Checking In!
almost 3 years ago – Sun, Jul 18, 2021 at 11:49:00 AM

Hey Everyone!

This is just going to be a quick update before I head to bed to once again say thank you! You are all awesome for helping me to bring this project to life!

It’s exciting to see that we have now hit 300 backers! That is all thanks to each and every one of you. Thank you for those who have shared this campaign on social media too! (If you haven’t yet, please copy the link to this campaign and share it! There may be a copy of FrogKnight in it for you if you do!)

Here's the link!

http://kck.st/3vAhOEM

Now, I just wanted to take a second and share with you a couple more illustrations that I have completed over the past few days so that you can see the progress. Let me know what you think of these!

(Sunken Ruins- Invasion Card: Doubles the value of one card.)

(The Reckoning- Invasion Card: Doubles the value of one card.)

(The Factory- Reinforcement Card: Allows you to take 2 actions on your turn.)

Now, as we head into the last week of this campaign let’s finish out strong! I can't wait!

Sincerely,

Tyler Smith

3 Additional Languages for BattleFish (Spanish, German, and Italian)
almost 3 years ago – Sun, Jul 18, 2021 at 03:18:57 AM

With 3 days left and 333 backers backing this project at 3:00 (here in Utah). It kind of feels like 3 is the magic number for today! Because of that I wanted to let you know of 3 pretty exciting updates!

1. The rulebook for BattleFish will now be translated into 3 additional languages; Spanish, German, and Italian!

3 languages felt appropriate after telling you about the theme for today. However, if you would really like to see this game translated into your native language, please let me know in the comments, and I will do everything I can to make that happen!

2. The BattleFish Art has been completed!

All 126 cards and 12 boards in this game now feature unique artwork! I have had a blast staying up way too late for the past 2 weeks drawing more fish, robots, and explosions than I ever thought possible! And I have to say, I am really excited for how everything is turning out! I hope you enjoy it too!

3. Thank You!

Ok, so that's not really an announcement, and I hope to have a few more announcements in the coming days, but I sincerely want to express my gratitude for each of you. This project has been a blast for me personally, and I'm excited for the coming months and weeks for when you have it in your hands and it can be a blast for you too! Making this a reality is all thanks to you! Thank you!

Let's finish out this campaign strong!

Sincerely,

Tyler  

$10,000
almost 3 years ago – Fri, Jul 02, 2021 at 04:04:18 PM

Hey Everyone,

It's me again! I just wanted to give you another update on where we are at with this game! 

We have officially made it to $10,000! Wahoo!!!

I just need to take a moment and just say thank you to each and every one of you for all of the support up to this point! I'm so excited to see that we have already doubled the funding goal, and we are just barely under halfway through this campaign! That's all on you, so thank you, thank you, thank you!

Making it to $10,000 also means that we have hit 3 of our stretch goals! 

I'm currently working on some of the final card illustrations from when we hit the $7,500 goal. (Below you can see the one that I did last night!) 

I only have a handful left to do until every card in the game has unique artwork, and so I would love to hear from you for the last illustrations! What would you like to see? Comment below and I will pick my favorite ones to include in the game!

Once again, please keep sharing this with your family and friends! And thank you for bringing this project to life! 

You all rock!

Sincerely,

Tyler

BIG NEWS!!! Shipping Worldwide has been updated!
almost 3 years ago – Sat, Jun 26, 2021 at 07:34:23 AM

Dear Everyone,

BIG NEWS

I am excited to announce that as of today I have partnered with ShipQuest to handle fulfillment for this project outside of the United States. Because of this new partnership you will see shipping rates drop dramatically for many countries worldwide! Yay! (If you are in the United States, everything will stay the same for you!)

Below is an updated chart to show you all of the new shipping rates! (You will notice that this has been changed on the campaign page too.) If you backed this project before today (June 25) and you live in the UK, EU, Germany Canada or Australia, then make sure you follow the steps at the bottom of this update in order for your pledge amount to reflect the new rates. If you are not in the UK, EU, Germany, Canada or Australia then your pledge should reflect the changes already!

 (Canada will not be fulfilled by ShipQuest, but shipping rates to Canada will now cost $15!)

UK, EU, Germany, Canada, and Australia

Now for those of you in the UK, EU, Germany, Canada, and Australia. In order for your pledges to reflect these updated rates you will need to go to the rewards for this campaign and back the pledges that are made specifically for your countries. (They are literally the exact same thing as what they were before except the shipping rates are updated.) I made sure that there are 50 Early Fish Discount Rewards specifically for your countries so if you hurry you can make sure that you get that discount!

GIVEAWAY

Now because I am so excited about this new partnership with ShipQuest, I want to do a little giveaway! Go share this project on social media and with your family and friends using the #battlefishthegame hashtag! If we can hit 300 backers by the end of the day on Sunday (June 27th) then I will choose up to 5 people who shared this project with the #battlefishthegame hashtag to receive a free copy of FrogKnight to go along with your copy of BattleFish! (You might be thinking, what on earth is FrogKnight?! It's a game designed by Kent Garfield that I illustrated last year. You should definitely check it out!)

Thank you for all the support! Like always, if you have any questions, comments, or concerns please let me know!

Sincerely,

Tyler

Funded in 25 hours!
almost 3 years ago – Mon, Jun 21, 2021 at 02:31:13 PM

Hey Everyone!

I just wanted to post a quick update to tell you THANK YOU! I think one of the most intimidating things to do is to hit publish on a campaign like this after spending hours upon hours upon hours working on it, and then sit and wonder if it will be successful. Thank you for helping this come to life! 

Check out the stretch goals and send me a message or post a comment about any questions that you have!

You are all amazing!

Thank you again!

Sincerely,

Tyler

P.S. Here are the stretch goals in case you are like me and don't want to go scroll to find them on the campaign page: