AC Atienza
CREATOR
about 1 month ago
Project Update: Pledge Manager closes August 11!
Hello Brewers:
This is a reminder that the Pledge Manager for The Big Squeeze will lock on August 11 2026. After this date, you won't be able to change your pledge level or item/add-on selections. We will also charge your credit cards around this time for shipping & add-ons.
You will not receive a game unless you give us your shipping address. The Pledge Manager is your way to submit that information, so make sure to complete it before the deadline. We cannot guarantee fulfillment for late orders! (Though we do issue refunds if we can't fulfill yours.)
If you anticipate that you may be moving soon, no worries! You can still update your shipping info until we lock addresses, which will be early next year.
For those of you who've already submitted your surveys, thank you! We're looking forward to you getting a chance to play.
This is a reminder that the Pledge Manager for The Big Squeeze will lock on August 11 2026. After this date, you won't be able to change your pledge level or item/add-on selections. We will also charge your credit cards around this time for shipping & add-ons.
You will not receive a game unless you give us your shipping address. The Pledge Manager is your way to submit that information, so make sure to complete it before the deadline. We cannot guarantee fulfillment for late orders! (Though we do issue refunds if we can't fulfill yours.)
If you anticipate that you may be moving soon, no worries! You can still update your shipping info until we lock addresses, which will be early next year.
For those of you who've already submitted your surveys, thank you! We're looking forward to you getting a chance to play.
If you haven't received any Pledge Manager emails, message [email protected] and we'll help you get it sorted out. Note that if you have an Apple ID relay mask, those privacy protections block Pledge Manager emails from getting to you. You will have received a message from us if that is the case.
Project Progress Update
- ✅ Bill of Materials: Our manufacturer knows our specifications and is gearing up for pre-production copies (PPCs). Remaining details are part of File Completion & Manufacturing.
- ✅ Game Design: Game design remains ship-ready. Since last update, we've had time to implement a "Beginner mode" for groups with high experience gaps between players.
- ✅ Writing: We've completed a full round of copy editing for all components. An example change is that cards that used to say "Stash [lemon]" now say "Stash 1 of your [lemon]" for improved clarity. We're always triple-checking and repolishing as we go, but we're comfortable declaring it ship-ready.
- ✅ Gen Gon: It was great playing The Big Squeeze with so many of you at Gen Con! These games helped solidify some of our final copy-editing changes, so thank you for joining. If you're one of the groups who late pledged after demoing at Gen Con, welcome to the party!
- ➡️ Pledge Manager: This is where you come in. Fill your survey by August 11!
- ➡️ Graphic Design: Graphic design is ongoing for things like the block of legal text on the back of the box, UV print design for Cosmic Ingredients, and other final pieces.
- ➡️ File Completion and Manufacturing: Our real deadline for keeping on our projected timeline is September, but we're still aiming to be earlier to give us extra wiggle room in case something unanticipated comes up.
- ⏩ Manufacturing and Shipping: This stage is largely out of our hands. It'll be our partners building the game and shipping them out to depots around the world. The part we can control, however, is sending consistent updates so you know where we are in the process.
Talk to you soon!
Cheers,
AC Atienza
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