Star of the Future!
Amazing – thanks to your efforts, Mellisandra has been locked in!
This bad-girl Asterian will now be included with Striker! and I need to go and find the keys to unlock her in the extras…
With the Asterians nailed, we're now chasing the Denton Dazzlers Cheerleader Troupe!
Not only that, but today we have had some seriously exciting news - BIG news in fact!
Officially Licensed Penny Arcade MVP
We’ve hooked up with the great guys at Penny Arcade to create one very special player - the officially licensed Jonathan “Gabe” Gabriel MVP!
When Jonathan "Gabe" Gabriel died on the pitch, smashed into a uniform paste by the legendary Buzzkill, it was assumed to be the end of his career. When a jockstrap rich in genetic material was discovered, he became the first crowdfunded resurrection by cloning.
We're so pleased to be able to put "Gabe" up on the main page where you can now add him on to your pledge. This amazing new figure is in incredibly limited supply – you will only be able to pick up this special edition model on the DreadBall Kickstarter and one or two other promotional events, and even then for a limited time only, so we recommend grabbing it whilst you can!
Thanks to Gabe, Tycho, Mike and everyone at Penny Arcade for their support - and thank you for supporting the DreadBall Kickstarter!
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41 backers
Visitor – a digital copy of the DreadBall rules.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $30 or more
89 backers
Guard – a team of your choice + a digital copy of the DreadBall rules.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $80 or more
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Keeper – a copy of DreadBall – The Futuristic Sports Game + a print of the cover art + a digital copy of the rules. Free shipping to the US and UK – please add $15 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $100 or more
29 backers Limited (71 of 100 left)
Jack – a copy of DreadBall – The Futuristic Sports Game + Lucky Logan + Slippery Joe + a signed print of the cover art + a digital copy of the rules + your name listed as a supporter in the DreadBall Fanzone. Free shipping to the US and UK – please add $15 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $100 or more
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Jack – a copy of DreadBall – The Futuristic Sports Game + Lucky Logan + Slippery Joe + a signed print of the cover art + a digital copy of the rules + your name listed as a supporter in the DreadBall Fanzone. Free shipping to the US and UK – please add $15 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $140 or more
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Striker! Early Bird Special – limited to 100! – a copy of DreadBall – The Futuristic Sports Game + Midgard Delvers team + Skittersneak Stealers team + Lucky Logan + Slippery Joe + a signed print of the cover art + digital copy of the rules + digital “Creating DreadBall” book + your name listed as a supporter in the DreadBall Fanzone. Free shipping to the US and UK – please add $15 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $150 or more
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Striker! – a copy of DreadBall – The Futuristic Sports Game + Midgard Delvers team + Skittersneak Stealers team + Lucky Logan + Slippery Joe + a signed print of the cover art + digital copy of the rules + digital “Creating DreadBall” book + your name listed as a supporter in the DreadBall Fanzone. Free shipping to the US and UK – please add $15 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $150 or more
297 backers Limited (1103 of 1400 left)
Striker! – a copy of DreadBall – The Futuristic Sports Game + Midgard Delvers team + Skittersneak Stealers team + Lucky Logan + Slippery Joe + a signed print of the cover art + digital copy of the rules + digital “Creating DreadBall” book + your name listed as a supporter in the DreadBall Fanzone. Free shipping to the US and UK – please add $15 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $280 or more
50 backers All gone!
Cheerleader Early Bird Special – 2 x Striker! Two of everything from Striker! Free shipping to the US and UK – please add $15 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $290 or more
85 backers
Cheerleader – 2 x Striker! Two of everything from Striker! Free shipping to the US and UK – please add $15 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $350 or more
8 backers
Championship Venue Bundle - A fantastic launch pack for your store which includes multiple copies of game, teams and a special demo gameboard, for those venues out there who want to play their demo games on the best pitch available, all at your usual discount! You will also be listed as a venue in the Fanzone on the DreadBall website. This reward is only available to traders - for full details, including shipping rates, please contact your Mantic Trade Rep (See FAQ for contact details).
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $420 or more
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Showboater Early Bird Special – 3 x Striker! Three of everything from Striker! Includes free courier shipping to the US and UK – please add $25 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $430 or more
10 backers
Showboater – 3 x Striker! Three of everything from Striker! Includes free courier shipping to the US and UK – please add $25 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $750 or more
4 backers
World Series Venue Bundle – An amazing Bumper Launch pack for your store that includes multiple copies of game, teams and MVPs, all at your usual discount! Also included is a Premium Demo Hex-board, custom etched with your store name, for those venues out there who want to play their demo games on the very best pitch possible! You will also be listed as a World Series Venue in the Fanzone on the DreadBall website. This reward is only available to traders - for full details, including shipping rates, please contact your Mantic Trade Rep (See FAQ for contact details).
