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Mana Spirits - What's in the box?

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Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25981 Posts
May 06 2015 06:53 GMT
#1
Hello!

What is this?
Coagulation and I have been making a card game for almost the past 3 years. You can see the FAQ at http://www.manaspirits.com/faq

Beta Test
Our print & play beta test will go live by Friday, May 8th. If things go well, I will be able to release it on Thursday... If you are interested, please sign up here.

Coagulation
Is getting married this weekend! The end of an era... Wish him good luck!!

What's in the box?
My friend Kevin has helped me out on this quite a bit. He coded a program that assembles the card images into one image. It can also assemble them into 18 card printer sheet tifs. It's insanely useful and frankly we wouldn't have gotten this far without it. He's also been a big help with giving detailed feedback on potential rules and gameplay ideas.

In short, I owe him a lot. He asked for a set of signed cards. So Coagulation signed a full deck of alpha cards, and I built him a signed box of the beta version. I thought I'd use it as an opportunity to share what comes in the box.

All components are prototypes for testing only! Anything can, and probably will, change.

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The box.

[image loading]
The stuff inside.

[image loading]
The structure inside. That divider is to hold the cards nicely. Not sure if this will be cardboard, a tray, or an insert yet.
The black cards are professionally printed Rev.16c cards. Unfortunately, since they were printed we made some changes to both the rules and the cards. The white cards are Rev.16d cards I printed and cut out of cardstock that can be slid in front of card sleeves to patch the game

[image loading]
140 poker size (3.5" x 2.5") cards. Currently we are printing 310gsm linen cards. I've never signed artwork before and did a pretty terrible job!
Note before Coag kills me: These layouts are old and the artwork was all massively updated since I printed these cards.

[image loading]
16 page rule book (8" x 5").
12 page lore book (8" x 5"). Currently we are unsure of whether this will ship, be a stretch goal, or end up on the website.

[image loading]
60 custom bottle caps to track Mana.

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12 Hero tracking stands (5.75" x 3.75"). Sorry for the terrible picture. These will come with clips to track Life Points around the edge and some sort of stand. We're using binder clips for now... They are two-sided so you can see everyone's game state fairly easily.

Not pictured: one die


Thanks for reading. Here's a badass Archangel:
[image loading]


*****
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Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
May 06 2015 07:39 GMT
#2
Looks awesome. I really like the design of the Lore book + Rule book especially :D
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
Plexa
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
Aotearoa39261 Posts
May 06 2015 09:28 GMT
#3
Coag's art is amazing. This whole project looks incredible.
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fluidrone
Profile Blog Joined January 2015
France1478 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-06 09:41:33
May 06 2015 09:40 GMT
#4
+ Show Spoiler +
On May 06 2015 15:53 Chill wrote:
Hello!

What is this?
Coagulation and I have been making a card game for almost the past 3 years. You can see the FAQ at http://www.manaspirits.com/faq

Beta Test
Our print & play beta test will go live by Friday, May 8th. If things go well, I will be able to release it on Thursday... If you are interested, please sign up here.

Coagulation
Is getting married this weekend! The end of an era... Wish him good luck!!

What's in the box?
My friend Kevin has helped me out on this quite a bit. He coded a program that assembles the card images into one image. It can also assemble them into 18 card printer sheet tifs. It's insanely useful and frankly we wouldn't have gotten this far without it. He's also been a big help with giving detailed feedback on potential rules and gameplay ideas.

In short, I owe him a lot. He asked for a set of signed cards. So Coagulation signed a full deck of alpha cards, and I built him a signed box of the beta version. I thought I'd use it as an opportunity to share what comes in the box.

All components are prototypes for testing only! Anything can, and probably will, change.

[image loading]
The box.

[image loading]
The stuff inside.

[image loading]
The structure inside. That divider is to hold the cards nicely. Not sure if this will be cardboard, a tray, or an insert yet.
The black cards are professionally printed Rev.16c cards. Unfortunately, since they were printed we made some changes to both the rules and the cards. The white cards are Rev.16d cards I printed and cut out of cardstock that can be slid in front of card sleeves to patch the game

[image loading]
140 poker size (3.5" x 2.5") cards. Currently we are printing 310gsm linen cards. I've never signed artwork before and did a pretty terrible job!
Note before Coag kills me: These layouts are old and the artwork was all massively updated since I printed these cards.

[image loading]
16 page rule book (8" x 5").
12 page lore book (8" x 5"). Currently we are unsure of whether this will ship, be a stretch goal, or end up on the website.

[image loading]
60 custom bottle caps to track Mana.

