Audiobooks Inbound!
over 5 years ago – Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 06:40:33 AM

Hey, guys! I just wanted to let you know that you will be receiving an email very shortly (probably before Saturday) from Soundbooth Theater with a link in it to get your free copy of both the Shattered Seas audiobook and the Shattered Seas Deep Dive! (That's the fancy name for the audio drama. Appropriate, no?) I got the chance to hear the first five chapters of the Deep Dive the other night, and I'm really stoked for you guys to hear both versions! Jeff and company did a great job.

A few things about the emails:

• Don't share your email with someone else when you get it. There's one copy reserved for you, and if you share the link then that person will get it rather than you, which would be sad.
• This will likely be linked to the Kickstarter email address that we have on file, so be sure to sign up using that email.
• The link will only be active for 90 days, so don't dally in redeeming it!
• You'll need to sign up for a Soundbooth Theater account to access the audiobooks, but this isn't like signing up for Audible or something. You won't have to pay anything (unless you decide to get more of their awesome books) and it's not a free trial for a service.

All that to say, be on the lookout for a Soundbooth Theater email coming to your inbox soon! It is not spam!

If you have trouble or questions, feel free to drop me a line at [email protected]. I'll help you out the best I can. I hope this will be a great Halloween treat for you!

Also, as an aside, the physical books should be docking over the next week in their respective countries (around the 31st in the EU, and around the 3rd or 4th in the US.) From there they will need to go through customs and then ship out to you from the hubs.

Oh, one other thing: Twisted Fables only has a few hours left on Kickstarter, so be sure to check it out soon if you're interested! We're really close to unlocking the artbook for all deluxe edition pledges. You can find it at https://bit.ly/TwistedFablesGame.

That's it for this update! Talk to you again soon!

Going Live Soon!
over 5 years ago – Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 01:15:43 AM

Hey guys! I just wanted to let you know I'll be going live soon. Come stop by if you'd like to chat! You can find the video here:

Twisted Fables Is Live!
over 5 years ago – Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 12:48:04 AM

Hey guys! I don't have much Shattered Seas news today, except to say that the boats are due to arrive right around the first of November (a couple of days later for the US and a day or two earlier for the EU.) Also, the last I heard, the audiobooks were set to launch at the end of October. (And what I've heard on those has been great.) So hopefully you'll either be listening to your audiobook or reading your hardback soon! (Hopefully both!)

The main thing I wanted to tell you guys today, though, is that our new game, Twisted Fables, just launched! It's only $35 for the core game and $75 for the deluxe edition. You can check it out at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/diemensiongames/twisted-fables/

Here's a preview video from Board Game Coffee if you want to check out the game a bit: 

And a review from King of Average:

That's all I have for you today! Have a great day, and we'll talk to you again soon!

Seas Shatter and Want to Play Twisted Fables?
over 5 years ago – Sun, Oct 04, 2020 at 01:52:21 AM

Hey guys! I have a little update for you today on Shattered Seas and an offer for Twisted Fables. Let's dive in!

Shattered Seas Is on the Water

The Shattered Seas books are officially on the water! We're sorry for the further delay in getting these out to you. While we shipped quite a few books, we had nowhere near the number of products that we have in the past, which ironically made them very difficult to ship. (More products equals more money equals higher priority for shipping partners.) But, having said that, we can officially confirm they are on their way to you. (Or me, if you opted for an autographed copy.)

Now, this does not include the translated versions of the book, which are still being worked on. This is only for the English version. We will have more news on the translations as we move forward, though I will say at least a couple of them are getting much closer.

Here are the names of the boats the books are on:

US: Vessel(OOCL POLAND/023E)

EU: KMTC NINGBO 2010S

Twisted Fables Partway Print-n-Play

Some of you are likely aware that our next game, Twisted Fables, will be launching on Kickstarter soon. (October 15th, to be exact. You can check out the game's preview page here.) But we had a question for you: do you want to try it for yourself?

Here's the deal. Our factory printed a bunch of cards for the game, and we discovered we weren't going to be able to use them for the final products to backers after the campaign. So, we came up with the idea of a Partway Print-n-Play: we'll ship the cards to interested folks for free, then they can print the rest of the game themselves. (There isn't much printing that's required - just a few character sheets and standees, plus the rulebook if you want a physical copy of it. You'll also need a couple of tokens for tracking health, power, etc.) We'll cover shipping for the cards, too. All we ask is that people post a couple of pictures of playing the game on their platform of choice. (BGG, Facebook, Instagram, etc.)

