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May 17, 2022·Interview·34:51·1·Watch on YouTube

KickSaga 7.1: Joystick Heroes (Before Launch)

Watch “KickSaga 7.1: Joystick Heroes (Before Launch),” a board game interview for Joystick Heroes on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by the creator on YouTube:

KickSaga is the video series where I interview first-time tabletop game designers who are hoping to bring their board game to life on Kickstarter. Each interview has two parts, once before the Kickstarter begins to learn what they did to prepare, and once afterward to find out what they learned (and if they funded)! In this episode we hear from Dickie Chapin, one of the designers designer of Joystick Heroes, a light-hearted dice chucker set in the glory days of arcades in the 80s. Dickie walks us in detail through all of the different resources he used to put his game together. He also opens up about the real costs of brining a passion project like this to life, and the steps he's taken to give it the best chance of success. Be sure to subscribe to our channel to see part two where we'll talk to Dickie after the campaign is over to see how it did and what lessons he learned. Check out Joystick Heroes on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frownclowns/joystick-heroes-the-board-game-about-playing-video-games And online at: https://frownclowns.com/ Pre-Kickstarter Stats: - KickStarter Preview page: 517 - Email list: 128 - Facebook page: 105 followers (https://www.facebook.com/frownclowns) - Instagram: 234 (https://www.instagram.com/frownclownsgames/) - Discord Members: 51 Resources Mentioned: - Jamey Stegmaier Blog: https://stonemaiergames.com/e-newsletter/blog/ - The Game Crafter: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/ - James Churchill: https://www.artstation.com/jameschurchill - Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/ - Mesa Game Lab: https://www.mesagamelab.com/ #boardgamedesign #crowdfunding #kickstarter

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Joystick Heroes

Joystick Heroes

2022·Dickie Chapin

Videos
11
Creators
4

Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Joystick Heroes is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 4 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 1 unboxings, and 2 other videos.

2 - 6 players
30 - 60 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

About Joystick Heroes, from BoardGameGeek:

Joystick Heroes is a board game about playing video games - radical! Grab your friends and family and head to the arcade, where you'll burn through tokens to play games and compete for the best scores. Each game tests different skillz, like your joystick agility or button-pressing prowess. Earn tickets, prizes, and power up your skillz. Kick butt on games in your favorite genre and win big by beating high scores. Challenge other wannabe heroes to 2-player games, grab a friend for co-op mode, and compete in arcade tournaments. The player with the most prizes when everybody's out of tokens is the new Joystick Hero! Righteous! At setup, create your arcade by laying out a number of Games cards. Each player starts with 10 arcade tokens. A round consists of 2 phases: (1) In the PLAY phase, choose any available Game card in your arcade, place 1 arcade token on it, and play it by rolling a number of dice based on the skills the game requires and your own skill levels. Use your hand of Power cards to boost your scores. Refer to the Top Scores chart and collect your winnings (tickets). (2) In the POWER UP phase, players spend the tickets they earned on skills upgrades or to purchase prizes. When all players run out of arcade tokens, the player with the most prizes is the new Joystick Hero!

Designer

Dickie Chapin

Artists

Dickie Chapin, James Churchill

Publisher

Frown Clowns Games

Categories

Video Games

Mechanics

Combat ResolutionDice Rolling
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