Hey Crewmates!

We are now on round 2 of print proofs for the cards and first print proof on the deckbox. Take a look!

We are _so close_ to a final product that I'm real happy with. I'd like to make a few changes to the deck box and do another pass on the cards. One of the cards has a missing symbol, which I know how to fix, but also each card frame is off by like... a sixteenth of an inch and it's driving me up the wall hahah.

Also some folks on the game's itch page have recommended some symbols on the cards to make it easier to see which cards you need for which game mode, so I'd like to integrate something like that. 

So I'll also need to update all the printable versions with these changes, and hopefully the next print proof will be the one! Coming in on the end for this project. Still need to decode this complicated back end on Backerkit to ship rewards too.

Talk soon!
-Michael

Hey folks!

Happy to say that the digital version of Escape the Kronos is now complete! All the cards and game modes are ready to go, with printer friendly versions too! Backers will see a familiar link at the bottom of this update that will take you to the relevant files.

I also sent the revised cards and the design for the card's tuck box to the printers a few days ago. I should be receiving those in the next week or so, and assuming all looks good, I'll be sending out the discount codes to the backers who ordered the card decks.

As for other rewards those will take a bit longer. I thought that having done 10 successful Kickstarters would mean navigating the backend of Backerkit's pledge manager would be easy and reader? It is not! It is opaque and confusing! Gonna take me a little bit longer than I thought to figure out how to get the exclusive rewards to all my cross-collab backers, and collect mailing addresses from folks who got zines as add-ons. 

But the majority of work is done! I'll be releasing the game on itch tomorrow so if you've played the game and enjoyed it please leave a review and comment on the Escape the Kronos page. It would be much appreciated!

Hello Crewmates!

Got the first print proofs for the card the other day! They look great! The colours pop, they feel good to play with, and they're nice and sturdy. I need to do a bit of fiddling with the layout, then I'll send off the updated card designs for another round of printing. I'll also start working on the box design so I can get a proof of that at the same time. Hopefully I can get those by the end of this month/early in May.

Just updated the early access files with some rules clarifications and fixes. Still not 100% finished but we're getting there. I'll also be working on the exclusive cards and game mode for folks who backed both this project and my collab partner!

Also the funds just hit my account today! Woohoo! Once everything is good to go I'll be sending out reward surveys. And I'll be reaching out to folks who got zines for their mailing addresses soo as well.

Talk soon!

Hey Crewmates,

Thank you all so much for your support! We've successfully funded and the campaign is at an end. So, what's next?

Well all backers already have early access to the game, and the digital version is very close to being complete. I have a bit more testing to do and some cleanup for the card designs and rules. I also need to work on a more printer friendly version of the cards, but once that's done the digital version of the game is finished.

I also need to finish the design of the exclusive cards and game mode for folks who backed my project and my collab partner. 

As for the print version, I'm still waiting on the first print proofs of the cards to arrive from DriveThruRPG. I also need to make and get a print proof for the card box. Once that is done the cards should be good to go and I'll be sending out the complimentary copies to backers. Remember if you got physical cards you'll still need to pay for shipping.

Once each version is complete I'll be sending out the rewards survey and getting info from people. And that should be it! Not quite sure on the timeline since I need to wait on DTRPG and shipping, I also have several other projects that need my attention. But I think this should take around 2-3 months, and as soon as I have any updates, I'll be letting you all know.

Again, thank you so much!

-Michael