Galileo’s Truth and a new mini-expansion for Darwin
7 months ago
– Wed, Sep 03, 2025 at 08:32:59 AM
Dear Explorers,
As we write this update, Darwin’s Journey is climbing the BGG rankings and has just reached 93rd in the Top 100! We are deeply grateful for all your plays and the votes that keep the game at a solid 8.1 rating.
If you haven’t voted yet, we would love to hear your opinion.
We’re also thrilled to share some exciting news: following the success of Darwin’s Journey, we are continuing the Journey line with a new adventure. The next title will explore the life and discoveries of Galileo Galilei.
1610. Galileo’s discoveries shake the old order as you enter an era of reason against dogma. In this euro game by Virginio Gigli and Flaminia Brasini, you are a scholar who writes, invents, and gazes at the stars, while the Inquisition’s shadow threatens every discovery.
The launch is planned for Q4 2025 on Gamefound and will support Stretch Pay, allowing you to split your pledge into up to 10 installments.
We’re thrilled to announce a free mini-expansion for all backers of the Darwin’s Journey or Darwin’s Journey: Oceania Kickstarter campaigns that will back this new campaign for Galileo.
In Darwin’s Journey, you can unlock the Galileo meeple by fulfilling the requirements of the character card or by visiting the special action tile. Once unlocked, you may immediately place Galileo on a space already occupied by another worker. To do so, you must pay a coin penalty of 2 to the player who controls that space.
Visit our Gamefound page for more information and the latest updates on Galileo’s Truth. By following the project, you’ll also unlock a special gift waiting just for you!
Thank you all for your incredible support, and we wish you the best.
Thundergryph Games
Darwin’s Journey: Oceania is live on Kickstarter
about 1 year ago
– Thu, Jan 16, 2025 at 09:02:05 AM
Dear explorers,
Darwin’s Journey is a reflection of love and patience, and we are deeply grateful for your unwavering support and all the patience you had while we were working and improving the game design. Today,Darwin’s Journey is part of the TOP 100 on BoardGameGeek, an achievement we proudly dedicate to you. Thank you so much!
We are thrilled to announce Darwin’s Journey: Oceania, the latest expansion to the game, which islive on Kickstarter, this expansion promises new adventures and discoveries with the introduction of a new main board, dual-layer player boards, and a different way of thinking about strategies.
We have already unlocked 17 stretch goals, adding numerous exciting features to the expansion.
Visit our Kickstarter page for more information on what’s new!
As a returning backer, if you get Oceania you will receive the Golden Tent mini-expansion for free! Including a metal golden tent and a special action. The first time the tent is unlocked, it can be placed in any given tent space by paying the corresponding cost. For the second time forward, the tent is moving to a different location.
Let us know in the comments below if you are in!
Thank you again for your kind support and we hope to see you there.
Wishing you all the best,
Everyone at Thundergryph Games
More about Oceania, Trust Me and Komodo Dragon
over 1 year ago
– Wed, Oct 09, 2024 at 09:11:26 AM
Hello Explorers!
Since our last update, miles have passed under the keel of our ship and now we are sailing at full speed through our next big campaign for Oceania.
We can almost see land ahead since this new, exciting Kickstarter campaign will launch on January 7th, 2025.
To tease you a little bit, we will give you a sneak peek at this new expansion, but first, we want to turn your attention to the Island of Toys we are just about to coast.
As you may already know, our crazy Pledge What You Want campaign for Trust me is now live on Kickstarter and it is about to come to an end in just a few hours!
You can still jump in and get this strategic bluffing game for as low as 1€ and unlock these wonderful achievements with your pledge. You will receive your game in December 2024 since Trust Me is already produced.
Also, you can enter the pledge manager and get those expansions you have been looking for a long time, even the brand new Komodo Dragon expansion that we sold out on the first day at Essen Spiel!
