A Little News from the Multiverse, and an Invitation to Defend the Realm!
Hail and well met, Sentinels!
Last time I posted here, I said I’d be back when we had an official announcement about what’s next for Sentinels. We’re not quite at that announcement yet, but I can give you a little news about when to expect news: we’ll have more to share about several Sentinels projects early next year!
Yes, I am being deliberately vague. For now! There’s a lot I’m looking forward to talking about, and we’re working on getting everything ready so we can give those announcements the attention they deserve.
In the meantime, I wanted to show you something else we’ve been working on as we build Greater Than Games back up. Something I think quite a few of you would enjoy.
Defenders of the Realm: Definitive Edition is now live on Gamefound!Some of you may know Richard Launius’s original Defenders of the Realm, a cooperative fantasy game about heroes protecting Monarch City from invading armies and their monstrous leaders. We’ve been working with Richard on a Definitive Edition, and I’ve had a great deal of fun digging into what makes these defenders tick, what makes their enemies dangerous, and what happens when you put them all on the same map.
If you’ve played much Sentinels, you probably know how much I enjoy making characters whose mechanics tell you who they are. I want you to get to know someone by playing their cards, making their decisions, and discovering what they can do with a little help from their friends. There’s a LOT of that here.
There’s a goblin sellsword who puts his coins to work, a dwarf mage who prepares scrolls for just the right moment, and a half-giant barbarian who becomes increasingly dangerous as she gets hurt. They each have their own deck and abilities, and putting different groups together gives you different answers to the realm’s many, many problems.
One of my favorite parts is that the defenders share their Day phase, acting in whatever order makes sense for the team. You can start carrying out a plan, get some help from another defender, and then pick up where you left off. Clear the minions out of someone’s way. Get the right person into position. Help turn an almost-good-enough attack into the hit you needed!
The cards you play collect in heaps, and those heaps help fuel the enemy’s next Dark phase. So, when you’re all excitedly figuring out how much you can accomplish together, there’s also the small matter of what you’re giving the monsters permission to do afterward.
The core game comes with wooden pieces and everything you need to play. We’re also building out an expansion through stretch goals, with optional miniature packs becoming available if we reach their funding thresholds. There’s plenty more about all of that on the campaign page, and we’ll be sharing gameplay, character spotlights, and more throughout the campaign.
Getting GTG back on its feet has meant a lot of work from our little team. Getting to share that work with you again has been one of the best parts. I’m excited about this game, I’m excited about what’s ahead for Sentinels, and I’m grateful that we get to keep making things for your tables.
If Defenders looks like something your group would enjoy, we’d love to have you join us! And if you know someone who would be particularly enthusiastic about fighting a frost dragon with a deeply questionable plan, please send them our way.
Until next time, keep on saving the Multiverse! And perhaps leave a little room on your schedule for Monarch City. They’re having a rough time.
We are BACK, and the Multiverse is Spinning Up Again!
Hail and well met, Sentinels!
It has been far too long since we last connected here, but today happens to be the first Tuesday of a month, and I get to post on crowdfunding campaigns again! What changed? Well, in case you haven’t heard the news… Greater Than Games is back!
We are still in the process of assembling all of the scattered pieces, cleaning off the desks, and getting the gears fully turning, but our team is incredibly eager to dive back into the work we love. The clouds have cleared, the studio is roaring to life, and we are ready to bring you the top-tier tabletop experiences that we love to make and you love to play!
The Letters Page Has Returned!
If you want a deeper dive into what our future looks like for Sentinels of the Multiverse, you don't have to wait. We are thrilled to announce that The Letters Page Podcast is freshly back on the airwaves!
Besides telling stories from the pages of Sentinel Comics, we’ve also discussed our future plans, what's next for the Multiverse, and how we are setting up for the long haul. You can listen to our triumphant return and see where the story goes next with our return episode, last week’s Benchmark episode, and today’s freshly released Friction episode!
More Multiverse…
We’re still ironing out all our plans and putting our ducks in rows, but the important thing for you to know is: the Multiverse is far from done. We’ve been crafting new tales and setting our sites on the next entries in Sentinels of the Multiverse. This campaign is fully fulfilled, so we won’t be posting here monthly, but know that I’ll be back here with another update when we have an official announcement about the next set of Heroes, Villains, Environments, and more!
