Will Charlestone be available in French? I saw that you put the file for the french version rules, so maybe Ill print it, and start with that, will you put the Automas french file too? Especially this last game, it was just crazy. Dear Friends from the Charterstone Community. I realize its a long shot, but any plans to make any kind of expansion for it? Thank you. After some coercion, my family played round two and it was no better this time. I was up very late last night (too late, perhaps) writing my review of the game. Charterstone, among others, was one of those games that happily filled my quarantine time and ensured I didn't get bored. Were gauging interest for a deluxe pack (separate from the game) that would include some nice stuff like metal coins and a recharge pack for the game to be used on the back side of the board, exactly as you said. Im glad youve had fun with it, Jaycen! Thanks, as always for all of your help and being so involved with your fanbase. Do you mind sending me some pictures to Joe@StonemaierGames.com? PS. There are two Charterstone Facebook Groups, a General Group, where people ask for help with game play, and a Spoiler Group, which was mainly set up for people to share their finished Boards and scores. Charterstone review. I love this quality to Above and Belows buildings it adds to that games world-building feel. This is inspired. That way people can make a fully informed decision (making the data more precise). These cards do not exist, for production reasons. Game #12 is done, and it was wonderful! So still havent made any progress on that time machine thenoh well I guess I can wait for the old fashioned way. I love that youre considering making a recharge pack as well, so the experience can be had twice without needing to buy the entire game twice. any release schedules for this yet? We are about to play our first game after our campaign was completed. Thanks Cody. However, a couple of elements of the game are gone once the campaign is over. Hy Jamey, i am a big fan of your work. Asked on BGG, and got the answer I needed! Game #9 was a wild ride. The campaign has ended! We are playing as 5 active charters with our family age 8yo up to adult and everyone agrees it is some of the most fun we have had playing a game and this comes from a family that has over 100 board games. Cant wait! Make it an app and Ill buy it full price! So looking forward to the rest of this campaign! I have filled out a parts request form. What about pre-orders if its not on kickstarter? I look forward to blind playtesting Charterstone with your help. Wine Crate Tuscany Essential Edition Moor Visitors Visit from the Rhine Valley. Hi, Im really looking forward for Charterstone to be released. Hello, I would like to know, for me and all the sleevers out there, whats the size of the cards? Is there any way to get a digital version for Kindle??? We could consider it, though Id be really hesitant to make it that easy to access all the spoilers in the game. With the art showing floating islands, and the concept of a Forever King, would it be fair to say this is a fantasy, or at least fairy tale, universe but with no spell casting (at least, castable spells by the playable characters?). Thanks! Just curious, Jamey, is the art done by the same illustrator that handled Santorini? Jamey, stickers on the board is a dealbreaker for me no matter that the game is still playable after the first campaign. (Building where you spend 2 resources to gain 2 gold and 2 vp + alchemist where you can interchange resources for gold + The friend with +1 vp if you gain vp in your charter was just simply 3vp per round on continuous repeat.). Hi Jamie, Eagerly anticipating Charterstone and was surprised at the number of comments that want your legacy game less legacy-y. I couldnt agree morenot just for my games, but any game. Id say its disheartening when the enthusiastic gamers who could support your new project, or at least wait before passing judgement, are simply taking the easy route and criticizing something before it actually exists. Automa -> Setup -> Rule 4: {Censored}: For the remainder of the campaign, give the Automa one of each unlocked {censored} type.. I hope you can make some of these Grinchs hearts grow, and know that there are those of us who love you for even attempting it, man. Maybe you could do a Charterstone Lite game like Lords of Waterdeep in the future? Wow! Once the 12 campaign is done, you can either: play a new campaign on the other side or the other board by buying the recharge and/or play the one youve built as a normal worker placement game over and over again right meaning its unlike other legacy games that there are instances that a component gets destroyed, you need to buy a whole new game right? So awesome! When i play more games, will the place where i stick the sticker have any effect on the game? We obviously like the game. Rolling Realms Promos. :), Thank you sir! Okay, to balance this I have one main gripe. If this post reveals too much, please delete it quickly! Just saw an earlier tweet about this game very excited! Do you think this game is a good place to start with a legacy game. We are psyched at