The Great Chase: a Co-op tabletop game (for solo-6)

Real Progress!!!
about 2 years ago – Tue, Mar 08, 2022 at 04:09:12 PM

March 8th, 2022

I'm noting this down as a day to celebrate! This is the day on which all printing, production, and even packaging of The Great Chase was completed. It is all on pallets in China now and should be on a ship next week.

Just to tease me horribly, the factory sent me two of each version first-of-run via FedEx. They're so pretty that I don't even want to open them. (The metal box comes later for the deluxe version.)

I'm so excited that I can barely stand it!

More news as it happens!

Matt & Alex

HUGE NEWS: Patience Pays Off!
about 2 years ago – Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 03:33:03 PM

The Great Chase geopolitical strategy game has just been approved for production!!! WHOOT!!!! 

After "only" a six-month delay, our game has been cleared for final production. Here's the tentative schedule that we know so far (we can finally make some estimates):

• Feb 22 - final elements arrive at factory (we'd gone ahead and pre-ordered everything we could, banking on eventual approval to save time and it's paying off now). Whew! It was incredibly scary ordering all of those parts and spending all that money when we still didn't know if we could ship, but it just saved 1-1/2 to 2 months in the manufacturing cycle, so it paid off!
• Mar 8 - Bulk package (pallet loads) should be ready at factory
• Mar 14 - on ship

Depending on what's happening at the port and customs, we should be looking at April arrival to the mailing house (where it will be joined by our super-secret bonus surprise to say thanks for your patience) and May delivery!?!?!?!

I'll be posting updates every step of the way.

THANKS SO MUCH FOLKS! 

Matt and Alex

It feels like we're getting closer!
about 2 years ago – Wed, Feb 02, 2022 at 06:54:07 PM

Here's the report on what has happened for January:

• 1/10/2022 - Confirmed final shipping information and box labeling. Worked with Fulfillment house who are handling the shipping to confirm several details. 
• 1/14/2022 - Received final full sheet proofs. (Reviewed and approved)
• 1/17/2022 - Executed limited Power of Attorney for the Customs Broker to handle import into the US.
• 1/28/2022 - Received final Basic and Deluxe version prototypes. (Reviewed and approved)

Two catches:

1) Shenzhen export review committee is having severe Covid issues, which is still delaying final review.

2) Chinese Lunar New Year (a week-long celebration) has begun. No new progress until 2/7.

GREAT NEWS!

• We're almost done with the design of the Top Secret super-cool "Thank You!" bonus that we will be including with every game.
• We have a backup plan that one way or another, we will go to print in February. There's still production, shipping, and delivery, but the game printer has done everything they can to prepare to expedite these steps at the first possible moment.

Your patience is amazing and appreciated as we try to navigate this Covid-riddled and geo-politically shifting world. (Who ever thought the latter could happen so fast?)

Two thumbs up to you all!

Matt & Alex

Seeking Susan and Cyril
over 2 years ago – Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 08:48:10 AM

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Happy New Year from The Great Chase!
over 2 years ago – Mon, Jan 03, 2022 at 02:32:09 PM

I can't believe how great and patient folks have been as we continue to slog our way through Chinese regulatory approval for this simple little game. The Chinese manufacturer is confident enough about getting approval on this round that we have started the manufacturing process for everything except the map cards. That way, when approval does (fingers crossed) come through, manufacturing can finish within days instead of 4-6 weeks. (And yes, we have a back up plan already in place if they don't approve them, so delays from here should be minimal.) With the holidays finishing, we hope to hear from them shortly.

FYI, we're working on a totally cool bonus at our expense as a thanks for your patience. No promises or reveals yet, but we're hoping to make it work.

More news as soon as I have it.

All the best,

Matt and Alex