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Latest Updates from Our Project:
Pledge Manager launches Monday. USA freight has reached America!
5 months ago
– Wed, Sep 17, 2025 at 09:25:00 AM
Hi all,
The USA shipment is at the Port of Long Beach (California), and is being processed at Customs. It didn't clear Customs fast enough for me to ship the USA orders this month, so I've let myself down for the 40 billionth time.... So the update about delivering by September 22 turned out to be an autumnal equinoxical illusion. However, all USA backers should receive their orders next month.
The Europe (and rest of world) boat is behind schedule. It is circling Madagascar right now, and is now set to reach the UK October 4th. International backers should receive their orders late October or early November, depending on how busy GamesQuest is when they fulfill the orders.
Pledge Manager: Launches MONDAY September 22: I had a lot of tech issues with the pledge manager (that's an understatement; I suffered over it for months). I ultimately decided to just modify the old pledge manager and completely scrap my ambitious plans. I had a really cool vision to conceal the 2025 UPS shipping cost increases behind a wondrous miasma of free gifts and bundle discounts... but backer Lance on the Discord channel convinced me to simplify things and just be direct and clear. (As in, this is what it costs, this is why, here's what you get, here's the payment form.)
Nothing much is is different via the backer perspective, this is mostly just about how I'm handling all the data sheets. Now, you just won't have a cascading chaos of choices; instead, you'll get your game... and there'll be a few extras in the box (or taped to it) to discover.
The pledge manager will launch on MONDAY. Please don't attempt to make order changes or address changes prior to then; things are in flux as I do the overhaul. Every unfulfilled backer will have to go through the process after Monday. It won't be difficult. After Monday, I'll keep the pledge manager open for 10 days or so (for the first shipping wave), and I'll email backers who don't see the updates.
I'll release a comprehensive update this weekend, which is the perfect time to release comprehensive updates that I feel obligated to write, but you are under zero obligation to read.
Be kind, and enjoy your week!
-Joey
P.S. I wanted to take just a moment to wish my heartfelt congratulations to my longtime friend Sam Vest (a.k.a. "Top Hat") – a great champion of this game, and a wonderful collaborator for the last 12 years. Sam is now engaged to his lovely girlfriend Cassie; I wish them the best of tidings. I'm also just so proud of Sam for his latest (secret for now) creative endeavor. Cheers!
(Not a picture of Sam and Cassie)
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Track the freight on the open ocean!
6 months ago
– Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 04:27:15 AM
Hello, just a quick update about our freight shipments and how to track the container ships on the open ocean... if you happen to be a masochist and desire to experience each and every additional random delay in real time!
NORTH AMERICA: The logistics company confirmed our North American shipment was indeed unfortunately delayed at the dock for the last couple weeks (this is my polite way of saying it). So it WAS picked up from the factory a couple weeks ago, but the container ship was many days late arriving, and of course the port is clogged. Our ship is docked at Shanghai now, and usually the loading stage goes very quickly. This shipment is already three weeks behind their original estimate, but maybe the boat will catch a favorable tailwind on its journey west! :)
Destination: Long Beach, California. Claimed ETA: September 6 (this is clearly not correct; It will take 3-5 more weeks).
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EUROPE and REST OF WORLD: The ship did successfully leave Shanghai, but clearly it must have been stuck in the clog at port as well. It's currently listed as "At Anchor." Since it's scheduled to dock tomorrow at Ningbo, China (very close to Shanghai), my guess is that it's currently anchored outside Ningbo, waiting to dock. I don't have a "pro" Marine Traffic account, so I don't know where else it is scheduled to pick up freight along the way. Tracking a slow-moving cargo ship while it waits to dock at a clogged port is not exactly thrilling entertainment. But that's why it's my job, not yours!
Destination: Portsmouth or Southampton, UK. ETA: Not listed. (I’m assuming all these delays pushes fulfillment until mid October at least.)
Pledge Manager: Not quite ready yet
I'm still dealing with technical issues with the pledge manager, and I'm still waiting on some numbers from one of my partners. I've been pretty sick for a week, and I'm trying to cut down on late nights so I can return to full power. I also have deadlines this week with other work. I'll let you know about the pledge manager soon. Remember, each of the boats still have a 4-6 week journey ahead, so we'll wrap up everything with the pledge manager before the games reach our shores.
