A Post of Thankfulness, Looking Back and Looking Ahead

NOTE: Don't miss the 3 Print and Plays at the bottom of this post! Our January trio is done and out to reviewers, so full color PNP's are here. Any rules questions, let me know!

We know that our readers (well at least in the US) are getting ready for an extended Holiday weekend full of turkey, family, political arguments, football and hopefully games. We wanted to take a second and focus a little on what we at Button Shy Games have been thankful for this year and as well talk a little bit about 2017 and our upcoming Toys for Tots special online event.

Thanks

We first wanted to thank BOTH our Patreon supporters as well as our Kickstarter backers. Because of you we were able to have our best year yet (check back in late December / early January for a whole bunch of stats). We are thankful to work with a creative group of designers, developers, artists and more. Thank you to all that have supported us in 2016!

Looking back on 2016

We're excited as we continue to try to evolve Button Shy Games into the vision that we have for it (big games in small packages). It has been quite a ride, with new team members joining up, new infrastructures coming into place, and some of our best Kickstarter turnouts ever.
In 2016, we also hosted a Wallet Game Contest and saw quite the turnout! Many of the top games you will be seeing in our 2017 lineup. We also were able to start our Pocket Universe line of games that include both wallet games like Pod-X and Universal Rule as well as our nano solo line, Twin Stars. We even recently started a Pocket Universe Wikia (http://pocket-universe.wikia.com/wiki/Pocket_Universe_Wiki) for anyone that would like to learn the mythos behind the characters and planets in these games.

Looking ahead to 2017

We will be moving from monthly Kickstarters to quarterly ones. However, we will be Kickstarter 3 games at a time in each of those Kickstarters. As far 2017 games - we will be continuing to try to make our wallet size games feel like bigger games for a great gameplay experience - much like we did in the Fall with Pentaquark, Ahead in the Clouds and Universal Rule.

2017 Board Game of the Month Club

In 2016 we made 12 Postcard Games based off of Cult Films. Each had a different designer (or designers) and it was so much fun. We're changing the theme in 2017 and  making One Hit Wonders postcard games, and we are not repeating any designers! This is a wild project and has gone very well.
While the postcard games will still be secret, one difference is that we will be sharing our bonus content in advance in 2017. Some of the things you can expect are: a quarterly new Twin Stars solo module, a quarterly Nat Levan one card game (note: some are more than one card), promos, and much, much more.

Toys For Tots Sale

Last year we did a Wild Cats promo with all proceeds going to the Animal Welfare Association. We wanted to do something similar this year and give to those in need. 

Starting today and going through Monday December 5th - for every $10 that you spend in our shop, we will match your purchase by donating a set of Storyteller Cards to Toys For Tots. We can hopefully give the less fortunate some creative fun this holiday season.

And a special note for Board Game of the Month Club Members

As always, you get better deals than everyone else. So feel free to use the following codes for any purchases in our shop during this time to not only send sets of Storyteller Cards to those in need, but also get more for your money. :)

$1 patrons - Patron1 (Save $1)
$5 patrons - Patron5 (Save $2)
$10+ patrons - Patron10 (Save $5)

Print and Plays for Avignon, Turbo Drift and Find Your Seats

As you know, we're converting to quarterly Kickstarter campaigns in January with three games at once (and you can use your discount 3x of course). Well the three games are here and ready for you to print and play. The links are below and here's a link to a rules FAQ we've been building. 

http://buttonshygames.com/pages/1st-quarter-rules-faq 

Avignon: Pilgrimage by John du Bois (2-players)

Rekindle the flames of faith first stirred up in Avignon: a Clash of Popes. The standalone expansion Avignon: Pilgrimage introduces new ways to push and pull your way to Pope, even more characters with new powers that change with their position, and alternate setups that create even more variety. Play Pilgrimage by itself or combine it with the powers from A Clash of Popes to add new levels of strategy and tactics while preserving the quick and accessible gameplay of the original.

ORIGINAL AVIGNON PNP:
alone expansion to Avignon that introduces six new Characters, abilities whose powers differ based on Characters' board position, and alternate setup options that add additional strategy and tactics while still preserving the quick, accessible game play of the original Avignon game.

PNP: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4dqfjvi89zsm42k/AV2-PNP-Color-112216.pdf?dl=0  

RULES: (See original Avignon below for complete rules): https://www.dropbox.com/s/1df9k5r2lszdi7g/AV2-PNP-Rules.pdf?dl=0 

ORIGINAL AVIGNON PNP AND RULES: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bw3ikbrWk08uR0ZBd0hiLW1UWEk 

Turbo Drift by Rob Cramer (2-4 players) 

R-R-R-R-Race toward the finish line at ludicrous speed! In Turbo drift, you must make your way through an analog racecourse full of obstacles by drifting wildly. Take 1, 2, or 3 cards from the steering grid and place them to maneuver. Grab a boost to jump ahead, but if you don’t drive carefully, you’ll SMAAAASH into the obstacles on the same cards! Don’t forget to watch for the other drivers, and be careful with that Turbo button you can only use it once! Reach the goal first to win, if you can make it there alive!

In Turbo Drift, you pick cards and drive down a mountain, avoiding other cars and debris along the way. You have to pick right and maneuver right to be king of the mountain pass. 

PNP: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ep4p5rjnd7hzd4s/TD-PNP-Color-112216.pdf?dl=0 

RULES:  https://www.dropbox.com/s/0onnp1dc7tgmujw/TD-PNP-Rules.pdf?dl=0  

Find Your Seats by Mitchell Shipman (3-4 players) 

In Find Your Seats, players take the roles of party planners having a terrible day.  They have completely misplaced their seating plan!  Each player will start with a hand of cards representing dinner guests and, over three rounds, draft what they believe to be the best group of guests to sit next to each other. Players score points based on the seating arrangement of their guests.  The player with the most points in a round wins the round, the player with the most round-wins will win the game.

Pick guests’ seats to maximize their fancy dinner enjoyment.  Pay attention to how your opponents seat their guests so you can mess with them.  Match generations and interests to get the most points.

PNP: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ev4wje1o70kx1er/FYS-PNP-Color-112216.pdf?dl=0  

RULES: https://www.dropbox.com/s/y3goxgvbj2kl88v/FYS-PNP-Rules.pdf?dl=0 

Thanks again to all of you! Looking forward to the holidays and another great year here at Button Shy.