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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 02/10/2025

Caps Collective is gonna be at #MIGW, so come say hi! We’ll be at #GCAP, Freeplay Parallels, and #PAXAUS, hope to see you there!

Ben and Jonathan from Caps Collective at the 2024 AGDAs

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 07/07/2025

The thrilling conclusion to our scarecrow saga

The Flour Fields
Amongst the turmoil of the scarecrow onslaught, a beacon of hope has arrived for our farmers, as our reporters have retrieved an ancient map written in Dryadic, the language of plants.

Herbolinguists from the farmers guild have marked out what appears to be the distant homeland of the dastardy scarecrows that are holding our fields hostage.

While the translation is unclear, it goes on to describe a 'field of flowers'. A band of adventurers have already embarked to the scarecrows' homeland to take care of this denim clad sourge for good!

Don't Worry
Everything is fine!

World's Gobliniest Human
A great disturbance to village life yesterday as the goblin alarm was raised to supposed threat, apprehended by town guards.

After an extensive interrogation and scrying, village officials came to the conclusion that it was in fact not a goblin but instead just a very short, ugly, slightly green wizard. Regardless, he's joined the adventuring guild.

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 03/07/2025

The Ministary of Conjured Cuisine will not be pleased with this development

A newpaper titled Fantasy Town Daily with 2 articles, an ad, and a drawing of some flowers.

The Flower Fields

Amongst the turmoil of the scarecrow onslaught, a beacon of hope has arrived for our farmers, as our reporters have retrieved an ancient map written in Dryadic, the language of plants.

Herbolinguists from the farmers guild have marked out what appears to be the distant homeland of the dastardy scarecrows that are holding our fields hostage.

While the translation is unclear, it goes on to describe a 'field of flowers'. A band of adventurers have already embarked to the scarecrows' homeland to take care of this denim clad sourge for good!

Curse got you down?
Come to Aunty Crystals' healing hut!

Food Safety Spells
Despite ongoing food shortages, the following spells can no longer be cast due to health and safety concerns:
• Cheese Whip
• Wall of Meat
• Flavour Blast

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 30/06/2025

Scarecrows are my personal favourite animated humanoid constructs

A newpaper titled Fantasy Town Daily with 2 articles, an ad, and a drawing of a scarecrow.

Scarecrows Had The Final Straw
All across our fields, farmers have awoken to a shock, as scarecrows have up and started walking about! Little is known of the scarecrows motives, but they have become territorial of their fields.

On the advise of local agricultural and enchantment experts, the farmers guild have agreed to "Burn it all down and send those monsters back to the inferno."

Townsfolk are warned they may notice a slight food shortage in the coming weeks, and to avoid wearing any overalls and sun hats for their own protection.

The Orb of Awakening
Local innkeeper Veronica Stalwart has gained supernatural powers after she touched an orb containing the soul of a long dead god while cleaning her attic.

When asked about her intentions, she stated "I promise to use these powers for good, no matter WHAT the being inside of me says!"

Donate Blood Today!
Please, Don't ask Why!

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 10/04/2025

Special Edition of Fantasy Town Daily! DnD is for Nerds has been a huge inspiration for the events in our game, and I've been so psyched to see how successful their new board game kickstarter has been.

Wake. Adventure. Sleep. Repeat.
Are you looking to hustle? To rumble? To make a name for yourself in this chaotic world we live in? Well come to Jarren's Outpost, and become a legend. Join the Sabres, make a deal with the Blood Cult, and screw over your closest allies today!

Seriously, there's only one day left to go there, you better start running!

Lycanthropills!
Unleash your inner beast!

No Free Actions
Notice to adventurers, in accordance with updates in combat guidelines, please keep your quips and one-liners to a minimum, as your opponents are no longer required to wait until you're finished before attacking.

In exchange, it's now fair game to attack an evil wizard or warlord if their monologue exceeds thirty seconds.

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 07/04/2025

Read all about elder god calamari, floating rogues, and lesser potions in this edition of Fantasy Town Daily!

Food Review: Elder God Calamari
This week, we tried out local celebrity chef Abher'li the Mind Flayer's signature dish: "Lllln'gha bthnkor ot Me-pog Ehye", which roughly translates to "Consume the flesh of the Elder One!"

Four stars: Surprisingly tender, slightly chewy, and the visions have only grown stronger since...

Lesser Potions for Lesser Heroes!
Come to Mr. Mediocre's, where the potions aren't too hot or too cold, they're just alright.

Rogue, Light?
Local rogue Gorath was seen floating above the town today, taunting a pack of brawlers just out of reach after reportedly drinking a potion of levitation. I swear, it's something new with this guy every day...

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 28/03/2025

Remember adventurers, always keep a backup.

INSANE ADVENTURER "FORGETS TO QUICKSAVE"

An upsetting turn of events today, as well known non-violent hero Paci Fistrun is now from authorities after committing what can only be described as "a horrifying murder spree". Reports claimed he got bored and wanted to see what would happen.

The hero released a statement this morning:
"I was just fooling around, I meant to reload after, but forgot to quicksave, I swear!

Well, there goes this play through...

LYCANTHROPILLS!
Unleash your inner beast!

THEY'RE KITTEN ABOUT SAFETY STANDARDS!
A local inn has received scathing reviews over its weekend grand-opening when several high-ranking town gentry in attendance were transformed into house cats upon trying the "new soup”.

The commissioner of the Magical Safety Standard Alliance had this to say about the incident: "meow? meoooooow" followed by faint purring.

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 27/03/2025

Extra extra! Read all about it! Princess Woodsong has been brought to ‘justice’!

The Woods Last Song:

The notorious Princess Woodsong and her bloodthirsty band of furry friends have been brought to justice by our brave adventurers.