Last but not least, did you see that? We are almost in the TOP 100 on BoardGameGeek! We are speechless, thank you so much. If you haven't voted yet, we would be very grateful if you take the time to let us know what you think about the game.
And now, ready your telescopes to see a glimpse of the new Oceania expansion
As you can imagine, new and extraordinary discoveries await, ready to be shared with the museum, unveiling nature's hidden wonders. Yet, the journey will not be easy. This is a hazardous land, where each step through its untamed beauty brings us closer to both marvels and peril.
That's it for today's update, but soon prepare for a full reveal and live stream!
As always, take care, and fair winds to all!
Everyone at Thundergryph Games
Darwin’s Journey on the Golden Geeks (cast your votes!)
almost 2 years ago
– Fri, May 03, 2024 at 05:58:58 AM
Hello explorers,
A couple of months have passed since our last update when we teased Darwin’s Journey Oceania.
Darwin’s Journey jumped from TOP 150 to TOP 134 in Boardgamegeek and obtained the 80th place in the best strategy games of all time. We want to thank you once again for all your patience and support while we were working on this game, it is thanks to you that this game is getting recognition.
We just came back from the Tokyo Game Market with the good news that Darwin’s Journey was nominated to the 2023 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters' Selection Nominee and to the renowned Italian prize Goblin Il Magnifico, very exciting times for the game!
There are just a few days left to vote for your favorite Golden Geek Games on Board Game Geek!
We need your support as Darwin’s Journey has been nominated to three categories:
Heavy Game of the Year
Best Art Direction / Illustrations
Best Expansion (Fireland Expansion)
We appreciate your votes and we are ready to uncover a special gift if we win at least a Golden Geek Award!
In the next few weeks, we will be unveiling more information about the Oceania expansion that will launch on Kickstarter later this year.
Congrats to the winner of our photo contest that will be immortalized as a new character and the runners-ups!
Thanks for all your great support and talking again soon.
Sincerely yours,
Everyone here at Thundergryph Games
A sincere thank you and a surprise announcement
about 2 years ago
– Wed, Mar 06, 2024 at 09:58:55 AM
Hello everyone, We hope you are well!
First of all congrats to our winners of the hand-signed card set of our previous update:
Colyavin, hoteltokyo, Tepo, BlackTaxus, Kellyke, KonkeyGong, Saphir, TheLappn, Jack Dryke, Haukeliseter. We will be reaching the winners by e-mail to request your address.
A bit of time has passed since we last talked, and a lot of things have happened! Darwin’s Journey has entered the top 150 games on BGG and we are so excited to have received new nominations and awards!
I traveled to Cannes for the As D’Or ceremony and while we didn’t take the win, I thought about how thankful I was to all of you for the incredible patience you had while we were working on improving this game.
We all hope that you are proud and that you are enjoying the game. If you have not voted on BGG yet, please rate the game as you see fit, it would help the game!
A new exciting expansion is in the works
We don’t want to spoil our surprise announcement but we can confirm that a new map and mechanisms are part of the new expansion. If you enjoyed the Fireland Expansion, this new one is for you. We expect to release it on Kickstarter this year with a great turnaround thanks to our reprinting times (the game is starting its 5th print run).
To celebrate, we are having a special event on our webpage with a few discounts and the possibility of becoming one of the characters in our next expansion. Don’t miss out!
A new evolving card game from Simone Luciani and Virginio Gigli
Darwin opened up a great opportunity for us to work on more complex games, and we are so excited to announce Etherstone, the evolving card game that has a similar combo feeling with a completely different game experience.
Draft a hand of 7 cards with countless combinations and experience a combo-chain card game of strategy.
If you decide to pledge for the game, we have a special gift for you, the limited edition Life Dial, only available for returning backers.
We hope you will be able to visit our Kickstarter page and give us your opinion in the comments below!
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this update and we look forward to talking to you soon!
Sincerely yours,
Everybody here at Thundergryph Games
