Techno Bowl - A Game I Didn't Think I Needed

Kickstarter goes live 4/11.

My birthday is on Wednesday, so it looks like this will be my present. Literally, there is no video game I have played more than the original Super Tecmo Bowl on Nintendo -- I went undefeated with all 28 teams; absolutely love it. Hopefully the boardgame comes close to evoking a little bit of the spirit.

KS is up www.kickstarter.com/projects/1544172954/...gged?ref=hero_thanks

Not sure if it will have the muster to hit all those stretch goals being a non mini game, but if this has every team included the backers will be getting a ridiculous deal.

This one seems like it has potential.

I backed it.

Charlie,
I'm curious... how different could 32 teams actually seem?

hotseatgames wrote: Charlie,
I'm curious... how different could 32 teams actually seem?

That's a fair question. They're not drastically different, not as different as say a Summoner Wars faction.

Here's where they're different:

-Player numbers
There are identical numbers and overlap of course, but some differ slightly. In an aggregate this probably isn't very noticeable and it's the smallest difference.

-Star Players
This is the main difference. If you look at the teams Brent revealed thus far you can see the Star Players and what their skills are. These skills can be very powerful and they're an important part of the bluffing of the game - if you a star passer and lean on the throwing game, you may pull of a surprising run as I setup my Zone D to stop the pass. Stuff like that.

But a team with a powerful O-lineman and runner will feel quite a bit different than one with a star passer and receiver. This depends on utilization of course because plays are free form.

-Aesthetics
Doesn't matter mechanically but since these teams have NFL analogs, people are excited about specific ones.


So in summary, it's in the Star Players. The basic game doesn't utilize Star Players (you just treat them as normal players) but it's the mode people will want to play with once they've learned the game.

It's cancelled. Damn.

Ah well, hopefully he'll launch stronger next time.

Yeah, he shouldn't have launched before Lance (Undead Viking) had a video ready. I think another video reviewer flaked out after he sent them a pre-production copy and he was just out the money/time.

I think if he can lower his goal and sell a stripped down box it will fund easily.

Bummer. Seems like the kind of game that you don't really need a gameplay video for.

This sucks. I was ready to start making my cube players.

Space Ghost wrote: Bummer. Seems like the kind of game that you don't really need a gameplay video for.

I disagree. I was waiting for a gameplay video before pledging. With no gameplay and no rulebook, or even a photo showing the whole board, how are you supposed to really know what you are getting.

Now, honestly, I'd prefer a simple video with Brent showing how the game works as opposed to watching someone who is getting paid to sit in front of a wall of board games to exclaim how great something is.

hotseatgames wrote:

Space Ghost wrote: Bummer. Seems like the kind of game that you don't really need a gameplay video for.

I disagree. I was waiting for a gameplay video before pledging. With no gameplay and no rulebook, or even a photo showing the whole board, how are you supposed to really know what you are getting.

Now, honestly, I'd prefer a simple video with Brent showing how the game works as opposed to watching someone who is getting paid to sit in front of a wall of board games to exclaim how great something is.

Completely agree. Additionally if a person can provide a clear and concise demonstration of how a game plays it gives me some faith that they'll be able to put together a reasonable rulebook that doesn't discuss the game's mechanics in scattershot fashion.