Avast ye Mateys! (Fulfillment is complete.)
5 months ago
– Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 01:13:03 PM
Ahoy Captains!
We have had quite the journey, but before we depart I had a few things I wanted to review.
Fulfillment - The last of the orders in Asia are being sent out as we speak which should just be Taiwan. We have around 80 orders left in Europe that were missing either the Upgrade Kit or metal coins, those products are on the way to Fulfillment Europe now. I did ask that they send what we have in stock right away, so you should receive two separate packages.
Letters of Marque - It has been brought to our attention that there is a typo on one of the cards. When you discover the Nest Guardian please see this BGG thread for the correction from John D Clair.
Flags of the Old World has also caused a bit of confusion. This refers to a new way of playing the game and uses contents that were provided in Letters of Marque, you can read more on page 4 of the rulebook.
Sea Dogs Pack II - In case you didn't see the comment, I would like to include the information we posted about using this pack without Sea Dogs Pack I.
There's a little confusion about the way to use Sea Dogs II if you don't have Sea Dogs I. That's our fault; we should have planned better to explain this in the packaging and not on a note on Kickstarter.
There are 12 Sea Dogs in Sea Dogs II. Two of those Sea Dogs use content introduced in the Letters of Marque package. If you don't have Letters of Marque, you can use those Sea Dogs but they provide no usable abilities to your Crew so we recommend that you do not.
If you are playing with Letters of Marque, when it is time to distribute Sea Dogs, deal an even number to each player and each player chooses one to use and discards the rest back to the box for future use. In a four player game, after multiple four player games if each player gained three Sea Dogs, all the Sea Dogs from Sea Dogs II would be in play.
If you are not playing with Letters of Marque, remove the Master Gunner, the Quartermaster, and then deal equal numbers of Sea Dogs to each player leaving two unused in a four player game. Each player chooses one to use and discards the rest back to the box. Assuming multiple four player games, each player will eventually have 3 Sea Dogs and there will be 4 left over in the box unused.
With the exception of the Quartermaster and the Master Gunner all the rest of the Sea Dogs II pack are playable without Letters of Marque.
Thank you again for boarding our ship and being part of this campaign! We will be back on the water early next year with some more Dead Reckoning content. For any fans of Elizabeth Hargrave or Mark Wootton, we currently have a campaign running of their new game Undergrove.
This is your Navigator, signing off!
- Mandy
Information About Damaged Deckhand Base Games
6 months ago
– Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 09:01:00 AM
Dead Reckoning Captains,
It is always a tough battle to get a major project like Dead Reckoning printed and delivered to backers. We are excited about the fact that the 2nd Kickstarter Rewards are being delivered but have become aware that there is an issue with some of the boxes for the Deckhand Base Game that have been creased or damaged.
We have examined many samples of the game both here in the US and at the factory in China. To the best of our ability to determine the damage results from components being packed before they were completely dry. Inside the box the low but not zero moisture content allowed some components to compress under the weight of the other items in the box. One of the things in the main game box is a large rectangular cardboard box that holds cards not in play and that box was rigid enough to cause a deformation to appear on the game box itself as other contents settled. This happened inside the outer cardboard shipping container and was not visible to us and we were unaware of the issue until backers started to report it after receiving their deliveries. The issue affects all 2nd printing Deckhand base games (English & French) produced for this campaign.
The result of this damage may include minor damage to the large square cardboard box designed to hold the assembled Battleship, and warped or deformed game boards. It is likely that any warpage to game boards can be resolved by placing them in a dry room on a flat solid surface under weight (such as a stack of books or other game boxes).
We apologize for this damage. Like damage to the mainsail in a storm it was out of our control and we now need to figure out how to repair the damage and sail forward.
We are unable to replace these damaged boxes and components. Some people are okay with minor damage, others, like myself, like our games to be like new for as long as possible. Especially when they are actually new.
We are offering everyone who received the 2nd printing Deckhand Base Game (English & French) in this last Kickstarter a $20.00 credit good for use in any Kickstarter we run through the end of 2024. This includes the next soon to be announced Dead Reckoning expansion Kickstarter in mid-2024. These credits are manual entries that we make in the Pledge Manager after the campaign. We will publish details on how to claim this credit in an Update and Email to all backers soon.
If damage to your game is so bad that you do not feel she should anchor on your game shelf we will refund your pledge. Please email [email protected] and request information on this offer.
Dead Reckoning is my second most played game behind my favorite John D Clair game Space Base so my copy is well used and has the dinks and dents of many adventures to the table.
It is important to our company that you love your purchase. We understand that games are something you purchase for enjoyment and that enjoyment comes from not only playing the games but displaying and talking about your collection.
I want your experience with AEG to be the best it can be and when potential global issues, like this one, arise we do our best to make good. We want you to know we understand that you have a choice when it comes to which games you purchase and play and you can trust AEG to not only make great games but stand behind them.
Happy exploring and continued thanks for joining our armada Captain.
Sincerely,
John Zinser
September Check-In
7 months ago
– Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 11:54:55 AM
Ahoy Mateys!
I have finished sending the shipping manifests over to all of our depots to get ready for fulfillment next month. That means that address changes are no longer possible. If you are in the U.S. small orders will likely be shipped via USPS. If you have your mail forwarded, this will also include any packages. Large orders will be shipped via UPS. You can sign up for a free UPS My Choice account to be notified when your label is printed and request the package to be rerouted directly through them if needed, just make sure you are signed up using your old address.
Fulfillment is scheduled to begin the second week of October, I will post regular updates in the general comments section and pin them. I will not have tracking until all orders have been shipped for a region. As soon as I receive it, I will make sure that it is updated to BackerKit for you. Once fulfillment is completed I will post one final update. Until then, I leave you with a picture of my cat Samus sitting on my lap the last time I played Dead Reckoning:
And one more to show off her princess training:
Reg - arrrrrrrr -ds,
Mandy
Land Ho! (Fulfillment Update)
8 months ago
– Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 09:17:08 AM
Ahoy Mateys!
Products are on the way to the fulfillment depots now and will be arriving the first week of October. Fulfillment will begin immediately after they arrive and will take approximately 2-3 weeks to process. Once shipments start going out I will post updates in the comments and then we'll send a final update when all fulfillment is complete.
Just a heads up in case you haven't backed one of our campaigns before, not all of our fulfillment partners send tracking numbers as orders are shipped. Once all packages have shipped they provide the tracking numbers to me and I upload them to BackerKit. If you are in the U.S. I recommend signing up for a free UPS My Choice account, this will notify you when your label is created. It is normal for the label to be created days before you see movement, the depot will typically print out batches of orders at once and then they are manually picked and packed.
If you have any questions please reach out to me at: [email protected]
What's happening below deck?
8 months ago
– Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 11:02:40 AM
Ahoy Mateys!
Your trusty navigator is back to give you an update on how things are going below deck. With the pledge manager officially closed, all orders have been finalized and we received booking confirmation from our manufacturer to the depots.
I am in the process of sending the preliminary information to our international fulfillment partners so they will be ready to receive the new inventory into their systems. My next step is to prepare the shipping manifests for all depots, this means we are entering a blackout period where address changes will no longer be possible. If you need your address updated, please reach out to me this week: [email protected].
I don't have any more content teasers to share but I would like to share some of the behind the scenes campaign information. In total we had 7,287 orders with the upgraded buildings being the most ordered add-on. Out of that total, 3,013 people will be setting their sails for the first time once fulfillment for this campaign is complete. Whether you are new to Dead Reckoning or a returning backer, thank you for embarking on this journey with us!
