Created by Burnt Island Games & Grand Gamers Guild
Lead an empire in the Age of Sail; make your mark on history as the maps of the world unfold! Gripping Euro strategy for 2-5 players.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Some Great Endeavor: Age of Sail Content
about 6 years ago
– Fri, Feb 09, 2018 at 08:00:45 PM
Ahoy Backers!
Whoah! $255 000+, 340% funded, and 2835+ backers! Thank you is all we can say. YOU did this. YOU got us here!
In Today's News
Today I am writing to you to introduce you to a new series of articles we have launched on Board Game Geek, called Exploit Spotlights. In these spotlights we will go into detail and share some analysis about the game-changing Exploits that will be part of the game.
If you have a (free) account on Board Game Geek, please subscribe to this thread (and any Spotlights you're interested in, of course) so that you'll get an alert when a new Spotlight is posted! If you do not have an account, and do not wish to subscribe, don't worry! You can still see the articles using the links in our updates.
Without further ado, our first Spotlight, written by Josh Cappel:
**Stay tuned for an incredible article on the redesigning of the game board, from Jarrat Gray, co-designer of Endeavor: Age of Sail.
Fantastic Photos
Sean Jacquemain of The Daily Worker Placement was over on the weekend talking to Josh and I about what we do (see article here) and taking some glamour shots of the game. You've got to see how beautiful the photos are. Take a look at this one on BGG and give it a thumb. There are more in the gallery. Have a look through and please thumb them too. This will help it move to the front page! It also gives the game some good exposure, thereby getting us some new backers and giving us some more stretch goals.
With incredible gratitude,
The Endeavor: Age of Sail team (written by Helaina)
This Update is Packed!
about 6 years ago
– Wed, Feb 07, 2018 at 11:25:53 PM
Ahoy Backers,
At 2735 + backers, $245 000+, and 327% + funded, we have finally unlocked 3 new Exploits. The South Sea Company, Imperialism, and The Underground Railroad are going to open up whole new depths of storyline on your tabletop! This Stretch Goal is for all backers. You are going to love them!!
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What is Up Next
With only another $15 000CAD to get to our next Stretch Goal ($460 000), we will unlock the Memorial Building tile. This tile is a level 5 and will allow you to place your own casualties from attacks on status tracks of your choice as if they were attribute tokens. This Stretch Goal was initially going to be for Commodore level backers only, but we have worked it out so that it can be included in the Captain and the Commodore versions of the game. Pretty awesome!
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Looking Ahead
Introducing the Naval Blockades. These 8 wooden tokens are meant to be used along with the Imperialism Exploit. Take a look at how beautiful these are. They fit right over the asset token, blocking it from being accessed until the Blockade is dealt with.
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2 Player Update
We have been listening to you all during the first week of the campaign, and have been working hard to develop and test the 2-player aspect of Endeavor: Age of Sail. Going forward we are confident saying the following:
Age of Sail plays 2-5 players with no unique setup or rules changes for any player count beyond choosing your board side. Side A is good for 2p, 3p, and tighter 4p. Side B is good for looser 4p and 5p.
However, we are also including rules for the Silent Fleet variant, which uses a "dummy player" system and allows 2 players to play on either side of the board so that it feels similar to a 4-player game.
Board Game Revolution
Board Game Revolution announced today that they were giving away a copy of Endeavor: Age of Sail through an awesome contest. Check out what you have to do to win here.
Board Game Spotlight
Derek Funkhouser from BGS posted a video gushing about his experience with Endeavor: Age of Sail. I am posting it here because ... well, you have to just watch it!
We've uploaded the image to Board Game Geek. If you have an account, thumb, thumb, thumb! Why do this? The more thumbs on an image the more it gets the game some attention on BGG. The more people know about the campaign, the more they will back the campaign. The more they back, the more Stretch Goals we can unlock!
Until next time backers!
With incredible gratitude,
The Endeavor: Age of Sail team (written by Helaina)
Fortification!
about 6 years ago
– Mon, Feb 05, 2018 at 09:42:26 PM
Ahoy Backers,
We made it! What a strong weekend. Overnight (where I live, anyway) we made it to $221,000+, 2460+ backers, and 295% funded. Another $4000 and we will be 300% funded. Pretty unbelievable for less than a week's work!
Let's Take a Closer Look
We have turned the 10 fortification tokens which are presently punchboard, into beautiful wooden tokens. These will really stand out on the game board during play!
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Let's Make This Happen
At $245 000 we unlock 3 new Exploits for the Lieutenant, Captain, and Commodore levels. This trio of Exploits are so incredible. The South Sea Shipping Co. is the Exploit where you invest in shipping, the Imperialism Exploit is where you contend with trade blockades and battle over Asian markets, and finally, the Underground Railroad where you guide escaped slaves to freedom and gives you a new path to abolition of slavery!! THIS I am excited about!!
At $245 000 we will introduce a new level 5 Building Tile (for Commodore backers only). Check out the Memorial Building. Once built, you get to place your casualties from all Attacks on a status track of your choice as if they were attribute tokens. The art for this Stretch Goal is still underway... Keep an eye out for it!
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Board Game Geek's Crowdfunding Roundup
We made it! We are in the the first spot in the roundup, no less. Check it out here!
What I love most about this, and the reason I am posting it here is because it starts with this question "What's a surefire recipe for success on Kickstarter?" YOU made this happen! WE are forever grateful.
One More Thing
Josh posted a great article on Board Game Geek entitled Market, Shipyard, or Workshop... what's your first build? Have a look; it's a great discussion about what you choose to build at the beginning of the game and how it might impact your game play.
Don't Forget
The more backers we have the closer we get to those incredible Stretch Goals.
The Endeavor: Age of Sail team (written by Helaina)
7 Stretch Goals Under Our Belt!
about 6 years ago
– Sat, Feb 03, 2018 at 10:57:41 PM
Ahoy Backers!
Yup, that's right! You did it! Because of your incredible efforts we are at $203 000+, 2270+ backers, and 270% funded. AND you unlocked our 7th Stretch Goal. Now we've got 3 new Exploits with incredible mechanics, interesting stories, and stunning components. Take a look ...
What We're Going to Unlock Next
10 Fortifications tokens (for the Captain and Commodore pledge levels) will become wooden at $220 000 and 3 new Exploits (for the Captain and Commodore pledge levels) at $245 000. Holy moly these are amazing! The South Sea Shipping Co. is the Exploit where you invest in shipping, the Imperialism Exploit is where you contend with trade blockades and battle over Asian markets, and finally, and truly the Exploit that I love to play with, the Underground Railroad where you guide escaped slaves to freedom and includes a new path to abolition!!
What's New?
We've uploaded an image of the incredible moulded Stretch Goals we have unlocked. Check it out on BGG and give it a thumb ...
Don't Forget
The more backers we have the closer we get to those incredible Stretch Goals.
The Endeavor: Age of Sail team (written by Helaina)
Technical Difficulties
about 6 years ago
– Sat, Feb 03, 2018 at 09:43:35 PM
Ayhoy (again) Backers!
It seems that Kickstarter is really making things difficult for us this time around. When I checked my email the previous update was truncated. Josh told me that he didn't see the full update in his email either. There was a great deal of info missing from it.
Here is a link to the full update as I had written it.
