Together with Natasja (from Portent fame and blissfully also our graphic designer) we have been hard at work finalizing the layout of the cards, and today we want to walk you through a bunch of the changes we have made to make all information on the cards as easy to understand as possible, so lets dive in.
Old vs New
Lets start off with comparing the design of the cards that were in the Backerkit campaign and showcase how that same card looks now. We will be using Sonja as a Twilight card features all the changes we have made: That is a lot of little changes that overall make a ton of difference! Lets walk through these changes one-by-one and see why we have made them.
Power Icon
This change is rather straightforward. While we loved the design on the banner for each card type, we ultimately wanted a clearer way to indicate what the value in the banner was referring to, which is of course the card's Power. We went through a few iterations trying to preserve the original icons but ultimately had to cut them for clarity. The design of the fist-icon emphasizes that while the animals attack each other, these are non-lethal attacks and no one dies. Having an Icon that represents the game mechanic of Power also allows us to use that icon throughout the manual to make it extra clear what we mean.
Order & Ambush
For similar reasons as with the Power, we always wanted to have icons for the Order and Ambush effects on our cards: They make explaining them easier, help differentiate the effects better, and make referencing them in the rules clearer. While the old icons we had kinda worked, we really wanted a new design that was a better embodiment of their usage. We settled on the design of an open eye for Orders and a closed eye for Ambushes.
Firstly, this design strongly conveys how the effects are played: Orders are played openly and have an immediate effect, while Ambushes are placed closed and need to be activated in later turns. Secondly, during playtests we noticed that sometimes players struggled with this difference and thus chose to help reinforce this concept by having the icons act as little reminders.
With this change we also decided to outline the text to the left, rather than the center, and have the effect be the start of the sentence, rather than displayed as a title. This links the effect name and the effect text closer together and creates a more cohesive textbox.
Set Icon
Last but not least, we are introducing set icons in the bottom right of the page! Because both decks in Hare to the Throne are almost identical, we really wanted to have a way for the players to easily identify which card belongs to which deck, with this neat little icon as a result. The number within the icon still represents the amount of times a card is featured in the deck.
The inspiration of the icons came from two plants that in the Netherlands can only be found in the Biesbosch; the Kingcup and the Club-rush. While it's a small detail that maybe not many people will notice, we really loved how this came together and helps to differentiate the two sets. And who knows, maybe we will see these icons show up in some other places? ;)
We hoped you enjoyed getting a glimpse in the behind-the-scenes of the development of the cards. We are super happy with the progress we are making and as always will keep you posted.
We have some exciting news to share with you all about a rules update that we are working on. While Hare to the Throne is meant to be played with the two pre-made decks, we also wanted to see if we could give some deckbuilding options for players to try as they get more experienced, and with that we landed on our Constructed ruleset!
In Constructed play, rather than using the standard pre-built deck, you get to build your own! Construct a deck in your own time, then face-off with someone who has done the same. Constructed is a good mode for anyone looking for a classic trading card game experience and an excellent mode to explore if both you and a friend have their own copy of Hare to the Throne!
Deck Building Rules
When building your deck, you have to follow these rules:
Your deck must contain between 20 and 30 cards. No more, no less.
The power value of all the cards in your deck added up may not exceed 110 (which is the same power level as the base deck has).
Your deck may contain a maximum of four copies of any card. Cards count as “the same” if they have the same title. For instance, Hazelinde, Heir and Rambert, Heir count as the same card since they are both an Heir.
Game Rules
The rules of play are otherwise the same as usual. When playing constructed, it is recommended to play best-of-three, or best-of-five sets rather than single games. This way, both players will get the opportunity to win information on the contents of their opponent’s decks, so you can effectively try to counter their plays in the later games.
Example constructed deck Above is an example deck that we made, where we added an additional Heir and two additional Theodore's for a lot of additional bursting power, at the sacrifice of the Monk, Trapper, Alchemist, and Jester. This leads to a more focused list, but also missed out on a lot of additional powerful cards.
