Skull Tales
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Live the adventures of a pirate sailing the Caribbean sea. Semi-competitive board game with miniatures for 1 to 4 players.
Backers: 909
Average Pledge Per Backer: $92
Funded: $83,912 of $30,000
Dates: May 8th -> Jun 4th (28 days)
Project By: 4Moon Studio
Backers: 909
Average Pledge Per Backer: $92
Funded: $83,912 of $30,000
Dates: May 8th -> Jun 4th (28 days)
Project By: 4Moon Studio
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JUST WHAT I NEEDED! 
June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
When we started to work on Skull Tales, we created all kinds of characters, enemies, tiles, cards... which little by little we sieved out to make an affordable, balanced project which could make an all-round fun game. It was really hard to leave out... (Read More)
THE DEVIL’S CAULDRON
June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
“In 1542 the expedition commanded by Francisco Orellana got to the mouth of the Amazon river, diverting his path to try and find a strange well plagued with gold and jewels, guarded by fierce indigenous warriors. After unsustainable losses on both... (Read More)
ONE TO RULE THEM ALL
June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Last day of the campaign, barely a few hours left to make it back to port, and the wind is blowing stronger than ever. Welcome aboard, my pirate brothers and sisters. This voyage gets to its first stop. But many more adventures await us together.... (Read More)
RUM, RUM, RUM…ANOTHER BOTTLE OF RUM!
June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
“Every pirate crew must have a good cook. But this man is something more. Capable of gaining the trust of the whole crew and to raise their moral thanks to his cooking talent. On his shoulder there was always that loud parrot of his, blaspheming... (Read More)
A SANDY GRAVE
June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
“Another of those cursed monkeys has fallen to me musket’s fire, aye! But, lightningstorms and thunderclaps, it be sinking in the sand already, as if the earth itself were swallowing it whole, leaving only its fingertips as a tombstone! Avast,... (Read More)
ME CUTLASS FOR YE DOUBLOONS...
May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
“The tavern reeked of drunkards and smoke from smuggled tobacco. I wasn’t going ter find any man worth recruiting here, nay. Just as I were turning me back on this pigsty of a place ter get out fer good, a group of scallywags started to harass... (Read More)
AS YOU WISH...
May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Me good pirate brethren, since the start of our Kickstarter campaign ye’ve asked us several times, both in comments and private messages, forums and emails, for an exclusive Backer Stretch Goal. We added the Social Stretch Goal cards to the for... (Read More)
THE PIRATE’S REST
May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
“At long last we’ve made it back! A good rum is well overdue, says I, and we can finally spend our loot in enjoying the life, aye. We’ll have but a couple of days before we sail off again tae high sea, in search of who knows what new... (Read More)
TIC, TOC, TIC, TOC… WHERE ARE YOU, HOOK?
May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
“Arr, I lost me right hand, lightningstorms and thunderclaps! The one in which I shot me pistol from and killed meself so many Red Coats with. Darn, it were a good hand, aye, a good hand indeed. I wouldn’t dream of crippling meself further by... (Read More)
A QUICK DEATH
May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
“Seven Red Coats on his personal count. He’s going to spend all the voyage back to Tortuga boasting about his skill when all his exploits have been thanks that dagger he bought in port. In all me long years as a pirate I’ve never seen such a... (Read More)
I WOULD FOLLOW YE TER HELL AN’BACK…FOR A FEW COINS AND A WEE DROP OF RUM, THAT IS.
May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
“I knew I shouldn’t have split away from the group, but who in their right mind was going ter thing that I’d run into a bloody Darkclaw, ey? I can barely resist its thrusts and the wounds I’ve cause it don’t seem to be enough, darn. Aye, I... (Read More)
SEA LORDS
May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
“We live on a group of islands called The Canaries, birthplace of legends and tales of piracy. An archipelagos made up of seven islands that inspired the Voyage Phase. If we’re ever lucky enough and destiny brings you to our magical shores,... (Read More)
THE TREASURE OF YEMAYÁ
May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Ahoy maties! Are ye ready for some good old pirate adventure? Take a look at these scallywags exploring the mysterious isles of Skull Tales’ Caribbean. This is a gameplay of a “tutorial” adventure. It’s very simple and lacking some of the... (Read More)
CRACKING THE WIND
May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
“Surrounded by these cursed cannibals I can feel Davey Jones’ cold embrace beckoning me to his locker stronger than ever before. Me only way out is ter cross that chasm with a river of boiling red rock at the bottom. Lava, the Surgeon calls it,... (Read More)
TERROR IN THE MIST.
May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
“I hate this goddamned mist. Hated it since I was a wee boy, I ‘ave, an’ a can’t get over it. Not even the Lookout can see naught in this dense fog. So we’ve decided ter split up an’ cover more ground, see if we find ourselves a way out... (Read More)
MY GOOD PIRATE BRETHREN, GATHER AROUND.
