Let us know if you haven't gotten all of your items by February 28th
Remember how we said to let us know at the end of January if you haven't received your packages? Well... some shipments are taking longer than expected, and others are pinballing from customs to customs and taking their sweet time to make their way to you.
So, rather than letting us know in a few days if you haven't gotten your items yet, please wait until February 28th to let us know. I'm very sorry about this, it's absolutely unanticipated and I'm constantly surprised by new fulfillment issues. You'd think with as many campaigns as I've fulfilled, and as many issues I've seen in the past, nothing would surprise me. But here we are!
This includes anyone who filled out their pledge manager after mid-November, as the second wave of shipments was submitted!
Retailer orders
We've gotten messages from a handful of retailers following up on their orders. Please know they aren't lost or anything, we just haven't even reached out to you to finalize your orders yet. However, we'll be doing that soon. Thank you so much for being patient!
We have a discord server!
You're always more than welcome to reach out to ask questions or chat in the comments across this campaign, but if you want a quicker response or to see what's going on with Weird Giraffe Games, we'd love it if you join our server! We also have a several special events running now and starting soon that we'd love to have you take part in. You can join here.
Two of the most meaningful things you can do for us after you play Dreams of Yesterday is to post a picture of yourself playing the game on social media or BGG and to rate the game on BGG. It's so amazing to see people having fun playing Dreams of Yesterday because it means we have brought you joy, which is why we make games! If you choose to post a picture, please tag us (@weirdgiraffes on twitter and Weird Giraffe Games on Facebook)!
We have loved hearing your stories, and it makes our day to know that you enjoy Dreams of Yesterday! I sincerely thank you for your sharing your kind words and thoughts.
You can rate Dreams of Yesterday by going to its Board Game Geek page here. Then, you can select how many stars you want to rate it. If you hover over the stars, it will give you a description of what each number means. I really appreciate you taking the time to rate Dreams of Yesterday!
In Conclusion
It's definitely been an adventure getting to this point, but everything is nearly done! Thanks for sticking with us for this long and I can't wait to hear what you think about the game!
Shipping is nearly complete! If you completed your pledge manager after mid-November, your game will be in the second wave of shipments. I'm also still in the process of getting add-ons sent out, as they're a particularly complicated process, but those should be finished by the end of January.
If you don't receive your game by mid-January or your add-ons by the end of January, please fill out a helpdesk ticket. This is really the best way to contact us, as these create an email that goes to both me AND Beth and both of us check email more often than anything else.
Missing or Broken Parts
If there's anything wrong with your game or it's missing any parts, please fill out a helpdesk ticket.
Discord
We have a discord server! You can join here: https://discord.gg/V5ZwdK3 If you're interested in talking about board games, game design & publishing, and future Weird Giraffe Games, you're more than welcome to join! You should especially join if you'd like to talk about time travel in games as I do have a number of games in progress in the Dreams universe.
Thank You!
I especially want to thank everyone for being so incredibly patient in this process. It's definitely been a lot more than anticipated, between me getting COVID, needing surgery, and generally getting through 2023. There were definitely more hiccups in the process than anticipated, but I appreciate all of you for your support throughout!
If you have any questions or comments, definitely feel free to reach out!
There's been a few delays but shipping is going to start so soon! In fact, if you ordered add-ons, you might have things on the way already! Turns out, not much happens during Essen (other than Essen), I'm basically allergic to Texas, and there's more than one holiday that makes things slower for manufacturing.
At this point, I hope that shipping will start next week and take up to 2-3 weeks to get to you. However, sometimes things take a bit longer than you'd think, so it could be December before the games start shipping. The main thing we're waiting on now is for the games to get into the queue to start being shipped.
If you're outside the US or in the US and didn't order add-ons, you should be getting one package.
If you are in the US and ordered add-ons, you'll be getting between one and three packages. If you haven't gotten all your shipment in one package, don't worry! It could be coming separately. I've also started shipping add-ons and you could be getting them starting this weekend. It's not a for sure timeframe as I have a few places with the add-ons and they are being shipped from 4 different locations. (Yes, this shipping process is way more difficult than needed, but that's life and what happens when both I moved and my main warehouse changed recently.)
