BackerKit Surveys!
25 days ago
– Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 09:18:11 AM
Hey everyone! Just wanted to give you a quick update that the BackerKit surveys have gone out.
One question I've gotten a bunch is about the playmats: the options in the survey are still just placeholder (design 1, design 2, etc) and will be updated once we have our community vote on which designs we'd like to see. You will be able to update your answers in the survey at a later date before anything is finalized.
Other than that I've been busy grinding away at getting art done and reaching out to other artists for illustrations. Hope to have more updates on that for you all soon!
If you have any other questions please don't be afraid to reach out!
Best,
Jimmy
THANK YOU!!! 🥳
about 2 months ago
– Fri, Aug 23, 2024 at 02:44:50 PM
I cannot thank you enough for all for the amazing support that has allowed Reign of the Onyx King to not only be successfully funded, but blow way past the original goal!
On top of that, you managed to unlock all our stretch goals, so we get to make this project extra special.
I’m pumped to get to work and get your copy out to you as soon as possible. It’s time to get started!
Finally, in the coming weeks you will receive more info on the pledgemanger and how to finalize your pledge (plus any additional add-ons you may want).
Thank you and please let me know if you have any questions!
-Jimmy
ONLY 36 HOURS LEFT!!!
about 2 months ago
– Wed, Aug 21, 2024 at 10:13:03 AM
I can't believe we're down to the final stretch! Thank you all so much for helping make this dream become such an unbelievable reality! 28 days down, 36 hours to go, and we are 625% funded with $31,277 raised from 340 backers! If you want to upgrade your pledge tier or add any more add-on items, now is the time to do it!
Final Stretch Goals!
You guys have CRUSHED these stretch goals! Just yesterday we hit our final goal for additional illustrators.
Here’s what’s been most recently unlocked.
Solo-Play Mode
Details:
We’ve unlocked the much anticipated solo-play mode, allowing you to take on challenges by yourself to test your skills. I’m still developing what the solo-mode will look like, so let me know if you have any thoughts!
Additional Illustrators
Details:
For our final stretch goal, every dollar above $30,000 will be devoted to me hiring additional illustrators to help get the game finished faster. In the past I did all the artwork myself, and have set the current expected delivery time with that in mind. With this goal unlocked I’ll be able to get everything done, printed, and into your hands MUCH quicker. Every additional artist means a faster delivery.
Let me know if there are any artists you’d love to see in the game as I start reaching out to people!
Thank you so much again for supporting the game! I am so incredibly grateful! Now let’s have an amazing finish :)
-Jimmy
Halfway Update! Over 400% FUNDED and New Stretch Goals
2 months ago
– Thu, Aug 08, 2024 at 02:58:23 PM
Holy cow…we’ve got 2 weeks left in the campaign and we’re over 422% funded with $21,182 raised! The love just KEEPS going! Thank you all again SO MUCH. This is truly incredible, and I cannot thank you all enough for helping to bring this game to life!
Now that we’re at our halfway point, I wanted to give you a couple quick updates:
GenCon & Projects We Love
Last week was GenCon and it was a blast! Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who stopped by the booth over the weekend. We had a great push while at the show, unlocking that much sought-after “Projects We Love” badge on Kickstarter and hitting the $20,000 stretch goal for the gold foil set symbol.
New Pledge Tier
I know I’ve had a couple people bring up the shipping price for the add-ons, so I went ahead and added a new bundle option: Journeyman Tier (+)!
This new tier will let you bundle the black stone level die in with the Journeyman Tier without having to pay for separate shipping.
Stretch Goals
Now onto the fun part! Stretch goals!
Here’s what we’ve unlocked since the last update…
Health Tracker Web-App
Details:
This web-app will allow you to track every Hero at the table and will open up the options for us to add a lot more functionality to the health tracker. Easier companion tracking, equipment stat tracking, game wins, hero stats…what would you like to see this app be able to do?
Foil Stamped Set Symbol
Details:
A fancy gold foil seal stamped in the upper corner of every card to help you distinguish your Reign of the Onyx King cards from the base game cards should you mix them together.
And here’s what’s coming up next!
