tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25790376195814296452024-02-19T09:32:38.223-07:00Keystone GamesMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139369150981668985noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579037619581429645.post-28467879690677897372011-01-12T10:17:00.000-07:002011-01-12T10:17:25.263-07:00Caractor Match Now Available!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://keystonegamesllc.blogspot.com/2010/08/caractor-match.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwbkP3X8um7UxRfk2OXhbtbusW2A6V078XRNqDadzshBd5cv4MGBVUKq0CmTPShhIS_bih3FxHHL5zgUKLOYS6vWZfvD19l_6RkK1Exbh4BW49uBRbEC6Gnse8Gy4gfDtOzBFyCldzJXu/s320/CMIcon2.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
At long last, Caractor Match is in stock and shipping!! <a href="http://keystonegamesllc.blogspot.com/2010/08/caractor-match.html">Get your copy now!</a><br />
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We wanted to thank those who pre-ordered. We appreciate your support and help in making this venture possible. We hope to be able to continue producing games that families will enjoy playing together.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139369150981668985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579037619581429645.post-58149180121901303812010-12-13T09:05:00.000-07:002010-12-13T09:05:06.859-07:00Caractor Match Contest Winners!!The deadline for submitting your answers to the 3 puzzles (<a href="http://keystonegamesllc.blogspot.com/2010/11/win-copy-of-caractor-match.html">find them here</a>) has come and gone. So it's time to find out who won a copy of Caractor Match!!<br />
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Winners, please send us your mailing address so that we can get your copy sent out to you.Keystone Gameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13237661473335396112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579037619581429645.post-86243536146558399572010-12-02T16:36:00.000-07:002010-12-02T16:36:57.315-07:00Puzzle 3Grab puzzle 3 (<a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=1-0tL0zBrT1VM8OZ6A3aDPkRkqgB5yoOj3WQ2xamL_NAuHyAPtDraGPG1VV7S&hl=en&authkey=CNCW5MQC">here</a>) and solve away!! Be sure to pay attention to the title: <i>10 Nephite/Lamanite Lands/Cities.</i> Don't forget to email your 1 WORD ANSWER to <a href="mailto:keystonegamesllc@gmail.com">keystonegamesllc@gmail.com</a> with <i><b>Puzzle 3 Answer</b></i> in the subject line. You have until December 10th to submit your answer.<br />
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Have fun solving! And, as always, don't forget to share with your friends.Keystone Gameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13237661473335396112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579037619581429645.post-51841473504841358042010-11-27T20:43:00.001-07:002010-11-27T20:47:01.844-07:00Puzzle 2Puzzle number 2 is ready (<a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B8gDHSGZvFUPZWQ4ZWIzMTItNGY5YS00OGU4LTlkNjktNWViZGJlNTcwMzZk&hl=en&authkey=CMHKvMEI">here</a>). This time you get a small clue in the title of the puzzle: <i>...the interpretation thereof...</i> Remember that you need to email your 1 WORD ANSWER to <a href="mailto:keystonegamesllc@gmail.com">keystonegamesllc@gmail.com</a> with <i><b>Puzzle 2 Answer</b></i> in the subject line. You have until December 10th to submit your answer.<br />
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Good luck and don't hesitate to tell your friends to try their hand at solving the puzzle as well!Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139369150981668985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579037619581429645.post-11887994053686144892010-11-23T10:28:00.001-07:002010-11-27T20:46:39.203-07:00Puzzle 1Puzzle number 1 is ready (<a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B8gDHSGZvFUPMzczN2ZjNGYtYzgyZS00YWJhLWExYTEtZGQxOGE5YTgzODU3&hl=en&authkey=CJ294dYI">here</a>). No clues will be offered; what you see is what you get! Remember that you need to email your 1 WORD ANSWER to <a href="mailto:keystonegamesllc@gmail.com">keystonegamesllc@gmail.com</a> with <i><b>Puzzle 1 Answer</b></i> in the subject line. You have until December 10th to submit your answer.<br />
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Good luck and don't hesitate to tell your friends to try their hand at solving the puzzle as well!Keystone Gameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13237661473335396112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579037619581429645.post-70404386846591551042010-11-22T10:29:00.007-07:002010-12-02T16:37:55.395-07:00Win a Copy of Caractor Match!We are giving away 2 copies of Caractor Match!!<br />
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To be eligible to win a copy you will need to solve some puzzles! Over the next 10 days we'll release, here on our website, 3 puzzles (see below for release dates). <b>THE ANSWER TO EACH PUZZLE WILL BE A SINGLE WORD</b>. For each puzzle you solve your name will be entered into the drawing. So, you can have your name entered a maximum of 3 times. To be entered, submit your answers to <a href="mailto:keystonegamesllc@gmail.com">keystonegamesllc@gmail.com</a>, by December 10th. Enter <i><b>Puzzle (number) Answer</b></i> in the subject line. Good luck and enjoy!!<br />
