Brick & Mortar: A Delightfully Tense Economic Game

A project in San Diego, CA by Nick McCollum
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A game of narrow margins, quirky stores, and strategic market manipulation for 2-4 players
Backers: 828
Average Pledge Per Backer: $47

Funded: $38,951 of $13,000
Dates: Oct 27th -> Nov 21st (25 days)
Project By: Nick McCollum
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Latest News

Live Stream & Final Countdown!

November 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Tune in for another 4-player live stream of Brick & Mortar! Say hi, ask questions, heckle us. Let's have some fun as we count down the final two hours of the campaign! https://www.twitch.tv/octoraffegames  (Read More)

The Final Stretch!

November 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Welcome new backers, and thank you for your support! So glad you found us! Window Shoppers Window Shoppers, if you think you might be interested in a copy of Brick & Mortar, this is a reminder to switch your pledge level before it's too late! At... (Read More)

Dice Tower, Stream Recap, Shipping Discounts!

November 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Shipping Discount Holy cow, so many new backers today—hello, welcome! Thank you for joining us! Because of your support, we've already reached $3 off shipping (and counting). Thank you for spreading the word. Dice Tower Crowd Surfing Tom Vasel... (Read More)

Tabletopia Stream!

November 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We're about five minutes away from starting a live stream of Brick & Mortar on Tabletopia! Tune in here: https://www.twitch.tv/octoraffegames  (Read More)

Stream Tonight, Discount Shipping

November 18th - via: kickstarter.com
This update will be quick since I have to start work in a few minutes. But thank you all for your continued support! I'm taking tomorrow and Friday off to better reply to your messages and comments. :-) Live Stream! As I mentioned in an earlier... (Read More)

Money!

November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Your local store game now accepts card payment! Or, perhaps I should say that card money will replace paper money in your copies of Brick & Mortar. How cool is that! It's very cool because not everyone has a nice set of poker chips! :-) Welcome... (Read More)

New Pledge Level, New Stretch Goal, and More!

November 16th - via: kickstarter.com
First of all, thanks to all the new backers for getting us to stretch goal #5! Each copy of Brick & Mortar will now include upgraded black-core market cards. We're excited to be able to provide this enhanced gameplay experience! Based on your... (Read More)

The people have spoken—upgraded cards it is!

November 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Looking through the comments, I'm pretty sure it was unanimous. Upgraded cards are the next stretch goal. Thanks for your feedback! Final week, here we go!  (Read More)

Stretch goal #5!

November 12th - via: kickstarter.com
We blew past the last stretch goal while I was asleep because you're all awesome. Thank you! Some folks have expressed preferences in the comments about the next stretch goal, so I thought I'd put it up for another vote. Should we move the card... (Read More)

Tabletopia & Stretch Goal #4

November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
What a day! We welcomed a bunch of new backers and unlocked stretch goal #3. Thanks for getting us there so quickly! We're already on our way to the next goal: custom turn-order markers. As I mentioned in a previous update, I've been working on a... (Read More)

Another stretch goal!

November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Now that we've reached $16,500, Brick & Mortar will include custom calendar tokens! Thank you for continuing to spread the word! There are a few simple things you can do to help boost the project even more: If you follow this link... (Read More)

Stretch goal achieved!

November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We've just unlocked our first stretch goal! Thank you for all of your continued support! I'd also like to welcome those of you who pushed us over the hump. Hello! :-) Thank you to everyone who voted on what our next stretch goal should be. It was a... (Read More)

Stretch goal #1, here we come!

November 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We're about 10 Valued Customers away from reaching our first stretch goal! In the spirit of election night here in the U.S., I thought it'd be fun for you all to vote on stretch goal #2. We have 3 options for custom screen-printed tokens. Which ones... (Read More)

And… WE DID IT!

November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to your support, this store game is open for business! It goes without saying that I could not have done this without each and every one of you. And I'm beyond excited for the opportunity to get the game into your hands! Now, let's see if we... (Read More)

We are so close!

November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We're just one valued customer away from reaching our goal! Quick Update This weekend, we played the first full game of Brick & Mortar on Tabletopia. It went very well—except for the fact that I lost. :-) I'm working with the folks at... (Read More)

Promo cards!

October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Those of you who had been following along before the campaign know that I promised free promo cards to anyone who backed on day 1. Well, we're all over the world, and that makes the concept of "day 1" a bit confusing, doesn't it? So… clarification!... (Read More)

We're halfway there! Thank you!

October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, I never expected to get this far so quickly—and it's still the first day! Your comments and messages have been so encouraging! Thank you to those who asked about the stretch goals and Kickstarter exclusives. I've since updated that section to... (Read More)

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