Pre-orders now available! Surveys coming soon!
over 4 years ago – Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 08:23:07 PM

Too Little, Too Late Pledges :(

Well folks, our two weeks have passed, and unfortunately, we were unable to unlock any additional stretch goals. While that is disappointing, we won't let it slow us down. 

Surveys Coming Soon!

Now comes the most exciting part of every Kickstarter....the surveys! In the next several days, every one of our backers will receive a very important survey. This will finalize all of the information that we need to fulfill your orders. 

"But do I really need to fill out this survey now if LumberJerks isn't arriving until next year?"

First of all, please hold all questions until the end. The interruptions make it tough to type. Second of all, yes you do! This must be done at the beginning of our process so that we can deliver The Curse of Misfortune Lane orders as soon as possible. Filling the surveys out now is also the best way to make sure you (and everyone else) receives your copies of BOTH games in the most timely manner possible. What's that? You only bought one copy? 

Add-on More Copies, No Additional Shipping!

Well, no worries, during the survey you can also add-on additional copies of either game with absolutely NO ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COSTS. We had to work hard to make sure that it was feasible, but as we've said, it is mostly important to us that we can get as many copies of Howling Hog Games in as many home as possible. Please be sure to fill out the surveys, and please reach out to us if you do not believe you've received one by the end of next week. We don't want those reminder emails piling up.

The Curse of Misfortune Lane Fulfillment

Any backers that pledged at a reward tier which includes copies of The Curse of Misfortune Lane will receive them through a separate fulfillment process from LumberJerks. These copies have already been manufactured and are currently at the fulfillment center warehouse. After the pledge manager opens and the surveys are sent (which should happen no later than Tuesday): Backers will have 2 weeks to complete the survey and have their cards successfully charged for shipping. At that time, Misfortune Lane orders will be processed and fulfilled. Anyone who has NOT completed the survey and shipping charges at that time will be contacted by us and have another 2 weeks to do so, otherwise we cannot 100% guarantee delivery of Misfortune Lane copies.

The LumberJerks Pre-Order Store 

If you find any friends or family that are still interested in acquiring a copy of LumberJerks, they will now be able to access a "Pre-Order Store" that will offer the game at retail MSRP.

Late Pledges Available Now! (Limited Time Only)
over 4 years ago – Thu, Oct 10, 2019 at 10:03:10 AM

Late Pledges = Unlocked Stretch Goals!

Late pledges are officially available through the BackerKit store! The store can be accessed by clicking the green "Late Pledge" button on the LumberJerks kickstarter. Remember that each late pledge gets us a step closer to unlocking those last two stretch goals, so make sure you share the kickstarter page! These late backers will still be included in the initial fulfillment run next year. This option is for a limited time only! Please feel free to comment below if you have any questions.

 Share this link for the late pledge store! 

Backer Surveys Coming Soon!

Sometime very soon, we will be letting loose the hounds of Kickstarter with our backer surveys! These surveys will give us all of the information we need to efficiently fulfill your copies of LumberJerks (and The Curse of Misfortune Lane) and we will be collecting shipping fees at that time.This will also be your opportunity to select add-on purchases with your pledge. At this time, the only add-ons available will be additional copies of either game (at the same reduced price with minimal shipping) but if any new options become available we will announce it right away!

We will post an update the day the surveys go out and remind each of you to check your spam folders!  Those of you who discovered LumberJerks through Facebook (and signed into Kickstarter directly from Facebook) will need to make sure you check the relevant email inbox! 

That's All Folks! (for now...)
over 4 years ago – Wed, Oct 02, 2019 at 07:55:56 PM

The LumberJerks Campaign Concludes!

The campaign has officially been chopped (117% funded)! We couldn't have done it without all 255 of you coming out to support the project, thank you! These last few days have been very exciting. We knocked out that second stretch goal in no time! We at Howling Hog Games consider this campaign to be a great success and we're excited to start manufacturing! Below, you can see a rough timeline of our expectations for the development of LumberJerks starting with the opening of the pledge manager all the way to copies arriving at your doorstep. We will be working diligently to complete the kickstarter fulfillment process for our backers earlier than the projected delivery date (July 2020), but we wanted to make sure that we made room for any possible complications.

