The production process has begun!
7 months ago
– Sun, Nov 23, 2025 at 09:49:09 AM
Hi all! We have some great news! Last week we were able to finalise the last few corrections and gave the green light to the Whatz team. This means the production process has now begun!
The Whatz team are proceeding with production and are expecting to finish around the end of January. We will keep you updated on the progress.
One point we wanted to notify of for the pledge manager, a few people have reached out about the P&P pledge. To clarify on when to expect the files:
For those who backed the specific Print & Play pledge by itself during the Kickstarter campaign (for £4) , as soon as you complete the pledge manager on Backerkit you will receive a link to download the digital files.
For anyone who backed a physical pledge and added on the Print & Play file during the pledge manager, unfortunately there isnt a way to separate the despatch of the physical and digital rewards. This means that the sending of digital files will only be possible when the physical games are despatched. We reached out to Backerkit and confirmed this is the case. Apologies for any confusion surrounding this!
Remember for those who havent completed the pledge manager on Backerkit, please do so when you have a chance!
Hopefully we will be able to share some updates from how production is going next!
Pledge manager and production update
8 months ago
– Sun, Nov 16, 2025 at 05:16:32 AM
Hi all!
Just a quick update on the pledge manager progress and how close we are to starting production..
Pledge Manager status
As of today, 78% of backers have completed the pledge manager. Thank you to everyone who has done it so far! For the remaining 22%, you will need to complete this prior to shipping of Take the Throne. Dont worry, there is plenty of time yet (we wont lock orders until January at the earliest) but its always good to lock things in! To complete your pledge, look out for the emails from Backerkit and follow the instructions.
Print & Play files
For Print & Play backers that have completed their pledge, we have sent out a digital download for the P&P files via Backerkit. If you havent received them or are having trouble downloading the files please reach out to us by email at [email protected]. For the P&P backers who havent completed the pledge manager yet, please head to Backerkit as you will receive the link to the files as soon as you complete your pledge!
Production
We are getting very close to giving the green light for production!
Last week we received the physical proof from Whatz Games. We have spotted a couple of last minute changes to make, which have been sent back to the Whatz team who are currently working on them! Hopefully this wont take too long and we can give the go ahead to proceed with production in the next couple of weeks! Once we do we will share in an update!
Check out the picture below for the physical proof for the cards in the game.
Fingers crossed the next update will be to confirm we have given the approval to move into production! For anyone who hasnt completed the pledge manager yet, please do so when you can, especially any print & play backers so you can get your P&P files!
Pledge Manager is now open!
8 months ago
– Wed, Nov 05, 2025 at 01:00:21 PM
Hi all! We have just hit the launch button on the pledge manager so you should all be receiving emails from Backerkit to begin collecting your pledges. Below we share some more information of what to do next.
How does it work?
For those who haven't used Backerkit before, it is the way we will be collecting the payment for shipping and taxes and capturing your shipping address so we know where to send the game!
Just follow the link in the email from Backerkit, enter your address details and payment information to complete the pledge manager. If you want to upgrade your pledge or add any additional items on as well, now is the time to do so!
Note that the pledge manager will remain open until we are close to shipping the final products and the payment of shipping and taxes wont be charged until then.
Print & Play backers
Once you have completed the pledge manager, we can begin sending out the P&P files by email. Due to the size these will likely be sent out using WeTransfer so keep an eye out for an email once we have received your completed pledge.
US backers
The costs for sending goods to the US has varied quite a bit over the last few months. We have set the costs at the guidance of our fulfilment partner and this is accurate as of today. We will continue to monitor the situation and if we need to change anything we will do so in the pledge manager and inform everyone, but at the moment the charges are accurate. With any luck we wont need to change anything and can continue as per the pledge manager today.
If you have any questions about the pledge manager please just send us a message or an email and we will be happy to help.
Production status
After sending all the files over to Whatz, they have created the pre production sample and it has recently left the factory. We should receive this in November and if it all looks ok, can confirm for them to begin production, hopefully in December. Once we hit this milestone and can share that production starts, we will do so!
That's it for now, make sure to complete the pledge manager and look out for the next update!
Files sent and Pledge Manager opening soon!
8 months ago
– Sun, Oct 26, 2025 at 08:06:29 AM
Hi all! We have some great news, the files have now all been sent to the manufacturer! We have been able to finalise the files and are happy with all the components. There will likely be a bit of back and forth making sure the files exactly match what the Whatz team require but once this is done they can begin preparation!
Before manufacturing begins, they will do some preparation including sending a blank sample and colour proof to make sure everything looks right. Once this is reviewed, then we can look towards manufacturing. In our timeline, we are hoping to receive the proofs in November so that manufacturing can potentially begin in December. Once we have some indications on dates when manufacturing can start, we will share them, but are still looking on track for our target of May 2026 fulfilment beginning.
Now the files are finished, we can look to open the pledge manager. We will aim to open the pledge manager on Backerkit in the next 1-2 weeks so please keep an eye out for any emails from them. The pledge manager will collect the shipping costs and any taxes plus it is key to collect your shipping address for when we are ready to ship out the game!
This also means we can start sending the print and play files out to the P&P backers. They will be included in the pledge manager so once the P&P pledges are completed, we will start sending out the files!
We will update again once the pledge manager opens just to remind everyone to complete it!
Thanks!
File preparation update
9 months ago
– Mon, Oct 06, 2025 at 12:02:00 PM
Hi all! Its already been a month since we last posted an update so wanted to share where we are in development. We have been hard at work preparing all the files which to be honest is the not very exciting bit! It includes things like barcodes, certifications and safety wordings which aren't the most fun parts but are certainly important!
Anyway, we are close to having all the files in order to send to Whatz. Pretty much we only have some last small changes to go through on the box. Probably the largest amount of work has been on the rulebook, making sure all the new cards are added and making some final checks including help from some fellow board gamers!
We have also made a slight change to the Ally card after some final playtesting of the extra cards. Previously some players had said there wasn't enough incentive to play this card as a house player, so after some further testing we have made it a meatier decision. Now, when the Ally card is played, if another house player takes the throne, they decide if they want to get an additional VP. If they do, the player/s who played Ally will get 2 VP! It makes it a really tough decision now and we are quite excited by it! Check it out below:
The outlook for the next few weeks is to finish the box and do some final quality checks to make sure we have everything right so we can send the files to Whatz by the end of October.
After this there will likely be some back and forth fixing any corrections on templates etc. Once we have the green light from them, we will share it with you all and give some further info on production timelines!
Once the files are finished, we will also crack on with the print and play files and again will hope to have these finalised for end of October so that we can send them out once the pledge manager is ready (assume end October/early November as an indication!)
We also have a small update on our events: During October we will be exhibiting at Ocean City Games Expo in Plymouth on the 25th October, which will likely be our last event in 2025. Looking forward to 2026, we have registered for Airecon in March and UKGE in May. Hopefully we have our places confirmed for these so we can once again attend these awesome events!
One final point - Once the pledge manager is ready we will send an update to everyone, but as an advanced warning for those who haven't backed on Kickstarter before, this will be how we manage the capturing of addresses so we know where to send the game once produced. It will also allow us to collect the shipping and taxes. We will be using Backerkit for this so if you see any email from Backerkit about Take the Throne, make sure to follow it so we can proceed with your pledge!
That's it for this update. Good progress and looking on track to our original timelines.
Any questions, please just drop a comment!
