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Latest Updates from Our Project:
We're at PAX Unplugged Booth #3506!
over 4 years ago
– Fri, Dec 06, 2019 at 11:24:09 PM
Hey Philly!
We're at PAX Unplugged Booth #3506 where you can meet the team, the designers of ArchRavels, and most importantly check out the latest pre-production copy! This copy will showcase some of the sweet new stretch goals that we unlocked on this crafty Kickstarter journey including the double-sided player boards containing new characters: Theo, Alex, Amara, and Eliza, custom action selectors, and some of the fun special project requests we unlocked!
If you're reading this and you're still on the fence, this is your chance to check it out in person and pre-order it at our booth OR online.
Zoo Year's Eve
We have a fun new little pocket game that we're premiering at our booth called Zoo Year's Eve (ZYE) designed by Joe Slack. ZYE is a wallet-sized, bluffing, hand management game where players attempt to sneak in all of their animals into the Miller County Zoo Year's Eve party. It's a quick 15 minute game of bluffing, calling each other's bluff, and hoping your hand is empty to win the game. If you're around Saturday at PAX Unplugged, Joe Slack (designer) and Darryl T. Jones (artist) will both be around from 4-6 pm to sign games at the booth.
We hope to see you all there and if not, stay tuned for more upcoming updates!
Team XYZ Game Labs
BackerKit & Late Pledges are now live!
over 4 years ago
– Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 01:02:37 AM
Hello Crafters!
It's been a few weeks since the campaign ended. We know you’ve been waiting for this update, so without any further ado: PLEDGE MANAGER IS NOW LIVE!
Pledge Manager (BackerKit)is opennow! Soon you'll get an email from BackerKit. You'll be able to update your pledges, provide shipping info, or add any other stuff you may want to throw in your tote bag. (You can also go to https://archravels.backerkit.com/ and search using the email address you backed the campaign with if ya don't want to wait...)
If you’re new to BackerKit, this section is super important so please read. If you’re a seasoned Kickstarter expert, keep on scrolling to shipping info!
With the campaign now closed and we’ve collected your pledge, Team XYZ Game Labs needs to know where to send your reward and for you to finalize everything! BackerKit is a pledge manager tool which allows you to adjust your purchase, select your items, pay and update shipping! So check your Kickstarter email inbox you will be receiving an email from BackerKit with a subject line: “Response Needed -- Get your reward for ArchRavels”. In that email, click on the BackerKit link and follow the instructions for each page!
Some of the prompts may ask you to confirm or change your pledge level, answer some questions, add more items to your order, enter/update your shipping address, and finally enter payment details + confirmation.
Shipping Info!
We plan on shipping ArchRavels around August2020. If you plan on moving between now and then, no worries! We'll be sure to give you plenty of warning to change your address before we fulfill the campaign.
If you have any questions or comments that come up, please reach us at [email protected]. Thank you again for your support! We couldn’t have made this happen without you and we’re looking forward to sharing with you some sneak peeks along the way.
-Team XYZ Game Labs
ArchRavels - THANK YOU!
over 4 years ago
– Sun, Oct 20, 2019 at 01:49:25 AM
You did it, Crafters!
26 days later, sweater in hand, fuzzy hat on head, curious fluffy cat in pursuit, WE DID IT! With your kindness and support, we blew past ALL our goals and achieved some really fantastic things. We went so far past our goal that now we’re able to bring you the biggest baddest version of ArchRavels we can make, and it’s awesome!
Expectations for Post Campaign
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Kickstarter, the fun doesn’t just stop when the campaign is over. We’re just getting started! We take all of you rad crafting backers on the full journey of making a tabletop game. We’ll keep you up to date on all of our production progress, product samples, event attendance, and eventually shipping progress to get you the game!
The first step is pledge management. In 2 to 4 weeks, you’ll receive an email from our pledge manager service, BackerKit. In BackerKit, you’ll be able to confirm your order, update your mailing address, or even put some of those add-ons we mentioned into your checkout cart. Keep on the lookout for that email, but we will also post an update here to let you know that those surveys have gone out.
Here's to you.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to everyone who gave their time, energy, and hard earned money to support our little crafting game. We can’t wait to meticulously and lovingly produce ArchRavels for you.
We're anxiously awaiting the day these boxes make their way to your table, so you can show someone new the joy of tabletop gaming.
Final Hours! Final Stretch Goal - UNLOCKED!
over 4 years ago
– Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 08:57:58 PM
You get a cat! and You get a cat! and YOU GET A CAT!
EVERYBODY GETS A CAT MEEPLE!
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We’ve hit the last goal, and we can hardly believe it! Due to all of your support, love, confidence, and prioritization of everything fuzzy, WE ALL GET CAT MEEPLES! (Well, every copy of the GAME gets a cat meeple - so if ya want it. Ya gotta get the game...)
With justover 24 hours left, the finish line is in sight! We’ve accomplished a lot of great things with your support, and we’ve still got a day left to keep feeling the love. We love our game ArchRavels, and we can’t wait to bring it to everyone. It’s not over yet! See you all on the other side.
Keep Crafting Friends!
-Team XYZ Game Labs
Goal #9 UNLOCKED: GameTrayz!
over 4 years ago
– Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 11:05:35 PM
Hey Crafters!
The days seem to be getting a little chillier. But your game's insert is gonna be HOT! You've unlocked the Full GameTrayz insert!
Work In Progress Design - NOT FINAL
Renders from GameTrayz are NOT FINAL
With this new insert, you’ll be able to organize your game like never before! Needle crafting can sometimes be an organization nightmare. You start your project ready to make the world’s fluffiest hat, and somehow you end up in the middle of a human sized ball of yarn. Now that we’ve hit the $75k stretch goal, you’ll have a leg up on organization - at least in the game. (not sure if we can help you escape from your giant yarn ball... sorry about that...)
Last Stretch Goal - Cat Meeple! ($95k)
The time has come. We're funded. We've got all the upgrades we ever hoped for. There's only one thing left: The Cat Meeple.
When you make a game about yarn... ya gotta include a cat. The cat in ArchRavels shows up on the event card "Tangled Cat":
This event card lets the active player to choose an opponent who won't be able to craft on their next turn. Right now, when that card comes up - you just choose a person, give 'em the card for a turn and boom - they can't craft. Playtesters love the card and it totally works without needing anything else. But what if... we actually made a cat?
If we hit $95k we're gonna do JUST THAT. We'll add a wooden cat meeple to every copy of ArchRavels that you can put in your opponent’s yarn bowl to remind them that they can’t craft next turn. Does the game NEED a cat meeple? OF COURSE NOT. But really, wouldn't it be better if it had one?
We've got about 4 days left in the campaign... Will we make it? ONLY TIME WILL TELL!
Tell your friends, get yourself some adorable add-ons, or buy a copy for that special crafter in your life.
