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I meant to post this sooner but life has been kicking my ass lately. The UFC recently had a special event celebrating the sport's “baddest motherfucker" I thought it would be a good opportunity to talk about the (one time) most infamous figure in combat sports. The original bad motherfucker. I hope you enjoy the brief history. If not? Well fuck your opinion; I wrote it on my phone at work.
Jack Johnson
Nature versus nurture; Is a person born great or is greatness something that is believed, conceived, then achieved? Is greatness defined by birth, death, or the period in between? John Arthur Johnson was born the child of former slaves, their third of nine. He was a man of little formal education, a luxury while there was work to be done; there was always work. By the age of sixteen he was providing for himself. A poor colored boy from Galveston, Texas in reconstruction era USA. Many would tell you that the person described above would never become a person bequeathed the title “Great". Those people never asked John Johnson. ”Gentleman Jack” Johnson was a man of many hats; the boxer, the husband, the socialite, and for the majority of his life a somewhat unwilling champion of change.
To know Jack Johnson you must first know the night. The early twentieth century was a very vibrant time in American history. A time of gambling, brothels, and nightclubs. America was home to fixers, grifters, bookies, cowboys, and “good sports". If a person had a good time in mind, they were likely to find themselves in their company. If a person was accepted by this colorful group, they would likely find themselves in the company of Jack Johnson. And here was a man that was hard to miss. listed between everywhere between 6' and 6'4; he towered over the crowd. He had a smile ready for any willing to accept one; to show off his gold-capped teeth (another accessory he popularized) as much as to be amicable. He wore the nicest clothing, drove the fastest cars, and always had a dollar ready for young servers that cross his path. In 1920 he opened “Club Deluxe” a racially inclusive nightclub in downtown Chicago; the first of it’s kind. Well read, easy going, and quick witted; even the most staunch bigot had trouble disliking him after a few drinks with the man .
He took to the nightlife like he was born with a drink in his hand and a woman on his arm but the truth was he was worlds away from his humble beginnings. A young Johnson told half of Galveston that he was going to become a great man. He didn’t know how or when, but he was destined for it. At sixteen he decided on boxing. He had his first bout while working as a longshoremen, he was paid one dollar and fifty cents. Following that; he would fight around the country, relying on the brawling style he claimed to have developed in “battle royals" a Jim Crowe era spectacle where young colored boys were blindfolded and made to fight until one remained.
His wild style served him well until he met Joe Choynski; the first true boxer Johnson would fight. Choynski knocked Johnson out in the third round, and both were promptly arrested as boxing was illegal in Texas at the time. They spent twenty three days in a cell together; in that time Choynski would turn Johnson into the greatest boxer of his era. Bobs, weaves, jabs, feints, stutter-steps, and tie-ups; we’ll never know how much he learned from the veteran, but its safe to say that Johnson left that cell a new boxer.
He would tear through anyone put before him and make them look silly for the effort. In 1903 He won the unofficial “colored" heavyweight championship. He was known by all that followed the pugilistic arts, and many that didn't. The year before he won the unofficial title he fought and embarrassed Jack Jeffries; younger brother of the true heavyweight champion, Jim Jeffries. Forced to address him. “This fellow Johnson is a fair fighter; but he is a black… the title will never go to a black man if I can help it. ” Jeffries was heard to say. This was a tradition that continued after his retirement. Several champions refused to fight Johnson and he wouldn't get his chance to fight for the title until 1908. Johnson followed the champion, Tommy Burns, around the world. Calling for a title bout in New York, London, and Paris. He would be granted his shotband win the title in Australia to the dismay of mainstream society.
