First of all, I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of support. Seriously. I’ve been working on this project in obscurity for ages, and to think that I’ve gotten this kind of response? I never would have dared to dream of it.

The entire goal of making SBURB: The Board Game was to contribute to the fandom the only way I know how: by making the best game adaptation that I can. SBURB: The Board Game is my attempt to create a fan project for Homestuck of high enough quality to hang out on the board game shelf with all the cool kid board games.

That said, I want to make sure that everyone knows exactly what we’re dealing with here.

Is this an officially licensed product?

No. SBURB: The Board Game is a fan-produced board game adaptation.

Where/when/how can I buy the game? How much will it cost?

See the above. While I would love to accept your money, I can’t. Without a license, I do have some latitude with the project, but the moment I accept a cent for my work is the moment What Pumpkin Studios shuts me down.

Does Hussie know about this?

Yes! I gave him a handmade copy of the game at San Diego Comic-Con. I’m currently waiting for word back from him and What Pumpkin Studios – apparently, they’re notoriously hard to get in touch with, even for people who do business with them on a regular basis.

So wait, what can you do with this project? Will you distribute it?

Yes. I wouldn’t bother posting any of this online if I didn’t intend to distribute it eventually – that would be quite the tease. SBURB: The Board Game is made by fans, for fans. (Here’s a shout out to all my playtesters!)

How?

I haven’t decided yet. The easiest solution would be to release the game as free-to-play ala Cards Against Humanity, but the scope of the game is such that if I do that, then FedEx Office will be the one making bank on the project, and that just won’t do.

Rest assured though that I do have other plans in mind…

Where can I get your blog theme?

I developed the Sburb UI theme specifically for this site using Atonement 2.0 as a starting point. The theme isn’t flexible enough for general use right now, but I will consider making a release version for later.

Will this game cause the world to end?

No. SBURB: The Board Game is an adaptation of the immersive simulation SBURB, meant to prepare young minds for the real thing.

Will I be able to play as Dream/God-Tier/Grimdark/Grimbark/regular John/Rose/Dave/Jade? What about the Alpha kids?

I’ll go into more detail about the gameplay itself in later updates.

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Keep the questions coming!