Let us know if you haven't gotten all of your items by February 28th
Remember how we said to let us know at the end of January if you haven't received your packages? Well... some shipments are taking longer than expected, and others are pinballing from customs to customs and taking their sweet time to make their way to you.
So, rather than letting us know in a few days if you haven't gotten your items yet, please wait until February 28th to let us know. I'm very sorry about this, it's absolutely unanticipated and I'm constantly surprised by new fulfillment issues. You'd think with as many campaigns as I've fulfilled, and as many issues I've seen in the past, nothing would surprise me. But here we are!
This includes anyone who filled out their pledge manager after mid-November, as the second wave of shipments was submitted!
Retailer orders
We've gotten messages from a handful of retailers following up on their orders. Please know they aren't lost or anything, we just haven't even reached out to you to finalize your orders yet. However, we'll be doing that soon. Thank you so much for being patient!
We have a discord server!
You're always more than welcome to reach out to ask questions or chat in the comments across this campaign, but if you want a quicker response or to see what's going on with Weird Giraffe Games, we'd love it if you join our server! We also have a several special events running now and starting soon that we'd love to have you take part in. You can join here.
Two of the most meaningful things you can do for us after you play Explosion in the Laboratory is to post a picture of yourself playing the game on social media or BGG and to rate the game on BGG. It's so amazing to see people having fun playing Explosion in the Laboratory because it means we have brought you joy, which is why we make games! If you choose to post a picture, please tag us (@weirdgiraffes on twitter and Weird Giraffe Games on Facebook)!
We have loved hearing your stories, and it makes our day to know that you enjoy Explosion in the Laboratory! I sincerely thank you for your sharing your kind words and thoughts.
You can rate Explosion in the Laboratory by going to its Board Game Geek page here. Then, you can select how many stars you want to rate it. If you hover over the stars, it will give you a description of what each number means. I really appreciate you taking the time to rate Explosion in the Laboratory!
In Conclusion
It's definitely been an adventure getting to this point, but everything is nearly done! Thanks for sticking with us for this long and I can't wait to hear what you think about the game!
Shipping is nearly complete! If you completed your pledge manager after mid-November, your game will be in the second wave of shipments. I'm also still in the process of getting add-ons sent out, as they're a particularly complicated process, but those should be finished by the end of January.
If you don't receive your game by mid-January or your add-ons by the end of January, please fill out a helpdesk ticket. This is really the best way to contact us, as these create an email that goes to both me AND Beth and both of us check email more often than anything else.
Missing or Broken Parts
If there's anything wrong with your game or it's missing any parts, please fill out a helpdesk ticket.
Discord
We have a discord server! You can join here: https://weirdgiraffegames.com/discord If you're interested in talking about board games, game design & publishing, and future Weird Giraffe Games, you're more than welcome to join! You should especially join if you'd like to talk or playtest future games in this series, like Flood in the Aquarium. Also, what comes after that? Only you can help figure out what catastrophe will happen next.
Thank You!
I especially want to thank everyone for being so incredibly patient in this process. It's definitely been a lot more than anticipated, between me getting COVID, needing surgery, and generally getting through 2023. There were definitely more hiccups in the process than anticipated, but I appreciate all of you for your support throughout!
If you have any questions or comments, definitely feel free to reach out!
There's been a few delays but shipping is going to start so soon! In fact, if you ordered add-ons, you might have things on the way already! Turns out, not much happens during Essen (other than Essen), I'm basically allergic to Texas, and there's more than one holiday that makes things slower for manufacturing.
At this point, I hope that shipping will start next week and take up to 2-3 weeks to get to you. However, sometimes things take a bit longer than you'd think, so it could be December before the games start shipping. The main thing we're waiting on now is for the games to get into the queue to start being shipped.
If you're outside the US or in the US and didn't order add-ons, you should be getting one package.
If you are in the US and ordered add-ons, you'll be getting between one and three packages. If you haven't gotten all your shipment in one package, don't worry! It could be coming separately. I've also started shipping add-ons and you could be getting them starting next week. It's not a for sure timeframe as I have a few places with the add-ons and they are being shipped from 4 different locations. (Yes, this shipping process is way more difficult than needed, but that's life and what happens when both I moved and my main warehouse changed.)
I do apologize for the lateness of this update! I had thought that shipping would start... then it didn't. For a month. But things happen and we are definitely closer now than we were!
Soon, you’ll receive an email with a special link to your BackerKit survey. It’s important to respond to your survey as quickly as you can since I need this information to fulfill your rewards.
You don’t need to create a BackerKit account to fill out your survey. When you receive the email with the survey, click the survey link to respond. Answer the questions about your reward preferences, provide shipping information, and purchase add-on items if you like. You don’t have access to this survey link yet, but it will be available soon via email!
After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses at any time before I close the surveys and get the final counts.
If you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on the BackerKit project page at https://explosion-in-the-laboratory.backerkit.com.
If you backed Way Too Many Cats, your pledge has been added to that pledge manager.
If all goes well, I'm hoping that shipping can start near the end of September or early October. I'm hoping to get the pledge manager closed sometime mid-September so please fill out your pledge manager as soon as possible so all the numbers can get in and things can be shipped appropriately!
Thanks for being so patient with everything! This took longer than I thought, but things are happening and that's the important part!
The proof copy came in! I've been making fixes and running unguided playtests to make sure the rules and components are clear.
One aspect that took longer than expected was the box! It turns out it was a bit too small. So small, in fact, that it's hard to get the cards out. This is definitely not the best experience, so we did some iteration on the size of the box. To most people, the box will look the same. However! It will be a much better experience and sleeved cards should fit in the box.
Explosion Proof Copy
Fire in the Library Proof Copy
The files are undergoing the last rounds of proofing, then I should have them submitted in the next few days. The Fire in the Library second edition files have already been submitted, so it's simply getting that last round of proofreading in on Explosion in the Laboratory, then seeing what manufacturing says!
In Closing
Manufacturing should be starting soooon! Once all the files are approved, my focus will be on getting the pledge manager out and making sure things are set up for fulfillment. The next update should be about the pledge manager! It's taking a bit longer than normal as I'm switching fulfillment companies, but hopefully it won't be too much longer.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, or anything else please submit a help ticket.