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $850 or more
6 backers
League Sponsor – 6 x Striker! Six of everything from Striker! + large league poster and promotions pack (including trophy set). Includes free courier shipping to the US and UK – please add $25 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $1,500 or more
2 backers Limited (1 of 3 left)
Team Colors Revisited! – Same as Team Colors - get everything in Striker! painted by Golem Painting Studio! Includes free courier shipping to the US and UK – please add $25 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Pledge $1,500 or more
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Team Colors – Everything in Striker! painted by Golem Painting Studio. Includes free courier shipping to the US and UK – please add $25 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Pledge $1,550 or more
0 backers Limited (3 of 3 left)
Team Colors Unleashed! – Golem have agreed to paint 3 more Strikers! Includes free courier shipping to the US and UK – please add $25 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Pledge $1,550 or more
2 backers Limited (1 of 3 left)
Team Colors Unlimited! – get everything in the bumper Striker! pack painted by Golem Painting Studio! Includes free courier shipping to the US and UK – please add $25 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Pledge $2,500 or more
3 backers All gone!
Free Agent - Everything in Striker! painted by Golem Painting Studio + be involved in creating and designing a new MVP that will be named in your honor + get a rare resin master of the MVP painted by Golem + Custom Acrylic Pitch + DreadBall Battle Foam Bag + invitation to a VIP coaching session from Ronnie or Jake. Includes free courier shipping to the US and UK – please add $25 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Pledge $4,000 or more
1 backer All gone!
Head Coach – All future releases for DreadBall for 3 years. Everything in Striker! painted by Golem Painting Studio + get yourself sculpted as a new MVP that will be named in your honor + get a rare resin master of the MVP painted by Golem + one-off custom etched/coloured Acrylic Pitch and counters + DreadBall Battle Foam Bag + invitation for VIP coaching from Ronnie or Jake. Includes free courier shipping to the US and UK – please add $25 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Pledge $4,000 or more
1 backer All gone!
Most Valuable Player – All future releases for DreadBall for 3 years. Everything in Striker! painted by Golem Painting Studio + get yourself sculpted as a new MVP that will be named in your honor + get a rare resin master of the MVP painted by Golem + one-off custom etched/coloured Acrylic Pitch and counters + DreadBall Battle Foam Bag + invitation for VIP coaching from Ronnie or Jake. Includes free courier shipping to the US and UK – please add $25 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Pledge $5,000 or more
1 backer All gone!
Man of the Match – Be immortalized as the cover art for DreadBall Season 2 and get all future releases for DreadBall for 3 years. Get an exclusive copy of DreadBall – the Futuristic Sports Game in master resin and everything in Striker! painted by Golem Painting Studio + get yourself sculpted as a new MVP that will be named in your honor + get a rare resin master of the MVP painted by Golem + one-off custom etched/coloured Acrylic Pitch and counter set + DreadBall Battle Foam Bag + invitation to a VIP coaching session from Ronnie or Jake. Includes free courier shipping to the US and UK - please add $25 to everywhere else.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013
Comments
Creator Darkson on September 26, 2012
Love the concept. Added. ;)
Creator legione on September 26, 2012
Penny arcade started as a comic strip about videogames but after a while they became involved in lots of other stuff like merchandise, video games, boardgames etc. They also have their own expo called PAX. http://www.penny-arcade.com/
Creator Matt Gilbert on September 26, 2012
@Nicholas - he's listed in the extras on the home page: Jonathan "Gabe" Gabriel - Limited Edition Officially Licensed Penny Arcade MVP - $10
Creator Nicholas Price on September 26, 2012
@Mantic: oi, Mantic - you've not told us how much he will cost! I can't increase my pledge towards the target if I don't know by how much.
Creator Matt Houghton on September 26, 2012
So what is penny arcade ?
Creator cheetor on September 26, 2012
The Penny Arcade licence doesnt put me up or down, but that figure design has Flash Gordon/Johnny Rico/Griff Oberwald/Jams/Team Captain written all over it. I will pick it up for sure.
Also I am sure that Penny Arcade exposure will help publicise the game, which is a good thing for all pledgers. Good work Mantic.
Creator azoxystrobin on September 26, 2012
I know penny arcade, but didn't know it was so tied to miniatures, so far I've seen it tied to warmachine, relic knights and now dreadball !
Creator Matt Gilbert on September 26, 2012
I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't know what penny arcade is!
Still - you could use the model as an alternative Striker or make him the team captain or something.
Creator Lachlan on September 26, 2012
There's my Flash Gordon right there - to go with my Gold and Red Corp team!
Creator Brage97 on September 26, 2012
I don't know what Penny Arcade is, but I know a nice concept when I see it. I like this one!
It would be cool to have someone from Speedball too; just for the heck of it. Some guy with bionic bitz. Jenson springs to mind as a keeper/guard:
http://regmedia.co.uk/2012/06/19/speedball_2_brutal_deluxe_2.jpg
Creator Lee Lowe on September 26, 2012
I also have no idea who penny arcade are let alone gabe, should I be excited? I'd like to have have seen Jonathan from rollerball.
Creator Nick Hughes on September 26, 2012
Once again a KS project reaches the Final Countdown split! I like the model and will get him not because of the affiliation with PA but because I think the art looks how I imagine Rico Van Dien would look and so I might challenge my painting skills and paint him up fully advertised!
