We're on a boat! (Presumably)
10 days ago
– Fri, Jan 31, 2025 at 11:31:55 AM
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Post-production sample get!
29 days ago
– Sun, Jan 12, 2025 at 12:52:46 PM
I got the first REAL copy of the game in the mail this week. My rep called this a "post-production sample." And, I'm pleased to announce, it looks great! (All the cards are, indeed, unique. But if you want some extra boots, let me know, I'll throw some in.)
Check out that linen texture. It feels really nice.
So now the factory has my approval to get things loaded up and sent my way. How long will that take? How much of my garage will 500 card games take up? I can't wait to find out!
Production run complete!
about 2 months ago
– Tue, Dec 17, 2024 at 10:03:25 PM
Just a quick update: the good folks in China have finished printing the game! They sent a photo of their color matching results:
Which, as you can see if you squint, is ever so slightly darker than my prototype cards, but I think it looks great. Anyway, the next step is that they'll send me 2 "post-production samples" in the mail, and I'll confirm the deck contains more than just Boots.
We are go for production!
3 months ago
– Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 01:15:46 PM
🎉 So I talked to the manufacturer and it turns out they did intentionally print a sample instead of the full set, because setting up 400 unique cards is a lot of work. They probably should have warned me about that, but, at least there's no problem there!
😭BUT. The colors were a little off, because the real manufacturer uses a different printing method than the prototype manufacturer.
🎉BUT! I was able to send them a handful of cards, which they're going to use to color match. They now have the cards and the formal OK to start production. When is that going to actually happen? ... no idea. I'll keep you posted.
I got the physical proof! 🎉 ... it was wrong 😭
4 months ago
– Wed, Oct 09, 2024 at 08:57:05 AM
Alright, so I had gotten a digital proof awhile back and it all looked good. The next step was to get me a physical proof--that is, a single copy of the game as they were planning to print it. It arrived in the mail today and as I opened it, my excitement quickly turned into confusion.
First, the tab dividers! My prototypes don't have these, so it was exciting to see them for the first time. So much better than the random scraps of paper I've been using.
But then the cards themselves... well... see if you can spot the problem.
So, yeah. Changes requested.