Werewolf in the Dark Backers!

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SURVEY ARE OUT!
Good news! The surveys are out. At the time of writing this update, 80% have already completed your surveys. This is great! I'd be lying if I told you we didn't hit any snags. However, any glitches encountered were reported and have since been fixed. This is why it is so important to...

Please let us know if you have any issues. You can leave a comment here or, better yet, email [email protected] with any questions or concerns you may have.

As for the production of the game, so far we haven't hit any more hiccups. We are still trying our best to get this to you before 2025.

MOTHERSHIP MONTH

The countdown has begun. Mothership Month will launch November 12th on BackerKit. This marks the first Group-Collab of its kind that brings a creator together with its third-party publishing (3PP) community to host a multi-project, month-long collaborative crowdfunding event. 

The Mothership Month Group-Collab will showcase projects from us (Tuesday Knight Games) and 15+ creators. All projects are based on the beloved Mothership RPG and are packed with livestreams, collaborative rewards, freebies, polls, and trivia challenges tailored to celebrate the Mothership fan and creator community. 

With over 15 confirmed creators participating in Mothership Month this year and more to be announced, the Mothership Month Group-Collab features some of the brightest stars from the Mothership 3PP community, each with a brand new adventure. Including:

Plus, there will be a brand new hardcover module from Tuesday Knight Games: WAGES OF SIN. Over 200 pages of content for running bounty hunting games in Mothership, including 100 bounties each formatted as a one-shot adventure.

Think of Mothership Month as a pep rally for the entire Mothership community with livestreams and new actual plays from intrepid creators such as The Panic Table and Nobody Wake the Bugbear airing on our project page. While each campaign will have its own achievements and rewards, early backers can expect an exclusive patch from Tuesday Knight Games, and backers who back multiple projects will get to unlock cards from an exclusive bounty deck. 

Join the countdown. Follow the Mothership Month Group-Collab today >> 

That's it for this month, backers! Thanks again for being great and PLEASE don't hesitate to let us know if you need anything. We are thrilled to help,

Alan Gerding

Hey there, In the Dark Gang!

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Let's dive into the details.

GAME DELAY
Well, it happened. A slight delay. My original hope was to get this game to you by Halloween. Such a quick turn around may have been possible if we didn't hit a single snag. Well, we did. There are two main issues that delayed us.

Issue 1: File Formatting
By the end of this campaign, all the art and writing was done. The only task left was the graphic design for the box, rule books, and character guides. Once those were finished, we sent off the files to the manufacturer. However, they sent back the files because there were unforeseen format issues with the files. For example, some of the blacks didn't match (yes, different shades of black) and the cards all had to be on one file instead of 56 different card files. With these little hiccups, we knew we wouldn't make Halloween, but we were still hoping for a solid November release. But then...

Issue 2: Vacuum Tray size
The Tuesday Knight Game Team and I were all pumped and ready to go, but we had a pre-production white box sent to us. It was then we found the vacuum tray was 1milimeter too small for the box. This caused the tray to not only rattle around in the box, but also fall through. Check it:












We definitely did not want you to open your game to find the tray crooked and off its lining. So as you can see, we needed to ask for a bigger interior shelf/lining. But as the captions of the pictures above say, this is good news! The tray will no longer fall into the box AND as an added bonus, the candles will rattle in the box even less. So while this may have added a couple weeks on to the expected arrival time, your Werewolf in the Dark quality is being assured.

SURVEYS
In the next few weeks, we are hoping to get you your Werewolf in the Dark Backerkit surveys. You should receive an email (the email associated with your Backerkit account) with a link. Follow that link and you'll be able to confirm your order, add any extras you may want (like extra candles), and you can request to be added to our Tuesday Knight Games email list so that you won't miss out on any big Tuesday Knight Games announcements.

You can expect me to give you more information about your surveys in your September update.

23 KNIVES
Tyler Brown is our customer service representative. He's the one handling most product questions and other inquiries people send to Tuesday Knight Games. Not only is he a hard worker and a wonderful human being, he is also a game designer. His first game is available to back on Kickstarter right NOW!



