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Oh, man. We've got ideas galore. I wish I could say now, because their names make you giggle. If sales allow for it, there will be more.
Keep an eye on the blog in the coming months for the full story of how this game came to be.
You guys must be eating Lewis Carroll's mushrooms, because there's no way a lucid mind could just make this up.
It's true.
Back in Gen Con 2007, as a bunch of us were sitting around a table eating dinner, someone mentioned the word Gettysburg. It was noisy and I was a little punchy from being on a jet all day long, and I heard the word Yetisburg. I said so, and Mike Selinker heard me say so, and that flipped the hair-trigger game-design switch in his brain.
Oh, how time changes the story. :-)
Mike S. wasn't there. James Jacobs heard Erik Mona wrong. I couldn't get Yetisburg out of my head (I was also there). I told Mike about it and some ideas I had for a possible card game. He tossed together the first rules set. Mike and I developed the hell out of it. Mike is a damn fine developer and designer -- I am but a n00b with ideas and fledgling design skills under his expert tutelage. :-)
So, I guess I don't need to write the "how it came to be" blog. :-)
With a knife. In the kitchen. It was Colonel Mustard!
The concept of this game is so absurd that it's awesome.
And all because of one editor's misunderstanding of something said by another... wow.
At one point, I built a MUSH on a similar mishearing of things.
Of course, now I'm considering what happens when you hybridize Yetis and Jedi... Yeti Knights?
Mike S. wasn't there. James Jacobs heard Erik Mona wrong. I couldn't get Yetisburg out of my head (I was also there). I told Mike about it and some ideas I had for a possible card game.
We ALL remember this differently, which led to my motto: "Not all drunken outbursts are created equal." I remember it as James, Erik, and Josh semi-inebriatedly accosting me on the street of Indianapolis, with Erik blurting out, "Mike, Mike, you gotta hear this... (dramatic pause)... Yetisburg." And me saying "I'm on it."
But it could easily have happened Josh's way, or James's way, or likely Erik's way. Regardless, we were all involved, and likely so was Demon Alcohol.
Mike
Y'all wouldn't be Clutch fans would you?
This might make a perfect soundtrack to a game of Yetisburg...
Miph
Y'all wouldn't be Clutch fans would you? This might make a perfect soundtrack to a game of Yetisburg... The Elephant Riders.
Miph
Holy cow! There's a single album with a song about elephants on a Civil War battlefield AND a song called The Yeti? That is definitely the official soundtrack of Yetisburg. Somebody tell Clutch.
Mike
Glad to be of service.
Clutch will be pleased ;)
We NEED a Yetisburg Wallpaper !! In much the same way as we need Freedom, Oxygen, Clean Underwear, and Caffeine (though not necessarily in that order).
Interestingly, a federal appeals court ruled today that you are not entitled to those things in an airport.
But the court said nothing about your Yetisburg Wallpaper. So the Yetisburg Wallpaper Bill of Rights is still constitutional.
Mike
Yetisburg recently got a mention on a gamer Podcast called "The Spiel": Episode 50
My favorite part is when they say "That ain't natural."
As a Canadian, I salute the acknowledgement of my country's part in the establishment of Yetimerica.
We think that when the Union came calling, it was looking for more men. The Canadians said, "Fresh out, I'm afraid. But after you finish your poutine, please take a look at our lovely Yetis." Which was a win-win scenario, because then the North had more Yetis, and Canada had fewer.
That scenario also played out when the South came calling, naturally.
Mike
Today's Yetisblog written by our own Erik Umberhaur Mona. Last I saw him, he had both arms, but in these troubled times, you never know.
Mike
Woot! I got a chance to play this at PaizoCon, and I can't wait to be able to unleash my yetis upon you Yankee scum (or Rebel freaks)!
Ahem.
If I may, I believe the customary pejorative for me and my fellow residents of the Northeastern United States is Damn Yankees. I have heard the word "scum" linked with the word "rebel," but that was applied to a different group, the heroic rebel alliance from the Star Wars saga, and since the slur came from a member of the hated Empire, it should be construed as a badge of honor.