The princess is awaiting trial for her crimes, including:
• Insubordination
• Unkemptness
• Murder
If sentenced, she will be locked in 'The Tower', an asylum for runaway princesses.

DID YOU KNOW?
The cost of a single health potion is enough to feed a family of five for a year!

Donations to your local Guild Co. branch will increase start of next quarter, to help afford essential costs.

GET A NEW
FOCUSING CRYSTAL!
Your spells will backfire no more!

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 25/03/2025

Be careful out there, rogue deer WILL attack on sight!

Fantasy Town Daily newspaper with the following articles:

Princess Out for Revenge:
Princess Woodsong, who apparently has been captured for six months, has grown tired of waiting for rescue.

She was broken out by a band of befriended woodland creatures, who she has trained into a deadly miltia. Now, reports indicate she's out for revenge against the town for forgetting about her.

Our correspondent from GuildCo. has reached out to clarify the situation: "We think her ransom note got caught in our spam filter.

Think you might be Psychic?
Get tested today, at any nearby inquisition outpost!

Royal Spell Bans:
Following a royal decree, the following spells have been banned from non-authorized use:
• Zone of Tax Evasion
• Repress Trauma
• Powerword: Gaslight

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 24/03/2025

The Steam City Builder and Colony Sim sale is live, and we’ve got our biggest discount yet of 60%! If you’ve been wishing for the chance to run your own adventuring town, look no further s.team/a/1524530

The capsule art for the game showing the sale cost of $4 ($5.60 AUD), with Steam’s artwork for the sale in the background

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 23/03/2025

Reduce, Reuse, Reanimate ♻️ Our debut issue of Fantasy News Daily is out now!

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 29/11/2024

The Steam Autumn sale has started, and Fantasy Town Regional Manager is 30% off! 🍁 Steam: s.team/a/1524530

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 01/09/2024

I’ve noticed a jump in new people in my feed, so time to celebrate another round of welcoming BlueSky #gamedev and #indiedev migrants 👋 We’re Caps Collective and we make little, weird, and silly games, like these ones!

A screenshot from Fantasy Town Regional Manager, a satirical city builder about the adventuring life

The title card for ‘Have You Eaten Yet?’ A short narrative game about a dumpling restaurant

A screenshot from Smack Back, a nightmare table tennis game

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 09/07/2024

We’ve used Affinity Design for just about everything. From game UI to promo art to the full sized print for our PAX booth. #gamedev #indiegame

Game UI from Fantasy Town Regional Manager, with playing cards in the centre, and menus sitting on wooden backboards in the top left and bottom right corners.

The 2ish metre canvas backboard printed for our booth at the PAX 2022 indie showcase, with game art, logos, and award promotions

A promo image for the game FTRM in the style of a PSA reading:
Caution!
If you are reading this, it’s right behind you.
Don’t try to run.

There is an image of many aliens eyes in the centre, and a blood splatter from the bottom left.

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 08/07/2024

In our latest update, we added this nifty extra upgrade that shows where you can place buildings to get their adjacency bonuses.

The upgrades menu of the game, showing the "Holy Guidance" upgrade.
It reads "Divine light will show you the way to increased efficiency. Highlight valid tiles for buildings with placement bonuses."

An image showing the plaza card selected, with gold highlights around the guild hall showing where the bonus is available.

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 08/07/2024

It's essential for any fantasy town regional manager to stay informed on the goings on in your town, and the daily paper is the best way to check! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev 🎮

The daily paper in Fantasy Town Regional Manager, "The Dimensional Press". There are three articles, a mechanical golem wreaks havoc, a princess out for revenge, and angry townsfolk who are after the local witch. Just another normal day.

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 08/07/2024

Pro tip: In our latest update, we added this nifty extra upgrade that shows where you can place buildings to get their adjacency bonuses. #gamedev #indiedev 🎮

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 20/04/2024

A few weeks ago, Fantasy Town Regional Manager was awarded honourable mention at the Freeplay Awards. The Caps team put together a zine page for the event about the game, featuring a few of our favourite jokes and a few new ones too!

A satirical newspaper for the game Fantasy Town Regional Manager by Caps Collective, titled "The Wizarding Post", featuring articles "Local Jesters Make Video Game", "Little Guy Spotted in Town", "Banned Spells", "Best Left Unread", "Lycanthropills", and "Reduce, Reuse, Reanimate".

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 25/03/2024

Fantasy Town Regional Manager is taking part in the Steam Deck-Builders Fest, so be sure to check out our card-based, roguelite, town building fantasy-satire. It'll be on sale at a hefty discount through the week! store.steampowered.com/app/1524530 #steam #indiegames #steamsale

Steam Deck Builders Fest promo for the game Fantasy Town Regional Manager, running from March 25 to April 1 10am PT.

The game is discounted at 40% off, for $3.99 US, $5.60 AU, and 3.28€ EU.

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 07/02/2024

Sydney folks, we’re showing off our little game about dumplings next weekend 🥟 Getting distracted and overhearing conversations is a big part of the game, so a live event’s the perfect way to play it!

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 05/01/2024

Greetings, consumer! We are pleased to announce that Fantasy Town Regional Manager will be on sale during the Steam Capitalism Festival for your purchasing pleasure... in exchange for your hard-earned cash. store.steampowered.com/app/1524530

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 05/10/2023

The AGDAs last night were something special, congrats to all the winners, and looking forward to seeing you all again next year!

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Caps Collective @capscollective.com · 04/10/2023

GCAP is done! Our second year here felt like being welcomed back with a warm hug. Thanks to everyone who took the time to meet us and tell us your stories. Now time to glam up for the AGDAs! 🎮

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