Special Committee - A Politcal Strategy Tabletop Game

A project in Washington, DC by James Taylor
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Climb the political ladder in this tabletop game for 2-5 players.
Backers: 272
Average Pledge Per Backer: $136

Funded: $36,981 of $65,000
Dates: Sep 22nd -> Oct 25th (34 days)
Project By: James Taylor
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Latest News

Special Committee Kickstarter Preview

October 27th - via: boardgameking.com
Participating in politics can be risky but still, it's better to take part. Experience the "Special Committee"! (Read More)

Any Ideas?

October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Any Ideas?We want this so badly, but I just don't know if it's going to happen. 4 days and about 23K more to raise. Remember that if we can get to 50K, we have a backer who will take us to 65K. But still, 23K in 4 days is a long journey.  Anyone... (Read More)

Never Say Never

October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
A FEW UPDATES:KICKSTARTER FEATURED US in a big way on a new page they set up called Election Issues. Take a look! http://kck.st/election Elise and Jason worked to create this coloring book for them so they would have downloadable content for the... (Read More)

A Social Media Happening

October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everyone,  If you haven't figured it out yet,  you...you are the Special Committee. All of you.  Thanks for sticking with us. As we enter into our last 7 days, this project is going to need a BIG push forward. That's why tomorrow morning the... (Read More)

No Matter What

October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We're going to end this campaign strong. We're going to give it one big push forward.  It's a very special product and special group of people. A good product can survive a lot. It's only a matter of how much time it takes for people to find it... ... (Read More)

Interview from the Storm

October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
The title to this update might be misleading. We don't have a live interview of the Storm, telling us about its storming experiences, but we do have a podcast interview of James talking about Special Committee from a hotel in Savannah in the midst of... (Read More)

What's Up with the Art?

October 9th - via: kickstarter.com
What's Up with the Art?To cap off (and let’s face it, distract ourselves) this weekend of utter disgust, we thought it would be a great time to give you a little peak behind the curtain about our process for creating the vivid illustrations that... (Read More)

The Ups and Downs

October 5th - via: kickstarter.com
I don't want to bore you with the details but let's just say I'm writing from Savannah on my way to my wedding (this Sunday) waiting for hurricane Matthew to SMASH into the Eastern seaboard. I am writing this update with surly clouds and gradually... (Read More)

Where is my $$$ going?

October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
$65,000 is an ambitious raise. There’s no doubt about it. We crunched all our numbers; we checked and triple-checked -- and this is the number that we decided would make it possible to create a sustainable project. We’re incredibly grateful to... (Read More)

Live Streaming Character Sketches - Tonight at 7pm PDT

September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
More In-Depth Updates to Come, but for now... Join us tonight at 7pm PDT to watch the Special Committee Game Illustrator Jason Pruett do live sketches of Bernie, Hillary and Trump on Twitch. Here's the link http://bit.ly/2dEjvxl (It's really... (Read More)

The Debates!

September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Big night tonight! Will you be watching the debates this evening? If so, you may be among the estimated 100 million (that’s like, Superbowl numbers!) of Americans tuning in.  Shout out to Animatron (thanks for the gif!) where you can make your own... (Read More)

Base of the Mountain

September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday was a whirlwind. But we did it. We whipped up enough excitement to get onto KickStarter's radar. Friday (today) is a notoriously slow press day, so we decided to take most of today to just think about strategy for a moment. Not resting.... (Read More)

Three little words....

September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
These three little words are making our day! Wow! What's a whirlwind!  We’ve had such a blast preparing for this campaign: late nights researching, preparing art, connecting with our fellow KS buddies, fiddling with the margins on our page, but... (Read More)

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