Hi all!
A couple days ago, when we locked the Pledge Manager, we also charged the cards for pre-order backers so that we could make sure to give you all access to the final PDF...
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Nora Haynes
10 days ago
Perfect Draw! Prototype PDF - Version 1.7 Released
Hey everyone! Nora again!
We're quickly approaching the final version of the Perfect Draw! PDF and that means we're only a couple updates away from getting to work on printing ...
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Nora Haynes
24 days ago
HOTFIX: Broken PDF File
Hi Everyone,
Compressing the PDF file for the core book in the new update has caused some fairly significant visual errors and missing content. I'm working on exporting all fil...
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Nora Haynes
25 days ago
Available Now: Prototype PDF Version 1.6 Released & Booster Pack Playtest!!
Hey y'all!
It's that time again for us to show you the updates to the Prototype PDF! We've done a lot of exciting work, but before we go any further, I want to make a few impo...
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Nora Haynes
about 1 month ago
Perfect Draw! Prototype PDF - Version 1.5 Released!!
Hey y'all!
I hope you're all having fun with Perfect Draw!. We've been doing a lot of work behind the scenes and while we can't share most of it, a lot of it we can!
PLEASE R...
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about 1 month ago
Millenium Blades -Again- Is Live!!!
Hey y'all!
Our friends at Level 99 Games have launched their new Kickstarter for Millennium Blades -Again-! If you're a fan of TCGs, I highly recommend taking this chance to na...
A couple days ago, when we locked the Pledge Manager, we also charged the cards for pre-order backers so that we could make sure to give you all access to the final PDF as soon as possible.
However, there seems to have been an issue with STRIPE that's made it so some cards are unable to be charged - this appears to be an error and Backerkit has recommended sitting tight for the time being while we work to sort it out.
Sorry for any inconveniences, we hope to get this resolved soon and long before we charge the cards of backers that added shipping or add-ons in the Pledge Manager.
We're quickly approaching the final version of the Perfect Draw! PDF and that means we're only a couple updates away from getting to work on printing and sending out the physical versions of the book.
The Pledge Manager & Preorder Store to Close in One Week
To finalize some of the content in the book (such as the backer credits), we need to close and finalize the Pledge Manager and Preorder Store. In about a week from now, you'll receive an email letting you know the Pledge Manager will be closing in two days. After this one week period, you'll no longer have the chance to edit the name in the credits, modify your pledge, or change your address. Additionally, 10% of people haven't completed their backer survey - if this includes you, then failing to complete the survey in time could result in either your name not being included in the final book or possibly your book not being delivered at all if you made a physical pledge.
Changes in 1.7 of the Prototype PDF
In each update where we release a new version of the Prototype PDF, we'll be including a changelog so you know what you need to check if you've already read through the whole book:
Various typos, formatting, and inconsistencies fixed.
2 new Champion Tier encounters have been added.
Dummy pages have been added for the two remaining Champion Tier and one remaining Guest encounter still to be added to the book.
NPC Encounters have all been properly formatted and ordered to match alphabetical order of their decks.
Page numbers have been added and fixed to all locations where they were not yet included.
In-PDF linking has been added to the Chapters and People of Shuffle City, as well as any other sections of the book that reference a specific page number.
Out-of-PDF linking has been added to sections referencing downloadable resources and tools available on Itch.io
Card Assets have been added to the "Printables & Form-Fillables" File
Progress on Perfect Draw!
We're working hard to get Perfect Draw! done and ready for printing in May. Right now we're on track to getting everything done on time and included in the book!
