Hi everyone

We're basically done fulfilling the Wreck This Deck campaign*, so I wanted to put out a final message to say thank you so much for helping make the game a reality and in particular, for those who have been vigorously playing and discussing it online, thank you for making this one of the most active communities our games have ever had. It's wonderful to see and we're really grateful.

While I'm here, I'd like to mention some links to other stuff we're doing:

I also want to share all the key Wreck This Deck links again:

Thanks once again, and may your bindings be ever strong.

Blessed are the deck runners.


Josh (and Becky)

*There's a couple of custom cards outstanding which we expect to send imminently, and one or two lost orders that we're chasing up, plus a few late surveys, but basically we're there.

Hey folks

Just a quick update to say that US orders have now begun shipping, with estimated delivery times between 4-8 days depending on the destination. Backers should have received an email with a tracking number - let us know if you haven't.

That means the vast majority of pledges are now shipped and on their way. Art prints were shipped 2 weeks ago and most seem to be in transit. That leaves the wrecked cards, which are in progress.

We're really pleased at how smoothly the campaign has gone and we hope you enjoy the game :)

Blessed are the deck runners!

Becky and Josh

Hi folks

This is just to let you all know that delivery has been delayed on the US side. It appears that convention season stretched out longer, and with more disruption, than I had been led to believe. I had been assured that delivery would start by 25 August, and then by 1 September, and now I'm told that everything is boxed up and ready to go but delivery hasn't yet commenced.

I do apologise for raising expectations unduly - this is as unexpected to me as it is to you. Since everything appears to be ready to go, I'm expecting delivery to commence imminently. I'll update again once I've got word that the packages are on their way out into the world.
Best wishes

Josh (and Becky)

Hey folks

Things are progressing well with shipping Wreck This Deck:

If you're a USican backer, please do make sure you complete your survey by the end of this week, as I'll be locking down a fulfilment spreadsheet on Monday. If you've already completed your survey but expect to change address, let us know and we can make sure your zine doesn't get lost.

We're nearly there!
Best wishes

Josh and Becky

Hey folks

Just a quick update to keep you posted on where we are.

While I'm here: you might have seen that we've started trailing our next campaign, for Lovecraftesque second edition.

Lovecraftesque is a very exciting game: it creates chilling eldritch mysteries that keep the whole table in suspense right until the end: the story emerges over a single session as if by magic without any prep, planning or discussion. The first edition was critically acclaimed, won the Gioco Dell’Anno (Game Of The Year) award, was a finalist in the IGDN indie groundbreakers, and influenced a generation of mystery games like Brindlewood Bay, Apocalypse Keys and Bleak Spirit. We’re crowdfunding a new second edition boxed set, building on the lessons from the first to make an even slicker, more inspiring, easier-to-learn experience, with brand new art and a plethora of exciting new scenarios for the game. By the way, the new edition can be played solo, so if you liked Wreck This Deck you might enjoy this too. You can follow the campaign here.

With that sales pitch out of the way, I want to assure you that delivering on Wreck This Deck remains our main focus right now. Assuming you've completed your survey and paid for shipping, your game should be in your hands well before the new campaign launches, as should any extras you've pledged for.

As always, we're very grateful for your support and looking forward to sending you your zine.
Best wishes

Josh and Becky

Hey folks

A brief update on where we are. We've got almost 90% of surveys in now which means we have the critical mass of shipping info that we need to get things moving. If you've completed your survey, thank you for that, and in theory you should have received the PDF of the game within 24 hours of completion if not faster. If you haven't, I'd encourage you to do so, as this will unlock your PDF copy and ensure there's no delays getting you the print zine.

Earlier this week we updated the print files to reflect an erratum caught by a backer (thank you) and have now ordered a print proof. That's estimated to arrive at the end of the month, but as we're away for a week around that time, we may not get to see it until early August. (I'm going to see whether I can get the printer to expedite this so we get it before we go away, but there's no guarantees.)

Once we've seen the print proof, assuming there are no issues with it, we'll be able to order the full print run. That ought to take another week or two to arrive, and then we can start shipping. So realistically, we're likely looking at the end of August for UK backers to get their zines, a bit later for other parts of the world.

That's a bit slower than we'd hoped but not bad given we only closed the campaign on 29 June. We'll update you again when we order the full print run.