Solo-Play Mode - $25,000
Details:
We’re so close to unlocking the solo-play mode, allowing you to take on challenges by yourself to test your skills. A lot of people have sounded really excited for this one!
Additional Illustrators - $30,000
Details:
Every dollar above $30,000 will be devoted to me hiring additional illustrators to help get the game finished faster. In the past I did all the artwork myself, and have set the current expected delivery time with that in mind. With this goal I’ll be able to get everything done, printed, and into your hands MUCH quicker. Every additional artist means a faster delivery.
With these future stretch goals not too far off any more I’ve started to brainstorm some more for down the road if we need them.
Lore/story information added to the rulebook — I want something that hearkens back to the instruction guides you used to get in video games. A good sized book with not just how-to-play info, but also awesome lore info about the world and characters.
My thoughts are to make this a sizable increase, taking up half, if not more, of the total book.
Additional add-ons — I have lots of ideas for other add-ons, from plushies, to a Ju’golach squeeze ball, to non-digital life trackers like spinners, plus other stuff for your game table like a board your hero and abilities could slot into. These would of course not be automatic inclusions, but would be optional add-ons for your pledge.
Let me know if any of these are exciting or if you have any other ideas! As always, thank you for your support. This would not be possible without you.
And again, please reach out if you have questions or just wanna chat.
I’d love to hear from you!
-Jimmy
Votes are in! Here are your STRETCH GOALS! PLUS international shipping!
3 months ago
– Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 03:23:39 PM
We’ve counted the votes, and a winner has emerged. With such an amazing push the past few days, our first TWO stretch goals are already unlocked! Let’s keep it going to try to hit them all and please let me know if you have any other stretch goal ideas you’d be excited to see
Please welcome our FIRST STRETCH GOALS!
Spot Foil & Gloss on Box (UNLOCKED!)
Details:
Each game box will now have glorious foil and gloss added to the cover. This will make everything really pop and add an extra touch to make the game box even more special.
World Map Interior Box Printing (UNLOCKED!)
Details:
Speaking of special, we’re also going to add interior printing to the box with an image of the game’s world map (concept art pictured). A lot of people seemed excited about this one, so I was thinking of maybe having the map available as one of the playmat images as well.
Health Tracker Web-App
If we hit $15,000, we’ll unlock development for a web-app health tracker!
Details:
This web-app will allow you to track every Hero at the table and will open up the options for us to add a lot more functionality to the health tracker. Easier companion tracking, equipment stat tracking, game wins, hero stats…what would you like to see this app be able to do?
Now that’s not all, we have even more pledge tiers cookin’ and have some goals set. Here are the goals and details for those.
Foil Stamped Set Symbol - $20,000
Details:
A fancy gold foil seal stamped in the upper corner of every card to help you distinguish your Reign of the Onyx King cards from the base game cards should you mix them together.
Solo-Play Mode - $25,000
Details:
A solo play mode, allowing you to take on challenges by yourself to test your skills.
Additional Illustrators - $30,000
Details:
Every dollar above $30,000 will be devoted to me hiring additional illustrators to help get the game finished faster. In the past I did all the artwork myself, and have set the current expected delivery time with that in mind. With this goal I’ll be able to get everything done, printed, and into your hands MUCH quicker. Every additional artist means a faster delivery.
I’m really excited to be able to get these stretch goals to you. They were additions that I wanted to add to the game, but wasn’t sure if we could meet the minimum order quantity. But because of your support, we might be able to make them without hindering our ability to deliver. So thank you SO MUCH! It’s so cool for me (and hopefully for you) to see the game be the best it could possibly be.
Let’s keep this going!
Please help us spread the word and reach our stretch goal funding threshold!
And make sure to visit our page on BoardGameGeek so we rank higher on the hotness rating!
International Shipping
A big request from fans around the world has been for international shipping. I’ve done my best to get a fair quote for some of the most requested regions, but due to my current limitations will be shipping any international orders myself — so I can only offer the Basic Tier and Doodle Deck add-on for international shipping at this time.
Right now we have Australia, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom available. If you, or someone you know who wants the game is from somewhere else, please leave a comment and I’ll do my best to update the options.
Thanks again for all of your support and I can’t wait to see how far we can go together!
-Jimmy
