A semi-cooperative game set in the world of Cherokee animal stories.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Games Heading to Mass Production!
6 days ago
– Wed, Nov 20, 2024 at 07:00:25 AM
Files are all finalized, and we sent the first payment to Longpack yesterday, so the games should begin mass production by next week. This puts us on track to have the production done by mid-January, and hopefully, we will have the games on the ships heading to our fulfillment hubs worldwide before the Chinese New Year.
Unboxing Preproduction Samples
We got our preproduction samples at the start of last week and made an unboxing video. The game looks amazing, though we did send them a few revisions.
PAX Unplugged
If you are at PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia in two weeks, you can also see Winter Rabbit in person. We will be at Booth 4253 in the northeast corner of the Expo Hall. Circled in red on the map below.
Surveys
This is another reminder to complete your surveys. We still have close to 200 people who need to finish those. And based on our timeline, they absolutely must be done by December 15th to ensure you get your copies of the game. We need final numbers to know how much to send to each hub. If you don't complete your survey on time it will likley result in a delay, and possibly increased shipping for us to get you your game.
Use the below link to request your survey again if you can't find it. Or reach out to us, and we can check on it and resend it from our end. We really want to make sure you all get your games so you can enjoy thwarting Rabbit.
Absurdist Productions
Physical Samples in Progress!
21 days ago
– Tue, Nov 05, 2024 at 08:41:46 AM
We have a few updates for you all this week.
First, 80% of you have completed your backer surveys, which is fantastic. But that does leave 20% of you who still need to. As mentioned before, the deadline to complete your survey is December 15th. However, the earlier we get all the surveys completed, the better, as it allows us to properly plan out the shipments from the factory in China to our fulfillment hubs worldwide.
If you haven't gotten your survey, or need it resent, please try the Backerkit link above. If that still doesn't work, please contact us, and we will help get the survey sent to you.
Second, all the files are with Longpack, and the physical samples are currently being produced. We should receive those by next week's end to review. Assuming everything is correct, we will then be able to start full production. We will record some unboxing videos when we get those in to show everything off.
Third, this weekend, we will be at SkasdiCon 2024 in Taleqhua, Oklahoma. It's a great one-day convention of pop culture meets indigenous culture. We will be showing off Winter Rabbit for preorders and selling our other games.
Fourth, we have pins. These will be available for sale at our convention appearances over the next year, including SkasdiCon this weekend and at PAX Unplugged, which is coming up the first weekend of December.
In the next update, we should be showing off the physical samples.
Absurdist Productions
Shipping Cost Issues
about 1 month ago
– Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 10:17:20 AM
Ladies and Gentlemen,
We have been altered to an issue some people are having where evne when they enter their address its not updating their shipping price. We discuvered that somehow the tbale for North Carolina got dropped, we have corrected that and done a scrub of the other shipping tables.
Everything looks good to us at the moment, but please let us know if you run into any issues.
Absurdist Productions
Surveys are on their way
about 1 month ago
– Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 06:48:24 AM
This week, we have a small but important update for everyone. First, we have approved the Digital Proofs and sent the initial payment, so Longpack will print the Digital Samples next week and mail them to us. Hopefully, we will show those off in a few weeks.
Surveys
Next, a few folks received their surveys from BackerKit yesterday as part of our test run. Since they are looking good, all surveys will be sent out today. So, a few things to keep in mind about those:
Watch your inbox and check your Spam folder. If you haven't received your survey by the end of the week, you can attempt to have it resent via BackerKit's lost survey page located here:
If that still doesn't work for you please contact us, and we can resend it.
When you first access the survey, it defaults to "All other" for the address and will show a very high shipping cost. That will adjust as soon as you enter your address.
To keep on schedule, we need all surveys completed by 15 Dec., but the sooner you complete the survey, the better.
Absurdist Productions
October Update - Cherokee Rule Book and Donations!
about 1 month ago
– Tue, Oct 15, 2024 at 11:10:33 AM
This update has a lot of ground to cover, so let's get started.
We have finalized all the files for Winter Rabbit and the Churrascaria reprint. They are with our manufacturer for final review before printing the digital test copy. We did realize that Chinese New Year is happening in January this year, which will cause a minor delay since we were hoping to start shipping in mid-January, and now shipping will likely happen in mid-February. So, assuming there are no issues with the files or the print sample, the rough timeline at this point looks something like this:
Receive and approve digital proofs – Oct 20th Digital Samples are printed and shipped – Nov 15th Digital Samples are approved – Nov 20th Mass Production – Nov 25th Freight from China to fulfillment hubs – Feb 15th
We are on track to deliver sometime around late April. However, it might slip into early May. We will keep you posted as things progress. We are crossing our fingers that we will be able to show you the production samples next month and, more importantly, have them to show off in person at PAX Unplugged in December.
Cherokee Rulebook
First, we finished the Cherokee version of the rulebook and wanted to share that with everyone. We are excited to see this done; it was a lot of work for our translator GW. As with translating any language, the grammar and how things are conceptualized differ between English and Cherokee. So rather than just being able to go word for word, they had to reword things so they made sense, and we had to make some formatting changes to make sure everything still fit and looked good.
As we said in the campaign, every copy of Winter Rabbit will come with this rule book and a second set of the Village and Story cards. The player boards are dual-sided with English and Cherokee. So, the game will be playable 100% in Cherokee for those who speak the language or are trying to learn it.
Donation Survey
This brings us to topic number 2, we collected enough funds to donate over 100 copies of the game. The form for organizations requesting donated Winter Rabbit copies is now available. We will prioritize Indigenous organizations first. The donated funds will cover the copies of the game plus the shipping to requesting organizations.