Core Book:
Writing, Playtesting, Layout, Art (100% DONE)
Guest Encounters:
Derek Ehlmann (100% DONE)
Riley Hopkins (100% DONE)
Zak Borough (100% DONE)
Joseph Rothschild (70%)
Millennium Blades (100% DONE)
Champion Tier Encounters (95%)
Booster Pack PDF:
New Playbooks:
The Mentor (80% PLAYTESTING)
The Lovestruck (80% PLAYTESTING)
The Other Me (80% PLAYTESTING)
The Facade (70%)
The Crew (50%)
Additional Premade Cards (90% PLAYTESTING)
Additional New Encounters (95% PLAYTESTING)
Three New Card Game Combat Formats (50%)
Art for Each Unlocked Playbook (60%)
Layout for Booster Pack PDF (0%)
Other:
Custom Card Creation App (100% DONE)
Print & Play + VTT Assets (100% DONE)
What's Next for Perfect Draw!
While this was a relatively lighter update compared to some of the other recent updates, that's mostly a result of us being nearly done! The version of the book you see in this update should be almost identical to the version you find in the final update - with the main difference being the inclusion of the three missing encounters that currently aren't in the Prototype PDF.
Once that's done, our main goal will be making sure people get the physical versions of their book and plugging away at the Booster Pack Expansion. This is all to say that even though the core book is nearly released, there's still a lot to look forward too with the future of Perfect Draw! Our current plans are to release Booster Pack updates monthly so we can have more time to playtest content and make any changes that need to be made. You can expect to see the next version of the Booster Pack alongside the next Prototype PDF update in two weeks.
Speaking of, Thunderderder completed the art for The Lovestruck between last update and today, so we can finally share it here!
The Lovestruck
With any luck, we'll have art for The Facade ready before next update - but if you're interested seeing the last few arts early, we share them on the Discord as soon as we get our hands on them.
-- Until next time! I hope you all have a lovely week, Nora Jean Haynes
Compressing the PDF file for the core book in the new update has caused some fairly significant visual errors and missing content. I'm working on exporting all files again, which should resolve all errors.
Please keep an eye out in your inboxes for a new download file with the fixed PDF.
It's that time again for us to show you the updates to the Prototype PDF! We've done a lot of exciting work, but before we go any further, I want to make a few important announcements.
Pledge Manager & Preorder Store to Close in Three Weeks
We're rapidly approaching the final release of Perfect Draw!, and we wanted to make sure you had plenty of time to finalise your Pledge Manager before we close it off. After this three week period, you'll no longer have the chance to edit the name in the credits, modify your pledge, or change your address. Additionally, 13% of people haven't completed their backer survey - if this includes you, then failing to complete the survey in time could result in either your name not being included in the final book or possibly your book not being delivered at all if you made a physical pledge.
Two weeks from now, when we release the next Prototype PDF, we'll give you another warning - but please be sure to complete your details as soon as possible and update your shipping information if it's likely to change before then.
With that all said, let's get into the changes you can find in the new version of the Prototype PDF.
Changes in 1.6 of the Prototype PDF
In each update where we release a new version of the Prototype PDF, we'll be including a changelog so you know what you need to check if you've already read through the whole book:
Various typos, formatting, and inconsistencies fixed.
2 new Guest Encounters have been added. (Millennium Blades and Riley L. Hopkins)
1 new Champion Tier Encounter has been added.
Champion Tier and Guest Encounters have had their formatting modified to look more stylish and be more clearly differentiated from the content developed exclusively by Double Summon Games.
The "People of Shuffle City" encounter list has been given explainers for each of the categories.
The "Percival Blanchett" NPC Encounter has been removed from the core book and replaced by "Crew of the Black Lotus" to better represent each of the bosses. (Percival will now be a part of the Booster Pack expansion.)
Some effects with {Piercer} have been modified to more appropriately cost them if they're likely to win clashes.
The amount of Advantage and Response Moves you gain in team fights has been updated to better balance encounters.
The kinds of effects you can Counter using Response Moves and Counter My Opponent's Play has been further clarified.
NPC Playmats and Printable Tokens have been included in the "Printables & Form Fillables" file.
A playtest version of the Booster Pack expansion for Perfect Draw! has been added to your download file. (Please note that this will be updated less frequently then the Prototype PDF.)
