Earth 🌎

2,023 Trees Planted, and Fulfillment Schedule from VFI! 📦
over 3 years ago – Fri, May 12, 2023 at 12:36:18 PM

Hello, everyone!

I hope you’re having a great month so far, in my part of the world the weather is warming up and the plants are sprouting.

Quick fulfillment overview:

• English fulfillment is 95% complete.
   
• Global fulfillment (all language editions) is ~90% complete.
   

Earth Day Update! 🌱 We Planted 2,023 Trees

We are SO excited to share that with your help, and because of your support of Earth, we were able to plant 2,023 trees in celebration of Earth Day 2023. 🌲

THANK YOU, we are so grateful to every single backer that has helped us make Earth a reality. We’re so glad to be able to pay it forward by planting trees with you!

Our team continues to be amazed by the support for Earth, a game that simply wouldn’t have been possible without your help. Please continue tagging us @insideupgames with the hashtag #EarthGame, because we’d love to see photos of you getting Earth to the table!

Backer Support

As you know, the Kickstarter campaign was a collaboration between Inside Up Games and many global publishing 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.

For backers of the English edition of the game, you may submit missing/damaged parts requests here: https://insideupgames.com/missing-damaged-parts/

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.

Please note that our team has had a high volume of emails, and we will respond to inquiries in the order they’re received Mon-Fri. Please be patient while we get to your request. Thank you!

Fulfillment Status by Region

Fulfillment estimates are broken down by the language edition/publisher.

English Edition and Add-Ons | Fulfilled by Inside Up Games
Hungarian Edition | Fulfilled by Inside Up Games on behalf of GemKlub

USA - Fulfillment is complete! ✅

Canada - Fulfillment for the English edition is complete! ✅

See “Lucky Duck” below for the fulfillment status of the French edition.

EU - Fulfillment is complete! ✅

UK - Fulfillment is complete! ✅

Central and South America - Fulfillment is complete! ✅

China and Hong Kong - Fulfillment is underway! We anticipate that all packages should be shipped to backers by next week. VFI has told us that these orders are being fulfilled directly and normally take 2-3 days to arrive.

Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, ROW -  We understand that it’s been frustrating to not have a concrete timeline for fulfillment in these regions, but we have finally gotten timelines from VFI!

The above is a screenshot of the timeline from VFI directly. Per their note, New Zealand delivery ETA should be 6/27.

Once games arrive at these hubs, standard shipping times apply within the region.

German Edition | Fulfilled by Skellig

German edition: Fulfillment is complete! ✅

German Replacement Cards: Complete! ✅

Italian, Polish, and French Editions | Fulfilled by Lucky Duck

Italian and Polish editions: Fulfillment is complete! ✅

French edition (EU): Fulfillment is complete! ✅

French edition (CA): Fulfillment is complete! ✅

French Replacement Cards (EU/CA/RoW): Lucky Duck is aware that the climate cards in the game are missing the habitat information, our teams are working together to create errata packs for the cards that will be sent to backers. We’ll share a timeline for these replacements as soon as we can!

Korean Edition | Fulfilled by Yellow Star

Korean edition: Fulfillment is complete! ✅

Chinese Edition | Fulfilled by Rawstone

Chinese edition: Fulfillment is complete! ✅

Spanish Edition | Fulfilled by Maldito

Spanish edition: Games should be arriving at the port in Spain within the next two weeks or so, and then arrive at the fulfillment hub by the end of the month. Games should be shipping to backers starting at the end of May/Early June.

Expect standard delivery times from Spain to your region.

Availability of Add-Ons

As we mentioned in the last update, there have been a number of requests from backers about how they can get playmats and other add-ons if they missed them during the Kickstarter campaign.

Our first priority is making sure that all backers have their games delivered! Because of the fulfillment delays for regions fulfilled by VFI, we aren’t quite ready to make add-ons available for purchase yet.

Once fulfillment is complete, we will take a final count of inventory and list the leftover Kickstarter Goodies packs, Playmats, and Wooden Inserts on our website.

We don’t have plans to reprint the Kickstarter Goodie packs, as those were a gift for the backers that supported the campaign. However, as we shared during the Kickstarter, we may bring the leftover stock of Kickstarter Goodies with us to conventions.

