An epic capture the flag game with fish in battle robots.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Final 48 Hours of My New Project
almost 2 years ago
– Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 02:00:40 AM
Hey Everyone!
For any of you who are interested, I have another Kickstarter campaign that is coming to a close in the next 48 hours! This campaign is not another game, but it's a sticker campaign to celebrate (and mourn) 2022 coming to a close! If you enjoyed the art for BattleFish I think you'll love some of the sticker designs that you will see in this other campaign. Go check it out! You only have 48 hours before it ends!
Here are a few of the stickers that are new with this year's campaign! (Between you and me, several of these designs come from ideas to a few more games that I have been brainstorming about.)
Octopus Pirate Sticker Pack
Alien Abduction Sticker Pack
I (barely) Survived 2022!
Kickstarter Exclusive Sticker
This final design isn't available for purchase, but rather you can receive it just by simply backing the project and sharing it on social media and tagging me in your post (@thinkinkpro) (It will come as 3 individual stickers for each section of the sea monster)
I won't spam you with more updates as the campaign wraps up, but I wanted to give you this update so that you don't miss out if you are interested! Thank you for your continued support!
2 Little Victories and 1 Little Roadblock
over 2 years ago
– Tue, May 03, 2022 at 06:29:54 AM
Dear Everyone,
It has been a little while since you have heard from me, so I wanted to share a little update by letting you know about 2 little victories that have occurred along with 1 roadblock that I am now facing that I am hoping I may be able to get some of your help with.
Victory #1
BATTLEFISH RULES VIDEO
First, I am happy to announce that (several months later than I had hoped) the BattleFish Rules video has been completed! That giant QR code on the front page of the rulebook will now actually take you somewhere useful instead of just a placeholder video. Yay!
If you want to watch it you can check it out here:
I have not been able to get the rules translated into German yet. I had someone lined up to do it, but that fell through, so now I am needing to look into another option. I wanted to reach out to this group to see if anyone would be interested in translating the rules into German for me before I find someone else. If you are interested in helping me out with that, please send me a message so that we can work out all of the details. (timing, compensation, etc...)
As always, thank you for your continued support. There are a few of you who are still patiently waiting for your games, and I have been in contact with our fulfillment team to make sure that they are on top of that, so I really hope you receive them very soon! Thank you for your patience with all of that. For everyone else, please continue to reach out to me and let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Tyler
Quick Shipping Update and 2 Answers to Questions
almost 3 years ago
– Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 09:01:24 AM
Hey Everyone!
I wanted to send you a quick shipping update for all of my friends who live outside of the United States, Canada, and Mexico... YOUR GAMES HAVE FINALLY SHIPPED!!! YAY!!!
ShipQuest has been handling all of the fulfillment for international orders, and they said it may take up to a week to receive a tracking number, but make sure you are looking for that email with that tracking number very soon if you haven't already received it.
I can't wait to hear about and see pictures of the games when they arrive!
(This was me and my younger brother playing... He destroyed me... I told him that one of the rules that I'm going to add is that you can't beat the game designer when you play against him. He didn't like that...)
Now, I have a much longer update coming soon with some of the FAQs that I have been receiving, so stay tuned for that. I did however just want to quickly address 2 of the questions that I have seen come up a few times.
1. Can a stack that has been defeated come back into play later in the game?
NO! Once a stack has been defeated it is removed from the game for good. You cannot play any other cards in that spot for the rest of the game.
2. What happens if we run out of cards during the game?
The "reserve pile" should only be 2 cards or less. Any other cards under the top 2 should be discarded. If at any point you run out of cards in the game you should remove the specialty cards from the discard pile and set them aside, then you should shuffle the discarded number cards together and place them at the bottom of the draw pile. Keep doing that until the game is over.
Another thing to note with this question is if you have 4 or 6 players playing, you should play the "Team Mode." Not only do I think "Team Mode" is the best way to play this game, but it will also make it so that you have significantly more number cards in play during the game when you have more players. Otherwise you may find that you are drawing several specialty cards on your turn and you are struggling to have enough number cards to beat your opponents.
Finally, in case you haven't checked out the sticker Kickstarter campaign that I am currently running it is in it's final week of the campaign. I'm happy to announce that we have hit all of the stretch goals, so there are so many different stickers to choose from! I think you'll be able to find one that you like!
I (barely) Survived 2021
almost 3 years ago
– Fri, Jan 07, 2022 at 03:14:38 PM
Dear Everyone,
Fulfilment is still underway for this project! It has been great to see all of the texts and comments from those who have been playing this game. For those who are still waiting, your day is coming very soon! And I hope you enjoy it!
Just so you know, I am still finishing up some of the last few things that I was hoping to do for this project (like the FAQ page, the rules video, and a couple of the rules translations...) so I still have my work cut out for me over the next few weeks.
However, with all of that said, it is January, and for the past 3 years in January I have tried to participate in Kickstarter's "Make 100" promotion that they do at this time of year. Last year I made a "I (barely) survived 2020" sticker as a reward for making it through a very challenging year for everyone across the globe. This year I had a few people ask me to make a sequel to that campaign because of how difficult 2021 was for so many.
It feels a little weird to be starting another campaign before this one is totally finished, but at the same time I'm very confident that things are heading in the right direction to be able to do both without a problem! So here it is!
This is a small project, so it launched a few minutes ago, and we have already reached our goal! Wahoo! These stickers (along with several others that you can choose from) are going to be shipped by April of this year, so if you have enjoyed my style of art, then you may want to check this one out too!
As always, thank you for the continued support! Please keep sending me messages and commenting on this project with any questions you have for me! At this point most of the questions have been things I have needed to forward on to our fulfilment team, so sometimes it takes me a little longer to respond or find the answer you need, but I appreciate your patience with all of that!
Thank you!
Tyler
Shipping Update! Plus review videos while I finish the rule video...
almost 3 years ago
– Tue, Dec 21, 2021 at 09:40:38 PM
Hey Everyone!
I'm so excited to see so many of you receiving your games! For those of you in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico, if you haven't already received your game, then you should be receiving them any day now! (If you chose to pick it up from me in person, I have it ready for you!)
For those of you in any other country, I have been told that our fulfilment partner is doing everything they can to make sure that these games are delivered ASAP, but there is a good chance that they will arrive after the holidays...
I of course blame the delays on these guys trying to cheat the system to get off Santa's naughty list...
(By the way, if you need a way of letting someone know that their gift is on the way, feel free to use this image as a little card until your package arrives!)
Some of you have already noticed that the QR code does not take you to the rules video that it says it will... It is coming, but it is not quite ready yet! I had hoped that I would be finished with it by now, but I will let you know as soon as it is up!
In the meantime, you can check out some of these review videos that give you an overview of how to play!
Also, while I was finding these review videos I also found an unboxing video that one of our backers: Next Level Board Games just did today. So here it is! Go and follow her if you want to check it out!
I'll keep you updated as I have more news to share! Please feel free to share pictures of you playing this game on social media! Use the hashtag #battlefishthegame or you can tag me directly on Facebook or Instagram (@tylersmth93 or @thinkinkpro) I still have a couple copies of FrogKnight that I'm sending to people who tag this game!
Let me know if you have any questions or comments!
