We are very pleased to present you the campaign for Half-Pint Heroes Italian Edition, a game for 2-7 players and with a length of about 30 minutes, published in Germany by Corax Games and presented at the past Essen 2017 Internationale Spieltage. 

The game is language independent. Here you can find the Spanish-Italian edition.

The game will be launched at the next Modena Play Fair (6-8 Aprile 2018, Modena): it will be possible to pick up the game at our booth.



"I have to eat my hat because I swore there is no way I'm gonna enjoy a trick-taking game, but I did! This game is surprisingly rich and tense, even with a two-player-count and I really enjoyed this in different player counts." Rahdo



"The game is fun, quick and you can take a lot of laughs from it. The perfect game for a great half an hour between two heavy games, especially with a good beer. Or a half pint!" Vital Lacerda (author of CO2, The Gallerist, Vinhos, and Lisboa)


"Corax Games's Half-Pint Heroes takes the idea further [...] you not only try to get your predicted number of tricks, you bet against one other player and mess with them not to get theirs. I'm tempted to call Half-Pint Heroes a sort of Chaos Wizard, but that would be shortchanging this quirky, innovative game".  Meople's Magazine.

"Even with only having played the prototype, I can say that Half-Pint Heroes will have its place in the Top 10 of trick-taking games. It even has the potential to fight for the first place! In my opinion, this one is an upcoming trick-taking hit!" Hunter&Cron Youtube Channel.





You can join the Half-Pint Heroes campaign by paying by Credit Card, Paypal, Bitcoins, Satispay or by Bank Transfer.

The games will be shipped from Italy. There will, therefore, be no additional costs within the European Union (such as customs fees or the like). If you live outside the European Community, customs duties may be added at the cost of the game. We suggest you check your country's legislation in this regard.











Soccer supporters, Boardgame lovers, world-famous rock stars and many others! On the Half-Pint Heroes cards, there are a lot of characters, more or less famous. During the play, why not try to guess them?





"Phew, that was a close one! We would have had a full out brawl here in Half-Pint pub if I hadn't stepped in just in time. Now the two troublemakers are sitting together at a table laughing and betting over a game of Half-Pint Heroes. Memo to self: I need to get a few more copies of Half Pint Heroes!"

Who is an Half-Pint Hero? Simply, someone who has half a beer and thinks they can take on the world.



Half-Pint Heroes has simple rules and bases itself on Texas hold'em mechanics. One of the game goals (but not the only) is to guess the numbers of sets you can win in each round and to bet: achieve for more consecutive round your predictions and you can close the match in advance, winning the game!





Rahdo runs through: (English video):



jPlay Tutorial (english video):







Half-Pint Heroes is already available on Tabletopia, the world's bigger boardgames online platform, so you can appreciate it to the best, playing it!
To start a game click here!

• Because is one of the funniest games launched at 2017 Essen Fair, in which it had a great success!
• Because of the game mechanics, linked to Texas Hold'em and crossed on the mechanism of predictions, allow you to have a surprising strategic depth, ensuring fun for every type of player!
• Because you want to play another game immediately after finishing one!
• Because it has highest quality components!
• Because here you can buy it at a lower price than the one you will find afterward (24.95 € recommended retail price).
• Because with the Fidelity Program, for every purchase made on Giochistarter, you can get/increase a permanent discount linked to your account.
• Because you can pick it up for free at our headquarters in Rome or at our booth at Modena Play 2018.

Half-Pint Heroes is a trick-taking style game, where each player will try to predict the number of sets (tricks) that they'll win each round. But unlike other trick-taking games, you'll use both your hand and shared cards in the middle of the table to play multiple card sets like pairs, three of a kind, or straights.

Keep an eye on your opponent's hands and make sure everyone doesn't play all their cards too early, or you may let one player use their remaining cards to start a brawl.

                

At the beginning of each round, one card is revealed, which shows how many cards the players will have in their hands and how many cards are placed face up in the middle of the table. After dealing, each player predicts how many sets they will win this round. 



