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And now for something pretty cool.
🕑 Added 2017-06-02 18:18:45 +0000 UTC Two quick upfront apologies. :)1) If you already saw this on twitter or the Button Shy Blog, or the upcoming mailing list, sorry about the repeat info. But.. there is some detail here that is specific to the Board Game of the Month Club (it's your discounts below!)
2) For the $20+ supporters, sorry for the second post in one day. I'm just home from work and can actually get things done for once and knocking it all out.
Now onto Button Shy Select.
Button Shy Select are limited, short run, hand-numbered wallet games SELECTED by us for a SELECT few of you.
Here's a quick history leading up to this announcement:
One of the original Button Shy core concepts was that making tiny games allowed us to take chances that other publishers simply couldn't take. Our risk was small and therefore we could make a game that wasn't going to skyrocket on Kickstarter. But Kickstarter has become harder and harder over the years as campaigns become more glossy, polished, lower priced and loaded with stretch goals. Some of that is impossible for us, especially with some of the quirkier, non-standard games that we like to feature from time to time.
In spending so much of our focus on the marketing end, I started to miss the end where we do something fun and low stress, and where making the game is more important than making the add-on material. So we came up with Button Shy Select.
How to get your grubby hands on these.
The select games will be offered here first (see below). You guys keep us going, so you get first dibs of course. We're only printing 250 copies, and we have around 200 supporters here. I'm just not sure how many to expect the first time around.
And for our loyal PNP supporters, this will be available in PNP. There are no current limits on PNP availability.
You Fool!
Sorry, I wasn't trying to insult you. The first game in the Select series is You Fool!, a 3-4 player game about making a human pyramid of clowns, and trying not to be the only player not in the human pyramid.
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The game is highly social as players will secretly look at a movement card and try to direct the active player on how to use that card. Sometimes players will cooperate to make the pyramid together and other times they will straight up lie to secure their position.
Once the top 3 spaces of the pyramid are formed, the game ends. The player not on the pyramid loses the game and, naturally, gets a pie to the face.
SELECTED BECAUSE: Unique player count (3-4 and best with 4 (for optimal social play), circus theme (adorable but we know some of you are afraid of clowns) and multi-player win condition.
SELECTED FOR: Groups that would enjoy a late night, convention style, good time that has the rush of those Cosmic Encounter games where everyone except one player wins EXCEPT much, much lighter (in both complexity and physical weight).
You Fool! is available to our Patreon supporters from now until July 9th. On July 10th we will be releasing the remaining copies at 9:00AM EST. The games will ship that day.
$1 Patrons use Patron1 for $1.00 off
$5 Patrons use Patron5 for $2.00 off
$10 Patrons use Patron10 for $5.00 off
$20 Patrons this will be our featured monthly game for July so you will get it unless you choose another.
Here's the pre-order link: https://buttonshygames.com/products/you-fool-patreon-pre-order
The pre-order is live now and we will remind you as it gets closer to the release if you want to jump in. We just want to make sure that you get first dibs.
You Fool! at Origins 2017
The designers, Dr. Wictz will be at Origins in Columbus Ohio and they've dedicated 12:00 noon on Friday 6/16 and Saturday 6/17 to showcase the game before it is available. Follow @drwictz and @buttonshy on twitter for the exact location as it gets closer.
More Select games?
There will be more as we have game submissions that are perfect for it. Expect announcements here as things develop. Thanks!
Comments
Button Shy
No you don't have to pre-order it. Once the July packages arrive here we'll ask which game everyone wants for that month, with You Fool being the default game. The copies are held for the $20 supporters first. If you choose something else, those held copies will be offered for sale.
James
So, do I need to pre-order it for the $12 cost? or do I just tell you now that I want the Select /250 version since I'm at the $20 level?
Button Shy
A lot of shirts are owed. We are printing a large run of shirts ASAP so we can catch up with everyone. It's a goal for this week.
Button Shy
This will be a featured game for July (since it'll ship out in July). So you can choose it as your
James
By the way, I've never received my T-Shirt for backing at the $20 level.
James
Is this would be an additional cost, right? This Select / 250 would not be our choice for the game of the month?
James M.
Ah, OK. Either I misread something or got my month numbers mixed up, because I was thinking that the pre-order was only until June 10, not July 10. In that case, you're right, there's definitely time to get some more info out that would help us decide. Thanks.
Button Shy
A bit of that is on its way. This week was just the announcement and the copies are held for BGOTMC supporters until 7/10/17 when the remaining copies are offered to non-supporters. From now until then we intend to have some videos in place, the rules, etc. Expect to see a few things between now and then.
James M.
Thanks for the info. I understand that PnP poses some issues that can be tricky to deal with and you're unlikely to satisfy *everyone* no matter what you do. In the case of the Select games here, I'm thinking that if they're that much quirkier and non-standard (as you say), it might be useful for us to have a way of trying them out or otherwise get a good feel for the experience of the game before deciding whether we want to buy the final full game (physical or PnP). Some possibilities for that might be offering a non-final pre-release PnP, offering a demo version that's smaller than the full game but provides the same basic experience (though your games seem rather small already, so this might not be feasible), posting a video play-through to show a full game in action, or maybe posting only the rule book so we could read exactly how everything works. I'm not sure, but offering a bit more of a preview than there is here right now might be something to think about. Thanks.
Button Shy
We try to put pre-release PNPs here to try out, but the final formatted versions of the wallet games don't usually end up here. There are some odd logistics that I need to make some sense out of it all. Essentially someone could pledge $1 and get our entire library of posted PNPs where other local customers have been paying $3+ each. (It's very hard to please everybody, especially with a lot of crossed streams. It just gets extra complex) A potential solution is a download window here so that they don't build up like that.
James M.
Sounds interesting. I like that you're explaining why the "select" game was chosen and what kinds of players will probably like it. You said there are limited physical copies, which makes sense, but PnP is unlimited. Does that mean all supporters here will have access to the PnP? Thanks!
Seth Johnson
I need to update my address for the BGotM. Who should I contact?
Toby M. Schreier
It works! Danke!
Button Shy
Here's a new, better link <a href="https://buttonshygames.com/products/you-fool-patreon-pre-order" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://buttonshygames.com/products/you-fool-patreon-pre-order</a>
Button Shy
The issue is that shopify doesn't let you hide things from some people while sharing with others. :)
Button Shy
Ok try this one <a href="https://buttonshygames.com/products/you-fool-patreon-pre-order" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://buttonshygames.com/products/you-fool-patreon-pre-order</a>
James Bass
I am having the same problem.
Toby M. Schreier
Hey there! When I go to check out with the Pre-Order, it says it's out of stock and dumps it from the cart. Any Clues?
