Fabulous Beasts - a new kind of game

A project in London, UK by Sensible Object
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A tasty blend of tabletop dexterity and digital strategy. Beautiful pieces, custom hardware and super-social gameplay. Fun. Fun? Fun!
Backers: 2224
Average Pledge Per Backer: £76

Funded: £168,360 of £150,000
Dates: Jan 26th -> Feb 25th (31 days)
Project By: Sensible Object
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Latest News

Legal Challenge Forces Fabulous Beasts Name Change

May 10th - via: all3dp.com
Fabulous Beasts, the 3D printed board game that lit up Kickstarter, must change their name or face a legal challenge by Warner Bros Studios. (Read More)

Another goal is unlocked!

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
The Bestiary is yours!You've done it! We have 2200 backers! And now the game will keep a record of all the amazing beasts you encounter. All the beasts are happy they'll be immortalised in its pages. As we sit in the closing few hours of the... (Read More)

Goal unlocked!

February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Shark is very happy! You did it! We're super happy to announce that we've met a stretch goal! We now have over 3000 shares on our sharing page, and so the Creature Detail Upgrade is happening! Now every beast will be even more fabulous with printed... (Read More)

Punching custard and talking thrones - a look at Fabulous Beasts' ancestors

February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone,In today's post, we thought we'd take a break from all the asking you to do stuff and take you back in time. We talked about some of the story of how we got here on the main campaign page, but we thought we'd pick out a few projects that... (Read More)

The race continues!

February 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Phew.Well, our heads are clearing from our 100% funded party last night (OK, really we were toasting each over over Slack with whatever booze we had to hand) and we're looking at the three days we have left. We very much want to deliver you some... (Read More)

We made it! We are funded!

February 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Backers, We're funded! From all of us at Fabulous Beasts - Thank You! Your support has been utterly tremendous and we really, really can't thank you enough for helping us get here. Thanks, Danke, Merci, Dank je, Gracias, Grazie, شكرا,... (Read More)

The Handmade's Tale

February 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello backers, In this update we'd like to tell you about some of the materials, processes and effects that we're going to be using to make the Handmade Editions. As each of these editions will be individually crafted by us here in our workshop at... (Read More)

1 week left and we're nearly there...

February 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest Backers,Did we tell you lately that we think you're great? Honestly, when we started out on this Kickstarter rollercoaster we really weren't sure how our quirky, different, tabletop-meets-digital game would come across. It's a game that... (Read More)

3D Printed Fabulous Beasts Doing Fabulously On Kickstarter

February 17th - via: 3dprint.com
Fabulous Beasts, which was created by London game designer Alex Fleetwood, involves stacking 3D printed animals, or “artefacts,” into a Jenga-style tower, but with higher stakes than classic Jenga (Read More)

New reward tier: announcing the Yogscast Edition!

February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest backers, We're feeling pretty overwhelmed and delighted here in the studio - everyone who's come into contact with the game has said the nicest things, and we've made friends all over the world. We can't actually remember what it's like when... (Read More)

This is for the lovers...

February 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello backers, Ah, Valentine's Day. A time for celebrating love in all the many forms it can take. Perhaps you'll be spending it in the warm embrace of a loved one, or perhaps in the equally warm embrace of the sofa, in your pyjamas, watching TV (pro... (Read More)

75% funded! big hugs, hearty welcomes, some lovely things to listen to, wallpapers, events, and a wild *something* appears…

February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello friends, When we awoke today at Fabulous Towers to find that we’ve been included in the Kickstarter newsletter, there was much rejoicing. Alex sang show tunes (not unusual), George did a merry jig, Chris had a cry, Lyall threw the TV out of... (Read More)

Thomas Bidaux's Blog - Games on Kickstarter in 2015

February 12th - via: gamasutra.com
This is the second part of me looking at the past year and Kickstarter, this time looking at games and only games. (Read More)

FamilyGamerTV checks out toys-to-life Kickstarter project, Fabulous Beasts

February 11th - via: toynews-online.biz
If you’ve not seen it already, Fabulous Beasts combines Jenga and video-game play to create a toy stacking multi-player game for all ages. (Read More)

Half-way: new stretch goals and reward tiers announced!

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear backers,  We're half-way through our campaign! Just 15 days and 4 hours to go... Thanks so much to everyone for all your support. We thought we'd mark this milestone with some exciting announcements. Now that the first wave of press and... (Read More)

Day 15 - How Things Stack, A Deep Dive on the Maker Edition

February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest backers How was your weekend? When not manning the Kickstarter account, we played a bunch of games. Lyall played Avalon and Mysterium, George played Firewatch, and Tim lost six straight games of Seven Wonders. Oof. What games did you all... (Read More)

Day 11: How to back for multiple items, Air-Bear-Eagle has 2 names!

February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Friday, backers!  Over the course of the campaign we’ve had a lot of questions about how to pledge for multiple items. Well, the good news is that today we can confirm that we'll be using BackerKit to manage your pledges. Using Backerkit... (Read More)

Day 9: Worldwide coverage, questions answered. Air-Bear-Eagle needs you!

February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Backers,A big welcome to everyone who's joined us in the last couple of days, and for all your support! After yesterday's excitement we're going to keep this one short and sweet.  Alex was on the BBC World Service yesterday on their technology... (Read More)

Day 8 - Project of the Day! First Stretch Goal News!

February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest backers,  We're one week into our campaign and we woke up to the delightful news that Kickstarter has featured us as their Project of the Day! It's a real honour to be picked out of all the incredible projects that are live right now, and I... (Read More)

All About Miracles

February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Dearest backers, We hope you all had wonderful weekends! Did you play any good games?  We wanted to let you know that tomorrow we'll be sharing the first reveal of some of the stretch goals we have planned for the game. We know what an important... (Read More)

Day 3 - and your beasts start to come to life...

January 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello backers! There are now *deep breath* over a thousand of you! One. Thousand. Thanks for joining us and helping us make this dream of ours a reality. We're closing in on the half-way mark, and with your help we might even get there this weekend.... (Read More)

It's Day 2! What beasts would you like to see in the game?

January 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Alex Fleetwood here again. We've had another amazing day, and just about time to catch up with some of the wonderful reaction we've had on Twitter and Facebook. Thank you! We wanted to give you glimpse of some of the many fabulous beasts... (Read More)

Good morning, Early Birds - day 1 and a third of the way there

January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Alex here. Me and the team are blinking in astonishment at the amazing support that you've all showed us on Day 1 of our campaign. We are a third of thy way there already! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Seriously.  We are down... (Read More)

A new Kickstarter campaign has begun for Fabulous Beasts, where physical building meets Android gaming

January 27th - via: droidgamers.com
The game is designed to be played both in physical life on your tabletop, in conjunction with a game on tablets and smartphones. (Read More)

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