Another stretch goal is busted! Wound tokens coming up...
over 6 years ago – Wed, May 23, 2018 at 01:52:22 AM

Calling all BPRD Agents,

Another day and another stretch goal bites the dust. Thanks to the addition of the extra dice and dice bag, we soared gracefully over the the £1,120,000 mark overnight and that means...

 Target priority busts for Lobster Johnson and Roger have been added to pledges. These are used on the Target Priority track to show which agents will be attacked by enemy minions.

 Next on the agenda, is a brand new scenario featuring Herman von Klempt and his loyal Kriegaffe. This scenario will use the troopers from the Conqueror Worm expansion and will end in a desperate battle against this pair of villains.

Our next stretch goal is a little one that should hopefully be blasted through in no-time tomorrow when Add-on Wednesday goes live. Currently enemies have their wounds marked on the board with cardboard tokens. However, we've seen numerous comments from backers that were worried the board could become a little cluttered. In order to help keep down the clutter, we'll add plastic cubes to use as wound markers. These can be easily placed on the base of minions or the boss to track how much damage they've taken.

Talking of Add-on Wednesday, are you ready for the final 48 hour push tomorrow? 

Bud Waller joins the team! Kriegaffe and Herman von Klempt prepare to team up...
over 6 years ago – Tue, May 22, 2018 at 12:12:13 PM

Calling all BPRD Agents,

What a weekend! Since Friday you managed to blast through three normal stretch goals and three social goals. This brings the total number of stretch goals unlocked during the campaign so far to: 48. What an achievement and we're not done yet.

 Bud Waller has joined the crew as a playable BPRD Agent and Back-Up Agent. In Wake the Devil, Bud Waller meets an untimely end at the hands of Roger (before he joins the BPRD) so hopefully you can help him survive a little longer. With Bud in the pledge, you'l now be able to play as a BPRD-only team. The BPRD agents won't have as many special abilities as Hellboy and the crew, but they will work well together - so keep them close and keep them safe! So, what's next?

 We've had numerous requests to make Target Priority markers for Lobster Johnson and Roger - so all the standard agents in the core pledge will have their own Target Priority bust (alongside the cardboard token). With regards to the Back-up Agents that were turned into playable agents and characters from the Hellboy in Mexico expansion, we are hoping to make resin versions of these and add them as an optional extra in the pledge manager - so stay tuned. The Agent Pledge box is already pretty full and our operations manager is having sleepless nights about cramming everything in!

Our next goal is another exciting scenario! This will be based around Herman von Klempt and his loyal Kriegaffe. It will use the troopers from the Conqueror Worm expansion and maybe throw in some surprises along way... a chance encounter with Kroenen, perhaps? Although we don't want to spoil the surprise.

Finally, it's the last week of the campaign T^T and it's been a rollercoaster of emotions and excitement. But don't worry because we've still got a few surprises up our sleeve! Wednesday will see a brand new expansion added to the optional extras (feel free to speculate about what that will be in the comments) and we might even have some more bad guys entering the fray...

Social goal smashed! Ualac ready for action!
over 6 years ago – Tue, May 22, 2018 at 04:56:50 AM

Calling all BPRD Agents,

What a day! Remember earlier we said that weekends tend to be a little quieter when it comes to stretch goal action? Well, not today! You've smashed through one social goal and have unlocked the £1,100,000 goal too. Plus, we're well on the way to the next social goals.

 The first goal to fall today was to share our new video on Facebook more than 100 times. That took absolutely no time and we're currently on 179 shares. Of course, there's no need to stop sharing now so go ahead if you missed out earlier. With all these shares, that means the Disguise Requisition card has been unlocked.

 But that wasn't the only goal to fall today. We were expecting Ualac to join the party on Monday but he's arrived early and has now been added to pledges. Oh, we forgot to mention that he's Kickstarter exclusive too.

 With Ualac now officially unlocked, we've also got a brand new resin set up for grabs too. This set recreates the iconic battle between Ualac and Horned Hellboy from Box Full of Evil and will come with a diorama base. The aim is to recreate this scene:

 So with Ualac now heading for the fight, we better reveal a brand new stretch goal...

 Bud Waller completes our line-up of BPRD Agents and will join the likes of Kate Corrigan, Scott Clark and Sidney Leach as a Back-up Agent AND playable character. The idea with the BPRD Agents is that they won't be so handy in a fight on their own, but when teamed up they'll be able to overcome the various obstacles thrown at them.

With Bud Waller completing our line-up of standard agents, we're going to have go out of this world for more good guys to join the crew...

 REMAINING SOCIAL GOALS

Remember, we've still got three more social goals to unlock...

 We're so close to unlocking this brand new Requisition Card, as suggested by community members. Just head over to Boardgamegeek and become a fan of Hellboy: The Board Game. You can become a fan by clicking the heart icon.

 From there is just a small leap to the next social goal: 1500 fans on Boardgamegeek.

 Finally, if we get 11,500 backers everyone with an Early Bird Agent Pledge or the standard Agent Pledge will get a $20 voucher to redeem at Dark Horse Digital. How cool is that? You can catch up on some of those all-important Hellboy stories you might have missed out on. So, what are you waiting for? Get sharing the project and encourage others to join the Hellboy fun.

Everyone deserves a hand...
over 6 years ago – Tue, May 22, 2018 at 04:11:27 AM

Calling all BPRD Agents,

A very short Sunday evening update for everyone because earlier today we've hammered through another weekend social stretch goal.

 We've now got 1,673 fans on Boardgamegeek, which has really helped to ensure Hellboy stuck around on the Hotness list all weekend. Thank you to every that became a fan and helped us blast through this social goal. The Hand of Glory Requisition Card has been added to pledges. Thanks to all those that suggested this item.

That just leaves one remaining social goal...

 Can we reach 11,500 backers by Friday? *bites nails*

Add-on... Monday?! Extra dice sets and dice bag
over 6 years ago – Tue, May 22, 2018 at 04:05:44 AM

Calling all BPRD Agents,

Don't worry, you haven't suddenly teleported to Wednesday. However, we have got a mini Add-on update for you to kick off the week.

Over the past week or so we've seen a number of requests from backers that wanted to pick up some extra sets of custom Hellboy dice. After all, you don't want to share dice with that guy at your gaming club who always eats KFC while playing and gets the dice greasy. Then they slip out your hands while investigating a particularly tricky clue, roll under the radiator and are lost forever.

 Ta-da! Sets of extra custom dice are now available to add to your pledge for £5. Bear in mind you're already getting two sets of custom dice in the Agent pledge, so you'll only need two more sets to have enough dice for everyone, should you wish.

 To accompany the extra dice, we've also got a dice bag featuring the BPRD logo. Why just use it for dice? It could also make a nice pouch for your charms, a tiny bag for your bottles of holy water or just fill it with garlic to ward off potential vampire attacks. The uses are (literally) endless.

HOW TO ADD OPTIONAL EXTRAS TO PLEDGES

1. Click on 'manage my pledge' and increase your total by the amount required, e.g. £5 for the dice bag

2. There won't be an option to choose the dice bag immediately but your overall pledge amount will increase

3. After the campaign finishes we'll email all backers a pledge manager. This is like a survey where you can choose the optional extras you want to receive. Any extra money you've pledged during the campaign will appear as credit to spend in the pledge manager or you can add extra funds to the pledge manager in order to make purchases

4. Hooray! You've now chosen your optional extras!

That's it for now, normal service will be resumed this Wednesday with our standard midweek update... and it's going to be a big one.