We are doing really well with this campaign and have a lot of engagement across here, the old Kickstarter page, Board Game Geek and the various Facebook groups.
One thing that kept popping up was the want by many to support, without getting 'Heroes of the Pacific specifically, so we have added a new pledge level for people to Follow along and offer their support. This pledge level can also be used to pledge for any addons you may want:
As well as this, we have created a dual use add-on: This add-on will get you a whole load of digital swag, like wallpapers, posters, and a special Devil Pig War Bond certificate, specifically for this campaign. We will also send you links to all the old back catalogue of Rules, War Stories and Scenarios, which we will be uploading to the Word Forge Games website.
We mentioned this add-on has a dual role! Well it can be used to add even more support to this project. If you want to support more just pledge for the Digital Pack multiple times
Today I am very excited to announce that we, Word Forge Games, have join the team to make ‘Heroes of the Pacific’ happen.
We will be working with the designers, you know as Clem, Yann and Jules, to produce ‘Heroes of the Pacific’ and we hope quickly.
It is very important you understand that we received none of the money you pledged and so we are doing this on a very limited budget, which is money we have chosen to invest. The game we will make will be 'Heroes of the Pacific’, but not necessarily in the form you were presented on this KS.
We are setting up a page on Backerkit, check it out here. From this we will explain our plan and confirm what information we need from you.
We are sure you have lots of questions, concerns and that some may be very angry at what happened on this campaign, but we ask you to have patience, be civil. Here is our website: wordforgegames.com or check us out on Board Game Geek.
Over the coming days, weeks and months things will become clearer, bare with us as we formulate and instigate a plan to make Heroes of the Pacific happen.
Who are Word Forge Games?
Word Forge Games is a dynamic, well established game manufacturer and publisher run by Mark Rapson out of the UK. They exploded onto the scene in 2015 with their first game: Devil's Run. Since then, they have launched a plethora of games including the award winning D-Day Dice, SAS Rogue Regiment, Airborne in Your Pocket, and Pocket Landship.
In recent years, they have carved themselves a niche with solo play war themed games.
What makes them such a great fit for the ‘Heroes’ range and specifically 'Heroes of the Pacific’, is that they have rescued failed Kickstarters before. Approximately five years ago they completed ‘Airborne in your Pocket’ for nearly 1000 backers (who had been waiting 8 years), and in the process also rescued the D-Day Dice franchise. More recently they rescued the company Nightfall Games and its long running RPG franchise: SLA Industries.
Since then, D-Day Dice and SLA have gone from strength to strength and the teams behind them continue to work closely with Word Forge.
