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Latest Updates from Our Project:

Landing Confirmations - Fossilis is Landing in Your Region Soon
over 3 years ago – Thu, Oct 01, 2020 at 02:55:39 AM

Hello Paleontologists,


My sincere apologies for letting you wait so long for this update. It was not my intention, but the goal was to get firm dates for everything before I sent the info along to you. So here it goes. Following each region I have posted your vessel name and number. You can see when your games left China and when they are expected to land in the country. There is also a date that games will arrive at the warehouse. All dates are estimated, as the ships may encounter weather delays, custom delays, etc. Once fulfillment begins I will let you know. 

US/Mexico

I will confirm when your games actually land in the US. They will be fulfilled by PSI, who also distributes our games.

VESSEL: EVER LADEN/0972E
ETD : NINGBO: Sep 26 2020
ETA : SAVANNAH: Oct 23 2020
ETA AT DEST : ATLANTA: Oct 26 2020

Canada

Your shipment is going to Atlanta with the US shipment. We are working on moving these out of the warehouse before the US games get shipped. Hopefully this will close the time gap between American and Canadian backers. I will confirm when your games land in Canada. D6 will be fulfilling them. Tyler is amazing at communication. So I will know exactly where your games are at all times.

EU/UK/Rest of Europe

Apparently there was some congestion at the port in Ningbo. Your games sat there for about a week. That being said, they are on their way as of today. I will confirm when your games land in the UK. Your games will be fulfilled by GamesQuest. They have been doing a really wonderful job for us for the last 6 years. So, we're excited to have them fulfill this project as well.

VESSEL: CMA CGM TENERE V.0FL7JW1
ETD : NINGBO: Sep 30 2020
ETA: UK: Oct 29 2020

China and RoW

Your games are already at VFI. They tell me that it will take about 2 weeks to work through the backer report and start sending the games out. Please note that there is a short Chinese holiday soon that will make fulfillment take a bit long.

AU/NZ

Aetherworks is sending this freight from China to Australia and doing our fulfilment. They are mighty fast at sending games out, but slow to respond to email. I am still awaiting confirmation that your games have left China. But they were scheduled to leave this week. I will definitely be emailing you more info ASAP.

That is all for now. There is so much information to come. Keep an eye out in the coming weeks. We are so excited to finally get this game to our amazing backers.

What We're Up To

Mid-November (about the time you'll be getting your Fossilis games), we'll be launching Creature Comforts on Kickstarter. We are so excited about this cozy game for the whole family. Its incredible design makes it a comfortable game for all players. In this game, you'll use familiar mechanisms like dice rolling, set collection, and worker placement to set your cozy cottage up for the winter. Check out this charming player board art. You're the first to see it!

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If you ever have any questions or want to talk to us about anything, please don't hesitate to contact us through a DM in Kickstarter. We're here for you!

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You are all amazing, and we are so lucky that you chose to be with us for Fossilis!

Until next time Paleontologists ...

Helaina and the Fossilis Team

The Final Manufacturing Stretch & Address Changes Closing
over 3 years ago – Sun, Aug 30, 2020 at 11:50:04 PM

Hey Paleontologists,

While we are in the last couple of weeks of manufacturing, we wanted to update you on our manufacturing progress. During production, our manufacturing partner, sends us photos and videos. We thought these were really neat; we wanted you to see them too!

While almost all of the components are complete at this time, we are still waiting on the terrain tiles. The completion date for Fossilis remains in mid-September. While we are waiting, we have been organizing freight to various regions around the world. We want to get these games to you ASAP. 

Address Update Deadline

On Friday, September 4th, 8pm EST your addresses will be locked. If you have an address change after this date, it will have to go through us on the back end.  Please keep in mind, if we send your games to the address you have given us and it needs to be redirected because the address has not been updated, it will be at your expense. That is why we do everything we can to make sure that your addresses are updated before we send the games out.

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We know that this game has taken a long time. And you have all been so patient. So many of you have messaged us with excitement. If you ever have any questions or want to talk to us about anything, please don't hesitate to contact us through a DM in Kickstarter. We're here for you!

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You are all amazing, and we are so lucky that you chose to be with us for Fossilis!

Until next time Paleontologists ...

Helaina and the Fossilis Team

Another Slight Delay, Gen Con Going Strong
over 3 years ago – Sat, Aug 01, 2020 at 11:39:19 PM

Hey Paleontologists,

It has only been a brief time since I last wrote to you. I want to continue to keep you updated on production so that we're all on the same page and so that there are no surprises.

