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Latest Updates from Our Project:
Canopy: Evergreen A New Rainforest!
7 months ago
– Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 10:45:58 AM
Hello Wonderful Canopy Backer!
I'm thrilled to share the exciting news that we've just launched our latest game, Canopy: Evergreen, on Kickstarter. I want to express my immense gratitude to all of you who supported the original Canopy. Your early backing not only brought that game to life but also paved the way for me to create a brand new standalone set in the Pacific Northwest. In designing this new game, I made sure that it stands on its own merits, offering a unique and enjoyable experience separate from the original Canopy. I would be incredibly grateful if you could take a moment to check out our new game. Thank you! Link to Kickstarter Page
In the thriving ecosystem of the Pacific Northwest rainforests, concealed beneath a dense canopy, a plethora of life thrives. Wildflowers and lush ferns speckle the mossy ground as schools of salmon swim upstream, while a gray wolf prowls in search of its next meal. In Canopy Evergreen, players compete to grow the tallest trees, gather sets of wild plants, and create flourishing habitats to support the growth of native animals.
New Cast of Characters: Explore the Pacific Northwest's diverse ecosystem with all new animal and plant cards
Expanded Gameplay: Canopy Evergreen features new interactive gameplay for 2-4 players
3D Trees: Build captivating forest landscapes using stackable tokens to grow your trees
Thank you very much for supporting our games!
Tim
Fall is here and the Leaf Kickstarter is live!
over 1 year ago
– Wed, Sep 28, 2022 at 07:53:27 AM
Hello Wonderful Canopy Backer!
We hope you have been enjoying some lovely time in the rainforest amongst all brilliant plants and dazzling animals. With fall approaching in the northern hemisphere we want to invite you to another forest setting full of falling leaves, fun forest critters, and the changing seasons.
Our newest game Leaf is live on Kickstarter. We actually started working on this one way back in 2015 and we are thrilled to be finally Kickstarting it. We had such an excellent time with you all during the Canopy Kickstarter and we'd be honored if you would check out our new project.
Canopy in the New Year
about 2 years ago
– Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 03:37:28 AM
Hello Wonderful Canopy Backer!
We hope you had wonderful holidays and are enjoying the first month of the new year. Here at Canopy HQ we've mostly wrapped up fulfillment of Kickstarters and have been focusing on getting Canopy into more game stores and helping more gamers find out about Canopy. If you have not yet received your Kickstarter pledge of Canopy, please email me at [email protected] and I'll do my best to resolve it.
Canopy Debrief
With the Kickstarter campaign and fulfillment pretty much wrapped up I've taken a little time to reflect on the successes of the campaign and things I will do differently in future campaigns. I wanted to share a few of the top items from each list with you all, as you were fundamental to the process.
Successes
Eliminating shrinkwrap: This proved to be far more difficult than I expected and at several points I almost threw in the towel. Shrinkwrap is very much the industry standard, and I am glad that Panda Games Manufacturing and I put in the extra work to make it happen. Having made the promise of no shrinkwrap to all of you backers helped hold me accountable.
Delivering the games during times of change: A combination of shipping prices going through the roof, changing rules regarding VAT in the EU and UK, and other delays caused by the pandemic made getting all the games to you backers extra rewarding. The total costs of shipping and fulfillment were far greater than anticipated and I thought I might have to come back to you backers and ask to help cover some of those costs. But one of the most important parts of Kickstarter for me is building community and trust with backers, and I wanted to get the games to you for the price that was shown on the Kickstarter. Delivering the games successfully, without any increased costs to backers (albeit quite behind schedule), felt like a win.
Creating a great 2 player game: Canopy was my first 2 player only design and based on the reception from backers and reviewers it has been very successful. Canopy is currently is ranked #2584 on Boardgamegeek and it continues to climb, and that is out of over 100,000 games. Including licensing deals in other countries there will be more than 30,000 copies of Canopy going in print by the end of this year. That is a huge number and I am so thankful to all of you for helping support us at the very beginning. Big print numbers are great, but it is hearing from backers, friends and family members who are enjoying the game that has made all the work and stress of delivering so worthwhile and satisfying.
