Break Kickstarter: Capital Vices - a micro game for only $7

A project in Burlington, VT by Corey Andalora
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Carefully arrange the Capitals resources, to boost your virtue and expose others' vice - portable and playable in 20 minutes!
Backers: 113
Average Pledge Per Backer: $21

Funded: $2,396 of $150
Dates: Jul 23rd -> Aug 12th (20 days)
Project By: Corey Andalora
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Latest News

THANK YOU! A shared victory!

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Campaign Complete The campaign is complete but this is only the beginning!  Your part is over and we'll take it from here.  We cannot thank you enough! But first, let's review everything we've accomplished up to this point. Review Nearly $2400... (Read More)

Less than 2 hours to go!

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
This campaign has been a roller coaster and with less than 2 hours remaining it is a full adrenaline rush.  Thank you everyone that has backed!  If you have friends that would be interested, let them know this is their final chance to back.  We... (Read More)

Bonus cards hookboxes upgrade funded! Only 24 hours remaining.

August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We funding over $2000 and that means every bonus cards pack will now be packaged in a hookbox like the base game and the variant actions pack!  We also gained our 100th backer!  That is amazing and thank you all! You may have noticed we revealed a... (Read More)

Final Bonus Card "Troll" - Only 48 hours remaining in the campaign!

August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
The final Bonus Card is an 8th action! Some might even call Troll the 8th deadly sin.  Shuffle it with the other actions. The player who takes the Troll action puts the card in any player coffer with the reverse side up: it's a wild resource that... (Read More)

Solo player upgrade! Bonus card "Zealots"

August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We've been secretly working on even more ways to play Capital Vices single player. Today we are excited to present Zealots! Merriam-Webster defines a "Zealot" as: a person marked by fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or an idea These AI... (Read More)

Only 3 day left: Bonus Card "Capital Market"

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Day 16 Bonus Card "Capital Market" (inspired by "waste not, want not") works with the extra resources that come with the Variant Pack. It starts the game holding a resource chosen randomly from the four extra resources, food side up. Before a player... (Read More)

Bonus Card "Tourist", Final variant result: Pride

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
With only a few days left, please help us out by visiting the following link: Kicktraq Listing Day 15 Bonus Card Rounding out our roles Bonus Cards, we have "Tourist," based loosely on the "blasphemy" idea of stealing away points. With no coffer or... (Read More)

Bonus Card "Capital Divide", Gluttony variant result, and Pride variant vote

August 6th - via: kickstarter.com
"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." – Helen Keller Day 14 Bonus Card "Capital Divide" introduces a new format: TEAMS! In this 2 vs 2 format, teammates sit across from one another and work together to get both players' coffers... (Read More)

Bonus Card "Trickster", Greed variant results, Gluttony vote and MORE!!

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
There is so much in this update, our coffer is FULL. Roasted Games podcast Listen to us talk to Bill Price and Kaz Gable from Roasted Games about Capital Vices and general game design: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/roasted-games/id1464310268... (Read More)

Bonus Card "Inquisition", Envy variant vote, Greed variant vote, and some BIG news

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
"Torquemada, do not implore him for compassion. Torquemada, do not beg him for forgiveness. Torquemada, do not ask him for mercy. Let's face it - you can't Torquemada* anything!"―Mel Brooks, History of the World: Part I Day 12 Bonus Card This might... (Read More)

We are over 1000% funded! Social stretch goal time!

August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We raised more than 10 times our goal of $150 and now have over $1500 from our backers.  We can't thank you enough!  You have all done so much for us. We know you will love the game, and we think your friends will too, so we need your help... (Read More)

Bonus Card "Collector", Lust variant results, Envy variant vote

August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Day 11 Bonus Card Our backers are just too clever.  You caught on to our inclusion of "Mayor" and immediately suggested other reward level influenced cards.  The idea for the Collector was so good, we used it without any modifications! Collector -... (Read More)

Bonus Card "Capital", Sloth variant results, Lust variant vote

August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Day 10 Bonus Card "Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed."     ―Mahatma Gandhi Inspired by the "Original Sin" suggestion, the "Capital" card is both food and money, no... (Read More)

Campaign halfway point: Introducing the first 7 variant actions!

