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Hello Smiths! 28 days from the relaunch on September 19th! Gen Con 50 was a huge success! We'd like to thank all the playtesters and backers that stopped by to say hello (even play a game!). Game balance is solid and starting with four resources helped speed up the beginning of the game. Adding a new 3 denomination coin had mixed reviews, so we'll do some more evaluation.
On to the News!
We continue to need your support, rating and comments on Board Game Geek. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/198414/dwarven-smithy Demos of the game will be at three conventions during the Kickstarter. - Cincitycon October 6-8th (Cincinnati, OH) - Queen city Conquest Sept 8-9th (Buffalo, NY) - Oddmall Hallowondrous October 14-15th (Toledo, OH) Thanks again everyone and keep getting the word out. With your help, we'll get funded the 1st day, work fast on stretch goals and get the game to you as soon as possible. We'll update everyone in 2 weeks on our progress. Thanks, Mike, Craig, and Charlie Flatworks Gaming DwarvenSmithy.com
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Hello, Fellow Smiths!
We are about one month from relaunching the Dwarven Smithy Kickstarter on September 19th. We want to thank you again for supporting our game and hope on the next campaign, we earn your support once again. Social Media
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Unlike other games, where the Kickstarters get you in at the base level and then add components to complete the game. Dwarven Smithy is a complete game without any stretch goals. Our goals will focus on better components/quality in the game, not quantity. Thanks, Mike, Craig, and Charlie Flatworks Gaming DwarvenSmithy.com Hello Smiths,
We are pleased to announce the relaunch of Dwarven Smithy on Kickstarter - Sept 19th at 10 am EST. If we pushed the date any later, it would bump up into the holiday season. Thanks to everyone who sent messages and gave feedback on the previous campaign. We’ve taken all the comments and reviewed them. The overall good news is the last project looked great, just didn’t get the start it needed or advertised enough to get the word out. We can’t list everything, but here are some highlights of things we’ll improve on the relaunch.
We’ll follow up in August and September to keep you informed of our progress and build momentum. As always, thanks for your support and keep spreading the word about Dwarven Smithy on social media. Thanks! ~ Mike, Craig and Charlie of Flatworks Gaming Website: http:/www.dwarvensmithy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlatworksGaming/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/flatworksgaming BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/198414/dwarven-smithy 24 hours from Launch! Before we launch at 10:00 am tomorrow, we want to thank everyone again for their support over the last 2 years. We fund at 488 backers and then can work on our stretch goals.
Preview Kickstarter Page We've decided to go with two pledge levels to keep it simple. Backers can choose between one or two copies of the game and the same shipping for both. The page is still getting updated (almost hourly!). Please click on the link below and leave feedback on the page. Preview Page Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1343974054/1392456952?token=140c9cb2 Kickstarter Video The KS video is up on the KS page and a 1080 HD version is on Youtube. Link: https://youtu.be/yVnrmH4n9Wc BoardGameGeek We invite you to visit our BGG page, rate the game, become a fan, leave a review and post on the message boards. Link: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/198414/dwarven-smithy Reviewers The Man vs. Meeple preview is up on Youtube (already up to 1917 views!) Link: https://youtu.be/ts-s2sd2Szc Other reviews should come in tonight and we'll post on the KS page as soon as we get them. Gameplay Session Video Forged By Geek ran a gameplay session of the game. Link: https://youtu.be/Dzk5-jkUgqk Website: DwarvenSmithy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlatworksGaming/ If you have any questions or comments, please let us know. Thanks, Mike, Craig and Charles Pre-Kickstarter Update 5 - Dwarven Smithy
Hello Everyone, 2 Weeks away! Thanks to everyone who signed up for the newsletter. After launch day, we'll update everyone through Kickstarter. We'd also like to thank everyone who emailed us with comments about the game. Social Media Keep spreading the word about the game, sharing posts and we'll continue to run Facebook ads. Kickstarter Our Kickstarter page is 97% complete. The page needs the main video finished and a few other minor things. BoardGameGeek We are starting to see more comments out on BoardGameGeek. Awesome! For those that haven't gone out, please do, become a fan of the game and give it a review. Link is here: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/198414/dwarven-smithy Reviewers We checked in with the reviewers, all is going well. As soon as we get the reviews in, we'll get them on the page and add any videos. If you have any questions or comments on how to help make this game more successful, please let us know. Thanks, Mike, Craig and Charles Website: DwarvenSmithy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlatworksGaming We are starting the countdown to our May 23rd Kickstarter. It's 4 weeks away!
Feedback Needed As we put together the Kickstarter page, we would like to feature some of your feedback on the game. If you have playtested the game and want to give us a one or two sentence endorsement, please contact us. We'll use your statement and your name on the Kickstarter page. BoardGameGeek Also, if you have playtested the game, check out our page on boardgamegeek.com. We could use some fans and don't forget to review the game. Link is here: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/198414/dwarven-smithy Reviewers All the games are out for review. Videos We have two videos up on Youtube that go through the Game Setup and a Game Overview. Game Setup - https://youtu.be/MQjx0LQpsBA Game Overview - https://youtu.be/e_tcZvDtS10 Kickstarter Page Still a work in progress and we'll share that as soon as possible. Website: http://www.DwarvenSmithy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlatworksGaming/ If you have any questions or comments on how to help make this game more successful, please let us know. Thanks, Mike, Craig and Charles We've updated the website again with new card art - warehouse card, icon reference and scoring cards. We also have a new pdf Rulebook. At this point, all the art is complete. We'll make adjustments based on the feedback we get from you.
