New Location Stretch Goal Unlocked!
over 1 year ago – Sat, Nov 12, 2022 at 10:51:23 PM

New Locations Unlocked!

We just crossed 14K!  That means that we have unlocked new art for Locations and Target Grids IV-VI.  The IV-VI puzzles have been created and playtested for a while, but now they will be unique Locations instead of copies of the current Locations.  Below is just a mock-up example of one of the new Locations, the Train Station:

The other unlocked Locations/ Targets will be:

• Soccer (Football) Stadium
• Parking Garage
• Water Tower
• Abandoned Construction Site
• Loading Docks

All in post-apocalyptic settings; of course!

Introducing a new Sniper:

Hwa and I have been working with our Elite Backer on creating a new Super Sniper that will be included with the game.  It has been an absolute blast working on this character who has actually appeared in multiple other board games.  His name is Archangel and he is an inter-dimensional superhero seeking to bring discordant timelines into harmony.  

Here is his Backstory so far:

"Archangel is an interdimensional superhero who can hear discordant resonances in the multiverse of timelines and seeks to bring them back into harmony.  When arriving in 2484, he couldn’t help but think the moment of correction must have already passed.  But then he clearly heard the curative note that would bring the timeline in harmony in the angelic voice of a young girl.

Future sight is far from perfect or prescriptive, but he felt strongly about two things, that this child must be brought to the heart of the city, and she must be kept safe.  He offered his services to the child’s tribe.  They warned him about the Super Snipers that were currently battling for control of the city.  Using his advanced tech and his interdimensional superpowers, he creates a unique sniper rifle he named the ”DCQ Eraser" that allows him to see and manipulate time within the temporal zone he is observing.  As he sets out to safely deliver the child to her destination, he notes, with some concern, that his auto-teleport system only has two charges remaining. "

His powers, like all the Super Snipers, "break" some fundamental rules of the game in fun ways!

Basic Ability:
Temporal Shift:

During your Target Phase:

You may displace an Innocent or Primary Target with a TIME Focus and then place them in an empty adjacent square.  The Primary Target may not leave the Killbox.

This ability allows the player to re-arrange the puzzle of the Target Grids to their advantage by using the gold (Time) polyominoes to overlap and move the Innocents and Primary Target.  It's a tricky power to use but you really feel clever when you use it to pull out the win!

Adrenaline Ability:
Accelerando:
During your Target Phase:
When you would earn a Bonus, you may instead immediately play a Focus from your Discard.

This power gives players an alternate way to use their bonuses for extra turns.  Of course, players will need to plan ahead to put polyominoes in their discards by using their recalibrate tokens and will need to forego the Bonus abilities to make use of this power.  

There are now 6 Snipers included in the game and two more available in the Light and Shadow mini-expansion.  If we can get to $17,000 (I'm fairly confident we will), we unlock one more Super Sniper to be included in the main game.  

Let's keep it going!  5 Days to go!

Galen.

One Week to go! Character reveal, Backer Challenge, Social Challenge, and more.
over 1 year ago – Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 11:09:08 PM

I won't have time to write this tomorrow morning, so I'm doing my "1 Week to Go" update now.  The campaign will end at 9AM EST on Thursday, November 17th.

New Challenges: 

I got feedback from one of our backers - and from the survey - that the reason some folks aren't participating in the challenges is because they don't have a way of running Tabletop Simulator.   I acknowledge that isn't fair and I feel badly that I've excluded anyone from having a chance to participate.  While I don't have the time and bandwidth to come up with an alternate way to participate in the current challenges, I do have a way to give everyone a chance at the same prize...

Social Challenge:

This challenge is open to all backers.   It is also posted on the Kickstarter page and will be updated with a proper graphic.   It gives you a chance of winning the same prize that is up for grabs in the Puzzle Challenge and Super Snipers Tournament without needing Tabletop Simulator.  You may earn up to 4 entries a day by doing any of the following:

• Share the Kickstarter Campaign, Kickstarter Video, or any reviews/ news on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Tik Tok.
• Comment on a review video or anywhere you see Super Snipers mentioned on YouTube or any of the social media sites mentioned in the first bullet.
• Make a comment here on the Kickstarter Page.

