SKIRMISH is a strategic fast-paced two-player battle card game that combines tactical deployment zones with character-based action.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
On-screen play template draft
almost 7 years ago
– Tue, May 16, 2017 at 09:37:53 PM
The developers are honing the script for the upcoming Gameplay / Rules video, and I'm working on the visuals.
This is the template that will be on screen for probably 95% of the video- just a mockup at present, but it will show:
*The tabletop and its three zones, with cards in play.
*Life counters and Resolve for the Light characters and the Dark characters
*Turn count, and the stage of the current turn.
*Player hand, deck, and discard on the left.
It's shaping up to be a fairly comprehensive video, so we'll see how fast I can edit it together once the audio is recorded. I'll keep you posted!
Limited 'Gold' Edition SKIRMISH apparel
almost 7 years ago
– Tue, May 16, 2017 at 02:23:43 PM
We've put together a 'gold' edition of the SKIRMISH logo, just for backers. Your limited-edition shirts and hoodies will look something like this:
Check your tier to see if it includes apparel. You'll be able to choose a base shirt color, and of course specify the right size. You can get an idea of the options over at TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/dreamkeepers
Next stretch goal on the horizon- playmats! I'll be bopping in later to ask what sort of art you think would be best for those.
Counterspoint
almost 7 years ago
– Mon, May 15, 2017 at 03:22:12 PM
We had some solid feedback regarding the shape of the resolve counters.
David went rogue getting visuals together for the prototype footage, and-
though shiny-
he selected the worst possible shape to use for a tabletop game.
Home-Alone defensive network, perfect- but rolling around isn't exactly an optimal feature during gameplay.
The developers patiently explained this, and no worries- we'll go with a shape that makes sense for the final game!
Non-rolling glass pebbles will be used for the counters, unless we hit our Pure Metal stretch goal- in which case we'll plan to go with a soft rectangle sort of shape, like this:
We made a note on the video- just wanted to keep you guys up to date.
The Gameplay & Rules video is still in the works- and I think we're sneaking up on Playmats! I'm going to be creating all new art for those, so I'll make a post sharing some ideas and asking for feedback before I get started.
Help us get there, and mention SKIRMISH to a friend!
Or an enemy.
I mean, you would get to fight them either way.
Q & A video 01
almost 7 years ago
– Sun, May 14, 2017 at 10:05:20 PM
We're working on a detailed gameplay & rules video, along with a rules PDF download for you guys. We're hoping to get those out within a week or less-
But for now, here's a Q&A video. More questions? Let us know!
Surprise- more cards!
almost 7 years ago
– Sat, May 13, 2017 at 04:49:11 PM
I'm pleased to announce impending conflict- it involves webcomics, Bonus Guest cards, free game box giveaways, and tournament-style voting.
SKIRMISH will now feature eight bonus guest cards- each comic below will have one featured Bonus Guest character card:
False Start
Lackadaisy
UberQuest
Tamberlane
Star Warriors
Zoophobia
Wayward Astronomer
Control Freak
And for a batch of characters being deployed into a battle card game- well, what could be more fitting than a tournament?
We're hosting a tournament for the selected characters online, where the readerships vote for their respective champions. The winning author will receive three boxed SKIRMISH games to give away to the victorious readership, in whatever manner they see fit.
We're contacting the authors tonight to confirm character choices, and we should be hosting match dates and details for you in the next few days.
The Tournament is for allocating the game giveaways- no matter how it goes, every participating character will have a card included in the first-edition printing of SKIRMISH.
Bonus Cards are mainly for fun, like the unlocked Grunn card. They'll still have functional mechanics, though. Every Tier that includes cards will have the eight Bonus Guest cards included.
