Here are a few updates on this project: shipping from the factory; final advance copies; updated map; etc.
Bulk Freight Shipment
Bulk production has completed! We are awaiting an update on the shipment departing from the factory. It should be "any day now." As soon as we get those details we can estimate when you fine backers will receive your packages. It's getting closer!
Photos Of Final Pinball Crawl Classics Boxed Sets
In a previous update, we posted many photos of finished books. However, I'm not sure we ever showed you photos of the finished Pinball Crawl Classics boxed sets. They turned out awesome. Here are a few photos of the advance copies!
Updated PDF for Old-School Adventures #1
We've uploaded a new PDF for Old-School Adventures #1 to the BackerKit pledge manager. This adds one map that was missing. Argh! Sorry about that, folks. You’ll see a new PDF for OSA #1 posted in the pledge manager, entitled OSA #1 Ruins of the Twilight Marches v2. We’ve removed the previous file. If you look at page 144 of the new PDF, you will find the map for Blackened Veins of Starlit Doomwhich has now been added.
To make it up to you, we are including a printed cardstock version of that map with the pledges. The flipside will be a new handout: a player-facing version of the town map, so you'll get some added value out of the page.
Bride of Pinbot - Always the Bridesmaid, Never the Bride
Joe Goodman with a personal pinball anecdote here. In a previous update, I shared my pride at finally getting onto the leaderboard of the local Bride of Pinbot machine. I was promptly vanquished from the board by Big Ethan, my local nemesis. He's very good, and also a nice guy who taught me some new moves.
Anyway, I recently played the game of my life on Bride of Pinbot. I'm sure you've all had this experience - everything was going right, I got the free ball, hit the jackpot, was hitting all my shots. I got the full metamorphosis and then managed to land the two balls to activate the big wheel! It landed on 50 million and holy guacamole, I wound up with 61.4 million points - my best game by a landslide.
I proudly put in my initials, expecting to be #1 on the machine.
Turns out Big Ethan recently got 62.0 million. So my all-time high is just inches away and sticks me back at #2!!!
Argh!!! So close yet so far.
I just need one more perfect game...
JEG is me. Still #2!! So close yet so far!
Next Monday: Old-School From The Start!
Stu Horvath has spent the last year conducting 80+ hours of interviews to write the complete book of Goodman Games history. Meanwhile, we've been assembling 25 years of incredible paintings and drawings for The Fantastic Art of Goodman Games. Join us in celebrating these milestones with our next crowdfunding effort. Old-School From The Start launches next Monday. Follow the project now to learn more!
Hello, backers of Old-School Adventures and Pinball Crawl Classics!
We have two important updates for you today:
Screen-res PDFs are ready!
Latest advance photos!
Screen-Res PDFs Are Ready!
Exciting news today! The screen-res PDFs are now ready for all of the titles in this project!
In BackerKit, after logging in you'll want to navigate to your completed survey for this project. Near the top of your confirmation page, there is a button that looks like this:
Click on this!
If your order is locked in, this button will take you to all the goodies!
Latest Printer Advances
We are steadily receiving advance copies of "final books." A new sample arrives every day or two. Within the next week we anticipate receiving the last of advances. Then we can issue final approvals so the bulk shipment can depart the printer. Here are a few photos of recent advance copies that have landed.
The judge's screen features a removable label for bar code, price, and so on.
This shows the three versions of Old-School Adventures #1. The far left is what retail buyers will get. Middle shows the color cover with foil accents that crowdfunding backers receive. Far right shows the variant cover from this crowdfunding.
Random open page of OSA #1.
Some of the stretch goal materials and earlybird rewards.
Hello, backers of Old-School Adventures and Pinball Crawl Classics,
Just a quick note to let you know that the pledge manager has been locked for purposes of product choices.
Cards will be charged tomorrow.
If you really need to change something, we can usually accommodate it via special request. Email [email protected] with any such special requests.
You can still change your mailing address, for now.
Once we have confirmation of the print goods shipping, we will lock down mailing addresses and advise on estimated fulfillment date.
As of "right now", the sound chip and Pinball Crawl Classics boxes are the final items in production. The printer estimates shipping from their location overseas will happen around mid-September, which puts fulfillment in roughly November-ish. Once we have a specific ship date we can nail that down more solidly!
Now that all print proofing is complete, we have final files. The proofing process often reveals mistakes that we fix along the way, so it's good to get through print proofing before generating PDFs. Now that we are past that, we'll start on the screen-res PDF creation and fulfill those once ready.
It was great seeing so many familiar faces at Gen Con! Thanks to everyone who made the trip. Before we dive into today's update on pledge manager, printer proofs, and Foundry adaptations, let's share just a few photos from the con.
The whole gang in front of one of our banners!
Our gaming area in the Lucas Oil Stadium. Behold the Doom Gong peeking through in the background!
DCC line editor Michael Curtis taking his role as tournament referee very seriously!
We have many more photos on our blog if you'd like to see more. Overall it was a great con and we're so lucky to have such enthusiastic fans. Whether you realize it or not, if you're a Goodman Games fan, you are part of an amazing community. Visit Gen Con to meet your long-lost Goodman Games cousins!
Pledge Manager Locking Wednesday
As a reminder, the pledge manager is live. We plan to lock orders and charge cards on Wednesday. You will still be able to change mailing address after that, at least for a while. But if you'd like to change your pledge items or add-ons, please do so quickly!
A Few More Printer Proofs
In previous posts we have provided photos of many proof items. The very last things to get finalized are the Pinball Crawl Classics clamshell box and interior modules. Here are a few photos.
The final clamshell box, closed and folded up. The sides are printed with a nice bronze foil. It looks great.
The final clamshell box, standing upright in front of cover proofs for the five modules that will be inside.
Interior of the final clamshell box. This is a proof, and there is a clear problem: the tray (or "bottom") is clearly printed upside down! This will be fixed in the final. (And this is exactly why we do proofs - to make sure these things are identified and fixed before final production.) There will also be one other minor change before final. The white box at bottom center of the lid cover is the sound chip. That will manufactured using a black plastic instead of a white plastic.
At this point, ALL PROOFS ARE APPROVED. The printer is manufacturing and we will provide a timeline once we get a final ship date.
Update on Foundry Add-Ons
In the original campaign, we offered Foundry adaptations to Old-School Adventures #1 and DCC #113. Unfortunately we are encountering challenges converting those adventures to Foundry. It looks like we may have to cancel the Foundry add-ons. Only a handful of backers pledged for either so this affects a small group of people. But we are sorry if you are affected! We are working through some details and will reach out to affected backers if needed.
Final Week for Book of Funnels
If you're a Dungeon Crawl Classics fan (or MCC or XCC), consider checking out the Book of Funnels. This is the last week and crowdfunding backers get a host of bonus items - including eight bonus adventures bound into the book! More details here.
EIGHT bonus adventures? Plus the 12 in the retail edition? Plus even more stretch goals? Wow, whatta deal!!
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