Losswords. A game of literary portions.
A project in Brooklyn, NY by Colleen M, John S, & Eric Z000days
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The most fun you've ever had with Moby Dick, Alice in Wonderland, and Pride and Prejudice.
Backers: 359
Average Pledge Per Backer: $24
Funded: $8,670 of $5,000
Dates: Apr 6th -> May 11th (36 days)
Project By: Colleen M, John S, & Eric Z
Backers: 359
Average Pledge Per Backer: $24
Funded: $8,670 of $5,000
Dates: Apr 6th -> May 11th (36 days)
Project By: Colleen M, John S, & Eric Z
$8,670
current pledge level
Last Updated: May 11 @ 21:01 -0400 GMT
173%
of goal
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Latest News
Final hours, and a look back on an amazing campaign. 
May 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Lossworders! Well here we are, on the last day of the campaign. Right now we’re the most popular mobile game on Kickstarter! I’m sitting here with John, Eric, Lucy and Peter (well, Peter is a virtual presence on Skype) and we’re... (Read More)
The Final Countdown, and the Depths of Losswords' Pleasures!
May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
The Final CountdownHi there Losswords backers and fans! It’s the final countdown. Just 48 hours to go in our campaign! Be sure to tell friends, family, and fellow wordpuzzleophiles about Losswords so we can stretch as far as possible towards our... (Read More)
The literature of Losswords
May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Public domain and copyleft A question that comes up pretty often is how we have the right to use all this literature in Losswords. It is true, this is a game made out of literature written by other people. We can do this thanks to an important... (Read More)
Announcing: Losswords Puzzle Week!
May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
A whole week of Losswords puzzles! Greetings kind Losswords backers, Want to play some Losswords? Well, you’re in luck! We’ve hand-crafted some Lossworded puzzles for you to solve, which we’ll be posting on our Facebook page and via Twitter... (Read More)
Gameplay details 2 - SOLVING a book
April 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Books and beer in BrooklynFirst of all, thanks to our backers that joined us at Berg'n earlier this week to drink a few pints of beer and play a few rounds of the Losswords prototype! It's always useful to see players interacting with a game in... (Read More)
New Backer Reward Tier: Curator!
April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Become a Losswords Curator! Hello Losswords friends! In the Losswords spirit of open source (we do use public domain literature, after all), we’d like to offer a new reward tier. At a $75 level of support (and at levels above $75), you can be a... (Read More)
Gameplay details 1 - LOSSWORDING a book
April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Live playtest event tomorrow in Brooklyn!Hello everyone! First a quick reminder: tomorrow we’re having a real-life backer event! If you live in the New York City Area, join us at Berg’n in Brooklyn for a sneak peek at the Losswords prototype!... (Read More)
Come play Losswords in Brooklyn this Wednesday!
April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings backers and friends! Do you live in the New York City area? Want to come and play Losswords with us? You're in luck! We'll be at Berg'n, a bar and eatery from 6-9pm this coming Wednesday, April 27 with our friends at Victory Pints, a weekly... (Read More)
Solve this book!
April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello backers! As a supporter of Losswords, we wanted to give you a taste of the project's gameplay. Sometimes in Losswords you find words within the words in passages from famous books. Other times, you reconstruct chopped up passages and bring them... (Read More)
WE DID IT! (NEXT: MORE BOOKS + ANDROID PHONES!)
April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! We’re happy to report that we have officially reached our funding goal! WOW! Thanks so much for backing our game - we’re so pleased with all of the messages of enthusiasm and support that have come our way over the past week. We... (Read More)
National Library Week and secret underground libraries
April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Lossworders! It's National Library Week! Losswords is a game about playing with classic books and building your own library, so we consider Losswords to be the unofficial game of libraries and librarians. In that spirit, we’d like to... (Read More)
Halfway there!
April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
50%!!! Wow! After less than 30 hours, we are already halfway to our target! Thank you so much for your support, it really helps build momentum here in the early phase of the campaign. We've been super excited to share Losswords with the world, and... (Read More)
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