What is in the Kickstarter Pack?
8 months ago
– Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 03:30:37 PM
Happy Friday, Boss Monsters! The Brotherwise team has been busy this week getting prepared for the end of this Kickstarter. With less than a week to go, we want to make sure that we can answer as many questions as possible and clarify anything that may seem confusing.
We are going to talk about the Kickstarter Pack in today's update! We have been unlocking quite a few cards for the Kickstarter Pack, and we want to detail what is in this pack and who is getting it. Before we go into the Kickstarter Pack, let's talk about some stretch goals!
Belladonna is getting a Super upgrade!
Yesterday evening, we unlocked the Cleric Boss stretch goal. We gave you all until 11:59 PM CT to vote...and Belladonna made it through! We'll upgrade her powers to fit with Super Boss Monster and give her all new artwork. We are curious to hear if any of our backers have any ideas for her?!
We are chugging along and very close to unlocking Feaster, a new Fighter Boss (see below)! Once we hit $775k, we'll reveal our next stretch goal!
Kickstarter Pack
The Kickstarter Pack is our big thank you to all of you backers. This pack goes to any and all pledges in the campaign at or above the Minion level; so if you're getting a game from us, you'll be getting this pack as well.
The pack started out as just a few cards, but we've already grown to an impressive 12-card pack of 4 new Bosses, 4 new Spells, and 4 new heroes. Take a look:
And if that lovely pack of cards wasn't enough, we're adding more and more to it almost every day! As we said above, you just voted to add Belladonna to the pack and now we're knocking on the door of unlocking another Boss and spell! Can we unlock Feaster before his Holiday namesake passes?
Will we add yet more cards to this pack? It's mostly up to you and how well the campaign does, but we've got some great ideas and we're excited to get a chance to implement them.
Thanks for all your support, and we hope seeing this pack in all its glory makes you proud of how strong the community is for this game!
Quick FAQ and some Overboss news...
8 months ago
– Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 04:06:28 PM
One week left on this campaign...can you believe it? We keep talking about how this campaign continues to blow us away....but c'mon!
Last night we hit $700k, which is amazing. We JUST unlocked our Cleric Boss stretch goal, but we will give you all until 11:59 CT to cast your vote. We will reveal the next Boss to join the line-up in tomorrow's update! Let's take a look at the current standings...
Belladonna has taken quite the lead! But will the Vampire Baroness hold her ground over the Shadow of the Past? Or will the Pumpkin Queen and The Grave Robber make a surprise comeback?! Cast your vote here in case you haven't already! Our next stretch goal has been revealed for $775k...
Overboss Digital Releasing in May!
You heard that right! Back in late 2022, we announced that Overboss was coming to Steam soon. The project ended up getting delayed a bit, but we're thrilled to announce that Overboss Digital is finally arriving. We're currently expecting to see the game arrive on Mobile, Steam and Nintendo Switch this summer! The team over at Goblinz Publishing made a really wonderful Digital implementation of Overboss and we can't wait for you to play it. Eager to jump in? You can wishlist Overboss on Steam now!
Quick Q&A
We've been seeing some of the same questions pop up in the comments, and we want to answer a few of them here! Don't be afraid to comment on this update if you have anything else you want answered.
Q: Does the neoprene Town mat have the Solo Mode board on the other side? A: Yes! The neoprene mat for the Town board is double sided.
Q: Will I be able to change my pledge in BackerKit? A: Yes! We will send out a survey link to your Kickstarter e-mail address once the Pledge Manager goes live. If this is the first time you backed a Kickstarter, we will have a "How to use BackerKit" guide the day the survey links go out.
Q: What exactly comes in my pledge? A: In case you're confused about your pledge, please refer to this spreadsheet with details of what is included. Once the campaign is finished and we've (truly) unlocked all stretch goals, we will update the pledges with the amount of cards in each pledge.
Q: Can we play with expansions in the Solo Mode? A: Yes - we will have a list of Spells, Items and Bosses to remove when playing solo. Rooms that effect other players messes with the treasure count too much, so we recommend just leaving them in and ignoring their effects!
Q: How many sleeve packs will I need for the Ultimate Starter Set? A: Right now we are estimating 4-5 sleeve packs to fully sleeve the Ultimate Starter Set, but we will double check and give a final number once the campaign finishes.
Q: Will the 5-6 player extension board be neoprene? A: Right now the 5-6 player extension board is cardboard, but we may unlock a neoprene mat in a stretch goal.
Q: Is the Exclusive Card Set in the Big Box going to be a separate add-on in the Pledge Manager/is the Big Box in the add-ons the same as the one on the campaign page? A: This card set is exclusive to the Big Box SKU, and yes, the Big Box in the add-ons will be the same Big Box we advertise on the campaign page.
Thanks again for another wonderful day in the Super Boss Monster campaign! We can't wait to see what tomorrow has in store.
Solo Mode Q&A & what is the Challenge Mode?