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<u>Release dates:</u><br />
<span id="goog_1929648355"></span>Puzzle 1: November 23, 2010<span id="goog_1929648356"> (<a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B8gDHSGZvFUPMzczN2ZjNGYtYzgyZS00YWJhLWExYTEtZGQxOGE5YTgzODU3&hl=en&authkey=CJ294dYI">get it here</a>)</span><br />
Puzzle 2: November 27, 2010 (<a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B8gDHSGZvFUPZWQ4ZWIzMTItNGY5YS00OGU4LTlkNjktNWViZGJlNTcwMzZk&hl=en&authkey=CMHKvMEI">get it here</a>)<br />
Puzzle 3: December 2, 2010 (<a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=1-0tL0zBrT1VM8OZ6A3aDPkRkqgB5yoOj3WQ2xamL_NAuHyAPtDraGPG1VV7S&hl=en&authkey=CNCW5MQC">get it here</a>)Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08139369150981668985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579037619581429645.post-83113417950632947062010-08-24T15:15:00.027-06:002010-09-14T13:49:54.521-06:00Latest News<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://keystonegamesllc.blogspot.com/2010/08/caractor-match.html" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_eYso5rLGDJ9bRA0-P6GccSjbSHv2u7i5Rymof7kCR1UBLzmxIFs9owqrWfBeooIqNEzqNisqjTk8kWou2RLNi_SnPOBgtTJPB-nmK2oiSwmIZIP3GcDN7_O1oN8ThT-XsSjQvTQJ3qH/s320/Cards.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Our first game: <a href="http://keystonegamesllc.blogspot.com/2010/08/caractor-match.html">Caractor Match</a>, designed by Chester Hendrix, one of the members of <b>Z</b>ion <b>G</b>ame <b>D</b>esigners <b>I</b>nternational (<a href="http://www.zionboardgames.com/" target="_blank">ZGDI</a>), is now available for pre-order (<a href="http://keystonegamesllc.blogspot.com/2010/08/caractor-match.html">here</a>)!! Once we reach 200 pre-orders for the game we can place the order for production. Help spread the word!!<br />
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We're also now on Facebook! <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/Keystone-Games-LLC/148315861856254?ref=ts">Become a fan</a> and spread the word that way as well!! All Facebook followers will receive a 10% discount on <a href="http://keystonegamesllc.blogspot.com/2010/08/caractor-match.html">Caractor Match</a>!!Keystone Gameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13237661473335396112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579037619581429645.post-22664624071702559382010-08-23T12:29:00.041-06:002012-01-06T10:01:56.165-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://keystonegamesllc.blogspot.com/2010/08/caractor-match.html" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpDBALvhyphenhyphen9FhlUjEM0a0uNnC_1vsQC7plTkuWId90_W6_nS3ETccD51O4iwZwF88CIhSbggXqLnlIGLHYNC4wNw5cxe0hwh0vk-MIWM-gWs6iQCYhfrJ61yI7VEQO83LAMejWZ3F4Zk8i/s200/Caractor+Match+Icon.png" width="200" /></a></div><b>Designed by:</b> <a href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/user/Your%20Buddy%20Chester" target="_blank">Chester Hendrix</a><br />
<b>Illustrated by:</b> <a href="http://www.mormongamedesign.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mike Drysdale</a> & <a href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/user/Your%20Buddy%20Chester" target="_blank">Chester Hendrix</a><br />
<b>Ages:</b> 5 and up<br />
<b>Players:</b> 2 to 6<b>;</b> 10-20 minutes<br />
<b>Price:</b> $12.95 with FREE shipping to the contiguous 48 states<br />
<a blank="" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/41189513/Caractor-Match-Rules" target="_blank"><b>Rules</b></a><br />
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Caractor Match is a game where players collect cards with matching characters on them. Each turn a player draws until they have 5 cards in hand, then play any matches, and finally discard 1 card. The first player to collect the winning number of matching sets (which varies by number of players), wins the game!!<br />
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<u><b>Historical Context</b></u><br />
In 1828, as Joseph Smith was translating the Gold Plates, he wrote some of the characters, as well as his translation, from the plates onto a small piece of paper. Martin Harris then took the paper to Professor Charles Anthon at Columbia College for his expert opinion on the translation.<br />
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This piece of paper has become known as the "Anthon Transcript." It is currently own by the Community of ChristKeystone Gameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13237661473335396112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579037619581429645.post-88559893831912908422010-08-23T12:28:00.023-06:002011-12-06T10:39:21.647-07:00<i><b>Update: This game has been released by Covenant Communications!! Get your copy now (here)!</b></i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglNLDWb_lgkBOPlLALBq07OYW_pPu7r4RFXoI7mSHC96VhaURDYP5hd9miGOJ8LbhDHucYQFu-xZwfJNhltsbo4IazBY6p1JJd0tzhNUEUNH6vn_SHPFpm5DKfjHd5vwciM_FeDQapD4/s1600/Armor+of+God+Jr+Icon.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglNLDWb_lgkBOPlLALBq07OYW_pPu7r4RFXoI7mSHC96VhaURDYP5hd9miGOJ8LbhDHucYQFu-xZwfJNhltsbo4IazBY6p1JJd0tzhNUEUNH6vn_SHPFpm5DKfjHd5vwciM_FeDQapD4/s320/Armor+of+God+Jr+Icon.png" /></a><b>Designed by:</b> <a href="http://www.mormongamedesign.blogspot.com/">Mike Drysdale</a><br />
