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 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:

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:

💳 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 Cucumbers   Give 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!

 Mathue Ryann
Envy Born Games