We'd also like to highlight the amazing community engagement we've been seeing. The unofficial Facebook group, Black Armada discord, Unofficial WTD discord and Twitter Hashtag are absolutely humming with activity! It's very cool to see. There's also now an unofficial Wreck This Deck Reddit so check that out. If you want to see other people playing the game and connect with them (in or out of character!) then jump on one of those communities.

As always, thanks for your support.

Blessed are the deck runners.

Becky and Josh

Hi everyone

The moment has finally arrived! I've just started the "smoke test", which will send out backer surveys to 5% of you. This is to check there aren't any errors with the survey. Once we've seen that responses are coming in ok, we'll send out the survey to everyone else, so whichever group you're in, you should get your survey in the next 48 hours.

Completing the survey is required to unlock your digital downloads, so please fill it in at your earliest convenience. Once you've completed the survey you should automatically receive the download link for Wreck This Deck PDF, along with digital versions of any add-ons you've purchased, within 24 hours.

In order to release the PDFs, we have to lock orders for shipping - this is what triggers the download links to be sent out. This will mean you can't amend your order or update your address. If you need to add anything to your order or amend your address, just reach out to us or Backerkit and we can fix it.

This also means we'll be ordering the print zines in the next week or so, and shipping will commence soon after. I'll update you again when shipping starts!

Thanks once again for supporting Wreck This Deck - we're really excited to share it with you.

Blessed are the deck runners.

Becky and Josh

Hello everyone!

We've had quite a few people asking when the final PDF version of the game will arrive, so I wanted to give you an update of where we are on that.

Essentially, we are waiting for Backerkit-related admin to be complete to release the PDFs. This has three aspects:

So I'm hopeful that we can get the above sorted out quickly. I know there are a lot of you champing at the bit to get going with Wreck This Deck and I feel your pain! We do encourage you to use the version 1 PDF which you'll find in the last backer update, if you want to start playing the game.

While I'm here, an update on printing and shipping. As I mentioned above we're waiting for some final details about the printer but once those are resolved we should be able to arrange printing very swiftly. I'm expecting it to take about 1-2 weeks for the printed copies to arrive at our UK warehouse. We then expect it to take 2-5 weeks to arrive, depending where in the world you are, and noting that international shipping can vary a lot around that expected number.

You should hear from me again sometime next week with an update on where we are.

Blessed are the deck runners.

Josh

Hello everyone!

It has been a surprising and delightful campaign for us. The success of Wreck This Deck surpassed our expectations and we're very grateful.

We will get to work fulfilling the campaign very swiftly. The PDF version of the game is ready and we just need to wait for Backerkit to complete its processes before we send it out to you. The print version will be a little slower, but not much; we just need to see some test prints and finalise shipping before we send out surveys and commence shipping soon after.

In the mean-time, for anyone who hasn't already grabbed it from the first backer update, you can find the old version of the game below. It contains everything you need to play, and is just missing some additional content produced for the print edition, plus of course the lovely new layout and art.

You might also be interested to know about the growing number of communities where you can connect with other deck runners:

It's well worth checking these out as you'll find all sorts of informal resources and information-sharing going on.

Thanks again for supporting the campaign and we can't wait to share the finished game with you.
Blessed are the deck runners

Becky and Josh
Black Armada Games

We are in the last few days of the campaign and honestly it has surpassed my wildest dreams. I didn't expect so many people would be interested in my zine project and I'm kinda overwhelmed with all the support.

Thank you

There is a bit more media for those who want to check it out:

A Designer Diary blogpost about game here: https://blackarmada.com/wreck-this-deck-designer-diary/

Interview with Mike on Who, What Why? where I talk about the game and we also talk board games: https://ninjavspirates.libsyn.com/who-what-why-s35e05-wreck-this-deck-with-becky-annison?tdest_id=560018

Part 2 of Audrey's Alone at the Table Actual Play: https://pnc.st/s/alone-at-the-table/1659e110/wreck-this-deck-by-becky-annison-part-2-

And a super cool bonus episode of Alone at the Table by new Deck Runner, Red: https://pnc.st/s/alone-at-the-table/2bbb8f3c/red-deck-demons

I think this meme probably only makes sense to me because the more trashed your deck is the better - but I thought I'd share it anyway :)

Blessed are the deck runners.