Please remember to share our posts on social media and keep getting the word out. Kickstarter Page We have our graphic design studio working on the images now. Manufacturing We've sent out for three new quotes. The box size will be 8.25 by 10.25 by 2 inches. Once we get the quotes back, we'll be able to set a firm Kickstarter Goal. Videos and Reviewers Six copies of the game are heading our way and five are for reviewers. The first two games were on a rush order and will be sent to FatherGeek and UndeadViking as soon as we get them. The rest will be sent out about a week after. As soon as we get our copy of the new game, we'll be making a How to Play video and post that to our website. Origins (June 2017) Event Schedule 6/14/2017 - 2:00, 4:00 and 6:00 PM 6/15/2017 - 10:00 AM, 2:00 and 4:00 PM 6/16/2017 - 10:00 AM, 2:00, 4:00 and 6:00 PM 6/17/2017 - 12:00, 2:00 and 4:00 PM 6/18/2017 - 10:00 AM, 2:00 and 2:00 PM Gen Con (Aug 2017) Event Schedule 8/17/2017 - Thursday - 6:00 and 8:00 pm 8/18/2017 - Friday - 6:00 and 8:00 pm 8/19/2017 - Saturday - 4:00 and 6:00 pm Thank you, Flatworks Teams The Flatworks team is busy preparing for the upcoming Kickstarter scheduled for May 23rd.
Flatworks attended CincyCon 2017 in early March and tested a starter version of the game. The starter version will contain less guild cards, introduce players to the game and teach the game's mechanics in about one hour. The full game version is the same game as many of our playtesters played over the past year and a half. Art We still have a few icons and other illustrations left to go, but we are 95% complete. We are working with Lisa and Greg Johnson of Luff Games to polish up our Player turn and Game Reference cards. Leonardo Borazio, who did the art our box cover and player characters, is creating the art for our game board stretch goal. We've posted more game art on the main game website, so go visit if you haven't been there in the past few weeks. Manufacturing We have narrowed the list down to three manufacturers. We'd be sending out quotes again next week to finalize the box size and other component pricing. Next, is to reach out to shipping and fulfillment companies to line up how the games will be delivered. Videos Videos of the game components, game setup and how to play will be made over the next three weeks and posted on YouTube and on our website. Reviewers We reached out to reviewers and will be sending the game out in April. We have lined up FatherGeek, UndeadViking, ForgedByGeeks and a few others. Origins (June 2017) Flatworks will be running 16 events for Dwarven Smithy at the Origins Game Fair in June. This will be the last weekend of the Kickstarter too. Hopefully the game will be funded and we have completed all our stretch goals, but if it's needed, we'll be there to push the game over the finish line. Gen Con (Aug 2017) Flatworks will be Gen Con running events for Dwarven Smithy. We are still working out the event schedule as we will also be in the First Exposure Playtest Hall testing other games. Game Website: DwarvenSmithy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlatworksGaming/ We have been busy here at Flatworks getting ready for a new year of conventions and working out details for our first Kickstarter for Dwarven Smithy. Stay tuned, we will be announcing a Kickstarter launch date within the next week. Last month, we signed contracts with two artists for Dwarven Smithy. We plan to release some of the great artwork as soon as it's final.
Convention Lineup
It's going to be an an exciting year, so stay tuned... CincyCon
We will be attending CincyCon March 3-5, 2017 and will run events for Dwarven Smithy. Kickstarter Since this is our first Kickstarter, we want to keep it simple and be successful. We have built the starting page, working on reward levels and stretch goals, finalizing the last beta prototype before final art and putting together our marketing strategy. I can't list out all the steps here, but there are well over 100 things to do before now and when the Kickstarter starts. When the project funds, there are just as many steps or more to get the product to our backers. Putting Mike's IT project manager skills to work! Game Art We continue to receive quotes back for art on the game. We believe in Dwarven Smithy and want to invest as much as we can into the game before the Kickstarter. Part of our decision rests not only on quality, cost and timeframes, but the fact we need to also budget for advertising, a graphic designer to put it all together and a videographer for Kickstarter. Hopefully in the next two weeks, we'll be signing contracts. Playtesters We'd also like to take time to thank everyone who playtested Dwarven Smithy over the last year. Not everyone wanted their name recognized but here's a list of everyone that did. From all of us at Flatworks Gaming, THANK YOU. Aaron Angel, Aaron Scott, Alex Ambrose, Andrew D. Joines, Andrew Noe, Andrew Space, Andrew Warth, Anthony Pulcastro, Ava Benoit, Ben Smithy, Beth Hill, Bethany Milewski, Briana Walz, Brittany Ballo, Brittany Gunter, Bryan Drennen, Cat Lynch, Chris Milewski, Clay Napier, Cody S. Martin, Daniel Peabody, Darryll Rowland, Derek McCauley, Don Tyler Wooldridge, Duncan Seibert, Eva Grouling Snyder, Gerald L. White Jr., Hakinaro, Isabella Tattoo, Jason Stewart, Jeremy Waters, Jessica Turner, Joe Martinez, Joe Wooldridge, Joseph Martinez, Keith Ambrose, Kelly Woeste, Kevin W. Suttner, Kristen Elliott, Kyle Bornhorst, Kyle Foraker, Laney Seibert, Lauren Kohles, Lindsay Wildt, Matthew Beamer, Matthew Beckerich, Max Benoit, Maxine Springer, Megan Beckerich, Mike Ball, Misty Troutt, Nancy Snyder, Nathaniel Clark, Nick Lynch, Noah Blythe, Noah Kohles, Paola Roman, Pat McClelland, Peter Schreck, Philippe Rigaud, Reece Benoit, Richard Life, Robert Lane, Rugen Lawler, Sarah Eisenv, Stephanie Phillips, Stephen J Seibert II, Themos Cuadill,Tony Miller, Tory Trone, Troy Hufford, Tyler Candella, Wm Brian Troutt and Zach Workman. |
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