Empires at Sea
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Empires at Sea: An Epic duel across the Seven Seas. A game of trade, exploration, and war. And pirates. Don't forget about pirates.
Backers: 448
Average Pledge Per Backer: $83
Funded: $37,199 of $25,000
Dates: May 24th -> Jun 23rd (30 days)
Project By: Zach and Amy Silverzweig
Backers: 448
Average Pledge Per Backer: $83
Funded: $37,199 of $25,000
Dates: May 24th -> Jun 23rd (30 days)
Project By: Zach and Amy Silverzweig
$37,199
current pledge level
Last Updated: June 23 @ 07:01 -0400 GMT
148%
of goal
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Latest News
The Final Round 
June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Arrggg! Ye scurvy dawgs! Ye mangy curs! You amazing supporters. We've past every goal we thought we would hit. Only two left: We would love to raise enough to custom print a real KS Exclusive, it's "just" 110 more backers. Yesterday, this was... (Read More)
Thank You! We Made It! We Will Make It!
June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
What an amazing day folks. We can't thank enough all those who helped shape our campaign into something that had a fighting chance at being successful. Loig our first backer, Mario, Buster, Michael, Snon and all the others whose comments and... (Read More)
Rounds 10-13: The Third Era Begins
June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Welcome back as we walk through the last few turns of Empires at Sea. We left the game hanging with many questions. Will the Spanish investments in Advancements pay off? Will Britain's resource strategy lead to victory? How is the US going to get... (Read More)
Round 8: West Wind & Crisis
June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
83% Funded and 8 Days to GoWelcome back folks. Tonight, wanted to start off with a huge shout out to our backers who will be taking the spots on the board game box. You are instrumental in making this project a success, and we totally <3 you. We... (Read More)
Rounds 6 & 7: The Second Era
June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank You #200Hey folks, I wanted to start off tonight and thank everyone for a pretty spectacular three weeks. This has been such a great experience, we've learned so much, had a great time, and met a lot of tremendously awesome and supportive... (Read More)
Round 5: Wars & Winds
June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
"Battle of Denain" by Jean Alaux, 1838 Setting: The War of Spanish Succession was caused by the death of the last Hapsburg King of Spain in 1700, and led to years of bloody warfare. To support the military efforts of the time, all nations steel... (Read More)
Round 4 of 15: The War of Jenkin's Ear
June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
What is worse than losing your ear to the Spanish? How about not being able to Sail this turn. War of Jenkin's Ear: The British are crushed in the Caribbean, must return to port, and can not sail this turn. The Weather Card is a Gale from the North... (Read More)
Round 3 of 15: Thick Fog & Dead Pirates
June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Born John Roberts, there once lived a Welsh pirate that became known as "Black Bart." His story needs no embellishment. He lived by a Pirate's Code, captured a Portuguese man-of-war filled to the brim with gold, and over the course of a... (Read More)
Round 2 of 15: Famine and Gales
June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Overview Hello World! We're posting a round of play each day to give our backers a real feel for the game, and help explain how awesome it is to everyone else. If you are just joining us, here is the previous... (Read More)
Top 8 Kickstarter Games and Raffle Law
May 31st - via: meeplemechanic.com
This week I took a look at what constitutes a legal raffle. The short story is you all have a chance to win Coconuts by Mayday Games! (Read More)
A Walkthrough of Empires at Sea
May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hoist the Sails!Here is a live walkthrough of Empires at Sea in all it's glory! We are going to post one turn each day for the last 15 days of the Kickstarter Campaign. We hope that as folks see each of these updates, and read through the strategy,... (Read More)
Great News from Around the World
May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! We had some awesome interaction over the last few days from the community, which led to us being today's Feature on Kickstarter! #amazing :) And then the nice folks at The Uncommons in NYC let us host a demo at 7PM on Thursday June... (Read More)
Beautiful Budget Prototype Pieces
May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
We've had a few questions about the pieces, so thought I would take some time and talk about our prototype. First, the pieces you see in the videos and images came from a NYC bead store. I went to a few places before I found three different naval... (Read More)
Facebook Fan Page
May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Big thanks to my very awesome brother for setting up our facebook fan page! https://www.facebook.com/EmpiresatSeaKickstarter It includes awesome things like this: (Read More)
Great beginnings!
May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Charming to wake after a night of clear sailing, with another half a dozen prime seamen and ladies joining our gang. It's an auspicious launch. A beginning. Beginnings are quite novel, true beginnings, where something springs forth from nothing. A... (Read More)
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