The media began to call for a “Great white hope" someone who would return the title to the right hands. Johnson defeated them all. Jim Jeffries himself returned to the ring after a five year layoff; after being offered one hundred and ten thousand dollars and movie rights, over a million dollars (modern day equivalent). The bout was to take place on America’s day; The fourth of July. This fight was unlike any other; gaining attention from the federal government, it was hotly debated as to if it should take place at all. The discontent forced a move from San Francisco CA, to Reno, Nevada two weeks before it was to take place. When the dust settled Johnson remained; the undisputed lineal heavyweight champion of the world. Anywhere the fight film played soon erupted in race riots and lynch mobs.
Congress would use this as its primary cause to ban the distribution of fight film in 1912. Not long after the ban was passed Johnson would be one of the first, and most famous, victims of the newly passed MANN act. A look law passed banning the trafficking of white women for “immoral purposes”. Apparently marriage to a black man was deemed immoral. To the dismay of her family and parts of the country; his wife refused to cooperate and the case was thrown out. He was immediately brought up on new charges, this time for his relationship with a prostitutes spanning from 1909 to 1910. A relationship that concluded before the MANN act was made into law; Johnson responded fleeing the country in 1913.
Johnson would continue to defend the belt until April fifth 1915. He lost the belt to Jesse Willard in a bout boxing historians question to this day. It's correlation with his negotiations for return to the U.S. leaves many questions unanswered. He would reach a deal in 1920 and return to serve his one year sentence. He would not be pardoned until 2018, one hundred and 5 years after his wrongful sentencing. Sadly it took the election of a president with a love combat sports to right this wrong. Jack Johnson was not always a good man; in fact there were several times in his life that he crossed the line going the other direction. He was accused of abusing several women linked to him throughout his life, “fixing" fights (the practice of illegally predetermining a bout’s victor), and perhaps most damning was his own use of color to deny worthy contenders of his own race.
We can all guess as to the contents of his character but Johnson put it best when speaking to an unknown reporter. “[Whatever you write about me, remember I was a man.]” it was a humble moment from a man known to have few; legacy was secondary to him. He was a man obsessed with living life as he saw fit in a world obsessed with his color. His flashy lifestyle put him at odds with leaders of the black community namely Booker T. Washington, the United States government, and even his family. His commitment to being himself has paved the way for competitors and personalities such as Floyd “money” Mayweather, Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, Roy Jones Junior, and any number of fighters unnamed . The most famous boxer of all time, Cassius Clay otherwise known as Muhammad Ali, cites him as a childhood hero. Jack Johnson changed America’s policy and views on race permanently; inside and outside of the boxing ring. Jack Johnson was America’s first celebrity martyr in its own brand of apartheid. Jack Johnson became it’s most famous rebel when he chose to flee the country instead of bowing to oppression. Jack Johnson was the king of the boxing ring for two decades. Jack Johnson was a man.
If you read all that thanks. Stay safe guys.

