Tradewars ~ Homeworld launches today!

We've had an excellent launch and I'm incredibly thankful to all of those who have provided any level of support for TWHW!

@The Odd Fox: Thank you very much ~ we've had an awesome first 1/2 day as we're well over 50% funded.

@entwater: Thank you very much...look forward to catching-up with you over in the Comments section

@Squinshee: Thanks! It's great to see you here.

@ElKobold: Thank you very much ~ after having developed the game for the past few years, I'm so happy to see it getting into the hands of folks around the world.

@Glass shoe games: Thank you...we're so excited to have this game, with all of the beautiful artwork, available for all!

Cheers,
Joe

let-off studios,

Thanks for your kind words. On the heels last year's highly effective KS for TAU CETI, we're pleased to bring our growing audience of gamers another title which I've been working-on since late 2014. Having done development work now since mid-2010, it takes seven or eight years to be an overnight success. Thank you again for taking notice of our efforts.

Cheers,
Joe

One of the things I love about working with Mike and Stan from Outer Limit Games is their genuine affection for the Backers and what they do every day. We want to set realistic expectations for both ourselves and the Backers. Thanks again for the very kind words.

Cheers,
Joe

Well within the first week we've reached our Funding Goal. Thanks again for the support from this community and broadly across the gaming community. I've been in touch with Morten Pedersen of Automa fame and am currently in the throes of crafting both an AI for Tradewars, and several scenarios.

Amyway, now it's time to reach the Stretch Goals!

Thank you Ogre Foot, Rick L., and BH Futurist!

Kris has designed a great game which is accessible to many different players, those new to the deck-building genre and those who have played deck-builders since its inception with Dominion. Also, Mike Strickland with Outer Limit Games has done an amazing job getting the word out...it's received a number of reviews and publications have written several articles...both in the U.S. and abroad.

@Splanderson: Thank you for your note and we look forward to you joining the group.

@BHFuturist: Thank you for becoming a Backer and certainly appreciate you reaching out to folks via Twitter!

Chris,

As someone who has been out here about as long as me, it's great to hear from you. I've enjoyed working with Kris on TWHW for a few years now, so it's exciting to see it grow and find acceptance with nearly 500 individuals now, and having worked with Mike and Stan from Outer Limit Games, we can easily see this reaching 1,000 by the end of the campaign, based on our Stretch Goals and the buzz we're generating both on Kicktraq and elsewhere. Additionally, we can count on twice that number when one considers the international buyers that purchase either during or post Kickstarter. Mike runs a great KS from beginning to end and it's tough for me to be objective but the art in our game surpasses most of what's out there in the deck-building space.

Again, thank for checking out how the game has evolved and hopefully you'll become a Backer and join in the fun.

Cheers,
Joe

I'll simply echo Kris' comments as the Developer for the past few years, there are many things which make TWHW unique in the deck-builder space and player interaction is one of the most critical in the game. My first blush with deck-builders was Thunderstone and while I enjoyed that evening with friends, there was no enjoyment playing that game. I tried again a month later and...nothing.

By contrast, I do enjoy playing Dominion (2nd Edition) with my daughter, but I do not find Ascension, Star Realms, or Hero Realms as engaging, though I do respect the designers' intent and creativity.

Anyway, we're off to 500 Backers...hope you'll be one of them.

Cheers,
Joe

Thank you for your earlier and current support! Things are moving today...the number of Comments are keeping us on Kicktraq and blowing through the 1st Stretch Goal is quite exciting!

Thanks for your support! I'm truly blessed and fortunate to have two published games in two years. This is a great community and I hope to give back even more as time goes by.

Just curious if anyone over here has done the P-n-P for Tradewars...ad if so, what are your thoughts. I'm starting to receive some feedback over at BGG, so I thought other designers and developers may have additional comments, as well.

Cheers,
Joe