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FIREBALL ISLAND RETURNS
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He is forgiven for whatever sins he committed by publishing Seafall.
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Rob said he didn't like the long run up to the Idol.. fair enough. That can bog down at times, I don't mind but I can see how others would.
What really kind of cheeses me off is this is what I wanted to do. I wanted to make a big 3D board and re-do Fireball Island with some updates and the like.. I suppose I still could and honestly I probably would never get around to it anyway... either way I hope the rest of the boardgame world can at least be half as excited as I am. Indiana Jones type games always appeal to and yet they hardly exist. I'm not sure if it's hard to do that well or people just aren't that interested. I wish Fortune and Glory had of sounded better than it did. The Adventurers appeals to me and I hope to one day get a copy but Fireball Island was there first and still rocks.
I will kickstart this at the highest level.
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JonJacob wrote: This is by far the best boardgame news I've heard in years...
Besides the news (years ago) about Survive and Wiz-War returning, I must emphatically agree.
I can't help but be a bit skeptical about design changes, but I have faith. Fireball Island is a fun game, but after playing it a few times it can lose its luster. A design change to help replayability and thus its longevity as a game cycled onto a table could be welcome.
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I'd be willing to back this one myself.
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fastbilly1 wrote: We need Fireball Island Legacy.
The one thing that could have made this news irritate me
As far as I'm concerned they can change shit around but these things need to still be in the game.
3D board with a big tiki idol
Rolling marbles, obviously
Bridges
The token you cash in to fill up your hand
The Caves
Some basic card play like cancel cards, talismans, fireball, and a fake jewel card
multiple paths
If those elements remain in game and the tweaks stay respectful this could be huge.. if they veer to far down the road into 'let's make it strategic' then it could be ruined. Luckily I mostly trust Rob to make the right choice ... although I'm going to watch development closely.
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Also, while I haven't been blown away by the art direction of Restoration's first three releases, I'm absolutely loving the mid-century travel poster / 50s Tiki vibe I'm getting from the concept art. I actually like it a LOT more than if they'd taken a generic Indiana Jones tack with the art.
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Restoration Games announced today that there will be three (3) expansions available in the Fireball Island Kickstarter. Looks like two small box expansions and a medium/large box expansion. They're also planned for separate retail sale.
At the risk of undermining my negative views re: the Batman Kickstarter with the taint of total hypocrisy, I'm absolutely all-in on this.
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If the game is decent it shouldn't need a ton of expansion material and they have three planned?
Yet another KS where you're encouraged to buy expansion material for an unknown design. (Not completely unknown, but we do know it's getting tweaked so it may as well be unknown)
That whole idea has curbed my enthusiasm a lot.
But once it hits retail, if they are good I'll buy em. It really shouldn't be necessary for Fireball Island though.
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