May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Our ship has the finest crew of all, aye, the finest: you. The wind is blowing strong in our sails and the voyage is bringing us closer each day to fulfilling our dreams. So for all that we’d like to thank you for your support, trust and... (Read More)
SAIL HO! SHIPS AHOY ON THE HORIZON!
May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
At last our ships have docked in good port. Today we bring ye two new add-ons to improve the gaming experience. On the port side we have the customized Skull Tales’ dice pack. 10 dice in two different colours so that you can roll your character’s... (Read More)
BRING IT ON! YOU’RE NO MATCH FOR MY SWORD.
May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Are you going to repeat an adventure? Do you have a play group that wants a tougher challenge? Have you finished the campaign and wish to replay it? Skull Tales has two difficulty levels for its enemies. On each card you can find two columns with... (Read More)
THE DEVIL’S DAUGHTER
May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
“Above the bellowing cannonfire and the groaning boards, a ravenous warcry can be heard, fear gripping the enemies’ hearts. As soon as she swings across to the boarded ship she starts to show her skill with the sword, cutting left and right. But... (Read More)
STORM WINDS
May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
“Me thinks that attacking the West Indies Trading Company in broad daylight might not ‘ave been such a swell idea after all, maties. Those cursed Red Coats just keep coming from every corner and rathole of the town, like the King’s vermin they... (Read More)
THE BRIDGE OF SILENCE
May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
An old and decrepit bridge is our only way across to the exit. Behind us, several of those cursed monkeys are cutting off our retreat. We wait nervously as our Surgeon, Doctor Edward Henry carefully crosses the swing-bridge, one cautious step at a... (Read More)
THE SECRETS OF TORTUGA
May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Inside the Island of Tortuga you’ll find everything you need to expand your Skull Tales’ gaming experience.Larger islands and towns, a bag in which to keep your plunder, more coins, ships, more enemies and sea monsters, aye, that’s right, sea... (Read More)
ALPHA RULEBOOK - ADVENTURE PHASE
May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Ahoy me hearties! Gather around, crew! The changing winds bring us the best of news! Our translation imps have finally finished charting our map to wealth! The alpha rulebook is here! We’d like to thank you all for your patience on this matter. For... (Read More)
A POCKETFULL OF GUNPOWDER
May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
I spent all me loot ter get this, I did, but it was damn worth it! Every time I see those darn monkeys blown ter bits I give meself a smile, I do, an’ I forget the coin it cost. As from now this be me new best friend, says I, an’ a hope it’s a... (Read More)
JUST PUT A PRICE ON HIS HEAD…I’LL DEAL WITH THE REST.
May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Yo ho ho! Chip the barrels and pour the rum! We’ve unlocked the following Stretch goal. It would seem the winds are in our favour, me hearties. It’s the Bounty hunter, the most dangerous and bloody enemy you can encounter amongst men. Bounty... (Read More)
BED TIME STORIES...
May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Michael is only 7 years old. Every day he goes down to the harbour, hoping to spot the Jolly Roger of the crew in which his father serves. After the last few voyages he has heard the finest piracy tales from his father’s own account. Skeletons of... (Read More)
A CARIBBEAN SOAKED IN PIRATE LEGENDS
May 11th - via: kickstarter.com
When the Moon climbs the twilight rig to sway above the Crow’s Nest of the heavens, and stars tremblingly hide under night’s dark mantel, on board the first notes struck from pirate voices can be heard. With rum and songs, tales and cusses, the... (Read More)
CAUSE TWO IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN ONE…
May 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Another Stretch Goal unlocked! Thanks to the 500 followers on Facebook. A two-barrel gun which will allow you to perform two shooting actions before having to do a “Reload Firearm” action to reactivate this card. Which of ye scallywags will loot... (Read More)
FOR A HANDFUL OF GOLD
May 10th - via: kickstarter.com
New Stretch goal unlocked. On this occasion, like gold fallen from the sky, we get 40 plastic coins to represent the value of our coins when we register with our pirates. The coins will have three different values, 20 bronze coins worth 1, 10 silver... (Read More)
I WANT TO BE A PIRATE
May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Well done, pirates! Shiver me timbers, we’ve got ourselves a new member for the crew, says I, the Skipper. It’s our heartfelt tribute to one of our main inspiration sources and we hope you enjoy playing with it as much as we enjoyed the design.... (Read More)
RUM FOR EVERYONE!!!
May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
It’s taken more than a year of effort and hard work to get here. The awakening of a dream come true and that, thanks to your support, can soon be real. A board game with which we’re going to re-live all those pirate adventures that we’d... (Read More)
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