Production Timeline

While I got confirmation that almost all of the game components will be complete on August 24th, I was also told that the tiles are delayed. Unfortunately the factory says that they need an extra 2 weeks to complete them. From there it will take another week to pack the games. That makes production complete and games packed by the middle of September. Games will be on their boats headed for your region in late September/early October. Like we say on our Kickstarter pages, while we always strive to make the process smooth (it usually is), anything can happen along the way that holds things up. We will do everything we can to be as efficient as possible when it comes to delivering your games to you.

Check Out This Stunning Image on BGG

Click on the photo to take you to the BGG link - please give it a thumb

We are so delighted with how well this game photographs. So, we keep taking photos of it. Check it out here on BGG and give it a thumb. Let's get it to the front page for all to see!

Gen Con Online

We've been having a wonderful weekend demoing our games Wreck Raiders and the upcoming Creature Comforts for so many KTBG fans. Amazingly all of our events have sold out. If you are someone that wanted to get in on the action and didn't have the opportunity this weekend, we'll continue to run demos through the end of 2020. Keep an eye on our website (www.kidstablebg.com) for more info.

If you want to brows the "halls" or take a look at what we've got to offer, visit our booth here. We're offering $20 off of orders of $45 or more through our web shop here, or our sibling company's web shop, Burnt Island Games, here.

Click on the image to take you to the KTBG web store

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If you have any questions or want to talk to us about anything, please don't hesitate to contact us through a DM in Kickstarter. We're here for you!

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You are all amazing, and we are so lucky that you chose to be with us for Fossilis!

Until next time Paleontologists ...

Helaina and the Fossilis Team

No News is Good News
over 3 years ago – Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 12:23:52 AM

Hey Palenotologists!

Not much news on the manufacturing side of Fossilis at this point. Thankfully, all of our measurements are now final; the game is going to be stunning. We are mid-production, so we have nothing new to report. 

Fossilis in the World

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Fossilis is still getting some attention out there. Last week BGG made this stunning image their Pic of the Week. We love it too! Check it out and thumb it here on BGG.

Convention Season

Since there will be no in-person conventions this summer, we've decided to go digital. Check us out at Gen Con Online from July 30th to August 2nd. We'll be demoing many games, including Wreck Raiders and the upcoming Creature Comforts on Tabletop Simulator. If you are interested in heavier games as well, our sibling company, Burnt Island Games, will be demoing Endeavor: Age of Sail, In the Hall of the Mountain King, and the upcoming In Too Deep. Please also join us or some special pricing on all games including our Gen Con debut for Kokonana!!

Click on the image to find out more about Kokonana

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If you have any questions or want to talk to us about anything, please don't hesitate to contact us through a DM in Kickstarter. We're here for you!

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You are all amazing, and we are so lucky that you chose to be with us for Fossilis!

Until next time Paleontologists ...

Helaina and the Fossilis Team

The Final Sample is In
almost 4 years ago – Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 02:31:56 AM

Hey Paleontologists,

Well, it came today: the final Fossilis sample. We're excited to show you the stunning photos and talk to you about this amazing game. I am going to try to keep this short, so I will only show you the components you have not yet seen. Without further ado, here we go ...

Stunning spot UV foil on the box makes it look extra elegant
The card and cardboard quality is outstanding
Player mats
We just had to show you the detail on the back of the player mats!
Ice Age expansion looks stunning
The stunning tiles. The colours worked out beautifully as well as the heat transferred image.

But there is some not so great news ...

When we got the original white game board (as you saw in past updates), the manufacturer suggested to reduce the size of the tiles so that they would fit in a certain way on the dig site board. We took their advice. As it turns out, the tiles sat better at the original size than the size they suggested. To us, the size of the tiles is now a little too small. We are currently working with the manufacturer to adjust it. 

We know that this is not great news, since we were actually making some good time on this campaign, considering current world events. But for us, we would prefer to do this right the first time. 

When we hear about how much time this is going to add to production I'll send you a brief update to let you know the date we are expected to complete manufacturing this game. We apologize for this, sincerely. We hope that you can understand and continue to be patient (although I know it's hard to do).

What We're Backing

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As you know, from time to time, we like to share projects that we love, that we think you will love also. In our house, dice games rule! Tales of BarBEARia is a strategic dice game for 2-6 players where you build an empire and smash the empires of your opponents. We can't wait to get this one to the table. Check it out on here on Kickstarter.

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If you have any questions or want to talk to us about anything, please don't hesitate to contact us through a DM in Kickstarter. We're here for you!

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You are all amazing, and we are so lucky that you chose to be with us for Fossilis!

Until next time Paleontologists ...

Helaina and the Fossilis Team