The blog has been silent for months, and for that I should apologize. The Kickstarter Backers have been getting regular updates, and the Broken Contract Facebook page has gotten some too. But I have left those of you who look to the blog for updates on the development of Broken Contract in silence for 3 months now. Fear not though, it's all been coming together behind the scenes! First off, the models. All of the character models promised during the Kickstarter have been sculpted and 3D printed. A couple of months ago the first 2/3 of them went into production and the models have been sitting here with me in Milwaukee, awaiting the necessary printing and remaining models, Currently, the final batch of sculpts are at the caster and are in the hands of the mold makers. I should have masters in my hands very soon. Around the time the blog went quiet I had gotten in the Character Dashboards, the first wave of Equipment Cards, and a variety of counters to keep track of Actio...

Dead counter by Sam Alcarez One thing that most miniature games have in common is the use of counters. I fell in love with miniature gaming because of the immersion that comes with the visual experience. One of the things that has always detracted from that visual experience though is all of the on board clutter that comes from counters littering the field of battle. There have been some more artful approaches like upright blast markers, but cardstock or plastic counters have a hard time preserving the look and feel of my game area.  I am one of those extremists that has an assortment of fully modeled counters for some of my armies just so that I can maintain an attractive play area. On the opposite end of the spectrum, I love in-game effects like being drugged, set on fire, knocked unconscious, shocked, etc. When you have a lot of in-game effects, you need counters to keep track of them all. In my early playtesting of Broken Contract, the field was littered with ugly counte...

The Broken Contract Miniature Starter Set Kickstarter is winding down, but our plans for Broken Contract are only ramping up! The beta rulebook is up and available for free download . Also, they are not necessary for play, but the 'It's Time' Game Board , Initiative and Equipment Card Decks , and Character Stat Cards are all up for free download as well. A quick trip to a copier and you are ready to go. Broken Contract Beta Rulebook PDF 'It's Time' Game Board PDF Character Stat Cards PDFs Initiative Card Deck Equipment Deck #1 PDF Equipment Deck #2 PDF Equipment Deck #3 PDF Actions and Interruptions Play Aid PDF We want your involvement in the development of this game. We want you to read the rules and play it. We want your feedback on how it played and how clear the rules were. We are shooting to launch another Kickstarter for the rulebook and more models in the Fall and we want your help to make it the coolest action and adventure game p...