Hi everyone,

Help us grow the zombie mafia! If you spot Deadfellas on the shelves of your local game store, snap a picture and post it on the Deadfellas Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/Deadfellas). And be sure to tell everyone where you spotted it so that people know which stores to patronize.

This photo was taken at Card Kingdom in Seattle, WA. It's a great store, run by some great people. Be sure to check it out if you're in the area.

Happy hunting!

Hi everyone,

Great news! We're shipping Deadfellas to all Kickstarter backers now.

Actually, my awesome warehouse people got the jump on it and started shipping Deadfellas on Friday, so some of you received the game before I could tell you it was coming!

For those of you still waiting, I'd expect you to get your copies in the next week or so (international shipping may take longer, though). Feel free to post a note to let everyone know you've joined the zombie mafia.

Once again, thanks for your patience. I'm thrilled to finally have Deadfellas going out into the world.

In the meantime, get ready to start whaking those Mooks!

Hi everyone,

Just a quick update this time. Our printer is in the midst of reprinting and repackaging Deadfellas, but I didn't want our generous backers to wait until the job was done to get their copies. Therefore I'm having the first half of the print run shipped to our warehouse now and I'll have the backer copies sent out as soon as we get them in.

Stay tuned. I'll let you know when the backer copies are on their way.

Hi everyone,

My network of contacts have informed me that the replacement Deadfellas cards are coming off the printer now. I'm having the first few copies expedited to me for the release party this Saturday--an event we started planning when the first printing was done.

I know it seems a bit premature to have the release party before we ship the Kickstarter copies out, but rest assured that we're going to get Deadfellas out to all of our backers as soon as possible. So stay tuned and I'll let you know when our warehouse starts shipping your copies out.

In the meantime, if you are in the Seattle area, drop by the AFK Tavern (http://www.afktavern.com/) at 6:30pm on Saturday, 2/11 to raise a glass, raise the dead, and whack some Mooks.

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to update you on the Deadfellas printing. We expected it to be done and have the game ready to ship from our warehouse this week, but our printer has to reprint some cards which will push back the release a couple more weeks.

Here's the story: After we approved the Deadfellas proofs, the printer scheduled our print run and started churning out the game. Naturally, I made sure to get my hands on some of the first copies as soon as possible. When I got them, I discovered a production error and alerted the printer immediately. To their credit, the printer owned up to the problem and is now taking steps to fix the problem--all at their cost.

Let me tell you, there is a world of difference between a good printer and a bad printer. No matter how hard you try, problems are going to come up and errors are going to be made. But a good printer will be just as dedicated to quality as you are and work to make sure your product turns out well. And even though they made a mistake, I'm confident that we're working with a good printer based on how they responded to this issue when I brought it to their attention.

So take it from me, reanimating dead mobsters is not as easy as it sounds. It turns out the process is fraught with peril. And I have to say, I never thought producing Deadfellas would be met with so many problems and delays. But when you are in this situation, the best thing to do is keep slogging ahead and make sure the finished product is worth the wait.

In any case, thank you for your continued patience. We're almost there!