Hey all!
After a lengthy sea voyage and then several trucking lanes across Europe, I'm happy to say Europe fulfillment is about to start! Here's the details:
• Logistico is ...
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Jason Miceli
about 1 month ago
January shipping update, and widget is now an enamel pin!
Happy January!
Here's the latest update on the shipping status per region:
• US: Complete!
• Canada: BoardGameBliss should already have dispatched all orders, but they may n...
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Jason Miceli
3 months ago
December shipping update
Happy Holidays!
Here's the latest update on the shipping status per region:
• US: The inventory has reached our warehouse, The Game Crafter, and all backer orders have been ...
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Jason Miceli
3 months ago
Regarding Europe fulfillment
I finally saw concrete proof that Hive is now actively getting the product from us and a bunch of other publishers onto a boat destined for European shores. This part took much longer than I expected, but I'm glad to see it's moving and now we can look forward to gearing up th...
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Jason Miceli
4 months ago
Halloween shipping update
Happy Halloween!
Here's the latest update on the shipping status per region:
• US: The inventory is on a boat headed for US shores. Then it needs to make its way through cus...
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Jason Miceli
6 months ago
September update
Happy September!
Want to give you all a quick update on the shipping status per region, so here we go:
• US: The inventory is hopping on the boat from China any day now. I'l...
Dare I say... Phase Shift has knocked it out of the park!
Folks, with this update I believe we've accomplished EVERYTHING we discussed over the past 4 weeks! The one last aspect we hadn't fully figured out was a packaging solution for the neoprene mats that would ALSO hold the base game box. In our last update we unlocked the bag for the neoprene mats, which nicely solves for the packaging side of things, but we weren't sure if we were going to be able to get the main game box in there too.
Well... after further discussion with our manufacturer and some creative thinking, we have now solved for a way to hold the base game box as well!:
Please keep in mind the image above is just a mockup and not to scale... but suffice to say, we will have a special pocket in the front of the bag that will hold the game box! And the bag will still be printed with the game logo for easy visibility wherever you decide to store it. We'll make sure the pocket is large enough so that the game box will fit snug, but not too tight, and of course the bag itself will be perfectly sized to hold all 5 neoprene mats.
I'm simply THRILLED we were able to come up with this, and at no extra cost to you!
With that, this is likely to be the last project update until the campaign closes. I'll actually be traveling for work just as the campaign ends, so I'll catch you all on the flipside when I return...
A very heartfelt THANK YOU to all of you who helped get us here, and I can't wait to get this awesome little game to you later this year. THREE CHEERS!!!
Lots of exciting stuff to cover today, so let's get to it!
First and foremost, we're THRILLED to announce that we've unlocked two awesome upgrades, based on some of our earlier discussion and polling. Let's show you...
Bay cards: We previously discussed making bay cards available, both as a downloadable/printable image file and also as a $5 add-on. Well... how about FREE instead - does that work for you?! Yes! We will include 15 (enough for 3 per player) bay cards in the base game, and they will fit right inside the box for easy portability. The bay cards also provide the same convenient scoring areas that the neoprene mats offer, so you will now have the full experience inside a super tiny box!
The draft rulebook has already been updated to reflect this change, which you can find here:
Bag for mats: For those who love that super-deluxe neoprene mat experience, but also longed for a good way to store them, we've got great news for you too! We previously discussed possibilities of various forms of custom boxes that could hold both the mats and the original game box/components, but the logistics and costs there proved too much for this campaign. Instead, we're happy to include a printed draw-string bag that will fit all 5 neoprene mats, at no additional cost!
We are still working through the exact dimensions for the bag, and we're not ruling out the possibility that it would be able to fit both the mats and the game box (either inside the bag or via an added pouch), but I'm not sure yet if that's definitely going to be viable... so no promises, but that would be really cool if we can make it work!
Our robot renaming effort was super fun and engaging, and we're stoked with the final results! Here's an image that demonstrates all the names that you all suggested and/or voted on, each different from the set of names we started the campaign with:
I think "meteor" is my favorite of the bunch, but I seriously love all these... what's your favorite?! Comment below...
Here's the full table of all the final names:
Thank you all for your participation - we hope you will love seeing your naming ideas and preferences included in the final product!
What's next?
We're now heading into the final days of the campaign. If all goes well, we'll see an influx of new backers at the 48 hour mark (when all the people watching the campaign get their final notice).
NOW IS THE TIME to share the campaign page out to your social channels! Let your friends know why you're backing the project... let them know what aspect you're most excited about... let them know how cheap the game is here (just $15 on BackerKit only!)!! Board game groups on Facebook are especially helpful to post in!
Thanks so much for taking this journey with us, and we can't wait to show you the final production as soon as it's available. Cheers!!
After a lengthy sea voyage and then several trucking lanes across Europe, I'm happy to say Europe fulfillment is about to start! Here's the details:
Logistico is our new fulfillment partner in Europe (based in Germany).
They have all the new inventory, for both Aetherspire and Widget's Workshop.
They will start sending out orders that include just new inventory (about 75% of the orders). I haven't received a firm start date, but it sounded like it would be imminent (assuming/hoping this week, but I still need confirmation on that).
For the remaining 25% of orders, we are trucking over the existing inventory from Fulfillment-Europe (the distance between the two warehouses is only 4 hours by truck, so this should not take long). Assuming we can get that inventory landed at Logistico by end of this week, they can just tack on those orders to the end of their fulfillment process that will already be underway.
Super stoked that we will finally reach this finish line! Thanks for your patience, and we look forward to updating you again once everything is truly done.
Here's the latest update on the shipping status per region:
US: Complete!
Canada: BoardGameBliss should already have dispatched all orders, but they may not yet have reached you. You should see your pledges within a week!
Europe: The boat headed for Greece is set to land on February 4. It looks like it had to circumnavigate Africa (I heard due to some unusual pirate activity?). From there, the inventory will be trucked up to our Germany warehouse. I will keep you posted as I hear specific timeframes to expect.
Asia: Complete!
Australia: Complete!
Enamel Pins
If you love our Widget character, now you can get him on an enamel pin, along with many other of our beloved characters from Dungeon Drop and Drop Drive! Each pin is just $7, and of course there are bundle offers available. Check it out here!
That's it for now - have a safe and warm rest of your winter season!