A game maker draws from Sherlock Holmes and H.P. Lovecraft — by path of Neil Gaiman — for his late game . A short film that recently made us smile is getting made into a feature picture . Plus , we ’ve nonplus some fabulous artists look for a little helper in publish their latest whole kit and caboodle .
In increase to these projects , do n’t blank out to check out theglowing flora Kickstarterthat we sport before this week ; at some levels , backers will receive their very own glowing plant life seeds .
Caihong City: A Feature Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7X8W4Ik5CA
We lovedthe original scant film Kurupuru , and now managing director Florina Titz is appear to turn it into a full - length feature article . Here ’s the sales talk :
https://gizmodo.com/a-humble-odd-little-movie-that-might-make-you-happy-fo-5970025
Caihong City takes berth on an island on a remote satellite . This island is separate in two cities : Caihong City , which is made up of slum , clinical depression and disease and Furui City , dwelling house to the fat upperclassmen and the disease - devoid . The only manner for inhabitants of Caihong City to gain access to the upperclassmen ’s gild is to nail Supertasks – impossible to fulfill genius chores assign by the Committee of Furui City . Upon completion of said Supertask , a slums inhabitant is yield citizenship to Furui City .
In the thick of the slums of Caihong City ( Rainbow City ) a dying Chinese genius name Liu Junjie is working on a Supertask : a perfect practical replication of Caihong City in Leslie Townes Hope of gettin access to the perfect earthly concern ( Furui City ) and saving his own life .
However ! A bug appears in his virtual metropolis and just when he ’s about to lose all faith , he becomes acquainted with an uncanny homeless Russian minor named Serioja , and a inveterate depressed and pitiless Roumanian prostitute named Lavinia , and together they depart on a dark adventure through the rainbowed slums to find the solvent to Liu Junjie ’s bug but also to unveil the city ’s darkest and most well kept secrets .
For a $ 19 pledge , you ’ll receive a digital download of the film , plus a “ give thanks you ” in the cite .
A Study in Emerald: A Board Game based on the Neil Gaiman Short Story
biz design Martin Wallace used Neil Gaiman ’s Lovecraft - meets - Sherlock - Holmes floor “ A Study in Emerald ” for his fresh board game . The plot is set in an alternative reality in which the Old Ones returned to Earth century ago and are now running the show . As man clamber against its master , players employ various agents to reenact their plot of ground :
The game takes an original slant on the deck - building car-mechanic . Instead of corrupt the cards you desire you have to beseech for them with influence . The range of cards is monolithic , with only a few duplicates . you may employ undercover broker to carry out your plan , or quietly misdirect a metropolis to your ascendance , call up fiend from other dimension to destroy your enemies , or raise an army of zombie . No two secret plan will ever be the same .
you’re able to take about the gameplay inthis PDF from Tree Frog Games . For a £ 50 assurance , you ’ll receive a copy of the biz . [ viaBoing Boing ]
Squid Salad Makes Merch!
Annie Stollwowed us last yr with herGame of Thrones fanart , and now she ’s printing up tons of awful merch , include buttons , prison cell phone appeal , miniskirt - prints , posters , and sketchbook , exalt by Adventure Time , Studio Ghibli , Doctor Who , Cowboy Bebop , The Legend of Korra , and more . Pledges begin at $ 5 for a PDF of her sketches , but you get more coolheaded merchandise at high pledge levels .
https://gizmodo.com/totally-bitchin-game-of-thrones-fan-art-nsfw-5873783
Cucumber Quest Book Two
If you ’re not readingCucumber Quest , you ’re missing out on one of webcomics ’ most screaming epics . Cucumber and his sister Almond travel the humankind , hoping to stop the evil Queen Cordelia and the Nightmare Knight . It ’s an all - ages comedian , but also a chic parody of child - centered phantasy epic . Now Divine Gigi DG is publish the 2nd volume . For a $ 10 pledge , you ’ll have PDFs of both volume .
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