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Converge is live on Kickstarter! Here’s how to pledge for the campaign.
🕑 Added 2023-07-25 13:24:15 +0000 UTCConverge is one of our most ambitious games yet. Set in a sci-fi world on the brink of destruction, players race to fulfill shared goals by recruiting skillsets to their faction, all while managing the mysterious Artifact that may just hold the key to success.
Designed by Peter C. Hayward and beautifully illustrated by Steven De Waele, Converge uses a single shared ruleset across multiple 18-card wallets. Each set can be played by itself as a standalone game or mixed with the others to create new combinations of 18-card playsets.
Whether you want a grab-and-play experience or the opportunity for near-endless variation, Converge offers something for everyone.
For this campaign, how to pledge depends on where you are located and it is different to the last few campaigns. Please read ‘Here's how to pledge at Kickstarter as a member’ in your location for all of the details.
The first important thing is the campaign link:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/239309591/converge-by-peter-hayward
Supporters of levels including a wallet game ($18+):
Converge: Catalysts of Change and Converge: Aspects of Vision - Solo Mode expansion will be the Featured Game in a future package.
Converge: Sparks of Hope and Converge: Engines of Progress will be offered as alternative choices in packages for the following few months.
If you want to receive all of the Converge content without making any switches, we have a special item available on our website until the Kickstarter ends. For only $17 plus shipping you can order Converge: Sparks of Hope and Converge: Engines of Progress; don’t forget to use your Board Game of the Month Club discount! Remember that your whole order will be held until the Kickstarter reaches fulfillment, so do not add anything you are not willing to wait for to the order. The order will ship alongside the Kickstarter fulfillment, and your club package including Converge: Catalysts of Change will ship separately.
https://buttonshygames.com/products/bgotmc-converge-upgrade
Supporters at Ltd Postcard Plus ($10/$12), Ltd Postcard ($5/$6) and Digital Only levels:
The PNP files for all three Converge games will be added to the Board Game of the Month Club Dropbox.
Here's how to pledge at Kickstarter as a UNITED STATES member
For this campaign, we will NOT be using a pledge manager for US backers. You will need to calculate the amount to pledge based on the reward you wish to receive.
Choose the $1 Board Game of the Month Club Members reward level and adjust your pledge amount by adding bonus support. Find the reward level that you would like in the table below, then add the cost of shipping and subtract the discount for your patron level to find out how much to pledge.
Here's how to pledge at Kickstarter as an INTERNATIONAL (non-US) member
For this campaign we will be using Gamefound’s Pledge Manager again. Simply pledge for your chosen reward (make sure you choose the “international” version). Do NOT use the Board Game of the Month Club Members reward. Choose any add-on content you wish to include with your pledge, and you’re all set.
Shipping will be collected in the Pledge Manager, and your club discount will be added using your email address to link your Kickstarter and Patreon support. The items pledged for at Kickstarter will be transferred to your cart in the Pledge Manager and you will be able to finalize the content of your reward there, adding any games from the Button Shy catalog and making an additional payment for content and shipping if required.
When the Pledge Manager opens, if you do not see the credit, we will be able to update it manually; this will most likely happen if your Kickstarter name and email address is different to your Patreon name and email address. Please email buttonshyhelp@gmail.com when the pledge manager opens if you need us to apply the credit to a different Gamefound account.
Any questions, just ask either in the comments here or on our Discord server.
The suns of Malvios are dying. Across the planet, survivors race to glean what hope for the future they can find in the failing light. Pooling their resources, experts from all walks of life converge to find the best path forward – and the team they’ll need to follow it.
The story and gameplay of Converge spans across 3 sets. Each one comes in their own wallet and includes 3 unique 6-card skillsets. All 3 sets can be played individually as standalone games, or players can combine any 3 skillsets from multiple sets to create a new combination.
The Converge: Aspects of Vision - Solo Mode expansion is included with all pledges for Converge.
The mercurial Creators are masters of light and sound, improvising entertaining displays to break through the gloom. Can you use these unpredictable artists to achieve your goals?
This 6-card solo expansion for Converge works with any combination of factions. With only 5 turns to play, it’s a race to achieve goals and earn stars before time runs out! On every turn, one of the opponent’s cards will be revealed, serving as both their faction members and a shared goal. Play 2 cards each turn to counter their steady advance to victory.
Each of the solo cards features an ability on one side and a goal on the other. At the start of the game, pair 3 ability cards with 3 face-up goals. You may use the ability at any time as one of your actions, or gain the ability to use as an additional action when you complete the paired goal, giving you an extra chance to turn the tides in your favor. By managing the Artifact and shrewdly using your abilities, you might just save the day.
