Quigley here to give another belated update on the state of the project!

The past month the game has fully been in the skillful hand of the project's layout artist Rook. From the campaign we passed our stretch goal allowing him to go all-out in build an urban-scrapbooky-fantasy style for the game's layout. You can see how that's beginning to take shape in the image below! Chris and Lex have wrapped up on the game's illustrations including those sponsored by the campaign's generous Arts Patrons.

Meanwhile I've been discovering the mysteries of the Backerkit and getting approval for opening up the pledge manager. Apologies for the delay in digital download access as I initially thought that those rewards would be available pre-Pledge Manager, which I was mistake about.

In the next week, I will be sending out the smoke test quickly followed fully opening the Pledge Manager. From there, you'll be able to pay for shipping as well as access your digital downloads: the game as currently available in plain text and a code allowing you to have ownership through Itch.io. All rewards will be delivered through both Backerkit and Itch but I would highly recommend using your Itch key for post-campaign updates.

Once the Pledge Manager is underway, I'll transition focus to taking care of our outstanding stretch goal of 5 quickstart one pagers which will be voted on from a selection of 20 in a future update.

Overall, we're still on track for a delivery by November with final layout and proof-reading throughout August!

Excited to share more in the next week!

PS if you're a follower who missed the campaign, you can access the Pre-Order now through the campaign page.

As of this morning we’re sitting at $3,804 funded with less than 5 days left in the campaign. Over the past two weeks, we’ve been blasting past our first two stretch goals (meaning we’ll be adding more inspiration tables and printable reference cards). We’re closing in on our 4k stretch goal where we’ll add 5 cities chosen by the backers as quick-starts to the game. See below for a sample of what that will look like for a local favorite Houghton, MI.

We’ve been fortunate enough to get some amazing coverage for the game now added to the campaign page including a feature by zine aficionado JP Coovert.

https://youtu.be/vy2KOESawrw?si=KWZzSt5nFE8-b7B8&t=509

Development progress is continuing including new artwork and rules revisions. Here’s some early concepts for members of the “Myths” community done by Chris Carson II.

In terms of campaign progress we’ve had to do some recalculations based on the $600 we received from the “Art’s Patron” tier. The money for that reward largely goes to paying the illustrator so it was important to recalculate expenses to have an accurate understanding on how that affected the campaign’s journey to profitability. We’ll still be delivering on everything promised but the adjustment puts our break-even point closer to $4500. 

Sometime on Wednesday, we passed our funding goal of $2500!  Thank everyone for their support and interest in our cool little world-building game! Fantasy in My Backyard was x8 the funding goal of my last lead campaign, Afterworld, which only asked for $350.

So what does funding mean? Simple, the game is going to get made, including the core rules, 6 magical communities, and 24 events. Additionally, this provides money for the cover, layout, and 3 interior illustrations (now 4 thanks to a generous backer who joined as an Art Patron)!

Speaking of which, here’s some WIP preview for the cover by the amazing Duamn Figueroa Rassol. 

We’ve already begun work on another round of revisions, including writing the new rules for the Coven, Pact, and additional events.

For the remainder of the campaign, we’ll include additional content every $500 until the campaign ends. Now, although we’re funded, there is still another $1300 in “out of pocket” investment planned. This $1300 includes money personally invested by team members and a sales projection after the campaign ends. Our ultimate goal is reaching $3888 in funding, which would mean the campaign is covering all expenses, and we can use the money on more expensive goals (like artwork) or begin to take on profit.

Interested in Playtesting and Seeing WIP? Join the Discord!