I do apologize for the lateness of this update! I had thought that shipping would start... then it didn't. For a month. But things happen and we are definitely closer now than we were!
Soon, you’ll receive an email with a special link to your BackerKit survey. It’s important to respond to your survey as quickly as you can since I need this information to fulfill your rewards.
You don’t need to create a BackerKit account to fill out your survey. When you receive the email with the survey, click the survey link to respond. Answer the questions about your reward preferences, provide shipping information, and purchase add-on items if you like. You don’t have access to this survey link yet, but it will be available soon via email!
After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses at any time before I close the surveys and get the final counts.
If you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on the BackerKit project page at https://dreams-of-yesterday.backerkit.com.
If you backed either Explosion in the Laboratory or Way Too Many Cats, your pledge has been added to those pledge managers.
If all goes well, I'm hoping that shipping can start near the end of September or early October. I'm hoping to get the pledge manager closed sometime mid-September so please fill out your pledge manager as soon as possible so all the numbers can get in and things can be shipped appropriately!
Thanks for being so patient with everything! This took longer than I thought, but things are happening and that's the important part!
The proof copy came in! I've been making fixes and running unguided playtests to make sure the rules and components are clear.
One aspect that took longer than expected was the box! It turns out it was a bit too small. So small, in fact, that it's hard to get the cards out. This is definitely not the best experience, so we did some iteration on the size of the box. To most people, the box will look the same. However! It will be a much better experience and should fit sleeved cards.
At this point, I've resubmitted the files to manufacturing! I still have to make sure that they've gotten all the file updates, but it won't be long before manufacturing starts.
In Closing
Manufacturing should be starting soooon! Now, my focus is on getting the pledge manager out and making sure things are set up for fulfillment. The next update should be about the pledge manager! It's taking a bit longer than normal as I'm switching fulfillment companies, but hopefully it won't be too much longer.
As always, if you have any questions, comments, or anything else please submit a help ticket.
Things have been moving along with Dreams of Yesterday! I submitted the files to manufacturing and they've made the proof copy. They sent along some photos, too!
Dreams of Yesterday Proof Copy
Motley Proof Copy
Manufacturing is in the process of sending the games to me and I should be getting them in at some point in May. After the games come in, I'll make an update with more photos, as these photos are nice... but there could be more!
Once the proof copies get in, I'll go through both games, making sure everything is great and correct. This might mean that mistakes will be found and files will need to be updated. As such, if I had to estimate, I'd think that the playtesting, fixes, and second round of manufacturing checks could take 2-6 weeks after I get the games. The estimate is a bit open, as fixes take longer than not needing fixes and Origins is happening in June. Convention preparation tends to mean that other things don't happen as fast as I'd like.
I'm also working on the pledge manager! I need to verify all the weights for the games so this can't be complete until the games arrive, so hopefully the pledge manager will also be ready in the next month or so, as well.
In Closing
Things are moving along and I can't wait for you all to experience Dreams of Yesterday! We're more than on track to deliver before the end of the year and might even start shipping in September, if all goes well. But there can be delays!
As always, if you have any questions, comments, or anything else you can comment below or submit a help ticket. I highly recommend the help ticket option as BackerKit doesn't notify me when there are replies and I check here if I remember... but the help desk sends notifications.
Let us know if you haven't gotten all of your items by February 28th
Remember how we said to let us know at the end of January if you haven't received your packages? Well... some shipments are taking longer than expected, and others are pinballing from customs to customs and taking their sweet time to make their way to you.
So, rather than letting us know in a few days if you haven't gotten your items yet, please wait until February 28th to let us know. I'm very sorry about this, it's absolutely unanticipated and I'm constantly surprised by new fulfillment issues. You'd think with as many campaigns as I've fulfilled, and as many issues I've seen in the past, nothing would surprise me. But here we are!
