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Jun 17, 2012
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- Mark Diaz Truman 1463 friends
- Website: magpiegames.com
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27 backers
SUPPORT STAFF: You'll get an early release PDF copy of the game and a set of Magpie Games stickers. We'll also list your name in the Mission Register as Support Staff.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $15 or more
79 backers
MISSION CONTROL STAFF: You'll get an early release PDF copy of both Our Last Best Hope and the Companion Book + a set of Magpie Games stickers. We'll also list your name in the Mission Register as Mission Control Staff.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $25 or more
154 backers
CORE CREW: You'll get a softbound copy of Our Last Best Hope, an early release PDF, a custom mission patch, and a set of Magpie Games stickers. We'll also list your name in the Mission Register as Core Crew.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $50 or more
6 backers
SUPPLY DEPOT (Retail Level): Get four (4) copies of Our Last Best Hope for your retail game store and a 11''x17'' poster to promote the game. Add $10 per additional if you want more copies. Please contact us for international shipping for this reward.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $50 or more
69 backers
MISSION SPECIALIST: You'll get a set of custom Magpie Games dice + a numbered and signed softbound copy of Our Last Best Hope + a custom mission patch + a set of Magpie Stickers + your name in the Mission Register as a Mission Specialist.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $75 or more
15 backers
WARRANT OFFICER: You'll get a set of custom Magpie Games Story Points + a set of custom Magpie Games dice + a numbered and signed softbound copy of Our Last Best Hope + a custom mission patch + a set of Magpie Stickers + your name in the Mission Register as a Warrant Officer.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $100 or more
3 backers
SUPPLY OFFICER (Retail Level): Get eight (8) copies of Our Last Best Hope for your retail game store and a 11''x17'' poster to promote the game. Add $10 per additional if you want more copies. Please contact us for international shipping for this reward.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $150 or more
1 backer Limited (5 of 6 left)
COMMS OFFICER: Place a full-page ad in the PDF and Print copies of Our Last Best Hope for your gaming product, game store, etc + all Warrant Officer rewards + your name in the Mission Register as a Comms Officer.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $250 or more
3 backers Limited (7 of 10 left)
LIEUTENANT: You get to be (or name) an example character in the game + a Magpie Games dice bag (from Dragon Chow Dice Bags) + a custom Flash drive filled with exclusive production notes, videos, and an Our Last Best Hope PDF Playset available only to backers at this level (check the FAQ for more details) + all Warrant Officer rewards + your name in the Mission Register as a Lieutenant.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $500 or more
1 backer Limited (4 of 5 left)
CAPTAIN: Get an exclusive Our Last Best Hope Mission Jacket with preapplied patches + all Lieutenant rewards + your name in the Mission Register as a Captain.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $1,000 or more
0 backers Limited (3 of 3 left)
COMMANDER: Mark Diaz Truman will meet up with you at GenCon 2012 (or another Con in the Northeast) to run a private session of Our Last Best Hope with a Playset created just for you and three of your friends + all Captain rewards + Your name in the Playbill as a Commander.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012Pledge $2,000 or more
0 backers Limited (2 of 2 left)
CREW KIT: Get four (4) sets of all the Captain rewards for you and three of your friends + Mark Diaz Truman will fly to your town (in the US) to run a private session of Our Last Best Hope with a Playset created just for your gaming group. Your group will be listed in the Mission Register with a Crew Name of your choice.
Estimated delivery: Aug 2012
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Show older commentsCreator Mark Diaz Truman on September 25, 2012
@Christian - Our apologies! We mailed those out as soon as we got the books post-GenCon. We'll contact you via private message to make sure we fet you your copy right away.
Creator Christian Lindke on September 25, 2012
I stopped by GenCon to pick up my copy of Last Best Hope. I got my patch, but was informed that the printing of the book was not good in the first batch so did not pick up the book. I was told the book would be shipped. Is there an ETA?
Creator Eric on September 17, 2012
If there is anyone who is interested in participating in a forum game of Our Last Best Hope, and has an account on boardgamegeek.com, or rpggeek.com (they're the same site), then head over to this link:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/10069214#10069214
or leave a message here. I'm looking for two others who will have good participation, and are interested in making a great story.
