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      Adam Bokhari on May 15

      How would I go about securing a copy of this? I'm a $1 backer right now because at the time I didn't have much money. I'm president of the Gaming Club at my school and I think this game would make an excellent addition to our library! WE don't have much money but I believe I can scrounge together enough to buy a copy of the game.

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      Darren J. Gendron on March 27

      We've got a steady hand on the wheel now. We're finishing up the last bits of artwork, and should be getting these games shipped out around May (I'm really hesitant to say April after getting smacked around by delay gremlins, so I'm sticking with May).

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      Tegs on March 25

      In a comment on the last update (January) you said you were still on track for a March/April release...is that still the case? Haven't heard anything in a while... Hope all is ok :-)

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      Ian M. Melsom on March 13

      How is everything going along?

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      James Williams on January 5

      The card previews are really great. Thanks. I'm stoked about the game.

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      Darren J. Gendron on December 28

      We had been holding off on making this a public post, as at least two of the cameos were going to be surprise gifts. I'll check with the "crew" and see if it's OK to let people know. Crew, expect an email from me in the next couple days.

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      Ian M. Melsom on December 28

      Would it be possible to get a list of the cameos and what crewmember they represent as a backer-only post?

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      Darren J. Gendron on December 4

      That's what I get for building templates at 3 am. Oddly enough, I spelled peek fine only a minute earlier in the headline. But trust me, the peak of awesome sneak peeks is a ways away.

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      CJ Wallington on December 4

      Just make sure you run a spell and grammar check first and have someone look over the components very carefully; your last update said "...might like a peak..." rather than "...might like a peek...".
      Although my interest is "peaking".
      ;^)

      Seriously, appreciate the updates. All of the components you've shown us so far look great..
      Really, REALLY looking forward to the product launch.
      Congratulations on making it this far!

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      Darren J. Gendron on December 2

      this is going to be a busy, busy month for us. I just got a look at Yuko's pencils for the Mermaid, and it's fascinating and awesome what she did with that. Also, I'll start putting more art updates on in a bit. Last month was mostly contract negotiations and logistics, but as of today they're all finished. I did find out the first shipment of the game will weigh 4,839 pounds, and fill up a 10x10 room. Which means I now need to find a 10x10 room.

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      Jack Wilbern on December 2

      Darren:
      Any updates to share?

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      Darren J. Gendron on September 22, 2011

      @Rhonda got your request.
      So far, everyone has been extremely prompt in responding to the Crew Cameo requests. The main delay has been that I've had to juggle a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff in working with the printer and getting O rolling on the art. But we're getting them done soon!

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      Rhonda Kurtis on September 22, 2011

      Hi, Darren,
      Please let me know if you received my 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, choice for crew. I'm not sure where my last response went and I don't want to hold up the rest of the project. Is there a way to know if you are getting these responses?
      Best regards,
      Rhonda

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      Darren J. Gendron on September 19, 2011

      Something that I didn't know about kickstarter until I got to it was that the surveys can only be sent out once. So in my plan-everything way of doing things, I opted to take an extra week to make sure we get all the questions we need for the surveys. They should be sent out by Thursday morning at the latest.

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      Tegs on September 19, 2011

      @ Brendan, Good so it's not just me then! I was worried I'd missed it so came here to see if anything had been said about it.

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      Brendan on September 18, 2011

      Have the surveys been sent already? I've been checking like mad, just want to make sure I didn't miss it.

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      Darren J. Gendron on September 8, 2011

      @james we'll keep the timeline as updated as possible, but right now we're looking at getting the game sent to the printers on Jan. 1, and having it ready to ship in May of 2012.

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      Matt Massie on September 6, 2011

      Congratulations, I'm really looking forward to this.

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      Anthony Bonifonte on September 6, 2011

      Saw this advertised at Dragon Con. Awesome idea! Looking forward to my copy.

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      James Williams on September 3, 2011

      Poor O, now he has to get cracking on the artwork and get this thing in production and shipped. When did you say that would be?

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      risforrose on September 3, 2011

      Congratulations on reaching your goal! Enjoy the rest of Dragon*Con!

