Charcuterie: The Board Game

Just A Mini Monday Morning Update
3 days ago – Mon, May 13, 2024 at 07:46:32 AM

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. 

Guess what? Come on, guess... Ok, ok. I'll tell you...

It looks like the first individual games will be sent out by the end of this week! How exciting, right? 

Our fulfillment center has received the elusive cheesebags, the slate looks to be clearing up ahead of us, and the prepping for fulfillment has begun! 

This does not mean that all of the games are being sent out together, though. It's still a process that takes some time to work through. We had over 3k backers for the project, with the majority of them coming from the US and Canada. Depending on how many the fulfillment center can get through in a day, this does mean that some of you may see pictures of backers playing the game even though you haven't received yours, or received the shipping notification for yours. Be patient. If portals were invented by now, we could just send them all out at once. Unfortunately, we aren't that far in the future...yet. However, our fulfillment center is wonderful! They are efficient, and responsive, and will work on getting this completed as fast as they are able. 

To continue the transparency with all of our backers throughout this campaign, it has come to our attention that there is a possibility some retailers may have received and released the game prior to our fulfillment to backers beginning. It was our intent to embargo the game, however given our fulfillment speed there is a chance some of us may see the game in the wild. It is quicker and easier to send out full cases, and multiple full cases, to those retailers that jumped in during the campaign. These cases don't need to be opened, sorted, or put into another shipping box, which makes that process easier and quicker to do.

One thing I can promise you is that no one has received the sacred cheese bag early, because they only recently arrived, so our backers will be the first to receive them.

Thank you all for your continued support and understanding throughout this campaign. We have done our best to fulfill this project as rapidly as possible and that would not have been possible without all of you. I will update later this week, as I hear more about the Charcuterie fulfillment process!

As always, if you have any questions, feel free to reach out on our discord. You can find me there using this link: https://discord.gg/U9Qb2wfrs9

Enjoy the week!  

- Michael Guigliano - Manager of Game Development - 3WS Games

Updates On Fulfillment Incoming!
7 days ago – Thu, May 09, 2024 at 08:05:32 AM

Hey friends! 

I want start with a quick "Thank you!" from this team to all of you for all the feedback, comments, and kudos that we have received regarding this campaign. There are a ton of moving parts when it comes to publishing games. Then there are even more parts added when crowdfunding is involved. It means so much to all of us on this side when we read and hear all the positivity coming out of this campaign. We want to make each game, each book, and everything we do here, at the highest quality possible. So, thank you... all of you. 

"But Mike, shut up and tell me when I'm getting my game!!"

Ok, ok. Fine. ;)

North America Fulfillment Update

We are still waiting for the confirmation on when our fulfillment will actually begin. If things continue to go smoothly, it looks like this could potentially begin at the end of next week. It's also possible that it doesn't start until the week after. That said, once I have a firm start date, I will let you all know.

Rest Of World Update

We are also waiting on confirmation regarding the part of the fulfillment heading to Spiral Galaxy and VFI. The Spiral part will basically be the fulfillment for the UK, EU, and everywhere else other than southern Asia (that's VFI). It's still a waiting game, but as always, once I know more about both the Spiral and the VFI timeline, I'll pass that info along to you all.

Mr. Mike Rice III, this next section is specifically for you...

There will be more lovely cheese bag pictures in the next update! :)

As always, if you have any questions, just catch me on the discord. It's a growing community of cool people. It's also where we will hold our first Charcuterie: The Board Game contest! Ooooooooo. 
Use this link: https://discord.gg/U9Qb2wfrs9

Have an excellent rest of your week! 

- Michael Guigliano - Manager of Game Development - 3WS Games

Fulfillment Around the Corner!
21 days ago – Thu, Apr 25, 2024 at 05:41:17 AM

Hey friends! 

Thank you to those that completed their surveys. It's going to make things super simple once the fulfillment center begins shipping out the game. 

For those that haven't filled it out, including those that have had their card declined, you'll need to reach out to us regarding your game(s). Shipping hasn't begun, yet. Once it does, as mentioned a few times prior, extra charges may be added to your fulfillment. 

We're locking down addresses! If you have any last minute changes now is your time to go in and make any updates. We'll be sending this announcement later today so please keep an eye out on your inboxes! 

If you have any questions, find me on the discord, or reach out to us directly through Kickstarter. 