Canopy has received many great reviews and I am appreciative of everyone who has taken the time to play it and share their thoughts either in a review, social media post, on BGG, or in the Kickstarter comments. One of my favorite videos made about Canopy is this one from the Bard Gamer, who used Canopy as the inspiration to create a short song.
Plans for the Future
Paper Wrapping for Retail: I was very happy with the extremely positive reception to the paper wrap on the deluxe editions and that has inspired me to investigate how to do something similar for retail copies. I don't think brown paper wrapping will work at retail, so I am looking into having some of the graphics from the box be in color on the wrapping, and maybe using QR codes to let shoppers get a good look at what is inside the paper wrapping.
Paper Craft Inserts: I am investigating options for making high quality papercraft inserts to help sort and organize future games. I was happy that we didn't use plastic bags for Canopy, and I think the insert and envelopes do a decent job of keeping the components organized, but I'd love to be able to offer a more premium storage option without using plastic trays.
Showcase Eco-friendliness: During the Kickstarter I was able to communicate with you all the efforts we were taking to make the game in as eco-friendly a manner as possible. But in the retail copies I didn't really communicate this, aside from saying that we would be planting 1 Tree for each game sold. I think showcasing the lack of plastic and other steps will help gamers appreciate the game more and potentially look for games by publishers who are making similar efforts.
Here is another solid review of Canopy, from Jona Minotto, a reviewer who is doing great work looking at games from an eco-friendly perspective. She has brought several production issues to my attention that could be improved in future games.
Many thanks to each and every one of you for supporting the Canopy Kickstarter! I could not do this without you and it is an honor to have your trust and support to make these games. I'll have another update in February or March with a report on how Canopy is doing in the wide world, and with a sneak peak at my next game Leaf.
Tim
Playing in the Canopy
over 2 years ago
– Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 08:47:29 PM
Hello Canopy Backer,
Last Wednesday the final Canopy pledge was shipped out to backers in the US, which means that fulfillment is almost complete! This is fantastic for many reasons. First off, I am beyond excited to share this game with you all. You helped make Canopy happen and have waited so patiently for it to arrive. Secondly, I am thrilled to be done with what was undeniably the most harrowing and stressful experience I've had with shipping. Thanks for sticking with me through all the ups and downs.
Feels good to have the games arrive, but my office is getting pretty filled up!
Issues with your Games
While all the games have shipped, we are not out of the woods just yet. There are bound to be issues with some of the games and shipping as we well know, does not always go smoothly. At this point, all backers should have either received their games or received a tracking email for the games. If you have not please get in touch and I will check on your order. I've had a few backers report that their games shipped, but then got stuck at a delivery center. There is not much we can do to get them moving faster, but if your game hasn't moved for more than 10 days send me an email and I'll see if I can get more info.
Our manufacturer has a high standard of quality control, but if your order arrived and a card is missing, or a token is damaged please email me at [email protected] and share a picture if applicable. Please note that we are going into a big holiday weekend in the US here starting tomorrow, so I will be responding to emails early next week.
Retail Release and Social Media
Now that Canopy is arriving to the majority of backers, the next big step for our game is its retail release, which is scheduled for December 3rd here in the US. It is cutting it close for the holiday season shopping, but I'm hoping that all the buzz from the Kickstarter copies arriving will help retailers and gamers find out about it. Thanks to everyone who has shared pictures and stories of the game on social media. It really helps spread awareness and let's more folks find out about this game.
BGG Ratings
One of the biggest websites for boardgaming is boardgamegeek.com (BGG). The website has info and ratings on pretty much every game ever created. The BGG ratings and hotlist are another important way for folks to find out about Canopy. After your games arrive and you've had a chance to play, it would be most awesome if you could hop over to the Canopy page on BGG and give it a rating and a thumbs up.
With games delivering over the past month and a half, we have a few questions we've received multiple times. I'll answer those here in case any of you were wondering the same thing.
Hoatzin Wooden Tokens - In an early stretch goal we added 2 Hoatzin wood tokens to the deluxe game. In a later stretch goal we made all 10 wood tokens unique. This means there should only be 1 wood Hoatzin token in your deluxe game.
Pygmy Marmosets - We originally added 3 Pygmy Marmoset cards with a stretch goal. In final development we had to adjust the marmoset's ability and having 3 of them in the deck no longer made sense, so we reduced the number to 2 to match the other animals in the game.
