Good & evil clash in this epic tactical combat adventure about angels, demons, and the saints caught between!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Introducing Pirta: Keeper of the Frozen Wind and the Raging Firestorm!
26 days ago
– Mon, Jul 01, 2024 at 02:29:35 PM
A giant image dump from Origins, a brand new playable expansion character is revealed, I ask for your opinion on the price and content of the expansion, and we've been nominated for more awards! Also, I'm a day late in my update 😆 Read on for details!
We ran a total of 56 1-hour demos of the expansion, we sold 66 Deliverance games (that is all the stock we had left, plus some extras that are at my house and being prepped to send this week). Dan and I signed nearly 60 of those games, and I will sign the rest myself before I mail them as requested! We added over 150 new emails to our list, and we gave away 92 copies of our latest Scenario Pack 3: The Raging Firestorm.
I couldn't get as many pics as I wanted, though this is chocked full of pics. We were so busy!
I am so proud of all our booth staff and volunteer army that helped during this event. We couldn't have done it without them, and what I mean by that is that they would still be mopping us up off the floor without them.
On the left, my best Azrael impression. On the right, the Deliverance team: Andrew, Jacob, Kneight, Adam, and Dan.
Our volunteers were Daniel, Steph, Lee, Larry, and members of the Love Thy Nerd crew led by Luke. And our gracious host that enabled us to have so much help without spending an arm and a leg on hotels was Anthony (Just another reason I'm all in on Allies of Majesty when it eventually hits KS - more on that later). Sadly, I failed to get a pic with us all together! Blarg.
Here is a photo dump of lots of people we met at the event. I turned these into collages because nobody would scroll through all these pics, right?! But if you're in a pic and you want it to share, please send me an email ([email protected]) and I'll send it over!
The support from the community was incredible. Every group that played either bought the game at the convention, told me they owned it already, or both.
I got to meet some of my favorite people at the event, but the coolest story from the convention was that lovely couple bottom center in the pic above.
Our 5-member Deliverance team had no idea that we would be so slammed on Thursday -- we did not have any time to get food! This lovely couple figured that out, and opened up their epic 24-slot bag and gave us bananas, protein bars, and more. My team survived on that food until dinner, and was so thankful for their kindness. But what's even better is that the next day they came by with a gigantic container of nuts and a box of cookies! They bought a bunch of shirts and a game, and I am *their* biggest fan. Thank you if you're reading this!!
Much more happened, but I'm going to spare you all the text (as you know I can be long-winded as it is). Let's get into more fun stuff!
Introducing Pirta, Keeper of the Frozen Wind
Pirta is a playable angel in Deliverance: Council of the Fallen!
Pirta rides upon the frozen north winds and utilizes her control of the icy gales to assault foes and protect herself. By her skillful placement of squalls, she can boost her icy damage and speed the progress of allies across the battlefield.
Squall is a brand new boon (aka status effect) for the angels to leverage against the hordes of darkness. Angels will place squall between spaces on the battlefield. Angel movement through a squall is boosted by 1 space.
Pirta is a very damage-focused angel with a significantly powerful and costly heal, but her ability to support allies through this new movement enhancing effect makes her a powerful addition to any team!
Pirta's current iteration of her angel card -- Origins players might notice a few choice adjustments! 😇
Pirta's Inspiration
He gives snow like wool; he scatters frost like ashes. He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs; who can stand before his cold? He sends out his word, and melts them; he makes his wind blow and the waters flow. Psalm 147:16-18
Pirta’s design was originally inspired by a very popular Disney princess as well as the frost-wielding characters popularized by a certain MMORPG. However, the end result was much more influenced by how the the Bible regards with great respect the Lord’s command over frost. In addition, the power of glaciers cutting through mountains influenced Pirta’s design heavily. Truly the aftermath of these monstrous slow-moving objects is a sight to behold. Pirta’s name is translated “blizzard,” and several of her skills were inspired by the Inuit language, which uses over 50 words to describe varying types of snow!
I have questions for you all -- As my insiders, I am really having a tough time with a decision, and I need your input!
I'm getting manufacturing quotes, and I'm now really hesitating about something... NOW is the time we need to decide to make this box filled to the brim with awesomeness (like the base game), or if we should instead make it a more humble box with less content so it's more affordable.
