Insert Complete! Production time, Gen Con, and Locking Pre-orders
Greetings, Innovators and Future Innovators!
Quick Links!
If you would like to pre-order or have your survey re-sent, go here: https://innovation-ultimate.backerkit.com/
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about 2 months ago
Gen Con!
We are at Gen Con this week, Booth #2555 - we're demoing Innovation Ultimate (Base + Unseen mostly) if you want to stop by and see the shiny new cards in action. We're also show...
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3 months ago
Inserts and Boxes!
We're overdue for an update on an important part of the game: the box!
Unfortunately, our first concept for the insert with crossing card wells for sleeved/unsleeved did not q...
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3 months ago
Locking Orders / Charging Cards
As we start into Production Time, we've begun the process of locking in orders that've been placed - this is locking in *what* you've ordered, shipping address lockdown will be ...
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4 months ago
Rulebook + Reference Cards: Proofreading
Greetings and happy Tuesday! Today we are pleased to share with you all the rulebook for Innovation Ultimate, along with the Reference Cards which will house the many points and...
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4 months ago
Rulebook nearly done! Plus some other image previews
Hello! With the move complete, we've been hard at work finalizing all the rulebook text for the rulebook, the reference cards and other in-game materials that need rules text (s...
A lot of folks have asked here and elsewhere when the Pledge Manager will be open, and I know we've mentioned dates we've hoped to have it by. The simple answer - the Pledge Manager will open once the game is fully submitted to the factory and ready for print. Until then, all of our focus will be on making that happen!
Hello friends, associates, innovationauts, and puppers*!
It has been a little over 24 hours, and it's been a great first day for Innovation Ultimate. Over 1500 backers, $100K raised, triple our goal, and some pretty ridiculous games of Innovation that we streamed online. If you missed the streams, worry not, we'll be doing more soon!
It's not a real card, shh.
As the card demands, I'd like to thank each and every person who's chosen to support our project here on BackerKit - you all are the reason we make games, and you're also the reason we're able to make games. We're thrilled that so many folks still enjoy a game that was built almost 15 years ago now, and one that we're very excited to upgrade.
I have a couple of friends who would like to join and to save on shipping we'd like to add them on to my pledge. Can I unlock my pledge to add more copies?
If that doesn't work and you have questions, email us: [email protected]. Production and Insert News
I have good news, and that good news is that the insert mold has been completed and we have approved it. Pictures? Yes.
First, an overhead shot of how the insert will look when you first open the box. The game will be split out into six decks of 120 cards each, one deck with all the special achievements/support cards, and the 0 deck, stashed away until you unlock it via play. These are placed into 6 of the 12 slots for increased security during shipping (the two small decks will be in one of the center wells).
Here's a lower angle shot - you can see the finger wells that'll allow you to get cards out easily:
Finally, here's a picture that shows two important things. One, sleeved cards in the wells, they fit comfortably (about 75-80 could fit, 60 is what will be in them). Also, the recessed area in the center which is where the Reference Cards sit (the rulebook will be on top of this).
With this complete, production can now begin on the rest of the components. Everything else is pretty simple - it's cards and paper. We'll get an estimated schedule out to you once we have info from the factory!
And, once we have a sample in hand, we'll take one billion* photos.
Gen Con
We were thrilled to see so many folks at Gen Con! It was a blast demoing with real cards. We had hoped to take lots of photos and videos, but things were super hectic and there just weren't opportunities to do it. Here are a couple that we did take:
The cards look fantastic in person, this was our first time printing out the new Special Achievements layouts, and I was thrilled with the look. We got dozens of demos in, and dozens more people who just came up to look at the cards (hello to any backers that did!) and everyone was praising how cool it looked. Very excited to get these onto your tables!
Pre-Orders / Locking + Charging Cards
With production beginning, we will soon be closing pre-orders and charging the cards that haven't been charged yet for shipping + other add-ons. My current estimate for pre-order end date is September 15, and we'll be charging all remaining cards the following week.
If you've got friends who want to pre-order, or if you want to adjust your order, now's the time! If your order is locked and you need to make any changes, please contact me directly at [email protected] and I'll take care of it for you.
Addresses aren't locked in yet, those will lock at the end of September. There's a bit of wiggle room if you have an address change after that, but not a ton!
Because Innovation Ultimate is so large, and also because our office doesn't have game storage space anymore, I can't ship out any orders directly myself. Everything will come from warehouses. If you don't make it in time for the fulfillment, options will be limited (and more expensive) on how to get you your game. So please fill out the things!
