Splintered Lands Deck-building Game

January Update
about 3 years ago – Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 02:54:36 PM

Hello again, Splinters!   

Wow. January and the start of 2023 have been crazy busy!   

Art for the Immortal and Drifter tiers continues, and today we have a look at one of our Drifters, Brian the Scavenger!

Brian makes his living combing the wastes for gear and riches, and generally avoiding a fight---though, short-lived be the problem that happens upon Brian with ill intent. Depending on the day's haul, he could be the most heavily armed person within a hundred miles, and he definitely samples his own wares.   

Our artists continue to share their amazing talents with us, and we are incredibly grateful for their work.   

In more boring business news, we are working on a prototype for a display box for our retailers to be able to display Splintered Lands products effectively.   

We do have some unfortunate news, and it likely doesn't come as a shock. Progress hasn't been as fast as we were hoping to meet specific goals, so it doesn't look like we are going to hit our original timeline estimates. We knew when we made them that they were the hopeful estimates, and we did indeed push to meet them. However, we got valuable feedback at GenCon that we have been working on incorporating, and we have continued to hold ourselves to a high standard when it comes to our art. All that said, as soon as we have a better idea of the new timeline, we'll be sure to communicate it to you.  

That's all we've got for this month! Hopefully, your 2023 has started out amazing, and we look forward to seeing you in the wastes soon!   

Thank You, 

Jeff & Steve

Splintered Lands - December Update
over 3 years ago – Mon, Jan 02, 2023 at 11:11:55 PM

Hello Splinters!   

We hope you are having an excellent holiday---we definitely are!  

Over the month of December, we have continued to work on finishing art for the Founders' Pack and are pleased to say that it's coming along great! Our artists recently finished 3 more pieces, so here is your first look at "Mark, The Sage" (title not final).  ;)

Mark, one of our amazing Immortal tier backers, worked with us to create his vision of a character within the Splintered Lands world---and we think it looks incredible. The artist, Miguel, brought to life this backer's unique ideas. We love all the little touches, from the fierceness of the bear to the amazing use of color!  

Other than art, we have been hard at work finalizing the rulebook layout, and we are hoping to have it finished soon. Once it's complete, we plan to make a digital version of the rules available.   Once the last few necessary graphics are finished, and the rulebook layout has been set, we will open up the pledge manager. We are hoping this will happen in the next couple of months.   

That's all we have for December! Thank you again for your support and interest in Splintered Lands. We are looking forward to getting the game into your hands and hopefully hearing all about your adventures in the Dunes!  

Thank You,  Jeff & Steve

Nov Update - Spencer, The Medic
over 3 years ago – Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 05:24:10 PM

Hello again Splinters!   

In this month's update, we wanted to bring you up to speed on the current goings-on with Splintered Lands.   

So far, we are cruising right along. We are showing off one of the first Founders' Pack alternate art pieces as a sneak peek. This piece is a feature (and surprise) for one of our very first supporters. Introducing Spencer, the Medic! The art is currently still being finalized, but we got so excited to see it coming to fruition we just had to share it!   

Spencer, the Medic will function the same as the regular Medic from the base game and will be fully interchangeable with the base game if you prefer this art. 

Along with Spencer, the Medic, we have been hard at work sourcing additional samples, and we are excited to say that the quality of the cards is even better than what we showcased at GenCon this year! Seriously, the manufacturer we are working with is giving us the good stuff, and it's one of the parts we care about most. As board game enthusiasts, we wanted that solid card snap and feel, and it looks like we found it.   That's all we have for this month. Be on the lookout for more of the Founders' Pack art coming soon!   

Thank You,  

Steve & Jeff

Halloween Update!
over 3 years ago – Mon, Oct 31, 2022 at 06:38:06 PM

Hello All,   

This month we have been hard at work putting the finishing touches on the final art pieces for the base game and putting together the print files for all items to send off to productions. So far, things are looking fabulous!   

Art and ideation continue to move along well for our Immortal and Drifter tier backers, and we have some of our first concept pieces already back from the artists.   

The rest of what we have been working on is the boring business stuff that takes up way too much time and isn't nearly as exciting as things like playtesting and art. However, it's a large chunk of what Jeff and I are working on. Bleh for administration.  

Have a fantastic Halloween!

- Jeff & Steve

End of September Splintered Lands Update
over 3 years ago – Tue, Sep 27, 2022 at 06:59:28 PM

First, we want to apologize for the lack of updates recently. August was insanely busy, and the same can be said for Sept. Between regular work, kids returning to school, and getting sick, it's been a wild month and some change. We hope there will not be gaps this large between updates again. Fingers crossed.  

As for the game, things are rolling along. As of now, all of the Immortal and Drifters have been contacted about getting their characters started, and we are underway with ideation on what that could look like for each person. While we are shooting for having art started before December, keep your eyes peeled on our socials for that.  

We hope to have the pledge manager open before Christmas, but that will largely depend on manufacturing. Right now, we are in a bit of a waiting game spot while we get samples of the paper playmats. Previously we were planning on the paper playmats that come in the base game being a thicker stock paper but were told that it's likely these could crack/rip if exposed to lots of cold weather in shipping and being compressed for a long time. Once we get the new paper samples, we should better understand what we can do there.   

That is all we have for now. We appreciate all the support and love we have received over the last few months. Especially from friends/family who understand why we have been so busy. 

Thanks,  Jeff & Steve