Updates: Cleopatra

04
Nov

Dear Architects,

another video update!

This time, we are sharing with you all the great unboxing-with-comparison video filmed by the Australian team of Tabletop Knights!

It has an interesting side-by-side comparison of the game components of our new version of the game with its predecessor.

Click here to watch it on youtube!

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04
Nov

Dear Architects,

we are so excited because Cleopatra and the Society of Architects has been featured in two world-famous gameboard-related channels we are long-time fans of: The Game Boy Geek and Dice Tower Unboxings!

“Lots of dual-layered, thick carboard components (…) these are in sturdy plastic, too (…) here we’ve got some painted miniatures and wow that’s really impressive (…) really pretty impressive looking (…) look at that, you place your corruption right in there: that is really cool! It’s a neat little touch, they could have just put a slot in there but they have a kind of one that closes up: pretty nifty! (…) They are not exaggerating when they refer to this as a Premium Edition (…) these mosaic tiles which are thick and they’re really, really beautiful (…) these printed pillars look amazing (…) The component quality is remarkable. I don’t that I’ve got a great word for it other than it’s just really impressive” 

Click here to watch it on youtube!

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04
Nov

Dear Architects,

we are so excited because Cleopatra and the Society of Architects has been featured in two world-famous gameboard-related channels we are long-time fans of: The Game Boy Geek and Dice Tower Unboxings!

Not to brag, but…

“This game has some amazing components and table presence. (…) I am looking at all my games and I don’t think I have a better game that when you set it up, if you’re trying to get attention, it probably looks better on the table than any other game I have in my entire collection. it looks that good!”

Click here to watch it on youtube!

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03
Nov

Dear Architects,

we are excited to share with you The Game Boy Geek’s great video comparison of the old Cleopatra and the Society of Architects with our new version!

Click here to watch it on youtube!

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03
Nov

Dear Architects,

we have filmed a short video to further explain how to set up magnets in Cleopatra’s Palace.

Click here to watch it on youtube!

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03
Oct

Dear Architects,

Miguel Coimbra is an amazing artist. We are always super excited when he sends us his artworks, and always glad to have the chance to work with him (both in this and in the next project).

This is his last creation, the alternative cover for the exclusive artwork add-on!

And if this wasn’t valuable enough, this print will be signed by the designers themselves with a fine, golden pen! Who is excited as we are?

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01
Oct

Dear Architects,

we would like to show you the first sample of the painted palace!

This is the very first sample, with sample materials, but we hope it can give you an idea of the final paint.

What do you think?

 

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18
Sep

Dear Architects,

for you another pic, this time of the very exclusive expansion that will come to life thanks to you!

Bastet: the cat goddess!

 

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11
Sep

Dear Architects,
as promised, we’re ready to share some pictures of the painted miniatures! 

 

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12
Jul

Dear Architects,
the pledge manager is live and fully functioning.
You should all have received our invitation email. If not, do not hesitate to contact us at info@mojitostudios.com.

Furthermore, starting from now, you can pay not only with PayPal but also with a credit card. We have activated Stripe, that allows you to do this.
Moreover, we have introduced a new option with which you can change your delivery address also after your payment.

For any doubt or question, please contact our customer care service at info@mojitostudios.com! We will do everything in our power ensure you an effortless experience.

Sincerely,

Mojito Studios Team

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02
Jul

Dear Architects,

the time has finally come… our pledge manager is now open on www.raccoonexpress.com !

Completion of the Pledge Manager is the single most important part of ensuring that you receive your pledge. All backers will be mailed a link to their own personal Pledge Manager.

So, check your inbox! If you don’t receive anything in the next 48 hours, check your spam folder first; if you don’t find it there either, then don’t hesitate to contact us at info@mojitostudios.com.

On the Pledge Manager you will be able to change your pledge, add copies and add-ons, choose the language of the game and, most important, confirm your address and pay the shipping costs.

The deadline for submitting and paying for your pledge is August 31th, 2019. Don’t be late!

MAKE SURE YOU PAY AND CONFIRM YOUR PLEDGE BY THE DEADLINE. We will produce based on the numbers of confirmed orders. If you don’t confirm your pledge by the deadline, your package will only be shipped after everything else has been delivered and you could incur in higher shipping costs and possible customs fees for international backers. Or, if we run out of a product, we may have to cancel your pledge as per our terms and conditions.

The Late Pledge function is live too: if someone missed the campaign and would like to join now, it is still possible!

