📌 What’s next and answers to the frequently asked questions
about 3 years ago – Tue, Feb 09, 2021 at 11:34:04 PM

Dear explorers,

We hope this first post-campaign update finds you well! There are quite a few things to cover but first of all, let’s talk about one important feature before we proceed with the rest.

We totally understand that your time is valuable and we don’t expect you to read all of the updates that will come each month, but specifically, there are a few updates that if you take the time to read, would benefit the organization immensely. 

This has been our most successful campaign so far and managing 17.000 backers is not an easy task, therefore we are kindly asking for your help in this new challenge.

Important updates will be marked with 📌 in the title.

When an update is marked as important we strongly encourage you to read it and confirm you read it by “liking” the post at the end of the update.

By doing this, you will help us have a clear vision of how many readers went through the update, in order to plan ahead of time any unclear situation that may arise.

What is the Bazaar (pledge manager) and how does it work:

We are slightly delaying the launch of the Thundergryph Bazaar to the end of March (instead of early in March) to give time to our manufacturer to work on the pre-production of some components and the add-ons for you to see before committing to buying them.

The pledge manager that we like to call the Bazaar is another platform (powered by Backerkit) that you will be able to access by receiving an invitation via email (your Kickstarter email), where you will be able to do the following:

1) Upgrade your pledge or add any additional items from the Darwin’s Journey campaign (if you pledged 1€, this is fundamental to access all of the rest of the features).

2) Pay for the shipping cost of your pledge, if you haven’t already.

3) Access to a limited quantity of our past Deluxe editions (we will confirm which games will be available when we are closer to the launch).

4) Access to a selection of released retail titles, including the different promos of each game.

5) Select your preferred language of choice for the game.

6) Choose your address for shipping, and update it anytime before fulfillment.

Aged wood finish effect will not be applied

Chinese New Year has started, so we won’t be receiving news about the pre-production until March.

We recently received the samples of the aged finish for the wood and as some of you suggested, it doesn’t give justice to the game components as these would have to be less detailed and the finish doesn’t come through as special.

Because of that reason, we are removing this aged effect from all the copies. We hope you will understand. We haven’t thought about any finish replacement to the aged wood effect but we will let you know if we find something interesting. We do not plan to add silkscreen to all pieces.

Post campaign frequently asked questions

🔎 Which past games will be available in the Bazaar when it launches?

We will confirm which games will be available when we are closer to launch.

🔎 When will the pledge manager be available?

Possibly at the end of March, but we will let you know with precision.

🔎 Are you planning on doing more live streams?

Yes, absolutely. We have plans on doing live streams of our other games too. The best way is to follow us on Twitch to get notified.

🔎 When can I select my language, when can I add more copies or add-ons?

You will be able to do this in our pledge manager (Thundergryph Bazaar) that should launch at the end of March.

🔎 Any updates on the rulebook? Any updates on the Tabletop Simulator version?

We are still working on these and we will keep you informed about it in a following update.

Our first stage ended on February 2nd. All the people qualified for the bracket stage will receive an email on February 11th (with the title: Darwin’s Journey Tournament: you are qualified).

The bracket will also be posted on our Discord channel where you can ask any questions you may have about the tournament.

Thank you very much for your support and be sure to like this update if you have read it.

Sincerely yours,
Everybody here at Thundergryph Games

Thank you for this memorable journey!
about 3 years ago – Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 03:20:16 AM

Dear Explorers,

The end of this campaign was one of the most incredible moments for us as a boardgame publisher. With more than 16’000 of you, Darwin’s Journey is our most successful game and campaign to this date.

We really want to thank all of you for your incredible love for the game!

To all the press that helped us with their videos, all our testers, and extended family of retail partners and colleagues, this incredible outcome is also because of you all.

As a final thank you to end this campaign, we have a truly special companion that you will probably recognize. Thank you for keeping the excitement alive during this campaign!

What’s next?

We will update you at least once per month on the progress of the project, but during February 2021, we will start explaining how to use the Bazaar and complete your pledge,  letting you know which items will be available to purchase.

If you have any questions, just let us know by commenting on the project, or by using the KS message feature that will be available for the whole month of February, or even via our contact form.

We wish you all the best and we look forward to talking with you again soon!

Sincerely yours,
Everybody here at Thundergryph Games

LAST 24 hours - It is not over! Our end of campaign surprises
about 3 years ago – Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 03:02:56 AM

Dear Explorers,

We cannot thank you enough for all the excitement that you have shown for this campaign. We love interacting with you in our comment section.

We have spent three weeks together, taking notes of all your observations and shaping this game along with you. We are reaching the end of this fantastic journey that we will keep close to our hearts.

Our end of the campaign gift

You have been asking for it and we want to reward your love and support by unlocking this companion card as our last gift for the campaign!

