The Big Squeeze: Your lemonade stand vs. the APOCALYPSE!

The Big Squeeze

Last Call for Pledges!

We're embarking on a new crowdfunding twist: we originally funded The Big Squeeze on BackerKit, so now we're running late pledges on Kickstarter! This is to broaden our reach and make sure that everyone who had been awaiting launch on Kickstarter gets a chance to back this game too.

What does this mean for you?

• You're backing a game that now has all content unlocked.
• Your pledge is going to a nearly completed game that's weeks from entering its manufacturing stage.
• You're joining a real community of players who believe that board games deserve fresh themes and more people to enjoy them.

This campaign is for people who want to pledge for something as close to real as possible and want all the exclusives, with a manufacturing and shipping timeline you can follow.

What's In The Box?

Pledge Upgrades

The back of the Exclusive Box Sleeve contains the names of 500 Founders who helped bring The Big Squeeze to life. 

Love the original game box? Don't worry: the game box shipped with the Collector's Edition is the same, just with a removable sleeve on top! But if you'd just like the wooden tokens, you can add them individually as a $20 add-on.

Stretch Goals Unlocked

In our BackerKit launch, we unlocked 2 new characters for every copy of the game!

Each backer helps us reach a bigger print run. When we produce more games at once, our per-game costs go down, which gives us room to add more content. So instead of funding-based stretch goals, we unlocked characters by backer count. These characters are officially already in all editions of The Big Squeeze, including the Base Edition!

Overview

Rulebook

Get Mixing in Minutes

The Big Squeeze is the engine-builder that starts simple and unfolds as you play, so you can finish teaching and start playing in moments.

Curate the Perfect Menu

Use your talents to get ingredients and lemonade flowing. Beat the competition with recipe synergies that rake in cash, so you can buy upgrades that juice up your business!

Pick Your Asymmetric Hero

Not only does each character have a unique set of asymmetrical powers, but each one has different upgrade builds to try as well.

Survive the Apocalypse

Don’t let the apocalypse take you by surprise! How much will spend your cash on immediate upgrades, and how much will you stash away for rebuilding?

Learn Zesty New Powers

Pick your forbidden recipes, add a twist of new character upgrades, and mix in ridiculous combos to squeeze ahead of the competition.

Every player has the ingredients for absurd synergies, so it's a race to unleash your combo before anyone else!

Try Demo on Tabletopia

Each turn is snappy: just move to any new space and take the action there. But you learn new tricks each time you make lemonade, letting you build combos for visiting each action space!

Photo Gallery

Our prototypes are looking great thanks to the art of Cam Kendell and photography of @tiffs.board.games:

Why Back Now?

Get It First, Get it Guaranteed

Backing The Big Squeeze is how you get the game early, directly from the publishers, and in a complete package with all the content available. There are no guarantees that crowdfunded board games will get into stores, and which ones will have them. You can trust that we'll deliver: we're proud to say we have a 100% fulfillment track record over the last 10 years of crowdfunding.
 

Support the Retail Rollout

When you self-publish board games, getting into stores is a huge competition. Crowdfunding campaigns are not only important to raise funding for print runs, but also as proof to retailers that our game has demand. In other words, your pledge directly supports the industry of self-published work and makes retail possible in the first place.

 

Promo-Exclusives

The wooden token upgrade and and the Cosmic mini-expansion are promo-exclusive: They're a limited print run that will not be available at your local store. 
 

If you'd just like all gameplay content but not component upgrades, you'll want the Launch Edition. 

 

If you'd like to have everything, especially content that won't be available in stores, you'll want the Small Batch Collector’s Edition.

• Deluxe wooden ingredient token upgrade
• Cosmic mini-expansion
• Foil-treated deluxe box sleeve
• A numbered Small Batch edition mark: each sleeve is stamped with a unique code, so your game will be one-of-a-kind
• Proof you were here from launch, since the fancy sleeve will never be reprinted

Reviews & Previews

Read the full review by Little Board Gamers!

Shipping & Fulfillment

Shipping Details

We are partnering with depots across the world to minimize the chances of additional duty and taxes being charged to you. However, unprecedented geopolitical events may cause additional charges out of our control. Please research import regulations to learn about how potential costs may impact your order. If a world event causes a major change to shipping expectations, we will do our best to inform you as soon as possible.

Each pledge must be shipped to a single delivery address. We cannot split pledges to ship to multiple addresses.

Currency Conversions: Prices on this page, including shipping, are listed in USD.  Your pledge will be billed in USD when the campaign ends. Currency exchange rates change regularly. Look at your local currency exchange rate toward the end of the campaign for the current price.

Pledge Manager Charges: Shipping, local taxes and tariffs where applicable will be charged in the BackerKit pledge manager a few weeks after the end of the campaign. This means your shipping will not be charged upfront, but calculated and charged separately after you've submitted your address in the Pledge Manager. 

Fulfillment: We are using Amazon for fulfillment in North America, and GamesQuest for fulfillment everywhere else.  
 

Fulfillment Timeline

The Big Squeeze is a complete game with only minor polishes required before print. However, worldwide shipping volatility can cause unexpected delays. Fulfillment is expected 8-12 months after the campaign ends.

 

Special Thanks

Playtesters

Alvin Lee, Andrerena, BrendanLS, Buff Nitoy, Justin, El, Kae, Luca Disera (Psiguy7), Luke Gingrich, Nyah Schaefer (Sabrinbrin), Mitchell Loewen, Pamela Maria Schmidt, Risu, sid.the.kid95, So and So, Tienzy, Tighe Skye, Samsomefridge, Sam Charney (Mosgon), Sam Gingrich, Vollminch, Weegwings

 

Artists

Campaign Builders

Fulfillment for regions outside of North America provided by..

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