What this is:

This is a weekly, curated listing of Kickstarter board game projects that are either:

• newly posted in the past 7 days, or
• ending in the next 7 days (starting Feb 25) and have at least a fighting chance of being funded.

All board game projects meeting those criteria will automatically be included, no need to ask. (The occasional non-board game project may also sneak in!)
Expect new lists each Sunday sometime between midnight and noon PST.

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Project Info	Players	Backers	Min / Avg Pledge	Ends	Comments
DOXA: The Card Game A science thematic explosive card game, it has a high strategy gameplay. Party with your friends in this "ODD-yssey" space time travel! // Has raised MX$157,727 of MX$76,000 so far. (~207%) ☑	2 - 4	266	$17 / MX$593	Feb 25	kicktraq bgg
Overlap - The Game of Spatial Reasoning Overlap is the second in a series of pocket-sized card games. Score points by strategically laying cards on a grid. // Has raised $3,276 of $800 so far. (~409%) ☑	1 - 6	275	$10 / $12	Feb 25	kicktraq
Fry Theif Fry Thief is a light hearted asymmetrical card game about stealing & managing resources (fries) for 2 players. // Has raised $9,758 of $1,500 so far. (~650%) ☑	2 - 2	410	$15 / $24	Feb 25	kicktraq bgg
Tavern Tails: Carrots On Tap A 2-4 player card game featuring bunnies with questionable intentions. // Has raised $1,906 of $2,000 so far. (~95%)	2 - 4	72	$20 / $26	Feb 26	kicktraq
Tricky Kitty 🐱 A simple trick-taking card game about kitties for the whole family. A Make/100 Project // Has raised $1,946 of $2,000 so far. (~97%)	2 - 6	74	$20 / $26	Feb 26	kicktraq bgg
Kepler Run Kepler Run is a small run efficiency and route planning game for 2 - 4 players in a tiny package. // Has raised $4,528 of $500 so far. (~905%) ☑	2 - 4	116	$45 / $39	Feb 27	kicktraq
Monster in the Woods A competitive card game for 2-5+ players that takes 10-15 minutes to play. // Has raised $2,137 of $750 so far. (~284%) ☑	2 - 5	88	$20 / $24	Feb 27	kicktraq
Cardis Against Humanity - A Cardi B Quote Card Game An unofficial expansion with some of your favorite quotes Okuuuuuuurt // Has raised $443 of $15 so far. (~2953%) ☑	? - ?	22	$16 / $20	Feb 27	kicktraq #expansion #lolwut
Xerxes Historical boardgame for 1-4 players. Climb your way to the top, as king Xerxes' right hand! // Has raised $15,456 of $8,000 so far. (~193%) ☑	1 - 4	279	$29 / $55	Feb 27	kicktraq bgg
Terror Below Terror Below is a game of government experiments gone wild in the Nevada desert. // Has raised $103,908 of $10,000 so far. (~1039%) ☑	2 - 5	2398	$45 / $43	Feb 27	kicktraq bgg
Animal Chat A fun card game that builds and strengthens emotional intelligence. // Has raised $10,854 of $9,000 so far. (~120%) ☑	? - ?	395	$15 / $27	Feb 27	kicktraq
Incoming Transmission A Compact, Cooperative-Puzzle Tabletop Game with Turn-Based play modes & OPTIONAL Digital Companion App for Real-Time Modes! // Has raised $5,292 of $5,000 so far. (~105%) ☑	2 - 5	170	$24 / $31	Feb 27	kicktraq bgg #reprint
Action Pups! We need you AND your dog to help us make this party game for ages 9-99! From the designer of Gloom, Illimat, Eberron, and Action Cats! // Has raised $4,970 of $6,480 so far. (~76%)	3 - 6	134	$20 / $37	Feb 27	kicktraq
SCALECOLOR ARTIST Smooth Acrylic Paints SCALE75 is expanding its well-known range of acrylic paints for models and miniatures, presenting a new format and formulation. // Has raised €299,487 of €35,000 so far. (~855%) ☑	-	2233	$23 / €134	Feb 27	kicktraq #bling
1001 Odysseys An adventure board game with storybooks full of journeys to new worlds, quirky aliens, and many, many branching choices. // Has raised $124,538 of $50,000 so far. (~249%) ☑	1 - 5	1637	$75 / $76	Feb 28	kicktraq bgg
In the Hall of the Mountain King Territory denial. Cascading production. Magic & muscle. An innovative game for 2-4 trolls that is easy to learn but hides rich depths. // Has raised $198,733 CAD of $40,000 CAD so far. (~496%) ☑	2 - 5	2359	$49 / $84 CAD	Feb 28	kicktraq bgg
Human Punishment: Social Deduction 2.0 & Project: Hell Gate BGGs highest user average rated social deduction game is back! 4-16 players search for their teammates, but they trust no one! // Has raised €163,531 of €7,600 so far. (~2151%) ☑	4 - 16	3983	$11 / €41	Feb 28	kicktraq bgg #expansion #newedition
