Artistes Misérables - Painting is a miserable way to die
A project in Bassett, VA by Greg Porter000days
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Live sad, die young, leave behind a beautiful painting. A darkly humorous card game about painting masterpieces and dying in obscurity.
Backers: 250
Average Pledge Per Backer: $29
Funded: $7,344 of $10,000
Dates: Sep 28th -> Oct 28th (30 days)
Project By: Greg Porter
Backers: 250
Average Pledge Per Backer: $29
Funded: $7,344 of $10,000
Dates: Sep 28th -> Oct 28th (30 days)
Project By: Greg Porter
$7,344
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 28 @ 06:14 -0400 GMT
73%
of goal
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Latest News
24 and 3300 to go 
October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Which is admittedly a steep climb, but it isn't over until it is over. A continued thanks to backers who have been here since the beginning and the passel of new ones that showed up in the 24 hours since the last update. Aside from being acquainted... (Read More)
The final 48 hours begins
October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
That's really about the extent of the update. I will be hitting every forum, reddit and Facebook group I know, as well as doing a final mass mailing. And I guess everyone who wanted Kickstarter to notify them in the final 48 hours is going to get a... (Read More)
Not quite the final stretch (and art choices)
October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
At the time this is sent out there will be about 72 hours left and we're not yet funded. I can be unhappy about this, but my other two (successful) Kickstarters were in the same boat. Past performance is no guarantee of future results, however. So,... (Read More)
Print & Play activated!
October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
If you check the campaign page, you will see an update header with the DriveThruCards badge on the right side. The rewards for the game now include a print & play (US$5) and pre-printed “just the deck” (US$10 plus US$5 shipping) options. The... (Read More)
Inside Jokes
October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
It is not an integral part of the game, but there are a handful of "inside jokes" that will mostly only be noticed by people who know the subject. For instance, here is one of the cards: There are several levels of joke involved with the art and the... (Read More)
Painting your neighbors
October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Artists in the period the game is ostensibly set (late 19th century) and especially in France seem to have a tropism towards prostitutes as subject matter. A lot of these pictures would I suppose be NSFW, so I will not embed them, but a... (Read More)
Momentum and Madness
October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
A hearty welcome to the fifty or backers who joined in between the last update and this one. Judging from the data, most of you are a testament to the power of personal recommendation, and those recommendations have made me lose some Despair and have... (Read More)
Two weeks to go
October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
I cannot put an exclamation point on that update title, since the funding is...struggling. However, the project will continue on until I have collected enough Poverty and Despair to actually win this game. Or, the deck runs out, I get drafted and die... (Read More)
One-third the way there
October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
At least time-wise. Not all of the 19th century artists whose names we recognize today had sad lives and sadder deaths. But there were quite a few, and many of the game event cards are based on them. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec came from a wealthy,... (Read More)
Graphic tweaks and collecting Despair tokens
October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
I've taken the liberty of adjusting the top-level picture to reflect my mood. Also, if you revisit the campaign you will see the current, improved card readability. This is pretty much a result of asking a Reddit typography group to savage my card... (Read More)
The March to Moscow begins
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
My other two Kickstarters were successful and people liked the games, but they were a long slog. And this one is shaping up to be the same. Sigh. In the "things you can do to help" category, sharing that you backed it is always good. And apparently... (Read More)
Day 1 update
September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
A big thank you to all the Day 1 backers. Not as many of you as I had hoped, but then again I have a pretty high opinion of the game in terms of fun, strategy and replay value. It has always been a hit at convention pickup games from the "race to die... (Read More)
And we're off!
September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
And a quick shoutout to our first (token) backer. We're not naming names out of respect for privacy, but we both know who you are. Thanks! (Read More)
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