Infected is a quick, strategic, secret role, semi-cooperative social game. -- The great Black Death has come to you in the Middle Ages, ravaging everyone you know. A Plague Doctor visits your village, promising help. Can you trust him, or will you be next?
Latest Updates from Our Project:
RULES!
almost 7 years ago
– Mon, May 29, 2017 at 12:59:32 AM
I hope you’re ready for the best looking Rulebook on earth. Because here it is:
Also, we have some amazing people working on various language translations. This is the most up to date rulebook, so if you are translating into a language, please use this version. The different rules in a number of languages will be made available to everyone via PDF.
Everything else is going as planned as far as the making of Infected. The manufacturer is hard at work with the layouts of everything, so we are still on track.
Looking forward to seeing what you think about the rules layout, and we’ll talk again soon!
New Card and BackerKit!
almost 7 years ago
– Wed, May 10, 2017 at 01:17:50 AM
2 very important items...
A new card, and BackerKit!!
Hey everyone! Your surveys are being sent to you via BackerKit! Here, you’ll detail what your pledge is for, and you can easily add additional copies of the game and other items, like Plague Doctor miniatures. Please do that today and tomorrow if possible. :)
Also, another new card is now included in Infected!
Introducing: the Silent Villager.
The Silent Villager card is added to one of the Villager decks, and has a special attribute: if you draw the pack of cards which has the Silent Villager in it, you cannot make a guess as to whom the Plague Doctor is. Additionally, if you happen to pass this card to someone else, that silent attribute applies to them as well. So try to hold it as long as humanly possible in order to give your fellow Villagers the best chance at winning.
This Silent Villager card brings even more strategy to the table. I’m also looking forward to seeing what special combinations of cards you create in your own Villager packs. There are some “standard” Villager packs, but with the different possibilities, there will be some exciting games.
You can create your own special Villager decks including any of these cards: Safe, Roll Dice, Vaccinate Now, Vaccinate Next Round, Silent Villager, Double Dice, Immediate Contagious Villager (infect now), and Delayed Contagious Villager (infect next round). There are 8 possible cards for Villagers, and lots of different variations you can create.
Ok, that’s it for now! Please go ahead and fill out your survey via BackerKit through that BackerKit email. Thanks everyone!
Bryan - Black Forest Studio
End of Campaign - Thank you!!!
about 7 years ago
– Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 10:27:50 PM
Thank you!
Wow, what a campaign! Really amazing from all of you who put your time and faith into the game!
I want to say a big thank you to the artist Artur Jag for creating the amazing art you’ll see on all of your cards. He was able to set the tone for the game, right from the beginning. Also a big thank you to artist Lindsey Kustusch for her inspiring crow art which you’ll see in the game. And thank you to Slawek Kosciukiewicz for the wonderful work in crafting the Plague Doctor miniature. Without amazing art, we just have a bunch of paper with my pencil scratches. Trust me, it’s not pretty.
It’s really unbelievable how you all gave great suggestions to improve the game. We wouldn’t have our “Only 1 guess allowed in Round 1” rule, our awesome wooden player discs, or our sorting sleeves without your input. The community was really amazing here, so THANK YOU!!
I wanted to make a game which was language independent, and easy to bring new players into to play quickly. Thank you to our amazing rules translators! We’ll now have the rules in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Thai, Hebrew, Chinese, Turkish, Russian, Hungarian, Dutch, and more. (If you can help to translate into another language you are fluent in, contact me)!
Some quick details: A Pledge Manager will be on its way to you soon so that you can grab extra copies of the game or other add-ons like extra Plague Doctor miniatures, etc… I’ll keep you posted on that.
I’m working with the manufacturer to bring the game to life as quickly as possible. I don’t like giving 47 Updates during a campaign (this is just the 9th Update for this campaign), but I will keep you updated on the manufacturing process. The game is slated to hit your table in August, but I would prefer it to hit sooner!
Once again, a massive THANK YOU to all of you backers who are the heart and soul of the game.
Bryan Sloan
Black Forest Studio
Highlighting the Artists
about 7 years ago
– Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 10:25:45 PM
Two of the most important pieces of any game are of course the gameplay, as well as the art.
I want to take this Update to say a huge Thank You! to Artur Jag and Lindsey Kustusch. They both created striking pieces which really immerse you into the game.
Infected wouldn't have been possible without their wonderful work.
Card illustrations by Artur Jag
Artur Jag is an amazing talent, and is a freelance illustrator for the gaming industry. He was fantastic to work with, and really brought out the perfect tone and balance for what our game needed.
Lindsey Kustusch needs some thank you comments on her Facebook page for Infected! :) Lindsey created the crow art, which will also feature in Infected. Her oil paintings have been shown in galleries and studios across the United States. Feel free to go give her compliments right now! https://www.facebook.com/LindseyKustuschArt/
Just 4 days remain for the Infected campaign. I'm looking forward to playing the game with some of you in the near future! :) - Bryan, Black Forest Studio
Another promo card?! Yes.
about 7 years ago
– Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 11:08:30 PM
So you’ve been playing Infected (not yet, but soon!) and are having a hard time in the 7 and 8 player game. You and 5 other Villagers are having a difficult time knocking off the 2 Plague Doctors before they infect everyone else. They seem to be winning more than their fair share.
Introducing the new Double Dice card! – A special Kickstarter promo card for backers.
One of the Villagers receives this card in their starter pack of cards. This card forces the player who receives it (think of passing the card to a Plague Doctor) to roll the die TWICE instead of just once. Suddenly, the Villagers are back in it to win it!
As a Villager, should you take a chance and pass the Double Dice card to one of two different players you suspect of being the Plague Doctor? Do you risk it? That’s up to you!
As a Villager, you'll have lots of options. Use them wisely.
This new Kickstarter promo card will be included in each copy of Infected if we unlock this Stretch Goal!
One other game variation for this promo card... When setting up the decks pre-game: Set the decks as usual, but leave out the Double Dice card and one Wheelbarrow Cart card (single Roll Dice) per player. THEN, shuffle those cards face down and put one of each of these cards in each pack of 10. So now, NO ONE KNOWS which player starts the game with the Double Dice card. Did it go to a Villager or Plague Doctor?! Who knows!!!
Looking forward to the secret identities and revenge and strategy and subtle skills it will take to either infect or vaccinate each other!