Pulp Detective 2nd Expansion: Henchmen, Gun Molls and Traps Second expansion for Pulp Detective // Has raised $34,559 of $6,500 so far. (~531%) ☑	1 - 2	1580	$12 / $22	Feb 28	kicktraq bgg #expansion
Gamble at the Gallows A small dice game that is a twisted mix of Dungeons & Dragons and Hangman. Easy to learn and fun to play for all ages. // Has raised $1,044 of $70 so far. (~1491%) ☑	2 - 2	152	$15 / $7	Feb 28	kicktraq
The Eternal Battle Cooperative tactical boardgame with RPG elements designed for 1-4 players. With non-linear plot takes place in fantasy setting. // Has raised $81,613 of $50,317 so far. (~162%) ☑	1 - 4	429	$89 / $190	Feb 28	kicktraq bgg #take2
World of Twilight: The Crooked Trade Outpost Help us release the Crooked Trade Outpost! // Has raised £1,365 of £1,000 so far. (~136%) ☑	-	28	$39 / £49	Feb 28	kicktraq #bling
Calakmul: 4 Daring Jungle Dice Games in a Tin! Calakmul - Who will be the next Maya ruler? The 2nd Daring Dice Games. With a special Make 100 pledge level. Includes Solo play. // Has raised $1,247 of $800 so far. (~155%) ☑	1 - 2	53	$20 / $24	Feb 28	kicktraq
make/100: the fortune-maker a double-sided hand-crafted fortune-telling board game for one. // Has raised $611 of $200 so far. (~305%) ☑	1 - 1	20	$25 / $31	Feb 28	kicktraq
Beast Masters Duel A head to head, asymmetric, arena combat game between Trainers and their Beasts to determine just who is the very best! // Has raised $5,160 of $4,250 so far. (~121%) ☑	2 - 2	87	$24 / $59	Feb 28	kicktraq bgg
Battle of the Bards Capture your audience in this dice rolling deckbuilder game set in the Tessandor universe. // Has raised $40,869 of $10,000 so far. (~408%) ☑	2 - 4	745	$29 / $55	Feb 28	kicktraq bgg #take2
Reach of Titan An RPG about fighting larger than life creatures, and the struggles to survive their world. // Has raised $46,008 of $10,000 so far. (~460%) ☑	-	756	$25 / $61	Feb 28	kicktraq #rpg
Pixel Glory - Pets Expansion! Pets for Pixel Glory and Pixel Glory Light & Shadow are here! Get them for whatever price you want. // Has raised $9,278 of $1,000 so far. (~927%) ☑	1 - 4	391	$1 / $24	Feb 28	kicktraq bgg #expansion
Pocket Box Games of the Eighties Help us create reproductions of the classic Steve Jackson Games Pocket Box titles of the eighties. // Has raised $154,611 of $50,000 so far. (~309%) ☑	1 - 6	1310	$20 / $118	Mar 01	kicktraq
13th Century 10mm Baronial Wars English Army miniatures Highly detailed 13th Century Baronial Wars English 10mm Medieval Wargames MIniatures, molded then cast in high quality pewter. // Has raised £2,562 of £500 so far. (~512%)	-	51	$8 / £50	Mar 01	kicktraq #minis
Go Dotty: Board Game A family abstract board game, where you need to connect the dots and create the most lines-of-three to win. // Has raised £5,586 of £9,000 so far. (~62%)	2 - 2	154	$29 / £36	Mar 01	kicktraq bgg
Tierra y Libertad: The Revolution Game (2nd Edition) Tierra y Libertad is a board game where the players represent a rebel faction in the times of the Mexican Revolution. // Has raised MX$303,929 of MX$256,425 so far. (~118%) ☑	1 - 5	345	$41 / MX$881	Mar 01	kicktraq bgg #newedition #take2
Power to the Meeple Become the mayor of Meepletown in this exciting, competitive, euro-styled boardgame. Make 100 Challenge! // Has raised $807 of $750 so far. (~107%) ☑	2 - 5	16	$50 / $50	Mar 02	kicktraq
Supershow the Game: The Uprising Live all of your wildest wrestling fantasies without ever taking a chair shot! Supershow the Game, The #1 Wrestling Game in the World. // Has raised $40,117 of $20,000 so far. (~200%) ☑	2 - 5	294	$30 / $136	Mar 02	kicktraq bgg #expansion
Millennium Blades: Collusion A final expansion + storage solution to wrap up the Millennium Blades Epic! Over 400 new cards, 6 characters, team mode, & more! // Has raised $322,907 of $75,000 so far. (~430%) ☑	2 - 5	3478	$60 / $93	Mar 03	kicktraq bgg #expansion
9 Lives A card game for cat-lovers, cat-haters, and cat-neutral people. Even dog people will love it. // Has raised $16,750 of $13,512 so far. (~123%) ☑	2 - 5	152	$25 / $110	Mar 03	kicktraq bgg
Admirals' War: World War II at Sea A board game of the strategic naval operations in WWII. // Has raised $33,685 of $8,000 so far. (~421%) ☑	2 - 4	387	$67 / $87	Mar 03	kicktraq
Mechanica Build the best factory to manufacture adorable vacuum robots in this unique strategy board game // Has raised $64,363 of $40,000 so far. (~160%) ☑	1 - 4	1203	$39 / $54	Mar 03	kicktraq bgg

