I talked with my factory about Use Up All Your Sick Days today. They were on May holiday for a week and everyone is back now. The Sick Day cards are all printed and they were doing the linen finish and laminating today. They said they'll print the shipping cartons next week. I don't know if they will pack the games next week or the week after or if we'll see more delays. But things are very close to completion! Yay!
Red Panda Surprise
Meanwhile, Pocketopia started and Red Panda Surprise is live and funded now! I talked to backerkit about fancy ways to save you shipping if you back both, but the solutions are pretty mundane. If you just want the Red Panda Surprise game and no freebees for backing multiple pocketopia games (free pins and stickers), I will put the game in the Sick Days pledge manager. If you do want the freebees, I will have an option in the Sick Days pledge manager to hold your shipment until after the Red Panda Surprise campaign ends and everything is done being manufactured. It's all in the process now, but the plushie will probably take the longest.
Other news:
Otter was nominated for the Best General Card Game of 2025 by the UKGE judges! We'll find out if we won next week, but we have fierce competition from two other excellent games: FlipToons and Duel for Cardia! Best of luck to both!
Convention Schedule:
We'll be at UKGE booth 2-364 We'll be at Gen Con booth 2844 We might be in Beijing in August, TBA We'll be at Spiel Essen booth TBA And we're looking for volunteers to help at UKGE and maybe Gen Con if you're interested in helping a little or know someone who is! Also, we are skipping both Tokyo Game Markets this year since they are a week before UKGE and Spiel. Sad, but I really don't want to burn out.
