Chamber of Wonders

Production Update!
over 2 years ago – Sat, Nov 13, 2021 at 11:54:53 PM

Hello, Ladies & Gentlemen!

First of all, we apologize for the delay with which this update arrives, for our team, October has been a busy month between the management of our projects being delivered and the Spiel'21 in Essen, we also waited to have concrete information from the factory to be able to give you more precise news on the state of work and the delivery of CoW.

Let's open a little parenthesis on the Spiel to tell you that CoW's first public appearance was very positive. Those who tried the game during the convention enjoyed it, both the lean and fun mechanics and the quality of the materials were appreciated, as well as the very cool graphic style of cards and 3D cardboard elements.

Many publishers have also watched the game and shown a lot of interest, and the CoW retail version will likely end up on the shelves of stores around the world, but in this regard, we will give you more information in the coming months when everything has materialized.

Returning to the topic that interests us most, the CoW Production is in the final stages, unfortunately, the Factory had to face a sudden paper supply problem, and this slowed down the printing of the Rulebooks. From the factory, they have therefore informed us that production will be definitively terminated by mid-December.

We are waiting to have the dimensions of the packages and the number of pallets to be shipped, to start organizing sea freight from China. As we have already mentioned in previous updates, and as many of you know, right now it is not an easy task, but we will do everything to get the boxes started as soon as possible.

If everything goes as we planned, considering the 4-5 weeks for the trip by ship, we plan to start the final phase of fulfillment in February 2022.

We are obviously sorry for this slight delay, but we are confident that the final quality of the game will pay off for this wait.

That's all for today! We give you an appointment for the next update in December where we hope to finally be able to confirm the end of production and wish you Christmas!

Goodbye, Ladies & Gentlemen!

Essen Spiel 2021
over 2 years ago – Thu, Oct 07, 2021 at 11:22:27 PM

Ladies and gentlemen, hello.

Some time has passed since the last update but we have not been idle, we have continued to set up the most beautiful exhibition of oddities that man has ever seen.

First of all the painful notes.

Production is almost complete, except for the deluxe editions which have whole other manufacturing done in Europe by our friends at Raptor.

The main stop will be due to shipments.

As you all know, the world situation on shipping costs is not the best and the margins on less expensive projects do not allow us to face them lightly.

We are still looking for an optimal time to book ships, in constant contact with our shipping partner DHL.

We will keep you updated with maximum transparency.

Waiting for more information on shipments, we invite you to visit us at Essen Spiel 21!

We will be present with many demos of our games, including the one of Chamber of Wonders.

It will be possible to try the base game and the expansion of Chamber in Red, as well as being able to admire the deluxe box live.

We will make another update after Essen to show those who can't have some game images and possibly to update you on the status of the work, hoping to have good news regarding the expeditions.

Stay tuned!

A Wonder of Rulebook!
over 2 years ago – Thu, Aug 12, 2021 at 01:45:55 AM

Hello Ladies & Gentlemen!

Work on the pre-production of Chamber of Wonders continues relentlessly and today we are very happy to present you the PDF of the Core Rules in their final version!

By following these links you can download the Rulebook in English or Italian and read the final rules in preview:

- Chamber of Wonders Rulebook ENG

- Chamber of Wonders Rulebook ITA

Since the Rulebook will be the last thing to go to print for mass production, we still have some time to get your feedback. If you want to send us any comment you can send them to this email address, it will be very much appreciated: [email protected]

A special feature of this new Rulebook is the Solo-Play section, which we are particularly proud of.

The solo-play rules, unlocked during the Kickstarter campaign, have been revisited and improved compared to the original plans and this also involved the addition of completely new game material that was not planned at the time of the KS campaign.

Originally we designed the Solo-Play using the existing materials, as a simple set of special rules, but during the development, the two authors focused on how to improve this game mode, and ended up in creating a new set of rules which, however, required some new components.

They presented us this new mode, we got excited by it and we just immediately decided to add those new components to the original box to make it happen!

The Solo-Play will use a new specific set of Contacts and new tokens to change the Area effects, they are all just dedicated to this game mode.

This brand new material will be added to all core games in any version (Deluxe and Collector) giving it further value and increasing the gameplay possibilities of Chamber of Wonders!

Regarding the production, we are finalizing the last details with the factory and in the next days everything will be ready to go! We plan to finish all mass production by October and manage shipping/fulfillment immediately after. As most of you know already, sea shipping from China went crazy during the last 6 months, we are monitoring closely the situation to try have sensible deals with international carriers, so to be honest at the moment this looks to be the element with most uncertainties and a high level of unpredictability. We aim to let you able to play CoW at your home by December 2021!

As always we will keep you informed as soon as we have news about production and fulfillment!

That's all for today, we wish you a wonderful summer!

Pledge Manager Closed!
almost 3 years ago – Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 03:00:46 PM

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!

As announced in the latest Update, Chambers of Wonders Pledge Manager is officially closed!

What does it mean?

With the imminent start of mass production, we will sign with the factory quantities of the goods to be produced, those quantities are based on orders closed on Backerkit, plus of course an extra quantity to cover some potential additional orders and replacements.

This means that we will have an extra availability of each item, which can be used to cover some late orders that will arrive from now on.

Once this extra quantity is over, orders will be definitively closed.

This means that if you have not yet completed your survey, you can still do it but we invite you to act as soon as possible, to avoid potential stock issues.

For the already-closed orders, credit cards will be charged by the end of this week! We recommend that you check your emails (even your spam folder!), in order to monitor any potential issue with the payment.

For any problem, as always, please contact our support service at this link:

LMS LITE SUPPORT CENTER

That's all for today! 

See you soon with a new update where we will start showing you the final materials ready for production!

Pledge Manager Update!
almost 3 years ago – Thu, Jun 03, 2021 at 06:43:49 AM

Hello Ladies and Gentleman!

A quick but rich update to inform you about the Pledge Manager and on the production progress of Chamber of Wonders!

First of all, we would like to tell you that the CoW Pledge Manager is a success, and of course, we thank you for your support!

But it is well known that even good things end at some point, and therefore with this update we inform you that the PM will close on Sunday 13 June 2021, so you have until this date to complete your survey and avoid delays in the shipment of your pledge!

If you have not yet received the invitation email from BackerKit or for any other need, do not hesitate to write to our support service:

LMS SUPPORT CENTER

In the meantime, we are receiving the first samples from the factory for the pre-production phase start.

The first of these samples concern the metal coins and the big box of the Deluxe Edition.

The Metal coins (included in the Victorian Coins add-on) have definitely pleased us both in terms of material and the performance of the sculpture, and we are sure they will give a decidedly Victorian touch to your CoW games!

As the most attentive among you will have noticed, in the samples we received the one-pound coin has the Arabic number "1" mirrored, but these are the only tests for the material and print quality, it will be corrected in the final version.

We remind you that until the PM closes you can add items to your order at any time!

We are also very satisfied with the first test that was sent to us of the  Deluxe Edition wooden box, there are still small details to be defined especially as regards the robustness of the box but the direction is definitely the right one.

That's all for today! See you for the next update near the closing of the Pledge Manager, for the last reminder, and for new updates on production!

See you soon!