New This Week

Project Info	Players	Backers	Min / Avg Pledge	Ends	Comments
60 Second Chef A super fun fast-paced card game for the whole family! // Has raised $2,341 of $12,000 so far. (~19%)	1 - 4	51	$12 / $46	Mar 22	bgg #expansion #reprint
ALIENS ~ GHOSTS ~ ZOMBIES: An Epic Battle for Planet Earth! A Card Game of Apocalyptic Proportions! Battle it out as an Alien, Ghost, Zombie or Human Hunter to see who will dominate planet earth! // Has raised $1,659 of $14,750 so far. (~11%)	4 - 8	28	$20 / $59	Mar 23
Beat The Bookie: Horse Racing Card Game Horse Racing Card game depicting the three roles you'd find at the track; the Bookie, the Horse Owners and the Punters. Who profits? // Has raised $1,664 AUD of $14,114 AUD so far. (~11%)	2 - 8	11	$18 / $151 AUD	Apr 05	#take2
Board Game Design Advice (2nd Edition) A book to help you design great games people love. Learn from 100+ designers how to get that game out of your head and onto the table. // Has raised $23,633 of $3,000 so far. (~787%) ☑	-	974	$10 / $24	Mar 14	#bling
Build that Wall: The Game A fast-paced, irreverent card game for Deplorables and Snowflakes alike. // Has raised $1,032 of $20,000 so far. (~5%)	4 - 6	17	$35 / $61	Apr 20
Campaign for President A tabletop card game where you battle for voters by rolling dice and playing cards to be elected President of the United States. // Has raised $6,255 of $5,280 so far. (~118%) ☑	3 - 6	111	$27 / $56	Mar 20	bgg
Cargo Express Cargo Express - A "pick up and deliver" train game with an ever-changing game board // Has raised $879 of $3,500 so far. (~25%)	2 - 4	14	$59 / $63	Mar 25
Chameleon Chameleon is a chess-like strategy game where each piece's movement capability changes based on the color of the tile where it lands. // Has raised ¥139,609 of ¥100,000 so far. (~139%) ☑	2 - 2	42	$16 / ¥3324	Mar 04	bgg
Chocolate Factory A tactile euro game for 1-4 players. Build your factory, upgrade chocolate, using an actual physical conveyor belt, then sell it all! // Has raised £40,051 of £12,750 so far. (~314%) ☑	1 - 4	795	$58 / £50	Mar 14	bgg
Coloma Build homes, stake your claims and defend what is yours in this 1-5 player euro game. // Has raised $124,120 of $22,000 so far. (~564%) ☑	1 - 5	1633	$54 / $76	Mar 13	bgg
Consumption: Food and Choices An approachable worker placement and resource management game about meeting your body’s food needs for 1-4 players. // Has raised $26,164 of $13,000 so far. (~201%) ☑	1 - 4	425	$48 / $62	Mar 07	bgg
Cthulhu: The Great Old One (Deluxe) & Bicycle Decks Cthulhu: The Great Old One was our first Kickstarter game project, now help the final Deluxe version get into world-wide distribution. // Has raised $1,877 of $1,600 so far. (~117%) ☑	2 - 10	53	$20 / $35	Mar 07	bgg #newedition
Death by Trivia Harness your knowledge of the macabre to defeat your friends in this creepy trivia game with a killer twist. // Has raised $3,542 of $12,000 so far. (~29%)	2 - 99	32	$25 / $111	Mar 21
Debunked A highly strategic card game of logic, reason & nonsense! // Has raised £11,971 of £10,000 so far. (~119%) ☑	2 - 4	346	$21 / £35	Mar 28
Dungeons of Infinity Dungeon of Infinity is a board game for 1 to 5 players. It features random dungeon creation, solo, coop, competitive or story mode! // Has raised $17,187 of $40,000 so far. (~42%)	1 - 5	403	$49 / $43	Mar 21	bgg
Earth Now! Climate Change challenge. Strategies to overcome Earth's environmental crisis. Supporting real life ecosystem restoration projects. // Has raised MX$2,589 of MX$350,000 so far. (~0%)	2 - 4	6	$37 / MX$432	Mar 22
Everyone is John This new edition of the cult-classic RPG introduces enhanced rules, gameplay examples, and numerous adventure seeds. // Has raised $5,445 of $500 so far. (~1089%) ☑	-	302	$5 / $18	Mar 18	#rpg
F.O.E. - Fortitude of Empires - Space Battle Board Game Space battle board game in a distant solar system, splintered into 4 warring empires: ELDIN, NARR, SOLITUDE and SORN. // Has raised £1,029 of £12,500 so far. (~8%)	2 - 4	22	$59 / £47	Mar 24	bgg #take2
Good Interesting Fun Times A strategic party game for 2 to 6 players where you invent sentences, sneak keywords and collect body parts! // Has raised $1,091 AUD of $14,000 AUD so far. (~7%)	2 - 6	41	$20 / $27 AUD	Mar 22
