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Companions’ Tale—an epic game of map-making & storytelling

Created by Laura Simpson

Companions’ Tale is a map-making storytelling game about an epic hero—from the point of view of the hero’s companions.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

November 9 Update
over 5 years ago – Fri, Nov 09, 2018 at 07:38:37 PM

Our printed game is complete and ready to ship. We're waiting for confirmation that the ship has left port, but that should happen shortly.

Our games are in boxes, ready to ship.
Our games are in boxes, ready to ship.

The next steps: the shipment will make its way to the fulfillment partner in the US, and from there they will begin to be mailed to our backers. We'll update once the shipment has arrived with our fulfillment partner.

October 25 Update
over 5 years ago – Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 08:42:16 PM

We checked in with the printer, and due to some busyness, they are currently on track for completion on Oct 31. We're sorry that there is another delay! We'll keep following up with them, so to provide you all with updates. Our next scheduled update is November 8, and I'm optimistic that we'll have news then. We're eager to get this moving.

October 12 Update
over 5 years ago – Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 10:42:15 PM

Brief update, as we're waiting on production in China. Our printer said they had delays (due, among other things, to the Golden Week holidays). Their current estimate for completion of printing is October 20th. We'll keep following up with them, and share updates when we have them. We'll keep pressing forward!

September 29 Update
over 5 years ago – Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 12:37:39 AM

Hi all! Brief update - we are still waiting to hear about printing being complete and ready to ship to our distributors. We've been communicating with the printer and expect an update soon. If you missed our last update, check it out - it reveals the physical assembled proof, which is what you'll be getting if you ordered the physical copy.

September 14 Update: Assembled Physical Proof is Here!
over 5 years ago – Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 09:29:18 PM

Laura holding the physical proof of the game
Laura holding the physical proof of the game

We've just gotten the assembled physical proof, and it looks great! We had a previous update with the physical proof of the printing and layout quality. This proof shows it all assembled into its final form. The rest of the production will begin soon.

Check out the unboxing below. (The cameraman could barely contain his enthusiasm.)

In the meanwhile, remember to pick up your PDFs that you should have access to.

The next steps:

  • It'll be about another 10 days before production is complete.
  • After that, we'll ship from our printer in Shanghai, to our fulfillment partner in the US. 
  • The fulfillment partner ships the physical game to you, our backers.