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Almes brings Island Hopper to Kickstarter

Sometimes it’d be nice if life was simpler, and all you had to worry about was delivering packages.  Who cares if the body is held together by duct tape and a prayer?  That’s the theme of Scott Almes new game Island Hopper, which just made the trek onto Kickstarter.

Island Hopper, a game where you and the other players fulfill contracts for the various companies scattered throughout the archipelago, while bidding amongst yourselves for who is going to pilot the battered plane. Bribing the pilot is essential since everyone has different contracts for different islands, and not enough fuel to get to them all! With none of you being actual pilots, and the navigation system being shot, this forces the pilot to rely on the other players for directions to successfully deliver cargo. Since everyone wants to fulfill contracts on different islands, the question really is, who should you trust?

Scott Almes designed Island Hopper, along with other titles, such as Loop, Inc.and the Tiny Epic series of games. It supports 2 to 6 players, ages 10+, and takes only an hour to play. Island Hopper is a fantastic addition to the gaming industry, and Scott’s contribution will be a game that you will keep coming back to time and again.

Combining dexterity with a Euro is a unique idea, and it could go great or completely crash.  Scott Almes has a pedigree with the Tiny Epic series of games though, and I think that it’s at least worth taking a look at.

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While not working as a Database Administrator, Keith Schleicher has been associated with Gaming Trend since 2003. While his love of video games started with the Telestar Alpha (a pong console with four different games), he trule started playing video games when he received the ill-fated TI-99/4A. While the Speech Synthesizer seemed to be the height of gaming, eventually a 286 AT computer running at 8/12 Hz and a CGA monitor would be his outlet for a while. Eventually he’d graduate to 386, 486, Pentium, and Athlon systems, building some of those systems while doing some hardware reviews and attending Comdex. With the release of the Dreamcast that started his conversion to the console world. Since then he has acquired an NES, SNES, PS2, PS3, PSP, GBA-SP, DS, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One S, Gamecube, Wii, Switch, and Oculus Quest 2. While not playing video games he enjoys bowling, reading, playing board games, listening to music, and watching movies and TV. He originally hails from Wisconsin but is now living in Michigan with his wife and sons.

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