Howdy, Partners,

It’s been a minute since our last update, and I want to start by thanking y’all for your patience and continued support. A lot has been happening behind the scenes to bring High Noon to the next stage, and I’d like to take a moment to walk you through where things are, what challenges we've encountered, and how we're tackling them head-on.

One of the major hold-ups has been in the production of the 3D building kits. While our prototypes were created using The Game Crafter, the factory manufacturing the final products uses entirely different industrial machinery – machines capable of printing and cutting from large sheets, not standard 8.5x11" paper.

Because of this, the templates I initially provided from Game Crafter didn’t translate directly (or at all). The factory has spent a considerable amount of time trying to recreate these templates to fit their format, and I only became fully aware of the complications a few weeks ago – right before leaving for a long-overdue family vacation.

To help, I spent several nights reworking the templates to match the factory’s specs.

That’s when we hit the second snag: the original artwork lacked bleed. This was because Game Crafter’s proprietary software generates bleed zones automatically – something our artist, who was working in 3D for the first time, didn’t need to account for at the time.

In hindsight, I should have anticipated this, but I made a call based on the assumption that the Game Crafter templates would be used directly by the factory. Unfortunately, a year later, that assumption has cost us valuable time.

Now, we’re left with two options:

We’re going with Option 2. The designer is full-time, trained for this exact kind of work, and has access to both the artwork and the updated templates. I’m also taking steps to speed this up: I’m shipping them full retail-ready Game Crafter prototypes to use as physical references. Just like sending out original Loot cards helped with card printing (more on that below), this should help accelerate final QC and alignment for the buildings.

Another item many of you have flagged is the size difference between the Starter Set cards and the Expansion Loot Vol. 1 cards.

This happened because I used a different factory (one I’d worked with before on paper products) to keep costs down. Their QC samples were perfect… but unfortunately, the final run came out slightly off-size, and we didn’t discover the issue until after fulfillment.

At that point, I had two choices:

I chose the latter, even though it means reprinting 5,000 copies of the Starter Set cards. Why? Because the original cards already had a few issues in terms of clarity and balance that needed fixing anyway. Once complete, every single High Noon owner will receive a free replacement deck. That’s a promise I made, and one I intend to keep.

However, I ran into a snag when my previous card printer went silent – no responses for months. Whether they closed up shop or moved on, I had to accept they were no longer an option.

That put me back at square one, hunting for a new partner who could match the exact specs of the Expansion Loot Vol. 1 cards. After working with multiple factories, spending months and several hundred dollars in QC samples, I’m proud to say:

👉 We found a new factory who not only matched the specs exactly, but came in at a lower cost.

 👉 To ensure accuracy, I shipped them a copy of Vol. 1 from our international fulfillment warehouse, so they’re working with the real thing – no guesswork involved.

During our family vacation this summer, I had a powerful moment that brought everything full circle. As many of you know, I created High Noon in the aftermath of a painful divorce – it was a light in a dark time and a dream to one day sit down and play this game with my son and my father.

My dad taught my son how to play, and together – with my cousin and his son – we had an epic shootout during our annual trip. My son almost beat me, but we ended up teaming up to wipe out the rest of the posse. 😄

That moment – three generations bonding over something we built together – was the reminder I needed of why this has all been worth it.

On that same trip, we playtested the Expansion Loot Vol. 2 cards, and… y’all. The level of gameplay it added was bonkers. This pack may have flown under the radar during the campaign, but it radically upgrades the tactical options on the table. I can’t wait for you to see what’s inside.

You don’t have to wait, though. The full set is already live and playable on Tabletopia. Just hop in our Discord and join the posse to try out the new Loot and the Bounty Missions expansion as well!

🏁 Next Steps

More updates soon. We’re turning the corner here, and I can’t wait to start delivering on these long-awaited promises.

Thank you – again – for riding with me this far.

– Dwight
 High Noon Game, Inc.

Howdy y'all!

In case you missed my live update, you can check it here!

In the update, we went over a little tour of the 3D Bank and Jail prototypes that arrived! Since that video, I've also received QC samples of the Purgatory Tiles. Feast your eyes!

Don't they all look so purty?! I can't wait for everyone to break these all out on y'all's game tables! 🤠

We ran into some snags on the print files with the factory having difficulty lining up the cut lines our prototype vendor created. So this week, I just had our vendor create a single file the factory could use to cut from and I'm hoping this clears up that confusion. The factory is trying it out right now. I anticipate a bit of back-and-forth to get everything just right, but this should solve the problem overall.

Because of these delays, I wanted to open up a poll to give you all the opportunity to contribute to the next phase of delivery. Since the tiles will be ready as soon as I approve them, I could just ago ahead and have the tiles and cards shipped to me for fulfillment as soon as they are ready and then do a 2nd wave fulfillment of the 2D buildings as soon as those are ready. I don't anticipate this affecting your overall delivery costs much - if at all - so that's why I wanted to punt this over to you all because you've been so patient with me and this process.

So please give me your thoughts in the poll here. I'll also be posting this poll in my other social platforms to allow for maximum exposure to all backers to have your voices heard. But please only answer in one poll. I'll tally all of the results together at the end of the polling period (one week from today).