Live Botany Unboxing Video!
about 1 year ago – Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 08:03:57 PM

We hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Logistics first! 

Charges for Shipping, Tax, and Add-ons Selected in BackerKit

Panda is wrapping up manufacturing and freight shipping is going to start at the end of this week! That means that right now we're perfectly on track to hit the March delivery estimate on our campaign page. The dates and info related to whose copies are where in the world will become clearer as they get closer to our fulfillment centers, so we'll be sending out updates to keep everyone up to speed whenever there's something exciting to share!

Due to the volatility of shipping (and sales tax / VAT / GST) prices globally right now, shipping (and sales tax / VAT / GST) fees for this project will be calculated at a later date once we have the best estimates for everyone. We plan to enter & charge backers for shipping, sales tax / VAT / GST (where applicable), and add-ons selected in BackerKit all at once in a few weeks. We're finalizing all the shipping and tax details with our vendors over the next week or so and then we'll be adding them to BackerKit. We'll send out an update as soon as those amounts are ready to view in BackerKit, and we'll let you all know the exact date the charges will be happening. Your card will be charged once at that time for any add-ons you add through BackerKit, sales tax / VAT / GST (where applicable), and shipping. We will alert backers when shipping costs are finalized & before we charge your cards in your BackerKit survey. We will keep you informed all along the way!

IMPORTANT! If you have not filled out your BackerKit survey:

If you used your Apple ID to log in to Kickstarter, the BackerKit surveys will not be able to send to your Apple ID. If you have another email address that you prefer to use and haven't already had us update your order for you, please email us at [email protected].

If you have not filled out your BackerKit survey, we need your shipping info in order to send your products to you once manufacturing is complete.  If you are having trouble finding the email or link, or you're not sure whether you have completed your BackerKit survey, you can check it by clicking here:

Or email us at [email protected], and we can get everything sorted for you!

Now, the fun stuff!

Live Unboxing of Botany and a Little Sneak Peek of La Fleur

Yep! We did a little Instagram live (and it migrated to Youtube, too) where we showed off the production versions of Botany and the expansions, and there's also a little sneak peek for La Fleur at the end, too! 

As always, thank you all so much for backing our game! 

Amy and Dusty

Botany Production Samples and La Fleur Box!
about 1 year ago – Sun, Nov 12, 2023 at 01:42:41 PM

I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend! First, the business stuff! 

 Charges for Shipping, Tax, and Add-ons Selected in BackerKit

Due to the volatility of shipping (and sales tax / VAT / GST) prices globally right now, shipping (and sales tax / VAT / GST) fees for this project will be calculated at a later date once we have the best estimates for everyone. We plan to enter & charge backers for shipping, sales tax / VAT / GST (where applicable), and add-ons selected in BackerKit all at once a month or two before fulfillment when we have better estimates of what it will cost to ship backers rewards. Your card will be charged once at that time for any add-ons you add through BackerKit, sales tax / VAT / GST (where applicable), and shipping. We will alert backers when shipping costs are finalized & before we charge your cards in your BackerKit survey. We will keep you informed all along the way!

IMPORTANT! If you have not filled out your BackerKit survey:

If you used your Apple ID to log in to Kickstarter, the BackerKit surveys will not be able to send to your Apple ID. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please email us at [email protected].

If you have not filled out your BackerKit survey, we need your shipping info in order to send your products to you once manufacturing is complete. We just had BackerKit resend the link for you to fill it out if you have not filled out your survey. If you are having trouble finding the email or link, please email us at [email protected], and we'll get everything sorted for you. 

Now, the fun stuff!

Botany Production Samples

Our manufacturer, Panda, sent over a bunch of samples from the manufacturing process, and they are absolutely gorgeous! Here are some pics!

La Fleur Prototype Box

Our next game, La Fleur, will be launching after Botany starts fulfilling. We just got the prototype for its box so we thought it would be fun to share that, too!

Thank you so much again for backing our game! Have a wonderful week!

Amy and Dusty

BackerKit Order Quantities Locked Tomorrow (September 6th) at the End of the Day
over 1 year ago – Tue, Sep 05, 2023 at 11:44:46 AM

We hope you're all having a wonderful week! BackerKit order quantities will be locked tomorrow (September 6th) at the end of the day so we can get our final counts for production. If you haven't filled out yours yet, it’s important to respond to your survey as quickly as you can since we need this information to fulfill your rewards.