Thanks guys! I hope to hear from you if you want to join us!
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on August 31, 2012
@Luke - Yay! Please let us know how your game goes. We'd love to have you post an actual play report and/or a review!
Creator Luke Reeves on August 31, 2012
Hooray! Package from Magpie arrived. Can't wait to play!
Creator Robert F-C on August 30, 2012
[Or http://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/129835/our-last-best-hope ]
Creator Robert F-C on August 30, 2012
The correct RPGGEEK link for the core rules is actually: http://boardgamegeek.com/rpgitem/129835/our-last-best-hope
The last link was for the umbrella OLBH family rather than specifically for the core rules book (not the clearest set-up if you ask me).
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on August 29, 2012
@Robert - Thank you for reminding us!
Creator Robert F-C on August 29, 2012
Don't forget to cross-post any reviews or session reports to the "Our Last Best Hope" area on RPGGeek: http://rpggeek.com/rpg/18490/our-last-best-hope (there's not much there yet).
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on August 27, 2012
@Jennifer - Thank you for making it possible! We're incredibly thrilled that people are happy with the book.
Creator Jennifer Fuss on August 27, 2012
Just had my book in the mailbox and wanted to thank you, it looks awesome :)
Creator Jason Christopher Faught on August 26, 2012
Just posted my survey for The Core. Hope you like it.
Creator Thomas James Egan on August 26, 2012
Awesome news, sir. I can't wait to have another Mission to choose from.
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on August 26, 2012
@Thomas - Matt sent the CtD Mission over to me this week, so it will be out as soon as we can get it edited and laid out. Shouldn't be long at all! And that's so awesome that your group is excited!
Creator Thomas James Egan on August 26, 2012
I was wondering when the ctd play set would be available.
On a unrelated note: My group is so hyped about finally getting to be Our Last Best Hope, after what seems like months of talking it up. Just a matter of getting them all in the same room asap.
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on August 25, 2012
@Jason - We're working on a GenCon wrap up post, but we're still pretty rundown from the weekend. Keep your eyes peeled for it early next week!
Creator Jason Christopher Faught on August 25, 2012
Can we hear about the games that were run in the GoD room at Gencon?
Creator Jason Christopher Faught on August 23, 2012
Its like Fiasco for heros! I loved it!
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on August 22, 2012
@Morgan - We're still wrapping up the QR Codes, but I think we will have it available around the 1st of September on PDF and in retail stores. If people want to preorder, they can do so on our website - www.magpiegames.com/products
Creator Morgan Weeks on August 22, 2012
Perfectly and thanks! Very glad that it was interpreted correctly at the table. First session was quite the success and a question came out of it - when will it be for sale to everyone else?
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on August 21, 2012
@Morgan - You may use each Touchstone a single time. Once you use them, they are used up and cannot be used again, but each can be used separately. Does that answer your question?
Creator Morgan Weeks on August 21, 2012
Question regarding Touchstones, the English language is somewhat ambiguous: Can you use each Touchstone once, or can you use Touchstones once?
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on August 20, 2012
@Jason - Thank you so, so much! We really enjoyed having you (and your mom!) at the games.
Creator Jason Christopher Faught on August 20, 2012
She liked it so much that when she found out about The Play's the Thing, she snagged a copy of that as well.
Creator Jason Christopher Faught on August 20, 2012
Played a session of Eternity and Our Last Best Hope at the convention and really enjoyed them both. Brought my mother (who isn't really into role playing) to the OLBH game and was surprised by how much she liked the game.
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on August 20, 2012
@Eric - Wonderful! Please let us know how those games go. We'd love to hear about them!
Creator Eric on August 19, 2012
Received the book and additional materials yesterday. The book looks great, as do the bonus materials. I'm really looking forward to doing a pbf game of this on BGG later this fall, and to try an f2f as well.
Great work guys, and I'll be looking to pick up 'The Play's the Thing' very soon. Thanks!
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on August 18, 2012
@Morgan - Thank you! Please let us know how it goes.
Creator Morgan Weeks on August 18, 2012
My book and swag arrived today - very excited. Looking forward to playing this. Thanks!
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on August 17, 2012
@James - Yes! Custom dice will be sent out with the additional books. :) And we would still recruit you to save the Earth...