For any doubt or question, please contact our customer care service at info@mojitostudios.com!

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27
May

Dear Architects,

a huge THANK YOU from the Mojito Studios team for making Cleopatra and the Society of Architects Deluxe a reality!

This has been a great success: 781% of goal, 3679 backers, 18 stretch goals unlocked … what else can we ask for?

You are really fantastic!

And now what will happen?

We are planning to open our pledge manager within three/four weeks. There you will be able to change your pledge, add copies and add-ons, choose the language of the game and confirm your address to pay the shipping cost.

We will keep you updated on production development periodically.

 

Meanwhile, an exclusive news for you (you are the first to know): we are already working on our next project: the new edition of “Think str8!” by Leo Colovini. Also this time Miguel Coimbra will be in charge of the graphic restyling and we look forward to showing you something soon.

So stay with us, we’re gonna do great things together.

Again thank you very much for all your incredible support!

 

Sincerely,

Mojito Studios Team

 

Giovanni, CEO at Mojito Studios: I wanted to write personally this message to say thank you, really, for what you all are doing. This project has been a wonderful experience for us and we are so proud to see many of you working together with passion to make this game real and even better from what we offered at the beginning, thanks to your suggestions and the SG unlocked. Games are games at the end of the day, people really matter. I hope I will have the chance to meet you all personally. All of us learned a lot from you along this ride, now we really can’t wait to start producing the game. Life can surprise you. You did.

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27
May

You guys are awesome! Even the exclusive expansion “Architects from far away” has been unlocked! THANK YOU VERY MUCH! ???

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22
May

EXCLUSIVE ARTWORK original artwork by Miguel Coimbra, signed by the designers!

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22
May

 Both the Premium and the Retail edition will have the Quarry Plastic Trays! ???
 THANK YOU!

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21
May

The campign is doing great, but the Palace is not finished yet! You can make a huge contribution to the success of this campaign by performing small gestures that will make the game even more beautiful and full of unique elements!

Click on the step below to help us!

BGG 

FACEBOOK 

KICKTRAQ 

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14
May

Stretch Goal #11 UNLOCKED: The game is now enriched with the new Expansion “The Wisdom of Bastet”

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13
May

Full Painted Cleopatra: We need you!
We would like to add the possibility of purchasing the painting add-on. In order to make this awesome add-on available we need at least 150 orders. For this reason we ask you to show us your interest on boardgamegeek clicking here!

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11
May

WOW! 2000 backers! You guys are SUPER!!!

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11
May

Stretch Goal #10 UNLOCKED: The variant of the expansion “The Cult of Sobek” has now 2 more powers to choose from.

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09
May

Stretch Goal #9 UNLOCKED: With the gold foil finish for the box, the Premium Edition will be even more cool!

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08
May

Poll on Bgg: Which color do you like the most for scarabs?
Vote here for your favorite color!

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07
May

Stretch Goal #8 UNLOCKED: with the variant for expansion “The Cult of Sobek” you can choose your bonus when building the statue of Sobek

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06
May

Stretch Goal #7 UNLOCKED: The Premium edition will have a gorgeous Scarabs Velvet Bag!

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05
May

Stretch Goal #0 UNLOCKED: Both the Premium and the Retail edition will be 40% bigger! THANK YOU!

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04
May

Stretch Goal #6 UNLOCKED: Both the Premium and the Retail editions will have 2x thicker double-layered cardboards with all the slots for the plastic pieces!

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03
May

We made it to 1000! Thank you all!

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03
May

Stretch Goal #5 UNLOCKED: The Premium edition will have a gorgeous Amulets Velvet Bag!

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02
May

Stretch Goal #4 UNLOCKED: Both the Premium and the Retail edition will have mosaics with 5 different illustrations!

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02
May

The Premium edition will have resin mosaic pieces!

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02
May

Stretch Goal #2 UNLOCKED: Both the Premium and the Retail edition will have premium linen cards!

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02
May

Stretch Goal #1 UNLOCKED: The Premium edition will have plastic scarabs!

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01
May

Thank you all!

You guys are crazy awesome!

5 hours and we already reached our first goal. The project is funded and we layed the foundations for the new palace.

We are absolutely overwhelmed with gratitude and Cleopatra already ordered some new furniture.

Spread the word! We are moving towards stretch goals!

The Mojito team

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01
May

After 13 years from the first release, 1 year spent playtesting the new rules and tons of hours working to build her new Palace and your new game… Cleopatra will hit kickstarter in 10 minutes. We are so excited and hope we will have a crazy ride together.

