An Exciting Start to 2023!
over 1 year ago – Tue, Jan 03, 2023 at 06:15:45 PM

Hello Elementalists!

The finish line is in site! Our manufacturer has let us know that they expect to complete production of Elementile in just 4 days from now! There was a slight delay due to the holiday season and the manufacturing team catching COVID, but the team is healthy again and everything is now back on track and almost complete.

Our manufacturer sent us some progress images and videos for you to feast your eyes on below:

Our shipping partner is planning to pick up the games from the manufacturer on the 9th and get them loaded onto a ship to us. We’ve been told that traveling port-to-port can take anywhere from 2 to 6 weeks, so we will be closely tracking the boat’s progress to keep you all aware of our delivery status.

All that said, we are so excited to be getting Elementile to you this year! It has been a long time coming and we want to thank you again for your patience and support.

Timeline

Our next update is scheduled for February 7, 2023.

See you on the Elemental Plane!

Best,

Amanda, Zach, Alex, and Ryan

Darkwood Games

Season’s Greetings! A Manufacturing and BackerKit Update
over 1 year ago – Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 02:11:48 AM

Hello Elementalists!

Welcome to the December update! Over the last month, our manufacturing company has been making steady, exciting progress towards finishing production of Elementile. They are on track to complete manufacturing this month, meaning we should likely receive the games in early 2023 and then they’ll start being shipped to you! There is little to nothing more to report now until production is completed, but in the meantime, check out these out these images of the newest completed games!

Pledge Manager

As we are nearing the end of manufacturing, it is time to charge cards on BackerKit. As a reminder since it has been quite some time since we last spoke about the pledge manager, these charges are for the shipping expenses, taxes, and any extra add-ons purchased through BackerKit (anything purchased through Kickstarter, such as the game itself, has already been charged and paid for!). Your orders have already been locked in, so there are no changes to the final totals you saw previously. We will be charging cards on December 15, 2022.

If you need to change your address or if you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected].

Timeline

Our next update is scheduled for January 3, 2023. We hope you all have a great holiday season and happy New Year.

See you on the Elemental Plane!

Best,

Amanda, Zach, Alex, and Ryan

Darkwood Games

Manufacturing has Begun!
over 1 year ago – Wed, Nov 02, 2022 at 01:19:05 AM

Hello Elementalists!

We hope everyone had a wonderfully spooky Halloween! This month’s update is going to be very short, but all good news.

We have officially started full-scale manufacturing!!

Our manufacturer has let us know that we are scheduled for mid-December completion. The games will then ship overseas to us, so we expect to begin to fulfillment early January. That is all the details we have to share for now, and we’ll have another update for you all in early December.

If you have any questions for us in the meantime, please reach out to us at [email protected].

Timeline

Our next update is scheduled for December 6, 2022. Thank you again for all your continued support – you all are seriously the best.

See you on the Elemental Plane!

Best,

Amanda, Alex, Zach, and Ryan

Darkwood Games

Spooky scary skeletons… and zombies… and vampires… and the Deathgeist!
over 1 year ago – Wed, Oct 12, 2022 at 05:22:14 AM

Hello Elementalists!

Happy spookiest of months! It’s time for another update as we start manufacturing.

Pledge Manager

Thank you all for your patience while we worked through the pledge manager issues surrounding locking some orders on BackerKit. We were able to collaborate closely with BackerKit’s team to review and fix the pledges that had issues importing data for some add-ons selected during the Kickstarter campaign. There are just a few final orders the team is still double-checking, but this issue is largely resolved! Going forward, if at any point you notice any issues with your order, please reach out to us. We want to make sure you get the exact product(s) you ordered and you have the best gaming experience possible. We have also decided that we will not be charging cards until the games are ready to ship to you, and we will give everyone ample heads up before this date. If you need to make any adjustments to your shipping address or have any questions about your pledge, you can reach us at [email protected] at any time.

Manufacturing

Over the last month, we have had a lot of back-and-forth communication with our manufacturer to finalize all the details of Elementile before going into final production. This process has taken longer than we originally anticipated, largely due to the delay in getting the final itemized counts from the pledge manager because of the aforementioned issues. As this is the largest and most critical step in the process, it was important for us to slow down and ensure every last aspect of this project was correct before moving forward. That said, the updated, final design copies of Elementile are all the manufacturer’s hands, and we expect production to begin in the next two weeks!

The manufacturer has estimated production should take about two to three months to complete, which means fulfillment will begin as early as this December or, more likely, at the beginning of next year. This is a shift from our original goal of November, but we are going to do everything in our power to get the game to you as soon as possible and hopefully in time for the holiday season. We’re so excited to be reaching this stage and are eager to share any and all updates we get about the manufacturing process as we receive them.

Demo Day

Last month, we had the opportunity to bring our shiny, new demo copy of Elementile to play with the Lady Geek of Austin group at Dragon’s Lair Comics & Fantasy. As huge thank you to the LGA group for allowing us this opportunity and everyone who got to try their hand at Elementile!

Our next update is scheduled for November 1, 2022. Thank you again for all your continued support.

See you on the Elemental Plane!

Best,

Amanda, Zach, Alex, and Ryan

Darkwood Games

Pledge Manager Update
over 1 year ago – Thu, Sep 08, 2022 at 07:49:31 PM

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