If you wish to tinker with your own decks, we have created a deck builder for Table Top Simulator that you can use to start crafting decks and face-off against your friends!
Closing We are super happy that we can offer different ways of playing the game to allow everyone get as much value out of Hare to the Throne as possible and play how they like. We are having a blast fleshing out the game more and more and cannot wait to share more in the near future.
Just a small message to let you know that the survey has been approved and we have launched the survey. It will get rolled out over the coming days so keep an eye out for that.
In other exciting news, we have opened up the pre-order store! If you missed your chance to back our project, or want additional copies, you should be able to do so from this moment :D
The Hare to the Throne survey will go live soon! Please be sure to fill it out as it contains important information related to your pledge such as where you live and whether you’d like to add anything to your order.
It’s been about a month since our last update so we figured we’d also let you know what we’ve been up to lately. Right now we are talking to manufacturers, comparing different quotes and options to figure out how to produce the nices possible game for the raised funds. In the meantime the designers are hard at work creating the two alternate formats that will ship with the game: multiplayer and constructed play, as Lotta is working on additional artwork.
Here is a very early sketch of Hazelinde
We’ll post again once we have more to share ^^
Don’t forget to fill the survey,
And as always thank you for supporting Hare to the Throne!
We are so pleased to let you all know that Hare to the Throne will become a reality! Thank you so much for your support♥️
In the final hours of the campaign we even managed to get past the 3k mark and unlock 'Premium Card Stock' for all physical pledges! We are really happy with that final push and it will be awesome to have the high quality cards in everyone's hands 😁
With Hare to the Throne funded we'll be working hard behind the scenes to bring the game to life. We'll be sure to update you whenever we have something cool to show!
We have entered the homestretch of this campaign as we have entered into the final 24 hours! For anyone still on the fence, now is your last chance to hop over it and join the rest of us :)
As a little treat for this momentous occasion we wanted to share a few clips that almost made our trailer, but can now provide you all with some lovely, behind-the-scenes info! Click the images below to see the outtakes, enjoy:
Together with Natasja (from Portent fame and blissfully also our graphic designer) we have been hard at work finalizing the layout of the cards, and today we want to walk you through a bunch of the changes we have made to make all information on the cards as easy to understand as possible, so lets dive in.
Old vs New
Lets start off with comparing the design of the cards that were in the Backerkit campaign and showcase how that same card looks now. We will be using Sonja as a Twilight card features all the changes we have made: That is a lot of little changes that overall make a ton of difference! Lets walk through these changes one-by-one and see why we have made them.
Power Icon
This change is rather straightforward. While we loved the design on the banner for each card type, we ultimately wanted a clearer way to indicate what the value in the banner was referring to, which is of course the card's Power. We went through a few iterations trying to preserve the original icons but ultimately had to cut them for clarity. The design of the fist-icon emphasizes that while the animals attack each other, these are non-lethal attacks and no one dies. Having an Icon that represents the game mechanic of Power also allows us to use that icon throughout the manual to make it extra clear what we mean.
Order & Ambush
For similar reasons as with the Power, we always wanted to have icons for the Order and Ambush effects on our cards: They make explaining them easier, help differentiate the effects better, and make referencing them in the rules clearer. While the old icons we had kinda worked, we really wanted a new design that was a better embodiment of their usage. We settled on the design of an open eye for Orders and a closed eye for Ambushes.
Firstly, this design strongly conveys how the effects are played: Orders are played openly and have an immediate effect, while Ambushes are placed closed and need to be activated in later turns. Secondly, during playtests we noticed that sometimes players struggled with this difference and thus chose to help reinforce this concept by having the icons act as little reminders.
With this change we also decided to outline the text to the left, rather than the center, and have the effect be the start of the sentence, rather than displayed as a title. This links the effect name and the effect text closer together and creates a more cohesive textbox.