This includes anyone who filled out their pledge manager after mid-November, as the second wave of shipments was submitted!
Retailer orders
We've gotten messages from a handful of retailers following up on their orders. Please know they aren't lost or anything, we just haven't even reached out to you to finalize your orders yet. However, we'll be doing that soon. Thank you so much for being patient!
We have a discord server!
You're always more than welcome to reach out to ask questions or chat in the comments across this campaign, but if you want a quicker response or to see what's going on with Weird Giraffe Games, we'd love it if you join our server! We also have a several special events running now and starting soon that we'd love to have you take part in. You can join here.
Two of the most meaningful things you can do for us after you play Dreams of Yesterday is to post a picture of yourself playing the game on social media or BGG and to rate the game on BGG. It's so amazing to see people having fun playing Dreams of Yesterday because it means we have brought you joy, which is why we make games! If you choose to post a picture, please tag us (@weirdgiraffes on twitter and Weird Giraffe Games on Facebook)!
We have loved hearing your stories, and it makes our day to know that you enjoy Dreams of Yesterday! I sincerely thank you for your sharing your kind words and thoughts.
You can rate Dreams of Yesterday by going to its Board Game Geek page here. Then, you can select how many stars you want to rate it. If you hover over the stars, it will give you a description of what each number means. I really appreciate you taking the time to rate Dreams of Yesterday!
In Conclusion
It's definitely been an adventure getting to this point, but everything is nearly done! Thanks for sticking with us for this long and I can't wait to hear what you think about the game!
Shipping is nearly complete! If you completed your pledge manager after mid-November, your game will be in the second wave of shipments. I'm also still in the process of getting add-ons sent out, as they're a particularly complicated process, but those should be finished by the end of January.
If you don't receive your game by mid-January or your add-ons by the end of January, please fill out a helpdesk ticket. This is really the best way to contact us, as these create an email that goes to both me AND Beth and both of us check email more often than anything else.
Missing or Broken Parts
If there's anything wrong with your game or it's missing any parts, please fill out a helpdesk ticket.
Discord
We have a discord server! You can join here: https://discord.gg/V5ZwdK3 If you're interested in talking about board games, game design & publishing, and future Weird Giraffe Games, you're more than welcome to join! You should especially join if you'd like to talk about time travel in games as I do have a number of games in progress in the Dreams universe.
Thank You!
I especially want to thank everyone for being so incredibly patient in this process. It's definitely been a lot more than anticipated, between me getting COVID, needing surgery, and generally getting through 2023. There were definitely more hiccups in the process than anticipated, but I appreciate all of you for your support throughout!
If you have any questions or comments, definitely feel free to reach out!
I just received the "Dreams of Tomorrow" (DoT) game along with the DoT - Awaken expansion cards taped to the top of the DoT game box. But I also paid for the "Dreams of Yesterday" game with promo pack, which was not included in this shipment. Will that be shipped separately?
There's been a few delays but shipping is going to start so soon! In fact, if you ordered add-ons, you might have things on the way already! Turns out, not much happens during Essen (other than Essen), I'm basically allergic to Texas, and there's more than one holiday that makes things slower for manufacturing.
At this point, I hope that shipping will start next week and take up to 2-3 weeks to get to you. However, sometimes things take a bit longer than you'd think, so it could be December before the games start shipping. The main thing we're waiting on now is for the games to get into the queue to start being shipped.
If you're outside the US or in the US and didn't order add-ons, you should be getting one package.
If you are in the US and ordered add-ons, you'll be getting between one and three packages. If you haven't gotten all your shipment in one package, don't worry! It could be coming separately. I've also started shipping add-ons and you could be getting them starting this weekend. It's not a for sure timeframe as I have a few places with the add-ons and they are being shipped from 4 different locations. (Yes, this shipping process is way more difficult than needed, but that's life and what happens when both I moved and my main warehouse changed recently.)
I do apologize for the lateness of this update! I had thought that shipping would start... then it didn't. For a month. But things happen and we are definitely closer now than we were!
