Social Promotion for the SKEPTICS give away!
almost 5 years ago
– Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 04:34:31 PM
Today the Kickstarter campaign for SKEPTICS is half over at 141% funded and we are still going Strong!
If you have not pledged yet you still have plenty of time to get your copy of the game including all of the unlocked stretch goals and Promo Cards!!!
Remember that you can still Subscribe or like any of the following to be part of the give-away during the Kickstarter run! ALL the Details are in the Facebook page link below. You can also follow the linktree link in the profile!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skepticsgame
Site link: Usiakgames.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/usiakart/
Promotion Page: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/c088d4f0-0a4b-436b-bb85-c2806e05c87b/landing
Also, if you are a Fan of the game you can go to Board Game Geek and like the page:
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199418/skeptics
Liking this page will help create that buzz!
Thank you again everyone!
Jon Usiak and Brian Moats
Usiak Games and Designs
Stretch Goal #4 - The Storybook UNLOCKED
almost 5 years ago
– Mon, Jun 21, 2021 at 11:27:03 PM
We just unlocked the Fourth Stretch goal - The Storybook! The Storybook is a small expansion that is used with the Core game of SKEPTICS and adds another level of replay-ability. The Storybook will guide you through each Ghost that comes with base game, including the TWiiNS and Entity expansion Ghosts!
In Storybook mode, you will begin your investigation with the easiest Ghost (the Child) and work your way up to the most difficult (the Apparition). As you complete each Ghost your team will be rewarded one Perk. This Perk can be used during each investigation moving forward. These Perks are tracked on the Character Cards which will also come with this expansion. Each Character will also have a unique ability that they may use during Storybook mode, or even during the Core Game!
We hope you enjoy this addition to the game!
Thank you everyone for the continued support and making this game become a reality!
Jon Usiak
Usiak Games and Designs
Stretch Goal #3 - The TWiiNS UNLOCKED
almost 5 years ago
– Sun, Jun 20, 2021 at 05:32:22 PM
We just unlocked the Third Stretch goal! The TWiiNS (Yes Two i's). This is a bonus expansion Ghost to the Core game of SKEPTICS. You can check out a quick How to Play Demo at this link: https://youtu.be/LDvxVcn3fSQ
The Twins (TWiiNS) Idea did not come from the Shining, as everyone may be thinking. Yes, maybe it popped in my head. But the real Idea is based on my Twin daughters. We were in a hotel one night and they wouldn't go to sleep. They were being very noisy. Immediately the thought came to me to make them a Ghost team, or dual Ghost, in the game!
When they finally fell asleep, I stayed up until 3am working on the idea and design for the game! Several playtests later, the TWiiNS were developed :)
Thank you everyone, again, for all the support! Still not even half way there yet!
Jon Usiak
Usiak Games and Designs
Stretch Goal #1 - The Soundtrack UNLOCKED
almost 5 years ago
– Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 09:55:05 PM
Hello everyone!
We had our First Stretch goal unlock overnight!. The Soundtrack! (actually two 'Soundtracks').
This idea came to us awhile ago at a convention, when we saw how engaged people were with the game. During game play, one player said to us how the game was so intense that they felt they were on an actual investigation themselves! A mention of how all that was needed were sound effects of an abandoned spooky Asylum, and that is when the idea came.
So lately I have been working with an amazing sound designer who has worked on several commercials, music videos, and other sound design projects. We have a nice solid base to the one-hour track already, and over the next month or so we will be fine tuning the track so it has that perfect score as you play the game. We want the track to be spooky and mysterious, yet subtle and not overwhelming. It has to have that right atmosphere to make the experience even more immersive.
There will be two soundtracks available, which will have a link on a card that comes with the copy of the game. The tracks will also be downloadable.
Thank you very much Everyone! We would not have got this far without your support!
Jon Usiak
Usiak Games and Designs
Stretch Goal #2 - The ENTITY UNLOCKED
almost 5 years ago
– Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 04:35:29 PM
Hello again everyone!
We just unlocked the Second Stretch goal! The ENTITY, which is a bonus expansion Ghost that is an addition to the Core game. You can check out a really quick How to Play Demo at this link: https://youtu.be/JFwp_YdOHC4
This Ghost comes with the first print run of the Core game!
The idea for this Ghost came from two Movies - The Raiders of the Lost Ark and (obviously) the Entity from the 80s. As I was watching Raiders, at the end scene with all the electrical impulses affecting the equipment, I thought that would be a neat idea for a Ghost. I had to then think of the name and type of Ghost this was going to be, and that is where the movie title of the same name helped. The Entity movie was mostly inspirational from a scene where they are glancing over a photograph of an electrical bolt. In the image was an apparent head and part of a shoulder. So I used that idea and created the image of the Ghost for this game.
I think it helps to share how my mind works as I am designing, just in case any of you out there are curious to how I come up with this stuff :)
Thank you everyone again for all the support so far! We are not even Half way yet! I could NOT have done this without you!
Jon Usiak
Usiak Games and Designs
