Fire In The Hole - The Plunderin' Pirate Game

A project in Los Angeles, CA by McMiller
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Avast Ye! Fire In The Hole is part card game, part dexterity game, and centers around an impressive biodegradable pop-up ship.
Backers: 4458
Average Pledge Per Backer: $52

Funded: $232,669 of $7,500
Dates: Mar 10th -> Apr 9th (30 days)
Project By: McMiller
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Latest News

BIG UPDATE!

April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
AVAST YE! Last chance to add additional Booty bags and Expansion packs to your order! A fair day to ye, dear backers. This message is goin' out to ye to make sure you add any expansion packs, booty bags, or stretch goals to your rewards ASAP as there... (Read More)

Announcing a secret stretch goal... and we're a Kickstarter PROJECT WE LOVE!

April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We were jumpin’ fer joy in our pirate booties when we opened our email yesterday to find that we’ve been chosen as a PROJECT WE LOVE by Kickstarter! We’re honored to be included and want to thank all of YOU for putting us on the Kickstarter... (Read More)

THE. KRAKEN. IS. HERE.

March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Grab yer cutlass, man yer station, and BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES.  The next stretch goal has been reached, which can only mean one thing….. THE. KRAKEN. IS. HERE. There’s nothin’ to do now but wait fer the ship to go down, this monster is out... (Read More)

Fire In The Hole just got a whole lot more DEADLY.

March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

EXTRA EXTRA!

March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
The eXtra marks the spot is here to promote ye all the way to CAPTAIN status.  This is a super special version of the X Marks The Spot, which can be placed in a square to stop a fellow pirate from snaggin’ a win. Made of high quality, laser cut... (Read More)

Stretch goal unlocked: Fire In The Hole just got a whole lot FANCIER.

March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Ahoy, beloved brethren - we hit $100,000 and more than 1500 backers! We are humbled by all the support as a teeny-weeny company, and over the moon that so many of you want to be a part of getting this game made! A massive and sincere THANK YOU! Ye... (Read More)

Ahoy Mateys! You did it! STRETCH GOAL unlocked!

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
The ship is going into the dry dock for a major upgrade! Circle-shaped cut-outs will be in every square for an even more satisfactory landing of your cannonballs. Those balls will sit snugly in the holes, plus the holes will reveal what treasures are... (Read More)

WARNING! KRAKEN APPROACHING!

March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Ye've done it now, crew. All of yer dastardly pirate ways are making the kraken ANGRY. With every unlocked stretch goal, the kraken is swimming closer and closer to ship. Any guesses on what it will do?? Time to batten down the hatches, we're in for... (Read More)

Ye dug up the NAME YER VESSEL celebration kit! Here's what's next...

March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
MAJOR PIRATE MOMENT! Don't mind us, we're just a bit giddy over this one... the NAME YER VESSEL celebration kit has been officially unlocked! We can't wait to hear everyones ship names. Shippy McDee? The Rakish Rainpuddle? The Bilgin' Barkadeer? Ok,... (Read More)

CARD REVEAL: Here's the official Red Cannonball card, so stoked to include this!

March 14th - via: kickstarter.com
David had his R&R and updated the page! And we can now introduce the Red Cannonball card - Stretch goal 3! We're so close to the NAME YER VESSEL celebration kit...Will you call it The Mighty Dubloon Damsel? The Sailin’ Steve? The……... (Read More)

Pirate board game sees players shooting cannonballs into a pop-up ship

March 14th - via: dicebreaker.com
A dexterity board game for two to four players, Fire in the Hole! challenges its landlubber combatants to beat their opponents in a game of skill. The group converges around a pop-up pirate ship that contains a grid in which balls will be fired into and held inside. (Read More)

You DUG UP another TREASURE! Not 1 but 3 Red Cannonballs.

March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
These bloody balls off doom will wreak havoc. If you manage to get these in your possession you get to throw all three with one hand AT THE SAME TIME and replace any that land in the ship with your own balls. Go scurvy dog! Updating the Kickstarter... (Read More)

WE NOW HAVE THE X FACTOR - THANKS TO ALL YE SCALLYWAGS! (stretch goal unlocked)

March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Amazing news - we have over 500 backers and raised more than $20,000 so you’ve unlocked: X MARKS THE SPOT!  This sneaky X can be placed in the ship to block another pirate from snagging a win! TWO ACTIONS to uncover…. The RED CANNONBALL!  We... (Read More)

YE DID IT, ME HEARTIES! STRETCH GOAL #1 UNLOCKED

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
A new way to become the true scourge of the seven seas! Now all games will come with a singular BLACK CANNONBALL and accompanying card - when this magic little ball lands in a square, any and all cannonballs it touches get removed from the ship!... (Read More)

AHOY, MATES! WE'RE FULLY FUNDED!

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
FULLY FUNDED IN 2.5 HOURS! THANK YOU to the finest crew to sail the seven seas! But this is not the end of our pirate journey - now ye’ve stepped aboard, the merriment and madness can truly begin… Now we’ll be diggin’ up heaps o’ buried... (Read More)

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