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Outrun the Bear

Created by Around the Stump Games LLC

The Frantic Bear Escaping Board Game!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Park Pass Devoured!
over 1 year ago – Tue, Nov 01, 2022 at 10:35:12 AM

Hi Runners,

We've unlocked the in the box Park Pass expansion today! I'm super excited that we'll be able to send you a copy of the game that now has more crunch in the box. 

The next stretch goal is a plastic box insert for the base copy of the game-- the deluxe already has this but I never mentioned it.

Race you soon,

Sam

Quip contest results and the race to the finish!
over 1 year ago – Sun, Oct 30, 2022 at 04:06:17 PM

Hi Runners,

The polls are all in, and we've got our winner for the round two of the quip contest!

  •  Push/Pull Well this is a grizzly situation - Paul Kulenkamp
  •  Plant I'm rooting for you - Anthony Drouin
  •  Alert I call it "the sound BEARier" - Inohe
  •  Startle Look BEARhind you! - Maike

Thank you to everyone who wrote suggestions and/or voted on these polls!


This has been a super fun campaign to do with all of you! I'm a little sad to see the end is so close, but also super excited because this means we get to bring a new game into the world. When I haven't been talking or playing the game with all of you, I've been hard at work making sure everything is ready to go, so you'll be able to play Outrun the Bear as soon as possible. Here are a couple things that I've done to make that happen:

Runner Standees

On October 14th you all unlocked the dynamic artwork for the runner standees! I included the stretch goal because after the video was produced so many of you said if they could change one thing it would have been those standees. Honestly I was a little worried about this stretch goal though; waiting for art can frequently slow down a project– which is why I had commissioned all of the art for the game before the project launched. So as soon as you unlocked it, I commissioned the new standees from Andrea who, like me, wants you to get your copy of Outrun the Bear as soon as possible!

Andrea finished the artwork on Thursday. I've been working on the die cuts since then.

Here's a preview:

Park Pass expansion

The next goal that we have is the Park Pass expansion being put in the box. Because I knew this stretch goal was a possible reach I've been working on it since well before the campaign began, but when we funded after only 55 hours I realized it was time to kick it into high gear and finish the graphic design and balance work for these cards. Here's how they look now

Last night after a play test with one of the backers, they said "I think I'd want to use the park pass expansion every time I play." After all of the play testing I've been doing with this expansion, I completely agree with Brandon!

Now, I'm sure we can hit that 22k mark before the campaign ends in just under 94 hours– but for a special push to make sure we get this expansion in the box, I'm lowering the stretch goal to 21.3k until tomorrow at 7am PDT. 

Also to help us reach that goal a little quicker I'm opening up a new backer level. For $149 you will get to create the name of a character, write a quote for that character, and get your name in the rulebook as a contributor! (Not to mention the deluxe version the comes with this pledge.) All the same family-friendly guidelines as the quip contest apply here, too.

Well I'm going to go work on the final touches of the rulebook now.

Race you soon,

Sam

Quip contest 2nd round of voting!
over 1 year ago – Thu, Oct 27, 2022 at 11:24:08 PM

Hi Runners,

The first round was a great success! Congrats to out first round of winners:

Kristie Aurience - "I'll be pack"

Paul H - "A sweet getaway"

Camille Aunna - "That should shed some light on things"

Inohe - "This is going to hertz..."


We've got the finalists picked now for Round 2. 

We now have two separate ways of voting: either click on the pictures below to vote on that card's quip via twitter, or check out the Outrun the Bear insider Facebook group and vote there.

Race you soon,

Sam







PS: I hid this down here for those of you who want to make sure they get everything! As soon as we unlocked the standee stretch goal, I commissioned the pieces from Andrea and let him know that I didn't want these assets to slow down the game's production. So here's the news... THEY'RE DONE! so even with an art stretch goal, we're ahead of our production schedule.

If you check out the Facebook group you'll be able to see the illustrations and I'll be working on the standee shapes this weekend as well as putting the final touches on the rulebook.

Quip Contest part 2
over 1 year ago – Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 11:49:31 PM

The first set of finalist quips have been chosen. Now it's your turn– go click on the image of the card to vote for the quip you think should end up on the card! Feel free to retweet and campaign for which quip is your favorite.

And with those out there, here is the second (and final!) batch of cards to quip. As a reminder, here is how the contest works:

1) Be a backer, doesn't matter what level– even a dollar will do.

2) In the comments for this update, write a one liner for one of the four cards in the image below.

3) You can write as many one liners as you can think of; first one to make the joke gets the credit.

4) After 48 hours me and the team will pick our 4 favorite quips for each card and create a 24 hour poll on twitter, then I'll share the link to the poll in an update here.

5) Whoever gets the most votes gets their quote on the card and a contributor credit in the rule book.

A couple quick rules: keep it clean, friendly, and respectful. With that out of the way, here's the final cards to quip....


The first ones were a lot of fun, so I really can't wait to see what you come up with for these!

Card Quip Contest
over 1 year ago – Mon, Oct 24, 2022 at 10:59:33 PM

With only a little over 9 days to go I thought it would be fun to hold a little contest to put the finishing touches on the game. Each card in Outrun the Bear has a little quip down at the bottom of the card, they're designed to lighten the mood of what could have otherwise been a pretty dark theme. Now I've had a great time writing some of these quips, but I also would like to here what you guys have to say... So after years of development, Outrun the Bear still has 8 cards that could use some help with their quips.


Here is how the contest works:

1) Be a backer, doesn't matter what level even a dollar will do.

2) In the comments for this update write a one liner for one of the four cards in the image below.

3) You can write as many one liners as you can think of, first one to make the joke gets the credit.

4) After 48 hours me and the team will pick our 4 favorite quips for each card and create a 24 hour poll on twitter, then I'll share the link to the poll in an update here. 

5) Whoever gets the most votes gets their quote on the card and a contributor credit in the rule book.


A couple quick rules: keep it clean, friendly, and respectful. With that out of the way, here's the first set of 4.

I can't wait to see what you come up with,

Sam