Ready for Grand Opening?
about 3 years ago
– Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 07:06:38 PM
Dear Ladies & Gentlemen,
Today we will see the closure of this fantastic campaign, before celebrating this evening and saying goodbye (just for a few days, don't worry!), here you have the last daily update to reveal contents and behind the scenes of Chamber of Wonders.
Another improvement will be implemented on the materials: cards will move from 300gsm to 350gsm. This improvement will increase resistance and solidity of the cards, allowing you to shuffle them with no particular precautions. In addition, the improved solidity gives a better feeling when touching them, improving the gaming experience.
We have prepared for you one last challenge of the campaign, a new Club card: the Cat-lovers.
Who doesn't love these adorable furballs?! A player belonging to this Club earns 1 Pound every time another player exhibits a Monster, either for a complete set or for a single part. Because in the end we all know cats are just clever "monsters" disguised as plushes!
To get this card we need to reach 1650 backers!
You have less than 6 hours, spread the word and have fun!
Last but not least, here you have the 3 Winners for our funny Facebook contest "What would be the best item in your own Chamber of Wonders?" Here you can admire these 3 new Wonders and their owners! Thanks again to our Giovanni Pirrotta for making them real :)
See you in few hours, Chamber of Wonders is ready for Grand Opening!
Marvelous Deluxe Monsters!
about 3 years ago
– Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 04:18:09 PM
Dear Ladies & Gentlemen,
Our Chambers of Wonders are nearly ready, tomorrow we will arrange the last artifacts in the Showcases and then we will be ready to immerse into a fantastic exhibition!
We're happy to annouce that actual number of backers achieved (more than 1400) gives us the chance to unlock an improvement with components: all cardboard elements will be more "solid", thickness will be increased from from 1.5mm to 2mm.
This will provide greater strength and longevity to Display Cabinets and Areas, and will give better feeling to coins and tokens.
For those who have opted for the Deluxe edition, we can confirm that all 3D elements, Display Cabinets, and also all the tokens for core box and all the expansions will be in printed MDF (wood).
A true 100% Deluxe edition!
Now we are proud to present you the last section of the Art behind Chamber of Wonders: Monsters.
With these weird monster parts you have to assemble bizarre creatures and considering they can be mixed almost as you want, we really had fun imagining the most absurd combinations, such as the Mighty Furry Sea Monster with Alien head!
Having all these possibilities, we have always included Wonders related to known creatures, famous and less famous, taken from mythology or coming from... our games!
Tototl "the feathered body" is isnpired from the dinosaur Tototlmimus, Gamera is a tribute to Godzilla. Mambo and Jager are two Wonders coming directly from Sine Tempore. Quick note about Mambo, the Sine Tempore puppy owes its name to a dear friend of ours Gabriele "Mambo" Luccioni ;)
Let's now focus on the Deluxe edition.
Given the enormous interest aroused by this special and very exclusive version, today we want to take a closer look at it.
The first thing to know is that, as described above, all the salient parts of the game's components will be made of wood: Display Cabinets, Areas, Tokens, Agents and of course the Box.
All stretch goals and "Sherlock - A Chamber in Red" elements will also be made of wood.
But perhaps the most important thing about this box is that it is also an organizer, so you just have to pull out the various boxes and play, reducing the time required for setup.
Furthermore, having such a beautiful wooden box to display is definitely not for everyone 🧐... it is literally a Wonder!
That's all for today, the rooms in your favorite Chambers are still under construction... but very close to completion!
Who wants visit the Slums?
about 3 years ago
– Tue, Mar 09, 2021 at 09:21:46 PM
Dear Ladies & Gentlemen,
Today we will reveal the last missing bit of the 2 KS exclusive expansions that we are including in the box: the Slums. Sometimes you need to move into shadows and dark places to find the best deals.
This new Area will allow you to interact with the Black Market in 2 different ways:
The first side will allow you, and all the other players following the turn order, to buy a card from the Black Market board at a special price, 2 Pounds less than its value!
The second side will let you exchange one of your Wonder Cards from your hand with one on the Black Market board. If the card you are going to take has a higher value than the Wonder you are leaving, you will have to pay the difference. If the value of the card you are taking is equal or less than the one you are leaving, you will not have any compensation ...it's still a Black Market after all.
The Carpenters Club
Hard workers are always a powerful resources, membership to this Club allows you, once per turn, to empty one of your Showcases, taking back Wonder Cards in your hand.