<b>Ages: </b>5 and up<br />
<b>Players:</b> 2 to 4; 10-20 minutes<br />
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Be the first player to put on the full Armor of God, but watch out for the fiery darts of the Adversary, they will definitely hinder your progress!Keystone Gameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13237661473335396112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579037619581429645.post-39055352492393626022010-08-23T12:28:00.022-06:002010-09-14T12:39:43.316-06:00Nephite Dice: The Sword of Laban<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Design by:</b> Mike Drysdale</span></span></span></span><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Ages:</b> 6 and up</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Players:</b> 2 to 6; 10-20 minutes</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In Nephite Dice: The Sword of Laban, players work to make as many swords as they can before the Lamanites come to battle against them. In the end, the player who is able to produce the most swords in defense of his people wins the game!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><u>Historical Context:</u></b><br />
Shortly after the death of Lehi, Nephi was commanded of the Lord to separate from his brothers, Laman and Lemuel, who were seeking to kill him.<br />
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<a href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/2_ne/5">2 Nephi 5: 5-7, 14</a><br />
<i>And it came to pass that the Lord did warn me, that I, Nephi, should depart from them and flee into the wilderness, and all those who would go with me.</i><br />
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<i>Wherefore, it came to pass that I, Nephi, did take my family...and all those who would go with me.</i><br />
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<i>And we did take our tents and whatsoever things were possible for us, and did journey in the wilderness for the space of many days.</i><br />
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<i>And I, Nephi, did take the sword of Laban, and after the manner of it did make many swords, lest by any means the people who were now called Lamanites should come upon us and destroy us, for I knew their hatred towards me and my children and those who were called my people.</i></div>Keystone Gameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13237661473335396112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579037619581429645.post-88903548706630997292010-08-23T12:27:00.008-06:002010-09-09T12:46:31.949-06:00Crossing Irreantum<b>Designed by:</b> Mike Drysdale<br />
<b>Ages:</b> 6 and up<br />
<b>Players:</b> 2 to 4; 10-20 minutes<br />
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In Crossing Irreantum players try to be the first to help Lehi and his family sail completely across Irreantum and arrive in the Promised Land. It will take all your righteousness, and a little luck in order to succeed. Dice rolls and player decisions affect the lay of the waters. Watch out for unrighteousness and storms, they will push you back, away from the Promised Land!<br />
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<b><u>Historical Context:</u></b><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And we did sojourn for the space of many years, yea, even eight years in the wilderness.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And we did come to the land which we called Bountiful, because of its much fruit and also wild honey, and all these things were prepared of the Lord that we might not perish. And we beheld the sea, which we called Irreantum, which, being interpreted, is many waters.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto me, saying: Thou shalt construct a ship, after the manner which I shall show thee, that I may carry thy people across these waters.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And it came to pass that after I had finished the ship, according to the word of the Lord, my brethren beheld that it was good, and that the workmanship thereof was exceedingly fine; wherefore, they did humble themselves again before the Lord.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came unto my father, that we should arise and go down into the ship.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">And it came to pass after we had all gone down into the ship, and had taken with us our provisions and things which had been commanded us, we did put forth into the sea and were driven forth before the wind towards the promised land.</div><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">(1 Nephi 17:4-5, 8; 18:4-5, 8</span>)</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">So began the voyage of Nephi's family: <span style="font-size: 21px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Crossing Irreantum!</span></span></div>Keystone Gameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13237661473335396112noreply@blogger.com