Expansion Playtesting at Origins
almost 9 years ago – Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 01:16:47 PM

We're at Origins 2017 in Ohio!

I am doing special playtest sessions for the Draconis Invasion expansion cards on Friday and Saturday. If you are at the show, join one of the listed sessions or message me to arrange a time. 

Current Sessions:

• Friday 1pm at Aisle 1700 
• Friday 9pm at Bar on 2, at Hyatt
• Saturday 11am at Aisle 1700

Winners of Preview Pack + Mini Expansions
almost 9 years ago – Mon, Jun 05, 2017 at 11:28:31 PM

We Have 2 Winners

Here are the 2 winners of the random draw for an Expansion Invader Preview Pack:

• Carrie Schneider  
• Christoph Aulbach

Thank you everyone for participating and commenting on BoardGameGeek. Your comments are very helpful as we move toward our expansion launch. 

The Plot Thickens

New samples arrived this week. We are running through final playtests and hopefully will have a launch date soon.

It is confirmed that the upcoming expansion will consist of mini expansions. Each mini expansion reveals changing setups of new Defenders, Actions, Invaders, and Events, with different win conditions. This allows players to experience exciting new elements over multiple games. More info on this to come.

Reprinting Exclusives?

I am very thankful for your feedback in the previous update. I will only sell the leftover Victory Boxes on Kickstarter. 

I'm curious though, for the expansion, what are your thoughts on including rereleased/reprinted "Kickstarter Exclusives" like the playmats and certain cards as add-ons? 

Old KS-Exclusives = New Expansion Add-ons?
almost 9 years ago – Fri, May 26, 2017 at 12:23:51 AM

Howdy! I need your opinion on something. 

Question: I am thinking of offering leftover "KS-Exclusive Victory Pledge" games as an add-on during the upcoming Draconis Invasion Expansion campaign.

These excess 270 copies are unavailable in retail stores or on our website. They are actually sitting in our warehouse gathering dust. So I thought it would make sense to offer them to future backers during the expansion campaign. The Victory games would be offered as add-ons for about $60 CAD during the new campaign (compared to $44 during the original campaign).

Would this still honor the idea that they are only available on Kickstarter? What are your thoughts? I value your feedback. 

Contest for Early Preview Pack of New Invaders
almost 9 years ago – Tue, May 23, 2017 at 12:19:39 AM

A new contest begins. You can win an early preview pack of 6 new Invader cards for the upcoming expansion set (cards are subject to improvements).

Our team is ramping up for the next Draconis Invasion Kickstarter but first we wanna gather more comments on BoardGameGeek. 

• 125 BGG Comments = 1 Prize 
• 150 BGG Comments = 2 Prizes 
• 175 BGG Comments = 4 Prizes 
• 200 BGG Comments = 7 Prizes 

Enter by writing a BGG comment, plus comment here below.

Random winners will be selected on June 1st. Enter today :) Thanks for participating! And Happy Victoria Day!  (if you're Canadian)

212 New Cards + News + Reviewers
almost 9 years ago – Fri, May 19, 2017 at 11:58:24 PM

212 Expansion Cards

We've been playtesting and tweaking and I've decided on 212 new cards for the upcoming 2017 Kickstarter expansion pack. No date set yet, but here are some confirmed details (minus the planned stretch goals).

• 6 New Reference cards
• 4 New Event cards 
• 8 New Invader cards (includes 2 sets of new Campaign cards) 
• 8 New Action cards (includes 2 sets of new default Action cards) 
• 8 New Defender cards (includes 2 sets of new default Defender cards)

I have ordered a set of finalized test cards from the factory in China and we'll keep you posted as the story unfolds.

News About Maki Stack

Some of you know that I recently created a dexterity party game called "Maki Stack". I'm excited to announce that we officially signed that game over to Blue Orange Games. Expect to see it in stores soon!

More Reviewers Please?

If you enjoy Draconis Invasion, please review us on BGG. More reviewers help us when it's time for the expansion. Thanks. 

Also, here are some recent posts by online reviewers:

There’s a lot of depth to Draconis, and plenty of elements that differentiate it from other deck builders. The real fun, that avid gamers will enjoy, comes in discovering those awesome card combinations and building your deck to see how they play out. - BoardGaming.com

Draconis Invasion burst onto tabletops with a rich in-game backstory, vivid art, and speedy, engaging play. - BlogCritics.Org

Draconis Invasion has gone down well with my game group. I have added Draconis Invasion in my collection as it scratches the deck building itch and has a theme that I enjoy. - Counter Magazine Issue #76

I really liked this as it stopped me from approaching it with my typical “deck-building strategy” and I had to completely rethink my tactics. The Gamer Geeks liked the challenge of buying their army that they would then have to pay for, making the army building aspect much more than simply buying power. They also liked how the Terror cards moved the game along, while at the same time added to the game’s overall thematic feeling and difficulty. - FatherGeek.Com