And it's here! We're sorry to keep you waiting, but we wanted to announce the arrival of everything: pins, game logs... And above all Soledad, in all its glory!

Matthjis' first reaction speaks for us all: "Such a dainty box for something I've been so obsessed about!".

We couldn't be happier with how it looks and we plan to show it off in a more detailed hands-on video soon. Next week we'll be at Lucca Comics & Games, the most popular Italian gaming festival, and after that we'll update you all about our fulfillment plans.

Italian backers can come celebrate in person: we'll be in the Carducci Pavillion, booth CAR143. Come say hi, play a game of Soledad at the Indie Games Café, and pick up your pledge early! We will have a list of backers at the ready.
 

For now, we'll let the satisfaction with The Roots of Soledad ease our the last stretch on the campaign for Rusałka, the card-based ttrpg about wishes gone wrong we've been working on. It ends on Monday. We'll be grateful to those among you who have already followed us from South American to Slavic folklore, chasing after brave authors and uncanny feats of magic.

Can you hear the drowned spirits beckoning from the secret pool?

Dear friends of Soledad,

thank you for your eagerness-- over 80% of you has already completed the backer survey to collect your addresses, shipping fees and language preference (plus any extra goodies you might want). Those of you who haven't done it yet, go check your email!

Besides showing off some of Maria's artwork for the card backs (including a little easter egg-- see if you can spot a familiar face!), we are happy to say that the final talks with our printer are over and done with. The last corrections to the files have been made, and The Roots of Soledad is finally going into print.

This was an intricate journey, where we did our best to look after every little detail as this project (and your support) wholly deserves.

After a short and belated summer break, our next step in September will be to work on the digital edition and extra goodies.

Thank you all, and see you soon.

Dear people of Soledad,

we are happy to announce that the pieces of this project have all fallen into place.

Matthijs' text has reached its final form with help from the whole team, Chiara is done typesetting and proofreading Oscar's Italian translation, and Maria has made art for the card backs and illustrated the booklet.



All the creative work is done, we are now in touch with our printers at Fabryka Kart to finalize details of the physical product and make it the best possible version of Soledad. We will keep you posted when we go into print and begin work on the final digital edition. We're happy to say we're keeping to the schedule.

This also leaves us some room to look to the future and to our next campaign, with a game that will soon rise from the murky waters of a secret pool.



Rusalka, Nick Wedig's cult gem, will once again have you shuffling cards to tell a dark tale, this time inspired by Slavic folklore. Take on the role of the titular Rusalka, the legendary spirits of drowned women. Weave dark spells, face the desperate mortals who dare beg for your help, and let their wishes dredge up the forgotten fragments of your own mortal life.

The secret pool beckons. Will you join us there on October 5, once again live on Backerkit?

P.S. For those of you who're planning to go to GenCon, Nick Wedig himself will be around with a preview copy to show off. ;)

Dear people of Soledad,

the sun here in Italy is unforgiving these days, but the scent of kapok blooms is relegated to our imaginations only as we work on The Roots of Soledad.

For the English edition, we have completed the revision of all text, for both the cards and the guidebook. It was a team effort that helped us focus on the details and keep as many inaccuracies out of the text as possible.

For the Italian edition, Oscar is done translating all the cards and is about to start working on the rules.

Meanwhile, Maria is working on the graphics to make the book richer, with additional art for the Location cards and card backs for every kind of deck.

Matthijs is setting up some demo games and spreading the word, because we want this campaign to be just the beginning. If you have any tips on places that would love to hear about Soledad, we’re all ears!

All in all, we can say we’re working perfectly according to our original schedule, and on track to go into print by the end of July.

This lets us start preparing the ground for new magic of a darker, more cryptic nature. If you hear the babbling waters, fear not: it is only the secret pool, beckoning to you. Soon you will learn more.