Grim Reaper The Second Coming! Death! It's such fun... well if you are a Reaper it is! Second print run of Grim Reaper.... WITH ADDED BADGE 2-10 players. // Has raised £122 of £100 so far. (~122%) ☑	2 - 10	8	$20 / £15	Mar 22
Into the Dead: The Board Game An all-new miniatures board game set in the zombie apocalypse world of the hit mobile games Into the Dead and Into the Dead 2. // Has raised $38,775 of $70,000 so far. (~55%)	2 - 4	457	$90 / $85	Mar 14	bgg
Legends of Novus Exciting, non-campaign style Fantasy Adventure Game for 2-5 players, and Solo play. With card based equipment, open world explorations. // Has raised $7,670 CAD of $33,500 CAD so far. (~22%)	1 - 5	151	$49 / $51 CAD	Mar 21	bgg
Memes Against Humanity CAUTION! When you play this game you could become 'forever alone' // Has raised €767 of €2,000 so far. (~38%)	? - ?	27	$34 / €28	Mar 22	#lolwut
Mercenaries of Chance Fight monsters, big bosses and rival mercenaries in this unique board game that blends classic board game mechanics with RPG elements. // Has raised $1,111 of $30,000 so far. (~3%)	4 - 6	17	$50 / $65	Mar 22	bgg
Napoleon 1807 Battle through History and take charge of one of the contending armies while you attempt to defeat your enemies in decisive battles! // Has raised $35,391 of $10,000 so far. (~353%) ☑	2 - 2	309	$70 / $115	Mar 22	bgg #take2
Necronomicon Can you complete the Necronomicon without losing all your sanity? A tribute to Lovecraft with Cthulhu pawns and Nec. wooden book-case. // Has raised €11,996 of €5,000 so far. (~239%) ☑	2 - 4	112	$27 / €107	Mar 14
RAGING PANDAS A Fast, Strategic, & Addicting Card Game With Furious, Fluffy, & Freakin' Adorable Pandas who have OUTRAGEOUS Superpowers! // Has raised $5,461 of $10,000 so far. (~54%)	2 - 6	121	$20 / $45	Mar 21
RUMSKI A quick-thinking, Rummy-style strategy card game // Has raised $369 of $5,000 so far. (~7%)	2 - 6	16	$15 / $23	Mar 20
Senatus A board game of corruption and political intrigue. // Has raised $7,270 of $50,000 so far. (~14%)	3 - 6	86	$60 / $85	Mar 16	bgg
Shadows of Brimstone Adventures Two new Shadows of Brimstone Adventure Sets: "Gates of Valhalla" and "Valley of the Serpent Kings" Cooperative dungeoncrawl boardgames! // Has raised $487,277 of $50,000 so far. (~974%) ☑	1 - 4	1882	$80 / $259	Mar 09	bgg #expansion
Soth: a game of cultists vs investigators. A print-on-demand edition of Soth. In this game, you play small town cultists summoning a god while avoiding your suspicious neighbors. // Has raised $1,639 NZD of $999 NZD so far. (~164%) ☑	-	93	$6 / $18 NZD	Mar 23	#rpg
That's a Wrap A card-drafting, dice-rolling, movie-making board game with over 50,000 unique film combinations // Has raised $5,096 of $13,000 so far. (~39%)	2 - 5	129	$29 / $40	Mar 21	bgg
The Black Market Table top game for learning western art history. // Has raised ¥31,709 of ¥600,000 so far. (~5%)	4 - 9	9	$35 / ¥3523	Mar 19
The Red Dragon Inn Smorgasbox A new Red Dragon Inn product with a little something for everyone! // Has raised $88,217 of $10,000 so far. (~882%) ☑	2 - 4	1126	$40 / $78	Mar 22	bgg #expansion
Tiny Epic Tactics Tactical combat in a 3D environment featuring solo play, cooperative play, competitive play and team play. // Has raised $399,860 of $15,000 so far. (~2665%) ☑	1 - 4	8867	$20 / $45	Mar 07	bgg
War Along the Great Lakes Volume III in Worthington's WAR OF 1812 deluxe games. Playable by 1 to 2 players in under 2 hours. // Has raised $20,409 of $5,000 so far. (~408%) ☑	1 - 2	170	$85 / $120	Mar 04	bgg
War is Coming: Goblins Hard-plastic Fantasy & Sci-Fi Goblin huge and affordable tabletop armies. // Has raised $12,713 of $25,000 so far. (~50%)	-	149	$50 / $85	Mar 7	#minis
Warren Wars: Living on Burrowed Time A card game about Bunny Warfare for 2-4 players! Like bunnies? Like puns? Like screwing over your friends? This is the game for you! // Has raised £868 of £1,995 so far. (~43%)	2 - 4	30	$20 / £29	Mar 25	#take2
Waste Knights 2nd Edition A post-apocalyptic board game of adventure and survival set in dystopian Australia for 1-4 players // Has raised $169,282 of $40,000 so far. (~423%) ☑	1 - 4	2870	$65 / $59	Mar 13	bgg #newedition
Winterborne Winterborne is a unique Euro board game for 2-4 players with a fresh take on Deckbuilding and Kingdom Expansion. // Has raised $13,244 of $20,000 so far. (~66%)	2 - 4	394	$39 / $34	Mar 22	bgg

