Tales from the Red Dragon Inn

Addresses Locking May 19
about 3 years ago – Wed, May 03, 2023 at 09:11:31 AM

Hi, folks. Just a quick update on how ocean freight is going. Copies of Tales (and add-ons) are on their way to our various regional shippers (US, Canada, UK, Germany, Australia, China), and some are even starting to arrive there. We believe that most regions will ship on time, but unfortunately the shipment to Germany (for all EU backers) is a bit behind schedule. It is possible that games will still be able to ship to EU backers in June, but it may slip into early July. It will depend largely on how long it takes for the games to clear customs. We apologize for the potential delay and will do everything we can to prevent it, but the reality is that we're entering the part of the project where we have very little control over the process.

Overall, though, things are progressing reasonably well, so we're announcing today that we will be locking addresses on May 19. If you've moved (or if you're about to move), be sure to go to BackerKit and update your address! In addition, if you're a straggler that hasn't filled out your BackerKit survey yet, please do so or your rewards will be delayed. As usual, if there's a problem with your order, please contact us at [email protected]. Thanks, everyone!

More About BackerKit
about 3 years ago – Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 04:21:48 PM

Hi again, folks. Two reminders about the Tales from the Red Dragon Inn pledge manager on BackerKit:

1) Unfortunately, it is possible to stop just before the end of the survey process, thereby leaving your order nearly complete but not quite. Here's the key piece at the end:

If you don't hit that "place my order" button, your order will be not be complete, and you'll be stuck forever in the land of email reminders bugging you because you haven't filled out your survey. This problem can happen even if you've completely filled out your survey, provided your address, and submitted credit card info. Here's how you can know whether you hit the "place my order" button: if you didn't get a confirmation email after filling out your survey, chances are you didn't finish your order. Similarly, if you think that you filled out your survey but you're still getting reminders from BackerKit about Tales from the Red Dragon Inn, chances are you didn't finish your order. Hit that magic green button!

2) Over 500 of you had the unfortunate experience of your credit card being declined. We get it, these things happen - especially when it's been so long since the pledge manager first opened. Many of you declined folks have already put in a new credit card and everything's working fine now. For those of you who didn't, please be aware that we will try charging cards again later this week, so now would be a great time to go into your survey and make sure that a correct card is in there. (And be sure to hit the magic green button while you're at it!)

As always, questions or issues should go to [email protected]. Thanks!

Pledge Manager Closing April 5
over 3 years ago – Tue, Mar 07, 2023 at 09:37:20 AM

Hi, everyone. Mass production of Tales is continuing nicely, and we're very excited! To make sure that all the i's are dotted and the t's are crossed when the product arrives, we're announcing today that we will be locking orders on BackerKit on April 5, and we will be charging credit cards on April 7.

So, to answer a few of the likely questions that will come up:

What if my credit card gets declined? No worries, we can see all declined card information when we go to BackerKit. We will try charging them again after a bit of time passes, or you can enter a new card. (BackerKit makes this kind of thing really easy!) If you have trouble with this process, just contact [email protected].

What if I'm moving soon? Again, no problem! Locking orders will be done on April 5, but locking addresses will happen later, as we get closer to ship time. Once orders are locked, you won't be able to change the contents of your order, but you WILL be able to change your address. (If you happen to be switching countries in your move, please contact us at [email protected].)

Does this mean you're shipping the games out in April? Sorry, no. We have no reason to think that we will miss our announced June deadline, but we also have no reason to think that we'll be significantly early. We'll let you know if that changes.

If you have any other questions, go ahead and ask here or via [email protected]. Thanks!

Manufacturing is a GO! Also, RDI 9!
over 3 years ago – Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 03:00:13 PM

In our last update we talked about ordering a full prototype of Tales from our manufacturer. Earlier this week we received that prototype and analyzed the heck out of it. Overall, we are very happy with it! Here's a sneak peek!

After looking through everything, we've sent a few minor edits to the manufacturer, and with that, mass production is a go!

So now... we wait. We'll keep you posted on manufacturing progress, but we think things are in good shape. In the meantime, earlier today we launched another Kickstarter campaign, this time for the latest expansion in the Red Dragon Inn series!

This new standalone expansion takes you to the Undercity below Greyport to meet four new characters in a cozy tavern of their own! There are multiple pledge levels for you to support and stretch goals to make the game even better.

And if you'd like to see RDI 9 in action, then join us on Twitch today at 7 PM Eastern, 4 PM Pacific.

Check out the new campaign, and thanks for your support!

Progress Report - February 2023
over 3 years ago – Tue, Feb 14, 2023 at 07:10:21 AM

Greetings Slugfans!

With manufacturing officially underway, we at SlugFest Games are in the same position as you, waiting to see how things turn out! Fortunately, according to our manufacturer, we shouldn’t have to wait too long before we get our hands on the production prototype of the game. If you recall from our update last November, we received a Chapter 1 prototype to get a feel for the physical components and walkthrough of the game with some blind playtests. Then in January we received the white-box prototype to preview and tweak the packaging of the game.

What’s coming up next is the final prototype. It will be a complete, “off-the-shelf” version of the game with all its bells and whistles, and will also be our final opportunity to make changes or corrections. With any luck, everything will feel and look great and we can hit the big green button that starts up the printing presses (and injection molders [and huge razor blade punch out clickers]).

We look forward to sharing the news about this final prototype with you all soon!