards and even a mini-gavel that we want to put in each copy of the game! So if you haven't gotten your copy yet, you can still support us by snagging one, here. If you have gotten the game and want to blast it out on social media, we would be more than grateful! It helps get us closer to #GavelsForEveryone and spreads the joy of what it means to #SueYourFriends.
Thank you all so much,
Tom, Jeff, and Gare (RDG)
13K!!! What a way to start the weekend!
almost 4 years ago
– Sat, Jul 04, 2020 at 07:34:08 PM
First and foremost, we wanted to wish our backers living in the United States a very happy 4th of July celebration! May fireworks, independence, and perfectly grilled burgers be blessed upon you!
Secondly, we're proud to announce that you guys have helped us shatter the next stretch goal! We've just broken 13K, and that means we'll be putting Civic Duty cards in every version of the game! These cards are a way to quickly remind the different player roles of their general responsibilities during the game (It's easy to lose track in all the excitement).
The next stretch goal is one of our favorites, and that's because it's a major aesthetic update to a consistently used part of the game: The Juror scorecards... Here's what the first, and most primitive version of the scorecards were designed to look like:
They're perfectly functional and they got us through playtesting, but we want to have a more fleshed out and fully illustrated version that we want to include in the game instead:
This stylized version of the scorecards is what we prepared for our prototype that you saw in our video. It's larger, has more space for personal notes, and is themed in a way that fits right in with the rest of the notepad aesthetic we've been cultivating in the game's instructions and other content. It's also a little pricier to produce, but that's why we're so pumped to hit stretch goal #4!
We want to thank you guys for helping us trek towards the most realized version of the game possible, and we're super excited to keep hitting goals!
Have a very happy 4th of July! And here's to smashing 14k soon!
-- RDG
