Glyph Chess - The Magic Board Game

A project in Vancouver, Canada by Bluepiper Studio
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Glyph Chess is a tactic style board game for two to three players, adapted from a famous Chinese comic book, Tales of Tarsylia.
Backers: 366
Average Pledge Per Backer: $110 CAD

Funded: $40,210 CAD of $23,000 CAD
Dates: Nov 5th -> Dec 10th (35 days)
Project By: Bluepiper Studio
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Latest News

40K Hit!

December 10th - via: kickstarter.com
We have just reached 40K, which unlocks the White/Colored dice and the transparent Dice Storage Box.  Gread job, everyone! Let's keep the good work for the last 14 hours! :)  (Read More)

Final 48 Hours!

December 8th - via: kickstarter.com
With everyone’s help and support, we have finally reached our last 48 hours. To thank for all your continuous support through the campaign, we decide to unlock the Token Case for both standard game and expansion, and give all KS backers for free!... (Read More)

Glyph Chess Strategy Tips #6

December 7th - via: kickstarter.com
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from 711 to 476 BC, and there is a famous quotation in this book: When quickly marching, be as swift as wind; When slowly marching, be as compact as a forest;  When raiding and... (Read More)

Glyph Chess Strategy Tips #5

December 6th - via: kickstarter.com
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from 711 to 476 BC, and there is a famous quotation in this book: When quickly marching, be as swift as wind;  When slowly marching, be as compact as a forest; When raiding and... (Read More)

Glyph Chess Strategy Tips #4

December 5th - via: kickstarter.com
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from 711 to 476 BC, and there is a famous quotation in this book: When quickly marching, be as swift as wind;  When slowly marching, be as compact as a forest;  When raiding and... (Read More)

Glyph Chess Strategy Tips #3

December 4th - via: kickstarter.com
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from 711 to 476 BC, and there is a famous quotation in this book: When quickly marching, be as swift as wind;  When slowly marching, be as compact as a forest;  When raiding and... (Read More)

Glyph Chess Strategy Tips #2

December 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from 711 to 476 BC, and there is a famous quotation in this book: When quickly marching, be as swift as wind;  When slowly marching, be as compact as a forest;  When raiding and... (Read More)

Glyph Chess Strategy Tips #1

December 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from 711 to 476 BC, and there is a famous quotation in this book: When quickly marching, be as swift as wind; When slowly marching, be as compact as a forest; When raiding and plundering,... (Read More)

Is Scepter Rush a guaranteed winning strategy?

November 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Scepter Rush is to move your Scepter piece towards the center spot immediately since the 1st turn. Is this a guaranteed winning strategy? This is a question that we have received several times. Yesterday we organized a playtest session specifically... (Read More)

Great! Metal Coin SG unlocked!

November 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We hit 35K and unlocked the most wanted Metal Coins! By far we have unlocked the following stretch goals. You guys have done an amazing job so far, and please continue helping us share and promote this campaign, so we can unlock more! Bluepiper... (Read More)

Reddit AMA on November 27th 12pm CST

November 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Thank you for the tremendous support you've shown so far!We've scheduled an AMA on Reddit starting later on today (I'm a night owl) about 12 hours from now, on November 27th 12:00pm CST. You'll find it... (Read More)

NEW DAY!

November 26th - via: kickstarter.com
The Black Friday has officially ended. We appreciate everyone's attention and support. We will conduct statistics, confirm and reply to everyone's messages.  At the end of this week, we recorded a video of 2-player playthrough in the office and... (Read More)

The Instruction for how to purchase Black Friday Add-Ons.

November 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
The reason we want message confirmation is that we don't get mixed up with the add-on that aren't on sale. Thank you for your supoort!   Here is the instruction for how to buy black friday add-ons: 1. Adjust the amount in your pledge according to... (Read More)

Black Friday and More!

November 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Everyone! We are excited to show you the Black Friday Day add-ons! We hope you are excited as we are! Below are the photo and price of each item. The sale starts on Friday. Here is the instruction: 1. Adjust the amount in your pledge according... (Read More)

Black Friday is coming and we have organized a perfect event for you!

November 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone! Hope you are enjoying your day :) As we all know Black Friday is approaching and who doesn’t like a discount. Therefore we organized a perfect event for you! We are adding three new add-ons for you to purchase to enchase the gaming... (Read More)

ANOTHER 3-PLAYER PLAYTHROUGH!!!

November 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks David Lockwood and his friends for helping us record another 3-player playthrough video! Hope you guys enjoy this playthrough! :)  (Read More)

Podcast with GamerLeaf ~

November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Everyone!  Last week we sat down with GamerLeaf to discuss our game and passion for boardgames. The podcast is live today feel free to go check it out. we sounded a little nervous at first but we pulled together at the end. ;)  Click Here  (Read More)

3 PLAYERS PLAYTHROUGH!!!

November 15th - via: kickstarter.com
To help our backers and supporters better understand the 3-play mechanism, we convened 3 wizards last night, and recorded their combat video. One of the 3 wizards was an apprentice, but he quickly mastered the rules and got himself into action!  (Read More)

Card Sleeves unlocked and a new playthrough video from us!

November 13th - via: kickstarter.com
We have just unlocked the Card Sleeve stretch goal! Thanks everyone for your help and support. Today we recorded a 2-player playthrough video by ourselves; and we are planning to record another 3-player video on Wednesday. If there are anything else... (Read More)

Live Stream Next Week!

November 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks everyone for leaving your comments regarding our playthrough videos. We might not be able to reply at once, but all your suggestions have been noted. We are currently planning videos and live streams for 3-player playthrough, which will be... (Read More)

Painting Live Stream #1

November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey there, do you like painting? Check this awesome video of Joshua Davis, the talented miniature painting artist from Mini Painting Studio, painting the Elementalist and the Force Mage pieces. The same video has also been uploaded to our KS page. If... (Read More)

New Video Added!

November 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everyone! In case you don't already know. we got a new video from Board Game Revolution! Just been added under Preview Section.  Cheers! ;)  (Read More)

New Stretch Goal Unlocked !

November 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Awesome! Thank you for All the backers!  For the next stretch goal, we have card sleeves in 3 colors!   (Read More)

Social Media & Stretch Goals Updates

November 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you for your support, the new day has begun again.  In 2 days, we have reached more than 130 discussions with everyone. It makes us feel the attention and enthusiasm of the game. We found that many of the responses are in discussing the rules... (Read More)

We did it!

November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you for everyone who supported us! We did it! Now let's unlock some SG. !!!  (Read More)

Thank you for your attention and support!

November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you for your attention and support. Glyph chess is our first show and shares on the Kickstarter platform. It is the result of more than two years efforts of our studio. We are thrilled to thank the friends from all over the world for their... (Read More)

Regarding Shipping #2

November 6th - via: kickstarter.com
EU, USA, Canada and Austria shipping friendly are confirmed!  Rest of the World friendly shipping are also confirmed except for Brazil, Chile, and Turkey. shipping price will be updated once we get the quote.  cheers ;)  (Read More)

New Video Posted!

November 6th - via: kickstarter.com
A Live Stream from Board Game Spotlight just been added. Thank you! BGSpotlight!    (Read More)

Regarding Shipping

November 6th - via: kickstarter.com
 Greetings folks!  We have updated the information at our shipping section. Feel free to take a look and don't hesitate to ask questions!   Cheers ;)  (Read More)

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