Folded Rulebook - Originally all the rulebooks were to be folded to fit in the box. Later on, we increased the deluxe box size and I asked our manufacturer to not fold the rulebooks for the deluxe game. Somewhere in the communication chain this was lost and they had folded the majority of the rulebooks before catching the error. As one of the main goals in making this game was to reduce the ecological impact, I decided not to ask them to reprint all of those rulebooks. My apologies if the folded rulebook is a bother to you.
Reaching the End of the Campaign
With most of the games having arrived or arriving shortly we are nearing the end of the campaign. I'll be back with at least one more update in early December, and will likely update again with a debrief on the whole process. Thanks so much for being a part of this journey and for making this game such a success!
If you are in the US have a happy holiday weekend. And wherever you are, I hope your week is filled with friends, games and good cheer.
Tim
Shipping Update, Industry Impact, Reviews and Local Pick-Up Party
over 2 years ago
– Thu, Nov 11, 2021 at 03:52:26 AM
Hello Canopian,
I am excited to finally announce that the games bound for backers in the US and Canada have finally arrived and all the details are below. In addition I wanted to share some new reviews that Canopy has received and some awesome news about the impact our campaign has had. Shipping updates will be at the bottom sorted by region.
Industry Impact
Last week the project manager from Panda Games Manufacturing reached out to share the awesome news that the sustainable choices we made in manufacturing Canopy had led to lots of discussions internally at their company and with other publishers regarding more sustainable production practices. Panda is now looking into the feasibility of purchasing a paper wrapping machine so they can offer paper wrapping of games (like we did with the deluxe version of Canopy) more economically. In addition, in the most recent Stonemaier Games newsletter, Jamey Stegmaier, specifically referenced Canopy as an inspiration for looking into avoiding exterior shrinkwrap on games they publish.
The fact that Canopy has helped to inspire manufacturers and other publishers within the boardgame industry to look more seriously into sustainable options for producing games is amazing. Thank you all for believing in this project and making it such a success so it could have the impact that it did.
Canopy Reviews
Two new Canopy reviews have been released in the last few weeks. The game was well received and the content creators offer some great observations and analysis of the game.
Whew! The games have finally, after many months of delays, arrived at the fulfillment center yesterday! Thank you all for your patience during this entire process. We all know the transportation sector is under incredible strain right now, but it has been a long wait for this game and I want to thank you for your understanding.
Timeline:
Games will start shipping out tomorrow. Due to the delay in arrival to the fulfillment center, they are currently juggling a few campaigns right now, but will be working diligently and say they will have all the games shipped out before Thanksgiving (Nov. 25th). So all games should arrive to backers between Nov 20th-30. Tracking emails will be sent out when your game is shipped from this email: [email protected]
If you have not received a tracking email by November 26th please email me at [email protected]. If you have any issues with the delivery or condition of games when they arrive please email me.
No Plastic Wrap
We have chosen to not use bubble wrap in the shipping of the games, so your games will be cushioned with paper wrap inside the box. This is an intentional choice to help reduce the ecological impact. The Canopy boxes are sturdy and we've requested sturdy shipping boxes so I do not anticipate any issues. However, if you game arrives damaged please contact me and we will get a replacement sent out speedily.
Local Pick-Up Party
For backers in the Pacific Northwest who chose the Local Pick-Up option we will be hosting our local pick-up party on November 21st from 3-6 PM. We are still deciding on the final location of the event, but it will be somewhere with a covered and heated outdoor patio and we'll have some food and drinks available. We'll email you directly with more details next week. If you didn't sign up for local pick up, but are in the area and would like to attend please email me at [email protected]. We will be hosting a second event in early December for anyone who was unable to make it to the pick-up party (details coming soon).
Rest of the World
Games have finally started arriving in Australia and New Zealand. If you do not get a tracking number by the end of the week feel free to contact me. Backers in Asia, the EU and UK should all have their games by now. If you haven't received your games please contact me. Games sent to backers in South America should all arrive by mid December.
Thank you all for your support and I am beyond excited that Canopy will be on most everyone's tables by the end of the month!