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• #take tags are for projects that have been restarted for some reason, with the number indicating what iteration we're currently on.
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apparently Corbyn has been given more (new) security on the exit poll

 12:00am: Lab 5 ¦ Con 1 ¦ SNP 0 ¦ LD 0 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 64.2% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2784 12:20am: Lab 6 ¦ Con 1 ¦ SNP 0 ¦ LD 0 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 65.4% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2775 12:30am: Lab 6 ¦ Con 2 ¦ SNP 0 ¦ LD 0 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 65.9% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2758 

Keep in mind that brexit talks are supposed to start 11 days after the election (according to May). Hard to see how that would stay on track

 12:40am: Lab 6 ¦ Con 4 ¦ SNP 0 ¦ LD 0 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 65.8% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2747 12:45am: Lab 8 ¦ Con 5 ¦ SNP 0 ¦ LD 0 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 65.5% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2745 01:00am: Lab 10 ¦ Con 5 ¦ SNP 0 ¦ LD 0 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 64.3% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2725 01:23am: Lab 17 ¦ Con 8 ¦ SNP 0 ¦ LD 0 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 65.0% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2732 

Stock markets are set to open higher in Japan, Australia and Hong Kong as early election results trickle in from the UK.
speculation now abounds that Boris Johnson may become the new PM as May is expected to resign...say it ain't so. The world cannot have 2 national leaders with troll doll hair.

 01:33am: Lab 22 ¦ Con 10 ¦ SNP 1 ¦ LD 0 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 65.4% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2700 01:50am: Lab 28 ¦ Con 15 ¦ SNP 2 ¦ LD 0 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 65.4% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2721 02:02am: Lab 40 ¦ Con 25 ¦ SNP 5 ¦ LD 0 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 66.3% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2735 

Far as I can tell by observing the shift in number of votes by constituency, UKIP voters are splitting 50/50 between torys and labour. However, Labour is also getting the benefit of SNP voters flipping to labour while the lib dems are flat so far

 03:01am: Lab 129 ¦ Con 106 ¦ SNP 17 ¦ LD 2 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 67.6% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2791 

so far the tory's have lost 4 seats. Labour have won 12 and SNP have lost 8

 03:20am: Lab 155 ¦ Con 139 ¦ SNP 24 ¦ LD 3 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 67.7% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2758 

Corbyn says May should resign
Corbyn wins Islington North by the largest majority ever

 03:33am: Lab 177 ¦ Con 164 ¦ SNP 25 ¦ LD 6 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 67.9% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2760 04:15am: Lab 229 ¦ Con 222 ¦ SNP 32 ¦ LD 10 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 68.3% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2748 

now it gets interesting. Labour are projected to get a max of 266 seats, let's see if they shoot past that mark

 04:37am: Lab 238 ¦ Con 263 ¦ SNP 33 ¦ LD 10 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 68.4% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2768 04:37am: Lab 245 ¦ Con 285 ¦ SNP 33 ¦ LD 10 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 68.5% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2757 04:37am: Lab 250 ¦ Con 290 ¦ SNP 34 ¦ LD 11 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 68.6% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2752 

I counted 5 recounts underway in the south-west region. All were tory ridings and in all cases it's the tory's who seem to have demanded the recount.
Also, it seems safe to say that turnout will end up higher than in 2015. We are already 2% above the 2015 level of 66%

 05:15am: Lab 251 ¦ Con 294 ¦ SNP 34 ¦ LD 11 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 68.6% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2751 

39 seats remain to be called. Tory's need 32 to have a majority in the Commons and 20 to match the exit poll. Labour needs 15 to match the exit poll.
SNP, despite having lost a few seats, has still won the majority in Scotland. Nicola Sturgeon already put out a salvo for coalitioin with Labour if they are in a position to form a coalition

 05:42am: Lab 256 ¦ Con 302 ¦ SNP 34 ¦ LD 12 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 68.6% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2754 

apparently Fife North East is on its 3rd recount with the difference being as close as 1 vote!

 05:55am: Lab 257 ¦ Con 309 ¦ SNP 34 ¦ LD 12 ¦ Green 0 ¦ Turnout 68.6% ¦ GBPUSD 1.2770 

a tory majority is still a possibility but only a theoretical one. Some of the remaining seats are snp/libdem/labour strong holds
Finally tally is in and we have a hung parliament. The maths is not in favour of a Labour coalition and given the politics at play it seems unlikely the Tory's will manage to cobble together one. What happens now is the horse trading we all so love and admire about Westminster. I expect to see at least one person toss their tea.

