the games are on their way to fulfillment centers throughout the world. Below you can find more information on your specific region and when you might be expecting your game!
Asia and Pacific Regions - You are in luck. Because of your proximity to China you are likely to get yours first. Of course all of this depends on the speed of the fulfillment centers but your games have already arrived at the fulfillment center and we wouldn't be surprised if your games start showing up in the next couple weeks!
Canada and Mexico - We were able to ship yours through amazon's fulfillment warehouses and if we know anything it is that Amazon is fast. Once they get there we would hope that they are fulfilled quickly. You should see them around mid to late October.
United States - We are hoping by the end of October everything is sent out and buttoned up. This is still just a hope as we can't really rely on anything in the ports right now, but we have UPS tracking numbers and we feel confident that UPS is going to deliver on time.
Rest of the world - It is most likely going to be mid-October for the rest of you.
What's Next?
We have some fun things in store for Backfire Games! Check out the headlines to see if any of the following are of interest to you!
1) Join our News Discord and Playtest Community on Discord!
The place we go to first for announcements and community outreach and feedback is Discord. It is basically a private chat room where we can all get to know each other. It is probably the best way to get in touch with us as well as we handle all of our development coordination on the platform. Click HERE to join!
2) The Wards of Stonefall Chapter 1 is set to launch around November/December!
The Wards of Stonefall is a print and play only epic roll and write! Each Chapter of Stonefall includes 3 acts. Each act has a different sheet you play on and rule adjustments from game to game. Think of it as a campaign-style roll and write where the rules are constantly changing and the game is different each time you play it. This will be chapter one of five that are planned. All you will need is to print off one sheet per person, one group round tracker, and track down some six-sided dice to play with and you are in business. Why this format?
The shipping crisis worldwide is old news by now. We were deeply saddened by the number of people that wanted to get Snack Time but could not because of the cost of shipping. So we decided that good gaming experiences shouldn't be limited by proximity to manufacturing or development! We wanted to start a series of games that could be downloaded by anyone worldwide. The entire goal of this game was to provide not a kitschy roll and write that you might play once, but an epic campaign experience that you can really sink your teeth into in both story and mechanics. Can I Playtest it?
Absolutely! Join our discord (link above) and let us know that you are interested in playtesting Wards of Stonefall Act 1 and we will set you up with a playtester package.
Final Samples approved and Shipping!
almost 4 years ago
– Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 12:10:37 AM
Hello Everyone!
I know we are a month or so behind our original date and we thank you for our patience. There were a few unforeseen complications, but all things considered we are very happy with the progress!
This is the final notice for any address changes!
We will be locking addresses on the 18th of August and I'm afraid we will not be able to accommodate any changes after that since we will have sent the official list to our distribution centers. Getting your game after that date may be subject to additional shipping fees.
If you need to change your address please contact us at [email protected]
We have received and approved the final samples and we are getting ready to ship from the factory. Here are some specifics for our shipping plans:
1.) If you are outside of Europe or North America it is likely you copy of the game will be shipped directly from China. You will probably get your games before the vast majority. I guess you earned it because you did pay more for shipping.
2.) If you are in North America or Europe I would expect yours to come in a month or so once they are off the boat and to the warehouses.
Finally: Here is a video of the final production sample of the game!
Manufacturing Completed!
almost 4 years ago
– Thu, Jul 28, 2022 at 01:54:28 PM
Manufacturing is finished!!!
That means we just have a little time before assembly wraps up and we are on the water!
What this means for you:
1.) Make sure you have you final shipping address in place! We have gotten a lot of requests for address updates and we know life happens and this is largely out of people's control. If you are thinking there is even a possibility of moving in the next month we recommend that you have the game shipped to a family member or friend that can receive it for you.
2.) We will have about a month of waiting before things should start fulfilling. Now this is the super unpredictable part and we appreciate your patience and understanding as we keep our fingers crossed that everything goes smoothly.
Gencon 2022!
While we will not be there as a company, both Matt and McKay will be around the entire weekend. We will have prototypes of a few upcoming games with us and if you want to sit down and play together please reach out to us on here, discord, or instagram. We have had few greater joys in this process than meeting the amazing people who make our creation of games possible.
Until next update, be safe!
Hopefully the next update will be titled: "Shipped"
Print and Play Sent Out
almost 4 years ago
– Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 03:14:05 AM
NOTE: print and play was an add on and not inciuded with standard pledges.
Hello Everyone,
We sent out the print and play this last week and I will be honest, we are a little unsure of how everyone prefers their files. We basically sent what we would use if we were to take them to a print shop locally and have them printed on gloss cardstalk.
I know that is probably not what all of you do. The good news is that we can issue a redownload if that is helpful. The print and play was originally going to be black and white but we decided that it was against the integrity and quality of the game to have black and white versions out there. So you got the full color version!
We genuinely hope you enjoy the game and we would love to hear your feedback and how we can do better. Feel free to reach out to us on discord or by email at [email protected]
- Backfire Games
Print + Play + Manufacturing
almost 4 years ago
– Sat, Jul 09, 2022 at 04:08:02 PM
Wow, summer has hit us hard and in mostly good ways.
We have been busy working on Snack Time as well as the other upcoming titles and we are very excited that manufacturing is in full swing! The dice are the main hold up as custom tooling must be cut but we are looking at shipping around the 20th of July according to our manufacturer!
Meanwhile, since we have final verification that all of the files are correct, we are preparing the files for the print and play and we will get those sent out soon. They probably would have been sent out at the beginning of this week but we had some technical difficulties with our computer and had some files locked up and inaccessible for a little bit.
Overall things are moving along well and we are very grateful for all of you and your patience. We are looking to be about 1 month behind our original delivery date which we are actually still pretty pleased with. Let us know if you have any questions that we can answer! Our next game will hopefully launch around November and if you haven’t heard, it will be free shipping worldwide and about the lowest pricepoint you could expect! If you would like to test it please join our discord at this link: https://discord.gg/FNNFpb4d