Creator James crane on August 17, 2012
Never mind. I just read about the dice delay in the updates. DO NOT RECRUIT ME TO HELP YOU SAVE EARTH. I apparently will be the Ben Affleck to your Bruce Willis.
Creator James crane on August 17, 2012
When do we get the custom dice? I was expecting those, since I funded as Mission Specialist. I am happy about the book, the stickers, and the patch, but am missing that one last piece to start saving humanity from giant mutant Cockamouses who have stopped the earth's core from spinning as long as we stop Jersey Shore from airing.
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on August 16, 2012
@Eric - Thanks for the feedback. We use YouSendIt primarily because it's a great way of keeping track of things, but we'll look into some alternate methods that are more convenient for our backers. Thanks!
Creator Eric on August 15, 2012
Excellent work guys, and looking very much forward to having the book. One large bit of feedback however, and this is likely just my personal opinion but, I would suggest offering an alternative method for retrieving the pdf. I did not have a yousendit account prior to this, and I don't plan on using it again in the near future so I've asked that it be deleted afterwards. I just don't like having loose accounts here and there that I'm not using.
While I can certainly understand, and appreciate, your desire to avoid anyone sharing your work for free, I also think that offering an alternative for those of us who just want the pdf and don't want the hassle of creating 'another' account somewhere on the internet is a good idea.
Again, this is just a personal opinion, and am in no way dissatisfied with your product (quite the contrary), I wanted to express my opinion on the pdf acquisition.
Thanks for a great product guys, you're really doing a great job.
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on August 9, 2012
@Alistair - You're welcome! We're glad you like them.
Creator Alistair on August 9, 2012
I received the stickers yesterday. Was really quite a nice surprise - I'd forgotten completely about them. Thank you :)
Creator Jason Christopher Faught on July 19, 2012
How do you like the new KS layout?
I like seeing the project creator's stats just below the funding/goal box now. And labeling the creator in the comments is really cool too.
The 'you're a backer' stamp should really remain in the goal box, don't you think? And the Funded label is just obnoxious where its at right now.
It looks like most everything else that has been changed is just tightening up the text...
So, for the most part, I think it was a good change. Thank goodness they didn't go crazy, and mess with the format TOO much!
Creator Jason Christopher Faught on July 18, 2012
Downloaded it, and skimmed it a few days ago. Reading a bit now actually.
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on July 18, 2012
@Jason - Yes! Our Last Best Hope is a lot like Fiasco, with key differences in the setup and structure of play. Did you download and read the backer draft?
Creator Jason Christopher Faught on July 18, 2012
Watched Geek & Sundry's Tabletop where they played Fiasco.
http://www.youtube.com/watch…
Will your game be something like that?
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on July 17, 2012
@Jason - I've really enjoyed all of them! There are definitely some that are really inventive and exciting, and I expect most of those will make it into the book.
Creator Jason Christopher Faught on July 17, 2012
I was wondering if any of the submitted survey's have really impressed you so far.
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on July 15, 2012
@Jason - I do! I'm pulling out the best ideas that I think will work for the system. Why do you ask?
Creator Jason Christopher Faught on July 15, 2012
Mark, do you go through the playset survey's yourself?
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on July 9, 2012
@Jason - Yes! We will have additional surveys for other playsets, such as The Snow and The Core.
Creator Jason Christopher Faught on July 7, 2012
Are there going to be more setting surveys like the space and zombie scenarios?
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on July 7, 2012
@Jason - Awesome! Thank you!
Creator Jason Christopher Faught on July 7, 2012
Okay, done, and with the extra few days to think about it, I fleshed it out a little bit. Thank you Mark, I wasn't sure if people would groan over a serious take on a silly concept... So I am really glad to know that you find some merit in it. :)
Creator Mark Diaz Truman on July 3, 2012
@Jason - That's a great idea. If you'd like, you can just put that idea in and then write "None" for all the other fields.
Creator Jason Christopher Faught on July 3, 2012
I don't have enough ideas to fill out the entire zombie survey, but I did think it would be cool if whatever caused the zombie appocolypse seeped into the ground and started causing strange and rapid mutations to the worlds plant life... A serious take on plants vs. zombies, anyone?