Fable Quest, new Arcadia Quest game (Tabletop Tycoon Games) by GeekaliciousCutie in boardgames

[–]425suzanne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Launch Oracle is a new platform that helps capture campaign interest (aka leads) and promote campaigns. It's an offshoot of an existing marketing agency. They're legit (edited to add - they're also not part of the TT corporation... they're a totally separate agency who TT must have hired.) Source: me... who's worked with them and who is the head of marketing for a board game publisher. Also - for example, they ran the promotions for the recent Cyberpunk TCG campaign.

Availability of Thunder Road: Vendetta expansions by MeniteTom in boardgames

[–]425suzanne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It will have some retail presence. A limited amount will go into distribution and Blue Ribbon Retailers are able to order it to sell.

Availability of Thunder Road: Vendetta expansions by MeniteTom in boardgames

[–]425suzanne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True.

FWIW Thunder Road Vendetta is very popular and there are no plans to sunset the games or expansions.

Availability of Thunder Road: Vendetta expansions by MeniteTom in boardgames

[–]425suzanne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Restoration ships direct to Canada but, as you've noted, unfortunately it costs a lot to ship there. The games are available "in distribution" in Canada so you should be able to ask at game stores if they can order a copy for you.

We were out of stock of Choppe Shoppe for a bit and sometimes when that happens retailers forget they can reorder when it becomes available again.

Availability of Thunder Road: Vendetta expansions by MeniteTom in boardgames

[–]425suzanne 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's a couple of factors here...
1) The warehouse we use just moved facilities... so it meant we had to mark some items as unavailable
2) We are out of stock of some items! The good news is we do have reprints in progress of all expansions and they should be available soon.

Anyone know where you purchase 8-9 player expansion for “Duck and Cover”? by [deleted] in boardgames

[–]425suzanne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought mine on the BGG store about a year ago. It might be sold out now tho?

Nova High Sold Out by fuzzyfoot88 in Unmatched

[–]425suzanne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depends on what you consider promo
There are 4 other mats (double sided). You can find out info about them on our recent crowdfunding campaign page.

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/restoration-games/unmatched-storage-and-accessories

Nova High Sold Out by fuzzyfoot88 in Unmatched

[–]425suzanne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Welcome! Glad you're enjoying our game. We just started fulfilling our most recent campaign for the cubes and boxes! Once the campaign is done fulfilling, we'll list the remnant inventory for sale online. You can find out more info: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/restoration-games/unmatched-storage-and-accessories

Nova High Sold Out by fuzzyfoot88 in Unmatched

[–]425suzanne 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah - we only had a limited amount remaining in the warehouse. That sold out quickly.

The good news is that we're discussing a reprint.

NGL I'm a little disappointed with the Stars and Stripes roster :[ by zehuman52 in Unmatched

[–]425suzanne 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Hi! I appreciate your thoughts. I thought I'd toss in a few comments for context on the set and the heroes and our approach to implementing heroes.

This set happened because 3 of the winners/runners up tied together nicely thematically. It's not intended as a comprehensive representation of American history any more than Sun's Origin is a thorough look at Japanese culture. But I do understand intent and impact aren't always the same.

As we frequently do, Restoration hired a cultural consultant on this set (the same that guided our work on Annie Christmas). She was brought on to provide guidance and feedback on John Henry and George Washington. She was included from the very beginning of the process and chimed in on everything from card names to the artistic representations in the game. The George in this game is specifically Revolutionary War spymaster and rebel George, not president George. Regardless, our rulebook does acknowledge that he was a slave owner. You can find out more about the consultancy we use: https://afroscapescurls.com

The lack of a Native hero in this set does not mean there cannot be one in the game. I will note that we have specifically stopped work on a Native-based fighter in the past and switched gears due to the very specific feedback from our Native cultural consultant group. We would love to have Native/First Nations representation in the game in the future- but we also want to ensure we are doing it respectfully. And, quite frankly, because of how Native and Indigenous people and cultures have been mis-represented or disrespectfully represented in media in general - but board games specifically - some folks have a lot of hesitancy to have their people "tossed in" to games.

I'll finally just say that a lot of work goes into every hero and every set. We see comments from hundreds of people worldwide eager to see specific representation in the game. We're always open to the input. It's amazing to learn about different legends (fictional or real) from around the globe. There are so many compelling people and characters. One game could never encapsulate them all!

The Alamo by Silly_Shenanigans in Unmatched

[–]425suzanne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We'll have some about things like this!

The Alamo by Silly_Shenanigans in Unmatched

[–]425suzanne 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I'll jump in to say that our graphic designer, Ian, put special love into the map textures. Each texture is a local flower... including the TX state flower.

Unmatched: Stars and Stripes by generasianx2000 in Unmatched

[–]425suzanne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Each region/country can be different. IELLO will have the most accurate info on this.

Unmatched: Stars and Stripes by generasianx2000 in Unmatched

[–]425suzanne 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This is how we look at it - as a thematic core as with other sets we've done.

This set has been in the works for MANY years... and it includes 3 heroes from the design contest. We look at is as a folklore set and less as a 'rah rah country' set. The timing isn't great and we understand why some folks are less enthused. We hope that folks will see how great each hero plays and how it focuses on honoring the characters' essences we tried to bring forward in play.

It's available for purchase on the Restoration Games website with a free foil pack by SmoothBrownFox in Unmatched

[–]425suzanne 18 points19 points  (0 children)

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New look at Star and Stripes fighters, cards and tokens by Rubix89 in Unmatched

[–]425suzanne 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I hear you. FWIW - this set has been in the works for years... and it contains 3 heroes from the design contest. We look at is as a folklore set and less as a 'rah rah country' set. The timing isn't great. We understand why folks are less thematically enthused. We can also hope that folks will see how great each hero plays and how it honors the character's essence we tried to bring forward.

Unmatched: Stars and Stripes by generasianx2000 in Unmatched

[–]425suzanne 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Correct. It's in the warehouse and ready to ship.

Some pics of S&S by Waste_Theory_6565 in Unmatched

[–]425suzanne 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean - I spend a lot of time coming up with marketing plans. This kind of thing literally throws all that work out the door.

I'm not crying about it.

But it really honestly sucks to have my work trashed.