Project Update: Shipping Continues!
This includes anyone who filled out their pledge manager after mid-November, as the second wave of shipments was submitted!
Project Update: Shipping Nearly Complete!
Missing or Broken Parts
Discord
Thank You!
Project Update: Nearly Shipped!
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 next week. 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.)
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!
- 💥🔥📗 Carla, Weird Giraffe Games
Project Update: Explosion in the Laboratory Pledge Manager Information
Pledge Manager
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.
If you backed Way Too Many Cats, your pledge has been added to that pledge manager.
If you haven't received your pledge manager email by the end of the week or there's any other issue, please let me know by going here: https://explosion-in-the-laboratory.backerkit.com/faq#contact-us
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Thanks for being so patient with everything! This took longer than I thought, but things are happening and that's the important part!
As always, if you have any questions, comments, or anything else please submit a help ticket, unless it's an issue with the pledge manager. In that case, go here: https://explosion-in-the-laboratory.backerkit.com/faq#contact-us.
- 💥🔥📗 Carla, Weird Giraffe Games
Project Update: June Update
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 sleeved cards should fit in the box.
The files are undergoing the last rounds of proofing, then I should have them submitted in the next few days. The Fire in the Library second edition files have already been submitted, so it's simply getting that last round of proofreading in on Explosion in the Laboratory, then seeing what manufacturing says!
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As always, if you have any questions, comments, or anything else please submit a help ticket.
Project Update: May Update
Manufacturing is in the process of sending the games to me and they should arrive before the end of May. After the games come in, there will be another update with more photos, as these photos are nice, but more photos are better.
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 the pledge manager can't be complete until after the proof copies arrive, so hopefully the pledge manager will also be ready in the next month or so, as well.
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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.
There's also the Weird Giraffe Games discord, which is my favorite way to get to know more people.
- 💥🔥📗 Carla, Weird Giraffe Games
Project Update: March Update
Manufacturing Update
Explosion in the Laboratory was always meant to be in a series of games. As I didn't make the progress I had hoped for due to the move, surgery, and surgery recovery, I made a decision to make the other two games in the trilogy ship with Explosion! This shouldn't hold anything up, as the games were originally supposed to have been made before Explosion anyway, but then Fire in the Library ran out and had to be reprinted, which changed up the timeline. What this means for you, though, is that if you back Dreams of Yesterday or Motley in our latest backerkit campaign, you'll be getting those with your Explosion order AND you'll save money on shipping, as they'll ship together.
Note: If you do back both campaigns, you'll be charged the price listed on the Dreams of Yesterday campaign (and help us hit our goals there!) but the price will be adjusted during the pledge manager, so you'll be ahead of the curve when it comes to shipping! Look at you, being so supportive and awesome!
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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 us when there are replies.
- 💥🔥📗Carla, Weird Giraffe Games
Project Update: February Update
First of all, sorry for the delays! It's definitely been a year of surprises for me so far. I learned I'd be moving very suddenly, handled that, and then had a doctor's appointment that led to surgery the next day! I'm in the process of recovering, but it's been a lot of pain and I've certainly not up to handling things as I normally would. There are several other people here on the Weird Giraffe Games team telling me to rest and take my time, so I'll do my best at actually resting and recovering, so I can get back to things and not need further surgery.
There's also been some great stuff, including things related to this campaign!
Explosion in the Laboratory
We also have a digital version on Screentop that's playable as well, in case you'd like to play it with friends online or even locally without printing and cutting and sleeving! Corey Andalora, the designer of the game, was kind enough to put that together 💥
Fire in the Library
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- Files submitted and approved by manufacturing
- Pledge manager completed and near ready to send out
As always, if you have any questions, comments, or anything else you can comment below or submit a help ticket. In either case, Beth will get back to you as soon as she can. Submitting a help ticket will get her attention much quicker, as she doesn't get notified when people comment on BackerKit.
Also! We'll be at Saltcon and Dice Tower West soon (I'll hopefully be at DTW myself as well, if I'm healed up enough to travel)! If you're going too, come check our booth out, we'd love to see you 💚
- ⚗️🧪💥 Carla, Weird Giraffe Games
Project Update: December Update
Rules
The rules are here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xEfpaoGG3tK-ffSnlB7huxB31WcvMIlA/view?usp=sharing
If there's anything confusing, missing, or misspelled, please comment and let me know! If you don't have a google account, feel free to email me at [email protected].
