Aces & Eights: Reloaded, a Wild West role playing game

A project in Chicago, IL by Kenzer and Company
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A 2nd edition of the award winning, western RPG from Kenzer and Company. Can also be played as a skirmish-level miniatures battle.
Backers: 703
Average Pledge Per Backer: $113

Funded: $79,684 of $20,000
Dates: Apr 13th -> May 24th (41 days)
Project By: Kenzer and Company
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Roll20 Virtual Tabletop Pack Unlocked!

May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Internet Cowboys Game with your friends across time zones and space with this free ($20 value) stretch goal, you unlocked a suite of Roll20 tools, including a method to use the famous Shot Clock over the internet with your gaming group.  High noon... (Read More)

Upgrade!

May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Today's freebie is a 1e-2e conversion booklet (PDF only).     This conversion guide should help backers with 1e books convert their existing games and also let new 2e backers more easily partake of the 1e products offered up for sale in this... (Read More)

Lawyers, Guns and Money...

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
In any Wild West campaign, sooner or later the legal authorities will get involved. It’s almost inevitable given the volatile mixture of firearms and liquor so prevalent in frontier towns. Couple this with bad actors lookin’ to rob, steal or... (Read More)

FREE Land to Roam

May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Explore the Lands South of the Cauldron Today's FREE PDF is a download of a map of the area adjacent (south) of the Cauldron (FREE to any backer with a reward level that contains "All PDF stretch goals!"or $10 for other backers -- add $10 extra to... (Read More)

Rasmussen File Closed!

May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Caught this rascal today: UNLOCKED: Guest Designer Merle Rasmussen's Stagecoach Mini-GameMerle's stagecoach business management game called "Stagecoach King" is now unlocked as our third Aces and Eights micro game (alongside cattle drives  and... (Read More)

Thar's Free Gold in This Here Kickstarter!

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
FREE GOLD! Another day, another freebie! This time we're giving away another micro-game. As a reward to our loyal backers, we're offering up the second of these micro games, the Prospecting PDF, FREE to any backer with a reward level that contains... (Read More)

Iron Horse Battlemats -- FREE!!

May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
MORE Free Stuff -- Train Car Battlemats Trains are an iconic location for many Wild West scenarios including the outlaw holdup. This collection of standardized to-scale train cars lets you construct a train to your own specifications – be it a... (Read More)

Special HackMaster Offer

May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We’d like to introduce our backers to Aces & Eights’ “sister game” HackMaster. This fantasy RPG is derived from our work on Aces & Eights and brings many of the concepts pioneered in the Western RPG to fantasy – most notably the... (Read More)

RAWHIDE!!

May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
“Though the streams are swollen, keep them doggies rollin' Rawhide!  Through rain and wind and weather, hell-bent for leather…  Keep those doggies rollin”  What's a Western Without a Cowboy?One of the great adventures of the Old West: the... (Read More)

Some New Oldie Goodies for Sale

May 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We've heard from some backers that they can't wait for the 2e revamps of accessories and are hankering to play right out the barn gate.  So we're offering our 1e final inventory sale for backers to take home right away (in PDF) or ship with your 2e... (Read More)

The Noon Stage is Arriving!

May 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Lots of Cover Unlocked! Unlocked: Non-Combatant Cover Overlays. You’ll love having these to set across gunfighters when you take aim with your Shot Clock to check for stray shots hitting civilians. These folks are free as PDFs for all supporters... (Read More)

Bushwhacked!!

April 30th - via: kickstarter.com
I bet you didn’t see this one coming…a surprise ambush on a random day in the Kickstarter by some horse thieves.   MORE Free Stuff!! A special horse deck PDF that can be printed and used at the table. Each horse card carries all the stats one... (Read More)

New (Lower) Postage Rates

April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We have some exciting news for our international backers! We’ve been busy in the background seeking to make shipping more affordable and can now officially announce significantly lower postal rates.   To implement this change, we’ve had to... (Read More)

New Add-ons For Yer Gunfights!

April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Western Casualty CountersBackers, things are progressing along so nicely that we wanted to share another little Add-on that we've had in the works...Western Casualty Counters for your bloody showdowns and robberies gone badly.  These sturdy 2D PLA... (Read More)

It's a jailbreak! $50k stretch goal busts out!!

April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
You just unlocked the Fat Dragon Games' Rio Draco, free to all rewards that say "All PDF stretch goals" and $11.99 for other backers. This is a complete PDF paper town, so you can print out buildings and terrain for your outlaws, townsfolk, rustlers... (Read More)

Eureka! Another stretch goal discovered in them thar hills!

April 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Four goals in a day and a half...you guys are killing it.  You've earned $20 in free stuff and are only a few thousand from Goal #5. At $40k you unlocked Stretch Goal #4...the town index/detail for the new frontier town, Sutton's Ford, PLUS an extra... (Read More)

Trailblazing! Another stretch goal eats lead and another announced.

April 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, we're floored by the support flowing from this great group of gamers.  We wanted to show more detail on the stretch goals, but we can't keep up.   At $35k you unlocked Stretch Goal #3, which is yet another free Silhouette PDF. This will be... (Read More)

Thank you!

April 13th - via: kickstarter.com
FUNDED!! What a great start...150%+ funding in under 12 hours!  Thank you for backing us.  Everyone here really appreciates all of your support. We're having trouble actually keep up with new graphics, posts and questions. But here's a quick... (Read More)

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