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

NEW POLL & POLL RESULTS
over 1 year ago – Sun, May 07, 2023 at 07:24:48 PM

First, this is Ed (Duke of BAzlandia) doing this update. Sadly, Sam is traveling today for work and is unavailable.  So, if things read differently, that is why. This also means we won't be able to provide a Gold Update at this time but Sam will do so tomorrow. 

Now, onto the Results of the Armor Poll! I give you our Armor Names!

Basilisk Maille

Squire's Salvation

Komodo Armor

Ferret's Freedom

Ember Steel

Twilight Shimmer

Eel's Answer

Fox's Regalia

Phoenix Fury

Now, below is the link that shows results for the names you all provided for the shields. What we need you to do is to list up to your five favorites.

For our new backers, below is how this will work. 

Each question will list the names that have been submitted. In the answer we need you to rank 5 names from favorite (1) to not as favorite (5). At the end of the poll, (which will be when the campaign ends) we will take the rankings and give points as follows.

1= 2.5     2=2     3=1.5     4=1     5=.5

Names that are ranked but were not on the question will receive no points. I will publicly post the results within a day or two of poll/campaign closing. 

Now that you know what is happening, below is the link.

Rank the Shields! (poll runs until Campaign close)

https://forms.office.com/r/ULeQ2sV4SF

Expect another Update tomorrow with Gold Counts! 

Don't Forget to Spread the Word through Socials, earn those Gold Coins, and Unlock our Stretch Goals!