Then the predictions are revealed and each player throws their betting chip on the prediction of the player they think it least likely to be correct. If this player wins the predicted number of sets, nothing happens, but if they fail then anyone who bet against them gets points. And of course, it's particularly fun to mess with the players whom you've bet against in a round to make sure you get those points...



You'll keep playing sets until everyone is out of cards. If only one player has cards left, then they can still easily make sets with their remaining hand cards.



It's especially dangerous if they have at least three cards left because if any player is able to win three sets in a row then they start a brawl and no other player will score any points that round!



Additionally, there are points for each won set, for correct predictions, and for successful bets against other players. There are also bonus points at the end of the game for consecutive correct predictions. Whoever has collected the most points after 10 rounds wins the game - and then you can play again!



One final important rule: if a player manages to fulfill their prediction five rounds in a row, then the stakes are raised and a gunfight begins. Now it becomes all against one! If the player succeeds in fulfilling their prediction for the sixth time in a row, he wins the game immediately! An epic moment for everyone involved.





Giochix realized more than 40 board games in 10 years. It did so by working together with the most important board game factories from all over the world. Among these are Ludofact, Cartamundi, Panda games, Longpack, NSF and many others.

All of these companies are well known for the quality of their products. Half-Pint Heroes will be produced in the same manner, with great attention to detail and materials used, probably using one of the companies mentioned above.

Shipping to Italy costs 4.97 euro. For other world Countries, shipping cost will be shown after clicking the "Proceed to Checkout” button on the cart.

It is possible to pick up your copy - free of charge - at our pickup point in Rome (via Giovanni Pittaluga 44-46, 00159). It will also possible to pick up your copy of Half-Pint Heroes at our booth at Modena Play Fair (Italia).

Games will be shipped in April 2018. 

We strongly recommend that you provide a telephone number in your profile. This helps a lot with game delivery. We will use the address specified in your GS account profile at the moment of shipping. This means you can change it as you wish until a specified date, and we will use the last address provided.

Michele, Federico, Emiliano, and Sara are 4 crazy guys and in love with board games. This is Giochix.it! A small publishing company, full of passion and initiative.

We love how board games bring people around the same table, letting each player find their own way to play and try to win. We love to create something new, to bring fun and passion to other people. Developing games is the most interesting part: exploring new ways to play and new ways to think while having fun is fantastic!

For nearly 10 years, we have realized many board games, trying to do better with each successive project! We made Samhain, Virus, VEC, Bomarzo, The Foreign King, Historia, CO2, Romolo o Remo, De Vulgari Eloquentia and, for the Italian market, Race for the Galaxy, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Princes of Renaissance, Fief, Mare Nostrum, Kanban, Tesla vs. Edison, Tiny Epic Kingdoms and many others. Check our website for more info: www.giochix.it.



We have worked with many international partners, learning many things from them and improving our contribution to the production of many other games: Rio Grande Games (US), Stronghold Games (US), Zman Games (US), Eagle Games (US), Elfinwerks (US), Gamenyl Games (US), Arcana (US), Mercury games (US), MYBG Co. (CN), Heidelberger Spieleverlag (DE), Lookout Games (DE), Juegamos Games (ES), Black Book Editions (FR), Gigamic (FR), Matagot (FR), Artipia Games (GR), Arclight (JP), BardCentrum Gier (PL), Lacerta (PL), NSKN Games (RO) and Hobby World (RU).





  

Production. A distinction must be made between games that are printed by Giochix directly and those that are printed “indirectly” by another publisher.

In the first case, we have direct control over the entire printing process and we can intervene quickly to adjust for any potential issues where necessary.

In the second case, we may only interact with the publisher that prints the game, without any ability to make immediate changes during the production process.

This means that once the games are printed by us, the shipping date that we have indicated in the project will be a reasonably safe deadline. While we are confident in our abilities to meet the designated timing, unfortunately, delays are always a possibility and this must be taken into account. In the second case, for “indirect” games, the shipping date is purely indicative.