This playtest document includes a test version of:
New Keywords
27 New Premade Cards
3 New Playbooks:
The Mentor
The Other Me
The Lovestruck
6 New NPC Encounters (Including three Boss Encounters)
Progress on Perfect Draw!
We're working hard to get Perfect Draw! done and ready for printing in May. Right now we're on track to getting everything done on time and included in the book!
Core Book:
Writing, Playtesting, Layout, Art (100% DONE)
Guest Encounters:
Derek Ehlmann (100% DONE)
Riley Hopkins (100% DONE)
Zak Borough (100% DONE)
Joseph Rothschild (25%)
Millenium Blades (100% DONE)
Champion Tier Encounters (90%)
Booster Pack PDF:
New Playbooks:
The Mentor (80% PLAYTESTING)
The Lovestruck (80% PLAYTESTING)
The Other Me (80% PLAYTESTING)
The Facade (15%)
The Crew (10%)
Additional Premade Cards (90% PLAYTESTING)
Additional New Encounters (70% PLAYTESTING)
Three New Card Game Combat Formats (50%)
Art for Each Unlocked Playbook (40%)
Layout for Booster Pack PDF (0%)
Other:
Custom Card Creation App (100% DONE)
Print & Play + VTT Assets (90%)
-- We hope Perfect Draw! has been as fun for y'all to play as it was for us to make. And I hope that you're as excited as we are for physical books to start being sent out!!
Until next time - thank you all again, Nora Jean Haynes
I hope you're all having fun with Perfect Draw!. We've been doing a lot of work behind the scenes and while we can't share most of it, a lot of it we can!
PLEASE REMEMBER: If you haven't finished your pledge manager survey yet, please do! You'll only get access to the Prototype PDF once you've completed that survey, and while there's still at least a month or two before we actually start shipping - every backer that does it now makes it easier for us to get production going as smoothly as possible.
Changes in 1.5 of the Prototype PDF
In each update where we release a new version of the Prototype PDF, we'll be including a changelog so you know what you need to check if you've already read through the whole book:
Various typos, formatting, and inconsistencies fixed.
Certain NPC encounters have been turned into "boss encounters" and are now two-page spreads.
5 New Champion Tier Encounters added.
Some premade cards have had their costing text reworked to be clearer.
Some NPC encounters have had their effects renamed or slightly altered for thematic reasons.
Player Playmats added to the "Printables" folder
Progress on Perfect Draw!
We're working hard to get Perfect Draw! done and ready for printing in May. Right now we're on track to getting everything done on time and included in the book!
Core Book:
Writing, Playtesting, Layout, Art (100% DONE)
Guest Encounters:
Derek Ehlmann (100% DONE)
Riley Hopkins (35%)
Zak Borough (100% DONE)
Joseph Rothschild (20%)
Millenium Blades (60%)
Champion Tier Encounters (75%)
Booster Pack PDF:
New Playbooks:
The Mentor (80%)
The Lovestruck (80%)
The Other Me (80%)
The Facade (15%)
The Crew (10%)
Additional Premade Cards (90%)
Additional New Encounters (70%)
Three New Card Game Combat Formats (80%)
Art for Each Unlocked Playbook (40%)
Layout for Booster Pack PDF (0%)
Other:
Custom Card Creation App (100% DONE)
Print & Play + VTT Assets (40%)
What Else is Happening in the World of Perfect Draw!
If you compare this update's progress chart with last update, you'll notice that we've made substantial progress on the Champion Tier encounters and Booster Pack content. We're hoping to give you all a preview of the Booster Pack in the next Prototype PDF update, but for now, we can't make any promises. With that said, one thing we can share is the stunning new art by Thunderderder for some of the new playbooks we've been working on. Check out the art for The Mentor and The Other Me here:
The Mentor
The Other Me
I'll also note that we shared the Playmat on the Discord earlier and in response, many fans have been hard at work making some incredibly high quality tools for playing Perfect Draw! in Tabletop Simulator. If you have TTS, this is a great way to play! Check them out here!