the idea of tacking Game #2 tomorrow! Charterstone Coal Set (set of 12) $ 5.45 Out of Stock. Doublesided board?? A great solution that satisfies BOTH camps! thank you very much! We played Game #2 without the Automa. * I have played the campaign :). Im not sure if I could make it searchable by name, whilst still keeping all the information hidden. Charterstone. Thank you very much for getting us such a lovley game and I am really looking forward to play the finnished version with a 6 player group soon. Whats the website to present sums? Itll be released in late October, a few months after Gen Con. I get you could probably just buy the physical game and pick through the components to build it, but it sure would be cool to just order it already finished, whether that be custom printing or just a sticker/meeple pack. Scythe is already on my to-buy list, but youve definitely got my attention with this, too. I want to use a label maker to create the other Charter labels as I wont be able to bring myself to write directly on the board. Re Essen: which partner will have Charterhouse? Charterstone is a worker placement campaign* game where players will build up a shared village over the course of 12 games. Thanks for the idea! Or will it be available to buy after it is released? It's a worker-placement game that evolves, telling a story over. Hello Jamey ! I was just curious, so I see that Charterstone will be released in December, but some can get a copy in October. I sincerely hope Stonemaier Games can make it right. I hope you do through with it :). is it over? One final key issue please tell me there is direct player interaction? As we read the story, guidepost, and other cards that make up the scenario for Game #10, we were trying to wrap our head around the whole thing. So I guess you have a winner here, Herr Stegmaier! Because every single card had been printed backwards!!! We each scored over 130 points in that game. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter for important updates and limited offers. Expeditions Expeditions. Hi Jamey, Im eyeing charterstone since last year, i love worker placement game and building village theme, so im very excited! Ill pass it on to Acram Digital, the developers for the digital version. Just cot my copy yesterday. Travis:Thanks! Thanks! However there is no recharge pack in stock anywhere. Just Finished the Campaign! Truth be told, we will probably play this thing to the end and hope upon hope that the post-game-12 gameboard that we have will be something that we will enjoy playing on. However, this is a perfectly fine place for you to house rule this rule, especially in a 2-player game. Would be interested in being a blind play tester. Interviews, Media, and Promotion Requests, https://www.esotericfulcrum.com/blog/charterstone-comprehensive-card-list/, https://stonemaiergames.com/games/charterstone/map, https://www.facebook.com/groups/CharterstoneDigital, https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2400836/charterstone-my-dive-legacy-games, https://www.facebook.com/groups/CharterstoneDigital/, https://stonemaiergames.com/games/charterstone/map/, https://typetribe.us1.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=09ac14cf4204b623f977b3476&id=237fe54e72, https://www.facebook.com/groups/charterstoneboardtrading/, https://stonemaiergames.com/games/charterstone/rules/, https://store.401games.ca/catalog/8317561/charterstone-pre-order-2017, https://shop.trycelery.com/page/474ecdd8-7dbb-4068-b1e9-4f5d10c4bcd5. :) Looking forward to Game #4 tonight! That has to be one of the nicest beat-downs Ive seen in response to a spiteful (How will you fix Charterstone) query. Each game will build upon the previous one and add something new! You play through the campaign, during which you essentially build the game, and then at the end of the campaign, you can continue to play the game as you wish. If you place a Golem, you will gain the Resource from the General Supply, before you pay the cost of the Building. I like the idea of not knowing what is next, but I dislike being unable to build as the other players are racking up points and buildings. Game #6 is done. Thanks! Cody: I think it depends on how you design. I am seeing that there was a bit of discussion on BGG about this game and its viability as a two-player game. The end-campaign instructions for how to use the game in a non-campaign mode are very cool. Marc: Yes, retailers have the MSRP and the SKU, so any retailer can accept pre-orders. Thats actually what were polling people about on our future printing request form. About; Works; Contact Us; Terms of Use If its gonna be literally permanent and replayable after the campaign, then I want those stickers to never come off. Ive got a group that would be interested in playtesting this, too. Will it be ready at release or will it come later like for Scythe ? Under My Contacts, select the folder where you want to save the contact group. Please keep it up! I did fill out the future printing request form as well. Roll the dice! I hear you dont like repetitive games. There have been some fantastic surprises already and were all excited to find out what else is hiding in