August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We are halfway through the Capital Vices Kickstarter campaign.  Your participation has been the key to our success. Keep commenting your suggestions, giving us your votes, and sharing us with your friends.   We really appreciate your support! It... (Read More)

Bonus Card "The Mayor', Wrath variant results, Sloth variant vote

August 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Day 9 Bonus Card Selection "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."   ―John Dalberg-Acton The Mayor - Art subject to change  "The Mayor" is a new type of card: a Role card. With him comes a new game mode: 1 vs. many. The... (Read More)

Bonus Card "Capital Crisis", Pride variant result, and Wrath variant vote

July 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Day 8 Bonus Card Selection "Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!"  ― Dr. Peter Venkman Capital Crisis - Art subject to change The "Capital Crisis" card creates an aura of chaos. As a nod to the "sins and virtues switch... (Read More)

We are adding a stretch goal! Upgrade the bonus card envelopes to hookboxes.

July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
There were two things we didn't anticipate going into this Kickstarter campaign: 1) Deeply strategic bonus cards that enhance the game play 2) Stretch goals As of now, both of those have become reality thanks to the success of this campaign.  The... (Read More)

Bonus card "The Saint", Gluttony variant results, and Pride variant vote

July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Day 7 Bonus Card Selection “I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”  ― Nelson Mandela The Saint - Art subject to change This is a wordy one, but no one said it's easy being a Saint! Just kidding -- it's... (Read More)

Bonus card "Forbidden Fruit", Greed variant results, and Gluttony variant vote

July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Day 6 Bonus Card Selection Do not be tempted by the Forbidden Fruit!  It will only slow your progress.  If a round ends with a coffer containing four or more fruit, then the Forbidden Fruit enters play in the next round.  Shuffle the fruit in with... (Read More)

Bonus card "The Beggar", Envy variant results, and Greed variant vote

July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Day 5 Bonus Card Selection The Beggar helps you be more virtuous. To bring the Beggar into play, ONE person has to have the least amount of money in their coffer at the end of a round. Subsequently, to move the Beggar, give money, through actions, to... (Read More)

Bonus card "Hoard", Lust variant results, and Envy variant vote

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Day 4 Bonus Card Selection This time we've focused on changing the starting conditions of the 1-3 player games. The bonus card "Hoard" is a neutral coffer that collects all the money at the beginning of the game.  All the white resources are... (Read More)

Over $1000 raised... WOW! Also, new pledge options!

July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
This campaign has gone over $1000.  That is amazing!  Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!   You wanted simpler pledge options, and now they're available! We have added 3 new options: Citizen: Patience - $7: 1 copy of Capital Vices + white score card... (Read More)

We need your opinion: Break Kickstarter confusion

July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Bonus card "Feast or Famine", Sloth variant results, and Lust variant vote

July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Day 3 Bonus Card Selection For this bonus card, we wanted to focus on changing resources. We took the idea of famine and created the card "Feast or Famine" which is a color-less, double-sided resource card worth DOUBLE money on one side or DOUBLE... (Read More)

Bonus card "Scales of Justice", Wrath variant results, and Sloth variant vote

July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Day 2 Bonus Card Selection Still so many fresh ideas to choose from. This bonus card was based on the idea of randomization. "Scales of Justice" can turn what you thought was your perfectly positioned pool of provisions into a wretched resource... (Read More)

New Pledge Level for All-In

July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks so much to all our backers! We've come to realize that if someone wants to go all in, we should make it easy! So we've created the "Mayor" pledge level. For $20 (plus shipping), you get the base game, both add-ons, and more!  Thanks to... (Read More)

Bonus card Sacrificial Lamb and first vote for Wrath variant

July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Day 1 Bonus Card Selection Wow... so many good ideas!  First, thank you everyone for a fantastic first day.  We have more than tripled our goal already.  Amazing! On to the first Bonus Card we selected from your suggestions. We talked it over and... (Read More)

Funded in less than 4 hours! Let the REAL fun begin!

July 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Exciting news!  Capital Vices is going to be a reality thanks to you!  And the fun doesn't stop there.  Keep giving us your BONUS card suggestions in the comments section of the campaign.  We will pick our favorite tonight.  Come back tomorrow... (Read More)

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