Counterpoint: a Co-op Classical Music Trick-Taking Game

A project in Seattle, WA by Square Cactus Games
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Counterpoint is a cooperative trick-taking game for 3-5 players where the challenges are based on different pieces of classical music.
Backers: 321
Average Daily Pledges: $608
Average Pledge Per Backer: $28

Funding: $9,127 of $6,000
Dates: May 26th -> Jun 25th (30 days)
Project By: Square Cactus Games
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Latest News

Share Counterpoint | Have you heard of Chicken Fried Dice? | Name game ram reveal!

June 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Know anyone who would love Counterpoint? Card game fiends? Classical music nerds? Chamber music performing families? Help me spread the word on social!  You can share the image below on your socials (and link to the Counterpoint kickstarter page of... (Read More)

Building the Game Podcast | Honeypot shout out | Vote to name the Ram cellist

June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
I was invited to be on the Building the Game Podcast this week to talk with Jason Slingerland and Emily Vincent about art as theme in table top games. We had a really lively conversation discussing the different ways games can integrate art as core... (Read More)

Micro May Shoutout | Naming game continues

May 28th - via: kickstarter.com
In case you weren't aware, Counterpoint is part of Micro May on Kickstarter. Micro May is all about celebrating compact, full-experience games available on the kickstarter platform. And there are some awesome games to check out.  I wanted to... (Read More)

Fully funded! Thank you! | Vote to name the Armadillo!

May 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Good gosh! I'm speechless! Thank you all so much for showing up and making this happen! ✨ 209 of you helped get Counterpoint funded in just under 15 hours. 🎉 222 of you have backed in the first 24 hours. 💪 AND there are still ~28 days left in... (Read More)

Less than $500 to go! | Vote on Armadillo's name

May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
...and I think we can make it today! 🎻🎶 As the day ends here on the west coast, I wanna start by saying thank you all for your help, support, and encouragement. 💛 If you have played counterpoint, or are just plain excited by this project,... (Read More)

We're halfway there | Help me name the characters!

May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
What can I say besides WOW! 🤩 Huge thanks to all backers who are helping make this game a reality. Your support is absolutely overwhelming. Everyone here has such great taste in games and music... Y'all deserve a standing ovation—BRAVO! 👏 The... (Read More)

Counterpoint launches in one week! | KublaCon this weekend | Past playtest photos

May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
📆 The big day is just one short week away! 😱 Counterpoint is launching in just one week on ✨ Tuesday, May 26th at 9am Pacific! ✨ Early backers are super important to indie projects like Counterpoint. If we get lots of early backers, the... (Read More)

Counterpoint launch date + photos of the pre-production proof

May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Counterpoint is tuning up to launch on:  ✨✨ May 26th at 9am, Pacific ✨✨Mark your calendars—Or better yet, use this EVENT LINK to add a reminder to your calendar and get alerted when the campaign launches.  Backing on day one is *super... (Read More)

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