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Rurik is Coming to Kickstarter

Good News! Rurik: Dawn of Kiev launches on Kickstarter July 10th! That's only four days away. We are excited (also extremely busy) and can't wait to share the campaign with you on Tuesday.

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Win a 12x18 art print from our upcoming game Rurik: Dawn of Kiev!
0n Kickstarter July 10th!

One winner will receive their choice of art print: Boris or Maria (shown below).

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Win a 12x18 art print from our upcoming game Rurik: Dawn of Kiev!
0n Kickstarter July 10th!

One winner will receive their choice of art print: Boris or Maria (shown below).

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"Behind the Board" gives you a behind the scenes look into our everyday life as an indie board game publisher. In the second episode, Kirk heads to Protospiel Milwaukee to demo Rurik: Dawn of Kiev. The results and input from players there are then reviewed for consideration of potential updates to the game.

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Behind the Board - 02. Playtesting

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Our new video series "Behind the Board" gives you a behind the scenes look into our everyday life as an indie board game publisher. In this first episode, we are creating eleven prototype copies of our upcoming game Rurik: Dawn of Kiev (making prototypes takes a lot of time!), receive updated manufacturing samples for Gearworks, and more!

Behind the Board - 01. Prototypes - Full Episode

If you will be at Gen Con, we'd love to see you and give you a little gift! We'll primarily be in two areas: the First Exposure Playtest Hall (FEPH) - generally at table 14 - and Hall A: Black (although we may also be in other Hall A or Hall B areas close by). Look for a banner with the Rurik art on it (shown below).

Look for a banner with this art on it.

Gen Con Events

We have a few event slots left for Rurik: Dawn of Kiev. Get your tickets now to play an early demo for this upcoming 4X realm building game set in 11th century Kievan Rus' and featuring auction programming (brand new mechanic), resource management, and area control.

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Gen Con events for our upcoming euro-style game Rurik: Dawn of Kiev are live and selling out quickly! Get your tickets now to play early demos for this upcoming 4X realm building game set in 11th century Kievan Rus' and featuring auction programming (brand new mechanic), resource management, and area control. Sign up for our mailing list for game updates.

Near-final box illustration for Rurik by Finn McAvinchey.

Playtest of Rurik, a 4X realm building euro-style game set in 11th century Eastern Europe.

Kirk will be at Origins Game Fair in Columbus, OH from June 14-18 to show off several upcoming games, including Gearworks, Rurik: Dawn of Kiev, and Door Number 3 (more info coming soon). If you are attending and would like to meet up and play a game, please email us or Tweet at us! Click images for more game details.

Box art (left) and card back art (right) for Gearworks. Steampunk strategy card game with a "twist" on area control.

Playtest of Rurik, a kingdom building & "auction programming" game set in 11th century Eastern Europe.