But it isn't over yet! September stretches out before us and Zener City, our technicolour metropolis, certainly has room for more sparking Espers to join the party!

Something I like to do during crowdfunding campaigns is give you all a peek behind the curtain so you can understand the campaign more deeply. Today, to celebrate how quickly we funded, I'm going to give you a breakdown of the current split between pledge levels.

At the moment, the All In Edition (which, remember, comes in a beautiful box and with a custom deck of City of Espers playing cards!) is the most popular pledge by a good long way. At time of writing, 143 backers have chosen this pledge level.

The next most popular is the Physical Edition (which comes with a physical copy of the City of Espers rulebook and PDFs, too!), with 59 backers currently opting for this version.

The Digital Edition is hot on the heels of the Physical Edition, with 45 backers opting for a PDF-only copy, and another 24 backers making use of our Low Income pledge tier. We're happy to have you with us!

Thank you all for your support so far; it means the world to the whole team behind City of Espers. For those who might have been on the fence before we funded, don't forget that you can always upgrade your pledge! City of Espers will be going to print the day after the campaign concludes, and we expect to have physical copies arriving around the world in December and January, as part of our No Long Waits! promise.

So, if you're feeling the vibe Zener City has to offer, consider boosting your pledge to the next level. And if you do, know that every pledge contributes to our...

Every Three Sails Studios game contributes money towards a good cause linked to the themes and messages of each game contains. For Mappa Mundi, we gave £2,500 to an elephant sanctuary. For Gallows Corner, we gave £2,500 to a food bank and crisis centre. For City of Espers, we'll be donating to a youth homelessness charity!

Every pledge adds money to the pot or helps us get closer to a larger bulk donation. As it stands, we're donating £1 for every backer, but when the campaign reaches £25,000, we'll be donating £1,000 (or £1 per backer, whichever is higher).

So, please know that each and every one of you are contributing to making the world a better place just by pledging for this excellent game. Thanks for your support!

With the campaign now well under way, what can you expect to see from us over the next four weeks?

Well, every Tuesday, you'll hear from me (George, City of Espers producer and Three Sails studio lead) through these updates, breaking down what has been happening in the campaign and sharing insider looks at City of Espers.

If that's not enough, Nathan (City of Espers creator and designer) will be doing regular streams over on their Twitch channel which we'll also link through to here on Backerkit. These will be participatory streams and are a great place to talk everything City of Espers.

And of course, you can always ask questions or just hang out here on the Backerkit page! The more questions and comments we get, the better, as I always love answering them (and it helps me do something else other than looking at the funding number, so help a guy out, hey?)

With that all said, I'm now getting ready to catch a train up to Edinburgh for the Tabletop Scotland convention, where Three Sails Studios will be exhibiting from Friday to Sunday. If you're in the area, come find us and have a chat!

But until next week, or if I hear from you in the comments, keep safe and be excellent to each other!

In solidarity,
George