Set Icon
Last but not least, we are introducing set icons in the bottom right of the page! Because both decks in Hare to the Throne are almost identical, we really wanted to have a way for the players to easily identify which card belongs to which deck, with this neat little icon as a result. The number within the icon still represents the amount of times a card is featured in the deck.
The inspiration of the icons came from two plants that in the Netherlands can only be found in the Biesbosch; the Kingcup and the Club-rush. While it's a small detail that maybe not many people will notice, we really loved how this came together and helps to differentiate the two sets. And who knows, maybe we will see these icons show up in some other places? ;)
We hoped you enjoyed getting a glimpse in the behind-the-scenes of the development of the cards. We are super happy with the progress we are making and as always will keep you posted.
We have some exciting news to share with you all about a rules update that we are working on. While Hare to the Throne is meant to be played with the two pre-made decks, we also wanted to see if we could give some deckbuilding options for players to try as they get more experienced, and with that we landed on our Constructed ruleset!
In Constructed play, rather than using the standard pre-built deck, you get to build your own! Construct a deck in your own time, then face-off with someone who has done the same. Constructed is a good mode for anyone looking for a classic trading card game experience and an excellent mode to explore if both you and a friend have their own copy of Hare to the Throne!
Deck Building Rules
When building your deck, you have to follow these rules:
Your deck must contain between 20 and 30 cards. No more, no less.
The power value of all the cards in your deck added up may not exceed 110 (which is the same power level as the base deck has).
Your deck may contain a maximum of four copies of any card. Cards count as “the same” if they have the same title. For instance, Hazelinde, Heir and Rambert, Heir count as the same card since they are both an Heir.
Game Rules
The rules of play are otherwise the same as usual. When playing constructed, it is recommended to play best-of-three, or best-of-five sets rather than single games. This way, both players will get the opportunity to win information on the contents of their opponent’s decks, so you can effectively try to counter their plays in the later games.
Example constructed deck Above is an example deck that we made, where we added an additional Heir and two additional Theodore's for a lot of additional bursting power, at the sacrifice of the Monk, Trapper, Alchemist, and Jester. This leads to a more focused list, but also missed out on a lot of additional powerful cards.
If you wish to tinker with your own decks, we have created a deck builder for Table Top Simulator that you can use to start crafting decks and face-off against your friends!
Closing We are super happy that we can offer different ways of playing the game to allow everyone get as much value out of Hare to the Throne as possible and play how they like. We are having a blast fleshing out the game more and more and cannot wait to share more in the near future.
Just a small message to let you know that the survey has been approved and we have launched the survey. It will get rolled out over the coming days so keep an eye out for that.
In other exciting news, we have opened up the pre-order store! If you missed your chance to back our project, or want additional copies, you should be able to do so from this moment :D
The Hare to the Throne survey will go live soon! Please be sure to fill it out as it contains important information related to your pledge such as where you live and whether you’d like to add anything to your order.
It’s been about a month since our last update so we figured we’d also let you know what we’ve been up to lately. Right now we are talking to manufacturers, comparing different quotes and options to figure out how to produce the nices possible game for the raised funds. In the meantime the designers are hard at work creating the two alternate formats that will ship with the game: multiplayer and constructed play, as Lotta is working on additional artwork.
Here is a very early sketch of Hazelinde
We’ll post again once we have more to share ^^
Don’t forget to fill the survey,
And as always thank you for supporting Hare to the Throne!
We are so pleased to let you all know that Hare to the Throne will become a reality! Thank you so much for your support♥️
In the final hours of the campaign we even managed to get past the 3k mark and unlock 'Premium Card Stock' for all physical pledges! We are really happy with that final push and it will be awesome to have the high quality cards in everyone's hands 😁
With Hare to the Throne funded we'll be working hard behind the scenes to bring the game to life. We'll be sure to update you whenever we have something cool to show!