The Kickstarter Fulfillment (Estimated) Timeline

•  October 2019: Pledge Manager Opens and Rulebook Finalized
•  November 2019: Sample Production
•  December 2019: Mass Manufacturing Starts
•  February 2020:  Mass Manufacturing Ends
•  March 2020: Cargo Ships to the United States
•  April 2020: Cargo Arrives in the United States
•  May 2020: LumberJerks Fulfillment Shipping Begins
•  July 2020: LumberJerks Delivered to All Backers

The Pledge Manager + Remaining Stretch Goals

The pledge manager should open by mid-October and we will post an update here when it is official. At that time everyone will be sent a survey asking for shipping information, their shipping charges (which will be finalized at that time), and a list of add-on options for their pledge. We intend to include a late pledge option for people who missed the campaign (there have been a TON of kickstarter games launched in the last couple weeks). We will count any new late pledge backers toward the currently unchopped stretch goal milestones (for a limited time only).

The Curse of Misfortune Lane (Separate Fulfillment Process)

Any backers that pledged at a reward tier which includes copies of The Curse of Misfortune Lane will receive them through a separate fulfillment process from LumberJerks. These copies have already been manufactured and are currently at the fulfillment center warehouse. After the pledge manager opens and the surveys are sent: Backers will have 2 weeks to complete the survey and have their cards successfully charged for shipping. At that time, Misfortune Lane orders will be processed and fulfilled. Anyone who has NOT completed the survey and shipping charges at that time will be contacted by us and have another 2 weeks to do so, otherwise we cannot 100% guarantee delivery of Misfortune Lane copies.

Thanks to Dave Collinson the Amazing Game Designer/Artist!

At this time the Howling Hog Team would like to publicly thank Dave Collinson for his teamwork. LumberJerks was Dave's child that we simply helped share with the world. He's been a fantastic illustrator on both of the Howling Hog games so far, and he's had to deal with all sorts of shenanigans from us. So thank you again Dave, and happy birthday! 

One Stretch Goal Down! Keep Chopping!
over 4 years ago – Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 09:42:02 PM

First Stretch Goal Officially Chopped!

We've knocked out the first goal! Congratulations to all our backers for our new higher quality dice! To make sure this process is understood by all our current and future backers, we are going to go over a few points about our stretch goals:

• Once each stretch goal is achieved, we will be upgrading all pledge levels to this quality. Future retail copies will also be sold with the stretch goal quality of content. 
• The pictures that you currently see are prototype designs of the components.  Your final product may look a little different from these images but the manufacturing details are confirmed and the quality is guaranteed.
• All stretch goal designs are still handled by the excellent Dave Collinson. Dave's art and design choices are consistently a favorite feature of LumberJerks and we don't intend to change that on these extra components and upgrades.
• Each stretch goal tier counts up from the 194 backers when we funded. Therefore, +40 backers for the next goal tier equals 234 backers, +70 backers for the following goal tier equals 264 backers, and +100 backers for the final goal tier equals 294 backers.

Why Use Backer Counts Instead of the Funding Total?

Some followers have asked why we chose to go with a backer count for stretch goals instead of a direct monetary value. Admittedly, the choice makes our goals a little tougher for you to track. However, it was important to us that we were encouraging each backer to find more people to support the project and not simply to upgrade their own pledge level. We want all of you to receive these stretch goals at no extra cost and we want more copies of LumberJerks being shared with the world! We are striving to make each of our games as affordable as possible for our followers so adding a stretch goal campaign that convinced you to spend more money didn't feel right. We're moving up with less than 70 hours left so share our campaign as much as you can! Thank you again for your continued support! 

Time to yell timber! LumberJerks is funded!
over 4 years ago – Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 10:22:48 PM

Fully Funded with Days Left on the Clock!

We did it! Thanks to all of your fantastic support, LumberJerks is officially funded! In fact, we are at 101% as of this update! Everyone at Howling Hog is able to breathe a small sigh of relief today, but the fun isn't over! There are still a few days left to share LumberJerks with anyone who may be interested in joining our successful campaign! Let's start chopping our way through those backer counts to see what stretch goals we can hit! 

The Update Process Post-Campaign

For those backers who are new to Kickstarter, next week will not be the last you hear of us until shipment. We'll be following up with a survey after the campaign (to charge shipping and collect addresses) and we will continue to keep you updated with any balance/content changes, as well as intermittent status updates on manufacturing and shipping.