Then, screenshot any and all of the above and email me at [email protected] to be credited for your entries.  I will accept entries up to 8:45 AM EST on Thursday, 11/17.  Winners will be notified through a Kickstarter message.

The Prize: The lucky winner will receive one of two prizes, depending on what happens with the wrap-up of the campaign.  These are the same prizes that the winner of the Puzzle Challenge and Tournament are getting.  There will be 3 prizes in all.

If we don't hit $20,000 and unlock the Acrylic Focus (polys):  The winner will receive a custom set of acrylic Focus, acrylic Bullets, Acrylic Adrenaline Focus, and Acrylic Damage Trackers.  Plus some additional swag that I am still figuring out.

If we do hit the $20,000 goal and unlock the above upgrade for everyone:  The winner will receive a custom set of acrylic standees for all unlocked Super Snipers, including the two included in the expansion.  Plus some additional swag that I am still figuring out.

If the winner is already receiving a physical reward, no shipping will be charged.  If they are not, shipping will be charged or they can elect to receive a copy of the game instead.  The same backer cannot win multiple prizes.

I also have another challenge to announce:

Backer Challenge:

For every Backer Level we hit, I will pick two backers at random to receive a $15 credit in the pledge manager to offset Shipping Costs (or use it however you want!).  Only backers receiving physical rewards will be eligible for these.  You don't need to do anything to be eligible for this prize, but sharing the campaign to help us hit those numbers, will help your odds!

Backer Counts: 340 (only 14 to go!), 360, 380, 400, 420, 440, 460, 480, 500

Help me help you!

New Character Art Reveal:

Here's the first look at JA[\]uS, one of the two characters that will be a part of the Light and Shadow mini-expansion:

Here's their backstory:

"Psychic warfare was a major focus of the Super Sniper program. Selective genetic modification for psychic traits, psycho-cybernetic implants, and intensive meditation practice coupled with medically supervised psychedelic drug use, all combined to deliver the “superhuman” abilities of the Super Snipers. Some excelled more than others and took the training and technology into new directions.

Shadow’s psychic abilities were completely off the charts and they became the lead of an elite team of “Mind Hackers”; soldiers capable of telepathic, telekinetic, and even mind-control attacks from great ranges.

But what happens when the Mind Hacker hacks themselves? It becomes a simple thing to segment off the self into what’s needed at the time. Pain, empathy, fear, can all simply be set aside as the situation requires. It is slightly more challenging to do the same to another’s brain, but possible for short periods of time. Further, under stress, it is possible to create a new self; a mirror image of another’s self as a temporary psychic ally. But after doing this for so long, they may have lost track of exactly who they were in the first place. Hahahaha. Why is that funny? Hahahaha. And who is laughing?"

Their powers include the ability to shut down your opponent's powers and abilities for 3 turns by placing your Bullet in their LOS (of course, you have to wait to get it back before you can make the kill!) and and Adrenaline power that allows you to mimic their Basic Ability!   

Thanks goes to John De Campos for his perfect name suggestion!

Also, I can reveal GunHead's Adrenaline Art:

Tabletopia:  

There is now a Super Snipers mod on Tabletopia!  Tabletopia is a free platform (there are paid levels too) that allows you to play games right in your web browser.  There are a few issues with the mod, but they have been super responsive and it should be playable later today!  If anyone would like to have me teach you the game there, join the Galen's Games Discord and let me know.  We could set up a group teach night (and maybe one of you could teach me more about Tabletopia!)

Spanish and French Translations of the rulebook:

The Spanish translation is done, I just have to finish importing it so I can publish the rulebook.  I have a French translator working on a translation now.  I can't promise that one will be done by the end of the campaign, only that it will be available!  

A couple of other Indy Projects you should Check out:

The Game Design community is pretty small and pretty tight knit, and we are - generally - a very supportive bunch.  I want to highlight two games from some fellow Indie Designers that I would love to have you take a look at.

Black Mold

John De Campos is a fellow indy designer and publisher, sick artist, and all around amazing guy.  He also embodies the true spirit of indy publishing and is not afraid to do something risky and different in his designs.  Beyond just the striking visual style of the game, Black Mold stands out because of its central mechanic: your turns last as long as you can hold your breath!  His campaign is in its last two days and he only needs a little bit more to fund!  Check it out!

Nano Battle

Tony Robles is a first time publisher (like me) bringing his dream to Kickstarter.  If you were ever a fan of MUSCLE or Battle Beasts or any of the other figurine combat lines, you should definitely give this one a look!  Nano Bots

Alright,  onto the final week!  This campaign has already been a huge success and I am so grateful for your support.  We will be unlocking the new Locations soon and I remain hopeful that we will get another Sniper and those acrylic Focus before it is all over!

Galen.

Thank you! New Puzzle Challenge. More Reviews. Location Stretch Goal. Spanish and French Translations.
over 1 year ago – Tue, Nov 08, 2022 at 01:02:22 AM

THANK YOU!

Since announcing the changes and the new pledge levels, the campaign is up $800 and an additional 21 Backers!  It was a little scary to make these big changes, but I am feeling really good about them!  Things are definitely heading in a positive direction and I am hoping to keep it going through the end of the campaign with your help!

Unlocking New Locations:

We are less than $500 away from unlocking the new art for Locations and Targets IV-VI.   Let me share a little bit about what to expect.

Here is one of the "current" Location VI Target Grids.  It is on the reverse side of Location III (The Carnival) and is represented with a sepia tone for a different time of day.  The current "alternate" art for these is cool and I will absolutely include them in the "Make your own Target" packs.  With the stretch goal unlocked, these will be replaced with unique locations with additional art.  Since both players have their own unique sets of Locate and Target Grids, this means 6 new pieces of art being added to the game.

You will also notice a new symbol, the triangles with the "!" in the middle.   These are "Cover" and can only be covered by a matching Focus type, Adrenaline, or the Bullet.  Maps IV-VI will each have 3 Innocents, but will increase their difficulty by incrementally adding Cover (IV-1, V-2, VI-3).  Let's get these unlocked!

Puzzle Challenge #4:

Here is this week's Challenge:  Puzzle 4

I've added the Puzzle Challenges and their links to the Kickstarter Page.  Each Puzzle builds on what you learned in the previous one so please do them in order!  Watch the videos, and follow the instructions in the descriptions to be entered for a chance to win an exclusive game upgrade prize!  Right now, there isn't too much competition! You can enter up until the close of the campaign on 11/17.  Only one more puzzle to go!

Spanish and French Translations!

Spanish translation of the current rulebook and Reference Card has been completed and I just need to finish editing it into the rulebook before posting.  I am in talks with French translators and I WILL be offering a French rulebook, just not sure if it will be before the close of the KS campaign.  The plan at this time is to offer translated rulebooks and reference cards, not translated games.  There is very little text in the game other than the player powers, and those will all be translated within the rulebook.

More Reviews and a Playthrough Video:

Here are some of the newer reviews that have come through:

Love2Hate:

Unfiltered Gamer:

Tabletop United (Written Review): 

http://www.tabletopunited.com/index.php/reviews/173-super-snipers

And this very entertaining overview and live playthrough in Quickdraw Mode:

Life of a Board Gamer:

More on the way!  If you want to help this campaign out, please share one of these around.  With 9 days of the campaign left and the big last 48 hours coming next week, we can hit that $20,000 goal and unlock the Acrylic Polyominoes.  But I will absolutely need some help getting the word out!

Thanks,

   Galen

New $35 Reward Tier, New Extras, and Updated Stretch Goals are Live!
over 1 year ago – Fri, Nov 04, 2022 at 04:40:41 AM

I was initially going to make all these changes on Monday, but I have everything together now so I figured I would give the campaign an extra weekend with the new pledge levels, upgrades, and stretch goals.

If you are a backer, you probably already received most of this as a message, but here are the updates you will see on the page:

1) All versions of the game will now have acrylic tokens, PVC Target grids, and premium draw bags.

2) There will be a reduced price $35 pledge level ($10 off MSRP) that gets you the game with all unlocked stretch goals. This will only be available during the campaign. This will be your only opportunity to get the game at this price.

3) The $48 level will now also include a 2 Sniper Mini-Expansion and a “Make your own Target” Digital assets pack, in addition to the already included PnP and Digital Art Pack being included at that level.  That's a total of $27 worth of add-ons.  

4) The stretch goals have been rearranged so that we unlock new art for Locations IV-VI (a total of 6 maps) at $14,000. Unlock another sniper character at $17,000, and unlock acrylic Focus (polyominoes), Bullets, Adrenaline, and Damage Trackers at $20,000!

