Review the rules. Win another copy of Super Trains!
27 days ago
– Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 08:51:15 AM
Greetings Citizens of Gearland,
Help us review our rules
We have completed the Super Trains rulebook! This was a huge project and we are happy with where it is right now, however we'd love to get your feedback. You can review the rules by CLICKING HERE.
To make things a bit easier we have created a quick four question feedback form that we are asking interested parties to complete after reviewing the rules. Not only does this form help us streamline the process of finding weaknesses in our rules and clearing up confusing bits, but we are going to giveaway a copy of Super Trains to one lucky participant later next month!
I realize that you fine backers already have a copy of Super Trains headed your way, but if you do win the prize I am sure you can find another little gamer who would enjoy a super hero train game.
I want to thank you in advance for taking the time to review the rulebook with a critical eye. We can still easily tweak the rules right now without delaying the production. I obviously want the rulebook to be as simple to understand as possible for all future players of Super Trains.
You can find a link to the RULES and the FEEDBACK FORM by CLICKING HERE.
Production Update
All the file designs are 100% finished and ready to go (other than the rules which are very close and are printed towards the end of the manufacturing process).
The final element was the back-of-the-box design which you can see above. I really like how it turned out, especially all of the robot citizens of Gearland city on the inner box sides. With all of the files finished manufacturing can begin very soon!
However, I am sorry to say that realistically we are looking at an early-2025 fulfillment. We did our best to fulfill before the Holidays, but the 32 page (!) rule book took longer to design and optimize than we had originally thought.
Please let me know if you have any questions and thanks in advance for checking out the rules and giving us your feedback.
Rule the rails and save the day,
Dustin
An Update + The Quest Kids is LIVE on Kickstarter!
3 months ago
– Thu, Aug 29, 2024 at 08:58:10 AM
Good Morning Gearland City
I hope your week is going well! I have an update on Super Trains progress and an exciting new project from Treasure Falls Games:
Realms of the Kingdom is 140% Funded!
The Quest Kids: Realms of the Kingdom campaign is NOW LIVE on Kickstarter!
The expansion for our family-friendly fantasy board games is over 140% funded and hit its goal in under 12 hours!
If you haven't had a chance to check out The Quest Kids this campaign page is a great place to start. We'd love to have you join the campaign!
Super Trains Production Update
Things are running smoothly down the tracks for Super Trains. We have finished the blank sample production and are confirming the component sizes are correct for the plastic inserts:
We also received all of the digital proofs for the cards and only a few very minor changes need to be made (for example below you will see they only have one player reference card when there should be 5).
They are also beginning work on the injection molds for the awesome miniatures, which is a very big step in the process. I am hopeful that with the next update these molds will be completed!
Please let me know if you have any questions about the Super Trains progress or the new Quest Kids campaign.
Rule the rails and save the day!
Dustin
A long awaited update (sorry!)
3 months ago
– Thu, Aug 08, 2024 at 01:53:49 PM
Greetings Citizens of Gearland,
I hope you all have had a wonderful summer and I am very sorry for the huge delay in sending this update.
This summer has been a very strange one for Treasure Falls Games. We are based in Houston, TX and have experienced two different weather events (a tornado and a hurricane) that have knocked out power and displaced us personally and professionally for weeks. We are all safe and back in our homes and office, however the weather combined with general summer calendar craziness has delayed Super Trains.
Updated Timeline
- We have completed the first draft of the rules and are currently working on revisions.
- We have submitted 75% of the finished game files to the manufacturer. The remaining 25% only need to be formatted (not created).
- After all of the game files have been submitted and confirmed production should take 30 days.
We are going to do everything we can to fulfill Super Trains to our backers before Christmas. It will be a tight window to make this happen at this point, but it is certainly possible.
I will be in touch in early September with another update.
I am sorry for the delay and my lack of communication. Please know that we take the trust that backers put in us very seriously. We are working every day to make the best games that kids love and parents appreciate that we can.
Please send an email to [email protected] with any questions or concerns.
Have a great day!
Dustin
The Super Trains BackerKit Surveys are on their way!
6 months ago
– Wed, May 15, 2024 at 09:00:40 AM
Greetings Gearland City!
I hope all has been well! Our pledge manager through BackerKit will open this week and surveys are headed your way soon!
HERE'S HOW IT WILL WORK:
Soon you’ll receive an email from us with a special link to your BackerKit survey. It’s important to respond to your survey since we must have this information to fulfill your rewards.
You don’t need to create a BackerKit account to fill out your survey. When you receive the email with the survey, click the survey link to respond. Through the survey you'll provide shipping information, purchase add-on items and pay for shipping.
You don’t have access to this survey link yet, but it will be available soon via email! I will provide an update here when all of the surveys have been sent and provide assistance to anyone who is missing the email. All surveys should be sent by Friday, May 17th.
After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses or address at any time before we close the surveys to get our final counts.
If you need to review your information or pledge status click the link in your survey email or request your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page at https://super-trains.backerkit.com/
BackerKit FAQ
1. It is late-May 2024 and I didn’t get my BackerKit email invite. What do I do?
The easiest thing to do is resend your invite to yourself! Just go here: https://super-trains.backerkit.com/, enter your Kickstarter email address, and click on the "Get My Survey" button. You will be sent a new email with a link to your account. Please remember: all surveys will not be sent until Friday, 5/17.
2. I forgot my BackerKit password. How do I get it?
Just go here: https://super-trains.backerkit.com/, enter your Kickstarter email address, and click on the "Get My Survey" button. You will be sent a new email with a link to your account.
3. I want to sign back into https://super-trains.backerkit.com/, but I don’t remember the email I used for my account. How do I get it?
It should be your Kickstarter account email. If that doesn’t work, please email [email protected] and they will help you.
4. I have a question about BackerKit that isn’t covered here. What do I do?
Head over to https://www.backerkit.com/faq_backer, or email the team directly at [email protected]. They’re happy to help!
As always please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions about Super Trains and be on the lookout for your Backerkit survey soon!
Rule the rails and save the day,
Dustin
PS - we recently launched a new early-reader book series based on the characters from The Quest Kids (our fantasy board game for kids). You can learn all about it and order a copy by clicking HERE).
We did it! Thank you!
7 months ago
– Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 10:26:00 AM
Greetings Gearland City,
Wow! What an exciting end to our mission. Right before the final whistle Super Trains jumped over $21,000, which unlocked two more special locations: Turbo Boost and The Market!
Our purpose has always been to create high-quality board games for families to enjoy together. Thank you for allowing us to continue doing just that with Super Trains.
WHAT'S NEXT?
I'll send an update next week to kick-off our monthly post-campaign status updates. Quick spoiler: I am thrilled to say that not a lot of creative/development work is needed. The final projects are the rulebook, finalizing the unlocked stretch goal components and designing the back of the box.
We should have the pledge manager survey from BackerKit ready to roll soon as well.
In the meantime, if you have any questions or issues please feel free to comment here or email me at [email protected]
Our next mission begins!
Rule the rails and save the day,
Dustin
