Dark Darker Darkest

A project in Dallas, TX by Queen Games
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A cooperative board game where 2-5 "survivors" explore the secured house of Doctor Mortimer, working to stop the zombie apocalypse.
Backers: 1462
Average Pledge Per Backer: $136

Funded: $198,232 of $30,000
Dates: Jun 11th -> Jul 13th (32 days)
Project By: Queen Games
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Latest News

190k Stretch Goal Reached!

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks everyone, Room Tiles in the game will now be double-sided. One side shows a room, the other side shows a raging fire.   The Big Question, "What am I getting in my pledge level?" Below is a updated chart that shows a component breakdown of... (Read More)

Two Stretch Goals reached! Three more Stretch Goals revealed!

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks again everyone, Premium backers will now receive for free "Engraved Survivor Dice In Survivor Colors". Standard backers can now buy at a reduced price of $15 "Engraved Survivor Dice In Survivor Colors". The Big Question, "What am I getting in... (Read More)

Moving Fast Today. Two Stretch Goals have been retched!

July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks  again everyone,   Premium and Standard backers will now receive The Mini Expansion "Victims" and The Radioactive Expansion "RadioactiveRed Nemesis and Survivor Expansion" This expansion also contains the "Components Pack" The Recently... (Read More)

We Have Glow-In-The-Dark "Stench"!

July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks everyone, Premium and Standard backers will now receive Glow-In-the-Dark Zombie "Stench" set of 10. The Big Question, "What am I getting in my pledge level?" Below is a updated chart that shows a component breakdown of what is in the Standard... (Read More)

We have unlocked a Nemesis!

July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks everyone, Premium and Standard backers will now receive a 4th Nemesis "Rachel" and card! The Big Question, "What am I getting in my pledge level?" Below is a revised and updated chart that shows a component breakdown of what is in the Standard... (Read More)

We have hit 2 Stretch Goals! 140k and 145k

July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks everyone, Premium backers will now receive 10 "Disco Doll" zombies and the special rules that come with her. All backers will be receiving 4 Glow-In-The-Dark Creature dice, 1 Glow-In-The-Dark Terror die and 2 room tiles. The Big Question,... (Read More)

Shipping costs update

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
HI everyone, Thank you very much for your patience as we worked this out with our regional distributors to get you better shipping costs. Here is the updated shipping information. UK, France and Austria were $20 now $0 (free) Canada was $25 now $15... (Read More)

Concept Art and Add-Ons

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We would like to introduce all our backers to this great new concept art David presented us with today! We now have 3 new Creatures, 2 new Survivors one of which is David himself, and a new Nemesis. These have become some great new add-ons.  (Read More)

The Big Question, "What am I getting?" Updated

July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
The Big Question, "What am I getting?" We have made some big changes to the Stretch Goals this week (7-1-13).  This is a revised and updated chart that shows a component breakdown of what is in the Standard box for retail, the Standard Pledge Level... (Read More)

Revised stretch Goals!

July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi All, Revised Stretch Goals! Most noteworthy is that Gorilla and Helen have moved into the 130k position. So they are now unlocked and bundled with the Snake. Zombies such as Disco Doll, Glow-in-the-dark Stench, and Chunk come with rules. In some... (Read More)

We Have game play videos!

July 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi All, There are eight, 5min. long videos .   http://www.youtube.com/user/TheRealQueenGames?feature=watch  Or go to the Dark Darker Darkest page on Board Game Geek, and scroll down to the “Videos” ... (Read More)

Glow-in-the-dark zombies instead of Metro and some new stretch goals

July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, Several backers expressed an interest in being able to choose something other than Metro for the initial goal. So, if players wish, they can get 32 glow-in-the-dark "Tuff Guy" zombies instead of Metro. These can also be purchased as an... (Read More)

1200 Backer Saturday stretch goal - The Helicopter mini-expansion

June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much for the support everyone. We have a timed stretch goal that we are offering. If we reach 1200 backers by midnight Saturday night (12AM Sunday morning - US Central Time also GMT -5) we will give every backer at the Standard level... (Read More)

Updated Chart

June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone, As you all know from Update #16 we unlocked some cool stuff yesterday. I have updated the chart and I wanted to share it with everybody. For those of you that are new this chart clearly shows what you are getting with your Pledge Level... (Read More)

Not only are we radioactive, we are Toxic!!!!!!

