Hildegard - Early April Update
about 2 years ago
– Fri, Apr 08, 2022 at 01:05:25 AM
Hello everyone,
As of noon yesterday, all assets have been turned over to the manufacturer! I dug around and found my first file for the game, it was dated July 5th, 2020. It's been a year and nine months since this project officially began!
The prototypes for the box and components are complete. I was hoping to have them in hand by this update. I don't, not yet. I should have them next week.
DICE UPDATE
So, the first little surprise is that I secretly increased the size of some of the dice to a big and chunky 19mm! (the 4 Wild Shot Dice, the other 8 are a standard 16mm). Secretly I have wanted this since the beginning! It's a great addition to the game; it makes these particular dice feel important. Below is an actual picture of the dice.
BOX UPDATE
Like the last game, the box is a matchbook-style slipcase. It's a different size but retains that same spirit. I can't give out any dimensions yet because I am still deciding between 2 sizes (very similar). There are a few factors involved with this, but I expect to have a decision made before the next update. Once that decision is made I can also show you the insert for the components inside. Here is a rendering of the final box art.
RULEBOOK (Survival Guide) UPDATE
I want to thank the brave souls who poured over the rules and gave such professional and detailed notes. In particular, thanks to Jon Healey & Elaine Rissling, and a HUGE thanks to Brendan Triplett, who earned a credit in the Survival Guide for working much harder than he should have! Lastly, thanks again to Christian Thomas and Nick Fletcher for dealing with all of my endless Zoom read-throughs. The prototype for the Survival Guide is currently in production. Here are some renderings of it.
PLAYMAT UPDATE
I know many of you have been patiently waiting for a look at the final playmat. I can't 100% confirm that this is the final playmat, but it's close. I have two variants I am choosing from. Once I've made a final decision. I will show it off. Until then, here is a rendering of my first choice.
The second little surprise is that the playmat will include border stitching! It isn't on this rendering, but it will be on the final product. Hopefully, I will have that in-person and photographed by the next update. Fear not! You will have ample time to see it in its final form before the pledge manager closes.
CARDS UPDATE
Here are some renderings of cards throughout the game. I have a physical demo, but they have a linen finish, which isn't correct. The cards will be the same card stock, quality, and gloss coating of the first game.
Above are the some of the Cardbacks. There are many more! Below is a rendering of some Target Cards you could encounter!
SUPER SECRET MICRO EXPANSION - ADD ON
The last little surprise is something Diego and I've been cooking up while the main decks were undergoing production work and edits. I had some ideas that didn't make it into the game that I wanted to squeeze in before development wrapped up. We managed to get it done.
Bows & Breakfast is a small, non-essential pack of 10 extra cards that provide a touch of variety to the game. It consists of: 2 Instruction Cards, 4 Story Cards for Chapter 1 and 4 Story Cards for Chapter 4.
Here are some renderings of the Foil Pack and Card selections. Before you ask, it will not include any tasty treats underneath that wrapper! The mock-up stock images for playing card wrappers are limited and look a lot like candy wrappers.
Bows & Breakfast is an $8 Add-On you can add to your pledge now on Backerkit. Please note that people who pledged the Gray Oaks Bundle will not be able to add this by themselves. I will shoot these folks a separate update to address this later on, there is plenty of time.
PLEDGE MANAGER / FULFILLMENT / SHIPPING / DELIVERY DATES
Now that development has officially ended, I will start the transition into the next phase, which includes the topics above. I ask that you please be patient as I dig into these steps.
Hope you enjoyed the show and tell! That's it for now!
Greg
