We have officially released The Time We Have! Anyone can now grab the physical, deluxe, or digital versions of the game!
With that, I would ask a small favor of those of you who have received your copies of the game...
Tell your friends!
Post about it, text about it, play it with someone you love. Any way that you feel comfortable spreading the word would be a massive help to the game's success. I'll be boosting posts all day so if you want to tag me, my socials are linked below (or just search @moreblueberries):
Most importantly, I hope you play the game and get excited about the stories you tell with it. That's the best endorsement you can give a game!
Thank YOU!
Once again, I would like to say a massive thank you to all of you who believed in this game from the jump and helped make it real. We've reached the end of the production journey but now the game's broader life begins. None of that would have been possible without you. Thank you so much.
I am so excited to report that nearly every US backer's order is on the way! (a few of you haven't filled out your surveys or had a card charge error so please check on that if you have yet to receive a tracking email)
Once you receive your games, I would love to see them out in the world! You can tag me on instagram or bluesky @moreblueberries :)
A special shout to my mom and my roommate Dillin who helped pack the over 250 packages that went out this week!
pre-label batch of mailers
International Backers
For international folks, your games have just arrived with our friends at Peregrine Coast Press who will be fulfilling your orders in the coming weeks. A reminder to EU backers that your VAT has been pre-paid.
Digital Edition
I am nearly finished with both the Print and Play and Playing Card versions of the game. I'm hoping to upload those to you here on BackerKit sometime next week. The playing card version required some reworking of the rules text in unexpected ways so thank you for your patience as I have been figuring that out.
TTWH is Out October 14th!
The public release day for the game is October 14th. If you love the game and want to spread the love as it becomes available to everyone else, that would be a massive help to me!
I can't wait to start seeing the game out in people's hands. It's real! Please please share your stories with me as you get the chance to sit down and play. It's my favorite part of making games.
Thank you as always for your support. I couldn't have done it without you!
A quick update to let you know that all shipping fees have been added to your surveys and cards will be charged this Thursday, September 11th.
NOTE: I've been made aware of an error where some digital-only pre-orders were seeing a charge for shipping. I believe this has been corrected but please let me know if you are still seeing this or any other errors on your survey.
A reminder for folks in the EU: your shipping is inclusive of VAT so you will not have to pay import fees when the package arrives to you. Because of that, this fee might appear higher than you would have expected for shipping alone.
Additionally, we will be closing the pre-order store Thursday. So if you know anyone who would like to grab a copy before it closes, please share it along!
All of the copies for fulfillment are on their way to me and should arrive this week. My hope is to get everything in the mail as soon as possible, ideally by the end of next week.
The games have successfully arrived at the warehouse and we should be able to start getting copies in the mail in the next 2-3 weeks!
This a big logistics update so please read carefully the below information.
Shipping Fees, Tariffs, and VAT
We have been able to calculate our shipping fees and now have a final value for what we owed for Tariffs upon entry into the US. A reminder that we have not yet charged you shipping on your survey.
Tariffs The duty charge for importing the games was $1983.00. We have 406 backers receiving physical copies of The Time We Have. That equates to $4.88 per backer. We will be folding this into your shipping charge as an additional $4.50 for backers receiving a physical copy of the game.
I want to personally apologize that this charge needs to be added at all. Thankfully, we are on the lower end of those impacted by tariffs this year but it still sucks on all fronts. I appreciate your understanding and patience as we've navigated this volatile situation.
Shipping Fees The good news is that we are able to keep shipping down by handling US fulfillment ourselves and working with Peregrine Coast Press for international fulfillment.
Shipping fees will be added to BackerKit in the next few days and we will be charging cards a couple days after that.
VAT We will be folding VAT into your shipping charges for EU customers as Peregrine will be pre-paying your import fees for the game. This will mean that the shipping charge you see on BackerKit is likely higher than you expect but that is because you will not need to pay import fees when the game arrives. Because this is a card-game, the rate will be higher than you may be used to paying for book-only RPG products.
Digital Edition
We are hard at work on the digital edition of The Time We Have. We're experimenting with possible VTT solutions in addition to the PDF rulebook for using a standard deck of cards and the print-and-play files.
The Finish Line
All this means that we are nearing the end of this campaign and you will have the game in your hands soon. As I mentioned above, the plan is to get everything in the mail by the end of the month. I truly cannot wait for you to see the game in person and can't wait to hear the stories you tell with it.
As of Friday, July 29th, all copies of The Time We Have are on their way to the US! Now we wait for them to travel across the ocean. Current estimated arrival is September 2nd. I will then have copies for fulfillment sent to me from our warehouse and then out to you. Which means we are on track for games to you by October!
I had the pleasure of attending Gen Con this week where I was able to show the first ever copies to a bunch of our contributors and others who are excited for the game. Their reactions were so delightful. I cannot wait for you to get to hold it in your hands.
Shipping/Tariffs
In September, once the games have cleared port and entered the US, I will have a clear idea of how much we are hit by tariffs. At this time, I will also have the final quotes for shipping. Together, these will give me the exact amount you can expect to pay for shipping. Keep an eye on my next update for that. As a reminder, you have not yet been charged for shipping and that charge will show up in September before we lock addresses.
That's all for now! By my next update, the games should all be in the US. We're nearing the end of this journey and I can't thank you enough for helping this project become a reality.
More soon,
Elliot Davis
p.s. I am now on Patreon! If you would like to support me and my games on an ongoing basis, I would love to have you over there. You'll get access to draft games, early releases, design thoughts, and ongoing discounts for my digital and physical games.
...and I better go catch them. We have hit go on mass production!
Check out these photos from the factory:
Timeline Update
With mass production underway, we are on track for books to ship from the factory in July which means we should have them in the states some time in September! It's all coming together!
