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Scrapyard Empire is a brand new strategic card game that launched this morning on Kickstarter. It brings a fresh new take on hand management games by taking mechanics we know and love in other games, and mixing them up for a whole new experience.

Check Out The Project Here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ga ... d%20Empire

Goal: (In Most Versions) Be the first to build 2 Inventions

Players: 1-4

Age:12+

Features

- Beautifully Detailed Artwork On Each Card
- Expertly Designed Miniatures
- Endless Replay Value
- A Unique Solitaire Version
- Custom Designed Player & Center Mats

ABOUT GALLIANT GAMES

Galliant Games is a newly formed game company focusing on a range of tabletop games, that have skillfully detailed artwork and mechanics that will keep gamers engaged for years to come.

Congrats on raising 11k so far! Seems like you guys are en route to hit your goal early. Did you expect to get this much traction? What has been working?

Thanks, we're really happy about the progress the campaign has made! There were some things working in our favor from the get go and some things that we actively did to help us get the word out.

First of all, we had had a previously successful campaign on Kickstarter of Steampunk themed, Bicycle-branded playing cards with art featuring the work of goggle artists for sale on our site www.SteampunkGoggles.com That first put us on the radar of a lot of different groups of people; game fans, cardists, Steampunks, etc. You can see it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/co ... cc-bicycle

We wanted this game to have a Steampunk flavor as well because it worked really well with the building and invention aspect, but at the same time not make it explicitly Steampunk so that people who were not as into the genre could still enjoy it.

We also put in a lot of work into spreading the word before we launched. We play-tested constantly, and sent prototypes to meetup groups, and gaming cafes to get a sense of how the game played. We also contacted lots of big names in the gaming community who do game reviews to play the game and give us their honest feedback on the game. Not only did this help us reach a whole new audience it also helped us find ways to make the game better. Here's a few:

Elephant Gaming: http://youtu.be/Rbo0nxXHcgU
Crits Happens: http://youtu.be/LJMsSY5_ne8
Undead Viking: http://youtu.be/QISbnhO_JeE




And lastly we advertised on a lot of different sites like Board Game Geek

I love the name. That is what got me to click on this post. And I love your video! I have several friends that are very interested in steampunk (I am actually working on a feature length steampunk script). I'll definitely share your kickstarter. Good luck!!!

Thanks for sharing our project and I am glad you like the name. We actually came up with a long list of names and then voted on them as a team. I think we are all happy with what we ended up deciding on!

Everything looks great and you are off to a good start. Keep promoting and Good Luck!

Looks great! Congrats on meeting/exceeding your goal already!

Hey Guys,

Hey guys!

Just an update that we've been selected a Kickstarter staff pick!
https://twitter.com/ksr_staff/status/477567843156779009 - Please feel free to retweet and get the word out to more people!

We're really close to our goal but getting funded is just the beginning. We have some amazing stretch goals planned, check them out at our page. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ga ... -one-to-fo

Thanks for all your support!

Wow..... that's awesome!!! Looks like you guys are super close to hitting your goal .