Until next time, all the best from the Inside Up Games team and thank you again helping Earth reach gamers across the world! đ Â
Earth: Abundance is Live! đ
over 2 years ago
â Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 03:23:05 PM
Greetings Earthlings,
We canât believe Earth has been on gamerâs tables for over 12 months now, and thatâs all because YOU believed in the game and supported us! đ
In that time, Earth has very quickly become a favorite for many, ranking among the top 1% of all games on BoardGameGeek, which is a crazy accomplishment and we're so grateful to you all for playing + sharing with  your friends to make it happen!
We cannot thank you enough for believing in Earth, and thought it was fitting that we share just a little bit about the new Abundance expansion with you.Â
More to love - Abundance adds 80 new cards to the game!
Events and Flora introduce new player interactions.
New seeds can help you collect resources, or curate your hand.Â
With Abundance, you can play with up to 6 players without added playtime.
Weâve created deluxe canopies, soil, sprouts, and seeds using recycled materials as an add-on for those who've asked for an alternative to the wood from the base game.Â
The playmats from the original campaign + some new ones are also available!
Weâd really love it if you joined us for the Earth: Abundance Expansion campaign, and if you decide to back within the first 24 hours (before April 23 at 12pm EST!) you can get your name inside the box. đ±
Whether the expansion is a fit for you or not, we just want to say thanks again to the 10,512 of you that believed in the game. Weâre so proud of it, and hope itâs brought lots of fun to your tables!
Until next time, all the best from the Inside Up Games team.
Playmats Available, A BIG Thank You, and Something in the Works đ
almost 3 years ago
â Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 02:37:08 PM
Hello, everyone!
I hope youâve been doing INCREDIBLE since our last update. đ„ł It has been such a whirlwind year for us at Inside Up Games and itâs in large part due to your support of Earth!
Iâll jump straight to the good news - playmats and wooden inserts are now available for backers to purchase on our website! đ„ł
We had a lot of backers reach out to us because they didnât add the playmats to their original pledge, and we wanted to make sure you had the chance to pick them up. We also want to make sure that the backers who helped make Earth a reality are able to secure playmats before we make them available to the public.
With that in mind, we ask that you please not share this link publicly to give your fellow backers an opportunity to pick up playmats first. Please note that stock is limited, and not all SKUs may be available in every region. You can find single playmats, the playmat bundle, and wooden inserts here: https://insideupgames.com/shop/earth-accessories/
We thank you for keeping this link backers-only for now as inventory in some regions is extremely limited. Any leftover inventory of playmats and inserts will be made available to the public this coming Monday, November 20th.
Until Next Time + Something on the Way? đ
A million thank-youâs! We have been absolutely blown away by the reception to Earth, and couldnât be more proud that you helped us make the game.
As I mentioned, if you need any support with your pledge, please reach out to us using the missing/damaged piece form above and weâd be happy to help. We are so excited for what 2024 has in store, and hope that everyone has a safe and fun holiday season.
In the meantime, itâs only fitting youâre the first to know that weâre working with the designer, Maxime Tardif, to expand Earth in exciting ways. Weâre happy to announce that weâve received the first draft of an expansion. đ„ł
The Inside Up Games team and Maxime have taken player feedback to heart, and created some very interesting mechanics that emphasize the things players love most about Earth, while introducing new interactions and strategies.
Maxime has already play tested the expansion ~30 times so far, and has said he will never go back to playing without it! Weâre looking forward to more playtesting and development, and sharing sneak peeks of the upcoming expansion over the coming months.
If youâd like to be the first to hear about this new expansion, and other Inside Up Games news, we invite you to follow us on social media, join our Discord, or be part of our newsletter!
Until next time, all the best from Inside Up Games. đ
Earth in Transit to RoW Backers đ French Errata Packs Shipped, and Spanish Fulfillment
over 3 years ago
â Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 01:41:27 PM
Hello, everyone!
I hope that youâve all had a great month, and that the weather is beautiful in your part of the world. If youâve gone on any fun hikes or nature walks, let us know where youâve been!