We're talking a $69 price versus an $89 price (at the high end). My questions to you in this Google form relate to that in particular.
We're still aiming for an "expansion all in" of $100-130 for this campaign, in addition to re-printing the base game and add-ons from the first campaign.
Here is the link to make your opinion known: https://forms.gle/aCng92mQeHe9Ttnm9
Deliverance Is a Finalist For BGR Meeple's Choice Awards!!
Board Game Revolution's 5th annual Meeple's Choice Awards is live, and it's time to vote once again!
Deliverance is a finalist for 2 awards! Woot :D
We have been nominated for best Thematic game as well as best Solo game!
Voting is a very simple process -- just click the link below or in the image and you'll be redirected to a quick Google form!
Earning a finalist spot is an honor. Two is incredible! But what if we could win?! They award bronze, silver, and gold for top 3!
This might feel like Deja Vu, because BoardGameGeek's awards just happened as well, but it's a new award, and winners are chosen by the community. Thank you for voting!
The Raging Firestorm Scenario Pack
The newest scenario pack was released in June! It adds 2 very flavorful missions to Deliverance, and BOTH are very tough. Good luck and godspeed!
The rules will be polished and printed in the expansion rules as well as in our Deliverance base game reprint rulebook.
What's Next?
I was talking to a reviewer at Origins about how amazing crowdfunding is -- You all have supported the dream of Deliverance coming to life, and are actively fueling the future of Deliverance with your support online, through purchases, and by supporting our Kickstarter effort. Without your support, Deliverance would cease to exist. But because you are so invested in seeing this project through with me, it's going to grow!
I try to show my appreciation for that in as many ways as I can think of, from new Scenario Packs to sharing everything like an open book.
But one thing I try not to lose sight of, and why I feel our particular fanbase is the best in the world -- I might be in the front of the parade as the leader, but it is you, my Insiders, that make this thing happen. I have the perspective that although I am leading, I am not standing far ahead waiving a light for you all to follow, but I am walking with you all, as a fellow fan of this game, listening and relying on you for help. I have been metaphorically carried by you on many occasions!
Thank you guys for your dedication. It's my honor getting to work with you to bring Deliverance: Council of the Fallen to life.
Kindest regards,
Andrew Lowen & the Deliverance Team
Deliverance Expansion Announcement & Details
about 2 months ago
– Fri, May 31, 2024 at 07:16:17 AM
Greetings, Insiders! Are you ready for the official reveal of the Deliverance expansion? Buckle up and get ready for a serious wall of text absolutely filled with great info. Come scan it now, then read it all when you have time!
The little town of Fallbrook, once haven of demons and threshold of apocalypse, is doomed.
Despite the victory of the Angelic Host over the great serpentine beast, the cataclysmic earthquakes shook the town to its’ very foundations. A sinkhole opened in the wilderness just beyond the edge the town has revealed a castle old as time, and uncovered a new plot. Demons sworn to a secret rebellious sect: The Council of The Fallen.
Now a saint has returned to Fallbrook. Guided by heavenly visions, and prophesying doom. Walking alone and facing insurmountable opposition against forces both spiritual and corporeal, he has few bulwarks against failure.
Target launch date on Kickstarter: September 24, 2024
What's new in the expansion?
Let's start with the official teaser text, and then expand from there 😉
Deliverance: Council of The Fallen is an expansion to the acclaimed Deliverance board game, featuring 6 new playable angels, new minions and Princes to battle, a challenging Campaign that further explores the mysteries of Fallbrook, an arsenal of new cards and effects that add even greater variety and replayability to the base game, a 5th player mode, and more. Delve deeper into the secrets of the demon infested castle, and determine the fate of Fallbrook through your choices.
In this expansion to Deliverance, experience a branching campaign where your ultimate level of victory depends on your choices and secondary objectives earned throughout the campaign. Will Fallbrook be destroyed? Who will survive its destruction? Or will you triumph and see it granted total deliverance?
1) New Playable Angels! The angels of the Deliverance expansion each bring something new and fresh to the table for veterans, and will delight newbies, too. My absolute favorite part of Deliverance is the depth of character customization, and how one angel adds so much depth to the game. We're adding 6 more!
