Almanac: Crystal Peaks is the next chapter in the Almanac series. Travel to the north and explore new towns.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Another Stretch Goal Unlocked!
over 2 years ago
– Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 08:46:22 AM
Merchants!
You guys are just blazing through these stretch goals! I've got an important update coming soon regarding the plastic insert for the game so keep an eye out for that soon but in the meantime, let's get to these encounter cards!
All of these encounter cards can be played with BOTH Almanac games! The best thing about these stretch goals is they can be used for either game which makes EACH game that much more valuable!
RAMSES GORDON =D is here to judge your food, and depending on which meal you go with will warrant you some serious VP points during endgame scoring!
$30,000!!!
over 2 years ago
– Mon, Aug 09, 2021 at 09:24:48 PM
MERCHANTS!
You all have done it again! Another stretch goal has been unlocked and this time it's more contract cards to offer even more varying strategies! With this stretch, we've reached an important milestone for us and that's the $30,000 mark!! We want to thank you all again for showing your support for this wonderful Scott Almes series.
Here are a few things/updates we are currently working on:
UPCOMING UPDATE: An in-depth look at the INCLUDED plastic insert for The Crystal Peaks and the stickers included for the organization.
UPCOMING UPDATE: INTERVIEWS! The Almanac series has some big names tied to it, Scott Almes and Jacqui Davis are two incredibly brilliant people and we want to give them a platform to speak on this series and what it means to them!
UPCOMING FEATURE: Our lead developer Daniel, will be making bite-sized how-to plays for each town and its unique placement rules! This will help those who are visual learners, reading impaired, or who just prefer to have someone teach them!
UPCOMING EVENT: More live streams! Kolossal team members, Daniel and Matt will be playing more on our socials so be sure to look out for that! And if you haven't check below! (Witty Banter Included)
STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED!
over 2 years ago
– Sat, Aug 07, 2021 at 12:02:33 PM
MERCHANTS!
You guys did it! Another stretch goal unlocked means this time MORE CARDS FOR TREACHEROUS TRAILS!! This means even the trails will have variability as well!
Since you only play with one Encounter Card per letter, unlocking more trails cards means you'll never know which encounter you may be getting! Let's take a look at these never-before-seen encounter cards!
Again thank you all SO much for your support! This has been a crazy first week and we're just getting started!
- Kolossal Games
ANOTHER GOAL UNLOCKED!
over 2 years ago
– Fri, Aug 06, 2021 at 04:22:43 AM
Merchants!
You all did it again! Another Stretch Goal unlocked and this time it's more of those high-scoring contract cards! Personally, the contract cards are one of my favorite mechanics of the game! I LOVE that some cards range from 13 points to 39 and while the game does have you making tough decisions, those 39 points are not impossible to obtain without having to redirect your entire strategy. I love the idea how scoring high and still having more actions and moves to make!
Here are 4 more unlocked contract cards!
Hey there, Matt here!
While I have loved every part of this campaign I've been able to help with, some of these stretch goals are brand new to me, so the caption below each of them is me reacting to them in real-time! I absolutely love this game and Scott's dedication to making each contract card uniquely different is something I've always admired not just about this game, but about all of his games! ,
Ohhh, ok so this is a cool one. This contract card allows you to trade one of your resources with another player. This could be HUGE because if they have a very specific strategy that involves completing their cards, you could essentially trade one for theirs that they needed in order to stop them from completing it! Diabolical
WHERE WAS THIS MY LAST GAME?!? This contract card is awesome, first it's a ton of points, but the ability to gain even more gold after selling goods is PERFECT for those high gold games as each piece of gold is 1 VP.
Gold is VERY valuable in the Almanac games, and I love that this contract card would allow me to focus on a heavy guard token strategy which would effectively prepare me for stronger encounter cards too!
YES. Just Yes. Every action at the shop is worth using one of your workers to visit it, so having the ability to use the shop for more than one thing would have me visiting it a TON MORE.
Alright, that's it for now, but we'll see you all tomorrow with even more updates and campaign features!
Happy gaming!
- Matt
Kolossal Games
$24,000 STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED!!
over 2 years ago
– Fri, Aug 06, 2021 at 03:16:09 AM
MERCHANTS!
Wow, wow, wow! You all have unlocked another stretch goal! One thing we'd like to say is that unless specifically for the Treacherous Trails, all of the stretch goals are compatible to be played with both Almanac; The Dragon Road AND Almanac: The Crystal Peaks. Meaning, even without using the treacherous trails pack, you could combine your contract cards, caravan cards, and extra gold to make for a mega game!
If you're new to the Almanac series, the encounter cards will increase in difficulty but also increase in reward as well! It's the "high risk for high reward" temptation that makes the bidding war beforehand SO important! One unique factor to Almanac is that while everyone does bid for control of the first player token, the PRICE is actually whatever the lowest bid was, making each player's bid extremely important and offers a lot of strategies!
Here's Wes from Never Bored Gaming's excellent overview of Almanac, explaining the Bidding mechanic even further! The Bidding Overview starts at 3:17 but I absolutely recommend watching the entire thing, we are HUGE fans of NBG and the way they explain things! =D
As we hit our next stretch goal, you all have unlocked another full set of 5 encounter cards!
That wraps up this update, but we'll see you all back here tonight for our Day 2 Wrap Up! We want to go over some Frequently Asked Questions and also give everyone a space to ask any further questions that might have gotten buried in the comments!