Until Next Time

Thank you again for helping us plant 2,023 trees! 🌱

We’re eager for all backers to get their games, and to see your gameplay photos! It’s always really fun for me personally to scroll through my social media feed and to see people playing and enjoying Earth.

As we get more fulfillment information from our partners, especially confirmations from VFI that the schedule they shared is on-track, we’ll continue to share with all of you.

Until next time, all the best from the Inside Up Games team. 🌎

Celebrate Earth Day by Planting Trees, Fulfillment Updates, and Playmat Availability! 🌱
over 3 years ago – Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 02:16:27 PM

Hello, everyone! And happy (almost) Earth Day! 🌎

In this update, we’ll cover fulfillment status by region/language edition, customer support, leftover add-ons, and our tree-planting initiative for Earth Day! 🌱

Quick fulfillment overview:

• English fulfillment is 90% complete.
  
• Global fulfillment (all language editions) is ~85% complete.
  

#EarthDayEarthGame Tree Planting Initiative ❤️

Our team (and Maxime!) is thrilled about the love Earth has gotten so far, thank you! Thank you for supporting the Kickstarter, and sharing it with others.

We hope that Earth brings families, and friends, together and sparks curiosity in the world around us. From animal and environmental conservation, and the exploration of flora and fauna close to home.

To celebrate our amazing gaming community and Earth Day, we’re going to plant some trees! 🌱 In fact, we’ll plant up to 2,023 trees with your help.

Just tag us @insideupgames and use the hashtag #EarthDayEarthGame! We will plant 1 tree for each post we’re tagged in, so share a photo of you playing the game, or even a photo of your favorite nature spot!

We’ll keep track of the hashtag across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter and will tally up all the posts between now and May 1st.

Customer Support

We want Earth to be a game you can enjoy for many years to come! If there is an issue with your game, such as a missing or damaged component please reach out to the publisher of the edition of the game you pledged for, and we’re happy to help!

For English support, please reach out to the following team members -

If you need to file a request for damaged or missing parts, and you’re a backer of the English edition of the game, please email [email protected].

If you are a retail backer and need support, please email [email protected].

When sending an email, this is how you can help our team:

• Please be patient ❤️ It may take a business day or two for our team to respond to your request, but we promise we’re on it! We will respond to emails in the order they are received. Note that our team answers these requests Mon-Friday.
  
• Provide as much information as you can, including the email used for your pledge and the problem you’re having (with photos, if possible!).
  

Kickstarter Goodies in the Pledge Manager

Just a friendly reminder that Kickstarter Goodies were a gift to backers of 1+ copies of the game while the project was active, and were made available as an add-on for purchase to late pledgers.

If you happen to be a late-pledger of the game and are missing Kickstarter Goodies, the most common reason for this is that they weren’t added on in the pledge manager. If you’re in this situation, please check your survey on Backerkit to see whether you added the Kickstarter Goodies to your order.

Fulfillment Status by Region

Fulfillment estimates are broken down by the language edition/publisher.

English Edition and Add-Ons | Fulfilled by Inside Up Games
Hungarian Edition | Fulfilled by Inside Up Games on behalf of GemKlub

USA - Fulfillment is complete! ✅

Canada - Fulfillment for the English edition is complete! ✅

See “Lucky Duck” below for the fulfillment status of the French edition.

EU - Fulfillment is complete! ✅

UK - Fulfillment is complete! ✅

Central and South America - Fulfillment is complete! ✅

China and Hong Kong - Fulfillment is underway! It should be complete by late April - early May.

Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, ROW - We are awaiting news from VFI’s warehouses to provide a more accurate timeline, however, with the information we have at this time, we believe these regions will be fulfilled in late May - June. Retail games are also delayed in these regions.

German Edition | Fulfilled by Skellig

German edition: All games have been shipped!

There was a delay with games being shipped to Switzerland, but the games have since been released by customs and should be delivered, or on their way to backers. If you haven’t gotten tracking by the end of next week, please contact Skellig.

German Replacement Cards: These have arrived in Germany, and should be shipped out to backers within the next week or so!

