We have both our color proof sheets and the white box proofs for Magic Socks & All the Theme Packs in our hands.
White Box Proofs are all the components & packaging of the game cut, folded, and assembled - but without any art.
Below are a few images of the White Box next to existing copies of ArchRavels.
You can see all the components laid out (the socks are already punched in the Sock Sack here) and HEY! It's our first look at the REAL Sock Sack :-)
Color Proofs are uncut sheets showing how the art and content will be reproduced & where the cut lines will be.
Below are a few images of those sheets! We've got a copy of ArchRavels next to the back of the Magic Socks Expansion box. A close-up of my daughter's current favorite Theme Pack Project Card: Snuggle Scouts. The Multi-Theme Reference Chart from the Cryptids Theme Pack and my daughter supervising.
They have been reviewed by the team and there are two main concerns that must be addressed.
1: Theme Pack Boxes: Sometimes your pre-planning isn’t 100% accurate. In this case that turned out to be on the boxes for the Theme Packs. Once all the components were made and the boxes were tested there was a change needed to the dimensions. This shift is large enough that the artwork for each of theme needs to be resized and reworked. That is in progress now...
2: Project Cards: The Project Cards are printing darker than the original game and the color is slightly off. It’s enough that these cards won't mix well with your existing ArchRavels Project Cards so that is being addressed with Whatz.
Once these two items are handled this is off to mass production.
New Delivery Date
We’re now aiming for a Spring 2025 release. We don't like the delay either and we appreciate your patience…
What to Expect Spring 2025
Spring 2025 delivery will include the ArchRavels: Magic Socks Expansion, Theme Packs, and all of the Deluxe Add-Ons such as the wooden yarn bowls, realistic yarn tokens, and playmats.
Fun little update on those playmats! We’ve gotten our production sample of the newest ArchRavels Yarn Bazaar Playmat and this edition will now have edge stitching! 🤩
In future updates, we’ll share the new 2-Pack Wooden Bowls and 3D Yarn Tokens as they start to arrive as well.
What about Rivals & Award Season?
As you might expect, with the delay mentioned above we're pushing these back. However, instead of having to worry about two different waves of shipments or how much you’ll pay for shipping on what wave or what’s going to happen if you ordered both, etc, etc, etc….. We’re making this really easy.
Rivals & Award Season will deliver sometime in 2025 and will ship for free for all existing orders when it does. No matter how you ordered Rivals and/or Award Season, when it ships, we'll reach out to confirm addresses first and then ship it to ya for free.
We truly appreciate your continued support, and we're excited to share and ship ArchRavels: Magic Socks to the World!
In Other news:
We were at PAX Unplugged!
We were at PAX Unplugged and it was great to see everyone’s faces! We had several crafters stop by the booth to show us their WIPs. Several folks showing off their various ArchRavels enamel pins. AND We found a real life cunning hat!
We saw some really cool cosplay at the PAX Unplugged including Mrs. Claus, Professor Plum with the Wrench, and Mrs. Peacock with the Rope.
We truly can’t thank you enough for your continued support. We wish you and your family a warm and happy holiday! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!
