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Armada Collectible Card Game Ed. 1 -- A multiple-deck deckbuilding game of space fleet combat.
Backers: 90
Average Pledge Per Backer: $62
Funded: $5,555 of $5,000
Dates: Apr 24th -> May 18th (25 days)
Project By: Matthew Abbott
Backers: 90
Average Pledge Per Backer: $62
Funded: $5,555 of $5,000
Dates: Apr 24th -> May 18th (25 days)
Project By: Matthew Abbott
$5,555
current pledge level
Last Updated: May 19 @ 00:03 -0400 GMT
111%
of goal
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Latest News
Last Chance! 
May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
The Kickstarter will close at midnight EST tonight. (Read More)
Final Stretch
May 15th - via: kickstarter.com
With 90% backing and one weekend to go, we're nearly at the finish line. Thanks so much to all my awesome backers and supporters! Just a little bit more and Edition 1 will be a reality. -Matt (Read More)
Faction Design Spotlight: Independent
May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
The Big IdeaIndependent corporations, those not affiliated with the Big Five megacorporations, are a varied lot. By mixing ships from multiple manufacturers, the possibilities for Independent armadas are many. However, without the ability to offer... (Read More)
Faction Design Spotlight: InnoTech
May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
The Big IdeaHardware, software, card economy. In a game where the objective is to reduce all opposition to 0 hull, InnoTech may at first glance appear to be weak in comparison to weapon-and-hull ships. However, the ability to play a large share of... (Read More)
The Final Week
May 11th - via: kickstarter.com
As we head into the final week of the Armada Kickstarter, I'd like thank everyone who has supported the game thus far. If this project goes the way most do, the last three days will see a rush of last-minute pledges (roughly 30-40% of total funding... (Read More)
Faction Design Spotlight: UCFP
May 11th - via: kickstarter.com
The Big IdeaThe United Coalition of Federated Planets is all about big. Big hulls and big guns and lots of metal. Combining the highest hull resilience per Osmium with the largest proportional weapons payloads in space and a penchant for ballistic... (Read More)
Faction Design Spotlight: The Orion Group
May 10th - via: kickstarter.com
The Big IdeaThe Orion Group's advanced AI controls made unmanned ships possible. Without the need for a cockpit, cryopods, or life support, these vessels are able to dedicate relatively more power and matter to supporting operations systems. Drone... (Read More)
Faction Design Spotlight: TzetziCo
May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
The Big IdeaTzetziCo's focus on delivering an entertaining fight lead them to develop the AnaConDA, an expensive, maneuverable, high-power ship with the articulation of a human body. While their standard ships are no slouches, the key to TzetziCo is... (Read More)
Digital Core Rules
May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
The core rules are now online for your perusal. Combined with the Let's Play and the Faction Design Spotlights, this should give you a good handle on the game's design and sources of strategic depth, as well as a little window into some of the... (Read More)
Faction Design Spotlight: Jackal Cult
May 7th - via: kickstarter.com
The Big IdeaThe Jackal Cult is all about open source, retrofit, makeshift construction, and modification. To support that feeling in the game, the salvage rule allows Jackal Cult ships to draw cards from the top of the systems decks of destroyed... (Read More)
Interview with DJ Grandpa
May 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Interview with DJ Grandpa aired last night over on http://www.djgrandpa.com/ I haven't actually heard the interview since I talked with him, but he's a cool guy and you should check it (and his cast in general; good stuff abounds) out. (Read More)
Let's Play Armada
May 5th - via: kickstarter.com
It's done! Finally finished editing together the first Let's Play of Armada! My friends Mark and Phil play a game with my personal copy of the Alpha Beginner's Box. I'm a total n00b at video editing, but wanted to deliver anyway. Lost some of the... (Read More)
[PODCAST] Dj Grandpa's Crib: Free James Brown
May 5th - via: bedrockcommunications.blogspot.com
DJG discovers the Popup Dungeon with Enrique Dryere, builds a fleet with Matthew Abbott’s Armada, listens to Rori Shay read a passage from her novel Elected, and plays Good Cop, Bad Cop with Brian & Clayton. (Read More)
Add-on Rewards! (and tell ya friends!)
May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Backer Korchy had the fantastic idea to include add-on rewards (thanks Korchy!). About Add-OnsYou have to back at an existing reward tier to get add-ons. To get any of the add-ons, change your pledge to include the price of all add-ons you would... (Read More)
Alpha Print Run Album
May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
An album with additional pictures from the Alpha print run of the Beginner's Box is now available at http://imgur.com/a/Ldb9i#15 (Read More)
Art Upload: More to Come
May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
The main Kickstarter page has been updated with some photos I took of the first print run cards. I've heard your requests, and I'll be uploading a bunch more tomorrow morning before getting to editing the gameplay video. Up to 60% funded! Thank you... (Read More)
Faction Lore and Information
April 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Today I'm posting lore from the Alpha Core Rulebook. It will tell you a little bit about the world, the factions, their history, and the advantages of one faction over another. More information will be coming both here and to armadaccg.com soon.... (Read More)
Stretch Goals
April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
We've received a few requests to spell out the details on the stretch goals, and I'm happy to oblige. Note that reaching each stretch goal will increase the value of both W0rdW1k1 access and the Full Set reward. Stretch Goal #1: $8,000Increase size... (Read More)
Card Previews and Explanation
April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
By popular request, we'll be putting together some more media content to help give you a look inside Armada. We're planning on getting some Let's Play videos together and posting the game's rules in digital format for your perusal, hopefully during... (Read More)
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