Lava Run - The Craft-Able Dinosaur Game

Created by Louie's Loops

Lava Run is a craft-able board game about saving your dinosaur from a volcanic eruption! Place tiles to cleverly guide the lava as you move down the volcano. Use special tiles to mess with your opponents, all while trying to be the first dino to escape!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Vote on the next dino, new T-Rex crochet pattern let loose, and a movie night!
2 months ago – Fri, Sep 20, 2024 at 12:50:13 PM

Vote on the next dino to add to the game, check out the newly set loose T-Rex pattern, and join the livestream movie night starting at 6pm PST!

New Dinosaur Unlocked - VOTE NOW! 🗳️ 



We unlocked another new dino for Lava Run, but I can’t decide which one! Should we go with the musical Parasaurolophus, the terrifying Carnatorous, or the unassuming Dilophosaurus! Vote now here or down below! The winning choice will be added to Lava Run!

🦖 New Dinosaur Crochet Pattern Let Loose! 🦖



Guys! Have you seen my T-Rex? They’re about 3 inches tall, purple with a yellow belly… they’re around here somewhere, everyone check your pockets. Oh right, the T-Rex been let loose for Lava Run!

Get the free pattern out now on YouTube and the ClubCrochet site, or download the PDF if you’re a backer of Lava Run below! This pattern is only going to be available during the campaign so nab it while you can!

🍿 Movie Night is TONIGHT! 🍿



It’s movie night tonight!! Put on your PJs and join me (Louie) at 6pm PST as we crochet some dinos and watch a dinosaur movie! We’re still voting on which movie by the way! You can vote here.

🥅 Next Goals ⚽️🦖



We’ve been blasting through the goals, let’s keep it going with some new goals all based on Tiles! Hit our next goal of $100k and 1000 followers on Instagram  to unlock new disastrous event tiles for Lava Run!


Thank you so much for reading and supporting me and my obsession with tiny crocheted dinosaurs! Let me know if you have any questions and I’ll see you in the livestream tonight starting at 6pm PST right here!

Thanks again for reading!
-Louie

1 Week Update! ✨ Co-Op Mode Unlocked ✨ New tiers, new dino patterns, and 2 livestreams this week!
2 months ago – Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 12:32:34 PM

We're only one week in and have already erupted straight through 4 stretch goals! Let's look at what we've unlocked, this week's livestreams and giveaways, and what's in store for future rewards!

And before I forget, enter this week's giveaway during Friday's livestream by commenting your favorite dinosaur movie on this post!

👏 Co-Op + Single Player Mode Unlocked! 🔓✨



We hit 600 backers! That means we've unlocked my most anticipated addition to Lava Run, Co-Op Mode!! This new game mode is an extension of the single player version, where you work together to escape the volcano to the raft!

And don't forget about the 3 other stretch goals we've unlocked, including new Dino Tiles giving each character a special move, a new playable dinosaur, the Brontosaurus, and 2 new event tiles the Tsunami and Rainstorm!
 




🔴 Weekly Livestreams 🔴

Join the livestream on Wednesday where we'll be going through an overview of the prototype rules live, and play a game or two of the single player mode! The stream starts at 1pm PST on Wednesday 9/18 right here.

We'll also be live AGAIN on Friday, starting at night, where we'll be crocheting some dinos while we watch a movie! Join the Movie Night Slumber Party Crochet Along starting Friday (9/20) @6pm PST on the Club Crochet channel right here.

🗳️ Vote on the movie night options here or below!! 🗳️ 


New Stretch Goals! ✨ 



We've added a few more new stretch goals to work towards since y'all have absolutely BLASTED through the ones I had prepped! Thank you so much again!! Here are the next goals to reach:

1000 Instagram Followers - Unlock a new optional event tile to play with to add to the expanded rule set!

$75k Funds - Unlock a new playable dinosaur piece! We'll be voting on which design to add into the game!


🧶 New Dinosaur Crochet Pattern for Backers (see below!) 🧶 



We just released a brand new collaboration pattern on my site, Club Crochet! As a special extra thank you for all the support throughout this week, me and the designer, DrewbiesZoo, are releasing the new Parasaurolophus crochet pattern free to any backers of this project (as well as members of Club Crochet of course). 

Heads-up, this design is not small enough to be a playable piece in Lava Run, but it does crochet an adorable new dino, the Parasaurolophus! We'll have the option to unlock this dino as a playable piece if we reach our next stretch goal by the way!! 