This very special Charles Darwin accomplice will also keep you company in your adventure to the Galapagos. The ability is still taking shape and we will reveal it soon.

Stretch Goals, now it’s time to wrap them up

You have unlocked both goals revealed yesterday in less than a day!

We have been enjoying the campaign experience immensely and many of these goals were created by you. We want to close the campaign with a couple of new surprises that you have been asking for and that we believe to be a good end to an awesome campaign!

The first being a collectible exclusive to this campaign. We will include a second HMS Beagle in all of our Collector’s pledges with a silkscreen print effect, as a token for you to remember that you were part of this Journey.

Finally, a goal dear both to you and to us. Veronica Emer from Meeple Music has been creating soundtracks for our games to accompany you while playing. Darwin’s Journey will be no exception and we are proud to present a soundtrack for this game too!

You can listen to previous soundtracks by visiting Meeple Music on Spotify or on her website.

We are just 500 followers away from unlocking the social goal that can be found at the end of our Kickstarter page! You can visit the following links to help us unlock it:Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Twitch

Small change to the live stream schedule

Tonight we will be live on the Mishi Geek twitch channel at 10:00 pm CET | 4:00 pm EST to play with the Fireland Expansion in Spanish.

Finally, our live stream for tomorrow, Jan 28th is having a slight change of schedule and we will start half an hour before the time announced previously. January 28th 6:30pm CET | 12:30pm EST

Tune in to our Twitch channel or visit the campaign page at the time of the streams. We will play the game, answer questions live and organize giveaways during the stream.

Thank you once again for your kind support and talk to you tomorrow at the end of the campaign!

Sincerely yours,

Everyone here at Thundergryph Games

LAST 48 hours - What we have achieved together and Stretch Goals Encore!
about 3 years ago – Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 01:03:21 AM

Dear Explorers,

We are so excited to be entering the last 48 hours of the campaign. This has been an incredible ride, and Darwin’s Journey will soon become our most funded campaign ever.

We hope that you have enjoyed this journey with us and let’s celebrate what we have achieved together in these three weeks!

Stretch Goals Encore!

We said the last two goals were the final ones, but you know we love to surprise you!

Here are the last reveals of this incredible campaign! The final one is quite close to Paolo Voto's heart. We really want to add this final touch to the theme where it is missing.

The look of these new Special Actions will be amazing!

Social Goal Encore!

Since we know that you wanted to hit one more important milestone of this campaign, here is a new Social goal for 2 interesting Objectives that you can achieve by reaching 1000 more followers on our social media platforms overall.

Live stream Schedule

Tune in to our Twitch channel or visit the campaign page at the time of the streams. We will play the game, answer questions live and organize giveaways during the stream.

January 26st 7:00pm CET | 1:00pm EST - It’s Combotastic!
 January 28st 7:00pm CET | 1:00pm EST - You choose!

With this, we conclude our special update for the final 48 hours!

We couldn’t be more excited about all the love you have for this game. This is humbling and so inspiring for our future as a publisher. Thank you so much!

We will talk again tomorrow.

Sincerely yours,
Everybody here at Thundergryph Games

LAST 72 hours - Debossed unlocked and Most Anticipated Game of 2021
about 3 years ago – Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 07:18:51 PM

Dear Explorers,

We hope you had a great weekend!

This campaign really has flown and we are entering the last 72h of this incredible Journey, with almost 12’000 of you.

You have unlocked the debossed finish for the player boards and headed towards the final goal for the Tile Wax Seals. We couldn’t feel prouder of this new achievement we accomplished together.

While we update the “Inside the box” section of the campaign page with everything we have unlocked, in this update we are announcing our last 2 live streams, but don’t worry! We will keep doing them even after the campaign.

Most anticipated game of 2021

Darwin’s Journey has been nominated for the most anticipated game of 2021! Voting is currently running on Boardgamegeek and if you have an account over there, we would be really happy if you would like to vote!

The game is nominated in three categories: Overall, Euro, Science. You can follow the link below to access the voting process!

Thank you so much for your love and support.

Livestream Schedule

January 26st 7:00pm CET | 1:00pm EST - It’s Combotastic! [imagen livestream]

We are excited to spend a couple of hours playing an interesting match of Darwin’s Journey with Gon and Pier (Mr. Whoopsie) using the Fireland Expansion, where they will try to create the longest combo chain possible.

January 28st 7:00pm CET | 1:00pm EST - You choose! [imagen livestream]
For our final stream of the campaign, you can decide what you would like us to play and if you would like to see something in particular. Be sure to let us know your preferences in the comments of this update!

As usual, in both live streams we will be answering your questions live and organizing giveaways during the stream. Tune in to our Twitch channel or visit the campaign page at the time of the stream. We hope to see you there!

Looking forward to talking with you tomorrow for our final 48h rush! You will be surprised!

Sincerely yours,
Everybody here at Thundergryph Games