Children - The Board Game

A project in Kaysville, UT by Quirky Engine Entertainment
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Will you be the one to finally put the children to rest? Or will the malevolent child spirits drive you insane?
Backers: 403
Average Pledge Per Backer: $31

Funded: $12,329 of $1,500
Dates: May 2nd -> Jun 1st (30 days)
Project By: Quirky Engine Entertainment
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Latest News

Stretching Even Further - A Guided Tour of the Thornhill Mansion

May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Craig Nybo here again.What can I say, you hit $11,000. I will now begin composing a dark soundtrack for Children, the Horror Board Game. Do you want to go even darker? How about a guided tour of the Thornhill Mansion, where it all happened, the... (Read More)

24 Hours Left

May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hey gang, only 24 hours left. Craig will have an update a bit later today as well with some cool stuff. We just wanted to thank you, again, for your support of this creepiness in game form. It has restored our faith in the spooky in the world. As a... (Read More)

Children Last Minute Stretch Goal Alert!

May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
We are about to hit $10,000. This unlocks the last stretch goal. We have decided to add a last minute stretch goal.  Craig Nybo, the lead developer of Children happens to be a professional musician. If we hit $11,000, he has agreed to compose an... (Read More)

3-D Skull Stretch Goal Hit!

May 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all, Craig Nybo here. I just wanted to check in and tell you all that you have just made this game twice as cool by unlocking the 3-d skull upgrade. The game will now come with mini skull rather than cardboard skull tokens. Yahoo!  I mentioned... (Read More)

Polish Testing Begins

May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Quick update on Rites of Cthulhu. We are still locking down final artwork. In the meantime, we have finished the rule book and are sending prototypes of the game and rules to our insider well-trusted polish testing team to make sure everything is... (Read More)

Right On! We Hit a Big One!

May 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings all, Craig Nybo here, lead designer of Children. We just hit a big stretch goal. The card game has now turned into a tablet-based board game. We will be printing the 20 room cards as extremely robust, thick cardboard tablets. Thanks,... (Read More)

Meet Edgar

May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi All, Just wanted to check in and let you know how things are going. We have hit more than 200 backers, which is AWESOME. Craig is still working with the Artists, as well as working on a detailed play overview video as several of have requested. We... (Read More)

Stretch Goal 3 Unlocked!!

May 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all for helping us hit this milestone. Together with you, we have unlocked this new room to be added to the game - the Thornhill Mansion, The Spire on the 3rd floor. Madness runs in Irwin Biddle’s family. When his parents died, he was... (Read More)

Room Cards

May 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings all, Although much of the artwork for this game is still being worked on by our brilliant artists, we thought we would share a few completed pieces in this and following updates. Here are some of the rooms you will be visiting in the game... (Read More)

Approaching Stretch Goal 3

May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all, Happy Tuesday!! Let's meet one of the Children....     We are only a couple hundred bucks away from Stretch Goal 3, which is the addition of a room to the Thornhill Mansion, The Spire on the 3rd floor. Madness runs in Irwin Biddle’s... (Read More)

Extremely Cool - 2nd Stretch Goal Reached

May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all,  Craig Nybo here. I just wanted to shout out to everyone and say, THANKS, MAN! Children has just hit its second stretch goal. $3,500 – Add a room to the Thornhill Mansion, The Holding Room in the basement. This will be a small room... (Read More)

Stretch Goal 2 in sight

May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey all, A couple bits of business but first, let’s meet one of the kids.   Thank you so much for your support – we always start with a reachable initial goal and then hope to expand reach from there, but we are thrilled at the reception that... (Read More)

Stretch Goal 1 - Mini-cards - Card Size Update

May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings, This regards stretch goal 1. $2,500 – Mini card versions of the Child Ghost and Toy Cards for the Child/Toy 2-card stacks. These cards will be 1.5” x 1” This will cause the tabletop to be much more orderly during play.We had a backer... (Read More)

Wow. You all are Rock Stars!

May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers, This is Craig Nybo, lead designer for Children. It appears that you have done it in less than 5 hours. Children is funded. All I can say is, on behalf of Quirky Engine Entertainment, thank you so much.  I'm really proud of this game... (Read More)

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