Earthborne Rangers

Created by Earthborne Games

A sustainably produced customizable, cooperative card game set in the wilderness of the far future for 1 – 4 players.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

August '23 Fulfillment Update
8 months ago – Fri, Aug 04, 2023 at 03:05:29 PM

Tracked

Hi everyone,

We've got a quick update for you on the state of fulfillment, and some helpful information related to recent backer questions.

TL;DR

Topics: European Fulfillment, Legacy of the Ancestors Expansion, Opening the Box, BGG Hotness, & Gen Con

Action Required by Backers: None.

Current Estimated Deliveries:

  • Europe - Currently underway
  • UK - September
  • US & Canada - September
  • Australia - September/October

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European Fulfillment

Fulfillment in Europe is well underway! 400 shipments have been gone out so far, with more being sent each day. If you're in Europe and have yet to receive your tracking information, you should expect to receive it soon.

If you have any questions concerning your order please email our logistics partner at [email protected], and they should be able to help you out.

Legacy of the Ancestors Expansion

We've received a few messages from backers who have received their rewards inquiring after the state of the Legacy of the Ancestors expansion. While we mentioned this in one of our first post-campaign updates, we would like to reiterate that the Legacy of the Ancestors Expansion is currently in development. As such, it will not ship in this round of fulfillment. Most importantly, you will not be charged again for shipping once it's ready to go.

When fulfillment is complete for the Earthborne Rangers Core Game and the other add-ons, our updates will switch over to focus on the state of the expansion. If you'd like to keep up to date on development, we discuss the expansion regularly on our bi-weekly podcast.

Opening the Box

A handful of backers have asked for our recommendation for how to best to remove the stickers that seal the box. We recommend cutting the sticker but leaving it on the box. We've heard that some folks have been successful in carefully removing their stickers, but the adhesive is quite sticky, so a fair amount of residue can remain on the surface of the box once the sticker is removed. Cleaning the lingering residue (with Goo Gone or other solvents) risks marring the printing on the box, so we do not recommend it. 

To cut the sticker without fear of damaging the box, you can simply use a playing card (instead of a knife) as shown below. Simply insert the card next to the sticker, apply a gentle pressure to the edge, and draw the card through to the other side of the sticker in a single motion. Since the sticker is made of paper, you'll find that it takes very little force to slice it open. 

Cutting the sticker with a playing card

BGG Hotness

We were delighted to see that Earthborne Rangers climbed to #1 on the Board Game Geek Hotness last weekend. It was incredibly exciting to see, especially with us having only just begun fulfillment. While the hype and recognition is gratifying, what we want most is to get the game into your hands, and once we do, we're very much looking forward to hearing all about your personal experiences exploring the Valley.

Gen Con

While we are not at Gen Con this week, there are a grand total of two copies of Earthborne Rangers at the show! If you're attending Gen Con and would like to check it out for yourself, you are welcome to stop by either the Ludo Fact or All About Games booth and take a look!

You can find Ludo Fact at Booth #656 and All About Games at Booth #1536.

For those of you interested in our convention plans, we are currently planning to attend PAX Unplugged this winter. We'll be sure to let you know when those plans solidify!

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As always, if you’d like to stay as up to date as possible with the development of Earthborne Rangers, we invite you to check out our podcast. Here's the latest episode:

We will have more updates as fulfillment continues. Thank you all for your time, and stay tuned!

-Cory

Quick Fulfillment Update #2
8 months ago – Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 10:29:48 AM

Hi everyone,

We're delighted to inform you all that Fulfillment Europe has received rewards for European backers and fulfillment is officially underway!

If you have any questions about the fulfillment of your order, please direct them to James Naylor and his team at [email protected].

We can't wait to get the game in your hands!

-Cory

Quick Fulfillment Update
8 months ago – Sat, Jul 22, 2023 at 02:42:32 PM

Hi everyone,

As a follow-up to the previous update, we wanted to inform you that the shipment of rewards that we planned on leaving Ludo Fact early last week will instead be leaving Ludo Fact this upcoming Monday (July 24). We understand this is frustrating to hear since we had planned for fulfillment to begin last week, but unfortunately Ludo has needed more time to process and pack the shipment than we anticipated. We were reluctant to provide an update earlier in the week as each passing day seemed that it would be "the day" for the rewards to be handed off to Fulfillment Europe, but that didn't occur. Instead fulfillment is expected to begin next week. 

We appreciate your patience and understanding, and hope to get you your rewards as soon as we can.

-Cory

July '23 Production Update
9 months ago – Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 02:19:30 PM

Topside Mast

Hi everyone,

It's been a long week! We've been working hard since the last update on getting rewards to ship out from the factory to our fulfillment centers as soon as possible, and everything is finally ready to go. In an effort to get your rewards to you as quickly as possible, we've pivoted toward new fulfillment partners with greater and more immediate bandwidth. As such, we've made a few changes and have now solidified which fulfillment centers we'll be using to help get product out to you as quickly as possible. 

Fulfillment Center Locations: 

  •  EU - Fulfillment Europe, Germany 
  •  UK - Spiral Galaxy,  UK 
  •  US & Canada - Flying Cloud, Maryland
  •  AU & NZ - Aetherworks 

Any orders not fitting into the above will be shipped from the most effective destination to reach those backers.

Current Estimated Deliveries:

  •  Europe - Starts next week, beginning with our German backers.
  •  UK - August/September
  •  US & Canada - September
  •  Australia - September/October

Working With Naylor Games

It's our great pleasure to formally introduce Naylor Games as our fulfillment logistics partner through their Back Office program. We've been incredibly thankful to James Naylor and his team for their help in the past couple of months with managing the logistics of shipping, freight, and fulfillment. There are so many  little details that can easily be missed, and they've been incredibly helpful in making sure nothing is overlooked. You can find out more about Back Office by Naylor Games here: https://naylorgames.com/pages/publisher-back-office

As orders start to ship, if you have any questions about the fulfillment of your order, please direct them to James and his team at [email protected]. Also, if you have a last minute address change, they can help with that as well.

As always, if you’d like to stay as up to date as possible with the  development of Earthborne Rangers, we invite you to check out our podcast. Here's the latest episode:

Episode 33

We will continue to have regular updates as we have more information to share, and it's more than likely that some of you will have your rewards before the next update. Exciting!

Thank you for your time, and stay tuned.

- Cory
 

July '23 Production Micro Update
9 months ago – Fri, Jul 07, 2023 at 03:25:45 PM

Fraying Rope Bridge

Hi everyone,

This is going to be a short one. We've been in calls all day, and literally just finished a long chat with our shipping logistics partner. The main takeaway is that we don't have the timelines solidified yet, but we're getting close.

This is a busy time of year for fulfillment centers, so we'll effectively be in a queue with other projects who are also waiting to ship. As such, we're exploring alternatives that will lessen the wait. 

Current Estimated Deliveries:

  •  Europe - July/August
  •  UK - August/September
  •  US & Canada - September
  •  Australia - September/October

We will continue to have regular updates as we have more information to share. Expect more information next week. 

Thank you for your time, and stay tuned.

- Cory