💪 A Herculean Update! The Labors Continue: Taming Tariffs!
Hello Adventurers!
I bring exciting updates on the progress of Hercules and the 12 Labors and a look at what’s ahead!
🛠️ Manufacturing Update
Game files have been submitted ...
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12 Labors, 1564 Heroes - Thank You!
Hello, Adventurers!
What an epic journey this campaign has turned out to be! Thanks to you, we broke records together at Envy Born Games!
Hercules and the 12 Labors is no...
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40K Stretch Goal Hit!
Super excited to see us unlock the 40k stretch goal increasing the quality of cards just a bit more! Thank you everyone who has supported, you're all making this a truly epic journey!
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🔥 Final 3 Days – Achievements Unlocked & New Stretch Goals! 🔥
Hello Adventurers!
We’re entering the final 3 days of the campaign for Hercules and the 12 Labors, and there’s so much to celebrate!
Rulebook Update
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New Hercules and the 12 Labors video!
Jaysen Headley aka Ezeekat posted a video about Hercules and the 12 Labors today. We have uploaded it to the main campaign page, but here is also a link if you want to check it out!
Hercules and the 12 Labors Video
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Vote on More Stretch Goals, Free Stickers & A Mythological Find!
Hello Adventurers!
We’ve officially reached the halfway point of the Hercules and the 12 Labors campaign, and thanks to your incredible support, we’re now 450% funded wit...
Super excited to see us unlock the 40k stretch goal increasing the quality of cards just a bit more! Thank you everyone who has supported, you're all making this a truly epic journey!
We’re entering the final 3 days of the campaign for Hercules and the 12 Labors, and there’s so much to celebrate!
Rulebook Update
Many of you have asked for this, and while we hoped to share a finished rulebook before the campaign ended, we’re not quite there yet. So, in the meantime, we’ve uploaded the original designer’s rulebook to the campaign page! You can click the Rulebook banner on the campaign page to check it out! Keep in mind, this is not the final version, as we're making updates to terminology, icons, and text. However, it gives you a great overview of the game!
We’ve also shared the first 4 pages of the new rulebook, so you can get a sneak peek at what’s to come! We appreciate your patience, it’s taking a little longer than expected, but we’re working hard to get it finished soon.
Achievement Unlocked! Can we get to 225 Fans?!?
At the time of writing, we’ve hit 126 fans on our Backerkit page, which means we’ve unlocked our first achievement, everyone will receive a FREE sticker with their order! 🎉 And you know what, I just decided that if we get to 225 fans, I'll add another FREE sticker to everyone's order! With over 1000 backers supporting this game we should be able to crush that goal! Click here to become a fan today!
New Stretch Goals!
Thanks to all of your support we’ve unlocked another stretch goal! Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote, based on the votes, we will be upgrading to thicker card stock! But lets not stop there! We just added 2 new stretch goals to the campaign page! If we hit $40K in funding we’ll add a linen finish to the cards, and if we reach $50K, we’ll include a custom dice bag in every copy of the game!!!
If you’ve been waiting to back the campaign, now is the time! Every pledge and social media share helps us unlock these awesome upgrades.
Whos your favorite Greek God??
We’re all Greek mythology fans here, I'd love to know, who is your favorite Greek god? Please share in the comments!! I look forward to reading everyone's answers!
I bring exciting updates on the progress of Hercules and the 12 Labors and a look at what’s ahead!
🛠️ Manufacturing Update
Game files have been submitted to our manufacturer, and we’re now moving forward with producing a small batch of advance copies. These pre-production units will help us ensure print accuracy and quality before we begin the full production run.
Our current goal is to begin full production by the end of May. That does mean our original July fulfillment estimate will be pushed back by a couple of months.
🌐 Tariffs & Delays
The primary reason for the delay in manufacturing has been due to unexpected tariff increases that escalated significantly during the campaign. After the campaign we decided to spend some time exploring alternative printing options to keep the project cost effective while doing our best to avoid passing large costs on to you.
As it stands now:
Only US backers will be affected by these tariffs.
As of now a small tariff fee of $2 per copy of Hercules and the 12 Labors will be added to US orders to account for additional costs incurred due to the tariffs.
We’re hopeful that the tariff situation will begin to deescalate over the coming months while the games are in production, we will be keeping a close eye on the situation and will adjust accordingly if things improve before fulfillment.
📝 Pledge Manager Surveys
BackerKit surveys will be going out very soon! We’ll begin with a small test batch to make sure everything works smoothly. If you receive one of these early surveys, please fill it out ASAP, it helps us move quickly to the next phase.
Once the full survey roll out begins, you’ll be able to:
Confirm your shipping details
Add additional add-ons to your order
💳 Charging Cards
We won’t be charging cards right away for shipping, VAT, taxes, tariffs, late pledges, or add-ons. Instead, we’ll wait until the production run is nearly complete. This gives us flexibility to monitor the tariff situation and make any necessary adjustments before charging cards.
We will post another update before any charges are made to give everyone a heads up. If a payment fails, BackerKit will automatically retry it every few days.
Side Quest Alert: Cats vs Cucumbers is Coming! 🐱🥒
While Hercules and the 12 Labors is in production, we’ve been cooking up something completely different and totally hilarious as part of a brand new publishing collaboration between Envy Born Games and Levity Game Studio!
Introducing Cats vs Cucumbers, a wildly fun, press your luck dice game for 2–6 players, where chaos, cats, and cucumbers collide.
Cats Vs Cucumbers is launching on Kickstarter soon as part of Micro May, a celebration of tiny, portable games, similar to Pocketopia! If you’re in the mood to support another one of our creations (or just love games that bring instant laughter to the table), we’d love to have you follow the project!
Click here! 👉 Cats Vs CucumbersGive it a follow and help us spread the word!
🙏 Thank You
I truly appreciate your understanding and support. While the timeline shift is never ideal, we felt it was crucial to explore every option to keep this project sustainable and fair, especially in light of the tariff spike. Many publishers are facing similar challenges, but we're committed to navigating this as best we can.
In the end, we’re confident you’ll receive something epic and worth the wait!
Thank you all so much for your continued support! As always, if you have any questions, feel free to reach out or drop a comment!
You may have considered this already I'm aware that at least one other crowd funded project created 'Tariff PnP Add-ons' which they've sold in addition to the main game as a means of raising revenue. I'm not sure how well it's worked although I know I've certainly bought into it myself despite not being in the affected tariff zone; (a) because it enhances the game at a low price and, (b) it seems like a nice way of supporting creators and small businesses like yourselves without really losing out in the process. I don't know whether or not you could do this yourself and I understand that it would entail more work on your part but it might (being PnP) provide a positive opportunity to raise extra revenue on a low cost 'something for something' basis whilst inviting everyone to contribute rather than just US customers alone.
Will you be letting us know the cost difference for the terrifs for the US prior to locking addresses/charging the shipping fees/taxes? Depending on the cost difference, I'd want to change my address to family's in Canada or India to pick it up when I visit. This would offset costs for me (and for you, if you plan to absorb any of the terrif costs). Thanks!