This month, I have an update about games in-transit from VFI, as well as fulfillment of the Spanish edition of the game by Maldito and French Errata packs from Lucky Duck. đŠ
If you do not see information for your region in this update, please take a look at the update from last month and reach out to us if you have any questions.
Backer Support
Earth has been a collaborative project between Inside Up Games, and many amazing translation partners. If you need customer support, please visit the website of the publisher of your language edition of the game and follow their submission instructions.
If you need support outside of missing/damaged parts, please email [email protected]
For retailers, please email [email protected] with any support inquiries.
When submitting a request, please provide as much information as possible, and for damaged parts requests especially please provide photos if possible.
French Replacement Cards (EU/CA/RoW)
Lucky Duck shipped all errata packs by July 18th. These were sent from France, so backers in Europe should receive them by the end of next week. For backers in Canada, please allow a few weeks for them to arrive. You should receive tracking information, if you havenât already.
Maldito received games early in the month, and games were sent to backers in the peninsula by July 6th.
Spanish pledges for North and South America are in transit by sea and should arrive by next week. From there, they will be delivered to hubs to be shipped to backers.
If you are a Spanish backer and need support with your pledge, or have a service request please email [email protected]. As always, the more information you can provide, the better! If you are a Spanish backer in North or South America we would ask that you refrain from reaching out until weâre able to share that shipping is complete in your region.
English Edition and Add-Ons | Fulfilled by Inside Up Games
VFI fulfillment for the following regions is in-progress. VFI has shipped pledges to their international hubs, and pledges are in-transit. Depending on the region, it can take up to ~8 weeks for these shipments to arrive. We will share the information provided to us by these hubs, from our messages with VFI, once games are delivered their fulfillment teams generally get pledges out within a week.
Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain.
Australia - Australian fulfillment should be complete! Your pledge should have either been delivered, or is on the way to you. If you havenât gotten your pledge or shipping information, please reach out to us at [email protected] so we can look into it for you.
New Zealand - Fulfillment to NZ is about a week behind Australia, but as we havenât gotten confirmation of pledges in NZ being delivered, we believe there is a delay. We are reaching out to VFI to get an updated fulfillment timeline.
Based on what they shared previously, New Zealand should fulfill ~1 week behind Australia.
Weâll be at GenCon next Week!
Our team is excited to be attending GenCon this year, and we hope to see you there! We will be at booth 1642. GenCon takes place from August 3-6 so please allow our team a few additional business days to respond to customer service requests or Kickstarter comments during this time.
Thanks so much for your understanding! Our team will respond to emails and comments as quickly as possible after the convention.
Until Next Time
We are SO close to 100% fulfillment! There are just a few regions âin transitâ. We want to thank everyone for their patience, especially international backers that have had a longer wait than weâd planned for.
As we get more information from VFI and Maldito for the remaining pledges, we will let you know! This is the âhurry up and waitâ stage while games are in-transit. Once they arrive at the hubs, weâve been assured that last-leg fulfillment to backers will be taken care of quickly.
Until next time, all the best from the Inside Up Games team! đ
Earth Arriving at VFIâs Hubs, and Fulfillment Updates đ±
over 3 years ago
â Fri, Jun 23, 2023 at 12:18:41 PM
Happy June, everyone!
In this monthâs update weâll be sharing timeline updates for the regions fulfilled by VFI, and for the Spanish translation by Maldito.
Quick fulfillment overview:
English fulfillment is 96% complete.
Global fulfillment (all language editions) is ~92% complete
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Backer Support
Earth has been a collaborative project between Inside Up Games, and many amazing translation partners. If you need customer support, please visit the website of the publisher of your language edition of the game and follow their submission instructions.
If you need support outside of missing/damaged parts, please email [email protected]
For retailers, please email [email protected] with any support inquiries. If youâve reached out to us recently, you should have received a fulfillment update last week from Carter. If you are still in need of assistance, please email us and weâll be able to help you after Origins!
When submitting a request, please provide as much information as possible, and for damaged parts requests especially please provide photos if possible.
Please note that our team is currently attending the Origins Game Fair. We will be able to respond to customer service requests next week after the convention.