Due to the volatility of shipping (and sales tax / VAT / GST) prices globally right now, shipping (and sales tax / VAT / GST) fees for this project will be calculated at a later date once we have the best estimates for everyone. We plan to enter & charge backers for shipping and sales tax / VAT / GST a month or two before fulfillment when we have better estimates of what it will cost to ship backers rewards. Your card will be charged once at that time for any add-ons you add through BackerKit, sales tax / VAT / GST (where applicable), and shipping. We will alert backers when shipping costs are finalized & before we charge your cards in your BackerKit survey. We will keep you informed all along the way!

IMPORTANT! If you use your Apple ID to Sign Into Kickstarter

If you used your Apple ID to log in to Kickstarter, the BackerKit surveys will not be able to send to your Apple ID. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please email us at [email protected].

Thank you so much again for backing our game! Have a wonderful week!

Amy and Dusty

BackerKit Surveys Close Next Week (September 6th), New World Events and Specimen Effects
over 1 year ago – Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 05:50:27 PM

We hope you're all having a wonderful week! 87% of you have filled out your BackerKit surveys so we're almost there! If you haven't filled out yours yet, it’s important to respond to your survey as quickly as you can since we need this information to fulfill your rewards.

After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses at any time before we close the surveys and get our final counts. Surveys will remain open until September 6th when we need to lock the final counts for production.

Due to the volatility of shipping (and sales tax / VAT / GST) prices globally right now, shipping (and sales tax / VAT / GST) fees for this project will be calculated at a later date once we have the best estimates for everyone. We plan to enter & charge backers for shipping and sales tax / VAT / GST a month or two before fulfillment when we have better estimates of what it will cost to ship backers rewards. Your card will be charged once at that time for any add-ons you add through BackerKit, sales tax / VAT / GST (where applicable), and shipping. We will alert backers when shipping costs are finalized & before we charge your cards in your BackerKit survey. We will keep you informed all along the way!

IMPORTANT! If you use your Apple ID to Sign Into Kickstarter

If you used your Apple ID to log in to Kickstarter, the BackerKit surveys will not be able to send to your Apple ID. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please email us at [email protected].

Fun Stuff! 

While we've been getting all the manufacturing kick-off steps done for the game, we have been playtesting a few mechanics that we thought would be super fun for an upcoming expansion. Well, we were having SO MUCH FUN with them that we added them to the base game!

World Events: We mixed 16 world events into the events deck to spice things up, and when those come up, each player in the game (not just the player whose turn it is) resolves the effects of them: 

Specimen Card Effects: Some of the specimen cards in the game now have effects when you acquire them or when they're in your Wardian case:

Thank you so much again for backing our game! Have a wonderful week!

Amy and Dusty

BackerKit Surveys Close September 6th, Plus Pre-Production Pics!
over 1 year ago – Thu, Aug 10, 2023 at 12:35:27 PM

We hope you're all having a wonderful week! 83% of you have filled out your BackerKit surveys, which is fantastic! If you haven't filled out yours yet, it’s important to respond to your survey as quickly as you can since we need this information to fulfill your rewards.

After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses at any time before we close the surveys and get our final counts. Surveys will remain open until September 6th when we need to lock the final counts for production.

Due to the volatility of shipping (and sales tax / VAT / GST) prices globally right now, shipping (and sales tax / VAT / GST) fees for this project will be calculated at a later date once we have the best estimates for everyone. We plan to enter & charge backers for shipping and sales tax / VAT / GST a month or two before fulfillment when we have better estimates of what it will cost to ship backers rewards. Your card will be charged once at that time for any add-ons you add through BackerKit, sales tax / VAT / GST (where applicable), and shipping. We will alert backers when shipping costs are finalized & before we charge your cards in your BackerKit survey. We will keep you informed all along the way!

If you used your Facebook credentials to log in to your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey is sent to the email address you use for your Facebook account. If you used your Apple ID to log in to Kickstarter, the BackerKit surveys will not be able to send to your Apple ID. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please email us at [email protected].

Pre-Production Pics!

Now the fun stuff! Panda has been sending pics of the production prototypes to us, and they are so gorgeous! The metal coins turned out even more amazing than we could have imagined (you can still add them to your order in BackerKit):

We are so excited about how the pawns have turned out, too! The base game will come with 2 of each of these:

And here are the prototypes for the incredible dice, too! (NOTE: The flower will be on the 6 side, not the 1 side.)

Thank you so much again for backing our game! We'll post some more pics as we get them. Have a wonderful week!

Amy and Dusty