8 months ago
– Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 02:02:12 PM
Happy Wednesday, backers. We are officially over a week into the campaign, and so close to hitting $700K! Let's keep it going!
We revealed our planned Boss Monster add-ons in yesterday's update and started unveiling our new stretch goals. You all are in luck because we unlocked 2 Slot Machine Advanced Trap Room cards for the Big Box Exclusive Card Set!
In case you haven't noticed yet, all of our duplicate cards have slightly different artwork! We noted this during the live playthrough on Monday with the No-clip Hack card!
We also officially unlocked our Instagram social stretch goal! This unlocks two Spell cards for the Kickstarter Pack. Pop Quiz: What Brotherwise games are "Disaster" and "Firebolt" inspired by?
Our next stretch goal is pretty fun! We are holding a poll over on BGG to see which classic Cleric boss you want to add to the Super Boss Monster Kickstarter Pack line-up! Click on the image below to cast your vote.
FAQ Regarding Solo Mode
We wanted to use this update to answer some recent questions about the Solo Mode we've seen pop up throughout this campaign, so let's get into it!
Q: Can I use my older Boss Monster games to play Solo? A: Yes you can, but you will also need the Town Board from Super Boss Monster to play solo.
Q: How does luring work in Solo Mode? A: There is a special "Solo Mode" side of the Town Board. In the top row, you will notice Treasure Symbols with a number located next to them. When a hero lands in that spot, your dungeon will lure it if it has that number of treasure icons associated with that hero. For example, if that Fighter is in the #3 spot, your dungeon will need 3 or more swords to lure it!
Q: How difficult is Solo Mode? A: For the win condition, it's a bit of a beat-your-own-high-score kind of game, but the perfect score is 36. Despite our Development Lead designing solo mode and being one of the designers on the whole game, he has only gotten a perfect score once. Then, if you master basic solo mode, there's also a challenge mode that's much, much harder!
Q: What is the "Challenge Mode"? A: Challenge mode has one minor rule change to set apart the true Boss Monsters from the miniboss: The first hero in town requires two treasures to lure instead of one, the next requires three, and so forth. It may seem minor, but it turns solo mode into a bloody challenge to keep your head above water. Good luck to any who try to conquer it and become the True Boss Monster.
Let us know if you have any more questions about solo mode in the comments below, and we will make sure to reply to them! Thanks again for another great day in this campaign...let's keep rocking it!
Add-ons & Reprints Pack!
8 months ago
– Tue, Mar 26, 2024 at 01:20:27 PM
Another day of villainy has gone by! In yesterday's updatewe told you that we had run out of planned stretch goals, and that we were brewing up some new ones! As promised, we've been hard at work: we added a new social stretch goal that you are so close to unlocking, and today we revealed this new stretch goal:
The Slot Machine room interacts with the very fun "coins" mechanic introduced in Rise of the Minibosses. A few people have asked for upgraded coins to go with that set, and we have the perfect option: this pack of gorgeous little golden coins. Here they are compared to the Level Up tokens we unlocked on Monday.
Those golden coins (also compatible with our upcoming game Dungeon Kart) are absolutely gorgeous. They're one of many awesome add-ons that will be coming to this campaign, and today's update is all about those add-ons.
Awesome Add-Ons
We didn't start this campaign with a comprehensive list of add-ons because A) we didn't want to overwhelm people, and B) we wanted to hear what people wanted before finalizing that list! But at this point, we know folks are eager for more details.
Here's a detailed list of Boss Monster expansions and accessories that will be available in BackerKit, along with price points. While the final pledge manager will also include some other games from Brotherwise, this is everything from the core Boss Monster product line.
If you know you want one of these add-ons, and you want to keep helping us unlock stretch goals, you can upgrade your current pledge! Just add the dollars to cover those add-ons, and you'll receive that amount to "spend" in BackerKit. If you prefer to wait until later, that's great, too!
Reprints Pack
If we had to guess, our #1 add-on will be the Reprints Pack. Yesterday we shared some of the first details about this pack, and we announced it would have 15 cards. Since then, we've identified even more cards to reprint, for a total of 20! It includes:
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8 Bosses: Elicon, Jarin, Scythe, Kawnee, Mirrax, Anererak, and The Brothers Wise
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5 Rooms: Bone Crank, Shark Tank, Ghoulyard, Trash Compactor, and Finish Line
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3 Heroes: Demigod, Trap Master, and Monster Hunter
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3 Spells: Agent of Evil, TPK, and Haste
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1 Item: Go Kart
This pack will be just $8, and will only be available as part of the pledge manager for this Kickstarter. It's possible you already have versions of some of these cards, but they'll all have updated Super Boss Monster card frames, updated pixel art, and some rules tweaks.
Thank You!
Whether you update your pledge now or wait until BackerKit, we hope you're looking forward to these excellent add-ons. We know people coming to this campaign range from OG backers to brand new Bosses, so our hope is that the variety and modularity of add-ons will allow some great customization. Thank you for your support, and here's to a strong final 10 days for this campaign!
