RONE: Invasion

Shipping progress - Part 2
over 1 year ago – Sun, Sep 15, 2024 at 06:17:33 AM

Hello Backers,

here is a bunch of news we would like to share with you. The manufacturing of all games is done and the rest of the games that have not been shipped yet are being prepared to start their journey to the shipping centers in North America, Australia, and Asia. 

Local shipping - Europe

The games should arrive at our HUB in Europe on the 27th of September. We will work hard over the weekend and pack all the games so they can be sent out on the 30th of September. Even though we have a 1-week delay we will try to do our best you will receive the game before or during the Essen. We hope there will not be any other delays as this will cause it to be shipped after the Essen fair.

Content of the game

Here are the videos showing the content of the game and what you can expect. The core box itself contains everything inside of it - the Game with all the Kickstarter-exclusive content. For the "Recruiter" pledge level see the next paragraph.

Differences between "Recruiter" and higher pledge levels

Regarding the number of backers in the Recruiter pledge level, we decided to make the assembly of the game less complicated and remove some unlocked Kickstarter-exclusive content from this "Pledge level" as this pledge level will be the retail option of the game.

Here is the list of the Kickstarter-exclusive content that is missing in the "Recruiter" pledge level.

• Plastic insert (only the basic cardboard holders are in the box)
• Additional sets of screws
• Exclusive campaign with 2 leader cards and 1 Technology card
• Upgraded screw-drivers

During the next two weeks, we will prepare more videos/images to show you the content in detail.

Thank you for supporting us,

Stepan

Shipping progress - Part 1
over 1 year ago – Wed, Aug 14, 2024 at 10:05:48 AM

Hello Backers,

we have finally reached the final stage of this campaign, the "Shipping phase".

The shipping is split into 2 batches (for European backers and the rest)

The First batch (European backers)

The first batch has been loaded onto the train and should start its journey within this week. It should arrive in mid-September and we will immediately start local shipping so you have your games before it will be be released in SPIEL 2024. This also includes all "Spieleschmiede" backers from the German campaign.

The Second batch (the rest of backers)

The second batch will be finished by the end of August 2024 and should be shipped out early in the September to the shipping centers in "China", "Australia" and "The United States". Once they reach their destinations we will start local shipping.

Thank you,
Štěpán

Manufacturing progress - Part 3
almost 2 years ago – Tue, Jul 02, 2024 at 12:19:47 PM

Dear Backers,

First of all, I would like to apologize for the delayed update but we had a lot of things we needed to discuss with the manufacturer and it took some time as there were some issues we were facing.

The production does not continue as planned. According to the previous plan, the manufacturing should finish this week and the games should start their journey to the shipping centers. However, we received information that the manufacturer cannot complete the games on time and instead of the first week of July as planned they will complete the games in the first week of August. This is not a big delay, but we had to postpone the delivery date by another month for all non-European backers to October 2024. European backers should still receive the game in September 2024.

Wrongly chosen Manufacturer! Sad but true!

We do not want to blame someone else for the entire project's delay. But the choice of manufacturer (Eastar manufacturer) was the worst decision we made in this project. They received printing files on the first week of August 2023, nearly a year before. We understand that some delays might happen during time and we were prepared for that, but creating games the whole year is not a delay, there should be something more behind this we do not see. But they probably do not treat small Indie publishers the same as others. 

Why will European backers receive the game sooner?

At least the manufacturer managed to split the printing into two parts and we can ship the games to Europe a bit sooner so all European backers can receive the game during September. We decided to prioritize the European backers because we wanted to attend the Essen Spiel this year and our policy is to not sell the games before all the backers in that region receive the game. We hope you understand our decision.

Thank you,

Stepan

Manufacturing progress - Part 2
almost 2 years ago – Mon, May 27, 2024 at 09:55:32 AM

Hello Backers, 

Production continues as planned, the plastic parts of the game are almost finished and the cardboard components have started. Everything is going according to the new delivery date which is September 2024. 

We have finally received all the game components and I made the unboxing video to show you what will be inside the game. I hope you will enjoy the video.

The Pledge Manager - Lock Addresses

The addresses will be locked on May, 29th in the Pledge Manager (Backerkit). You will be notified by email to verify or change the address if needed. The option to change the address will still be available, but you will have to contact us directly.

The Retailers

The pledge manager will be closed on June, 5th. And you will have two days to finish your order. After your order will be locked, we will lock the addresses.

Announcing the new Kickstarter campaign

The next week, we will announce the new Kickstarter campaign for the first expansion of RONE: Invasion. We will make a dedicated update for it, so you will be the first to see what is planned and how it will "expand" the game.

Manufacturing progress - Part 1
almost 2 years ago – Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 06:44:12 AM

Hello Backers,

here is a bunch of news we would like to share with you.

Manufacturing progress

The manufacturing of the plastic parts is in process and the cardboard parts should start during the next month. Everything should be ready to ship by the end of June so we stick to the new delivery date September 2024.

The inserts

In the meantime, we are working on finishing the inserts for the game. 

This is not the final state as we would like to improve them and use some of the spare zones for more cardholders, so each type and subtype of a card in the game has its slot.

The Pledge Manager - Lock Addresses

We will lock all addresses in the Pledge Manager by the end of May 2024. You will be notified by email to verify and change the address if needed. There is no need to make any adjustments right now, we will inform you in the next update when they are going to be locked.

The Retailers

As we are closing the pledge manager in June, you have time to finish your order by the 10th of June. This is the latest possible time we could afford to make the smooth process of shipping. If you have any questions in the meantime feel free to contact us.

Improving our communication

The communication during the last few months was not the best as there was not too much to say because of the blocked manufacturing from the manufacturer side and our presence on Kickstarter, social networks, and other platforms was not great. And we do our best in the next months to improve it. 

Kickstarter

Finally, there will be more news we can share with you in the next couple of months and the pace of new updates will probably increase. If not, we will still post an update at least every month, so you know the current state of the project.

Discord

For those who are interested in our development, you can join our discord channel. The channel is quite empty and missing any content yet, but this will be improved soon.

Facebook

As more games are coming that will not be from the RONE universe, we changed our main Facebook page from RONE to Bonjour Games. There is still the RONE: Invasion Facebook group you can join to ask questions, share your experience, etc.

Thank you for supporting us,

Stepan