Finally, I'd like to remind everyone again that our friends at Level 99 Games have an ongoing Kickstarter for Millennium Blades where you can pick up absolutely anything you could want!
Click here to check out the Kickstarter Page!
We're a good way through the Millennium Blades crossover encounter, so with any luck we'll be able to share that with you soon before the reprint campaign finishes! In the meantime, I'd like to remind everyone that the team behind Millennium Blades actually made a print and play expansion featuring Elena Guerrero, The Resolved from Perfect Draw! If you have a copy of Millennium Blades you should absolutely print her out, she's a ton of fun and plays in a really unique way.
We'll see you all again in about 2 week's time with another update to the Prototype PDF! Stay safe out there, and I hope your next session of Perfect Draw! is as exciting as it can be, Nora Jean Haynes
Our friends at Level 99 Games have launched their new Kickstarter for Millennium Blades -Again-! If you're a fan of TCGs, I highly recommend taking this chance to nab the game while it's having a full-scale reprint!
If you haven't heard of Millennium Blades before, I think it's best described as a celebration of Trading Card Games as a whole! During the first stage of the game you'll work to buy packs, trade with other players, and complete collections so you can get your deck ready for the upcoming tournament! Winning means being skilled at creating a good deck, leveraging the meta-game, and having the tactical prowess to know what the best move is at any moment! Overall the game is a joy for anyone with a love for TCGs, and if that's you, I'd be a crime to miss out on this chance - so grab it while you can!
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE KICKSTARTER
If you've been following along with news about Perfect Draw! you'd also know that the core book is going to include a guest encounter from the Millennium Blades universe! We don't have enough details to share anything for the time being - but keep an eye out during the next couple updates! We'll be sure to share more as soon as we can.
Thank you all for your time, and stay tuned, because we'll have the next update ready sometime in the next week! Nora Jean Haynes
Thank you so much for your patience as we've been working on updating the Prototype PDF. After releasing the first version we've gotten a number of extremely helpful responses! These have included everything from people crawling through the book for typos, to letting us know when something wasn't quite as clear as we'd have liked it to be.
At the same time, me and Iris have been hard at work adding more content to the book and working with guests and champion tier backers to create some of their encounters for the book!
How to get the Prototype PDF
Unlike last time, this version of the prototype PDF will be releasing through the Pledge Manager. So long as you've filled in all of your information, you should get an email with a link to the new Prototype PDF. This has been done mainly to make sure people who pre-order the campaign through our pre-order store can still gain access to the Prototype as were making it.
If you haven't completed your Pledge Manager yet, you should get access to this downloadable file as soon as you complete it.
In each update where we release a new version of the Prototype PDF, we'll be including a changelog so you know what you need to check if you've already read through the whole book:
Various typos, formatting, and inconsistencies fixed.
4 New Champion Tier Encounters added.
1 New Guest Encounter added.
New Sidebar added to "Custom Card Creation" section called "Ribbons & Half-EP"
{Activate} special keyword updated so that costing it is easier.
Costing text of cards in the Premade Cards section and example cards have been changed to look nicer and be less distracting.
Bracketed text in card effect descriptions across the book have been updated to look nicer and be less distracting.
Keyword Cheatsheet in the Premade Cards section has been updated to be clearer.
{Overwork} keyword has been rewritten to be somewhat clearer.
An additional premade card using {Fuse} has been added to the special keywords section.
The Turncoat's example deck has been updated to be simpler. Shun Cao's NPC Encounter has been changed to match.
The Ally's example deck has been slightly changed to include an invocation and be easier to run.
Some playbook abilities have been renamed.
Some NPC encounters have had their effects renamed or slightly altered for thematic reasons.
Progress on Perfect Draw!
We're working hard to get Perfect Draw! done and ready for printing in May. Right now we're on track to getting everything done on time and included in the book!
