Third Thursday Update [July]
almost 2 years ago – Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 11:44:56 PM

Hello Commanders,

We thank you all for your patience with the few delays we've had. We really want to provide a quality gaming experience both with components and game mechanics and had to go back to the drawing board to make everything work. This meant we needed to update our timeline for some delay but I'm thrilled to announce that production on English copies is expected to be completed before the end of July! 

Our French files are still going through printer reviews right now and should begin printing soon. 

Spanish files we are waiting on approval from the Spanish publisher but we expect will be at the printer very soon.

With production on English editions wrapping up soon we're working on getting containers scheduled so we can get these games on tables as quickly as possible. We'll keep you updated as the games make their way out the door.

-KG

June Third Thursday Update
almost 2 years ago – Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 03:00:13 AM

Hello commanders,

We wanted to start by thanking everyone who took the time to leave comments or notes on the rulebooks last month. Having extra eyes on the rules always helps point out sections we may not have explained very well, or small details we missed amongst the shuffle of updates.

We're excited to announce that Lost Empires production is underway. We're printing English copies now and expect them to be done before the end of July.

French files are going through the finalization process with the printer to ensure everything looks correct when transferred to the printer's machines.

Spanish translation is almost done. With the changes we made in English we had to go back and update these files. The translation should be complete before the end of June and then we'll rush it to the printer with the French editions.

As soon as English copies are finished we'll put those on the next boats out to our hubs. French and Spanish copies should be shortly behind those, if not on the same boat in some areas.

Thank you all again for your help and patience while we worked on polishing up this game. We can't wait to have Lost Empires arriving at your doors soon.

Kolossal Games Team

Third Thursday Update! - May 2022
almost 2 years ago – Fri, May 20, 2022 at 03:42:05 PM

Hello commanders!

We are thrilled to announce that our rulebooks for both versions of Lost Empires are complete! We've done a lot of work with the Pyes to clean up the language, terms, and other parts of the rulebook that needed some tweaking. More importantly, the solo mode has received some significant updates since the campaign with each Commander having their own unique deck of units, and 4 levels of difficulty for each Commander.

We know these revisions took longer than usual to make, but with our factories in Shanghai being forced to shut down working on improving the language of the game was the best way to bide our time. We hope these changes will make for a better overall experience.

We want to take this time to invite any of our backers to give feedback for the rulebook that we can look over and possibly apply, especially any errors found. We like this opportunity for our backers to have as we feel it gives more value to being a backer and we appreciate all feedback.

War for the New Sun Rulebook

https://bit.ly/LostEmpiresRules

Crown of Ashes Rulebook

https://bit.ly/CrownofAshesRules

This is what has been worked on the most, and once it's finalized we will set our eyes on production! We’ll have more news on that for next month’s update so stay tuned!

- KG

Third Thursday - April
about 2 years ago – Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 11:48:47 PM

Hi everyone!

We wanted to update you on where we are at with production. Print files have been placed on hold while the designers and development team go through another iteration of the rules and cleanup.

We apologize for this delay, this is longer than our anticipated timeline however we can say confidently this extra time will allow for a better cohesive product and overall game systems.

We’ll share more details and pictures as soon as the items are finalized. We hope you’ll enjoy all the changes as much as we do.

- Kolossal Games 

Third Thursday Update - March
about 2 years ago – Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 08:29:21 AM

Commanders! 

[ENGLISH EDITIONS]

Now we're cookin' with grease! The English files are in their final stage and are moving to the printer for preparation. Once we’ve approved the files with the printer and done one last review of print-ready files with the design and development teams we’ll get this production running!

Unfortunately the time it took to finish development was a bit longer than our original projections. We expect that games will be going out in July, but it will likely be Asia and the EU who get the games around that time.

The US, Canada, and Australia will be shortly after, but freight traffic to those areas this year has been tricky and we expect delays pushing our estimate into August-September. This is only an early projection and the ports have been getting better each month. We’ll keep you updated! 

[FRENCH EDITIONS]

With the English files in a completed state, we’ve now sent the cards over to our translator. We’ve worked with them on a number of projects and expect a quick turnaround time. We’ll keep you updated as we get more news from them.

That's it, for now, we'll see ya back, same place and time next month!

-KG