The Queen is back, guys!

Cleopatra and the Society of Architects Deluxe Edition campagin is live on Kickstarter.

We hope you will enjoy our work so far, we’ve got a lot of really cool stuff in store for you. To help us get the first and most important stretch goal off the ground, help us promote the game by becoming a fan of the boargamegeek page of the game.

Click here to help us!

Stay with us and support us, because together we can live a fantastic adventure.

Link to the project.

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30
Apr

Ready, Go!

Here we are!

Tomorrow, May 1st, Cleopatra and the Society of Architects Deluxe Edition will be live on Kickstarter at 10.00 a.m., Eastern Time.

We have worked hard to get here and now we are so excited. We deeply believe in this game and hope that you will appreciate it, as well.

Stay with us and support us, because together we can live a fantastic adventure.

We guarantee it!
This the link to our profile, where tomorrow the project will be live!

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04
Apr

Here you are the Bgg Contest winners! Thank you all for participating!

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03
Apr

Welcome back, you architects!
Waiting for May 1st, we use the time left to provide you other information about Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition.
Today we will reveal the first exclusive expansion created by the designers, Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc, for this deluxe edition of Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: THE CULT OF SOBEK.
You are curious, aren’t you?
Sobek, the Crocodile God, can also be very merciful to you and help you get rid of some of your corruption. Obviously, you will have to show him your gratitude. How? You have to build a statue in his honor into your Sanctuary.
Be careful, though, because Sobek’s generosity is limited and only the fastest architects can enjoy it.
So don’t waste your time!

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29
Mar

Dear Architects, we know you can’t wait to see “Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition” live on Kickstarter. We neither can wait, but unfortunately we had some technical and bureaucratic issues that we were not able to predict.
This is Mojito Studios’ first project and we have worked hard to meet the date we promised you, but April’s fool was lying in wait!
We are then obliged to postpone the launch of “Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition” to next May 1st.
We will take advantage from this month also to further improve the campaign, for you to be fully satisfied.
We apologize, and we would be grateful if you can bear with us for a bit longer.

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27
Mar

Join our competition and win Cleopatra and the Society of Architects Deluxe Edition. 

You can win:

1 copy of Cleopatra and the Society of Architects signed by the designers (Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc) and the illustrator (Miguel Coimbra) + 1 Deluxe Upgrade Kit + Expansion 1: The Whims of Cleopatra + Expansion 2: The Cult of Sobek.

5 copy of Cleopatra and the Society of Architects + Expansion 1: The Whims of Cleopatra + Expansion 2: The Cult of Sobek.

Here’s the link!

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13
Mar

Welcome back, you architects!
Are you ready for another episode about new rules?
Today we will talk to you about the worshippers of Sobek.
The worshippers of Sobek are corrupted characters that may offer their services to you throughout the game.
In the previous version, the worshippers of Sobek were represented by cards shuffled into the main deck and you could get them when visiting to the Market.
In the new version, they are five characters represented by tiles:
THE BEGGAR – Draw 4 cards from the main deck.
THE MERCHANT – In this turn, you can build with 2 less resources.
THE ARCHITECT – In this turn, earn 4 Talents for each building built.
THE FOREMAN – In this turn, you can build with 2 less Artisans.
THE VISIR – In this turn, you can visit the Market AND the Quarry.

At any time during your turn, you can ask for worshippers of Sobek’s help. They are very powerful but the price to pay is very high.
So be careful not to abuse them too much!

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01
Mar

Don’t judge a game by its cover… or maybe do!

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22
Feb

As anticipated, the authors, Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc, have revised the rules in line with today’s game trends. About those updates, Bruno himself said on BGG:
“Even if we are proud of the initial version of the game, we both are convicted that game experience has to be improved, and that some game elements into the original game are not sufficient. I have only one guideline when designing games: work on the game i want to play myself. So we conducted the changes in that direction: build the game we want to play for ourself, now”.
We are enthusiastic about the work done by the authors and we believe that the updates make the game even more fun and engaging.
Let’s see these changes!

The first one concerns the Offering to the Great Priest.

During the game, by means of a secret bet, you have the chance to get rid of some Corruption Amulet by offering Talents to the Great Priest (you must be very generous, otherwise the risk is to receive further Corruption Amulets!).
In the previous version, this phase depended on the result of the 5 Dice of The Great Priest. In the new version the Offering to the Great Priest is made only once during the game, at a specific time: when Cleopatra moves from the 3rd to the 4th space of the walk.

