Horned toad games update april 2024
Hey there!
Hope you’re doing well. I’ll be posting monthly updates about all things Horned Toad Games from now on and what a month April has been! The crowdfunding campaign for ‘The Arena of Baradum’ got funded this month, such an amazing experience. We reached the goal of €10.000 just over 2 weeks in. Your comments were so supportive and it’s just really cool to see people getting so excited. Unfortunately, no Stretch Goals were achieved but the game as it is going to produced is very much as I envisioned it. A lot of extra modules and characters will be made available on the website, so no worries there. Extra content will become available for those hungry for more.
The goal is to share an exclusive character per newsletter somewhere in May. If you haven’t subbed yet, please do so! All the STL files have been added to the webshop, so if you missed the Early Bird package on Gamefound you’re able to get them there. Not only the standard characters have been added, but also the Stretch Goal characters.
Our Graphic Designer for the game has been working on a new lay-out for the Character Sheets, which is absolutely next level. My estimation is that this will be finished early May. Once the work is done, the Stretch Goal characters will also become available as print2play files on the webshop. I’m also contemplating making the templates available, so you can create your own characters! Please let me know if you are keen.
The Monday before getting funded, I confirmed the collaboration with Fabryka Kart. They are a factory in Poland who will be able to produce the game in 2-3 months time, once the files have been confirmed. I’m currently waiting for a new, detailed quotation based on the final product. Once that is in, the files will be sent over. Since getting funded, I’ve been working on finalizing the files, so I’m hoping to move to the production phase quickly.
The current situation means the game will be inhouse in September. If you have backed the game on Gamefound, you’ll hopefully have it on your table end of September/early October. I’ll open Late Pledges once the confirmation is in, so you’re able to get in on the party.
This also means I will have the game available during Spellenspektakel, the biggest Dutch boardgame convention in November! For the Dutch backers, the boardgame will be available for pickup there. More information on how this will work.
On conventions, Horned Toad Games will not be attending Spiel this year. This is purely out of financial reasons. Hosting a small booth, including hotel, transport, food and the like will cost around €2500. This is a hefty investment, which I feel is not responsible at this stage of where the company is. Hopefully this will change next year!
On a last note, I began working on a new game. It’ll most likely be a card game, maybe including tokens. Hoping to share more during the next blog end of May!
And that’s it for now. You would really make my day if you would follow the Horned Toad Games socials. And please make sure to give the newsletter a sub!
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