May 20, 2025
That's the date! I'm super excited! The campaign will only last two weeks, so be sure to get your pledges in quickly.
You can follow along with the campaign here: Rolling Seas - A 1 to 6-Player Roll & Write Game
This edition of Rolling Seas will provide the same experience as the original Game Crafter version with some great enhancements and additions.
- Weapons - a new way to upgrade your ship and enhance its abilities.
- Pirates - work better than in the TGC edition. They can only be defeated with weapons, so that's a new goal.
- Monoliths - a new type of location to explore and a race to see who can visit all of them first.
- Smooth Sailing - gain small boosts or beware of stronger pirates and sea monsters (now something happens on every turn, even if it's a small change).
- Refined rules - a few areas that were a little rough in the original have been smoothed out.
- More - there are some more surprises in store for you!
Expansions will be available in this campaign. Both the Crew Members and Current Events expansions will be included in a single package. Crew Members is very much the same as the Game Crafter version, but with a slimmer cast of crew members. Current Events is an expansion I had been working on when the game was signed in 2021. I was almost ready to post it on The Game Crafter, but didn't after the game was signed. So this has been extensively played but will be completely new to anyone who hasn't playtested with me. It adds some super fun, exciting events to the game.
New content will also be available. I've been working on some smaller modules, called Sagas & Shanties, that will provide some unique stories and quests to fulfill. They're geared primarily at solo play, but can also be used in multiplayer games.
And more! I'm not sure if there will be additional map packs available but I'm pretty sure there will be some promo and bonus content available for backers. I'm super excited to see Rolling Seas become a reality. The artwork looks phenomenal and I'm very happy with the changes to the gameplay and new content. I think you'll love it all, too. So remember, May 20, 2025 is launch date!
Here's a sneak peak at some of the artwork, from French artist Lise Flety.
