I waited and waited and waited, and patience paid. Last Friday, June 20, I received the test print of Not Enough Scoundrels!
Just a couple of formatting options to change: some table subheader rows were too dark for black text, and a few graphical bits escaped the ERASE option in their effects. These would be minor to an untrained eye, but this will increase readability and ease of use.
Then it was the hunt (again) for proofread errors over the weekend. I won't bore y'all with the details, but the folk who reached out with the Google Form were very helpful, so thank you!
The final piece I am waiting on is sorting the UPC graphic out with Violet Ballard of RV Games to pop on the back cover, and then I am pressing PRINT.
But it's not just zines, Chris!
Right you are! I have also spent the last month sorting out the postcards, vinyl stickers and patch orders. The final patch designs had to change a bit in order to remain legible, but nothing drastic.
Production Mock-ups.
I was also glad for those Google Form proofread surveys because they helped catch a couple errors on the deckplans, so I updated those for the postcards and printables, as well.
With the zines in production, I'll take time in the coming weeks to add bookmarks, and include all the hyperlinks in the PDF, as well as create a plaintext copy of the zine. All of these will be available with the final files.
Timeline
Everything is getting sent to the RV Games warehouses, and is set to arrive by mid-July. While that's under way, the surveys are going out so folks can pop on Add-Ons from the campaign and the RV Games distribution catalogue, enter their addresses and pay for shipping charges.
As usual, here’s your monthly update to the Project Timeline:
July 2025: BackerKit Surveys for shipping collections
August 2025: Fulfillment Begins
I better knock on wood, because we're still on track to stay on schedule for August fulfillment.
Updates will be sent alongside the backer surveys, and still, you can expect your monthly scheduled update on Monday, July 21st.