You might see a new face in the graphic below, but only 5 of our angels have finished art, so Nezzy gets the star treatment, too (for now)!
These angels, presented in all God's glory - they don't seek glory for themselves, after all!
2) A Challenging Campaign The most beautiful thing about this Deliverance expansion, beyond new angels, is a campaign that takes the original Deliverance campaign to the next level!
The first element of the new campaign is that this campaign expects that you know how to play the game. In the previous base game campaign, players were given a 4-mission ramp-up experience that felt interesting, but was more for the purpose of helping you learn game mechanics, rather than to truly challenge you. Now that you're more familiar with how this works, expect the next campaign to ramp up the difficulty more quickly! In addition to this, the Campaign Challenges will feel a bit more... challenging :D
The next element is that we're going to increase the variety of victory conditions present in the earlier missions of the Campaign. We're also planning to add secondary objectives here, too! These considerations will add a new set of tactical choices for players to make -- do they try to go for the secondary objectives? Or do they focus on the mission at hand and return for the secondary objective later?
A third element we're implementing into the Campaign is an increased amount of things to open. While we don't want to make something truly "Legacy" that cannot be re-used (we dub Deliverance a "Legacy Lite" game), we do want to give players a greater impact to choices they make in the Campaign...
The fourth element we are ready to share right now is that we're going to introduce several ways to adjust the Campaign difficulty settings - Novice, Normal, Legendary difficulty. Legendary rules are going to grant the demons more health, and novice is going to give players a special "boost" that we're not quite ready to reveal.
The Fifth Element was an awesome movie. "Leloo Dallas, multipass!" (Sorry I just had to complete this dad joke)
3) New cards and Effects We're adding 6 new status effects to the game that will affect angels, demons, and even the battlefield. We're going to reveal them over time, but here's a few teasers for you!
In addition to status effects, the expansion is bringing a whole slew of Heavenly Treasure cards, Darkness cards, Minor & Major Demon Talents, Prayer cards, and battle cards for all our new Princes and minion types. The primary goal for these is to expand upon the awesomeness of the base game so that every game you play will feel fresh and interesting, but also familiar. You love Deliverance, so MORE Deliverance is exactly what you need, right?!
4) A 5th Player Ruleset We're not ready to talk about how we'll be adding in a 5th player yet, but I do want to thank everyone that has contributed to our 5th player thread on BoardGameGeek. We're absolutely including elements from this as well a something else that makes it truly work without taking additional time. In fact, we might allow 4 angel games to use these new rules if players find it takes them a bit too long to finish games. Much more testing is needed, but we finally found a promising way to implement a 5th angel without causing games to feel like they're dragging. I am eager to share more when we test these things further! And what's nice is the base game will be backwards compatible to these rules, which means that you'll be able to play everything with 5 angels (including the remastered Campaign)!
5) Significant Community Involvement This little point represents a future call to action for the fans. Deliverance was built upon a massive community engagement, from playtesting to feedback and fan suggestions making it into the game in one form or another. We did this over years of time through in-person events Tabletop Simulator plays, and more. We don't have the luxury of taking as much time as we did before, but getting the community involved is a very important aspect we plan to continue in a different form.
How? Well, most folks reading this have a copy of Deliverance now, so you have a strong reference point for crafting new content! Have you considered a Talent card for your favorite angel that you wish was in the game, or maybe an interesting Darkness effect, or potentially a Prince talent that adds extra depth to your favorite Prince battle? You'll get your chance to suggest these when the time comes, so get your thinking caps on, and if you feel so inclined, start some early brainstorming of ideas! 😇
6) Physical Scenarios The scenario packs are a huge hit with the player base overall, and we have heard on many occasions how you have taken these free PDFs to game night and enjoyed them. Well, what if you had a high-quality physical scenario book? We would love to revamp our free PDF scenarios, craft new never-before-seen scenarios, and give you all a bunch of awesome new content to take to game nights!
For backers of Deliverance 1.0, you'll appreciate this!
Everyone that backed our first Kickstarter campaign made it possible for us to make this game. You all dealt with the risk of supporting a "first timer" that had yet to prove their ability to deliver. You dealt with delays. You walked every step of the way with me, injecting your feedback to improve the game. And now, you have a game that is awesome, and some exclusive stretch goals (like the alternate art Michael and Sardius). But the production was not without its' problems, right?