As for negative terms for the fine residents of our nation's Southeast, I confess I know of none, which is really no surprise when you consider the amiable nature of the many Southerners who post on these messageboards.
If I may, I believe the customary pejorative for me and my fellow residents of the Northeastern United States is Damn Yankees. I have heard the word "scum" linked with the word "rebel," but that was applied to a different group, the heroic rebel alliance from the Star Wars saga, and since the slur came from a member of the hated Empire, it should be construed as a badge of honor.
As for negative terms for the fine residents of our nation's Southeast, I confess I know of none, which is really no surprise when you consider the amiable nature of the many Southerners who post on these messageboards.
:lol:
What if I just called everybody "Bloody Colonials" and be done with it? :D
What if I just called everybody "Bloody Colonials" and be done with it? :DLumping the Tories and Whigs together in that manner might yield unanticipated results.
But might lead to a great second addition to this series. I assume other historical battles will get a monster treatment (if not yetis then something else that rhymes)?
But might lead to a great second addition to this series. I assume other historical battles will get a monster treatment (if not yetis then something else that rhymes)?
If Yetisburg does well, future volumes are indeed planned for the Titanic Battles in History series. In fact, the name of the second product in the line is revealed in the Yetisburg rulebook.
(Hint: at this point, we believe that the trench fighters will probably be chupacabra.)
james noyes
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This game is awesome. It is the first game I bought at the Convention. It was also a FREE Demo, not like other dealers who are charging for demonstrations.
This card game moves fast, it is easy to learn, and it has a strategy that I only picked up on at the end (I won, but I think by default, cuz my buddy didn't get a rule til the end). The demonstrators were good, and it was a fun game.
I took it home (freshly signed by the creator, not the Creator (wouldn't that be odd at Origins)) and showed my wife my loot and she immediately picked up the game, asked about the monsters in uniform and we are now playing. Its a great game.
There is a proposed sequel that sounds entertaining and there is something about history with monsters that sounds great.
As a high school French teacher, I would like to see 100 years war or French revolution or something in the future. This is a GREAT Idea. I think the generals are even historically accurate.
Jamie
I believe the customary pejorative for me and my fellow residents of the Northeastern United States is Damn Yankees.
Beg Pardon Sir, but I believe the phrase 'Damn Yankees' refers not to just any personage born in the Northeastern United States, but specifically to those who have relocated to our beloved Southron States and who won't go back North. A Northerner living in the North is simply refered to as a 'Yankee'. We gracious Southerners apologise if we have created any confusion for ya'll Yankees, Damned or otherwise.
Patrick Curtin
(Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Roleplaying Game, Campaign Setting, Companion, Battles Case Subscriber)
Beg Pardon Sir, but I believe the phrase 'Damn Yankees' refers not to just any personage born in the Northeastern United States, but specifically to those who have relocated to our beloved Southron States and who won't go back North. A Northerner living in the North is simply refered to as a 'Yankee'. We gracious Southerners apologise if we have created any confusion for ya'll Yankees, Damned or otherwise.
Not our fault up here our tax load and housing prices are wicked high up here in Taxachusetts. Man, my entire group of childhood friends lives in Georgia and SC now, it's amazing.
This game is awesome. It is the first game I bought at the Convention. It was also a FREE Demo, not like other dealers who are charging for demonstrations.
This card game moves fast, it is easy to learn, and it has a strategy that I only picked up on at the end (I won, but I think by default, cuz my buddy didn't get a rule til the end). The demonstrators were good, and it was a fun game.
On behalf of the yeti demonstration team, thank you for your kind words. We all had fun running the demos!
This game is awesome. It is the first game I bought at the Convention.
Yay! It was quite fun to see all the people playing demos, and it brings a tear to my eye that we sold out.
It was also a FREE Demo, not like other dealers who are charging for demonstrations.
I'm sorry, what now? Who the heck would charge for a game demo?