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Asian Football Confederation has long become a political trap, failing to stand by the key principle of the federation i.e. keeping sport away from politics. Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, who is running for re-election for the third time now, took over as the President of the AFC in 2013. At the time when Sheikh Salman took over as the President of the Confederation, the organization was still reeling from the corruption mess left by his predecessor Mohammed Bin Hammam. In 2015, Shaikh Salman was re-elected as the AFC President and as the FIFA Vice President. In 2018, Shaikh Salman was appointed as the FIFA Senior Vice President. With the increase in his influence and duration of rule he ideally should have been able to achieve what he dreamt for the federation in the first place i.e. ‘a unified Asian football community’. Given below are a few of the goals he mentioned as a part of his agenda: 1. To keep intact the propriety of the federation 2. To promote solidarity between the players, clubs, leagues and Member Associations. 3. To make the diversity of the continent its biggest strength 4. To make AFC Champions League evolve rapidly and offer more chances of participation to the Member Associations 5. To introduce new technology and a more proactive approach to the technical aspects of the game through education of the players, coaches, referees and other officials 6. To end the menace of match-fixing and corruption that threatens to erode the soul of the game. 7. To apply special approach to the women’s game, given the various achievements of the Asian women’s teams. Now that the Asian Soccer Federation is preparing to hold its presiden cy election, the 46 voting members of the federation should review the work done by Sheikh Salman during his relatively long tenure. 1. One of the greatest ironies of the Bahraini royal’s 2015 election was that the group decided to move the congress from Kuala Lumpur to Bahrain, the candidate’s home country, even before it became clear that he would not be challenged in the election. Sheikh Salman was never far from this system, this explains his victory of Presidency of the AFC in 2015. 2. Sheikh Salman Al-Khalifa has been accused of violating human rights in the brutal quashing of a popular 2011 Bahrain uprising. A lot of players were humiliated on national television and tortured in detention for supporting democracy athletes in Bahrain. Sheikh Salman has repeatedly denied the allegations but did not reject all elements of it. Also, he didn’t give the reasons why besides being the head of the BFA (Bahrain Football Association), he did not help sportsmen detained by the regime, which continues to face allegations of human rights abuses. 3. Nothing that the Bahraini royal promised was done; Asia did not unite and did not build any great impact in the world of football.

1. The omnipotence of Bahrain’s intelligence service was recently highlighted when the Bahraini football player Hakeem Al-Araibi, who was granted refugee status in Australia in 2017, was detained in Thailand on November 27 on the orders of Bahraini government. Al-Araibi, held on the charges of participating in Bahraini uprising has spoken openly about against Sheikh Salman Al Khalifa and the prevailing corruption in the confederation.
2. AFC’s non-transparent, manipulative politics were on display at the Bahrain congress. Sheikh Salman's allies who were arrested on the grounds of corruption and bribery is a major weakness of Bahraini candidate Salman, who doesn’t get tired of repeating words about the AFC devastation after him.
3. AFC’s weak handling of corruption investigations and Sheikh Salman’s apparent failure to enforce good governance in his own organization as well as among its members says a lot about his shallow promises.
4. Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim implemented many programs in poor countries and financially supported them in the Asian continent to ensure the AFC election victory, which made these unions feel that these programs and grants are gifts from Salman. It gives the feeling that the unions owe allegiance to him. However, in reality it wasn’t a gift from anyone, but a way to gain supporters and reap more profits
5. Sheikh Salman did not put any legal restraint on bookies to protect the game and prevent manipulation of results. For example, illegal betting values on one match in the Jordanian league was 5 million dinars. Illegal betting is prevalent in many countries, it’s a dubious aspect of the sport that still needs a radical solution. Sheikh Salman signing an agreement with a company specialized to promote integrity and protect the corners of the game, doesn’t do enough.
6. AFC President emphasized on extending support for women’s football in Asia, but his support did not result in the emergence of any new women's teams on the level of Asia and the world. Sheikh Salman evidently did not work properly to promote integrity of the sport or protect the pillars of the game. The failure to achieve the goals he set for the federation five years ago, hint at the campaign being a mere mechanism to win votes, which worked for him but not for the federation. The question that confronts the voting members is if they would seek answers for the objectionable series of events or be oblivious to reality and give Sheikh Salman another chance.