My hope for the current backers is that I give incentives for our $1 backers to upgrade AND incentives to my current $48 level backers to stay where they are at.   You are, of course, encouraged to do whatever is best for you!  I'm also hopeful that the upgrades and price options will bring in more backers as we near the end of the campaign.  It's definitely a risk, but I feel good about the change.

 I would love to hit that $20,000 goal and get those acrylic polyominoes with your help. Spread the word about the game and the new options and let me know if you have any questions.

Galen

PS:  For folks who wish to order more than one game, there is an option to add an additional game (with no extras) for $35 now.  If you want the second game to come with all the extras, choose the $48 version.

A few more things!
over 1 year ago – Tue, Nov 01, 2022 at 10:30:30 AM

As I mentioned in the last update, I accidentally lost most of what I'd written.  Let me get the rest of the info to you now!

Another piece of feedback from the Survey was that many of you were unaware of the contests currently going on.   I have been posting them in the Updates, so hopefully you'll see this one.

Weekly Puzzle Challenge:

Every week, I will post a new puzzle challenge.  You will need Tabletop Simulator to participate.  Each puzzle teaches you some fundamentals of the game and builds on the one before, so they should be done in order.   Each challenge has a quick (4 minute) video explaining the challenge and the video will have the links to everything else you need.  Follow the instructions to be eligible for an exclusive prize!

Week 1 Puzzle Challenge

Week 2 Puzzle Challenge

This Week's Puzzle Challenge 

Super Snipers TTS Tourney:

Unfortunately, sign-ups have ended for the tourney and we will be moving forward with it.  I will announce a live streamed final that I hope you will check out!

What's the exclusive Prize?

My original idea was to provide the winners of both contests with an exclusive set of acrylic Focus (polyominoes) to bling out their game.  With the recent re-structuring of the pledge levels and stretch goals (Make sure you read the last Update) I'm going to be making this a standard part of the game if we can reach $20,000.00.   If this happens,  the prize will be acrylic character standees and maybe some other cool stuff!  To answer one backer's question: It will not include any exclusive game content

Languages?

I am pleased to announce that the Super Snipers rulebook will be available in PDF form in Spanish, French, and simplified Chinese.  This will also include translations of the reference cards.  Happy to do more languages.  Any volunteer translators?

Insert?

There was a question about whether the game will come with an organizer system.  Honestly, the game doesn't require a whole lot of organization as the Focus (polyomino) sets can each just be kept in the draw bags.  That said, I do have someone willing to design a custom insert that will help organize the remaining pieces.

Shadow and Light Expansion:

This will be added next week, November 7th, when we announce the new pledge levels.  It will include two new characters (as well as their AI counterparts).  I will be asking for help naming one of the characters.

The placeholder name for now is "Shadow".  The gun will be fixed to be more of a Sniper Rifle. Here is their Backstory so far:

"Psychic warfare was a major focus of the Super Sniper program. Selective breeding for psychic traits, psycho-cybernetic implants, and intensive meditation practice coupled with medically supervised psychedelic drug use, all combined to deliver the “superhuman” abilities of the Super Snipers. Some excelled more than others and took the training and technology into new directions.

Shadow’s psychic abilities were completely off the charts and they became the lead of an elite team of “Mind Hackers”; soldiers capable of telepathic, telekinetic, and even mind-control attacks from great ranges.

But what happens when the Mind Hacker hacks themselves? It becomes a simple thing to segment off the self into what’s needed at the time. Pain, empathy, fear, can all simply be set aside as the situation requires. It is slightly more challenging to do the same to another’s brain, but possible for short periods of time. Further, under stress, it is possible to create a new self; a mirror image of another’s self as a temporary psychic ally. But after doing this for so long, they may have lost track of exactly who they were in the first place. Hahahaha. Why is that funny? Hahahaha. And who is laughing?"

Their powers include the ability to shut down your opponent's powers and abilities for 3 turns by placing your Bullet in their LOS (of course, you have to wait to get it back before you can make the kill!) and and Adrenaline power that allows you to mimic your opponent's Basic Ability.

Happy to take comments here, or join the discussion in the FB Group

That's all for now.  Looking forward to a big week next week!