Diecaster Games

Post #20. Surveys are out!
9 months ago – Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 06:10:40 AM

You likely already received your survey since almost 40% of surveys are completed. Awesome! If you didn't receive your survey, double-check which email you signed up with, and check your spam/junk folder. If you still can't find it, reach out to Backerkit and they will help you find your survey: 

For those of you who have never gone through a crowdfunding for board games, the survey is where you pay for shipping and sales tax (if applicable in your location). We know shipping costs have spiked due to recent/current wars and issues in the Red Sea. We worked with our shipping company weekly to ensure our costs were current and accurate before sending the survey.

We are so excited to be at this step in the process! Things will start moving fast in the background at this point. We are still on track for a November arrival (maybe earlier?? eek!! Don't quote me!!!!) :-)

Have a great week!

Leander and Kyle

Update #19. Surveys are coming!
9 months ago – Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 10:42:28 AM

Soon, you’ll receive an email from us with a special link to your BackerKit survey. It’s important to respond to your survey as quickly as you can since we need this information to fulfill your rewards.

You don’t need to create a BackerKit account to fill out your survey. When you receive the email with the survey, click the survey link to respond. Answer the questions about your reward preferences, provide shipping information, and purchase add-on items if you like. You don’t have access to this survey link yet, but it will be available soon via email!

After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses at any time before we close the surveys and get our final counts.

If you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page at https://innkeeper.backerkit.com.

If you used your Facebook credentials to log in to your account, the BackerKit survey is sent to the email address you use for your Facebook account. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please contact support at https://innkeeper.backerkit.com/faq.

Leander and Kyle, Diecaster Games, LLC

Update #18 - Player mat finalized, digital files uploaded, and Discord channel ready
9 months ago – Fri, Apr 12, 2024 at 08:44:02 AM

We are very excited to share some updates. We finalized all files and our production team, Whatz Games, is reviewing our files and will be ready to press print if they all meet their standards! Cross all your fingers, b/c it means they can press print to mass-produce Innkeeper! See the artwork below.

Behind the scenes, our artist Om finalized the player mat you ordered. It is incredibly thematic and functional. An original art piece by Om that will keep your game organized. We think this will be selling like hotcakes when we go to conventions and local craft fairs. 

We also started a Diecaster Games Discord Channel! We would love for you to check it out, share it with friends, and tell us what you want to see. You can set up times to playtest Innkeeper with your friends and we will also begin playtesting Innkeeper the Expansion! Exciting stuff!

For now we will keep working on the boring stuff behind the scenes but will try to keep you all updated as best as possible. Enjoy the Spring weather!

Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/vGk9bzV5

Update #17. Progress
11 months ago – Fri, Feb 23, 2024 at 04:48:49 PM

Hello all. Thanks again for your support of Innkeeper. We have now finished all Likeness art cards and we are preparing files for print. Hopefully within the next couple of weeks. Then it is off to print and then the Loooooooooooonnnnnnng wait for shipping from China to U.S. We are still looking pretty good for that November timeline we provide in the Kickstarter. While you wait, here are some likeness art from our special supporters. 

Update #16. Progress, Next Kickstarter, and New Art
12 months ago – Sat, Feb 03, 2024 at 06:04:41 PM

Hello Backers,

We are excited to let you know that we are back in our momentum and have been doing a lot of work in the background to finalize art for the game including the likeness cards and the player mat! We will provide a sneak preview of the player mat here once we get a final design from our artist, Om. 

We also wanted to let you know that Kyle and I have been hard at work creating elements for our next Kickstarter sometime in 2025, the Expansion to Innkeeper! This will include new characters, new and increased number of cards, and yes, because you demanded it, a 5-6 player version of the game! We are playtesting the elements now in Tabletop Simulator. Interested in playtesting? We will be inviting everyone to a Discord channel in about two months. Join the Discord, join our community, and sign up to playtest the updated version. Currently, we have two marketing students from the University of Minnesota doing some research into Discord to help us make sure we cultivate the best experience possible for you and future Innkeepers!

To hold you over, we are happy to unveil a video of our very own artist, Om, creating a likeness card for one of our Ultimate Inn Backers. Enjoy!