Quick Update: Pledge Manager Coming Soon and Progress
over 1 year ago – Fri, Jun 09, 2023 at 12:28:43 AM

Pledge Manager Coming Soon

The money transfer has finally come in from Kickstarter and we have the Pledge Manager information in. We are currently doing some testing and triple checking to make sure all of the information provided in the Pledge Manager is correct. 

Smoke Test

A few of you may start seeing emails in the next week or two, this is called a Smoke Test. It's a lot like a Beta test, where we take a small sample from every pledge level to fill out the Pledge Manager. That way we can test a few of you and fix any problems before we let everyone into the system.

Note to Retailers

We are not going to be filling out your information in the pledge manager. When we get closer to the actual delivery of the game to Kickstarter backers, we will contact you and get your orders through our own system and invoice you. You will be creditied the amount you already pledged on the Kickstarter. Since you are a backer, you will also get your games at the same time as all other backers. If you have any questions as a retailer, please email [email protected] for more details about the process. Note though that more details will be coming as we get closer to fulfillment.

Progress

We have been working diligently in the background on Forges of Ravenshire. I am doing a special playtest this weekend with all of the new Guild tokens, updates to the player board, and updates to the Assistant cards (player powers). 

Many of the graphic design elements are done but we can't finalize the numbers until we have finished testing the Guild tokens and the Assistant cards.

Guild Tokens

We did an extensive rebalancing and addition of Guild tokens in order to provide more variety of combinations, strategies, and engine builds. Pretty excited to see the playtest results this weekend. 

Inserts

We are also working with our manufacturer on the insert designs and making sure it provides the following 2 things:

1) Significantly speed up set-up and tear down.

2) Organize the components so as to be easily understood.

Downpour Dice

The master molds have been acquired and they have begun the process of color desigining the various dice. We are excited to share more information and pictures when we have them.

Future Updates

We will be sure to keep you posted regularly as we go through this process. If you have any questions, feel free to let us know in the comments here, on the main page, or via email at: [email protected].

Until next time my friends, keep forging on!

-Sam Stockton

Shield Results, Game Cover Survey, and Current Progress
over 1 year ago – Wed, May 24, 2023 at 09:36:03 PM

Heyo my friends! It's been a little bit but wanted to give you some results, a new survey, and a progress report. So, let's get started.

Shield Results

Here are the results of the voting. Remember, we may have to make a few adustments to the name depending on space on the card, etc but we will do our very best to stay true to the names chosen by you.

Game Cover Survey

Today, we start voting on which cover you like better, but even more importantly, we are looking at your thoughts and reasons why. This is an area where we will be taking your feedback and creating a final cover for the game. However, we have the final say for the game cover. There are a number of factors to consider for retail, etc. 

Now, that being said, keep in mind that these images are merely mock-ups and some will have issues in terms of size, spacing, coloring, etc. but we want you to keep an open mind and see what the potential of the cover could be. Please share with us your thoughts. 

Survey is here: https://forms.office.com/r/EkVnzxGZPJ

Again, vote here: https://forms.office.com/r/EkVnzxGZPJ. Also, please leave comments on why or how you chose your favorite.

Progress Report

We have been making progress on the final files and have done a number of playtests on some of the additional content. We are getting good feedback and this week we are doing another balance pass in order to tighten some things up. 

We will make sure to keep you updated.

Until next time, keep forging on!

-Sam Stockton

Thank you! You are the best backers ever!
over 1 year ago – Thu, May 11, 2023 at 06:01:13 PM

Thank you

It has been a blistering last 72 hours and you all have been the absolute best backers we could have asked for! Thank you for joining us on this campaign and because of you, this game is being made. 

Unlocked All the Stretch Goals

You all rocked it and we are now over 700 Gold! Which means we unlocked all of the stretch goals.

Congratulations! Looking forward to getting these new elements made for the game.

What Happens Next?

Here is the timeline that we are using in order to keep us on track and let you know what to expect from this campaign. We feel confident that we can keep this schedule and we will keep you updated on at least a monthly basis on what is happening.

The Pledge Manager

Once the campaign closes, our goal is to have the pledge manager available to you within a month's time. It will take time to deal with money transfers, exporting lists, setting up the pledge manager, etc.

For all backers, you will be able to modify your pledge in the pledge manager once it opens up. 

Surveys

We have one survey left to vote on, the cover of the game. That will happen next week where we will also release the survey results for the shields.

Thank You Again

We appreciate your support and until the update next week. Keep Forging On!!

-Sam Stockton

Final Hours of the campaign!
over 1 year ago – Thu, May 11, 2023 at 08:58:34 AM

It's the Final Countdown!

We are almost to the end and I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who have decided to back us on this campaign. It has been a ride and we are grateful for the support.

There will be one last update this evening marking the final count for Stretch Goals. This is your last chance to share the campaign, follow us on the various social media sites, and follow us on BGG (Board Game Geek). 

We'll talk soon and we will see you on the other side!

$1.60 off Shipping, 4th New Assistant, Resource Trays, Board Artwork Upgrade, Last 48 hours Coming Soon!
over 1 year ago – Tue, May 09, 2023 at 07:31:31 PM

**Current Gold Count = 428

 800 Backers and Counting!

We have over 800 backers now which brings our shipping savings to $1.60 USD for Kickstarter backers! I would love to get at least $2.00 USD off for everyone if we can get to 1000 backers. Remember, $1 USD pledges count towards that goal so let people know, but to get the benefit, they will need to be a Kickstarter backer.

4th New Assistant Unlocked

You can read up on these new assistants in Update #10. However, you have unlocked the 4th new one so in total there will be 8 Assistants now. Which means, your games of Forges of Ravenshire will have an even larger variety of player powers to learn and work with.

What are the Resource Trays going to be like?

We had a couple of people ask about these; so, to give you a better idea, here is what we are working towards:

#1) Needs to lead to a quick game set-up, an organized play space, and help to organize clean-up.

#2) Keeps resourcces contained when moved, tipped, or stored vertically AKA a lid.

#3) There will be 2 in the game box.

We are currently working with the manufacturer to design them but here is a tray design that we think so far lines up with our goals.

Board Artwork Upgrade

We have a stretch goal to improve the Player Board Artwork. WARNING! What you are about to see cannot be unseen. It will shock and amaze you. So, be aware that you take your lives into your own hands seeing such glorious and stupendous artwork. You have been warned.

Now, this is just a non-artist's interpretation (mine actually) but it gives the idea to show visually what the different guilds do. What kinds of actions are associated with each guild. 

Alchemist Guild tends to deal with Mystics (Mithril, Embergem, Dragon Scales, Talismans).

Harvester Guild tends to deal with the basic goods (Wood, Charcoal, Ore, Leather, and Steel).

Merchant Guild tends to deal with money, contracts, and action tokens. The exchange of things for money or vice versa.

Last 48 Hours!

I am very proud of all our backers and am loving the community that has been building for this game. We appreciate it but now is the time to forge ahead! Let's tell everyone that this game is awesome and it deserves their consideration. 

Until next time, let's forge ahead!

-Sam Stockton