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- Explosion Rules Proofread and Updated
- Fire in the Library Reprint changes all finalized
- Promo cards created and playtested
- All the fixes submitted and accepted by manufacturing
Project Update: The Explosion in the Laboratory Campaign is a Success! THANK YOU!
Campaign Status
Campaign Status
It should take about 2 weeks for BackerKit to process and send us all of the funds, during that time we will be working hard to finalize things for manufacturing. I plan to post an update every month to keep you informed about what's going on. This means that there might be more than 4 weeks between updates, if one update happens early in the month and the next happens late in the month.
Preorders
Pledge Manager
Discord
Again, Thank You!
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Here's what we're hoping to get done by the next update:
- All Illustration and Graphic Design Finalized
- Rules Ready for Review
Project Update: Stretch Goals: They're a Thing!
The Weird Giraffe Games team has been hard at work figuring out what exactly to do with stretch goals on this campaign. We didn't want to come up with a bunch of random stuff you can unlock and earn, and we're already planning high quality components. Even if we don't make another dime, we want you to have the game as it deserves to be! But then... what's a team to do for extras?
Enter... Promo Card Pack! As mentioned in our previous update, the stretch goals will be promo cards that will become the Promo Card Pack. These cards will go out to everyone who backs at the $9 pledge level or higher. And, as previously mentioned, every $500 over our original goal of $2,500 earns a single promo card. That's right, that means that, as of the time of writing this, there will already be FOUR promo cards coming since we're over $4,500! That's sooooooo amazing, by the way, thank you. With your help we can make even more!
In the past, we also did social goals as well. Things like sharing a post, following us on our various social media accounts, etc. And we have ideas for that too! So, here's a few ways we can get more promo cards:
- 100 subscribers on the Weird Giraffe Games Twitch channel
- 200 Retweets of this tweet
- 100 BGG Fans (Sign in to your account, then click the heart button)
- 1000 members on the discord (currently at 846)
- 2500 Instagram Followers
We'll also have a few more ways to earn promo cards in future updates, as well!
We've seen some amazing interest in promo card ideas, and we'd love to know what kinds of promo cards you want. Do you have an idea for one? Even an inkling of an idea of one? Let us know whatever you've got! One of the best things about promo cards is that they can be ANYTHING! Totally silly? Absolutely! Full of puns? You know it! It would makes our day seeing what creativity you have inside you :D AND it's just plain fun, try it! Post your ideas below, or even start a new discussion if you prefer. Our home is your home. 😊
Thank you so, so much for being a part of this journey with us, we've been so delighted by the support we've received. You're all incredible, lovely people, and it's an honor having your support! If you have any questions, comments, or anything else, feel free to comment below or create a helpdesk ticket if you don't want it publicly visible.
- Carla, Weird Giraffe Games
Project Update: Funded!
Stretch Goals
With the Fire in the Library second edition, this means that all the current promo cards need to be redesigned to fit in the new art and style. You can see these below!
Remaking all the older promo cards seems like a great place to start with the Promo Pack! However... there's a lot of choices for what get added to this promo pack! The above promos were given out for supporting the Stellar Leap Kickstarter (Stellar Map) and for meeting the designers of Fire in the Library or visiting the booth at a convention (Forge Gloves and Rogue's Cloak).
We'll be working with poker sized cards for this first promo pack, but that includes a lot of possible crossovers, including for Explosion in the Laboratory, Fire in the Library, Wicked & Wise, Studies in Sorcery, Stellar Leap, and some of the future games, as well! Beth Sobel has worked on some of those games, so her style could definitely make the promo cards have that extra touch! For instance, we could have a Bucket Treasure card added to Wicked & Wise. Or a Sword tool added to Fire in the Library! Or a Dragon inspired Process card for Explosion in the Laboratory!
Since we already have promos in the promo pack for Fire in the Library, what sort of crossover promos for Explosion in the Laboratory would you like to see? Something more space themed, like the Stellar Map or more dragon themed for Wicked & Wise?
FYI, I have files of abilities for promo cards for each game that could easily be slightly tweaked to be more... dragon-like or less impressive and more bucket-like. Plus, the playtesting team here is ready to go to verify that the promo cards are a good fit!