Tortugas Nick
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13 days ago
Project Update: Update 1 - The Good, The Rad, and The Beautiful!
Fair winds and following seas of the highest order!
6 days ago we wrapped up the crowdfunding campaign and you absolutely smashed it! Not only did you make it possible to make the game, you made it better with all those stretch goals!
What we're doing now...
Going to GenCon
Tortugas Games will be at GenCon! Well, we won't have a booth, but we do have several activities we want to announce. We will go out of our way to show you the game - either hit us up on Discord or send an email to [email protected]!
Join Discord to sync at GenCon!
https://discord.gg/agVAxdQ7Dm
Join Discord to sync at GenCon!
https://discord.gg/agVAxdQ7Dm
Red Tides Teach and Play - Feel Like a Pirate, Fire Cannons, Board Ships, and Take Plunder!
Learn to play the recently crowdfunded co-op pirate adventure with designers Nick Raynor and artist Micah Tyson. Plunder Merchants, battle Pirate Lords, and free New Caribbea from the Pirate King.
Social Gathering and Celebration!
Aug. 2 Saturday 7:00pm to 9:00pm – Sun King Brewery
Casual hangout to meet Nick, Micah, and other Red Tides backers. We’ll have the production samples of the game (pre-stretch goals obviously!) and will be hanging out and just enjoying each other’s company. We’ll have NACHOS and other such snacky snacks available!
Preparing for Manufacturing
We're scouring all the components of the game, making changes to nearly every aspect to address findings from the last version, reviewing all text, touching up art and UI, final version of the rule book, completing development of the stretch goals, and a lot more.
The Process to Get You the Game (and Everything Else)
Manufacturer Refresh – this is where we assess our manufacturers one last time to get the best quality and price possible. We are already good to go with our lead manufacture but I’m a big believer in due diligence and solid process. Always shop so we can give you the best game possible. We are targeting Q1 2026 but we won't compromise the quality of the product to hit a date. We will keep you informed EVERY step of the way and you can always reach out to us on Discord or at [email protected] if you have any questions or worries!
- Design Files – This has been happening non-stop for months as we print updated versions and hone in on the final configuration but this time we’re aiming for the final product, so all final little decisions made, all details complete. We must make pixel-perfect files for the manufacturer. This includes the game and every accessory.
- Design Verification – This is where the manufacturer reviews the design files, using their plenitude of experience, to make sure everything will print, inject, cut, and mold as expected. They will highlight problems and risks and will make suggestions to resolve them. We’ll then make those adjustments, and then they will verify again. Once everyone agrees we’ll give them the go-ahead of the pre-production sample.
- Pre-Production Samples – This is where the manufacturer makes a version of the game that will be as close to the final product as possible. Cards, punchboards, dice, box, trays, wrapper, logos/warnings/legalize – all of it. Things that require molds such as mold-injected dice will use a different process (like laser etching) since the molds are thousands of dollars and you don’t want to make them until you are sure. In addition to the game, we’ll also get all of the accessories – trays, mats, card sleeves.
- Assess Pre-Production Samples – They send us the physical sample and we pour over every single component – all art, all words, every edge and corner, the weight and feel of the dice, the way the top of the box hugs the bottom. We also assess every accessory as a special product in and of itself – the stitching on the neoprene mats, the snaps on the dice trays, etc.
- Mass Production – This is making the molds, testing them, doing test runs, and finally, producing the thousands of items to be packed, palletized, and made ready to find you.
- Shipping – Putting the pallets in containers and sending them throughout the world, going through customs, arriving at the fulfillment centers.
- Fulfillment – Packing the shipping boxes for every item you ordered and shipping it to you.
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