Winding Down File Prep and Gearing Up the Pledge Manager
5 months ago
– Mon, Dec 01, 2025 at 07:03:15 AM
November has been slower while we work out some final details with the factory, which has taken longer than expected due to vacations and holidays. The PPC is delayed a bit from our original expectations, but nothing that should impact our final timeline. We’re also closing in on having all language versions fully uploaded for digital proofing within the window we have planned for.
The pledge manager has been sent, you all found some issues with how it was calculating the shipping and brought them to our attention. They have been resolved now and don’t require any action from anyone who may have completed before we changed things. You will either be charged what you thought or less. If you do see any other things you have questions on please let us know.
Sidenote for retail backers: Make sure to proceed through to address entry to see your actual shipping value. Until BackerKit knows where you are it calculates using the Rest of the World shipping values.
We are planning to close the pledge manager around the end of February. We’ll give everyone a heads-up before that happens in case any address changes need to happen.
Even after we close it some changes can be made, they are just done manually and take a bit more time.
We are now fully set up for our EU VAT! We knew this was coming but it is still nice to have it done for this and any future games.
Kevin & Jacob
We've been busy!
6 months ago
– Sat, Nov 01, 2025 at 09:47:21 AM
The pledge manager will be coming soon! If all goes well the smoke test should be sent within a few days and then the full wave sent shortly after. Please let us know if you encounter any issues and we will do our best to help.
Side note for US backers: We will be sending a secondary pledge manager down the road for any tariffs since they could possibly change (hopefully lower, possibly higher). As of today we still expect to be asking for roughly $6 for a combo pack (base game + expansion).
For EU Backers: Our VAT and EORI applications were submitted in mid-October so we expect to be properly set up to deliver and sell in the EU well before fulfillment rolls around. During our first campaign this process got the best of us and we ended up using an expensive (for us) workaround to deliver to our EU backers. We’re super happy to have this step done!
All English files have been sent to Panda and reviewed for the PPC (pre production copy). There was one adjustment that needed to be made to the layout of a punchboard but everything else looked good. We’ve submitted that fix and PAnda has started working on the PPC production. Reviewing the PPC will be our last step before approving the start of mass production. We will share some of that process when it arrives, which we expect to be in late November/early December.
Translated files are starting to come in from our localization partners. We’re coordinating closely with all of them to ensure the whole project runs on time.
Thanks so much!
Kevin & Jacob
On to Logistics
7 months ago
– Wed, Oct 01, 2025 at 08:56:21 AM
For the rest of the production and fulfillment period we will be posting an update on the first of each month going over where we are at in the process, what we are working on, and what is still ahead.
As of the end of the campaign we are in very good shape to get our portion of the project finished and uploaded to Panda ahead of schedule. We will do one last pass of everything to catch anything we may have missed design-wise.
The biggest consideration right now is making sure all of our localization partners have what they need to complete their files within the timeline. We’ve shared all of the design files with them, with the base game files being shared in mid-August at the latest, and the expansion files being complete and shared before the end of September. We’ve communicated costs so they can approve the final volume they want to order, which will allow us to settle on our final quote with Panda and start the payment process.
The full project, including all localized versions, needs to be uploaded to Panda before any production can begin so that’s our top priority at the moment.
Once all files are uploaded and our deposit is paid the production process will begin.
We’re also working on getting the Pledge Manager set up on Backerkit.
Again, thank you everyone for the support,
Kevin & Jacob
Wow!
7 months ago
– Tue, Sep 30, 2025 at 08:15:44 AM
Thanks so much to everyone who supported this campaign! We’re so excited to get this print run going and out to your tables.
We’ll be back tomorrow with a more detailed update to start our regular schedule of first-of-the-month progress updates so everyone knows where the project is at.
Kevin & Jacob
Home stretch!
7 months ago
– Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 10:06:47 AM
Quick update today as we close out the campaign.
Please remember that the current pledge and add-on prices are limited to the campaign window. Additional purchases in the Pledge Manager will be at our retail price of $45 for the expansion and $90 for the base game.
Our design files are more-or-less complete so we are focusing on prepping everything for a final check and upload while we coordinate with our localization partners.
We are working on finalizing our order quantities with Panda and planning production and freight to ensure everything runs as smoothly as it can.
Thanks!
Kevin & Jacob
