Week One Update: $108,000 raised with over 1900 backers!
almost 6 years ago – Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 12:38:39 AM

Hi Everyone,

Thanks so much for your continued support! We are thrilled to have reached $108,000. That's $100,000 more than our original goal! Thanks to all of you for sharing on social media, sending to family and friends, and writing us about your experiences with Fire Tower. We are extremely grateful.

RATE FIRE TOWER

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STRETCH GOALS

We now have eight stretch goals unlocked, and are nearly at the ninth! Look forward to thicker hawk meeples, a large color-mixed Shadow Die, more Solo Challenge cards, a new Event Card, UV spot coat on the box, 5th player mode, and printing on the cloth bag. And there is more in store!

TRANSLATIONS

Last, but certainly not least, we have confirmed that there will be a downloadable PDF of the Expansion rules and cards in Spanish! Check out our FAQ for more details about translations. 

Thanks so much! Please feel free to message us directly if you have any questions.

-Gwen + Sam

International Wall of Flame, Fifth Player Mode, Unlocked Stretch Goals!
almost 6 years ago – Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 02:22:10 AM

Thanks to you, we are burning through stretch goals 🔥

A quick rundown of what we've unlocked so far:

• Thicker Meeples (the hawks are now 10mm thick instead of 6mm)
• Printing on Cloth Bag (the deluxe expansion now includes a PRINTED cloth bag)
• Color-Mixed Shadow Die (adding mystery and style to your Shadow Die)
• Two new Solo Challenge Cards (two more unique challenges you might face during your solo game)
• The Coyote Tactics Event Card (forcing players to think ahead to outmaneuver their opponents)

Last, but most certainly not least, FIFTH PLAYER MODE!

For a long time, people have been asking us if we can up the player count. This is something we've had in the works for a while, but since it adds additional components to the game, it was cost-prohibitive at first. We are thrilled that you can now play Fire Tower with a fifth player who has slightly asymmetric abilities. The fifth player will protect four small areas in the forest, marked by tokens. In order to take out the fifth player, you will have to burn each of the areas they control. Each area will consist of a tile with artwork by Kevin Ruelle that will integrate into the board. 

The next stretch goal is a bigger, heftier Shadow Die!

Wall of Flame and Poster Add-On Update

Several international backers reached out to us about wanting to upgrade to the Wall of Flame or add the poster to their pledge. We originally thought this was cost prohibitive due to shipping the poster outside the United States, but we just heard back from our fulfillment center, and have made this possible! We have opened up the Wall of Flame to international backers, but unfortunately, we can't edit the "USA only" mention at the beginning of the pledge description, so please ignore that! We have also updated the shipping section to include Wall of Flame. 

That's it! Thanks again for all your support. Until next time...

Gwen + Sam

Funded in six minutes! Over 1,000 backers in ONE DAY!
almost 6 years ago – Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 08:16:47 PM

Wow. Thank you all for an amazing launch day! We are beyond thrilled with today's success and are really looking forward to the rest of the campaign. 

Four Unlocked Stretch Goals!

Thanks to you, Rising Flames has already been upgraded with FOUR unlocked stretch goals! You can now look forward to thicker firehawks and megahawks (10mm), a color-mixed Shadow Die to match the spirit of vengeance, two more Challenge Cards in Solo Mode, and printing on the Deluxe Expansion's cloth bag! 

Next up, a new Event Card called "Coyote Tactics" that forces players to program their next few turns. Really looking forward to that one!

We couldn't have made Rising Flames possible without your support, and we are excited to expand the world of Fire Tower!

Gwen + Sam