Italian, Polish, and French Editions | Fulfilled by Lucky Duck

Italian and Polish editions: Fulfillment is complete! ✅

French edition (EU): Fulfillment is complete! ✅

French edition (CA): The games are scheduled to arrive at the port on April 26th, and fulfillment to backers is planned between the second and third week of May.

Korean Edition | Fulfilled by Yellow Star

Korean edition: Fulfillment is complete! ✅

Chinese Edition | Fulfilled by Rawstone

Chinese edition: Fulfillment is complete! ✅

Spanish Edition | Fulfilled by Maldito

Spanish edition: These games have been picked up from the factory by Maldito, and are currently on a boat. They are expected to arrive at port in 3-4 weeks, and then fulfillment will take place in late May - early June.

Japanese | Fulfilled by Rigoler

Japanese edition: The Japanese edition was not available during the Kickstarter, but some backers of the English edition asked to receive the Japanese translation after Rigoler joined us as a translation partner.

EN pledges were not changed to a Japanese edition unless the backer reached out to us directly.

Fulfillment of the Japanese edition is complete! ✅

Playmat Availability and Kickstarter Goodies

We have gotten requests from backers asking about playmats!

Our priority is to work with our fulfillment and translation partners to get fulfillment 100% complete, because there are delays in some regions, we don’t want to make leftover playmat stock available for purchase until these games are on their way to backers.

For this reason, our current plan is to take inventory after fulfillment is complete, and to make any leftover playmats available on our website in June.

There are no plans to reprint the Kickstarter Goodies, however, as we shared during the Kickstarter, we do plan to bring any leftover stock we may have with us to conventions.

Until Next Time

Our team is so excited for all backers to get their game deliveries, and to plant trees with this community!

We will be at GAMA next week at booth #335, and would love to see you there. 🎉 As we get more fulfillment information from our partners, we’ll continue sharing it with all of you.

Until next time, all the best from the Inside Up Games team.

Fulfillment Continues! 🌱
over 3 years ago – Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 12:09:01 PM

Hello, everyone! Jenna here with a fulfillment update for you all. 🌱

It’s so great to see Earth arriving (and getting played!) by backers around the world. I know it can be tough to see others with their games while you’re waiting for yours to arrive, but we appreciate your patience as we work with fulfillment hubs and global translation partners to deliver thousands of games.

In short, here’s where we are at with fulfillment:

• English fulfillment is 90% complete.
  
• Global fulfillment (all language editions) is ~75% complete.
  

Please remember that if you purchased a non-English edition of the game + add-ons such as the playmats or wooden insert, most backers will be receiving 2 shipments.

For German backers of the game, Skellig will be sending games and add-ons in a single shipment.

Quick Links

• How to Play Video by Paul Grogan (Gaming Rules!)
  
• How to Assemble the Wooden Inserts (VIDEO)
  
• Missing/Damaged Pieces Requests (For the English Edition and Add-Ons)
  
  For customer service requests, please be sure to include your name and email used for your pledge, as well as photos of the damage if possible. Thank you!
  

Fulfillment Status by Region

As always, fulfillment estimates are broken down by the language edition/publisher.

English Edition and Add-Ons | Fulfilled by Inside Up Games
Hungarian Edition | Fulfilled by Inside Up Games on behalf of GemKlub

USA - Fulfillment is nearly complete! All USA pledges should be shipped out by the end of this week (03/31).

Canada - All Canadian pledges for the English edition of the game have been shipped out! If you haven’t gotten you shipping notification or game delivered by the end of next week (04/07) please let our team know by emailing [email protected] with your name and the email used for your pledge.

EU - 100% of English games being fulfilled in the EU have been sent. If you haven’t gotten your shipping notification or game delivered by the end of next week (04/07) please let our team know by emailing [email protected] with your name and the email used for your pledge.

UK - Zatu received their shipment of games last week and booked them into their system. Shipping began yesterday, and all games should be sent out by the end of this week.

Central and South America - Similar status as above, these pledges are fulfilled from the US and all pledges should be shipped out by the end of this week. Please allow a bit of extra time for games to clear customs and to be delivered. We anticipate most games should arrive during the beginning of April.

China and Hong Kong - We are waiting for some updates from VFI, but based on our last communications with their team we believe that fulfillment is underway in these regions.

Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, ROW - Again, we are waiting on an updated timeline from VFI but we believe games should be delivering throughout April.

German Edition | Fulfilled by Skellig

German edition: Fulfillment started in mid-March and was paused briefly while Skellig made plans for replacing a few cards in the game. We have a note from their team for our German backers:

Liebe Erde-Fans,

Wie Ihr vielleicht schon mitbekommen habt, ist uns auf einigen der Karten bei Erde ein kleiner, spielrelevanter Fehler unterlaufen. Das sollte nicht passieren, ist bei dieser wunderbar großen Menge an Karten aber leider nicht immer zu vermeiden. Das Spiel ist mit den Fehlern zwar trotzdem gut spielbar, aber perfekt ist es erst, wenn die Karten auch alle so sind, wie sie sein sollen.

Deshalb haben wir beim Produzenten mit Hochdruck Ersatzkarten-Sets geordert, die dann auf dem schnellsten Weg hierher geschickt werden. Das dauert etwa ein bis zwei Wochen. Da wir hier die Zusage abwarten mussten, kam es zu einer leichten Verzögerung in der Auslieferung, obwohl unser großartiger Versand-Partner Marvel Services viel schneller hätte liefern können, aber hier auf uns (Skellig Games) warten musste.

In der Zeit bis zur Ankunft der Ersatzkarten werden wir die restlichen Kickstarter-Bestellungen nun bereits versenden, damit die Backer nicht länger warten müssen. Allen Kickstarter-Kunden werden wir die Sets dann in den nächsten Wochen nachliefern. Gebt uns dafür bitte ein bisschen Zeit, wir geben alles.

Alle Vorbesteller aus unserem Shop sowie unsere Händler werden dann sofort beliefert, wenn die Ersatzkarten da sind. Den Spielen liegt dann gleich ein Set bei, um die fehlerhaften Karten auszutauschen.

Bitte entschuldigt die leichte Verzögerung, aber wir denken, dass es so für alle die beste und fairste Lösung ist. Und dann habt Ihr alle hoffentlich noch mehr Spaß mit diesem fabelhaften Spiel.

Euer Skellig-Team

------

Dear Earth fans,

As you may have noticed, we made a small, game-relevant mistake on some of the cards in Earth. This shouldn't happen, but unfortunately, it can't always be avoided with this wonderfully large amount of cards. The game is still playable with the errors, but it is only perfect when the cards are all as they should be.

That's why we've been working flat out to order replacement card sets from the producer, which will then be sent here as quickly as possible. That takes about one to two weeks. Since we had to wait for approval here, there was a slight delay in delivery, although our great shipping partner Marvel Services could have delivered much faster, but had to wait for us (Skellig Games) here.

In the time until the replacement cards arrive, we will now already ship the remaining Kickstarter orders so backers don't have to wait any longer. All Kickstarter customers will receive the sets within the next weeks. Please give us a little bit of time, we'll do our best.

All pre-orderers from our store as well as our retailers will be delivered as soon as the replacement cards arrive. A set will be enclosed with the games to replace the defective cards.

Please excuse the slight delay, but we think this is the best and fairest solution for everyone. And then hopefully you will all have even more fun with this fabulous game.

Your Skellig Team

Italian, Polish, and French Editions | Fulfilled by Lucky Duck

Italian and Polish editions: There was a slight misunderstanding on our part in the last update, but games have been shipped from Lucky Duck’s warehouse! All Polish games were sent out by last Friday March 24th and all Italian games were sent out by yesterday March 27th.

French edition (EU): The fulfillment process for the French game has begun, and is expected to be complete by April 7th.

These estimates apply to mainland Europe, the few backers outside of these areas may experience slightly longer delays.

French edition (CA): Lucky Duck has requested an ETA on the boat containing French games being fulfilled to Canadian backers. The boat left in early March, so we are hoping for fulfillment to take place during April.

Korean Edition | Fulfilled by Yellow Star

Korean edition: While we don’t have dates for fulfillment, Yellow Star is getting a shipment from VFI and should begin shipping games very soon. We’ll share more information once we have it available!

Chinese Edition | Fulfilled by Rawstone

Chinese edition:  All Chinese shipments have been sent out, and should have been delivered. If you are a backer of the Chinese edition of the game, and have not received the game or tracking information by the end of this week please send Rawstone an email at [email protected].

Spanish Edition | Fulfilled by Maldito

Spanish edition: Maldito has made arrangements for the Spanish edition of the game to be picked up from the factory, and their latest estimates for fulfillment were that games should be arriving sometime between mid-April and May.

Launching Soon: Terminus! 🚇

Our team is so insanely grateful to the 10,500+ backers that helped make Earth a reality, and we’re eager for all games to be delivered very soon! Both fulfillment and translation partners are working very hard to get all games delivered.

While the final leg of fulfillment continues, our team is excited to share our next project! Terminus will be launching on Kickstarter next Tuesday, April 4th. 🎉

I truly believe that Earth’s campaign was such a success because of all of the backers involved in the project - your support, ideas, and engagement make the board gaming community so special and we’d LOVE for you to be part of the Terminus campaign!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/insideupgames/terminus-4

In Terminus, 2-5 players have been contracted by the city to develop a subway line connecting the districts of a growing city.

The game features a rondel-style action loop, private and public objectives, and of course, subway building! It’s a super fun game by some fellow Canadian designers, and we’ve partnered with several content creators to make gameplay videos available throughout the campaign.

Thank you for your continued support, and for letting us share games such as Earth and Terminus with you and your families/friends!

Until Next Time

It’s been so fun watching posts pop up in our board gaming groups from backers receiving their games and getting them to the table - we hope you have a blast with Earth and can enjoy it for many years to come.

We thank those of you waiting patiently for your games to arrive, and will continue sharing fulfillment updates with you all in the coming weeks.

Until next time, all the best from the Inside Up Games team. ❤️

Wooden Insert Assembly Videos and Global Fulfillment Updates! 🌏
over 3 years ago – Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 02:14:45 PM

Hello Earthlings! 🌎

Here’s what you can expect in this update:

• Fulfillment timeline estimates for EN and from some Translation Partners
  
• A shipping reminder if your pledge contains add-ons
  
• Wooden insert assembly videos
  
• Kickstarter goodies reminder - check the box before recycling!
  

We will continue to share delivery timelines with you as we get more information from both translation and fulfillment partners. The majority of fulfillment timelines remain unchanged in this update, but here is the info we do have:

We are waiting for fulfillment timelines for Spanish (Maldito), and Canadian fulfillment for the FRENCH edition of the game (Lucky Duck). There are protests slowing down FR fulfillment but Lucky Duck plans to fulfill French pledges to backers in the EU from Poland to help expedite the process, and we know that French games heading toward Canada left China March 4th. We don’t have fulfillment timelines for French editions, but games are on the move!

Reminder: Your Pledge May Come in 2 Shipments!

If you are a backer of a non-English translation and purchased add-ons (Playmats, the Wooden Insert, other IUG titles) this reminder is for you!

This information was shared in the last update, and we are sharing it again in case you missed it:

Backers of the non-English edition(s) of the game that also purchased add-ons will receive their pledge in multiple shipments. For example, if you purchased the French Edition of the game you will receive the game and Kickstarter Goodies from Lucky Duck, and if you also purchased the wooden insert and/or playmats you will receive those in a second shipment from Inside Up Games. All of the appropriate shipping was charged in the pledge manager, and we’ve also subsidized these costs.

So, if you receive a game but no add-ons, or add-ons before receiving your game just know that it is completely normal and that it is likely because your pledge is being fulfilled by two separate parties. In most cases, these deliveries should arrive within a few weeks of one another. We realize it may be inconvenient to receive a partial shipment, but it is truly the fastest way for us to get your pledges to you!

Check the Box Before Recycling!

This is just a note to make sure that you’re checking the contents of your shipping boxes thoroughly before recycling the packaging. The Kickstarter Goodie packs are in their own baggie, not inside the Earth box.

This is because the Kickstarter Goodies are a thank-you to backers of the campaign, and as such were not packed inside the game box itself. Please make sure to check your shipping box for the goodies pack, as we want you to be able to enjoy the wooden components and calendar pack of cards!

Important! How to Assemble the Wooden Insert

If you purchased the wooden insert add-on please pay attention to this quick note!

The wooden insert does not have written instructions in an attempt to reduce single-use paper product. The insert was, however, meant to have a QR code that could be scanned so that you could watch a video tutorial of the assembly.

Unfortunately, that sticker wasn’t added as part of the assembly process before the inserts were picked up from the factory. If you scan the QR code from the rulebook or visit this link, you can find the assembly instructions as well as Paul’s how-to-play video.

https://insideupgames.com/earth-how-to-play-video/#Assembly

The construction is fairly straightforward, and the insert was designed so that glue wasn’t needed. With that in mind, the connections are meant to be tight so when assembling you may have to use some gentle force to get the tabs into place.

As mentioned in the video, the pieces are meant to be a snug fit and gentle pressure is needed to secure the pieces without breaking them. Of course, mistakes happen! If while assembling your insert, a piece has broken please email [email protected] as he will be able to assist you in obtaining replacement pieces.

Please be sure to include photos of the piece you need replaced.

Fulfillment Estimates

PLEASE NOTE Once you have received a tracking ID number, please refrain from reaching out to us about your shipment unless it is absolutely necessary. We only have the same information as you (the tracking ID number) at that point.

Fulfillment Estimates are broken down by the language edition/publisher.

English Edition and Add-Ons | Fulfilled by Inside Up Games
Hungarian Edition | Fulfilled by Inside Up Games on behalf of GemKlub

Canada - Fulfillment has begun! All pledges should be shipped by the end of this week.

Note: It came to our attention that a number of pre-orders placed on our website (est. to start shipping in April) were actually shipped out sooner than intended. We learned that this is because E-Shipper has two teams, one for big projects such as Kickstarter fulfillment, and another for website orders. While unintentional, the second team began shipping pre-orders to a few Canadian gamers earlier than planned.

This is our first project with E-Shipper, and while we appreciate their enthusiasm to ship games, we’re still learning the ropes! We apologize for this accident, and want you to know that if you’re a Canadian backer of the English edition that has not received their game yet, it should be arriving very soon!

EU - Fulfillment has begun! Expected to be completed by the end of March.

UK - Games have been shipped from mainland Europe to a UK fulfillment center, and pledges are estimated to be delivered by the end of March.

USA - Fulfillment has begun! We estimate that all pledges should be sent out by the end of March but of course, they’ll be shipped out as quickly as possible.

Central and South America - Similar status as above, fulfillment has begun! All pledges should be shipped out by the end of March, but in some regions, some pledges may be fulfilled in early April.

A quick break for some fulfillment photos!

China and Hong Kong - VFI is scheduled to start fulfillment on March 20th, and pledges should be arriving to backers in late March - early April.

Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, ROW - VFI to start fulfillment on March 20th, as these regions are further from VFI’s central hubs, we expect pledges to arrive throughout April.

German Edition | Fulfilled by Skellig

German edition: Fulfillment should still be taking place starting in mid-March.

Italian, Polish, and French Editions | Fulfilled by Lucky Duck

Italian and Polish editions: Fulfillment has begun, and should occur largely between now and March 20th.

French edition (EU): The last fulfillment estimate was that pledges should begin shipping out between March 20th - early April. As mentioned at the start of the update, there are some protests happening now that may lead to delays, but Lucky Duck is going to fulfill these pledges from Poland to help expedite the process.

These estimates apply to mainland Europe, the few backers outside of these areas may experience slightly longer delays.

French edition (CA): We do not have a specific timeline for fulfillment of the French edition of Earth for Canadian backers, but will share more information once we have it! As of now, the latest news we received is that FR games heading to Canada left China on March 4th.

Korean Edition | Fulfilled by Yellow Star

Korean edition: We are estimating fulfillment at the end of March/early April but will share updated timelines when we get them.

Chinese Edition | Fulfilled by Rawstone

Chinese edition:  All Chinese shipments have been sent out, and should have been delivered. If you are a backer of the Chinese edition of the game, and have not received the game or tracking information by the end of this week please send Rawstone an email at [email protected].

Spanish Edition | Fulfilled by Maldito

Spanish edition: The Spanish edition of the game has been produced, but has not been picked up from the factory yet. Fulfillment is currently delayed, sadly serious illness affected the Maldito team and they are doing their best to catch up on all projects. As soon as we have more information, we’ll let you know!

