Dear DDDicers,

First, my apologies for not posting this sooner. The last few days of the Kickstarter campaign were pretty hectic (44K in the last 2 days!), and I needed to take a little breather.

Of course, all good things must come to an end (although bad things never do). Watching the DDD Kickstarter is kinda sad, now. I feel like a kid looking at his dead hamster: “Why isn’t he moving anymore?”

We worked on a lot of ideas for that final reward. The pressure was on, and topping the other gifts was really hard. A few days ago, we had what we thought was the greatest idea ever, and just before we could announce it, the deal fell through.

The problem is that we can’t afford to spend weeks to find the perfect reward that will please everyone, as we are busy putting the finishing touches on the game and its expansions (we have added a token sheet for the base game, some optional rules here and there, and we are tweaking various aspects of the production, like the “recipes” for the speckled dice).

So what we offer is simple, yet it comes from the heart: a unique and exclusive Resource Card.

 

This can replace any one Resource card from the game, and is a reminder to the other players that the owner of the game helped us invade Kickstarter and conquer the top spot.

Also, we’ve decided to give you all 2 copies of both the Distinguished Service Pack and the K-Pack. These will make great gifts for your loved ones, or your jealous friends, or can simply serve as replacements if your dog eats your originals.

The truth is, we could never find an adequate gift for our supporters. Nothing comes even close to the gratitude we have for all of you, so I’ll leave you with a big, enormous THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS. And I’ll even add a “MERCI DU FOND DU COEUR” for our Swedish-speaking friends.

In the next days/weeks, I’ll post some updates on the components, as we are receiving samples from the manufacturers. Our Unit markers are almost done, and the speckled dice should follow. Then comes the tin box, the MGF dice and the Russian brides.

And on behalf of Valley Games, I wish you all (yes, even our non-supporters) a very happy Christmas and a wonderful new year, filled with extra ammo and RWB bonuses.

Next stop… Airborne in my Pocket!

E

PS: Just to be extra-clear: this Resource card will only be available to our Kickstarter supporters. It won’t be sold or given anywhere else.

PPS: The “theme” of this Resource card is actually a preview of what’s in store for you guys next year: the Legendary Units.

Okay, we are going to start this very easy contest, all you have to do is “like” us to win.
 
Simple eh? It is, all you have to do is go onto Facebook and Boardgamegeek.com and “like” Valley Games.
 
If you do, you are then entered into our weekly draw for a free copy of one of our games. We will announce on Monday of every week, the game up for grabs and you just need to make sure you are one of our current “likers”.
 
Who doesn’t like a free game? We’ll even ship it to you for free! We will start this up Monday December 12th.
 
Our Facebook link is:
 
Facebook Fan Page
 
Our Boardgamegeek link is:
 
Boardgame Geek
 
You can also follow us on Twitter like so many are doing these days to also get updates on what is going on at Valley Games here:
 
Twitter – ValleyGames

This has been the ride of a lifetime and between Emmanuel, Rik and myself we are spent!

First of all, we could not have reached this milestone without all of the support we got from our pledgers. You also kept it fun out there as we were climbing while we were running around trying to get stretch rewards secured, thank you for this.

Secondly, your patience with us as we learned along the way how this whole thing worked, once again thank you for putting up with the late posts and updates.

Lastly, Thank You, you made D-Day Dice the highest funded game of all time on Kickstarter.

Here is a final screenshot of the end result, we will look on this with fond memories for sure. Now, we have some work to do and we look forward to delivering your games in March!

D-Day Dice

D-Day Dice – The final stand

Only 24 hours left!
 

Okay, we are on the home stretch, D-Day Dice has just 24 hours left to go, if you have been on the fence about coming on board with this great project you need to see all the stretch rewards that are being given away.
 
We are extremely humbled by the outpouring of support on this project and in response we have been trying to make the rewards the best that have ever been given. Judging by the comments written on the various websites out there, we are succeeding on that side and it is something we are glad to do.
 
With that being said, we are nearing the end and this is a great opportunity and we would hate for anyone to miss out on it. Here is the link one last time for anyone that would still like to get on board.
 
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1325766284/d-day-dice-board-game
 

New Arrival – Octopus’ Garden
 

In other news Octopus’ Garden has landed on US soil so we have been told by our warehouse staff and they are expecting it to arrive today! Upon arrival the crew there are going to be quickly turning it around and fulfilling orders to all the distributors, so if you have been waiting on a copy, you should see it  very soon in your local game store.
 
For more information check out our website and the details on Octopus’ Garden. From there you can find other links to rules and other images.
 
http://valleygames.ca/our-games/modern-line/octopus-garden/ 

How about a Contest?
 

Okay, we are going to start this very easy contest, all you have to do is “like” us to win.
 
Simple eh? It is, all you have to do is go onto Facebook and Boardgamegeek.com and “like” Valley Games.
 
If you do, you are then entered into our weekly draw for a free copy of one of our games. We will announce on Monday of every week, the game up for grabs and you just need to make sure you are one of our current “likers”.
 
Who doesn’t like a free game, we’ll even ship it to you for free! We will start this up Monday December 12th.
 
Our Facebook link is:
 
Facebook Fan Page
 
Our Boardgamegeek link is:
 
Boardgame Geek
 
You can also follow us on Twitter like so many are doing these days to also get updates on what is going on at Valley Games here:
 
Twitter – ValleyGames

Check out this interview on Purplepawn.com

http://www.purplepawn.com/2011/12/d-day-dice-the-biggest-ever-kickstarter-game-success/

D-Day Dice Storming Kickstarter

“Ok boys! We are going to hit the beach and when we do, it is going to be hell. I want you to run and run fast, we need to take that bunker as quickly as possible or else we will never have a chance in this war. We have boatloads of people behind you and they need a clear path inland. If you fail, we all fail and that’s not what this unit is about.”

