DiceAFARI Kickstarter Update  The latest project from Stratus Games, DiceAFARI, is nearing completion on Kickstarter! Kickstarter offers a pre-order platform in which users can make pledges in return for copies of the final game and other great rewards. We depend on the pledges of loyal fans like you to push the project to the minimum funding level, or else none of the pledges will be received. The campaign ends on Monday, December 19.
Why should you become a backer of DiceAFARI on Kickstarter? You will receive great rewards and help us publish a great new game at the same time!
Here are some of the rewards available for project backers:
• Backers at the $20 level will receive a copy of DiceAFARI when it is available in June and an exclusive Map Card.
• Backers at the $40 level will receive 2 copies of DiceAFARI, 2 exclusive Map Cards, and a Double Map card for creating a super-sized game map with both copies of the game.
• Backers at the $50 level will receive a copy of DiceAFARI, an exclusive Map Card, and a copy of Gold Mine.
• Christmas Special - backers at the $170 level will receive 2 copies of DiceAFARI, 2 exclusive Map Cards, a Double Map Card, and Gold Mine, Launch Pad, and Eruption delivered in time for Christmas! These games will ship with guaranteed 2-day shipping after the project is funded.
 Backers at all levels will also have access to a free sheet of printable gift cards for the holidays. Give gift cards to your family and friends now to let them know you have reserved a copy for them to own when it is ready next summer!
Pre-order DiceAFARI today!
Several reviewers have already had a chance to take a look at DiceAFARI. So, what are they saying? "Light, flexible, customizable, and accessible, DiceAFARI is a fun game that will challenge and entertain." – Father Geek "It has all the elements of a great game: replayability, just enough randomness, a good amount of strategy, easy to learn, interesting choices, cute theme and great art." – Cartrunk Entertainment "DiceAFARI will be a good addition to the fun family board games that Stratus Games publishes." – The Board Game Family "DiceAFARI is a very good game for families...[it] does a great job of introducing both area control and set collection." – Games and Grub "There's a lot to love about the DiceAFARI package." – I Slay the Dragon 
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View more information about DiceAFARI Gift Guides Galore! Stratus Games' most recent release, Eruption, has been recommended in many Christmas/holiday gift guides recently, including those from The Spiel Podcast, I Slay the Dragon, Gamer Chris, and Go Forth and Game.
To supplement these gift guides, here are some details about all of our released titles to date and why they may be a perfect fit for one or more of your loved ones this holiday season:
 Title: Gold Mine
Details: 2 to 6 players, ages 8 and up, 30 to 60 minutes
Premise: Excavate a maze of mine tunnels, collect gold nuggets, and exit the mine with enough gold to win
Features: Custom-sculpted miners and gold nuggets, highly interactive gameplay, different game board every time, many optional rules
Perfect For: Families who enjoy mild strategy games, adults who enjoy casual games
Purchase From: Stratus Games, local game stores, Amazon or other online retailers
 Title: Launch Pad
Details: 2 to 4 players, ages 10 and up, 30 to 60 minutes
Premise: Build rockets, advance them through 3 phases of production, man them with astronauts, and protect them from sabotage
Features: Colorful retro-style artwork, durable cards, cutthroat gameplay
Perfect For: Adults who enjoy casual games, families and older children/teens who enjoy more advanced card games
Purchase From: Stratus Games, Barnes & Noble, local game stores, Amazon or other online retailers
 Title: Eruption
Details: 2 to 6 players, ages 10 and up, 30 to 60 minutes
Premise: Defend your village from incoming lava from an erupting volcano, divert the lava toward other villages and away from your own
Features: High-quality and colorful components, strategic and highly interactive gameplay, intense survival feel, balancing mechanism so all players stay in the game
Perfect For: Adults who enjoy casual games, families and older children/teens who enjoy more advanced strategy games
Purchase From: Stratus Games, local game stores, Amazon or other online retailers | 
