Kickstarter

Hello, Map Monsters backers and other interested parties!

We didn't want to announce this until we were sure everyone was on board, and now we can share the news: some very talented people have offered us additional rewards to get this campaign over the top. Without further ado, we unveil a new set of stretch goals for the project:

If we reach $41,000 every $15-tier donor and higher will receive a set of 8 full-color art cards with illustrations by Magic: The Gathering artist Mark Poole, inspired by Map Monsters.

If we reach $42,000 every $15-tier donor and higher will receive an embroidered patch with the Monsternaut eyebat logo, suitable for wearing on jackets and backpacks.

If we reach $45,000 each donor at the $4,000 tier will receive an 11"x17" hand-drawn fantasy poster map of their real-life neighborhood, by The Lands of Ice and Fire (A Game of Thrones) cartographer Jonathan Roberts in PDF format.

This is on top of the rewards you'll get if we meet our funding goal, including a game night with Richard Garfield in Seattle. If you haven't donated to support the project yet, we encourage you to kick in today while these offers are available. And the more people who donate, the more likely it is you'll get cool stuff -- so please spread the word.

As always, thank you for your support. 

Until next time,

The BodSix Team

Once again we wanted to thank everyone for their support so far. We’ve been hard at work completing Map Monster’s tutorial and wanted to introduce you to the living image of Professor Stephen Six.

Professor Six is the discoverer of the Map Monster world you’ll soon be exploring and your guide through this world. We all pay homage to Professor Six, without whom we’d surely be lost.

We also wanted to address a frequently asked question about how Map Monsters is different than other location based games. Almost without exception, every other location based game is static--usually a few objects placed on a Google map. Many go so far as to make you get out of your chair and walk a couple blocks to interact with objects in the world. This is great, except that it has a very limited audience--really, who wants to run down the street while it’s raining and you’re nestled in nice Barcalounger?

By contrast, Map Monsters is a dynamic game, where you actually get to move your character, explore your local area, and try like crazy to catch real monsters! It’s like the difference between black and white newsprint and full color HD video.

Finally, please remember to tell your friends about the great game we’re building. Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, blog post, even email are acceptable and encouraged.

Until next time,

The BodSix Team 

Thanks everyone who has backed us so far.  We are humbled and excited.

This past week, the crew at BodSix has been hard at work bringing Professor Six to life and we'll be posting some updates with pics soon.

In the meantime, we wanted to share with you a feature Seattle Techblog, Geekwire, did on BodSix.  Hopefully it gives you some more insight into who we are and what Map Monsters will be.

http://www.geekwire.com/2012/startup-spotlight-exjobster-amazon-staffers-emerge-mobile-gaming-upstart-bodsix/

Thanks,

The BodSix Team