Production Copies

This past week I was able to do something that reminded me why I love this hobby. The last 12 days was spent with gamers. Some are in the many facets of this industry. Others are just gamers. Torching time with these folks is amazing. It's my favorite convention of the year. Last year at this same convention we were able to have the co-designers of Mission Control: Critical Orbit (our game before Charcuterie) unbox the first copies of the game in person. As a designer, it's a pretty cool moment to have a game you created in your own hands. 

This year one of the co-designers of Charcuterie (Whitney) was at this convention as well, so I had some copies shipped to the hotel. I took a bunch of pictures of Whitney unboxing the first copy! Some of those pictures are below, and I'll post a bunch more on our discord. 

In addition to checking out the final version for the first time, attendees were the first to play with the actual production copy of the game! One of them, a backer of the project, even made an edible Charcuterie board to enjoy along with playing the game. A few of those pics are shared below, as well. 

As always, if you have any questions, feel free to reach out. You can find me on our discord. here: https://discord.gg/U9Qb2wfrs9

Hope you all have an amazing week, and I'll update you once I have better info on when North American fulfillment will begin, and when we expect fulfillment for the rest of the world to begin, as well. 

- Michael Guigliano - Manager of Game Development - 3WS Games

Next Steps!
about 1 month ago – Mon, Apr 08, 2024 at 07:22:29 AM

Hey friends! 

For those following along, this will be a short one. No, really. :)

Surveys Locked

The surveys were locked Friday night. There are currently 402 people that didn't complete theirs before we locked them down. As mentioned in a few of the previous updates there may now be added fees to complete your fulfillment. 

Cards charged

The cards you had on file were charged any additional cost (shipping, added games) on Saturday. Currently there are 82 cards that didn't go through. There could be numerous reasons for this, but if this happened to you, you need to follow the instructions in the email sent to you. You'll be able to edit or change cards, if needed. If this isn't completed before fulfillment begins, your game will be delayed, and there may be additional fees added to get you your reward, as well. 

Fulfillment 

If you checked in on the status of the boat, you may have noticed that is is already on its return trip, and has left port. Currently, the games are on a truck heading to our fulfillment center. Once it arrives, and it clears the check point of making sure what's on the sheet is actually on the truck, the games will be set up for the fulfillment process. There are other projects ahead of ours, and hopefully there are no speed bumps along the way. It won't take long, and once our project is up and ready, I'll send out an update letting you know that the last leg of your game's journey has begun. 

Eclipse

If you're able to get somewhere in the path of the eclipse, what are your plans? I've seen a few posts about people heading somewhere and camping, bringing a few games to play. I've heard some are taking their kids out of school and heading to some place in the 100% path. I'm lucky to already be in the path, being in NY, so I'll be sitting on the deck, sporting these cool NY State official glasses. 

As always, if you need me or have any questions, feel free to connect with me on our discord: https://discord.gg/drBUXb945z 
 

- Michael Guigliano - Manager of Game Development - 3WS Games

That was short, right? ;)

URGENT: Pledge Manager Surveys Lock Today!
about 1 month ago – Fri, Apr 05, 2024 at 05:53:34 AM

Hey friends! 

Just a quick update today to remind everyone that tonight, at 11:59pm eastern, the surveys will lock! If you haven't completed yours, or want to add another copy to your pledge, now is the time. After tonight, added fees may apply to get you your games. 

Where's my link?

You should have an email from either us or BackerKit with a direct link to your specific survey. If you can't find it, reach out and I'll be happy to send it directly to you. I can only re-send an email with the link to you from my end. If that still doesn't work, you'll have to reach out directly so I can copy and send your link directly. 

Can't you just include the link in this update? 

No. If it were that easy, I would have done that in each of the updates asking you to complete your surveys.  It doesn't work like that. The links are specific to each person's pledge. 

How can I reach out directly? 

Underneath the "Late Pledge" button, on the main image up top, you'll see our name "Th3rd World Studios", and if you click on that you'll see an option to message us. 

Or, you can join our discord and connect with me directly. You can find me there if you have any questions or need help getting your survey.  
Link to the discord: https://discord.gg/drBUXb945z 

As always, if you have any questions, feel free to reach out. Have a great weekend ahead! 

- Michael Guigliano - Manager of Game Development - 3WS Games