Four Horsemen: An apocalyptic co-op game - Late pledge store

May Update: Proofs and Heroes
11 days ago – Mon, May 06, 2024 at 10:55:03 AM

Hi everyone! Happy May! 

I received some pretty cool pictures from Gameland on the printing (below). They promised videos of mini production and assembly soon. I'll have them for next months update. By then, printing and assembly will be complete and it should be on a boat to the distributor. We're still on-track for delivery in August.

Neat! For today's update, I thought I'd share the hero boards from the different pantheons. Each hero's powers are tied to the lore around the hero.  

Pledge Manager Closing and Final Components
about 2 months ago – Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 07:23:12 AM

Hi everyone!

First, let me thank you all for backing this game. I am so excited to see the pledge manager close and the game prepare for shipping. This has been such an exciting adventure, and I can't wait to share Four Horsemen with the world. I greatly appreciate all of the feedback and excitement I've felt from the community and reviewers.

For this update, I have a new 2-player video I recorded against Pazuzu. He was tough, and we definitely did not play our best game.  We ended up having a lot of fun playing regardless. I hope you enjoy it, despite my camera being a potato!

Here you can see some of the prototype minis. The real ones won't be orange. The manufacturer doesn't dye them for the review pieces. The final ones are the color of their pantheon.

I have one last video from Marcel over in Germany as well. He goes through the pledges and talks about the different levels. Sorry that I don't have more recent third-party ones in English. I sent all of the demos abroad to conferences and reviewers - even my most recent personal copy. I will send out copies for unboxing videos when I get new copies from the manufacturer.

I also thought I'd show some of the final components. For example, this is what an Apocalypse Scenario card looks like.

The Apocalypse Scenarios often have a lot more information on them, depending on the complexity of the demon and how many rules the demon modifies. Here are what a hero board look like. 

The world board is where the fun is. 

The event cards are double poker size.

Relic cards are poker sized and are played as a Boon, Use, or Sacrifice on the Hero Board.

Thanks again for your patience while we wrap up the production. I still expect them to arrive in August due to transit from China to Europe and then distribution to you all. The end is here!

1 week left until the pledge manager closes and more
about 2 months ago – Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 06:47:20 PM

Hi everyone,

Also

Yes, its in German but I love this guy. This is full play through against Avarice, which twists Four Horsemen into a deck building game instead of a deck upgrading game. Its a nail-biting finish with great thoughts about the game...if you speak any German. 

The pledge manager closes in just over a week. I'm crossing my fingers I have the final minis delivered by next week so I can post them along with the characters. 

2 weeks until the pledge manager closes
2 months ago – Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 07:02:39 AM

March Update: Production underway
2 months ago – Sun, Mar 03, 2024 at 12:00:59 PM

Hi everyone! Welcome to March! This is a little delayed since production started in February, but:

According to the Gameland, production should take until about May (a rough estimate). At that point, the game will get on a boat and head to the distribution center. I printed 1000 copies, which will be enough to cover the orders plus any parts that break during shipping. However, there won't be a ton of copies available after the Kickstarter for distribution to retailers or selling on the website.

Apparently, the long production time is from the mini molds. I've asked Gameland for an advanced copy of the final game production ("Send me the first one!") so I can do an unboxing video and demo of the final game. Super pumped this is in printing. You can see some of the mini reviews and how they break it up into pieces. Don't worry, all of the minis come fully assembled.

With production underway, I can announce that the pledge manager will close on March 31.  This is a little later than I told some of you (the original date was March 15th-ish), but I wanted to keep it open slightly longer to give people a chance to finalize their pledge. Please finalize your pledge if you have not!! 

I've played more games recently. I still love playing against Krampus no matter which hero I play. His gift giving mechanic adds randomness to the game but leads to a lot of fun when you get a terrible present. Meeple on Board also demoed the game over at Cannes. I haven't heard back on how that went, but I'm hoping they took some pictures! I'll share them once I have them.

As always, LMK if there's something you want to see or know. I appreciate your support!

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