Darkrock Ventures - Asteroid Mining in Deep Space Board Game

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A Euro-style worker-placement Boardgame for 2-5 Players in 30-45 minutes! Assemble a crew and mine metal-rich asteroids in deep space!!
Backers: 963
Average Pledge Per Backer: $59

Funded: $56,624 of $25,000
Dates: Jul 14th -> Aug 11th (29 days)
Project By: Magic Meeple Games
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August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
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August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
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August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
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August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
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August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
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Darkrock Ventures, now for 1-5 players!!

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Solo and Co-Operative modes are now included in every copy of Darkrock Ventures and all of the cards will be premium quality!Good morning and welcome to our new backers! I am AMAZED how quickly those two stretch goals fell down, but we'll keep making... (Read More)

Stretch goal unlocked! Solo/CoOp is next!

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning and welcome to all of our new backers! I have some good news for everyone: Stretch goal DISINTEGRATED! Now every copy of Darkrock Ventures will use these awesome bits for Cargo Lock tokens!  Whats next? Solo/Co-Op mode!  Designer's... (Read More)

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August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Seven days to go...Good morning and welcome to all of our new backers! As we enter the final week of the Darkrock Ventures campaign, I wanted to share some good news. We have accomplished THREE separate goals in the past day! 500 Backers!What an... (Read More)

Solo Mode AND Co-Op Modes added to Stretch Goals!!

August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
GenCon Adventure!We're back from GenCon! And what a show this year. Thank you to all of you who backed us during the convention, whether it was a result of meeting us and/or the game, or just because this is when you stumbled upon Darkrock Ventures,... (Read More)

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July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
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Weekend Update! Mini-Expansion Added and New Stretch Goals!

July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
#BestBackersEvery time I turn around you all amaze me. Thanks to one of our many outstanding backers upgrading their pledge, we have unlocked another Stretch Goal!   Now, every copy of Darkrock Ventures will include the Research Deck... (Read More)

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July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
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July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Darkrock Ventures is getting around!We've just gotten some more great reviews in for Darkrock Ventures, and in all three of them, Darkrock Ventures earned high praise!  The first comes to us from Backer and community allstar, Ken Grazier, aka Demo... (Read More)

Beginning a new week, 67% funded!

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
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