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Olivia Ryan
12 days ago
Check out this gorgeous copy of The Darkest Woods—Fulfillment starts soon!
Hey there, backers— Gorgeous printing! Terrific news! After a bit of a delay, the book version of The Darkest Woods is in transit to our warehouse now! We’re thrilled with h...
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Kate Evans
2 months ago
App Preview & Fulfillment Date Update
Hey there backers, We’re so excited to show you the app! Below we’ve got a few screenshots with notes on the features you can expect—there are a number of feature improvements...
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Kate Evans
4 months ago
The books are hitting the printers next week!
Hey there backers,   Great news! The books are hitting the printers next week, and it all looks great! As soon as we have sight of when the books will be ready, we’ll let you...
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Monte Cook Games
6 months ago
The Darkest Woods Inspiration and New Art
Hey there backers,   This update contains news on The Darkest Woods app, gives you some insight into the design inspiration for The Darkest Woods, and provides you with a lis...
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Kate Evans
9 months ago
The Darkest Woods Is Through Editing + New Art
Hey there backers!   The Darkest Woods is through editing and is being laid out as we speak! We’ll have some spreads from the book for you to look in our next update. The Dar...
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Kate Evans
about 1 year ago
The woods are darker still in winter...
Hey there backers!   The woods are darker still in winter, and Monte has been delving in deep to bring this creative and innovative work to you. Check out his Substack articl...
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PROJECT UPDATE
Olivia Ryan
CREATOR
12 days ago

Project Update: Check out this gorgeous copy of The Darkest Woods—Fulfillment starts soon!

Hey there, backers—

Gorgeous printing!

Terrific news! After a bit of a delay, the book version of The Darkest Woods is in transit to our warehouse now! We’re thrilled with how gorgeous the painted edges—depicting a heavily forested tree line—are, and also how great the embossing looks on the deluxe copies. All copies of The Darkest Woods have a more robust binding, even than usual, to take the heavier weight of the paper. 

Just take a look at this first-off-the-presses copy of the deluxe edition!
 

Did we mention how absolutely hefty this book is??? And look at those beautiful (and very useful) bookmarks!
 

Fulfillment Soon: Physical and App

We’ll be fulfilling the books and the app over the next few weeks, so please check your email as we’ll let everyone know it’s being fulfilled. If you don't see the email in the next couple of weeks, check your MCG store accounts for coupons in case the emails have gone into spam. As a reminder, here's a guide for fulfilling your rewards.
 

Early Access Version of the App 

We’ll fulfill the early-access version of the app around the same time we fulfill the physical copies of the book. It is a complete version of the product, with all the game content and all the functionality we envisioned when we planned the app. You can use it to run your games as soon as it’s installed on your system (Windows or Mac OS). We are so proud of it and are excited for you to see it.
 
The app has been well tested internally, but as more people use it, we anticipate there may be the odd bug or technical issue that pops up. We’d appreciate it if you let us know with the details of any bugs or technical issues you encounter by sending an email to [email protected]
 
The final version of the app will be released to the public with the standard edition of the book in early April. If there are any changes to the app between now and then, we’ll let you know how to update it. (There’s a built-in update feature, so you won’t have to reinstall it.)
 
We’ve put so much work into both the print and app versions of this game. We’re very proud of them, and we think you’re going to be amazed once they're in your hands. We’ll let everyone know by email when these are being fulfilled.



Ninth World Record Smashed!

Numenera: The Amber Archive is funding the new edition of Numenera! The original Numenera launched the Cypher System, and Monte Cook Games. This campaign is not only fully funded and well into stretch goals, but thanks to your fantastic support, we passed a truly incredible threshold: $517,255. What makes this number particularly special (besides being over the gobsmacking half-a-million mark) is that it represents the funding total for the original 2012 Numenera crowdfunding campaign! 
 
Thanks again for your support, and keep an eye on your email inbox for fulfillment updates!
—Team MCG
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Just checking if there's any updates. I know you're busy with the Numera campaign, but the last update was nearly 2 months ago and gave an eta of February. We're nearing the end of that window with no word. Is the printer still causing problems or is there a different delay? Thanks

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There are always moving pieces in production and design. Absolutely, Understand that. What is not understood is the level of communication we have received. At this stage, extended gaps in communication are difficult to justify. This project is five months overdue. There have been large gaps in updates. It has now been one month since the last post, despite a statement that fulfillment should be coming to fruition within 11 days. Backer-funded campaigns already ask customers to assume financial risk upfront. That makes consistent, transparent communication a baseline expectation, not an extra courtesy especially when dealing with this model from an established company. I am not raising this in the hope that you rush production or overburden your quality testers or IT team or release it before it is ready. I am pointing out the growing frustration among backers and the erosion of brand trust that your current communication approach is creating. It is difficult to believe there is truly nothing to report. The issue does not seem to be a lack of information, but a communication plan and process that does not meet consumer expectation. So where exactly are we in this process? What is complete, what is not, and is the previously stated timeline still accurate?

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So, assuming the rule sets are basically the same, is there a place in the woods where the house is designed to sit to totally mess a party up.....?

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Looks like last shipping estimate was Sep 10, 2025. Any further update now that we're way past that?

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