this box. Jamey: I gave them that info, and they said they would order it for me. SO excited. Or you can purchase a completely optional recharge pack to play a second campaign. the buildings that involve constructed and unconstructed building cards. Now that IS intriguing! Feel free to chat about it in fully spoiler detail in the Charterstone spoiler group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/charterstoneboardtrading/. She took nearly five minutes to make the initial decision, then she was positively _agonizing_ over the long term choice for a half hour! About this game. Thanks for asking, but we have enough playtesters. It is official. As the end of the campaign approaches, we are looking forward to seeing how it wraps up, and we are a little saddened by the fact that it will all be over. You are still VERY STRONG on the amount of work you put into this game and the beauty of the board itself but only enough to get the 2 stars. Hats off to you this game will hold a place in our hearts forever. and decide each game which one to develop more/ you give the better chance to win with? JayC: 90% of the crates have the potential to be opened during and after the campaign. Charterstone is the first legacy-style board game from Jamey Stegmaier's Stonemaier Games, known for the hit strategy game Scythe. Ill let you know how that works out, if we go that route. Were currently playing through our 2nd campaign with another couple and again, were all loving it. Thanks, Joe! I have to say, both this game and Viticulture has caught my eye and I definitely have an interest in potentially getting this game. So I can only hope that you will reach out to me via the web page linked by my name on the posts in this thread. Thanks. I get that as well. Ill send you the link. Afterwhich, you get to play it unlimited number of times which is good so that you can keep it in your collection forever or you decided to sell it. If your group enjoys cooperative games, Pandemic Legacy is awesome. Just yesterday my publisher mentioned that were putting more in the box at the price point of $70 for other games that add up to nearly double to the cost. I must say that you have given me quite a bit of prototyping components in the main box such that I dont plan on buying recharge kits. When are the next batch of ambassador shirts being offered. Like, from the very first sentence on this page, its noted that Greengully has been ruled for centuries by the Forever King. Can you confirm this? Thanks for the idea! But, if you have completed the campaign, enjoyed the game, decide to download this expansion material, and play it I would love any and all feedback you could provide! My question is if I played through the whole of Charterstone as one player, will the resulting game only be playable by one player, or will I be left with a game that can also be played by more players without being unbalanced ? :), There will not be a Kickstarter or pre-orders from Stonemaier; rather, well announce when its available via our e-newsletter, and you can request it from your preferred retailer.. I just gave hints to my local retailer that this game is going to be a worldwide smash hit and they should get themselves on the retailers list, and pasted the link. Efficient. If you dont want to play with just 2 players, you can add an automa into the game. Game #8 is in the history books or in the Archive, if you prefer. Vladimir: The stickers start on cards, so magnets arent an option (or, perhaps they are, but it would be incredibly expensive to make). For an image of this card with the revealed text, scroll to the bottom of this post. Says theres an error. On one of those days we just couldnt stop and played 3 games. Game #10 was interesting due to its structure, much of the strategy I had developed over the earlier games was not even possible! Enter a name, description, and email alias for your new group, and choose whether you want people outside your organization to send email to the group. :) That one was very fun! Serena: Thanks for your enthusiastic response! :) Theyre also coated with a protective material. Jamey, Are you going to update the artwork on this page? I love Charterstone. Thats a pretty fast turn around. We have never played a legacy game. Half of the icons on the screen are inaccessible by the controller. Has Stonemaier produced such a guide? I went to the space, paid my coin, selected crate 17 to open but didn't get any cards. Thanks for your quick reply Jamey. Charterstone Wood Set (set of 12) $ 5.95 View. Will this (English version) be ready in Essen? We sell out games to a number of distributors in Europe, including several that serve Sweden. :-). Jeremiah: The way to get Charterstone a little early is to go to Germany for Essen Spiel, as one of our partners is air-freighting a few pallets from China to Germany. Were loving it. I **am** hoping that there will be a unique world feel to the design of the game that will show in the names of the buildings and the materials and things we will be building that will to some extent feel different from the standard goods and buildings of normal Earth-bound games (Catan, Castles of Burgundy, etc.) And, congratulations on this ambitious project. That we never knew what to expect for each game session is what made creating strategy difficult and caused you to consider a lot of decisions since you never knew if it would come back to haunt you. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". She *adores* the little pumpkins; I think those are awesome, but there is nothing like the heft of the iron ore tokens. No, there are new punchboards in the recharge pack for that purpose. I think that so far I havent been as wild about the legacy rebrandings as others, but I appreciate the extra work that gets put into designing a legacy game. Unlike some other people who have left comments, we kinda binge-played the campaign. That was fantastic, this was my first jump into a Legacy style game. We have a redirect issue. Very Rare. Thanks for the quick response! Fortunately, even if the player count changes, you can always move forward with the campaign. For the same reason, if the Advancement Card you gain via the Robot, would give you a bonus when using the Building, you would receive the Bonus on the turn you place the Robot. The last paragraph should end with the first time this happens this in Game 1.. Cheers Jamey and looking forward for more GREAT boardgames from you! Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Its me, that random Matt guy from the Scythe blog who has stumbled on your new game coming out! It will be produced simultaneously to the first English print run. He absolutely loved it and the whole family always looked forward to a Charterstone day. GeekBuddy Analysis 1-6 Players Community: 2-6 Best: 6 45-75 Min Playing Time Age: 14+ Community: 10+ Weight: 2.84 / 5 'Complexity' Rating The fact that none of the stickers overlaps the folds of the board is a huge relief. Have you made a decision regarding the component upgrade pack yet, or are you still collecting data on that as well? Pie in the Sky. Also its easier for the Automa Factory team to see your question. You should have seen the look on my kids face at that reveal :) That was one of the most surprising legacy components we had seen and we have played through season 1 and 2 of Pandemic. Needless to say, I was extremely disappointed. Players have a sprawling tech tree of options to choose from as they build their charters, and the end of every game gives players a key choice to make that changes the next game or the permanent game rules. Just a question on content will Charterstone contain any magic? thank you. Ill keep you posted. This looks awesome! Only half of the cards in Charterstone are sticker cards. Thank you for producing games with high quality pieces, beautiful art, and well crafted mechanics. Finally im not sure if youre the right person to ask but one of my friend in the play group to play will buy but given that I am AMAZED at your games specifically Scythe and Viticulture, im not sure it worth and sensible to buy 1 as well and play it as solo with 5 automata. Distributors should have the recharge pack listed as STM701, but Ill send that info to Asgard so theyre aware of it. Will there be a preorder opportunity for those who track the game? Usually, you'll select Contacts. They exist: Theyre called campaign games. 3. The game being fully and properly functional after the fact alleviates a lot of issues I have with legacy, and the idea of being able to play a second game on the back would be a huge bonus. Im the lead designer for Charterstone, and Morten Monrad Pedersen and David Studley will be assisting me with the solo version of it. The game itself starts off very simple with players having limited choices. Would there possibly be fundamental differences in the strategies that are successful between the two copies? The 1st we played 2 players, and then with my finances family. Congrats on finishing Charterstone with your family! I appreciate that, but you are indeed very late! I do have an idea for an option to replace sticker use. My girlfriend got the Glory of the guidepost and her choices (both initial and long term) were deliciously difficult for her to make. (his first time playing) So, we still had some fun playing a Stonemaier game! So yea, I will be getting the recharge pack when we are done, and we can hopefully get a group together to play it through once the pandemic crisis has abated. This isnt strictly necessary for me to enjoy the game, but it would be a +3 for me if its designed this way. :), Hi Jamey We do like our Scythe. . They allow the player to adapt their tactics on the fly. We put our order in today :D https://store.401games.ca/catalog/8317561/charterstone-pre-order-2017. 9306 Rodgers Rd is a 2,682 square foot house on a 6,600 square foot lot with 4 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. and has some very cool concepts going on within it. When is this available? If not which game do you recommend we start with? That said, there are other fantastic legacy games out there. I think I love this game! Very well said. They make reusable stickers. Thanks Sam! I dont want to spoil anything here, so just check out the FAQ and youll see it. 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