Core Book:
Writing, Playtesting, Layout, Art (100% DONE)
Guest Encounters:
Derek Ehlmann (100% DONE)
Riley Hopkins (30%)
Zak Borough (100% DONE)
Joseph Rothschild (15%)
Millenium Blades (5%)
Champion Tier Encounters (40%)
Booster Pack PDF:
New Playbooks:
The Mentor (65%)
The Lovestruck (30%)
The Other Me (10%)
The Facade (10%)
The Crew (5%)
Additional Premade Cards (70%)
Additional New Encounters (70%)
Three New Card Game Combat Formats (20%)
Art for Each Unlocked Playbook (20%)
Layout for Booster Pack PDF (0%)
Other:
Custom Card Creation App (100% DONE)
Print & Play + VTT Assets (20%)
You can expect to hear from us again in about 2 weeks when we release the next update to the Prototype PDF.
For now, happy card games and I hope you all have a great week, Nora Jean Haynes
Thank you all so much for waiting so patiently to get access to the pledge manager, it took some time to get everything in order and have everything approved by BackerKit - but everything's ready now! About 5% of backers should have emails in their inbox already asking for them to confirm their pledges in the pledge manager - if you haven't gotten this email, you should very soon.
Please be sure to check your email either way.While most payments seem to have gone through without any issues, around 100 payments have failed. If this isn't resolved, you'll eventually be removed as a backer and miss out.
Champion Tier and LGS Tier Backers will have a few additional questions in the Pledge Manager. Please make sure that you complete these so we can properly get started on your rewards!
The Preorder Store is open! So if you or a friend missed the campaign, you can back here!You'll be able to access the prototype PDF as soon as the next update comes out!
With this all said, there are still a few exciting things I'd like to show you all!!
The Perfect Draw! Custom Card Creation App is Ready!!!
Thanks to the incredible work of our developer, this App has been completed much faster then we expected! That means you can start using it right now! Designed specifically for playing Perfect Draw! this app should help you quickly make cards for both physical and digital play. I'm very excited to see all of the cards y'all'll make using the tool!
Our developer, Gregory Johnson, did an incredible job and was a joy to collaborate with. He's looking for more work right now, so if you need a web app developer, please get in touch with him!
Exciting Projects & Updates Related to Perfect Draw!
Before we leave you all off, a lot of exciting things have happened in the last week since we've finished the campaign that I want to share!
Firstly, Riley Hopkins, one of the people collaborating with us for guest NPC Encounters, has launched their Kickstarter campaign for Interstitial 2nd Edition! An update to the TTRPG about crossovers and fan fiction alike, this campaign hopes to streamline and update many of the rules while opening up some of the design to allow for all new stories to be told!
Secondly, Masu-Pasuchii created some INCREDIBLY CUTE stickers based on Perfect Draw! that you can buy now on her Redbubble page. Just look at these!!!!
They're designed so that you can draw art of your character in the little bubble next to the art from the playbooks. They look fantastic! And personally I know that I'm going to be picking up a bunch.
Finally, me and Iris have been hard at work making updates to the book based on all of the feedback from backers reading through the Prototype PDF! This has mostly consisted of fixes to typos and inconsistencies from throughout the book - but progress has gone extremely smoothly! This means that you can expect to see an update to the Prototype PDF in about a week from now!
That's a wrap. We've moved to the end phase. We've passed turn. After all the work we've put in... WE DID IT! Thank you all again for backing and making this project a reality - we've said it a lot already, but we've really outdone all of our expectations by an incredible amount. I mean... LOOK AT THIS!!
That's 1,413 people interested in our game, that's $68,360 funded to make it a reality. Thank you all so much for the support, and I hope your excited for everything still coming from this game in the near future.
What's Next for Perfect Draw!?
A lot of stretch goals where unlocked during this campaign, some of them are going to be added to the core book, some are going to be a part of the Booster Pack PDF given out to backers later down the line, and others will just be added as additional resources. Here's some updates on how everything is progressing - we'll give these updates when we release new versions of the Prototype PDF so you can stay updated with everything!