Creator Matt Houghton on September 26, 2012
I have no idea who penny arcade are !!! Personally I'm just after the teams not all the extras so this penny arcade man who ever he maybe is not the pledge upgrade I'm looking for ! Now let's talk big suits or new teams please :)
Creator radek on September 26, 2012
may have been working with zombicide and relic knigts but it's not needed in this project. sorry to say that mantic. not excited.
GIVE US THE MECH! ;)
Creator Peder Bergenwall on September 26, 2012
I like it, and would also like a Tycho one. For which teams may he play?
Creator Omphalos on September 26, 2012
I don't care whoever the figure represent : I really like the concept art.I will definitly buy it.
That said, I just hope that Mantic will not make other exclusive figures as add-on. Not having this kind of offer was something I liked in this KS.
Creator Ed Fortune on September 26, 2012
Nice sculpt, silly idea.
Creator Alessandro S. on September 26, 2012
A big meh for this figure... A wasted sculpt in my opinion. Bad move, Mantic.
Creator Anders H. Pedersen on September 26, 2012
Meh, another Penny Arcade appearance on Kickstarter.
Not exactly excited :(
Creator William Adam McDuff on September 26, 2012
Also, any word on the possibility of double siding the team pitch upgrades?
Creator Tasker on September 26, 2012
Oh wow. Penny Arcade in yet another Kickstarter. *yawn*
Creator Jonathan Haythornthwaite on September 26, 2012
Going to have to get this guy since we share a name- he even looks like me (er... Sort of!)! ;-)
Take my eye off this KS for a day or two and we have Asterians plus MVP and Cheerleaders on the way- and bring on the Mech, that thing looks awesome!
Creator William Adam McDuff on September 26, 2012
I see you've gone with clear as one of the pitch upgrades; how does that one look? I'm a bit unsure on that color, because, depending on your table...
Creator Morgan Kollin on September 26, 2012
Just wow. *ups pledge*
Creator Nicolas Roquigny on September 26, 2012
Thanks Joseph! :o)
Creator Bobby Warren on September 26, 2012
@Brian Trotter: Correct.
Creator Brian Trotter on September 25, 2012
This is the first MVP that's not included in Striker, right?
Creator Joseph Figueroa on September 25, 2012
@ nicolas check out quirkworthys blog he outlines season 1 teams there
Creator Nicolas Roquigny on September 25, 2012
It would bem up cool to have a sum up of teams play styles I mean :
Humans are probably medium all-rounders
Skittersneaks : fast and agressive but a bit fragile
Asterians : fast, precise and agile
Orx : brutals with pack tactics
Midgard Delvers : slow but hard hiiting and resistant
?
And what about the others?
Creator crveatch on September 25, 2012
@Tim Collins
How about people who miss out on him just writes down his stats and abilities and uses Lucky Logan or any other figure as a proxy for him?
Creator Vinsssounet on September 25, 2012
He's actually a lot more like Gambit than Penny Arcade ^^
Just check the hairs and what's around his head ! http://almostnerdy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Gambit.jpg
Creator mindg4m3 on September 25, 2012
Was thinking it was going to be SpeedBall, not PennyArcade. Probably cheaper to have got speedball.
Creator Tim Collins on September 25, 2012
If you don't like Gabe...how about Gambit? Paint him up as one of Charles Xavier's boys - he's got the hair for it! :)
One thing I would like to know though is whether this guy will have his own rules - if he isn't available through Mantic Points like Wyn or Nightshade then he should really be a counts-as Lucky Logan or something similar to avoid limiting game options when he's just here to be a cool model.
Creator Martin Dickson on September 25, 2012
Yes, PA aside, that's a very nice bit of concept art and will make an excellent MVP.
Creator Andrew Hayford on September 25, 2012
Even if he wasn't "PA" he's still a cool concept as far as a figure goes.
Creator Robert Wheeler on September 25, 2012
This will make the pledge total start running again. Nice job, both on the mini and managing the Kickstarter.
Creator Magentawolf on September 25, 2012
... What? Penny Arcade here, too? It was at least amusing in Relic Knights, but I sure as hell will not buy this one.
Creator ray bans on September 25, 2012
Just up your pledge Keith,
It will be an option to pick in the survey and anyone in the kickstarter will be able to get one.
Its outside of kickstarter that it will be hard to get with limited numbers.
Creator Keith Polott on September 25, 2012
How do we lock this in? Just up the pledge?
Creator crveatch on September 25, 2012
"A jockstrap rich in genetic material", Awesomesauce.
Creator Anton Kuchman on September 25, 2012
*Mantic
Creator Anton Kuchman on September 25, 2012
"A jockstrap rich in genetic material", "crowdfunded resurrection" -- stellar pieces of writing, Matic =)
The figure will be an exciting addition to my pledge once available =)
Creator Kristoffer Aase on September 25, 2012
That... is awesome!
Creator PsychoticStorm on September 25, 2012
That's actually nice, good job, love the design too.