It can happen also that the deliveries suffer a delay for reason out of our control and this should be taken into account.

-> Half-Pint Heroes is printed by Giochix.it. It is, therefore, a "direct" game.

Components. Game specifications and components are to be considered indicative of the final product and may be changed during final production.

Fairs. It is possible for the game's shipment to be scheduled to occur during a time frame close to a larger game fair, such as Essen Fair in Germany or Lucca Comics and Games in Italy. It is important to note that we will be showing/selling the game at these fairs independently of campaign participant shipment status. Attending these fair events is vital to the game's chances for success.

Order Canceling. An order can be canceled/refunded before the end of the campaign by clicking on the specific button in the order page or within 15 days from the order date by sending us an e-mail with the specific request. Besides these options, the order is considered as valid and is not cancelable/refundable. Any refund does not include processing costs, such as the cost of Paypal or credit card provider (about 3-4% of the sum).

Order Partially paid. Orders paid only partially will be awaiting full payment before being processed and shipped for a maximum of 3 months, after this period they will be thrown away.

Pledge Manager. After some weeks from the campaign end, Pledge Manager will be active. This procedure allows participants to confirm and revise their order, to purchase addons and to update their profile/delivery address. Pledge manager will be up for some days up to a specific deadline. We strongly recommend all participants to complete the pledge manager within the expiry date. If not, please consider that:

- Any campaign special price for addons expires with Pledge Manager deadline. After that date, all addon will available at normal price.
- We will not able to guarantee the availability of any exclusive content made in limited quantity.
- We will not able to guarantee the scheduled shipment date as a delay could happen.
- We will not able to guarantee the pickup in Rome or Stand (if available in the project).

Giochistarter users will be able to access to pledge manager simply opening their order page. Kickstarter users will receive the access info by email.


Shipments. We ship by postal service or by supported courier (UPS, GLS, SDA, DHL, etc.). We reserve the right to separate the contents of an order into different shipments or to merge the contents of different orders in the same shipment to improve the shipment's delivery speed and any required logistics management. If this happens, there will not be any additional costs to you as a customer (nor right to any refund).

Shipments made by courier or by insured postal service can be tracked. Shipments made by the postal service cannot be traced. 

Courier shipments may take about 1-2 days for Italy, 3-6 days for EU/US/Canada and 1-2 weeks for the rest of the world. Postal service shipments require about 1-2 weeks for Italy, 2-9 weeks for EU/US/Canada and 4-12 weeks for the rest of the world. Please note that the postal service in the same case can be slow and may suffer several weeks of additional delay, especially near or during holidays period, like Christmas. This happens very rarely but it is still a possibility and is out of our control. If you would like a faster delivery or wish to avoid any risk of a long delay in the arrival of the package, please use a courier service.

Courier shipment assurance insures against package loss, destruction, and package damage. Postal service insurance insures against package loss or destruction. Insurance requires a customer claim to be made when the package is delivered, not later: please ask the postman to make you a receipt "accepted with reserve".

If the game failed to arrive because of your mistake (wrong address, recipient absent, not picking up at courier/postal warehouse, etc.), you will have to pay an additional shipping/warehousing cost for us to re-send/re-deliver your game. This cost will also include the return costs of the game. On the other hand, if the error is ours, we will send it again to you at our expense. If the package is lost or destroyed, we will reship it at our expense only if it was insured.

Important: Please note that we will not reship any game without first having investigated what happened to the first shipment. This can be processed quickly through the courier service option but may require an additional 1-5 weeks through the postal service. 
We will no longer accept complaints related to the shipments of items of this campaign (package damaged, lost or missing contents) after 6 months from the date of shipment.

If you live outside of the European Community, customs taxes may be added. This usually doesn't happen for boardgames; however, please check your country's rules and regulations as this aspect will not be our responsibility. 

Complaints deadline. We will no longer accept complaints about this campaign after 12 months from the date of availability of the games. (Ver19GS)