We don't have a ton of these sets available, so be sure to let us know if you are interested in the cards by sending an email to [email protected]. (You can also cc me at [email protected].) Be sure to include your address in the email. These will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Then, once you've done that, here are the links for the rest:

• Twisted Fables Print-n-Play files: http://bit.ly/TFPartwayPnP
• Twisted Fables Rulebook:  http://bit.ly/TFRulebook 
• Twisted Fables KS Page: https://bit.ly/TwistedFablesPreview
• Facebook | BoardGameGeek 

Okay, I think that's it for this update! Have a great day, and I hope you're doing well. Talk to you again soon!

Shattered Seas Addresses and eBook (Important!)
over 5 years ago – Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 11:25:46 PM

Hi friends! We've got another update for you today, starting with the address lockdown date for Shattered Seas! 

We will be locking down addresses for the English edition of the book on August 15th. If you need to change your address, please do so before then by emailing us at [email protected]! Unfortunately, as mentioned in the last update, it's not possible to change the address yourself, but we are more than happy to do it for you. Just send us an email and we'll get it sorted out. 

There will be a longer wait for the translated versions than for the English one, so, if you pledged for one of those, then you have a little while longer to get in your address changes. We'll let you know when the cutoff for those will be.

So, one thing that a few of you have asked me repeatedly is if there will be an option to get an autographed copy. Well, I talked with the team about it, and the answer is yes! I don't expect there are many of you, but, for those who are interested (here's looking at you, Himle and Kevin), send an email both to [email protected] and to me at [email protected], and let us know that you want an autographed copy. What will then happen is your book will be shipped to me, I'll sign it, and then ship it from my house to yours once that's done. Just be aware, there may be an additional shipping cost to cover shipping to you once I send it your way (we'll figure all that out as we go, but it should hopefully be nominal), and it means you would get the book a little bit after everyone else. (For orders outside the US, this may also mean there are additional duties/fees/taxes/etc. on your end.) We can't do this for too many copies (probably a maximum of 100-200), but I don't think too many people will really care about doing this in any case. I just wanted to offer it for those who really want it.

Speaking of the physical book, our Chinese office got a proof of it this week. Here it is!

That's all there is about the physical book. But what about the eBook? Well, we have begun distributing the eBooks to all backers who got a core game through either the first or second campaign! This basically means that, if you ordered a copy of the game in either campaign, you'll get this eBook for free. The eBook will come in three different versions: PDF, epub, and mobi (for Kindle.) Check your emails or log into your Backerkit account to find yours! (They will likely come in three separate emails, as for some reason Backerkit won't let me lump them together.) I've tested them on a number of devices, but let me know if you run into any problems since I have found eBooks to be persnickety. 

Oh! One other thing! I feel like I should mention a spoiler warning regarding the start of the book. The Intro is necessary for those who aren't familiar with the game, but it also contains what some might consider to be a spoiler for Deep Madness's ending (specifically the scenario in the Uncounted Horrors expansion.) Some would say it's a major spoiler, but I would probably label it a minor one since it's not really how the game ends. In any case, I wanted to mention it so that I could safely say you were warned. ;) 

Lastly, the audiobook is in fact a happening thing! As mentioned in our last update, there will be two versions of this audiobook: one that's a straight narration of the book, and one that's a full-blown audio drama with a cast and sound effects and other awesome stuff! But here's the cool part I didn't really tell you last time: everyone who purchased a core copy of the game through this Kickstarter or the last will get both versions for free! We'll have more info coming out on this as it gets closer to release, but in the meantime check out our partner, Soundbooth Theater, at  http://www.soundbooththeater.com/! They have a bunch of expertly narrated fantasy and game-related books (and audio dramas) available, and they're genuinely good people. (Plus, their founder, Jeff's brother is a backer! Thanks for setting this up, William!) So give them a listen. Speaking of which, if you'd like to listen a little bit right now, here's a sample they did that was taken from the Deep Madness art book. This is what sold us on them doing the Shattered Seas audiobook in the first place. Enjoy! 

Okay, that's it for this update! Have a great week, and we'll talk with you again soon!