June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much again for your support! We have unlocked Toxic (the giant snake creature)! Next in line (only $10k more) we have Masher, the gorilla creature. We have also compressed the next several stretch goal levels; they are now achieved at... (Read More)

We are Radioactive!!!!! - Check out the expansion in a KS exclusive color - RadioactiveRed!

June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much for backing Dark, Darker, Darkest. Due to the amazing support, we have the green light (ok red light) to make available the Radioactive Expansion in a Kickstarter exclusive color...RadioactiveRed!!!! The expansion introduces another... (Read More)

New Pledge Level Added!

June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Everyone, As most of you know we have re-worked the Stretch Goals for this campaign. Because of this we thought it would be a good idea to add another EARLY BIRD PREMIUM Level at a early bird price. This new level offers the same rewards as the... (Read More)

We have Reached $120,000

June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Everyone, The $120,000 goal has been unlocked! All backers will receive 8 more minis of the "STENCH" zombie. If you are not doing your job of taking out zombies you will appreciate having these extra zombies to place on the board.........Or... (Read More)

The Big Question, "What am I getting?"

June 18th - via: kickstarter.com
The Big Question, "What am I getting?" Here is the table table that shows a component breakdown of what is in the Standard box for retail, the Standard Pledge Level for Kickstarter, and the Premium Pledge Level for Kickstarter. This table also shows... (Read More)

Stretch Goals Re-worked

June 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello All, We have been listening and have taken many comments into consideration. After several healthy back and forth discussions we have updated the front page with a re-working of the Stretch Goals. Most notably the Creatures: Snake “Toxic”... (Read More)

We have rules!

June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We have rules! Rules are posted at Board Game Geek in a PDF file: http://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/91829/dark-darker-darkest I have also have them below. Thanks for your support, Nikki QG-US  (Read More)

Thank You

June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much to the 1000+ backers of Dark, Darker, Darkest. We are thrilled with the initial response and appreciate your support. And to the many fans of David and Dark, Darker, Darkest, we are listening. Before going any further I want to... (Read More)

Oops! Amendment to Update #7

June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
OOPS! I have a correction David Ausloos has corrected me. Nikki, In the most recent update description you mention: With these two additional survivors your DDD game can now support 7 players! Actually, this is not entirely true. In theory it does,... (Read More)

85,000 Stretch Reward Unlocked

June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Everyone, The $85,000 goal has been unlocked! All backers from the Early Bird Premium Level and above will receive this new survivor Chuck Lee for free. All backers from the Early Bird Premium Level and above were already getting survivor Bunny... (Read More)

Essen 2013 Pick Up!

June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Backers, So much is happening today! The International Spieltage is October 24th-27th and held in Essen Germany. Some of you have asked for Essen pick up. The answer is YES!   On the survey for this project we will have the question. Essen pick... (Read More)

Rewards 55,000 and 70,000 have been unlocked

June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Everyone, We have reached the 55,000 goal. At this level all bakers will receive black, white,and red dice. This goal also opens the option for backers to add to their pledge for $30.00 to get 1 set of 20 survivor dice in all player colors. We... (Read More)

Supporter Badges Anyone?

June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Right-click on the image and save it to your computer. Then upload the saved pic into your Kickstarter profile, or on social media sites to help spread the word!  (Read More)

New Pledge Level Added!

June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Everyone, We are so happy and surprised this campaign has moved so quickly. We have added another Premium Pledge Level. It offers the same rewards as the first EARLY BIRD PREMIUM Level or PREMIUM level. EARLY BIRD PREMIUM #2 $105.00 with a... (Read More)

We Are Moving Fast!

June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Again, The $40,000 goal has been unlocked! Below is an image of the two unlocked Stretch Rewards and the next two Rewards. Thanks again to all our supporters, Nikki QG-US  (Read More)

WOW! Funding Goal Reached

June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello All, Our funding goal was reached in less than 2hrs! Below is a image of the $30,000K goal unlocked. We have also revealed another level of Stretch Rewards.  Thanks again to all of our supporters, Nikki QG-US  (Read More)

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