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Empire's End Pre-order Store

Created by Brotherwise Games

You’ve built empires at the game table, but can you save one? Designed by John D Clair with art by Kwanchai Moriya.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Empire's End Proofs have arrived!
11 months ago – Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 01:46:57 PM

Hi All,

Proofs are in!

Today we received the first batch of e-proofs for Empire's End. This is our chance to make sure files look good, check die lines, and to see what the project will look like in full layout. It's an exciting step in the printing process and one we take very, very seriously as it's also our last chance to catch errors before ink is put on paper.

While a full review will happen over the next few days, an initial glance at the files shows them looking lovely! Here's the game board showing the double-sided wrap. 

Empire's End Gameboard

 And the punch boards, looking lovely and suitably punchable. 

EE Punchboards

Proofs in the various localization languages are headed out to our partners at the same time we review these. The goal is to get approvals for all versions submitted next week, and then we're off to the races! Our next update will likely be in mid- to late-May and will be a production update.

More Reviews!

In the meantime, here are a couple reviews of the game to tide you over. We're thrilled to see the positive response the game is getting. The first from the man himself: Rahdo.

And the next from JonGetsGames!

Thanks all! As always feel free to submit any questions you might have to us through the Kickstarter DMs.

Backerkit Locking this Friday!
about 1 year ago – Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 03:28:43 PM

Hi all,

Backerkit Closing/Charging Cards

There's only a few days left to modify or add to your Empire's End orders in Backerkit! We'll close the pre-order page and lock orders on Friday, March 24th at midnight EST. This DOES NOT mean that your address is locked in. You'll be able to update that up to about a month before shipping. It does mean that we'll be locking down the orders in terms of what you ordered and charging your card if you used a credit card.

Note also that any non-Empire's End games or products that you've added to your order will ship WITH your Empire's End game, and not before. This is to save costs on shipping and give you the best deal we can.

Foster the Meeple Preview

Looking for more Empire's End content? Need a reminder on the awesome uniqueness of this game? Then let our good friends at Foster the Meeple run you through the game. You can watch the full preview on their Youtube channel:

 *Note that they are playing with a prototype, and the real deal will look even better!

Wooden Pieces

We're so close to final production that we can smell it! And it smells like cute little wooden pieces! We just got the samples for the deluxe wooden player markers and resources tokens, and while there are some issues (mostly in sizing between different pieces), we're super happy with the quality of these! And remember, you can upgrade to the Deluxe version right in Backerkit if you didn't already get it!

Wooden markers for Empire's End

That's all for now, folks. Our next post will likely be a production update some time in April!

Brief Production Update
about 1 year ago – Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 11:14:10 AM

Dear Empire's End Backers,

We try hard to only send updates when we have something meaningful to share, but it's been a little while since our last one and we've received a number of requests for news. At the moment, we are waiting on our various localization partners to finish their translations of the game. Things are moving along nicely and we expect to be beginning production sometime this month, but it will likely be closer to the end of the month.

The good news is that having 7 localization teams working on your game means that we've got many, many more eyes on these files than we might normally, and our teams have uncovered and corrected some things which we might have missed. We think this will be one of the best games we've printed and shipped, and the value added from these additional inspections will be there!

Our next update will come in April when we have a better sense of how production is going. Stay tuned.

The Empire's End Pledge Manager is Live on Backerkit
about 1 year ago – Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 01:23:02 PM

Hi all,

Today you should receive an email from Backerkit inviting you to complete your pledge manager for Empire's End. Some notes before you get started...

How to Use BackerKit

Check your inbox and spam filter for an email from BackerKit ([email protected]), or follow this link and click on “Get My Survey.” Note: invitations will roll out over the next 12 hours, so yours may not arrive until this evening.

Follow the onscreen prompts to confirm your pledge level. If you’d like to upgrade your pledge level, click on the small “Switch your Pledge Level” link at the bottom of the first screen:

Backerkit opening screen

For any pledges beyond $1.00, you’ll have the chance to select the language you'd like the game to come in, choosing from English, French, German, Italian, or Spanish. We were thrilled to secure these language localization partners in time to list them on Backerkit. We will continue to solicit other language partners throughout the next few months, and we hope to offer the game in even more languages when it hits retail (likely in early 2024). Note that ONLY the Empire's End game itself will be translated. If you add on any other Brotherwise products to your order, they will come in English only. Additionally, any products you add to this order will NOT ship until Empire's End ships to backers later this year; this allows us to combine products for cheaper shipping.

Shipping was not included in your original Kickstarter payment. It will be calculated based on your Kickstarter profile's country/geographic zone. If you change your address, the shipping total will update accordingly; likewise, if you add on additional products, your shipping charge will increase accordingly (although we've discounted shipping to all zones as much as we possibly can).

Your total cost (with shipping) should update as you select any Add-Ons. Once you’ve made your final selections, hit “Next” and confirm your address. On the final screen you’ll enter your credit card or Paypal to cover the balance of any shipping and Add-Ons, which completes this process.

Any questions on this process can go to [email protected], but a reminder that your invitation email may not arrive until this evening.

Empire's End Pledge Manager Opening Soon!
about 1 year ago – Sat, Jan 21, 2023 at 10:28:17 AM

Greeting backers! And happy new year to everyone.

It's  been a while since we last checked in, but I'm writing to let you know that we've been hard at work and we have some updates!

Print Files Delivered to Localization Team

All of the English language files for Empire's End are ready to go! We've been a little slower with this because we wanted to get it just right, and that time has allowed us to tweak some parts of the game that backers commented on during the campaign. For example, Disaster have been reconfigured to be more thematically arrayed, as demonstrated by this newly-added rulebook page. Now you'll know right away how a Disaster's Innovation might impact your empire.

Flavors of Disasters

While we'll continue to do some editorial checking of these files, they have already been sent to the Location Team at Lucky Duck. That team now has 60 days to translate the files for the different languages  it will be offered in; which brings me to my next point...

We're Finalizing Language Options before Opening Backerkit

The list of languages that the game will be offered in has grown! I'm not going to present the list here, as we're still signing some of the possible languages on, but we've already got six languages signed and we're working on signing three more. That is the final hold up in launching the pledge manager on Backerkit (where some of these languages will be immediately available to choose from). We're hoping to have that figured out sometime this coming week.

When the pledge manager launches, you'll get an email directly from Backerkit directing you to your pledge manager survey.  Note that if you've used an Apple email link to avoid getting spam emails, you will likely not get the Backerkit email. We'll post a short update here letting you know they've gone out, so you'll be able to address that problem at that time.

Cheers,

Brother One