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SKEPTICS Board Game

Created by Usiak Games and Designs

SKEPTICS is a cooperative, dice rolling game, where players explore potentially haunted locations to prove the existence of ghosts. 1-4 players take on the role of Investigators gathering evidence of the paranormal. Investigators race against the clock exploring rooms and rolling dice to match icon sets to Search, Reveal, and Solve Clues. Each Clue will lead Investigators one step closer to revealing the Ghost. Environment Cards are drawn every hour, which may have hazards and conditions that will impede the Investigators’ progress. Investigators win if the existence of the Ghost can be proven in time, but Investigators fail if time runs out.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

We are NOW FUNDED at 100%!!!!
almost 3 years ago – Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 05:32:21 PM

Yes we Made it!!! SKEPTICS has reached its 100% FUNDED GOAL!!! I am ecstatic and shocked! Not only because we funded, but because of the small amount of time to do so!

We would Not have done it without the support from all these AMAZING backers, family, friends, colleagues, and so many other people! There are way too many people to thank here!!! Most of the support comes from people who helped me with any part of this process along the way. These are my playtesters, my lovely wife for letting me work in the basement all day, my friends and family, and especially Brian Moats who took up this opportunity to work with me and believe in this game a few years ago! He has been the life line of this Project! Thank you Brian!

I don't want to create a Huge long email, because I am too excited! Most of you know that I have been working on this Project for SIX years! I started from the ground up, starting with NOTHING at all! These six years were figuring out the logo, the name of the business, the website,  the facebook pages, and most of all - the Main game design for SKEPTICS. The next project will go very very fast since Now I have the Template! I have everything in place to continue this Skeptics Universe!

We really hope you enjoy this game! This will be popular amoung several groups, or it might be great to play alone. Maybe it will sit on a shelf collecting dust! But either way this means you believed in the game in some way and you wanted to see it through!

So with all that said, WE are funded but we are not stopping! Time to unlock some of these stretch goals for SKEPTICS and give you More stuff that automatically will come with the game! The second image will open up shortly to give you a teaser!

Thank you again all so very much!

Jon Usiak

One more Update today - since everyone is awesome!
almost 3 years ago – Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 02:18:34 AM

At almost 80% funded in just four days we are almost at the finish line! Then we can start opening up some cool Stretch goals!! Keep sharin', promotin', and keepin' this pace going and this game WILL Fund!


Because We have passed the 75% milestone, here is another little something...

Almost there! Day 4
almost 3 years ago – Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 10:39:16 PM

Gooooood Morning, afternoon, or night (where ever you are. hopefully not somewhere haunted!).

I just wanted to give a Quick update to our Campaign. We are nearing the finish line already at the Start of Day 4 with one person shy 75% funded! All we need is 85 more backers to Fund and then we will be on our way to unlocking some pretty cool stretch goals! Please share, promote, and spread the word to make this a success! I want this game to be for YOU and want to continue to make expansions, and even work on some requests in the future! 

I have personally wrote to each and every backer so far, to say thank you for your support! (Check your messages!). 

Lastly, we had one of our fans playing our game last night on Tabletop Simulator and I REALLY have to put down part of their QUOTE here:


"I just tried the game with my friends and it was AWESOME! It started off relatively relaxed with us splitting up and searching the asylum. But the game quickly took off in intensity as the room cards neared the end of the deck.......My heart was pounding. Lots of laugher and "oh nooooooooos." It was a great night! I can't wait to get this game and try all of the ghosts and the "Museum" side of the map! Thanks for making an awesome game!"


(You can read the entire message in the Comments section of the Campaign!)


Thank you again everyone!

Jon Usiak

Usiak Games and Designs.


We JUST HIT 75% as I was writing this message! AWESEOME!

NEW SKEPTICS How To Play VIDEO (using an actual Manufactured sample)!
almost 3 years ago – Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 12:54:27 AM

Hello everyone! 

It looks like we are off to an Amazing start at almost 70% is just three days! We are getting very close to that funding goal so you can enjoy the game at your doorstep! Just imagine if we Fund this weekend! Any continued support, promotion, and sharing of this project would be Greatly appreciated!


I wanted to let you know that I Just made a NEW SKEPTICS HOW TO PLAY video using the ACTUAL Manufactured components!

Check the video out at this link: https://youtu.be/lAiMXKKaiBg

You can also view this video on this Kickstarter page!


Also, remember we are still doing the give-away during the campaign! See details on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/skepticsgame


Oh, on a side note, if you go to Board Game Geek and/or Kicktraq, the more visits it gets, the more visibility the game will get!


Thank you very much everyone!


Jon Usiak and Brian Moats 

Usiak Games and Designs

We just hit 50%!
almost 3 years ago – Wed, Jun 09, 2021 at 11:32:01 PM

Hello everyone! 

I just wanted to announce that we hit the 50% funding goal at only a day and a half into the campaign! 


I wanted to say thank you very much for the support and pledges! Hopefully we can all share, promote, and keep this pace going to fund the game, unlock some stretch goals, and bring these to your doorstep! Not to mention to continue creating other games and projects for the future!


Because you have all been great so far here is a little sneak peak of something...