Late Pledge Store - Village Attacks: Grim Dynasty Reborn

Samples Are Here!
7 months ago – Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 12:06:58 PM

Hi friends,

I've gotten the next batch of samples in the mail, you can see the spread below:

I've only opened a few so far, but I'm going to go through them over the next few days and try to do some videos for a few of these. So far there are no issues, and the cardboard and plastic component quality is excellent. 

I need to figure out a video set up and how best to approach them, but I'll do an update once those are available, and will likely put them on YouTube.

We're only waiting on a few more boxes including the Wretched Journey, the Core Box, and Grim Dynasty. We're also waiting on Artefacts after one of you helpfully noted they had the wrong mix of miniatures in the video they provided last time. That's been cleared up. 

A Peek at the Core Box Trays

I haven't received the core box sample yet, as one of the most time consuming aspects from the manufacturer's side was a redesign fo the trays. They don't include major changes, especially to the miniatures, but the bottom tray that holds the other components has seen some tweaks that in my opinion will make packing and unpacking the game much easier. 

Ironing Out Small Issues

so far, getting these samples in hand has been very beneficial. the boxes fit together well and the quality is great. We've also picked up on a few things that we've been able to clear up before we go into production including:

• Missing rubber bases
• The Wretched Journey box is not deep enough
• Wrong miniatures in the Artefacts expansion

We're also making some minor changes to all of the boxes to comply with EU law. 

Heading Toward Production

We're very close at this point, with the sample core box and Grim Dynasty the main thing left to review. Once I get a copy of everything in hand and iron out any additional issues. 

Once I get the final samples in hand and everything looks good, I'll set a final day to close up the pledge manager. Thanks again for your patience!

Happy New Year!
8 months ago – Fri, Jan 02, 2026 at 08:09:37 AM

Hi friends,

Happy new year to you and yours. here is where we are at with Grim Dynasty. On Christmas Eve, the factory let me know that while some of the samples are ready, there were issues with the packaging for the others and they would need to do more tooling to get them right. They agreed they would send me the samples of what they are happy with as soon as possible, but I don't have a firm date on that. What remains is primarily components for the Grim Dynasty expansion itself, and they hope to have it ready within the next few weeks. I'll give an update when I have more on that. 

During this process, we also discovered that we will need to adjust the box size of The Wretched Journey, as the additional punchboards for using them both as monsters and town heroes means we're tight on space. We're working on that now.

I had hoped to have this done by now, but it's mostly a waiting game at this point. I apologize for the delays, but I think the final product will be worth it. We're getting close!

Production Photos and Videos

I do have some more images from the factory to check out! Based on the dyes the factory had available, I decided to go with the traditional gray for the miniatures for all of the monsters, heroes, and legendary heroes to match the existing expansions. We went with black miniatures for the militia, white for the tactician, and clay red for the Dragon Clan. 

I also have a few videos of the expansions that are finalized, starting with the Moguai. Note that in the final product, the packaging will be transparent. 

Rubber bases are ready

the Artefacts expansion is good to go. Note that in final production these trays will be transparent. 

Castle Heart

Pledge Manager Update

The pledge manager will remain open until I've gotten all the samples and give the green light. Once I am happy with everything, we'll set a closing date for the pledge manager, likely within the following two weeks. Then, it's time to begin manufacturing. 

Thanks again for your patience. I don't like delays, but waiting to see the samples myself has already allowed us to correct multiple issues, so I have no regrets on that end. 

Reviewing Some Samples
9 months ago – Fri, Dec 05, 2025 at 09:14:49 PM

Hi Friends,

We're largely waiting on the factory to complete a sample of each game and expansion and send it to me to review before mass production, and I've got some pictures and video to share of that. I'm told that all of the cardboard has been produced, and they're finishing up sampling on the plastic components before sending it to me. I asked when that might be and will let you know what I hear back. 

Before we take a look at the samples, I also wanted to mention i'll be charging cards tomorrow, reach out if you have any questions on that. 

Production Update: Samples and Tabletopia
10 months ago – Thu, Oct 30, 2025 at 01:01:45 PM

Hi friends,

I have few interesting bits that I thought warranted an update. First and foremost, we're now just waiting on the production of the sample. The factory is making one of each expansion and sending it to me to ensure we got everything right. This helps us avoid painful errors that aren't caught until fulfillment begins, like the undersized game mats with The Everrain. I don't have an ETA on those but shipping from the factory to the U.S. has been pretty quick so far, hopefully I'll have those in hand in a few weeks. As soon as I do i'll make an unboxing video, and assuming everything looks right we'll start manufacturing. 

Here is a short video from the factory with some finalized components, including the new bases, the stand for the trips, the metal coin, and the core game dice. Note that these are not the final colors for the plastic pieces. 

Tabletopia

Village Attacks is now live on Tabletopia! It includes the Core Game at the moment, and it's running very smoothly in my testing. For now, only the core game is available, but if people end up playing it enough to warrant it, we'll add Grim Dynasty next. 

The game is on the free tier, meaning you don't need to pay for a premium Tabletopia account to play. You can check out Village Attacks on Tabletopia here. 

October Update - Asia Shipping, Factory Samples, Tabletopia Update
10 months ago – Mon, Oct 13, 2025 at 08:50:14 AM

H friends, 

We're getting closer to manufacturing, so I figured it was time for a short update on where we stand. The big news is that all digital files have been submitted to the manufacturer other than a few German language variants. I've got one thing to polish up that they've asked me about, and then we should be good to manufacture the samples. While I'd rather just print the game and get it out, I don't want there to be any mistakes so we're going to make a copy of everything and ensure it is perfect. 

I'll provide a new timeline once the samples are made, but for now the pledge manager will remain open. There is one more issue we're ironing out that i'll discuss below, but once that is cleared up we will be ready to charge cards. 

Asia + New Zealand Shipping

We had a lot of questions about the cost of shipping to Asia and New Zealand, and after reviewing everything determined we could indeed make some changes and cover some subsidies to bring those prices down. If you haven't completed your survey because of the high cost of shipping in those areas, be sure to go back and see where we stand now. 

Despair and Abhorrence Pledge Manager Issue

It looks like there may have been a pledge manager setup issue regarding English copies of Despair and Abhorrence; we're working on straightening that out and I'll have more about that next time. 

Tabletopia Update

The Tabletopia mod of the base game is complete, and half of the scenarios have been implemented. Once the rest are added, we'll release the game to the public. My hope is to at least get Grim Dynasty added to the game as well, but that depends in part on if the Tabletopia team is interested. Once game is ready I'll drop another update. 

More Tariff Talk

You may have seen a new threat from President Trump to hike tariffs on China up to 100 percent, but for now we're just going to move ahead. It's impossible to predict what this tax burden is going to look like at any given time, but he couched this in terms of something he might do, which in the past has usually meant he won't. All we can do is hope we're not in store for more chaos, so fingers crossed. We'll have more information on what this will mean for American backers as we get closer to shipping. 

That's it this time, I expect the next update should have information about the finished samples. Once those are done and in my hands I'll do a serious of videos to show them off.