Fully Funded Foraging Fun! - With surprise unlocks!
almost 2 years ago – Sat, Nov 05, 2022 at 01:36:36 AM

Best day ever!

What an awesome day, we got there! Thanks to all our amazing backers for your support and help to spread the word and promote Survival of the Fattest. It's such a great feeling knowing we can deliver this game to you all and be part of the experience when you finally get to sit down and play it with your friends and family.

What next?

Well, while it's great to celebrate this win, we are continuing to work hard behind the scenes. We are in constant discussions and negotiations with our manufacturing partners trying to wrangle the best quality components we can out of every dollar. We are obtaining revised shipping estimates and exploring other shipping opportunities to make sure that when it comes to that point we can provide you the best price possible. And of course we are continuing to design and develop the gameplay to ensure that you enjoy the best playing experience possible.

That being said we think you will be super excited with whats to follow..........

SURPRISE UNLOCKS!!!........

Not 1, 2, or 3, not even 4, but 5 stretch goals unlocked early! 

We have thought long and hard about the game we want to release and the playing experience we want you, our awesome supporters to have. With some amazing offers of help from our new backer friends and some financial assistance from our local community, we have been able to re-structure our stretch goals and provide some of those upgrades right now! This ensures that you get the best product and we can slide some of those other achievements down to lower targets, what a winning combination!  

Card Quality & Card Finish Upgrade (2 Unlocks)

2 Unlocks in 1! All cards in the game will be upgrade from art paper to premium quality card stock with beautiful linen finish. These upgrades will enhance your cards by making them easier to handle, reduce glare and provide a smoother shuffling experience. The upgraded card stock will increases the card durability, meaning you get to enjoy your game for longer.

Translations (2 Unlocks)

We have had lots of feedback from our supporters all over the world, who are very keen to see the rulebook and a card glossary translated into other languages. We would very much love to share Survival of the Fattest with as many gamers as possible. With that in mind, we would like to announce that we will unlock these stretch goals! We will provide a digital download of the rulebook, including a card glossary in French, German, Italian and Spanish over the coming months. Amusez-vous, Genießen Sie bitte, Divertiti, Por favor and disfruta.

Solo Mode (Unlock)

One of the things we have been working hard on and play testing extensively is our Solo Mode. In fact we have worked so hard that we can't bear the thought of you having to wait any longer to see it unlocked! We are very happy with the mechanics, it provides a fun experience that still feels like playing the multiplayer game and without too much admin and upkeep managing the AI.

To provide a challenge for all players, we have developed 3 levels of difficulty in the AI. These difficulty levels take the form of 3 different opponents you can play against, each with more powerful abilities and effects on the game. At the base level you will be facing off against De Mort,  a little mouse-like critter known as a Vole (yep, you saw what we did!). If you're up for a tougher challenge you can test yourself against Harriet, the hawk. Her keen eyes and sharp talons will give her a distinct advantage when competing for food in the foraging phase. And lastly, if being crushed and humiliated is your thing, Alfie the wolf will be more than happy to oblige.

Make sure you let us know what you think about these characters in the campaign comments, we'll be sure to share some more concept art for these solo opponents soon!

Please think of these bonus unlocks as a Funding present from us to you. 

Now let's go unlock those remaining goals!

Thanks for reading, stay safe and keep gaming!

You can find out more about Dirty Rascal Games and Survival of the Fattest on our website or via Facebook, Instagram & Twitter.

Keep them critters rollin' - We're passed the 2/3 mark!
almost 2 years ago – Tue, Nov 01, 2022 at 02:02:00 AM

Great progress so far!

Congratulations backers, you've done such an amazing job! We're now more than 2/3 of the way to our target and you have pledged over AU$40K. We've still got plenty of time in this campaign to reach our funding goal and then start unlocking those stretch goals. 

Things you can do to help promote the campaign and get us to our goal faster:

• Spread the word to friends and family or anyone with an interest in games, cute chunky critters or helping a new Designer/Publisher get off the ground. If you're part of a regular gaming group, make sure you mention Survival of the Fattest there, once we fund you'll all be able to enjoy playing the game together!
• Comment and share on social media. This is where most people hear news about new games and releases. While we have made a good effort to post about the game, make sure the groups and communities you frequent online have heard about Survival of the Fattest too.
• Visit the projects Kicktraq page and click on the visit project link. Doing this daily as well as being active in the comments section of the campaign will help us get noticed on Kicktraq's hot projects list. We made it up to 12 but I reckon we can crack the top 10!  

