Meanwhile, the official meeple prototypes are done! Time to start mass producing them so everything can ship out in a couple months! Unless we get a lot more pre-orders, I'm only going to make 1000 deluxe editions including these little guys! Note that the meeples are double sided, one side is sad and the other is happy.
Every year we ask our community what animals/themes they want in our future games. Prior research brought us Otter, Capybara Crush, and the new characters in Use Up All Your Sick Days (Raccoon, Red Panda, and Axolotl had a lot of votes). So, what's next?
Meeples on their happy side! (mock-up photo)
For 2026, we have been working hard on Dragon Mail, Vegan Cafe, and a magic pony solo/co-op climbing/shedding racing game that needs a good name. We have a ton of other designs jostling to be next on the agenda. But please comment below what else you would love to see and play!
What's next for Sick Days?
Ideally: We will open the pledge manager next week, finish editing the rule book and card files in January, finish printing in March, and ship out in April. In less than ideal circumstances, we'll aim to deliver by the end of next year. We'll keep you updated transparently throughout the process. If you want more granular details and behind the scenes daily work, come join our small discord here: https://discord.gg/gSFj3KNdms
I want to thank you again for making 2025 our best year ever! Because of your support, I could leave the long commutes and classroom to working at home, raise my now 13-month-old kid, and focus on making quirky little card games. I look forward to another awesome year creating and playing with you!
Hope you can take some time off before the end of the year and play with friends and family (or solo)! We're open to constructive feedback to make the game and rules better. That's why we love crowdfunding.
I will do a live stream tomorrow. I will teach the Party rules and Solo/Co-op rules and do a playthrough of the solo game. I'll take any questions during and after the game. It will be 10pm here in Shanghai, so I'll need to be a little quiet since my family is sleeping, but it's the most predictable time I could find. Hope to see you there! :) -dylan, charming games
Live Stream Use Up All Your Sick Days, Solo play + Q&A https://youtube.com/live/wsoWqaLPQwg?feature=share December 19, 6-7AM PST, 9-10AM EST, 2-3PM GMT, 10-11PM CST
