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The Price of Coal

Created by Unicorn Motorcycle Games

A tabletop roleplaying game about labor rights and the Battle of Blair Mountain.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Closing the Campaign
over 1 year ago – Tue, Sep 06, 2022 at 03:38:40 AM

Hey folks, it’s been just over a year since we launched this campaign, and now the time has come to close it out! The physical games have been shipped, the virtual module codes have been sent, and the game is out there in the world! If you know someone who missed out on the campaign, you can send them to Indie Press Revolution, where physical copies are up for sale, or Roll20 for virtual copies!

I am so incredibly grateful for all your support and generosity along the way. It’s no exaggeration to say that The Price of Coal could not exist without you all. When I started developing this game, there was a part of me convinced that no one would care, or that no one would want to tell this story. It means the world to me that you all supported The Price of Coal, bringing it all the way across the finish line, to your game groups and beyond.

If You Haven’t Received Your Game

If you still haven’t completed your BackerKit or received your copy of the game, please email [email protected]! We want to make sure you get what you pledged for, so please don’t delay!

Thank You!

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for supporting us on this ride. We hope you love The Price of Coal as much as we do!

We're so close!
almost 2 years ago – Fri, Jun 03, 2022 at 02:57:46 AM

Hey folks, we have some great news for you all today!

Shipping In Progress!

The physical games have arrived at Indie Press Revolution (IPR), our shipping and distribution partner. Shipping will begin very shortly, and we’re so incredibly excited for you to receive your copies of The Price of Coal! The game came out so beautifully and we hope you all love it as much as we do.

In fact, we did a little unboxing reaction video you can watch below!

 We’ve also got some lovely photos to share here, showcasing that gorgeous box and the cards within!

The box!
Open box!
Character cards!
Season and transition cards!

 What’s Next?

Once all the games ship, we have a couple more rewards to fulfill for those of you who pledged at the highest tier to play the game with me! We’ll be in touch to schedule that with you folks soon.

Don’t forget, there are still community copies of the Roll20 module available! If you know someone who would love to play The Price of Coal but can’t afford it, let them know they can email [email protected] with the email address they use for Roll20 and we will provide a code for a community copy.

Thank you all so much for your ongoing support! I cannot wait to see these games in your hands!

Roll20 Now Available!
almost 2 years ago – Thu, May 19, 2022 at 11:38:13 PM

Hey folks! We’re back with an exciting announcement and some updates! Let’s jump in!

Roll20 Now Available!

We’re excited to announce that the Roll20 version of The Price of Coal is now available! For all our backers who ordered the digital version, or physical and digital, the discount codes have been delivered to you via Backerkit.

To receive your discount code, please log into Backerkit and then go to digital downloads. There you will see a coupon code listed. Copy and paste that coupon code, then head over to the Roll20 address below, log in, paste the coupon code, and then hit validate code. This will add the Price of Coal Roll20 to your account for free!

Here is the link you need to use to enter the coupon code on Roll20: https://marketplace.roll20.net/coupon/

We still have community copies ready if you or someone you know can’t afford the game and want to have it!  To claim a community copy of The Price of Coal:

  • Email [email protected] with your name and the email address you use for Roll20.
  • We will add you to the list to receive a Roll20 license when the virtual module is available.
  • This information will ONLY be used to distribute the community copies; we will not add you to any mailing lists, etc.

The Roll20 module will be available to the public at 2:30 PM Eastern today for those folks who want to purchase it! Let your friends know!

Printing Update

We heard from our printer recently, and sadly everyone at their family run business has covid. This has set some delays, which hasn’t been communicated to us yet. Once we hear from them on an updated timeline, we will let you know! In the meantime, we hope they all have a swift recovery and take the time they need to heal!

Thank you all for your continued support for The Price of Coal! Please let us know how your games on Roll20 go! We can’t wait to hear about your game experiences!

April Update
almost 2 years ago – Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 01:08:54 AM

Hi folks! We’re back with some updates on the project, with some bumpy news but overall things are going well. We hope you’re staying safe and playing games! Here’s what’s been going on with the Price of Coal!

Printing

First, the sad news. Our printer ran into a shortage of chipboard. This is what is used to make the two-part boxes that will house the beautiful cards. They’ve assured us that the delay will be minimal. They’re currently estimating around two weeks before the chipboard arrives, and then they’ll begin printing everything. Paper and paper product shortages, in general, are hitting the games industry very hard. We appreciate your patience with this delay.

Once we hear from our printer in a week or two to confirm the printing has begun, we’ll let you know! While we are hopeful the two-week delay is all that will waylay the project, the shortages hitting the industry may mean further delays for our printer. We’ll keep you updated on any developments as they come in!

Roll20

We just got word from the lovely humans at Roll20 that we’ll be releasing the module in May. Right now, we’re aiming for the middle of May but given Roll20 does have some backups from all the projects being added, we are leaving a bit of room to say it’ll likely be before June. Once our launch date is 100% solid, we’ll update you here on when you can expect to see those codes show up in Backerkit!

Thank you all for your continued support for The Price of Coal! We can’t wait for you all to have the game in your hands as we head into this final phase of production! Stay awesome and keep fighting the man!

Community Copies
almost 2 years ago – Thu, Mar 31, 2022 at 06:40:51 PM

Hi folks! Just a quick update to let you know that we’ve put in place a new system for claiming community copies of The Price of Coal virtual module! As a reminder, the community copies were funded by our backers to provide copies for people who couldn’t otherwise afford it.

We had originally hoped to do so through BackerKit, but ultimately, that system did not work without charging a credit card. So instead, we’ve set up an inbox where folks can send an email to claim a community copy. $1 backers that have already claimed a community copy via Backerkit do not need to send in an email. We've got you down!

To claim a community copy of The Price of Coal:

  1. Email [email protected] with your name and the email address you use for Roll20.
  2. We will add you to the list to receive a Roll20 license when the virtual module is available.
  3. This information will ONLY be used to distribute the community copies; we will not add you to any mailing lists, etc.

Please share this information with anyone who wants to play The Price of Coal but can’t afford the game. It was your generosity that provided these community copies and we want to get the game in as many people’s hands as possible!