Peaks - Second Wave
Assume the role of an aspiring mountaineer hiking up iconic hills from around the world, featuring a new
of 15,000 USD Goal
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On your turn, perform one of three possible actions: Rest, Prepare, or Climb. Take one of your larger action cubes and place it in the furtherest left open spot on your player mat.
Rest: When you need to regain your energy for your next climb, chose the Rest action. Then, travel to any continent and either gain energy up to your stamina or gain [2] energy.
Prepare: If you are in need of more mountain passes or gear such as a tent or carabiner, choose the Prepare action.
Climb: If you believe you are ready to scale the heights, choose to Climb. Make sure you meet all the requirements, chose between two sets of rewards, and get your engine going! The goal is to plant those flags all over the globe!
Pay attention to what others are planning, as you'll be able to "tag along" on their climb and reap the benefits they didn't choose. There's no room for "down time" in PEAKS.
As the game progresses, you'll earn experience so you can conquer the more difficult climbs and earn even bigger rewards!
Things really start ramping up as you unlock upgrades that allow you to perform additional steps in each of the three actions. Remember those larger cubes mentioned earlier?
Once you have three of them sitting above a particular action, you can remove all action cubes to gain the associated bonus: Gain [1] permanent stamina, upgrade an action die or place a flag on the board/move three experience spaces.
Along your expedition, you'll meet friendly faces. These Companions will assist during your climbs by lending gear, sharing experience, and boosting your energy.
Play concludes when one player positions their final flag on the game map. All other players with flags still remaining get one more turn.
Whoever has the most flags across all continents, including end game bonus flags earned through area majority and private objective cards, takes the victory!
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1. Choose Your Reward: Select your desired reward tier and make a pledge by clicking on the green pledge button below each offer.
2. Pledge Collection: If the campaign reaches its funding goal, Kickstarter will collect your payment.
3. Pledge Manager: A few weeks after the Kickstarter campaign concludes, we will give access to the pledge manager. We are using a platform called Hive Interactive. Here you may modify your order, add extras of your choice and provide your shipping address. In the pledge manager, we will collect applicable taxes and payment for shipping.
4. Frequent Updates: Along the entire process, we will send you email updates with the latest PEAKS news so you are always informed and ready for delivery!
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Quick Second Wave Update
2025-08-08 04:11:44Hello Climbers,
I know I said my last update would perhaps be the final one, but... I LIED! Just wanted to mention, we are still going through any replacements, missing pledges and if you haven't heard from me, please email bryan@tangerine.games.
For most issues, I'm waiting on replies but there's a chance something slipped through the cracks.
This update is really just to say all Second Wave pledges have been submitted - both the (1) backers who forgot to complete the PM after the campaign and (2) the new backers who pledged on Hive within the past two-three months. You should receive an email when your pledge is dispatching.

More Climbing Fun!
The game above is 14ers - a tableau-building card game about climbing Colorado's highest mountains. The designer and publisher, Zach Sullivan, has been working on this game for quite some time and we want to support our friend and his dreams.
Visit the Kickstarter page and click "notify me on launch" to stay up-to-date! We will share more about a cool gift our backers can receive to include in their play through of PEAKS if they back this project:) It'll be a cool exclusive.
Stay tuned though!
Sauros Late Pledge
For those who enjoy trick-taking games, Azul, and chunky tiles, Sauros is open for Late Pledge here. We know it's a different type of game, but who knows... you may enjoy it or can gift it to a friend. We are well ahead of our timeline so it may come just in time for the holidays!
Okay, that's all for now. Again, don't hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns!
Love you all!
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