This is the most egregious error in the game. Hateful Fiends should not move 4 spaces when using this skill... This was an error made at the last second by reuploading the version of the card with an error after amending the final manufacturing proof. How?! Needless to say, I think we can all cast the blame on Meddling Imps for this error.
That's part of the difficulty of the first go when you're taking a risk on a first-time creator -- Their first game might have some errors, the rulebook certainly won't address every edge case, component quality could potentially be a problem, and in some cases, games we back on Kickstarter that once had great promise end up arriving in a rather unplayable state in the end.
Now that you all look back on Deliverance, it ended up pretty great overall, right? The game was playable, the rulebook was pretty good, and the fans were overall very happy. We earned some accolades and super high ratings on BGG. We have people playing dozens and hundreds of games 😲 But it's not perfect!
My apologies to all Deliverance fans named Angela for targeting you with this card.
So, here's what we're planning for returning backers:
1) We're releasing an upgrade pack for Deliverance fans. This will include cards with typos or that are re-written for increased clarity, the updated Hateful Fiend minion board, and a fully remastered base game Campaign book! 🤯 We're not totally certain at this point if fans will need a new Rulebook for the added information (read: enhanced glossary of terms), or if these will be in the Expansion's rulebook. If the former is true, we will also include a rulebook in the upgrade pack. The upgrade pack is planned to be $20 or less.
2) We're releasing a totally re-mastered base game Campaign! I can hardly contain my excitement about this. The Campaign was awesome, but it was also the place where Deliverance suffered the most legitimate criticism. We had a lot of missions that boiled down to "destroy all demons," and while the very dynamic Deliverance combat system makes that pretty fun to do, many fans were looking for more tactical decisions to make other than combat-driven choices. In order to accomplish this without totally re-designing all the missions, we're adding Secondary Objectives to some of the missions. Angels that accomplish these secondary objectives will be able to gain specific bonuses that make future games much more interesting.
Players that have completed the campaign will be able to return and enjoy new objectives, but don't let that discourage you if you're still working your way through the Campaign -- the base game campaign in 1.0 is still a lot of fun! Check out how big of an impression the Campaign gameplay left on our player base in the survey we put out a few weeks ago:
3) The Campaign story is being re-written! Rather than lumping into the above, this point deserves to stand on its own. David Umstattd, author of Pilgrim's Progress Reloaded(a modern sci-fi retelling of the classic Pilgrim's Progress), is at the helm of our writing now. He is highly qualified and very opinionated, and while our revamp of the story isn't going to change critical elements of the story you campaign completionists have come to know and love, it's going to get a makeover. Check out how split those same fans from above were on the quality of the Campaign's story in our survey:
We're listening to our community, and endeavoring to sharpen the story up! David is also the lead writer behind our Expansion Campaign as well as our quarterly Scenario Packs, too!
4) We're Making Some Cards More Awesome! Looking back, I think we did a great job overall balancing the cards in Deliverance while making them feel really unique and like a ton of fun. We did play several thousand test plays, after all! Despite all that work, as a part of the returning backer pack, we're going to include some re-balanced and adjusted-for-clarity's-sake cards. These include some Angel Talents, confusing Darkness cards (looking at you, Idle Hands), and several other choice cards. The goal isn't to "nerf" (aka reduce in effectiveness) your favorite skills or builds. Rather, it is to boost the intrigue of other cards that we view as slightly underpowered.
Except Azrael's Final Plague skill. That card is a big problem if you get the right setup in later Campaign games 😆 But don't worry! I won't hit it with the nerf bat too hard 😇
So what are we talking about? Let's dive in and check out an example using everyone's favorite Archangel, Michael:
On the left, you have Michael, the Archangel's old talents. On the right, his new talents. These changes immediately place these skills and enable angels to use them in a greater variety of situations. Cleaving Greatsword now adds bonus damage your original target (wooo), while Runic Greatsword causes Michael's sword to absorb shield from his foes!
We have a much greater understanding of the angelic characters and how they like to play now that we have a player base that has played tens of thousands of Deliverance games -- your feedback has been heard, and certain cards feel underutilized in the Campaign mode.