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15
Feb

So many of you joined our contest, but the winners are only two. Congrats to Gianni D. and Gianfiore T.!

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06
Feb

Come and admire Cleopatra’s Palace, the wonder built by the architects to honor the greatness of the timeless Queen of ancient Egypt.

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04
Feb

The Queen is revealed. Everyone was able to admire her and the Palace built in her honor.

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30
Jan

With Mojito, the Queen arrives in Nuremberg! If you want to admire her, you’ll find her at the Hall 10.1 Stand E-05!

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29
Jan

Sobek, the great and revered god with the head of a crocodile, protector of the waters and fertility, will use his power to defend you from the crocodile’s jaws. But you must prove to deserve his benevolence and build an immense statue in his honor!

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29
Jan

If you build a Sanctuary inside the Palace’s Gardens, Anubis, the god worshiped by the ancient Egyptians, will take upon himself the weight of your corruption. So maybe you will avoid a horrible end in the belly of the crocodile!

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28
Jan

And here Cleopatra, the great Queen of Egypt, comes! With a sure and elegant step, she heads towards the Palace that the Architects have created for her.

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25
Jan

We are really excited to announce that Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc will be on Kickstarter on April 1st.
While waiting, here you are the TEASER!

If you missed the first edition of Cleopatra and the Society of Architects in 2006, now you will be able to have this wonderful game in a renewed graphic made by Miguel Coimbra, a worldwide famous artist.

If you already have the old edition, don’t worry, we thought about you too!

Cleopatra and the Society of Architects: Deluxe Edition has updated rules that, without changing too much the old mechanics, make the game more fluent, balanced and less affected by luck. You will be able also to get two new expansions that will make the game even more fun and exciting than before. There will be a lot of stretch goals and some add on that will make the game even more playable and will offer a fantastic sensorial pleasure.

Get excited with us and stay tuned!

This is not April Fools… the Queen is back!

For real!

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24
Jan

When the Palace will be finally finished, the Queen will sit on her throne admiring the great wonder that has been built for her!

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23
Jan

Two obelisks will rise at the entrance of the Palace and on them will be  carved the story of Queen Cleopatra, sovereign of Ancient Egypt. So she will be immortal and her name, handed down to posterity, will survive the passage of time.

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23
Jan

The pyramid, symbol of ancient Egypt, will serve you to keep your Amulets of Corruption … not too many if you don’t want to end in the belly of Cleopatra’s favorite pet… THE CROCODILE!

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23
Jan

The sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. In ancient Egypt the sphinx was viewed as symbol of benevolence, but with a ferocious strength and were thought of as guardians often flanking the entrances to temples.
In Cleopatra and the Society of Architects you can build 6 sphinxes as a decoration for the Plaza of the Sphinx.

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16
Jan
Cleopatra and the Society of Architects is a game by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc published in 2006 by Days of Wonder. When it came out, it caught the attention of people thanks to its innovative elements, in particular the 3D material which was unusual at that time in the world of boardgaming. In 2006 we weren’t publishers yet, just enthusiastic players with a lot of ideas and dreams. We loved Cleopatra and the Society of Architects at first sight for its gameplay and the new mechanics associated to its innovative material. That game represented a new model for the whole boardgame world and we promised to ourselves that, if we ever had become publishers, we would have created games as important as this one. A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes, Cinderella sang, and we wanted to follow them. After a lot of hard work and efforts, we opened a store which in few years became a point of reference for all the italian players; in 2011, we published our first game, followed by many other in the subsequent years. In 2018 we landed in the USA, where we created Mojito Studios, a new American publisher located in Miami, independent from our italian publishing house.
Since 2006 we grew a lot, but we haven’t forgot where we started at: Cleopatra and the Society of Architects. That game, that made us dream and whose copy we still keep jealousy, is almost impossible to find around, even though it had a lot of success both by public and press.
We are very honored to publish Cleopatra and the Society of Architects Deluxe Edition; it seems like going back to our roots and it’s a way to share with the players our dream. Now, our biggest dream is that get you involved and you rediscover this great game again. And this is why an amazing artist such as Miguel Coimbra has been chosen by us for the restyling of the game. When we saw the first sketches, we understood that we were recreating Cleopatra and the Society of Architects in the best way possible.

We want to thank the authors too, Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc, who has revised the rules in line with today’s game trends. We wish that you will be as enthusiasm as us and you will join to our dream! Stay with us, because the Queen is back!

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