HOPE CITY

A project in Phoenixville, PA by Robert Mattox
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Board game for 3-6 Citizens. Fight Punks and construct City Sites. But you might break bad. Is your city then beyond hope?
Backers: 172
Average Pledge Per Backer: $91

Funded: $15,628 of $15,000
Dates: Sep 30th -> Oct 22nd (23 days)
Project By: Robert Mattox
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Latest News

HOPE CITY IS REAL

October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
I awoke this morning and discovered something tremendous- our project funded!   THANK YOU ALL!!!  You are OUTSTANDING Citizens!   Hope Card   You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00... (Read More)

Will Rob Break Bad?

October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Breaking Bad is a core mechanic in the game.  It's fun to make risky decisions that feel real in a small way.  So, what about in real life?  One of our backers asked me, "So, if it comes down to it, will you pledge your own money to make sure this... (Read More)

Goin' PUNK

October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  I posted this to Facebook earlier today.  It would be awesome to go into Saturday already funded and then we might be able to pull off a... (Read More)

Emergence!

October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
I love the word emergence because the Phoenix emerges from the ashes.  But I like it for another reason too-  it's a board game I backed on Kickstarter back in April.  I just got it in the mail yesterday!   They had over 2000 backers and funded... (Read More)

Talent Action

October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
In Hope City, the Entrepreneur's Talent Action is "Invest."  He gives one resource away to another Citizen and takes one from the Citizen Wage Bag or the Trade Center for himself. It might not seem very powerful, but it could translate into... (Read More)

Hope City in Netherlands!

October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Check out my interview on this podcast by First / Final Roll.  Mark is a fantastic guy- loved talking to him.  I haven't even listened to it myself yet, so who knows how I incriminated myself.  Did I break bad?      (Read More)

100

October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
One hundred awesome people are backing this game! I am thrilled. Thank you all. Tomorrow I will post the podcast interview.  (Read More)

Next up...

October 9th - via: kickstarter.com
So- we got a couple more things building here.  I just did a podcast interview with Mark of The First / Final Roll.  Mark is a charming guy and headed to Essen soon.  Also- our own Mark Mangir is taking Hope City to two Unpub events next weekend.... (Read More)

Contest

October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone-  if you would like to enter the contest to win these two board games, here is the link on Boardgamegeek.   prizes    (Read More)

Lexington, KY a Hope City?

October 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Fine people-  I just wanted to make you aware of Lexicon Tabletop Gaming Convention April 22-24 2017.  One of the founders, Chris, has been very supportive of getting the word out for Hope City.  I see potential for this gig!... (Read More)

#TBT (throw back Thursday)

October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all-  I thought you might want to see what Hope City used to look like.  The idea came to me at Barnes & Noble cafe, sitting drinking coffee with my wife Elizabeth.  She is so inspiring.  You can obviously tell which artwork is mine.... (Read More)

It's a race...

October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We were quick out of the gate, which is good, and now we are finding our stride.  We have some scouts in the stands so the word will get out even more in the next few days.  Expect our second big surge next weekend when we run our contest on Board... (Read More)

25% Woohoo.

October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone.  We had a great Day One as we are at 25% of our goal.  Thank you all for backing this project early because momentum is essential to the success of this project.  Please share on your social media sites that you backed this project... (Read More)

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