To everyone with a long or fraught week ahead: Fair winds and following seas! May all your anchors hold!
-Joey
Pledge Manager Delayed a Bit Longer! Hold tight another week or so!
6 months ago
– Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 08:57:19 AM
Hi guys; I am STILL waiting on confirmation that our North American shipment has been loaded onto a boat. I want to hold off on the next step until ALL the games are confirmed to be clear of the factory.
So, I'll launch the pledge manager sometime next week. I'll have a video update with a bunch of clarifications about the pledge manager. It should be easy and quick for most backers, but the technical process is very difficult on my end and I'm still testing things anyway.
NOTE: The games are not specifically delayed longer, just the new pledge manager -- the games are theoretically on boats; I am just waiting on paperwork that proves it.
Here's a new video update, so you can see my optimism! (This is not an essential video; that will be the NEXT update.)
-Joey
Pledge manager launches AUGUST 18th (NOT the 8th)!
7 months ago
– Fri, Aug 08, 2025 at 12:15:35 AM
Hi guys,
The Europe games have been picked up from the factory; I'm waiting to find out the name of the freighter and a delivery ETA for their UK warehouse. The North American shipment has not yet been confirmed as picked up yet (!) – but the paperwork was completed and approved more than a week ago, so that process is in motion. In short, I've learned no additional information since the last KS update a week ago. But I did receive a nice "thank you" email from my factory, and that resolution felt surprisingly good after so many difficult delays. I don't have anger about anything anymore, I am just excited to get this stuff delivered. It's going to be very tight, but I still think about half of you will get your copies by end of next month.
I'm sorry I've announced and then postponed the pledge manager two or three times already; I won't change it again after this. The fulfillment stage will be complex, so it's important to me to wait until the games are safely on their ocean voyages prior to beginning fulfillment.
The pledge manager will go live August 18th (not this Monday but NEXT Monday). I'll do one more update a couple days prior to the pledge manager launching. I'll likely have to close the pledge manager after only 7-10 days because I'll need to get the shipping documents to the fulfillment companies pretty quick. I'll be covering the cost of all import tariffs to all countries. I won't be covering all VAT costs, but I plan to subsidize a portion of VAT costs for the UK and EU. Most countries have increased shipping costs these days, but I'll unveil my big plan next update to face all that type of stuff (or at least obscure the new costs by offering some fun add-ons). Please be patient with me this week if I am slow to respond to DMs– I've got a work deadline, and so if you need customer service, please email vigour games at gmail dot com rather than DMing me on this platform.
Cheers!
Pledge Manager Delayed One Week. Europe Shipment En Route!
7 months ago
– Thu, Jul 31, 2025 at 11:22:49 PM
Hi all, quick update;
The factory asked me to hold off picking up the North American shipment (11 pallets) for another 5 days. But the other 5 pallets (UK, EU, rest of Europe, rest of world) are either on the loading dock at the factory getting picked up today – or have already been picked up.
I won't be mentally ready to switch into fulfillment mode until 100% of the games are confirmed to be safely out of Shanghai and on their ocean voyages.
So I'm delaying the pledge manager launch for another week. It should now be launching Friday, August 8th. As I've mentioned, this BackerKit database is connected to the previous BackerKit database, so the pledges and shipping money you've paid will be visible there.
I ultimately decided I couldn't handle global logistics on my own, so I'm working with the same logistics guy (Justin) who shipped the Chaosmos base games a few years ago... wait... wow... ten years ago!
North America: You'll still probably get your games prior to Europe backers because freight shipments from Shanghai to Los Angeles take only 20 days instead of 42. I expect at least half of you will have your orders sometime in late September, but Customs might hold us up longer.
Europe/International: Your games have a long journey on the ocean: 42-days all around the world, through the Suez Canal, 26,000 km to Southampton, UK. The Suez Canal is in that little strip that connects Africa and Asia/Middle East... there's a strong chance the freighter might instead get routed around the bottom of Africa... I guess it depends on a lot of global factors that we don't want to think about. But the games are on their way.
Ok, again, the pledge manager should be landing August 8th; I have a week of reprieve before 1,200 customer service ticket requests block out the sun.
Destination: Long Beach, California. Claimed ETA: September 6 (this is clearly not correct; It will take 3-5 more weeks).