Thank you all so much for your patience and your unmatched enthusiasm while we sorted through the meta-meta-verse to make this happen. This is a celebration of our return, and we cannot wait to share more progress, updates, and plans with you soon!
We wanted to share one final update as we officially wrap up the Disparation Backer Kit project.
If you have any questions about your pledge, or if you have not received your package for any reason, please reach out to our customer support team at [email protected] as soon as possible and we’ll be happy to help. This will be the final reminder posted here, so if you believe there is any issue with your order, please contact us soon so we can make sure everything is resolved.
A huge thank you to all ~5,500 backers who supported this project and helped bring this expansion to life. It was certainly a long and sometimes challenging journey, but thanks to your support we were able to fulfill both Backer Kit pledges and pre-orders. We’re grateful for your patience and enthusiasm throughout the entire process.
Now we can finally close out this chapter of the Sentinels of the Multiverse adventure.
If you missed your chance to pick up Disparation, don’t worry, this isn’t the end. We are currently discussing a potential reprint in Q4, along with a stronger focus on international distribution when the next restock arrives. There will be more opportunities to experience Disparation in the future.
We’re happy to share a short but exciting update: shipping for Disparation pledges will begin next week! Once your order leaves our warehouse, you’ll receive an email with a tracking number confirming that your package is officially on its way.
If you still need to update your shipping address, there is still time. Please reach out to our customer support team at [email protected] as soon as possible, and we’ll do our best to make the change before your order ships.
Thank you all, sincerely, for your patience and understanding as we worked through the final steps of wrapping up this long-awaited project. We’re incredibly excited to finally ship these out to you.
This is Harry, your friendly Customer Service representative, filling in for the January update.
First, thank you for your patience, and apologies for the delay on our usual Tuesday update. Things have been a bit hectic lately with the arrival of Disparation at the Flat River Group warehouse! Some of you may have even spotted it briefly pop up on Amazon, which unfortunately spoiled the surprise a bit. Rest assured, everything is moving forward as planned. This mistake was caught, and any orders that were placed should have been cancelled.
Flat River Group will continue to honor all pre-orders and BackerKit pledges. Our intent has always been to ensure that backers receive their orders before Disparation becomes widely available through other retail channels, and we are on track to fulfill these orders within Q1.
What’s next? We know that some of you may have moved since placing your pledge. To help with this, backer addresses that were previously locked have now been unlocked. You should receive an email giving you a 48-hour window to review and update your shipping address before it is locked again.
For backers with partially fulfilled orders, you should still be able to update your address at any time. If you run into any issues or have questions about your address, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our customer support team at [email protected]—we’re happy to help.
Thank you all again for your continued patience and support throughout this long process. It’s been quite a journey, but the wait is nearly over, and we’re very excited to finally get Disparation into your hands.
Flat River Group has let me know that the Disparation print run and its components are expected to arrive at their warehouse in late December. If everything continues to go smoothly with ocean freight and movement through the ports, there is a chance they will be able to start shipping some copies this month. If that does not line up, the current expectation is that shipping will begin in early January.
I want to keep sharing the clearest information I have without turning hopeful timelines into firm promises. Freight and port timing can still shift, so I would rather be honest about the current window than give you a specific date that might move again.
The important part is that Disparation has made it through the long production and freight process and is now in the “almost at the warehouse, almost ready to ship” phase. This is excellent news, and we’re very excited that Disparation is almost in your hands!
Thank you, sincerely, for your patience and support through this whole process. I know you have been waiting a long time to add Disparation content to your games, and I am very glad to be able to say that the wait is nearly over.
Last time I posted here, I said I’d be back when we had an official announcement about what’s next for Sentinels. We’re not quite at that announcement yet, but I can give you a little news about when to expect news: we’ll have more to share about several Sentinels projects early next year!
Yes, I am being deliberately vague. For now! There’s a lot I’m looking forward to talking about, and we’re working on getting everything ready so we can give those announcements the attention they deserve.
In the meantime, I wanted to show you something else we’ve been working on as we build Greater Than Games back up. Something I think quite a few of you would enjoy.
Defenders of the Realm: Definitive Edition is now live on Gamefound!Some of you may know Richard Launius’s original Defenders of the Realm, a cooperative fantasy game about heroes protecting Monarch City from invading armies and their monstrous leaders. We’ve been working with Richard on a Definitive Edition, and I’ve had a great deal of fun digging into what makes these defenders tick, what makes their enemies dangerous, and what happens when you put them all on the same map.