Until Next Time

It’s been super fun seeing copies of Earth arriving at your doorsteps, and we know it’s difficult to see backers getting their games a bit earlier in some parts of the world.

We’re nearly at the finish line, and Inside Up Games along with our fulfillment and translation partners are all working hard to get your games to you as quickly as possible! We hope that once the game arrives you’ll be able to enjoy it for many years to come. Thank you again to everyone who has been part of this project, and has helped us make Earth a reality.

Until next time, all the best from the Inside Up Games team! 🌎

Fulfillment Estimates + Official How-to-Play from Gaming Rules! 🥳
over 3 years ago – Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 12:23:07 PM

Hello Earthers! 🌎

In our last update, we shared that we would be reaching out to translation partners to get more information about fulfillment by language edition.

The majority of this update has to do with fulfillment, but there are a few other very important things such as fulfillment for add-ons and the official how-to-play video. This update may be a bit long, but I do ask that you read it in its entirety if possible. I promise that we’ve done our best to answer most, if not all of the questions you might have. If there’s something we’ve missed, feel free to ask and we’ll track down the answer for you!

Fulfillment

Before I get too far into the fulfillment estimates, I feel the need to clarify how fulfillment takes place in a project such as this one with multiple publishers (translation partners) around the globe involved in both the manufacturing process and fulfillment to backers.

In short, Inside Up Games only owns the rights to the English edition of the game.

Our wonderful translation partners who have made it possible for Earth to be translated and available in languages such as French, Spanish, Korean, German, and more own the rights to the game in those languages.

As such, Inside Up Games is directly responsible for the fulfillment of the English edition of the game, and translation partners are directly responsible for the fulfillment of their edition(s) of the game. In addition, as they are language-independent, Inside Up Games is also responsible for the fulfillment of wooden inserts and playmats AND we have coordinated with GemKlub to fulfill the Hungarian edition on their behalf.

This means two things:

1.  We are only able to share what has been shared with us. If we are missing information, we will continue reaching out to the translation partner(s) to get the information as soon as we can. We will publish an update once we do have the information to share. (Updates may be a bit more frequent in the coming weeks!)
    
2.  Backers of the non-English edition(s) of the game that also purchased add-ons will receive their pledge in multiple shipments. For example, if you purchased the French Edition of the game you will receive the game and Kickstarter Goodies from Lucky Duck, and if you also purchased the wooden insert and/or playmats you will receive those in a second shipment from Inside Up Games. All of the appropriate shipping was charged in the pledge manager, and we’ve also subsidized these costs.
   
    So, if you receive a game but no add-ons, or add-ons before receiving your game just know that it is completely normal and that it is likely because your pledge is being fulfilled by two separate parties. In most cases, these deliveries should arrive within a few weeks of one another. We realize it may be inconvenient to receive a partial shipment, but it is truly the fastest way for us to get your pledges to you!
    

Fulfillment Estimates

We expect backers to start receiving tracking numbers, and deliveries in the coming weeks! 🎉

PLEASE NOTE Once you have received a tracking ID number, please refrain from reaching out to us about your shipment unless it is absolutely necessary. We only have the same information as you (the tracking ID number) at that point.

Fulfillment Estimates are broken down by the language edition/publisher.

English Edition and Add-Ons | Fulfilled by Inside Up Games
 Hungarian Edition | Fulfilled by Inside Up Games on behalf of GemKlub

Canada - Games have arrived at the distribution center. Fulfillment is expected to be completed by the end of March.

USA - Games have been offloaded by rail and should be released to us by next week to transport to the distribution center. Fulfillment is expected to be completed by the end of March.

Central and South America - Similar status as above, but shipping times are a bit longer and some countries see delays due to customs. We expect the majority of fulfillment to be complete by the end of March, but in some countries, deliveries may also take place in early April.

EU/United Kingdom - Fulfillment is expected to be complete by the end of March. (Standard shipping/fulfillment times from France as that is where the hub is based)

For the following countries, fulfillment is slightly delayed as there were not enough playmats for VFI (our fulfillment partner) to pick up from the factory for the pledges they are fulfilling. The manufacturer is making additional playmats, and VFI will pick these up and distribute them to their fulfillment hubs as soon as they are ready.