While Board Games cannot typically "patch" like a videogame, we're going to use the opportunity of our September Kickstarter and re-printing of the base game to update cards that we (or you, our Insiders) think could use a boost!
Are there any Angel talent cards you think could use some love? Let us know in the comments below or on the main comments area! We read and treasure every single comment 🤗
Subscribe on BGG & "Thumbs Up" the Cover Art!
If we can trend on BGG's hotness again, more people will discover Deliverance! If you use BGG, please consider subscribing as well as giving the box cover image a thumbs up. If we get a bunch of activity on our page, we could potentially surprise folks with hotness ranking, which will help a ton!
We want to meet you at booth #745! We're going to have our artist Dan, our game developer Adam, and myself (Andrew Lowen) playing games with some of the new expansion content!
We're going to schedule playthroughs of a brand new Scenario Pack, and we're going to be giving away physical scenario books for the Q2 Scenario Pack until we run out! Anybody that owns a copy or purchases a copy at Origins will get one of these for free, so come visit and get a game in!
For those that are interested in volunteering, I do have 1-2 spots left to fill for a booth volunteer. I can provide stay at a local housing, an Origins ticket, Deliverance t-shirts, and dinner and games with the Deliverance team one evening! The only thing you would need to cover is your travel to the Origins event.
As a volunteer, you'd be generally sharing about Deliverance and doing Deliverance demos during the day on Friday and Saturday (10am-6pm). We're also running the booth Thursday-Sunday, but it gets a bit crazy Fri/Sat, so that's why we're asking for volunteers!
If you'd like to volunteer for Origins, please send an email to [email protected] and share about your experience with Deliverance and convention booth work! I'll be reaching out early June to confirm volunteers.
Shelfside Covers The Anomaly Scenario Mission!
These guys are extremely entertaining and died a horrible fiery death on Abyssal difficulty of our Seraphic Spelunking Scenario 😱
I can't overstate how entertaining these guys are to watch (in all their playthrough videos). They put a lot of time into Deliverance, and if you don't have time to watch for long, the ending sequence & Daniel's narration is pure comedy 😆
If you didn't know, we release high-quality and free Scenario Pack downloads for Deliverance once per quarter. If you'd like to play them, you can download for free on BGG!
We're going to introduce our Q2 Scenario Pack next month during Origins, and will release it as a PDF shortly thereafter via e-mail and as a file on BGG.
What's next?
This last month has been absolutely bonkers. As I write this, I am suffering from some sort of cold sickness, probably as a result of overworking, but the work must be done!
We have been hard at work with our internal Discord Community Playtesting group, testing and balancing all our content. It's incredible to have so much help from volunteers -- we're able to move so much faster than ever before.
We're getting very close to printing our first Expansion prototype, and we just started printing our booth materials. It's gonna be a bit wild to see it all come together, because we have been working so hard to get everything done.
If you guys wouldn't mind, pray for me and the Deliverance team. I'd love Origins to go well, and I'd love everyone to be healthy and ready for all 4 days.
As always, thank you for your support. Thank you for your positivity, and thank you for your prayers!
Kind regards,
Andrew Lowen & the Deliverance Team
Only 12 Hours Left To Vote!
3 months ago
– Sun, May 12, 2024 at 10:17:21 AM
This isn't the end of the month... what an odd timing for an update :)
If you have been meaning to vote for Deliverance in BoardGameGeek's Golden Geek awards, there are less than 12 hours remaining for your vote to count!
The categories in which we have been nominated are:
Cooperative Game
Solo Game
Thematic Game
Innovative
Artwork & Presentation
Please rank us #1(or as high as you think we deserve) in all 5 final categories so we can win an award. Winning a Golden Geek could make a massive difference to the future of Deliverance!
Note: You might need to pay 20 GeekGold to vote (those with an avatar or that have given to BGG in the past are good to go).
Weather we win or not, making it as a finalist in 5 categories is a huge honor. Thank you to everyone that thought highly enough of us that we earned 5 nominations, and thank you to everyone that has already voted for Deliverance in the finals! 🙏
Kind regards,
Andrew Lowen
Damascus has a message for you + OH SNAP!
