Home Stretch and Character Capsules
3 months ago
– Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 06:23:01 AM
Hi all,
We've entered the home stretch of the campaign, and we're super close to making our goal. We'd definitely love it if folks could mention the campaign to their various networks and help us get the word out in the final days. Here's a direct link to the campaign for handy copying:
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/central-michigan-university-press/eyeball-to-eyeball
Also, Ray Kimball, one of the designers of Eyeball to Eyeball, has been providing short glosses on the various characters in the game that people can play on his social media these last few weeks. We'd thought it would be good to collate them all here for everyone. We'll drop these in groups over the next few days as we approach the end of the campaign.
First up today: the Cuban roles in the game. Ray's commentary on the role is in italics below the description.
Raul Castro: Brother of Cuba’s president and leader of their armed forces. Most Cubans call you le pequeño (the little one), implying that you’ll always stand in Fidel’s shadow. Can you keep the Revolution alive?
The Cuban roles are really fun, in that they give the most flexibility in small groups (20-ish). Raul is a great example; the player's role sheet gives them the flexibility to be super-loyal to Fidel, or play up being the sidelined younger brother. Historically, the real Raul did both at different times.
Che Guevara: Even as a foreigner, you rallied tremendous patriotism and loyalty among the guerrilla fighters and Cuban civilians. Now, you are Fidel’s right-hand man. Can you keep the Revolution alive?
Ah, Che Guevara. I get asked all the time why we don't use "that picture" of him (the face that launched a thousand t-shirts.) The practical answer is that it's unclear whether that image is in the public domain, so we just steered clear of it. It's also fair to say that the image evokes strong reactions from people that aren't really consistent with the aims of the game. Thus, we use this shot instead, which is actually from 1965 and a meeting he had in China.
Anibal Escalante: One of the founders of Cuba’s Socialist Party. You were overlooked by Castro’s revolutionary movement, which led you to cultivate close ties with Kremlin insiders. Can you keep the Revolution alive?
Anibal was a challenging role to write because he only comes into play in games of 25 or more. So we had to think about how he would have meaningful engagement at that size. Hence, the teaser about him being a Kremlin insider with the idea that he might have specific insights on what the Soviets are doing.
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One week to go, everyone. We're almost there. Let's go!
We've entered the home stretch of the campaign, and we're super close to making our goal. We'd definitely love it if folks could mention the campaign to their various networks and help us get the word out in the final days. Here's a direct link to the campaign for handy copying:
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/central-michigan-university-press/eyeball-to-eyeball
Also, Ray Kimball, one of the designers of Eyeball to Eyeball, has been providing short glosses on the various characters in the game that people can play on his social media these last few weeks. We'd thought it would be good to collate them all here for everyone. We'll drop these in groups over the next few days as we approach the end of the campaign.
First up today: the Cuban roles in the game. Ray's commentary on the role is in italics below the description.
Raul Castro: Brother of Cuba’s president and leader of their armed forces. Most Cubans call you le pequeño (the little one), implying that you’ll always stand in Fidel’s shadow. Can you keep the Revolution alive?
The Cuban roles are really fun, in that they give the most flexibility in small groups (20-ish). Raul is a great example; the player's role sheet gives them the flexibility to be super-loyal to Fidel, or play up being the sidelined younger brother. Historically, the real Raul did both at different times.
Che Guevara: Even as a foreigner, you rallied tremendous patriotism and loyalty among the guerrilla fighters and Cuban civilians. Now, you are Fidel’s right-hand man. Can you keep the Revolution alive?
Ah, Che Guevara. I get asked all the time why we don't use "that picture" of him (the face that launched a thousand t-shirts.) The practical answer is that it's unclear whether that image is in the public domain, so we just steered clear of it. It's also fair to say that the image evokes strong reactions from people that aren't really consistent with the aims of the game. Thus, we use this shot instead, which is actually from 1965 and a meeting he had in China.
Anibal Escalante: One of the founders of Cuba’s Socialist Party. You were overlooked by Castro’s revolutionary movement, which led you to cultivate close ties with Kremlin insiders. Can you keep the Revolution alive?
Anibal was a challenging role to write because he only comes into play in games of 25 or more. So we had to think about how he would have meaningful engagement at that size. Hence, the teaser about him being a Kremlin insider with the idea that he might have specific insights on what the Soviets are doing.
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One week to go, everyone. We're almost there. Let's go!