Cryptozoic saves the geekdom empire from entire destruction, gnashing of teeth and general mayhem by saving the board game 'Doom that came to the Atlantic'. The game itself was a kickstarter that got cancelled after one of the creators lost all the money raised to make his game company. There's a lesson here folks!! Here's a little blurb from the Cryptozoic website:
“For Lee and I, the worst part of this is that people who put their faith in our game have been hurt by it,” said Baker. “After the Kickstarter was cancelled, many people came forward with ideas to keep the game alive. But we didn’t want to pursue an option that would save Doom unless it would also get the game into the hands of the people who first supported it.”
Now the game itself is sort of a cross between Cthulhu and monopoly .. from what I gather, so this will be a big boon for those who are big Cthulhu fans and more importantly for all those who thought that their hard earned cash was going to be lost in the great depths of emptiness within the ugly bowls of Kickstarter. This gesture by Cryptozoic is VERY amazing, and I hope that their good will be rewarded by selling tons of these games. Something like this reminds me why I love about the board gaming community.
-Andrew Scholl
“For Lee and I, the worst part of this is that people who put their faith in our game have been hurt by it,” said Baker. “After the Kickstarter was cancelled, many people came forward with ideas to keep the game alive. But we didn’t want to pursue an option that would save Doom unless it would also get the game into the hands of the people who first supported it.”
Now the game itself is sort of a cross between Cthulhu and monopoly .. from what I gather, so this will be a big boon for those who are big Cthulhu fans and more importantly for all those who thought that their hard earned cash was going to be lost in the great depths of emptiness within the ugly bowls of Kickstarter. This gesture by Cryptozoic is VERY amazing, and I hope that their good will be rewarded by selling tons of these games. Something like this reminds me why I love about the board gaming community.
-Andrew Scholl