I've personally played 23 Knives and have been a part of it's development. This game has hidden roles, historic accuracy, and betrayal. I wouldn't waste precious update space on telling you about a lemon of a game. Sincerely, I can't recommend 23 Knives enough. If you want more details, please feel free to ask. Back it and you won't be disappointed:

http://kck.st/3yLyQr2

As always, please let us know if you have any questions or comments. Sincerely, thank you again for being a backer,

Alan
tuesdayknightgames.com

Hello Werewolf in the Dark Backers!

It is time for your monthly update. We have exciting news to share! We are on schedule. All files for all components for both versions of the game have been submitted. This significant milestone ensures we are on track with our production timeline.

Thanks to your incredible support and patience, we are now aiming to have the game in your hands by February or December. We will keep you updated on any further developments as we progress towards our release date.

Thank you again for being part of this journey with us. We couldn't have done it without you!

Want a peek at the files? I've attached the rulebooks and the character guides here. This way you can enjoy them ahead of time. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to comment on this update or send us an email. If you do catch any big mistakes, it might be too late to change anything. However, sometimes there are unexpected hiccups which give us an opportunity to resubmit the files.


Thanks so much!

-Tuesday Knight Games

We fully funded and met all of our original stretch goals! It is incredibly validating as to see so many people enthusiastically support a game of Werewolf while also playing Hide-and-go-Seek. With all sincerity, thank you so much.

For one, do NOT click “late pledge,” on our page. That’s for people who missed the campaign and want to get in on pre-orders. Instead, just wait. We’ll send out a BackerKit survey in time and that will take you to the add-on store where you can add money, upgrade your pledge, etc. We don’t have a timeline for when this is coming out yet, but we’re working on it.

An important note: We will not be charging shipping until we are ready to ship. This means if you pledge for add-ons, you’ll be charged for the add-ons now, and then you’ll be charged later for shipping.

Another note: With the add-ons, you will see the option to purchase additional candles. Each box of Werewolf in the Dark comes with their own 12 candles. But maybe you think 12 isn't enough and want more candles? If that's the case, please feel free to buy additional candles. They come in packs of 12.

Almost all the files are ready to send to the manufacturers. We expect the final graphic design and layout for the rulebook to be done by the end of today. Here's a gander at one of the beautiful spreads:

Then it's onto completing the Character Guide. Lastly, it's the art on the boxes, and then we should be able to send those files onward! Currently, our projected delivery dates are in November (maybe even sooner). We don't anticipate many obstacles of delay because we've already put in so much leg work to get you Werewolf in the Dark. Stay tuned!

Unfortunately, we did not reach our last stretch goal of $166,000. We knew it was a lofty goal. However, that does not mean the phone app is impossible. All it means is we need to make sure more and more people pre-order the game and even buy it after it's release. If the sale numbers make sense to justify the app, then heck yes! We will bring the app to you.

In the meantime, I will do my best to work on content we can share through our YouTube channel and our website to assist you in enjoying your games of Werewolf in the Dark as much as possible. If you have any specific requests, please let us know.

There will be at least one update every month leading up to getting you your goods. This will even be true if there isn't anything really new to report. Remember, you can always continue to ask questions here in the campaign and we will do our best to address your comments and questions. If we hit any obstacles, I will of course report them to you. I really look forward to keeping you up-to-date on this process.

Until then, thank you all for such an amazing campaign. Thank you for the comments and kind words. Thank you for the support and sharing this campaign with your friends. But most important, thank you for playing. 

Werewolf in the Dark is in it's last hours of the campaign as it ends on Tuesday night! We've reached many stretch goals and have made this game I'm confident all backers will love this game (at least those who aren't too scared of sneaking around in the dark). Each version of Werewolf in the Dark now comes with:

We are trucking towards our final stretch goal of $166,000 so you all can get a phone app to help host your games for you! Hate hosting games but love playing in them? We will design this app to do all the heavy lifting for you. Imagine, the power of hosting in your hands!

We still have several wood blocks available at the limited pledge level. Remember, the art for Werewolf in the Dark was created by hand-carving wood blocks to make prints. Bradley Blaire is the brilliant artist behind the project. If you creep his Instagram, you'll see him put in the work behind the art. For example, you can see him carve the Crow card HERE. I highly recommend you check it out.



Thank you all so much those who back and share this project. This Werewolf in the Dark campaign has already exceeded our expectations. The momentum is picking back up in these final hours of the project and we hope to unlock our final stretch goal. Thanks again!