Wasted $160 on a kickstarter tile game that was basically a scam

I backed a tile laying game on Kickstarter back in March because the previews looked SO good. The campaign promised 200+ unique tiles and a solo mode that would take 45 minutes per play. When it finally showed up last week, the box was half empty with maybe 60 tiles and the rulebook made zero sense. I tried one solo game and it was over in like 12 minutes, barely any decisions to make. The worst part is the creator stopped answering messages right after shipping, so no refunds or updates. Has anyone else gotten burned by a hyped kickstarter that turned out to be vaporware in a cardboard box?

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derek9391mo ago

Wait, they claimed 200+ unique tiles and you got SIXTY? That is a whole different game entirely, not even close to the same thing. I don't know how these people sleep at night, shipping out a box that's basically a quarter of what they showed. The solo mode shrinking from 45 minutes to 12 minutes tells me they didn't even playtest it once, they just made up numbers for the page. I'd be fuming if I spent that kind of money on something that was that lazy. Did you at least take photos of everything before you packed it away? That kind of proof would make me want to blast them all over social media.

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