Blood vs Odalin, Return to Skytear Hordes, and More - Board Game Crowdfunding This Week!

We're back from Origins Game Fair and delivering an end of the week episode so we don't miss the exciting camapigns that launched this week. Blood and Odalin are sure to draw attention, crowd favorite Skytear Hordes returns, party games leave the table, and a little board game contraversy tops it off. Episode 46 - June 28th, 2024
Skytear Horde - Campaigns: gamefound.com/en/projects/skytear/skytear-horde-campaigns
Odalin - Dungeons of Doom: gamefound.com/en/projects/dragori-games/odalin-dungeons-of-doom
Blood: gamefound.com/en/projects/lms/blood_lms
Sling It: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kidgroup/sling-it
Nightshift: www.kickstarter.com/projects/exoticcancer/nightshift-0
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[@MacScelaro]

Blood is going to be epic!! 🩸

[@raceofrobots9152]

That is clearly Tom Vassels kid. Why doesn't he ever mention him?

[@JonTripp115]

Shuffle everything together for a Bloodalin mega campaign! MSRP $999 +s/h

[@sanderschippers2708]

Grimcoven will be superior. I dont understand that card laying out in Blood will be fun. If you play less yes the boss will do less. But fellow players also get less turns. I have not seen a playthrough what changed mine view on this. Also still alot of icons. Which makes it hard for some people. Specialy when introducing new players.

[@RawrBargle]

Its far better than just random BS in Grimcoven, you have control over the game flow

[@lonniestewart8428]

As a father of two daughters and a Christian, Nightshift is certainly not a game for me. That being said, the creator is well within their rights to produce and make a product they feel proud of and consumers are free to support it or not support it. I certainly have opinions on this theme as someone who wants to see people valued for their character and not their appearance or sex appeal. That being said, clubs like what are being depicted do exist and there is a large population that take part in it. I simply don’t care for the harm that takes place in that industry as a whole. If people want to detach themselves and view this game as a fun experience, they have every right. Just as there are a lot of violent games that nobody thinks twice about. Themes may resonate or not. It’s the real world harm that I have witnessed in industries that are near those depicted in the aforementioned game that I have a hard time detaching from. This is just my perspective, no judgements.

[@MacScelaro]

I find that Nightshift is the cause of this reply when Odalin is about binding demons to your character to unlock powerful demonic transformations 🤔

[@lonniestewart8428]

@@MacScelaro Did you not read my reply about violence being a theme that’s also not for me? I’m not backing Odalin or GrimCoven or games like that either. I stated the difference being that I have known a lot of first-hand accounts where sex work or pornography have caused serious harm. I get that the creator of the game doesn’t see the strip club scene as demeaning or degrading and that they felt empowered through it. More power to them. I have simply seen abuse, drug use, and worse from women coming out of those settings. The primary difference is the “fantasy” setting of a lot of these dark and violent games. I suppose a lot of others don’t have problems with those types of games, where I do. What I don’t have a problem with is both Nightshift and Odalin having a right to exist and consumers making the decisions to support them or not.

[@MacScelaro]

@lonniestewart8428 I read your reply. I just feel your message does more harm than good. It is another stereotypical christian coming out due to sex being brought up. The same voice is oddly silent when demonic forces are elevated and saught after. Isn't that more the focus of the bible? Just an observation

[@lonniestewart8428]

@@MacScelaro Clearly you’re not reading my replies because I stated that I don’t support games like Odalin, GrimCoven, or other games that depict violence or the demonic. You’re basically calling me a hypocrite when I’ve stated the primary difference is that the sex industry has caused great harm to a number of people that I’ve known. Do I personally believe that demonic influences and witchcraft are harmful? Yes I do. I also have numerous stories about those things, but this isn’t the place for me to state all of them. I feel like it would just be twisted anyway. I personally haven’t bought Quacks of Quedlinburg because of the witchcraft theme even though I think the game looks interesting and fun. As I’ve continued to state, I don’t have the right to keep any games (violent, sex-themed, witchcraft, or demonic-themed) from being published. I simply won’t support them financially. And I can’t and won’t stop someone else from supporting them with their voice and money.

[@MacScelaro]

​@lonniestewart8428 I clearly read all your replies. I just pointed out the flaws in your focus and how this causes your initial messages to be received. You can be in denial about this focus, but it doesn't change the issue at hand.