
Things get caught up with production companies, shipping and customs, and sometimes there are even language and time differences between everyone working on the project. As my fellow backers know, Kickstarter campaigns are almost never on time. The campaign wrapped up in September of 2014 and they had estimated that the game and its extras would get to backers by December of the same year. Looking back I wish we had added on the really awesome beer stein. I backed at the $25 level for an extra playmat (we occasionally play MTG and you can never have enough playmats). He also added on the two games we didn’t have and the collector’s edition big box. He backed at the $75 level which gave us the game, all of the stretch goal promos, and a playmat. We decided to both back the campaign (mostly at my urging).
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My husband and I were able to get Oktoberfest as well as the base game and the Expanding the house expansion, giving us the full collection. The campaign also offered a really great selection of add-ons. It was a really successful campaign and the backers were going to be able to get a lot of really awesome stretch goals with their pledges. The original goal for the campaign was $20,000 USD they surpassed this by more than $150,000. It appears that I wasn’t alone in wanting to do so. We had played a lot of the copy that we had and I was ready to add something new to the game. I’m not sure how I came across the campaign originally, but I was so excited when I did. The art in the game is a big sell, but these extra objectives are what makes this game rise above the rest. These cards not only give you points at game end, but they also have special abilities that could hurt your opponents or boost your ability to buy cards for your engine. These are cards that represent memories of your time on vacation. In the Romantic Vacation expansion, for example, you want to try to obtain reminisces. The other really great thing is that most of the Tanto games offer an extra way to gain points for the end of the game. These maids can either add to the total points you earn at the end of the game or add to the choices you have during your turn. Only certain maids are allowed to be chambered. One of the main goals with this game is to chamber your maids. Normally, there aren’t a lot of options outside of those steps, but Tanto Cuore adds a little bit more to them.

One of the great things about the Tanto Cuore expansions, unlike most deck builder expansions, is that they are totally stand-alone! This was super exciting news, so when I saw a copy of Tanto Cuore: Romantic Vacation at Coliseum of Comics, I bought it. Unfortunately, at the time, the base game was really hard to find and when you did find it, it was incredibly pricey.Īfter doing a little research, I found out that there were expansions for the game.

How could I resist? My husband and friends in my gaming group like to refer to it as “Fan service the game.” Needless to say, I had to get a copy. I’m already relatively fond of deck builders and this was a deck builder with a bunch of scantily clad, anime girls.

They were playing the base game and I honestly just fell in love.

A couple of years ago, Felicia Day and friends did a live play through during their Tabletop Day 2014 live stream. My interest in the game Tanto Cuore actually was inspired by a YouTube video. Another being that this is one of my favorite games. So, I decided to start with a review of this particular project for a couple reasons. One being that I got some really great pictures of everything I received from it. Afterall, it is Thursday and a perfect time for a throwback. I figured I’d start out with a review of a past Kickstarter campaign.