At first glance it seems a very strong ability, it will help you to close Sets of Wonders, but be careful with it, it also slows you down, remember you can expose Wonder Cards only once per game turn.
German Rulebook
A BIG thank you to Andreas Micheel, who managed to translate Chamber of Wonders for our german speaking friends! I suggest you to go visit his YouTube channel Brettspiel Dude, I'm sure you will find lots of useful previews and reviews.
Deluxe edition presentation has been postponed to tomorrow :)
That's all for today, the rooms in your favorite Chambers are still under construction... but close to completion!
Claire the Matchmaker
about 3 years ago
– Tue, Mar 09, 2021 at 04:34:03 PM
Dear Ladies & Gentlemen,
Today's daily stetch goal is a new Contact that will bring some new features to the game: Claire, the Matchmaker.
This beautiful character owes her name to the female protagonist of Diana Gabaldon's book, "Outlander".
She has a very strong personality when needed, but she retains moments of fragility, going through an historical period in which women were not regarded as they should have.
Thanks to her character and her intelligence she always manages to demonstrate her value, obtaining on the field a respect almost reverential.
Struck by this character, played excellently by the splendid Catriona Belfe in the TV series, we decided to pay homage to her with a Contact card.
This character will allow the player who chooses her to obtain the initial allocation offered by one of the adjacent Areas.
But... what is the initial allocation?
We asked Stefano and Diego, our skilled game designers, to vary the initial allocation of the Areas based on their function, for example an Area that includes an auction will provide more Pounds and fewer cards at the start of the game rather than an Area with a sales mechanism.
The sum of the starting allocation for each Area will provide the total amount of Pounds and Wonder cards to take at the start of the game.
In the next updates we will provide you with more details on the initial equipment of each Area.
Double gift today! We are pleased to announce two news that we are sure you will appreciate:
The first is a PDF file with an A5 "scoreboard" format that will be available for download from our website at the end of the campaign, it's not needed but it can help to track score during the game.
The second is about the Marvelous wooden tokens that we will include for free in the Deluxe Edition.
Tomorrow we will publish the photos of tokens just arrived in our studio, together with a better look at the Deluxe Edition!
That's all for today, come back tomorrow for new information about Club cards and some new Wonders!
What a Library!
about 3 years ago
– Tue, Mar 09, 2021 at 09:02:27 AM
Dear Ladies & Gentlemen,
good news today! After discussing with our factory, considering the number of copies we already achieved, we can announce you achieved a new stretch goal, it will improve the quality of the box and of all expansions. From now all game cards will be upgraded with a beautiful linen effect.
The "linen effect" texture adds ridges that reduce surface contact between cards, making them more resistant and easier to shuffle, deal and handle. This is obtained with an extra production process: printed sheets are pushed through a textured metal roller that applies heavy pressure, imprinting the linen texture marks onto the paper.
It also adds a pleasant effect that enhances them when photographed.
And now let's add something on The Art of Chamber of Wonders. Today we examine the Books.
Two of these books are more easily recognizable: the Necronomicon ("Army of Darkness" version) and the Book of Thoth, the other two can only be recognized by those who have followed us for some time.
"How to speak a Faun" was a book that appeared in the second game published by Ludus Magnus Studio: Sine Tempore. This book was a tribute given at the time of its Valentine's Day publication.
"Black Rose Wars" doesn't need particular introduction. It's the secret book of the Magisters of the Lodge, keeper of Magic, sentient being.
Catch Me If You Can
A M A Z I N G !!!
We are speechless. Thanks to all your efforts Moriarty is now in the hands of justice, and your reward is now the expansion "Sherlock - A Chamber in Red".
To get it you have to do ... nothing :)
"Sherlock - A Chamber in Red" will be added to all €35 and €99 Pledges.
Thank you for your great support, all your actions helped us to let people know about Chamber of Wonders!
We are getting closer to the end of this campaign, when we launched we didn't think we would achieve those results so quickly! Going into the last 4 days, we are approaching the moment of the final rush. Now it's time to give the campaign the last push, if you didn't do already you can help us with the tasks that unlocked "Sherlock - A Chamber in Red" expansion (see below) or if you like you can help us spreading the word on forums, social networks, and within gaming groups.
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That's all for today, the rooms in your favorite Chambers are still under construction.