Core Book:
Writing, Playtesting, Layout, Art (100% DONE)
Guest Encounters:
Derek Ehlmann (80%)
Riley Hopkins (20%)
Zak Borough (100% DONE)
Joseph Rothschild (5%)
Millenium Blades (5%)
Champion Tier Encounters (0%) - Please note that if you're a Champion Tier backer that we'll be sending you a special survey sometime in the next few days to start on this process.
Booster Pack PDF:
New Playbooks:
The Mentor (60%)
The Lovestruck (20%)
The Other Me (10%)
The Facade (10%)
The Crew (5%)
Additional Premade Cards (50%)
Additional New Encounters (50%)
Three New Card Game Combat Formats (20%)
Art for Each Unlocked Playbook (10%)
Layout for Booster Pack PDF (0%)
Other:
Custom Card Creation App (90%)
Print & Play + VTT Assets (20%)
When Can We Expect the Next Update?
Me and Iris will be taking a break for a bit most likely. We'll still be active on the Discord, but as for updates on Backerkit, you can probably expect not to hear from us until atleast a week from now when the Pledge Manager is ready.
In the meantime ofcourse, you can actually start exploring the Prototype PDF and start playing your own Perfect Draw! Campaigns!! The link to the Prototype PDF is available right under this if you're a backer, so you can check it all out right away!
Be sure to share any cool stories you have while playing in the Discord, and let us know if you find any issues with the Prototype PDF. We're really excited to hear all of the cool things y'all get up to while playing!
Two thousand, nine hundred, and forty-four percent.
As I write this, that's how much Perfect Draw! has surpassed its original funding goal by. When Nora first showed me her rough prototype of this TTRPG, five years and many mechanics ago, I could have never expected that it would end up like this.
When we first launched, Nora said something along the lines of "seven thousand dollars is probably a pipe dream, but I guess we'll see". I thought "I feel like we can expect ten thousand, but anything beyond there is unlikely".
And now, here we are. Over one thousand two hundred of you looked at our passion project and thought "hey, I want this to be real and successful"... and now... well, I guess it is! We've had the honor to work with other creators in the TTRPG, board game, and video creation spheres that before we could have only dreamed of - we've seen the radiant creativity of many of you in the community discord already. Now, with only 50 hours left in the crowdfunding campaign, we've achieved every stretch goal we could have expected to and more.
Our hand is empty, our graveyard exiled, and at this point we've no sleeves to pull further tricks from. This is the last stretch goal we've got, but it's far from our last update here.
I, personally, cannot wait to show you all the full book, and I hope it'll have been worth all the kindness and support you've shown us. Thank you so, so much.
Without further ado, here's the final playbook.
Unlocked: The Crew!
Identical strangers. A band of meddling kids. Shadowy corporate figures, gathered around a desk-table. Those two villains who seem to never be apart.
Simulating all these character archetypes and more is what The Crew playbook aims to simulate, with unique abilities such as multiple mini-decks and stat spreads. It's the weirdest and most complicated playbook we've set out to do yet, but we've already got plenty of plans down for it!
Like all the other bonuses thus far, The Crew will be available in the Booster Pack expansion. Maybe a good thing, too, because the page space it'd demand would probably be a thorn in the side of the core book. Speaking of the Booster Pack, let's see what it's planned to contain thus far!
5 new playbooks - the Mentor, Other Me, Lovestruck, Facade, and Crew
24 new premade cards with various new example keywords and stranger effects
10 new encounters to flesh out the world of Shuffle City and beyond even further
3 new alternate gameplay formats to bring a new style to your card battles
The Perfect Draw Booster Pack Expansion will be releasing in PDF form sometime after the full book is properly released; if you're a backer of the crowdfund, you'll be the first to get it for free!
And that's not even getting into all the other things we've been able to put into the works from your support, like guest encounters, VTT assets, a whole card creation app, and more... looking back on it all just takes my breath away.
From the both of us at Double Summon Games, thank you once more. We'll see you at the game tables. ~Iris Cassandra Saintclaire
Hey guys, sorry for the inconvenience, but there is some weird glitch with the pledge payment. For some reason, it doesn't like my postal code, even though it is correct.