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      Teppo Koivukangas on September 3, 2011

      London you say? I am living in Finland.. Depending on the place and actual time in May, and which show/convention its about.. I could just come in and pick up the box personally from London. :P

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      Samuel Bishop on September 3, 2011

      Congrats on 100% Excited to see this idea realized. ARGGGGGH!

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      Phillip on September 2, 2011

      Awesome! 100%! Congrats O and Dern.

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      Darren J. Gendron on September 2, 2011

      May 2012 doesn't actually bring O "in", but it does put me and him into the same country. We should be doing a show together in London.

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      Amy Jo Lonidier on September 2, 2011

      What's going down in May 2012 that brings O in again?

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      Darren Vallance on September 2, 2011

      Hell yeah! Was hoping this would hit its goal. I seriously want to play the game.

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      Jaramide on September 2, 2011

      Awesome. Was getting worried with 1 week to go and almost $10000 short but people came through in a big way.
      Really looking forward to playing the finished product.

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      Rhonda Kurtis on September 2, 2011

      Congratulations on your research, creativity, and 100% funding! I love being part of this rowdy crew.

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      Arnaud Lebastard on September 2, 2011

      Bring'er alongside!

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      Ryan Nussbaum on September 2, 2011

      Congrats! and thanks all, can't wait to see the final product!

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      Matt Massie on September 2, 2011

      woot

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      Matt Massie on September 2, 2011

      Only $429 to go..... :)

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      Matt Massie on September 2, 2011

      You had me at stabbing :)

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      Josh Farkas on August 28, 2011

      Go Dern! :)

      - Josh (of Welcome to Pixelton)

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      Teppo Koivukangas on August 27, 2011

      Thats absolutely fine with me. :)

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      Darren J. Gendron on August 26, 2011

      After Dragon*Con, the next time O and I are in the same city will be late May, 2012. If that's OK with you, just send us a message and we'll hold your pledge reward until then.

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      Teppo Koivukangas on August 26, 2011

      Hey.. If I can get O's signature as well, and some lazy 2 am doodle from some convention, I can wait 4 months easy. I've got my hands full with my current boardgames anyway. :P

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      Darren J. Gendron on August 16, 2011

      That's not a bad idea. I'll put out a survey post-completion, and if anyone wants me to sign their box, I'll make it happen. It'll involve breaking the plastic wrap off of it (but I can reseal that). However, I can't really offer to sign the rulebook, as it'll be tightly packed inside with the cards and tokens, and I really, really don't want those getting loose on an international shipment. Also, I can't promise a signature from O, as it would add about four months of delays to get him up from Colombia and in the same room with the games.

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      Teppo Koivukangas on August 15, 2011

      Oh wait.. I pledged 85 with the 75 dollar package.. But according to the FAQ, i could've gotten the postage included? As it is over the 50 dollar package..

      Ah well, not going to change it. But could I get an autographed box in this case? And the manual? Pretty please? That ought to be worth the 10 dollars extra atleast.. :D

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      Darren J. Gendron on August 14, 2011

      We'll be releasing the rule book as a backer-only update this week, and we should be getting pictures of the prototype board up as well.

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      Loïc Herve on August 13, 2011

      I like the idea but I alsothink that knowing more about the gameplay could help for having more backers. Plus, I am curious ;).
      And, also, please add some ninjas (for O's sake)

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      Jaramide on July 26, 2011

      Sounds like a fun, casual game. Look forward to seeing it to completion.
      If you have the inclination and time it would be cool to see an example of actual gameplay with a prototype board.

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You know that shot of the pirates in the boat, with the big red Scurvy Dogs logo on it? That's not our final box art. It will be a group shot, but that group shot will be of you, the backers. The BOXTOP BACKERS will get the following benefits: A cameo as a pirate on the cover of the box, an LE print of that piece of art, a card with your pirate cameo that is part of the game, the original art of that game card and THREE copies of the game (one to play, one to display, and one to give your parents - let them know you're a PIRATE!). We'll also be throwing in the Print-and-Play PDF, the LE Cards and the other print of LE art!

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Darren J. Gendron is a writer, artist and known scallywag. He knows a lot about pirates. He writes the webcomics Hello With Cheese and Alignments.
He also is known to answer whenever someone yells out "Heyo Dern."

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