[image loading]
12 Hero tracking stands (5.75" x 3.75"). Sorry for the terrible picture. These will come with clips to track Life Points around the edge and some sort of stand. We're using binder clips for now... They are two-sided so you can see everyone's game state fairly easily.

Not pictured: one die


Thanks for reading. Here's a badass Archangel:
[image loading]

Good luck have fun coagulation!
"not enough rights"
Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
May 06 2015 10:18 GMT
#5
daaang, looking good!
ZenithM
Profile Joined February 2011
France15952 Posts
May 06 2015 11:03 GMT
#6
Damn, looks cool :D
Nyovne
Profile Joined March 2006
Netherlands19135 Posts
May 06 2015 11:39 GMT
#7
Stoked! It's almost gametime :D.
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Titusmaster6
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States5937 Posts
May 06 2015 13:48 GMT
#8
Been following this for awhile Chill. Glad it's about to be put to the test. Can't wait to see what people say!
Shorts down shorts up, BOOM, just like that.
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25981 Posts
May 06 2015 13:55 GMT
#9
On May 06 2015 22:48 Titusmaster6 wrote:
Been following this for awhile Chill. Glad it's about to be put to the test. Can't wait to see what people say!

I'm very nervous >_<
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kingjames01
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada1603 Posts
May 06 2015 14:43 GMT
#10
Looks really great! I've been watching this since you unveiled it, and I'm really happy to see all of your hard work turn into a real product! Congrats!

Also, congrats Coagulation!! Marriage is an amazing partnership and I'm sure we on TL.net are all cheering for you! I wonder what your first post-marriage mafia game will be like! :D

Finally, for the wedding day: just relax and enjoy it! All of the hard work has already been done to prepare for it, so let things happen the way it will. Good luck!
Who would sup with the mighty, must walk the path of daggers.
kingjames01
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada1603 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-05-06 14:51:33
May 06 2015 14:47 GMT
#11
By the way, I think I'm going to finally have enough free time where I can sign up as a beta tester. I haven't done it yet, because I was worried I wouldn't be able to give constructive feedback.

Is there a lot to print out? I don't have a printer I can use but I could always go to a print shop or something, if it doesn't cost too much.

Edit: I have a lot of experience with strategic board games and card games. I haven't updated my boardgamegeek profile in years but according to my list on there, I have at least 159 board games (includes expansions).
Who would sup with the mighty, must walk the path of daggers.
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25981 Posts
May 06 2015 16:25 GMT
#12
There will be 17 pages (8.5 x 11) to print out, not including instructions.
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Trozz
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada3454 Posts
May 07 2015 00:24 GMT
#13
Godly archangel !
How will you mass produce this?
I've always wondered...
A build is not a guess, an estimation or a hunch, a feeling, or a foolish intuition. A build is a dependable, unwavering, unarguably accurate, portrayer of your ambition.
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25981 Posts
May 07 2015 02:25 GMT
#14
On May 07 2015 09:24 Trozz wrote:
Godly archangel !
How will you mass produce this?
I've always wondered...

There are all-in-one shops in China that will make games with a minimum order. Getting quotes and checking quality will be my next step between beta and kickstarter.
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neteX
Profile Joined April 2015
Sweden285 Posts
May 07 2015 18:37 GMT
#15
that's so dank man, the art is amazing
http://www.twitter.com/neteXLoL flw pls
Kittan
Profile Joined April 2012
Poland3999 Posts
May 07 2015 21:11 GMT
#16
Wow it's really coming together. Somehow it gets more awesome with every release, amazing work guys!
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fluidrone
Profile Blog Joined January 2015
France1478 Posts
May 08 2015 11:08 GMT
#17
Glhf, making games is awesome and insanely fun!
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I just could not resist typing that "What's in the box?" made me think of brad in "seven" good pr, well played!
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Psyonic_Reaver
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4336 Posts
May 08 2015 13:26 GMT
#18
Great job man. Can't wait for the kickstarter. I got a group of 5 drinkers that are going to help me test when beta is released.
So wait? I'm bad? =(
MightyAtom
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
Korea (South)1897 Posts
May 08 2015 16:51 GMT
#19
GL bro. Looks awesome. Everything I hope you kill the Kickstarter.
Administrator-I am the universe- Morihei Ueshiba
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25981 Posts
May 08 2015 22:12 GMT
#20
Alright, beta is live. If you're on our mailing list, you should have gotten an email. It might be in your Promotions tab in Gmail. If you're not but are still interested, you can access the beta at http://www.manaspirits.com/beta

Coag and I really put a lot of sweat into this. His art is amazing and I've spent countless restless nights toiling over the rules. I'm finally confident that the game is in a good state, and I hope you guys enjoy it. And if you don't, I really hope you still give feedback on what you didn't like.
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