French Replacement Cards (EU/CA/RoW)
French Replacement Cards (EU/CA/RoW): Lucky Duck has reprinted the climate card replacements for FR editions of the game. These replacement cards have arrived at hubs in Canada and France, and are pending shipment to backers.
Retail Delays
For regions fulfilled by VFI, there are delays in getting stock to retail backers. There was a mistake made in which the retail shipping information was not provided, and our team was unaware until recently that this information hadnât been passed along.
This means that there is approximately a 1-2 month delay in fulfillment to retailers, if they are in a region that is fulfilled by VFI. Of course, the shipping details were provided as soon as our team realized the mistake, however, freighting games to hubs, and then final delivery by local courier does take time.
If you are a retail backer that has not already received an update from our team about this delay, and you are effected by the delay, please email us at [email protected].
If you are a patron of a local game store awaiting a pre-order, or games to become available at your F.L.G.S. please know that we, and VFI, are doing our best to expedite fulfillment to retailers as much as possible!
Fulfillment Status by Region
For simplicity, Iâm only going to share fulfillment statuses for regions that were not marked as âcompleteâ in our last update. Please see our previous updates if youâre looking for fulfillment information for a region that is not listed here.
If your region is listed as âcompletedâ by VFI, but you have not received your pledge, please feel free to reach out to them, and they should be able to provide you with an update for your shipment.
There was a miscommunication, which led us to believe that games were on a boat earlier than they actually were.
The container with the Spanish edition of the game will arrive on June 27th, and then will arrive at Malditoâs warehouse on the 3rd of July, and fulfillment will start that same week.
English Edition and Add-Ons | Fulfilled by Inside Up Games (VFI)
China and Hong Kong - Fulfillment was completed! â
Japan - Fulfillment was completed 6/5! â
South Korea - Fulfillment was completed 6/3! â
Taiwan - Fulfillment was completed 6/5! â
Thailand - The shipment is on the way to the hub, expected to arrive by the end of this week. Fulfillment should take place next week.
Malaysia - VFI has told us that normally, their hub arranges delivery to backers within a week of games arriving at the warehouse. The ETA for hub arrival they shared with us last month was 6/15, but we havenât received confirmation that games have arrived at the hub yet.
Philippines - The ETA provided to us last month was 6/20, VFI let us know that the shipment will arrive soon but has not confirmed delivery. After it arrives, fulfillment should take place within a week.
Australia - Australian backers have started to receive their pledges! If you havenât gotten your rewards yet, please know that there are several hundred to process and it will take a little while for everything to be shipped out.
 Based on VFIâs estimates, we believe most pledges should be shipped by the end of next week.
New Zealand - Fulfillment to NZ is about a week behind Australia, we believe games should be shipped to backers the first week of July.
Indonesia - The ETA provided to us last month was that the hub delivery was scheduled for 6/30, VFI has not confirmed whether this date is still accurate, but we havenât been made aware of any delays. After it arrives, fulfillment should take place within a week.
Vietnam - The ETA is 7/15, after arrival at VFIâs hub fulfillment should take place within a week.
United Arab Emirates - The ETA for hub arrival is 8/06, each region within the UAE has slightly different fulfillment estimates.See the following dates for estimated arrival, once delivered, fulfillment should take place within a week.
Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Kuwait - ETA is 8/21
Bahrain - ETA is 9/05
Team Out of Office - Returning 6/26
Just a reminder that our team is currently at Origins Game Fair, and will be returning next week. Weâll be able to respond to comments on Kickstarter and email requests when we return Monday (6/26).
Thank you!
Until Next Time
We remain in close contact with both Maldito and VFI, and will share information as it becomes available to us.
Our team has already requested clarifications for regions VFI is fulfilling, but hub delivery has not been confirmed.
We realize these delays are frustrating, unfortunately, the regions that havenât been fulfilled yet are the regions that take the most time for deliveries to reach fulfillment hubs. Once games arrive, VFI has assured us that deliveries will take place within a week for each region.
Thank you so much for your patience and understanding, we are incredibly grateful for all of your support, and truly cannot wait for all backers to receive their games.
Until next time, all the best from the Inside Up Games team! đ
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