The site does charge my account, but instantly refunds the payment.
Is this a common problem?
We're only 24 hours away from the campaign finishing, and that means we're only 24 hours away from us sharing the Prototype PDF with backers!
Since this is so soon, I wanted to give you all a quick rundown what this process will look like!
When will I get Access to the Prototype PDF?
As soon as the campaign is over! Or... Well... As soon as possible after! Once the campaign ends, you'll be charged for your pledge to the campaign - once these checks have cleared, we'll make a new community update with a link to the Prototype PDF. This could take up to 24 hours after the campaign finishes, but we're hopeful it will take substantially less time then that.
How Complete is the Prototype PDF?
Mostly done! We have all of the text, art, playtesting, and art for the book complete (with the exception of guest and champion tier encounters). The prototyping phase will allow the community time to experience the whole book in case there are any errors or unexplained elements of the game we missed. This is a chance for us to ensure the book is 100% typo free and easy to play before we get working on finalizing the physical versions of the book.
What's in the Prototype PDF?
Here's the Chapters page listing everything in the book!
Alongside the book, you'll also gain access to a form-fillable PDF containing all of the Playbooks. We're working on additional content now, such as Print & Play assets that should be available in a future update when we've had the time to finalise them.
When Will the Prototype PDF be Updated?
Ideally we're shooting to put out an update around once every two weeks. This would coincide with a post updating backers on the progress for the project and any notable things they should know moving forward. If no significant changes are necessary, then no update to the PDF will be made. Otherwise, significant changes will be noted in the update.
How Long Will Prototyping Last?
That depends on how many errors people notice when they get their hands on it and how long getting the new encounters will take. That said, we've set ourselves a deadline for the end of May 2024 and believe we were being rather generous to ourselves with this timeline - so it's likely it will last a good while shorter then that.
What Can I do if I Notice an Error?
It's very likely that errors will happen one way or another - whether that's a mechanic left unexplained, or some kind of typo or inconsistency in the book. If you notice one of these errors, please get in touch with us on our discord here. We've created a channel dedicated to errors and inconsistencies that you can post in should you notice anything.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask below, and I'll do my best to answer them swiftly! Nora Jean Haynes
Wow! We've beaten out the first of the final capstones already!! We still have 4 days left, and at this pace we might very well complete all three of the final capstones before the weekend.
But... You've read the title for this update, so you already know the exciting news represented by the next stretch goal!
Revealed: Millennium Blades Crossover
If you're a fan of TCGs and board games you've already heard of Millennium Blades - and if you haven't, I'm sure you've heard of Level 99 Games. A celebration of what it means to be a fan of Trading Card Games, Millennium Blades presents a complete TCG experience in a box - including everything from buying packs to trading with friends. With its own heightened anime universe, it's an incredible match for Perfect Draw!
Unlike most of the previous guest encounters, this special crossover will include an actual character from the Millennium Blades universe crossed over with Shuffle City. You'll have the chance to battle one of the iconic cast of characters in an NPC encounter designed by the Double Summon Games team!
Unlocked: New NPC Encounter by MBT Yu-Gi-Oh!
In less then a day, we've unlocked the new NPC encounter designed by Joseph Rothschild! I'd like to thank him again for spending the time in his busy schedule to organize this with us! I know we have a lot of MBT fans already in our audience, and the excitement on the Discord was really fun to be there for!
Because this encounter was planned somewhat later then the previously unlocked crossovers, it's possible that backers may have to wait some extra time before this encounter gets added to the Prototype PDF. Either way, this represents one more guest encounter appearing in the core book!
I hope you're all as excited as we are, and prepared for the rest of the last few days - because we're not done just yet!
I'm back and... so soon! It feels like the first couple days of the campaign again, where we underestimated just how many people were going to be interested and had posts coming out every couple hours.
