Update 10 - More Tuning and Ad Planning

Hello Grove! I have been working hard this month getting things lined up to start into our stretch leading to the kickstarter launch. So here are some updates as to what is going on.

Playtesting

We continue to do more and more playtesting to ensure the game is as balanced and fun as can be, we are really aiming for it to be a challenge to get a perfectly cut gem so that you come very close and start wondering what you could have done differently to get the perfect gem and maybe even think you should play again because if you play again you for sure will get that perfect gem. I think we are very close to that balance. We are also making sure that stays consistent at different player counts.

This has caused the need for some changes:

1.      We have added an infinity icon to the Dop and Index gear cards indicating that they stay with you and are not discorded when used. (with the exception of discarding three Dops to gain a card from the discard pile)

2.      We continue to tweak the number of each kind of card in the game.

Planning for Kickstarter

1.      We are working on add designs to get creating those and plan on starting them on facebook ads as well as places like BoardGame Geek. If you know someone that makes great ads for a decent price please let me know. We plan to start these in December and the main goal will be to inform people of the game and the coming KS campaign as well as to build our community and mailing list.

a.      Part of this will be reaching out to reviewers and seeing about them reviewing Lapidary Legends. If you know any that would review it and would be at a reasonable price please let me know.

2.      We have been fine tuning our manufacturing quotes to ensure we can get the game made once we fun on Kickstarter.

3.      The current plan is to pre launch in February and then launch the kickstarter in March. We can’t wait!

Box art

I have been working on a new box art hoping to get it finalized so we can order a couple production quality copies of the game to send to reviewers, here is what I have so far what do you think?​

Other Fun Things

-          I did a team building day at my day job where we played a bunch of games but specifically we played Masters of Commerce with 13 people! It was such a blast, if you haven’t played it is a chaotic great time with shouting and trying to rent properties from players and make as much money as you can.

-          I have also been playing Wingspan pocket a lot lately and am loving it.

-          My involvement in the Boardgame Design Guild of Utah has been limited lately with working on Lapidary Legends and my day job has been crazy so I feel bad I haven’t been to meetings or gone to other game nights put on by members and others I know. Hopefully things will calm down and I can get to those events again.

-          Oh and I played D&D yesterday and the party was stuck inside a mountain with no real way out, they struggled trying thing after thing making very little progress until they finally looked around for other tunnels, they then found a tunnel that lead them straight out! So I guess hidden tunnels are the new unlocked doors in D&D if you know you know.

Thank you all for your continued support, reading my emails, playing the game, and helping us get the word out I am my partners appreciate you so much!

Brett

PineAppleTree Games