Hi everyone, hope you've all been well, so happy to see that my love of luxury upgrades is reflected here as we are adding that gorgeous linen finish to the rulebook.

Also, the tile rack I teased in the last update is now a reality and a gift to you, you can see the development and find a link to the download here.

Ok, what's come up over the last couple of days?

Quite a few people asking if you can pledge now and upgrade in the PM. Yes, absolutely, Gamefound lets you add as much as you like and converts to credit later in the PM, so if you wanna spread costs, I encourage you to add as much as you can afford at funding time and top up during the PM (this will give us that little bit more of a boost toward our goals) - I have added this to the FAQ.

Speaking of FAQ, I have now tidied up the bulk pledge information, apologies for the delay. I realise I still have some missing EU countries, it is easier for me to add "as needed" rather than to add everything (also it's nice to get emails from you all :P)

Next up, you may have seen in the comments, Martin has approved the new factions to be added to the TTS mod. This is time consuming and I do have a day job, but this is a thing that will happen. Make sure you're subscribed to the mod so you get the update there when it goes live.

Also a reminder about our discord - people are starting to use it to plan TTS sessions, so please come join if you haven't yet, you'll also be able to ask Martin, Stephen (Solo Mode), Leith (Art) and Iain (Graphic Design) questions in there directly.

Upcoming, I have some more luxuries I want to add, I am just getting some graphics organised for them. I had thought perhaps in this order, what are your thoughts?

Colour printed insert - this would be purely just to upgrade the inside of the box so that it isn't plain cardboard. As components are stored in bags an organise is not required (I actually think that trying to store them in an organiser would increase set up and pack down times) I was considering using map art for this and thought it could be fun to let you vote on which map to use.
Inside of lid printed - again this is just taking away the raw cardboard look and adds to visual appeal when lifting the lid, I always enjoy this when it's done. We could perhaps do a plain/textured colour background with an inspirational battle quote to add some drama and flair.
UV spot printing - we all love a little extra bling on the box, I wanted to apply this treatment to the text and dragon motif. Speaking of box, I have raised that the red font is hard to see against the brown background (and colourblind mode shows us it fades right in) so we are looking at that.

I have also finally managed to get images of the bags from the manufacturer, so I am sharing these sample images here with you. This sample is not with our embroidery, this is just to show you the shape and construction. Because this is velvet, those raw edges will be ok (canvas and we'd get fraying)

General shape of bag

inside of bag showing construction

close up of embroidery

I hope this helps you to visualise the product a bit more clearly. Again, I remind you, that's just a sample of existing work, not our product.

In addition to receiving these images, Martin finally received the prototypes we've had on order since the start of the year. He's dropping me a copy tomorrow afternoon, so I will be able to get some video footage the components which I hope will give even more of a picture, especially for the maps since a flat image is so hard to see how it will drape.

Next up, German backers, I still don't have a lot to report. I have sent some emails this afternoon in another attempt to find a partner. I'll share if we get a hit. I again commit us to getting a translation paid for so you can print at home.

Italian backers - We will be including your pledges in here. I will sort out a way to reflect a contribution so that we have a picture of your help. French backers, this will look different to you, but you will be counted.

Finally don't forget to keep active on those forums on BGG, we've been bumped to #4, let's get a few more +1's to the battle eh?

And please let me know if I have not answered any questions, there's so many of you now! If I've missed you I apologise.