There are so many more details on the Kickstarter page, including overviews of how the game plays and video playthrough/reviews by Purple Moose. Head over there for everything you need to know.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/239309591/converge-by-peter-hayward
To try the games and enjoy the glorious artwork on your tabletop right now, you can find the PNP files in the Board Game of the Month Club DropBox:
http://tinyurl.com/bgotmcfiles
Comments
Erik Candiani
Ok, I must have done something wrong. I was only charged $6. I wanted everything. Please tell me how to correct. I buy all of your games, so this shouldn’t have happened… this was more confusing than normal. I just wish you had an option for “buy all” and just charge me monthly.
Diana Sharpe
If you are buying the extra two games from the website, it is $17 plus shipping minus your discount. If you are pledging, use the table. Don't use both. :)
Kevin Schumacher
Also (hit enter too fast) when I first clicked the pledge level, it started my pledge amount at $6, which is presumably the $1 pledge level plus $5 shipping. I wanted Everything Converge and my tier discount is $5. To me, the chart made it sound like I had to enter $28 minus $5, but I'm pretty sure it's $29 minus $5. So I entered $24.
Kevin Schumacher
I don't actually want any addons, but FYI when I selected the BGotMC (US) pledge level, it asked me for my pledge amount then took me straight to the screen where I select my payment method and finish my pledge. It did not offer addons.
SBSmith
When I click on the Memberships tab, I see a "A welcome from Button Shy" content area towards the top of the screen. Expand that and the Coupon Code is about halfway down.
Wendell Hicken
Ah, I don't think I ever got one then - I checked my messages but nothing ever showed up that I can find. I've been a member over a year, probably I should have been using the code a few times, hard to say. Edit: Hah, found it under the Home tab/Links on Patreon. Huzzah!
Justin Antezana
Check your initial messages for patreon from Button Shy, the code per your patron level should be listed there :)
Wendell Hicken
I don't remember how to do this either: "don’t forget to use your Board Game of the Month Club discount".
Randal Yard
I feel like I’m missing something. For full subscribers, to get the extra two games it says $17 plus shipping, but the table seems to indicate $12 +5 dollars shipping, then -5 dollars for the discount. So if I’m understanding right I would pledge $12?
Winston Forrest
If I read it correctly, just back with enough to cover Sparks + and the BGoM members will automatically get the others. Right?
Beth Finn
Ah, thank you, Anne L! That did it!
Anne L
Try the Links post - Coupon Codes section at the bottom
Beth Finn
I'm still not seeing it in the Welcome message... just a note that I get a discount.
SBSmith
found it: it's in the Welcome message under memberships
Magpie
Me too!
Brian
I have the same question. I can never remember.
SBSmith
remind me, where do I find the BGOTMC discount code?
Button Shy
Sorry we have two dropboxes now. It was in the company one, just not the public one. It's there now
James M.
It depends on your level. If you don't get wallets in the club (old levels), yes, you have to back if you want the game or wait for it in the web store later. If you do get wallets in the club, one game and the expansion will be featured / included by default but you'd have to swap future featured games out for the other two. See the details in the post for the level you're at.
James M.
New games don't appear in the Dropbox immediately. After the campaign is over and the PNP files are finalized, then they should show up.
Button Shy
I'm assuming you are at the wallet level. Everything is right here: Supporters of levels including a wallet game ($18+): Converge: Catalysts of Change and Converge: Aspects of Vision - Solo Mode expansion will be the Featured Game in a future package. Converge: Sparks of Hope and Converge: Engines of Progress will be offered as alternative choices in packages for the following few months. If you want to receive all of the Converge content without making any switches, we have a special item available on our website until the Kickstarter ends. For only $17 plus shipping you can order Converge: Sparks of Hope and Converge: Engines of Progress; don’t forget to use your Board Game of the Month Club discount! Remember that your whole order will be held until the Kickstarter reaches fulfillment, so do not add anything you are not willing to wait for to the order. The order will ship alongside the Kickstarter fulfillment, and your club package including Converge: Catalysts of Change will ship separately. https://buttonshygames.com/products/bgotmc-converge-upgrade
BloatedShrimp
Not seeing it in the Dropbox 🤷
Sevan Pasch
Do Patreon members have to back the KS to get the game, or is the KS just for people who want extra copies?
Damon Priest
Backed this! Can't wait!