3 months ago
– Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 01:41:31 PM
This update contains some great news, but the most important part of everything is that we need your help and your feedback. For those that would love to affect and mold our expansion content as well as our future Deliverance Expansion Kickstarter, now is your chance!!
Great news: Deliverance has been nominated for 5 Golden Geek awards!
We could have only have achieved this with your support, because the Golden Geek awards are a 100% user-voted award! It was a breath of fresh air to see how highly our fans valued Deliverance!
The categories in which we have been nominated are:
Cooperative Game
Solo Game
Thematic
Innovative
Artwork & Presentation
Now comes the real test. The competition is stiff. Can we actually win an award?
Based on our fan support, I believe we actually stand a chance. Now is your opportunity to vote on our behalf!
Please rank us #1(or as high as you think we deserve) in all 5 final categories so we can win an award. Winning a Golden Geek could make a massive difference to the future of Deliverance!
Note: You might need to pay 20 GeekGold to vote (those with an avatar or that have given to BGG in the past are good to go).
Next: Feedback + SWEEEEEET Contest!
Deliverance is a product that is well known for being molded positively by our community through feedback, and our expansion is no exception!
There are two ways you can help:
1) The Feedback Survey + Contest!!
First off, we have created a feedback survey to help us understand more about your impressions and experiences with Deliverance. It is mostly multiple chocie or check-box questions, so it won't take too long to fill out. It will be super helpful to us if you would take ~3-5 minutes to contribute your feedback!
To sweeten the pot, we're giving away some HUGE prizes to our Deliverance fans that take the time to fill out the survey! We will be giving awards to 3 fans**
Here's what you can win:
1 Set of Custom Painted Angel Minis by Jason Gibeault (our mini painter)
1 original Custom Deliverance sketch art signed by Dan Maynard (our artist)
1 Deliverance Deluxe game to play or gift to a friend
Winners will be contacted the week of May 13-17th and will have their choice of these rewards (Grand prize winner chooses first, second winner chooses next, etc). Contest winners must respond within 72 hours to receive a prize.
**To get spicy, I will DOUBLE the amount of winners and prizes if we win a Golden Geek award! Please vote for us!
2) Become a Deliverance Playtester!
Damascus thinks you should test his character against the hordes of Fallbrook! He also thinks you should fill out the feedback survey.
We are ready to playtest the Deliverance expansion content with fans! If this interests you, here are the details:
You must have completed the Deliverance Campaign and played in a few Skirmish games (or have a similar amount of experience) in order to qualify as a playtester.
You should be familiar with Tabletop Simulator, but we do have an option for print & play testers that own the game as well.
Rules:
You may play games with anybody you want!
Do not allow non-playtesters to download/save the Expansion TTS mod (no promoting in game)
This is a voluntary position and in order to test, you acknowledge no financial compensation will be provided.
Your name will be included as a playtester in our expansion rulebook, and you will have our eternal appreciation!
Content will roll out in waves. Expect bugs 😆
Please keep the awesome content private, so players are delighted when they get to see it!
Playtester Commitment:
Goal: Playtest content at least once per week, in a group or on your own
You must remain *active* and contribute in the Playtester chat channels on a regular basis
Minimum 6 weeks' commitment (1 game per week minimum)
This commitment will be renewed every so often, giving playtesters the option to opt-out if unable to fulfill the commitment
A limited number of spaces are available, so we can't take everyone.
How to request playtester status: Send me a message in our Discord Server! My username is Lowenhigh
We're Booth #745 at Origins 2024!
We have been assigned a booth at Origins!
We're getting a lot of exposure near the "special guest" signing area, but since this is a brand new thing to Origins this year, I have no idea what to expect.
For fans of Deliverance, we're going to be demoing our expansion angels as well as sharing details about the upcoming expansion! We're also going to have both myself (Andrew Lowen) and Dan Maynard (our artist) in the booth to sign games and talk shop!
If you're interested in volunteering to help during our convention booth, we have a limited number of spaces available for that. We can provide your stay as well as your ticket if you are willing to help us for 8 hours during the convention. You would only have to cover your travel and food (and all the games you're probably going to snag lol), If you'd like to volunteer for that, send an e-mail to [email protected] with the subject line: I'd like to volunteer for Origins 2024!