 We are talking about D-Day Dice, the newest project to be announced by Valley Games. Designed by Emmanuel Aquin, this title has already been given kudos as a game to be reckoned with. D-Day Dice has not only been nominated for a Golden Geek Award, a Finalist in the Canadian Game Design of the Year, and a Finalist in the prestigious Boulogne-Billancourt contest but it has broken the all time record on Kickstarter.com for the most funding of any board game.

 With that being said, this game has been introduced to the world as a print and play title and from there it has blossomed into a full fledged commercial production due for release in March 2012 with the help of Kickstarter.com.  With the pledges from everyone we have been able to not only offer this brilliant game but we have been able to bundle it with some fantastic swag that will be given to each person that comes on board with this project. Of course we will have everything available that is game related later on our website, those that go on and pledge now get them for free.

 The following article is about the makings of D-Day Dice by Emmanuel Aquin and his Designer Diary:

 http://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/5913/designer-diary-d-day-dice-winning-the-war-one-die

 This article here talks about how this project might be the most generous Kickstarter project ever:

 http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/729946/the-most-generous-kickstarter-project-ever

 And for the Kickstarter project itself here is the link for that:

 http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1325766284/d-day-dice-board-game

 Just a reminder that if you want to be apart of this glorious run storming the beach in D-Day Dice the project is going for another 10 days and you will be very surprised by all of the great bonus stuff you get with the game. We keep surpassing stretch targets and this just keeps getting better and better, don’t miss out!

New Release: Octopus’ Garden

December also brings a new title into your local game store and that is Octopus’ Garden by Roberta Taylor, this game was the Winner of the Canadian Game Design of the Year contest in 2010. Valley Games is honoured to be able to bring this wonderful title to print.

 In Octopus’ Garden, players take the role of Octopuses competing to create the most beautiful gardens. Attract colourful seahorses and clown fish, without losing pearl-producing oysters to the hungry sea stars!

 Players chose which plant and animal tiles to purchase from a central market and then decide how best to arrange them in their own garden. Careful planning is required to attract seahorses and clownfish, to protect pearl-producing oysters from the sea stars, and to avoid startling delicate feather worms.

 Octopus’ Garden is a tile laying game for 2 to 4 players aged 10 and up, and is played in under 45 minutes.

 www.valleygames.ca/our-games/modern-line/octopus-garden/

 With a Suggested Retail Price of $34.95 this game is sure to fit the budget of anyone this year on your Christmas List. You can find on our website through our Retailer Locator, a friendly local game store near you where you can buy this great game just before Christmas. Octopus’ Garden is due to arrive around the 15th of December to most game stores in North America, you can ask them to pre order you one and they will find the game available through all major distribution channels.

 www.valleygames.ca/retailer-locator/

 Suggested Retail Price: $ 34.95

TITAN on the iPad

Last but not least we are very excited to see our first title on the iPad this December in Titan the monster slugfest that has dueling Titans mustering creatures and duking it out in this free for all elimination game.

Our developers have been hard at work on this game for the past few months and they are very close to completing the first release.

 Look for announcements on Facebook, Twitter and our website in the coming weeks for the announcement of Titan the electronic version.

Happy Holidays

From everyone here at Valley Games we wish you and yours the Happiest of Holidays and the best for the New Year in 2012.

Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to bringing more titles to your game tables and electronic devices very soon!

We apologize for the delay but we really wanted to make sure the quality of this reward was amazing and now that we have been able to touch and feel it, we are confident that it would survive a beach assault.

With our biggest thank you so far, and to commemorate the achievement of being the number one supported board game project on Kickstarter we want to give you the new D-Day Dice Bag.

This bag has plenty of room for D-Day Dice, the expansions, and all the other free stuff. It has 4 extra pockets (2 under the flap and 2 on the sides) and a great wide adjustable strap that makes it super comfortable to carry everything.

If you are still on the fence about supporting this game, this should tip the scales.

Once again THANK YOU for making this project the success it is and for the memories made during this ride.

For those of you that have heard of this and would like to be apart of all the madness, please check it out here!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1325766284/d-day-dice-board-game

The long awaited $70k stretch reward is finally here!

Supporters of all levels will receive 2 bonus cards for their game, designed especially for this occasion. I don’t have an image yet, because we are still editing the game text, but here they are in essence:

- The Supporter: This Unique Specialist will be available on all Battle Maps. He will allow you to – wait for it – support the other Units by giving (but not receiving) resources and items.

- The Victory Ribbon: An Award (you never have too many of those) that will allow all Units to recruit 1 Regular Specialist for free.

If you haven’t had a chance to check out the Kickstarter campaign then you will want to because the rewards make this an unbelievable opportunity!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1325766284/d-day-dice-board-game

It’s official, D-Day Dice is now the number one most funded boardgame project on Kickstarter and it is all thanks to you.

We have rewards for reaching 70,000 and one for breaking the record we are just trying to get some details resolved with a manufacturer and we should have some pictures and an announcement up shortly.

Thank you to everyone involved with this.

Here is a great walk through done by a player who printed off the Print and Play version of the game to get a feel for it, and also to decide if this was something he wanted to get on board with on Kickstarter.

Have a read:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/726304/whats-this-kickstarter-game-all-about