Once the copies have made it to the states, they will go to our distributor and then some copies will come to me for fulfillment out to you. All told, that should mean copies start arriving to folks in October!
Shipping & Tariffs
A reminder that we will be charging shipping closer to fulfillment. I am working to keep these rates down as much as possible and will send an update when these rates are ready to be communicated and charged through your surveys.
In regards to tariffs, if nothing changes between now and the time we import the games, we are subject to a 30% tariff. If that rate holds, it is more manageable but still represents an unexpected cost to the budget of the game. I'm holding on making any hard decisions about how this cost will affect shipping rates until we've cleared customs and know the exact amount. Things change all the time so it could be a better or worse picture by the time the games arrive.
I know this is a frustrating surprise element to projects in production right now and ultimately, the most important thing to me is getting the games to you. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.
That's all for now! Thank you as always for supporting this project.
More soon,
Elliot
p.s. In exciting semi-related news, I was recently announced as a winner of the Diana Jones Emerging Designer Program! If you'll be at Gen Con this year, I hope to see you there!
The preproduction copies of The Time We Have are here and they are beautiful. I could describe how beautiful but it will be better to just show you.
The Standard Edition (left) and Deluxe Edition (right)
Packaging for Deluxe Edition (left) and Standard Edition (right)
Deluxe Edition Packaging
The core card types of the game
Door Cards! (Deluxe Edition exclusives outlined in white)
I couldn't be happier with how the game is looking. This is such a special milestone in the game's production and we couldn't have gotten here without your support. I cannot wait until you can hold these yourselves and take a closer look at the beautiful art by Ripley and all of our guest illustrartors.
Pledge Manager Coming Soon
The smoke test of surveys has been sent out today to ~5% of you to make sure there are no issues. After tomorrow, I will be sending out the remaining surveys so you can adjust your pledge, grab some add-ons, and answer any needed fulfillment Qs. Please note we are not yet charging shipping as it will be calculated closer to fulfillment.
The Elephant in the Room
You have likely heard that the current situation with tariffs on imports from China is having big impacts on the tabletop industry. This project is unfortunately directly subject to those tariffs, now at an untenable 145%. This means that, at the current rate, I am simply unable to import these into the US.
What does this mean for The Time We Have?
I am still committed to bringing this game to release. The current plan is to hold on manufacturing/shipping until the tariffs come down to a more manageable rate. What that timeline looks like right now, I really can't say. But know I am actively working on a best solution to avoid having to delay this game for too long.
There is a world where tariffs come down to a rate that is well below the current level but remain a significant added cost. In that scenario, there may be a small additional cost for physical backers that would be reflected when we charge shipping. This will be communicated transparently if it becomes the solution.
For now, I am hopeful that we can stick with a Fall fulfillment/release, but that is all dependent on where things land tariff-wise. I'll keep you updated as I have more information and thank you so much for your patience.
Thank you
I want to reiterate a massive thank you for supporting this project and helping make it real. Seeing these physical copies in person was a deeply emotional experience and it is all thanks to you.
We have officially released The Time We Have! Anyone can now grab the physical, deluxe, or digital versions of the game!
With that, I would ask a small favor of those of you who have received your copies of the game...
Tell your friends!
Post about it, text about it, play it with someone you love. Any way that you feel comfortable spreading the word would be a massive help to the game's success. I'll be boosting posts all day so if you want to tag me, my socials are linked below (or just search @moreblueberries):
Most importantly, I hope you play the game and get excited about the stories you tell with it. That's the best endorsement you can give a game!
Thank YOU!
Once again, I would like to say a massive thank you to all of you who believed in this game from the jump and helped make it real. We've reached the end of the production journey but now the game's broader life begins. None of that would have been possible without you. Thank you so much.
I am so excited to report that nearly every US backer's order is on the way! (a few of you haven't filled out your surveys or had a card charge error so please check on that if you have yet to receive a tracking email)
Once you receive your games, I would love to see them out in the world! You can tag me on instagram or bluesky @moreblueberries :)
A special shout to my mom and my roommate Dillin who helped pack the over 250 packages that went out this week!
pre-label batch of mailers
International Backers
For international folks, your games have just arrived with our friends at Peregrine Coast Press who will be fulfilling your orders in the coming weeks. A reminder to EU backers that your VAT has been pre-paid.
Digital Edition
I am nearly finished with both the Print and Play and Playing Card versions of the game. I'm hoping to upload those to you here on BackerKit sometime next week. The playing card version required some reworking of the rules text in unexpected ways so thank you for your patience as I have been figuring that out.
TTWH is Out October 14th!
The public release day for the game is October 14th. If you love the game and want to spread the love as it becomes available to everyone else, that would be a massive help to me!
I can't wait to start seeing the game out in people's hands. It's real! Please please share your stories with me as you get the chance to sit down and play. It's my favorite part of making games.
Thank you as always for your support. I couldn't have done it without you!
A quick update to let you know that all shipping fees have been added to your surveys and cards will be charged this Thursday, September 11th.
NOTE: I've been made aware of an error where some digital-only pre-orders were seeing a charge for shipping. I believe this has been corrected but please let me know if you are still seeing this or any other errors on your survey.
A reminder for folks in the EU: your shipping is inclusive of VAT so you will not have to pay import fees when the package arrives to you. Because of that, this fee might appear higher than you would have expected for shipping alone.
Additionally, we will be closing the pre-order store Thursday. So if you know anyone who would like to grab a copy before it closes, please share it along!
All of the copies for fulfillment are on their way to me and should arrive this week. My hope is to get everything in the mail as soon as possible, ideally by the end of next week.