China and Hong Kong - As these countries are closer to the manufacturer, fulfillment could take place near the end of March.

Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, ROW - We hope to have playmats and games to VFI’s hubs by the end of March, meaning fulfillment will likely take place in April.

German Edition | Fulfilled by Skellig

German edition: The ship will be in Hamburg near the end of February. While there may be some customs delays, Skellig is hoping to begin fulfillment in mid-March.

Italian, Polish, and French Editions | Fulfilled by Lucky Duck

Italian and Polish editions: Fulfillment will occur largely between March 10th to 20th.

French edition (EU): Fulfillment is estimated to occur between March 20th - early April.

These estimates apply to mainland Europe, the few backers outside of these areas may experience slightly longer delays.

French edition (CA): We do not have a specific timeline for fulfillment of the French edition of Earth for Canadian backers. We will share the timeline with you all as soon as we have it, however! Our best guess based on what Lucky Duck has shared about fulfillment outside of mainland Europe is that this will likely take place in April.

Korean Edition | Fulfilled by Yellow Star

Korean edition: Much like VFI, Yellow Star is waiting for more playmats to be produced. We are estimating April fulfillment.

Chinese Edition | Fulfilled by Rawstone

Chinese edition: We do not have a fulfillment estimate to share at this time, however, Rawstone has picked up their games from the factory. We will share fulfillment estimates as soon as they have them. However, due to their proximity to the factory, we believe they are likely to start fulfillment sometime in March.

Spanish Edition | Fulfilled by Maldito

Spanish edition: The Spanish edition of the game has been produced, but has not been picked up from the factory yet. Fulfillment is currently delayed, and we apologize but we do not have more information to share at this time. As soon as we have more information, we’ll let you know!

Rulebook Translations

As mentioned earlier, Inside Up Games only owns the rights to the English version of Earth. As such, we do not have the right to share translated rulebooks without the publisher’s permission.

Below are links to the rulebooks we have been given permission to share, please know that we have reached out to all translation partners to ask for their permission to share the translated rulebook(s). However, they are not obligated to do so.

If partners give us permission to share, we’ll include the translations in future updates as well!

Please Note -  the QR code for the Gaming Rules! how-to-play is not yet active, but will be very soon!

English (may require download from Google Drive) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_CU4LDMOQc1hL0Sv7BUwuzEuDyQ79Nqt/view?usp=sharing

French - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A_S-oXhktlRaITh62jwLB__L626PNpBC/view?usp=sharing

German - https://drive.google.com/file/d/14DWBQMVkaI7f-vxjRNyHkxzKzNTxqafV/view?usp=sharing

Official How-to-Play by Paul Grogan (Gaming Rules!) 🥳

As you know, during the campaign we revealed that we’d be sponsoring an official how-to-play video with Paul Grogan of Gaming Rules!

Paul is an incredible teacher, and we’re so grateful for the opportunity to work with him to bring this video to you all. It is our hope that his tutorial helps you learn the game in a more convenient way, get it to the table quicker (and more often!), and to help clarify any rule questions you may have.

The video can be found here, and we will be publishing it on the Inside Up Games website as well in the near future so that it’s even easier for you to find/watch!

https://youtu.be/GQ9rFntr5s4

While Inside Up Games has sponsored this how-to-play video, Paul is an awesome human and donates all of the ad revenue from his channel to charity. So, if you appreciate the work that Paul does, not just for Earth but for the board game community as a whole, please consider checking out his Patreon as a way to support the channel. 💗

https://www.patreon.com/GamingRules - Patrons sometimes get early access to videos and exclusive content, or can participate in the occasional Q&A session.

Until Next Time

We are SO incredibly excited for backers around the globe to play Earth, and grateful for your support and the support of the translation partners who have made the game even more accessible.

We appreciate your patience as we work to deliver 10,000+ copies of the game plus add-ons around the globe alongside our translation and fulfillment partners.

As I mentioned our next few updates may be a bit more frequent (rather than our usual 1x/month cadence) so we can share information regarding fulfillment from translation partners once we receive it.

Until next time, all the best from the Inside Up Games team! 🌎