You can find the downloadable PDF and video tutorial below if you are already a backer of the project ⬇️

We did it!! Another stretch goal unlocked and live crochet along today + Another giveaway, and next steps... Co-Op mode?!
2 months ago – Fri, Sep 13, 2024 at 09:37:05 AM

😵‍💫 What is going on? This feels like a dream! $50k in 3 DAYS!?! Wow thank you all so so much for your support, this is so much more than I ever expected! While I did have plans just incase, y'all are going way faster than I was anticipating, but I can keep up... probably! Let's talk about all that this means, our next goals, the results of our last giveaway, and how you can enter another one!



- Join Today's Livestream @2pm PST and Help Crochet Some Dinos!

Join today's stream to find out live the winners of our livestream giveaway, they'll each be winning a hand crocheted brontosaurus. You can also help me crochet the dinos on stream to be given away to today's winner because we're doing 2 more giveaways too! Our stream will begin at 2pm PST right here and hopefully our internet wont suddenly die mid stream this time 😅. 

- Another Stretch Goal Reached!

We just hit $50k!? Okay I'll be honest I was NOT expecting to hit this so soon, if ever at all!! Luckily I had a plan and our lovely artist (thank you Dom!!) is helping out at warp speed to create our new assets on the spot! Here's what you unlocked for blasting through the last goal:



UNLOCKED: 2 New Event Tiles for Lava Run!
These new event tiles will be optional additions to your game, allow you to add additional complexity to your dash to survival! Clear the way and stop the lava in it's tracks with the new Tsunami and Rainstorm tiles! *These rules are still being tested and are not final!

Tsunami - Clears the bottom 4 rows of all lava tiles (pit's remain in place) and push back any dinos up to the 4th row.

Rainstorm - Remove 3 lava tiles of your choice on the board.

- New Tier Level

Want to support but can't afford the game? Thank you so much! I've added this new tier to allow you to help unlock further tiers and access backer exclusive content at a lower price point. Plus, you'll receive a free dino crochet pattern of your choice on launch!

Check out the And I Helped tier here, and please share it with anyone you think would like to help support!

- Next Goal - Co-Op Mode At 600 Backers! - UPDATE - UNLOCKED!!



Okay, I've got a really cool one to share that I've been saving, but you're going so fast that I decided to add in a new tier list to the campaign! This alternate tier list will unlock giveaways and weird planned twists that I was keeping secret!

600 Backers = New Co-Op Mode!! - UNLOCKED!

- Enter the Giveaway to win a hand crocheted dino from the livestream! 

As promised, we're doing another double giveaway! To win one of the 2 hand crocheted brontosaurus made in today's livestream, comment below with what you would name your brontosaurus if you won!

We'll choose a winner at the start of our next livestream! 1 winner will be randomly chosen from the backers at the time, and 1 randomly from the comments below!

Last Giveaway Winners:
Backer - #366
Commenter - Stephanie
Backer - #434
Commenter - Emily Dovey

200% Funded already?! WHAT?! New Dino Unlocked!!
2 months ago – Wed, Sep 11, 2024 at 12:33:43 PM



AHHHH!!! Dude WHAT?! 200% funded in nearly 24 hours?! How the what?!?! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!!

We've already unlocked a NEW DINO!! (Very) Warm welcome to our newest dino added to the game, the Brontosaurus!

In the expanded rules for Lava Run, their new ability allows them to peak at another player's tiles once per game! I need a name for this though, vote now using the poll below!




Follow along using the written instructions here! 

Or download the PDF if you're a backer using the link below!


Thank you all again so much! I'm working on more of the tiers now just incase we hit another stretch goal! Let me know if you have any questions in the comments!
-Louie

Lava Run is Fully Funded!!
2 months ago – Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 05:57:52 PM



AHHHHH!! WE DID IT!! OMG OMG OMG!!! Fully funded in just 8 hours?! WHAT!!?!

Thank you all so so SO much for the support! I'm over the moon! Wow! Okay a few updates now:

1. We've unlocked FREE PINS FOR EVERYONE SUPPORTING TODAY!
2. We've unlocked our FIRST STRETCH GOAL - Introducing new Dino Tiles for each type of dino!
3. Per-request, I added in the Classic Version of Lava Run as an Add-On so you can now buy multiples of the game!

Thank you all again so much! Time to start working towards our next goal of a new Dino!! Ahhh!!