We've unlocked two of the three final capstone goals and we only have one left now! I'm really excited to be able to reveal this one, mainly because I feel like I've been having to skirt around talking about it whenever playbooks come up.
Without further ado -
Revealed: A New Playbook - "The Crew"!
Originally, me and Iris had planned for there only to be four unlockable playbooks as part of this campaign. We knew the core book's playbooks could already cover most of the character concepts you might want to play during your campaign - but we knew there were also some designs that would be easier for players to achieve with dedicated playbooks and mechanics for them. That was the intention behind The Mentor, The Lovestruck, The Other Me, and The Facade. "The Crew" is somewhat different.
While making Perfect Draw! we knew that a certain design would be possible, but also knew that it would take a significant amount of time and effort to make work in a fun and functional way. So... we put it away with the intention that maybe we could come back to it later. That design was The Crew, and with so much more support then we expected from this campaign, we now have the time and resources we need to make this design a success!
We'll talk more about how this playbook will work exactly once it's unlocked - because letting players run 2-6 characters at once does require some dedicated game design. With that said, I'm extremely excited to get into the details as soon as we can!
Unlocked: Perfect Draw! Crosses Over with Millennium Blades!
Absolutely incredible! We hit this goal in only a few hours after revealing it! And now me and Iris will have the opportunity to make an encounter based on one of the colourful cast of playable characters featured in Millennium Blades! For the time being, we don't have many details to share - this collaboration was organized rather recently and we haven't yet settled on which character will feature in Perfect Draw!, but we'll share more information with you as soon as we have it!
In the mean time, you should start getting hyped for the upcoming Millennium Blades -Again- Kickstarter! If you're a fan of card game anime - and given you're backing Perfect Draw! you probably are - Millennium Blades is something you should 100% experience. Since it's a complete reprint campaign, this is a great place to start even if you've never heard of it before! You can follow the Kickstarter here!
Thank you all so much for getting us this far, Nora Jean Haynes
We've entered the last stretch of the campaign! In only a few days, you and everyone else that's backed will get access to the Prototype PDF and be able to get started on your very own games of Perfect Draw!
We still have a lot to reveal over the next few days, and excitingly enough we've unlocked both parts for the first capstone!!! Generally I'd say we should talk about what's been unlocked first, but for these last few stretch goals, I think its best to get into the new stuff up top and we can talk about those after.
Revealed: An Exciting New Guest Encounter
If you haven't heard about MBT, he's best known for his extremely entertaining and insightful YouTube videos on Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG and Master Duel. From series like Ten Minute Testing, Progression Playoffs, and the incredibly beloved Pegasus Challenge, MBT is well known as an expert in making action-packed, exciting, and just plain fun TCG content.
We're extremely excited to see what he comes up with as an encounter for Perfect Draw! and we hope you are too! Because of how much interest we've seen in the last day or so, we're already extremely close to unlocking the Backer Goals requirement - and that means we're only a few steps away from adding one more guest encounter to the core book.
Unlocked: New Art for Each of the Unlocked Playbooks
Now that we've unlocked this stretch goal, we'll be commissioning Thunderderder to make art for each of the 4 already unlocked playbooks and any other playbooks unlocked during this campaign! This art will be present in the "Booster Pack" expansion that we'll be working on once the core book is complete and giving out for free to all backers. That said, given how high-quality Thunderderder's art has already been and how excited it's consistently made us, I'm sure we'll be sharing it in updates and on the Discord before then!
Unlocked: Double Community Copies
I never once thought when starting this project that we would reach this many backers for Perfect Draw! - even better, I never imagined we'd have seen so much support for making sure the game can get in the hands of people who can't afford it themselves. With this goal unlocked, we'll be contributing 35 additional community copies to the pool, meaning a total of 70 underprivileged people will be able to gain access to the game! This is before we count in all the community copies backers have contributed as well - ensuring we have well over 100 community copies to be made available as soon as the PDF goes public. Thank you all so much.
I hope everyone's ready for the last few days of the campaign! See you all there! Nora Jean Haynes