Who's your spirit animal?

Speaking of being active in the comments, we'd love to know which critter are you most drawn to and why? Who will you play with first?

Ol' Grizz - The undisputed boss of the woodland. Thos other critters are best to stay clear as he doesn't like to share! Being the biggest and baddest critter around, Ol' Grizz has a distinct advantage when foraging for food and can cause the other critters some real hassles with his trick cards.

Bucky - Bucky can be a little shy. He performs best when he doesn't have to compete with the other woodland critters. When Bucky manages to forage alone, all the food he finds goes directly into his stash ready for the end of season.

Lottie - Lottie thrives in the water. She doesn't like to stray too far from Pebblebrook. She knows all of the best foraging spots along the river bank. While Lottie can be a little predictable, her special abilities allow her to filter through the cards at Pebblebook and pick the tastiest food for herself while dispersing traps to the other locations.

Huni & Bunz - The dynamic duo of the woodland. They are able to work together in harmony or split up to cover more territory! The ability to forage in 2 locations each turn make them a food finding powerhouse, just make sure you have some recipes to spend all that food on.

Oakley - This squirrel loves company; the more the merrier! Sometimes his sticky fingers gets him in trouble but he's always willing to share the spoils with his friends. To maximise Oakley's card cycling ability he needs to forage with other critters, increasing his hand size will let him get to any cards in his deck quickly.

Flit - The master marketeer; she always finds the best recipes! Who needs to stash all that food for winter when there's tasty treats to eat right now? Flit will have an abundance of recipes to choose from and is exceptional at completing them from the Market to grab those Market Bonuses. Keep plenty of food in your deck to make sure you always have the right ingredients at hand. 

Deluxe Kickstarter Editions & Mini Expansions

As a few of the Deluxe Kickstarter Edition pledges have added the Mini Expansion Pack, we just wanted to provide a little reminder that these are already included in the Deluxe Kickstarter Edition. If you have backed the Deluxe Kickstarter Edition, your game will include all 3 mini expansions, they do not need to be added (unless you want an extra set).

The Standard Edition does not include the Mini Expansion Pack, if you pledged at this level and want the mini expansions, make sure to add the Mini Expansion Pack to your pledge.

That's all we have until the next update, we'll catch you in the comments.

Thanks for reading, stay safe and keep gaming!

You can find out more about Dirty Rascal Games and Survival of the Fattest on our website or via Facebook, Instagram & Twitter.

The critters are on the loose - We're almost 1/2 way already!
almost 2 years ago – Wed, Oct 26, 2022 at 11:16:06 PM

Thank you for a great start!

Thank you so much to all our incredible supporters and backers! After the first day we're almost half way to reaching our funding goal and looking forward to all the exciting things to come. We'd love to unlock all those extra goals for you (and a couple still up our sleeve) so make sure you spread the word to all your friends and get them to check out the campaign!

Standard Edition box art

We've got a couple of things we'd like to share with you starting with this little animated graphic of the Standard Edition box art. As you may already know, Dirty Rascal Games has a long history of providing graphic and illustration services to the gaming industry, and therefore produce all our art in-house. We know we have a pretty even split of people who like the striking impact of our Deluxe Kickstarter Edition box and those that like the characterful action on the Standard Edition. Here's a quick look at the progress of making our Standard Edition artwork:

Rascal the Fox

If you backed the Deluxe Kickstarter Edition then you've probably checked out Rascal, our exclusive Deluxe Kickstarter Edition critter (he looks a little familiar?). This guy will be a lot of fun to play with and has abilities that interact with traps in the game. While all the other critters are doing the best to avoid them, Rascal actually gains points for collecting them! This makes him a great addition in the game whether you are playing as him or against him as he is more than happy to take those pesky traps of your hands, but for what cost? Check out the progression of Rascal's design...

Welcome to the DRG community

Now that you're part of the Dirty Rascal Games community, please feel free to reach out to us or comment on the campaign. We love to hear from you, whether it's encouragement, suggestions, a funny joke or a problem we can help with, we're here and listening. Let us know what you would like to see in future updates, we'd love to share our progress with you.

That's all we've got for now but we'll be back with another update very soon, hopefully announcing that we've reached our funding goal!

Thanks for reading, stay safe and keep gaming!

You can find out more about Dirty Rascal Games and Survival of the Fattest on our website or via Facebook, Instagram & Twitter.