About

The Legend of the Cipher recalls the roots of hip hop culture; it's a game on the hip hop industry that facilitates rhyme practice in the tradition of ciphers and battles. Come explore the dynamic world of hip hop's music industry, absorb it's culture and develop your own rhyme skills.

We're in final beta testing after a year and a half of development, and we're seeking the support we need to provide original illustrations, build a website to serve players and MC's, and ensure that we can continue our project with the highest standards of quality.

This game will broaden your musical horizons; it will challenge you to think strategically, either become a Legend through business savvy, manifested in card-and-dice play, or neglect the cards at your peril, and hope your pretty face and rhyme skills will carry you. Yes, this game will dare you to rhyme, allow you to build your own decks so you can live out almost any fantasy hip hop music career we can imagine, all while teaching and refining skills that will prove invaluable in your day-to-day lives. Ultimately, since our game uses the real-world hip hop ecosystem as its foundation, our card compendium will gradually transform into a living, growing record of hip hop history, curated and maintained by its inheritors, not record labels.

By donating to this project, you will become the seeds of the community we hope to build around this game. The spores of a new cultural movement. Nothing like this exists. Your contribution, monetary or otherwise, will help us create something unprecedented. An entire LoC Universe (planet-orbiting LoC Mothership Tour included) in which you, our community, can flourish and create in ways, we assure you, you didn't think you could. We will become the strongest bridge between Hip Hop and Gaming Culture.

And, trust us, this is only the tip of the ice berg.

The Team:

Benjamin Sanchez - Director of Operations

Todd Anderson - Creative Director

Zeen Rachidi - Director of Media

The Plan:

Kickstarter funds will go towards putting original art on all the cards, and will contribute to starting development on the LoC Arsenal, which will be our on-line card compendium. The beta is currently open to all contributors, all you need to do is send us your e-mail address, and you'll get access to the beta cards, so you can start building your first deck!

Finally:

We are interested in feedback, alpha/beta testers, and development partners. We'd love to hear your ideas, so hit us up!