Mesa: Whimsical Fantasy-Adventure Card Deck

A project in Seattle, WA by Konokopia
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12 original games, beautiful art, fantastic characters, and YOUR face on a playing card. Now, you can be a part of the game.
Backers: 10
Average Pledge Per Backer: $101

Funded: $1,009 of $3,000
Dates: May 15th -> Jun 16th (32 days)
Project By: Konokopia
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TowerBuildingBabel (Instructions for the solitaire game)

June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
. GOAL The goal of the game is to make a card ziggurat. A ziggurat is a stepped pyramid. To build it, you begin at the base and work your way upwards to the tip. Each new layer of the ziggurat has one less card than the layer below it. For example,... (Read More)

MESA PATTERNED (Instructions for two to four player game, variant 1.)

June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
The top row is the SET-UP PATTERN that players have to match. Below are some of the possible pattern matches that players can create. Some of these patterns are "stronger" than others. 1) Matches Colors, 2) Matches Clans, 3) Matches Numbers/Values... (Read More)

MeSadoku (Instructions for two player game)

June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Here are my initial gameplay instructions for the MeSadoku game. As I am further refining this game, I am also developing the solitaire version for it. All comments, suggestions, advice, etc, that can make this game better are welcomed. . The... (Read More)

Samples of the Symmetrical Card Design

May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Here is the sample studies for the symmetrical design of the Mesa cards. The symmetry is in the two sets of Attributes in the corners. The figures will, of course, not be symmetrical.  . Three basic types of characters will appear in the Mesa... (Read More)

PDF Printout of 36 Sample Mesa Cards Now Available

May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone, I've collected 36 sample Mesa cards into a PDF. You can print them and cut them up to make a 36 card version of the Mesa deck. I reduced the cards to fit into two pages and I only used the limited color cards for uniformity. These... (Read More)

Which Three of the Twelve Mesa Games Would You Like Game Instructions For?

May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
 "I'd suggest posting rules and reviews of at least some of the games included. The descriptions don't really tell me anything at all. I mean, 12 good games are awesome, 12 bad games are useless. I have no way to know which yours are." -Jacq Merfecq... (Read More)

Expanding Mesa: New Character cards, Action Cards and Game Boards To Come

May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
I have started to think of Mesa not just as a couple of decks of cards but as a game system that includes cards, dice, game boards and all the different elements that come with game boards. Mesa will grow and one way it will grow is in adding new... (Read More)

Mesa Puzzled Jumbo Card Re-designed

May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
The re-designed Mesa Puzzled jumbo card.  . Hi Everyone, I decided to re-design the Mesa Puzzled jumbo card. Rather than being a square card, it is now the same size as all the other jumbo cards. Actually, this works far better for the Mesa puzzled... (Read More)

An Important Design Option I Need Your Responses To

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Should I make the card Attributes symmetrical? Here is a sample of four. . Hi Everyone, There is something that has been on the back of my mind for a while but I ignored it until now. That something is the question of whether I should make the... (Read More)

Object List for the Object Cards in the Mesa Booster Pack

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Some sample studies for the Mesa Object cards. I want to illustrate everyday objects in a whimsical, fun way.  . Hi Everyone, As you know, or may know, the Object cards that are part of the Booster Pack are used to "boost" a character's Attributes.... (Read More)

Should Grown-ups Deck consist of Recognizable Faces?

May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone, Antoine has brought up an important question about the Grown-ups famous people caricature selection. The question is should the selection be driven by "recognizable" faces? Is it important to you to be able to recognize the famous person... (Read More)

The Mesa Talent Dice

May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
On the left is the Talent die that is part of the three Mesa dice. On the right is the bonus die that will be the fourth Mesa die included in the set if the project reaches that Stretch Goal.  . Hi Everyone, I wanted to explain the mesa Talent die... (Read More)

Some Choices for the Grown-ups Mesa deck

May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Caricatures I did a while (while!) back of Gustave Flaubert, Jules Verne and Charles Darwin. For the Grown-ups deck, I will create a whole new set of caricature drawings. . Hi Everyone, As you know, the Mesa Grown-ups deck will consist of... (Read More)

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