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ErikH2000 wrote:
I keep checking back to see the latest status. Nice to see it making constant progress! I noticed you are #23 on the tabletop category which isn't quite above the fold, but definitely discoverable by folks browsing the category.

Thanks!

Hey, where do you find the list of ranked campaigns in a category? I haven't figured out how to do that.

Another metric to track!

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mrimer wrote:

ErikH2000 wrote:
I keep checking back to see the latest status. Nice to see it making constant progress! I noticed you are #23 on the tabletop category which isn't quite above the fold, but definitely discoverable by folks browsing the category.

Thanks!

Hey, where do you find the list of ranked campaigns in a category? I haven't figured out how to do that.

Another metric to track!

https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?category_id=34&woe_id=0&sort=popularity&seed=2596629

Then just count. You're at #15 at the moment.

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Yes, all I did was count.

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Ah, thanks for explaining that! I got it now.

And it looks like two of the top entries are concluding their campaigns in the next twelve hours, so will that put us in #13 at that point?

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TLP has crossed the 75% funded threshold! To commemorate the occasion, I'm releasing the next tutorial puzzle (1-2) on the CaravelGames site and on the Kickstarter.

If you haven't gotten to see or play it yet, I invite you to try it out.

On the heels of the simple 1-1, you'll start noticing some choices you'll have to make here with ramifications that aren't immediately obvious, and you will need to think ahead a bit.

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I check the campaign page at least twice a day. So cool to see it going steadily up, with victory in sight. I think the KS "magic" filter is no longer favoring TLP in the tabletop category. But the "popular" category still has it up high. I'm curious how it does after getting funded, because a different set of people will be looking for funded projects to back.

-Erik

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Seems a celebration is in order. Twisty Little Passages has hit its funding target! Wooooooooo!

Thank you again for supporting the campaign. I'm excited to complete production of an amazing puzzle game for you.

ErikH2000 wrote:
I check the campaign page at least twice a day. So cool to see it going steadily up, with victory in sight. I think the KS "magic" filter is no longer favoring TLP in the tabletop category. But the "popular" category still has it up high. I'm curious how it does after getting funded, because a different set of people will be looking for funded projects to back.

-Erik

I'm curious to learn about this too!


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I posted about y'all.

https://bluerenga.wordpress.com/2019/05/24/twisty-little-passages-on-kickstarter/

(Normally I have an adventure gamer crowd -- I've been playing every adventure game ever made in chronological order -- but this would still be up their alley.)

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mrimer wrote:
Seems a celebration is in order. Twisty Little Passages has hit its funding target! Wooooooooo!

Wow www. Way to make it happen! Remember at the beginning when you had your doubts? Remember those times when it seemed like nobody was paying attention?

Very inspiring, Mike. Thanks for pushing on. Lots more work to fulfill those orders, but you've done that kind of thing many times before.

-Erik

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Thanks for the kind words and perspective, Erik.

I'm thrilled that TLP has caught on as it has.

Now the real work can begin!

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Another week into the campaign and the amount pledged is still steadily increasing!

There are five print-and-play (PnP) demo puzzles for you to download and play on the campaign page (under the "Puzzles" section):

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/caravelgames/twisty-little-passages

Also, I've made a digital/PnP pledge option available at a reduced price. If you like the idea of playing through these puzzles, but don't necessarily want a physical book or are reluctant to pay for shipping, then this may be the option for you.

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I was already so hyped before the 5 puzzles, but now I can't wait

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vinheim wrote:
I was already so hyped before the 5 puzzles, but now I can't wait

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the puzzles!

Expect the remainder to get much larger, more involved and more challenging!

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Congrats Mike! You made it!

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Thanks, enzi!

I'm excited and grateful to be working on the rest of the project. I'm hoping we can hit some of the stretch goals in the final few days.

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Would an option with both the PDF version and the book be posssible?

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Blondbeard wrote:
Would an option with both the PDF version and the book be posssible?

Hi, Blondbeard!

Yes, absolutely!

Apologies for the confusion on this point. KS doesn't allow me to modify reward descriptions once they're in use. Anyone who backs a physical copy of TLP also will receive access to a digital version for print-and-play.

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Thanks! I think I will buy, and I would have been willing to pay a bit extra for that, so I think I'll just do that "on my own" to be fair.

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Blondbeard wrote:
Thanks! I think I will buy, and I would have been willing to pay a bit extra for that, so I think I'll just do that "on my own" to be fair.

Thank you! I appreciate your support and generosity! I'm looking forward to completing production and I hope you enjoy the game!

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Man, what a phenomenal end to that campaign. Congrats!

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Man, what a phenomenal end to that campaign. Congrats!

Thanks! I'm glad we were able to get all those stretch goals in at the end!

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That's so cool, Mike. Way to go, everyone involved. I may have missed the whole thing somehow, but I'll find a way to get a copy when it releases.

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That's so cool, Mike. Way to go, everyone involved. I may have missed the whole thing somehow, but I'll find a way to get a copy when it releases.

Thanks for the kind words and your interest, Chinook!

I'll be working on making our pledge manager and a pre-order store available asap. I'll let you know when it's available and you can snag yourself a copy.

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More congrats to Mike. Nearly $doubled what was asked for in the campaign, and the sheer count of backers... wow. A large amount of those would be people that have never heard of Caravel or Mike Rimer before. So that's newcomers excited about what Mike created. I'm really glad the campaign turned out so well.

-Erik

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A question about adding books to your order: how?

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Thanks again for the kind words and for your support, Erik!
It was super helpful to have your coverage and words of encouragement along the way.

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A question about adding books to your order: how?

For KS backers, you'll be able to add more late copies to your pledge via the pledge manager, BackerKit, at the time when I send out surveys to collect shipping addresses and payment. This will be later in the year, once we're getting close to printing copies at the manufacturer.

For those who haven't backed the campaign, I'll be opening a pre-order retail storefront on BackerKit within the next couple of weeks, where copies can be pre-ordered.

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Apparently you got it all set on BackerKit, because I'm all pre-ordered up!



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Thank you!

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I just looked into the demo puzzles and I'm thinking about recreating this as a DROD RPG hold. It might not be possible, but I could always try.

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JamesBond007 wrote:
I just looked into the demo puzzles and I'm thinking about recreating this as a DROD RPG hold. It might not be possible, but I could always try.

All of the Chapter 1 puzzles should be easy to recreate in DROD RPG. I wouldn't publish the TLP puzzles as your own hold, of course.

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I am Gandalf the White.
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