If you’ve played much Sentinels, you probably know how much I enjoy making characters whose mechanics tell you who they are. I want you to get to know someone by playing their cards, making their decisions, and discovering what they can do with a little help from their friends. There’s a LOT of that here.
There’s a goblin sellsword who puts his coins to work, a dwarf mage who prepares scrolls for just the right moment, and a half-giant barbarian who becomes increasingly dangerous as she gets hurt. They each have their own deck and abilities, and putting different groups together gives you different answers to the realm’s many, many problems.
One of my favorite parts is that the defenders share their Day phase, acting in whatever order makes sense for the team. You can start carrying out a plan, get some help from another defender, and then pick up where you left off. Clear the minions out of someone’s way. Get the right person into position. Help turn an almost-good-enough attack into the hit you needed!
The cards you play collect in heaps, and those heaps help fuel the enemy’s next Dark phase. So, when you’re all excitedly figuring out how much you can accomplish together, there’s also the small matter of what you’re giving the monsters permission to do afterward.
The core game comes with wooden pieces and everything you need to play. We’re also building out an expansion through stretch goals, with optional miniature packs becoming available if we reach their funding thresholds. There’s plenty more about all of that on the campaign page, and we’ll be sharing gameplay, character spotlights, and more throughout the campaign.
Getting GTG back on its feet has meant a lot of work from our little team. Getting to share that work with you again has been one of the best parts. I’m excited about this game, I’m excited about what’s ahead for Sentinels, and I’m grateful that we get to keep making things for your tables.
If Defenders looks like something your group would enjoy, we’d love to have you join us! And if you know someone who would be particularly enthusiastic about fighting a frost dragon with a deeply questionable plan, please send them our way.
Until next time, keep on saving the Multiverse! And perhaps leave a little room on your schedule for Monarch City. They’re having a rough time.
It has been far too long since we last connected here, but today happens to be the first Tuesday of a month, and I get to post on crowdfunding campaigns again! What changed? Well, in case you haven’t heard the news… Greater Than Games is back!
We are still in the process of assembling all of the scattered pieces, cleaning off the desks, and getting the gears fully turning, but our team is incredibly eager to dive back into the work we love. The clouds have cleared, the studio is roaring to life, and we are ready to bring you the top-tier tabletop experiences that we love to make and you love to play!
The Letters Page Has Returned!
If you want a deeper dive into what our future looks like for Sentinels of the Multiverse, you don't have to wait. We are thrilled to announce that The Letters Page Podcast is freshly back on the airwaves!
Besides telling stories from the pages of Sentinel Comics, we’ve also discussed our future plans, what's next for the Multiverse, and how we are setting up for the long haul. You can listen to our triumphant return and see where the story goes next with our return episode, last week’s Benchmark episode, and today’s freshly released Friction episode!
More Multiverse…
We’re still ironing out all our plans and putting our ducks in rows, but the important thing for you to know is: the Multiverse is far from done. We’ve been crafting new tales and setting our sites on the next entries in Sentinels of the Multiverse. This campaign is fully fulfilled, so we won’t be posting here monthly, but know that I’ll be back here with another update when we have an official announcement about the next set of Heroes, Villains, Environments, and more!
Thank you all so much for your patience and your unmatched enthusiasm while we sorted through the meta-meta-verse to make this happen. This is a celebration of our return, and we cannot wait to share more progress, updates, and plans with you soon!
We wanted to share one final update as we officially wrap up the Disparation Backer Kit project.
If you have any questions about your pledge, or if you have not received your package for any reason, please reach out to our customer support team at [email protected] as soon as possible and we’ll be happy to help. This will be the final reminder posted here, so if you believe there is any issue with your order, please contact us soon so we can make sure everything is resolved.
A huge thank you to all ~5,500 backers who supported this project and helped bring this expansion to life. It was certainly a long and sometimes challenging journey, but thanks to your support we were able to fulfill both Backer Kit pledges and pre-orders. We’re grateful for your patience and enthusiasm throughout the entire process.
Now we can finally close out this chapter of the Sentinels of the Multiverse adventure.
If you missed your chance to pick up Disparation, don’t worry, this isn’t the end. We are currently discussing a potential reprint in Q4, along with a stronger focus on international distribution when the next restock arrives. There will be more opportunities to experience Disparation in the future.
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