Planet Hop: To prepare for Alien Invasion

A project in Berkeley, CA by Joel
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A board game of planetary conquest and battle for worlds, based on realistic stats and embellished with sci-fi fantasy.
Backers: 6
Average Pledge Per Backer: $73

Funded: $435 of $1,200
Dates: Jul 9th -> Aug 20th (42 days)
Project By: Joel
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Latest News

Thanks to all my backers! Im 29% funded now and I've battened down a few more things...here's what's new...

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Now you can finally get a feel for the metal dice! Here it all is...everything that the deluxe set includes here:  Please note...the new player pieces are what will be used... The new rocket ship piece is what will be from now on but if you were... (Read More)

The Rulebook is Here

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
 Planet Hop PDF Rulebook with Visuals   (Read More)

Planet Hop Rulebook V1.05 Released!

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
 Planet Hop Rulebook V1.05   (Read More)

Complete Chart of all trade values through the solar system's 5 banks...

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
...and Earth's 7 different depletion scenarios. 5 banks in space.. All different scarcities and abundances give the board a dynamic trade opporitunity.  (Read More)

Now Planet Hop Ships Planet Wide!

July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to my contributors thusfar. You give me the confidence to move to the next step and buy all the packaging materials for the next 20 game boards.   Here's an update of recent game play. We had one player completely terraform Venus!  (Read More)

21 Unique tiles hand made Included with game set.

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Along with the readily available chips and magnetic ball resources, it became necessary to ad 20 tiles to the game for various markings on the board that chance, as well as "registration" tiles for each space ship you can own. Swap out ships,... (Read More)

Improved dynamic, smoother gameplay, same great scenarios to experience!

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Improved dynamic of game using TILES for ships stats! Same great technological/ planet conquering fantasies, more user friendly approach. Now you chose your vehicle or keep the one of four you get handed at the beginning randomly. The tiles from the... (Read More)

Graphics improvement...Current backers have a choice of the old or new style. Thanks!

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
So I just want to announce, even though the dynamic of the game hasn't really changed, the graphics have. I thin the new design of the board is much more attractive and efficient for enjoyable playing. However, for my first backer interested in the... (Read More)

I was asked to do a few things to expand people's understanding of the game...

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Here is a standard no frills battle sequence. Now there are many other things that could go on but the purpose is to gain a simple understanding of how players may battle between ships in space. There will be separate posts of other scenarios such as... (Read More)

Update!! New game board with galaxy star map background!

July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Fine tuning the graphics on the board The released version will have the land board and the movement boards combined into one great board!  (Read More)

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