Mid-month November recap
over 2 years ago
– Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 06:15:57 PM
Hello everyone,
We hope you are doing great.
As we have switched to 2-weeks updates, these will become more condensed and short.
If you want to understand our delay better and if you are interested in the context of the entire situation in China regarding material cost and shipping, you can read this update.
Latest news about project and timeline:
- The manufacturer confirmed last week that we are aiming to put the games in the vessels for freight in January 2022, despite the cost.
- We should have received the final copies of the games last week, but it looks like we will have to wait slightly longer. As soon as we have the copies with us, we will make an unboxing video.
- Here are some photos of the components, how they are packed, and the look of the game that has been sent to us last week from the manufacturer.
- We are doing a live stream this week on Saturday at 9:00 PM CET / 3:00 PM EST to play Moonlight, discuss the game, and answer any questions.
We will be talking to you again in 2 weeks.
Until next time, have fun and please stay safe!
Sincerely yours,
Everybody here at Thundergryph Games
October Update
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Nov 02, 2021 at 06:11:10 AM
Hello Everyone!
We hope this message finds you safe and well.
We have been reading and chatting with many of you and we want you to feel close to us. There are a lot of interlocking parts with making board games, and during this time a monthly update makes everything else run more smoothly. But since we are on our final sprint for the game we will start updating you every 2 weeks, regardless of the time and information we have to share.
If you are interested in the context of the entire situation in China regarding material cost and shipping, you can read this update.
Latest news about project and timeline:
- Container prices are going down and we are committed to shipping the games before Chinese New Year (February 2022).
- Our manufacturer has communicated that in a week we should be receiving a final copy of the game for us to unbox in video as per our tradition.
- They have requested 45-60 days to complete the production process, with another 2 weeks for assembly. We will be confirming dates with them soon as this aligns with our goal to ship the games before CNY.
As we have mentioned in the past, we deeply share your frustration with these issues that have disrupted everyone’s plans and we hope for your understanding and patience with our delay.
We appreciate your initial trust in this project and we hope you will continue to trust us. Despite the fact of being in the industry for 5 years, there is always a constant improvement, and the recent global situation has just slowed our growth and process so much.
We are positive that 2022 will be a year for us to reset and get our games to your hands and on the game shelves.
Feel free to ask any questions in this update or reach out to us directly.
We will be talking in 2 weeks. Take care, stay safe and have fun.
Sincerely yours,
Everybody here at Thundergryph Games
September Update: Timeline and print & play
over 2 years ago
– Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 03:54:42 AM
Dear backers,
We hope this update finds you well.
Two months ago we did an update to explain the current situation in China.
You can see the video by clicking here.
We have heard you and understand your frustration. As we are sure you know, It is in our best interest as well to fulfill this project. While waiting for the prices to drop, our broker has suggested we book several containers at the same time to obtain a better rate. This solution could help a lot since we are printing several reprints along with Darwin's Journey.
Our goal is to make sure freight happens before the 2022 Chinese new year (before February). We understand that this is an excessive delay but we ask for your patience given these trying and complex times that the world is facing. We all had to adapt to new issues and situations arising that also did not let the production flow as expected. Nonetheless, at the moment all remaining wooden pieces are being produced, since we have come to a good deal regarding the expenses of raw material with our production company (this year the wood price has gone up by 600%).
As soon as we have all of the materials ready to ship we will start assembling. We could not start the assembly process upfront since assembled boxes take up a lot of space and paying a deposit would have impacted our expenses drastically.
By doing all of these necessary steps now, we are aiming to be able to start freight before February as stated above.
We thank you all for your patience and understanding. We are sharing with you the print&play game rules including 4 scenarios. If you already have the base game, you will be able to play these 4 scenarios with printed cards and some small cubes. For those of you who would like to play Moonlight online, we will be uploading the game on Tabletop Simulator soon!
For any further small updates, we will be keeping you posted in the comment section!
Thank you all for your support and patience. We remain available to clarify any questions and our help desk is there to help you with anything regarding your pledge.
Until next time, take care, stay safe and have fun!
Sincerely yours,
Everybody here at Thundergryph Games
August Update
over 2 years ago
– Wed, Sep 01, 2021 at 04:36:33 AM
Dear everyone,
We hope this message finds you safe and well.
We want to thank all of you that have joined the Spirits of the Forest digital world to play some games!
If you want to download the free app for iOS or Google play, visit our previous update.
Two months ago we did an update to explain the current situation in China.
You can see the video by clicking here.
We have been trying to address the issue by thinking about different paths, like getting quotes for transportation by train and by air, and sadly none of them feels feasible in any way.
It definitely feels disconcerting as all our reprints and other projects are also waiting for this situation to get better. We are in need of several containers (Australia/New Zealand, Europe, UK, USA, and Canada) and at the current rate of 22’000$ to 25’000$ it’s not a possibility we can pursue. We would be fine to greenlight the entire assembly of the games and freight operation if the prices drop to around 50% by absorbing all the additional costs ourselves.
We are in constant communication with our logistics broker to better understand the entire situation and we hope to have news in our update next month.
We deeply share your frustration as these issues have disrupted everyone’s plans and we hope for your understanding and patience.
Feel free to ask any questions in this update or reach out to us if you have any questions about your pledge.
Until next month, take care, stay safe and have fun.
Sincerely yours,
Everybody here at Thundergryph Games
July Update: Spirits of the Forest Digital is live!
over 2 years ago
– Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 11:43:13 PM
Dear everyone,
We hope this message finds you safe and well.
At this time we have no updates on the current situation described in last month’s update, but this time around we bring some good news!
Spirits of the Forest digital is finally live on both Google Play and iOS App store and it’s free for everyone to download and play in both solitaire and multiplayer.
You did help us fund this project so we have decided that the app won’t have any in-app purchases or ads. Please let us know what you think of this digital experience and we hope to play online with you soon using our matchmaking system!
Until next month, take care, stay safe and have fun.
Sincerely yours,
Everybody here at Thundergryph Games