For we're going to have any remaining games to sell at the convention (we only have 88 Deliverance games remaining in stock now... so who knows how many we'll have by then!)
In other Convention-related news, we're also going to Strong Tower Con September 8-10 in Waukesha, WI. That's going to be a blast for its own reasons 😉 More on that soon, but I wouldn't dare miss it if you're a hardcore fan of Deliverance!
Will we see you at Origins?
What's Next?
Deliverance spotted in the wild at Fryx Games HQ!
We're full-steam ahead on playtesting this month, and getting close to revealing some really epic and new art pieces with you! You might even see the Deliverance Expansion box cover art this month if you're paying attention in our communities :)
The Golden Geek awards are taking votes until May 12th, and I believe winners will be announced shortly after that. I have considered what it could mean for Deliverance, but regardless of what happens with the results, none of our plans are changing. With God's help, we can do it.
In any case, we're committed to launching our Deliverance expansion in September!
Next month's update will share some of our playtest results, new art, maybe some mechanics planned for the expansion, and more about our plans for future Conventions!
I appreciate you all for following and supporting. Some of you have been on this journey with me for a long time. It's been great to see the longstanding fans standing behind this project, and it's so amazing to see Deliverance making the impact that it has!
Kind regards,
Andrew Lowen & the Deliverance Team!
P.S. - A few games on KS worth mentioning:
As y'all know, I love lifting up my fellow creators when they make something I consider worthwhile! I have 2 board game projects for you, and they're both really low investments this time (my wallet appreciates this 😆). As always, I never receive benefit or an incentive to share these projects:
New Kingdom: Sowers - Jack Dunbar is behind this campaign, and they're great allies of Deliverance! I shared my thoughts on their first game in this series, New Kingdom Gardeners, on our YouTube Channel a while back and enjoyed it a lot. I loved the cascading mechanic and how clearing thorns on your opponents' boards helped you, too. $24 is an easy back here.
The Market Reprint + Upgrades Expansion - G Wesley Cone is also a big advocate for Deliverance, and developed a pretty clever & easy-to-learn card game with a lot of strategic depth called The Market. If you're a fan of 1v1 cardplay, this $13 card game
Important video, a new scenario, & story fans rejoice!
4 months ago
– Wed, Apr 03, 2024 at 01:21:54 PM
Hi everyone! I'm excited for some weird reason to share an update on April 3rd. It's just so not normal for me, since I have posted an update on the last day of every month for the last 3 years. This update is going to be interesting for you all, because we reveal critical expansion details, have a final update on Painted Minis, and more!
The first thing: Watch/listen to this video!
If you're looking for information about expansion pricing and plans, this vid is packed full of fresh new information. I've done up timestamps for you if you'd prefer to just skim!
Timestamp links for your convenience: 00:00 - Intro + John Constantine is awesome. 01:20 - What we're doing now & where we're at! 02:04 - Want to playtest the expansion? 02:34 - New Author: David Umstattd 03:03 - The Kickstarter timeline 05:17 - Marketing plans: Can I be your guest? 06:37 - Teaser trailer 07:20 - Expansion prices & plans 09:41 - Changes in 2nd edition of Deliverance 10:50 - 1st Edition update pack 11:28 - Deliverance "Standard" edition & deluxe upgrade 13:08 - Addon reprints & expansion addons 14:55 - The physical scenario book 15:54 - Thoughts on expansion high pledge tiers 18:51 - Final thoughts
The next thing: Your painted minis have shipped*
I'm happy to forward along news that Jason Gibeault of Splintered Brush Studio has packed and shipped the painted miniatures off!
*However, it's not "done done" yet! Since our painter is in Canada, we've got some sets shipping direct to Canadian backers, and others shipped to Bridge Fulfillment in the US. Canada arrives this week by Friday (estimate), and Bridge will send them out upon arrival to backers around the US as well as to the rest of the world. The scheduled arrival for these to Bridge is April 9, and they'll send 'em out to you right after (these packages are at a UPS facility in New York as I type this).
Once this has been completed, all rewards will have been delivered to backers. Woot!
The Seraphic Spelunking scenario is a most "epic" and grand adventure. You must combat The Anomaly -- a strange and dangerous object causing earthquakes in the mortal realm.
While I originally envisioned scenarios to be a fun "non-canon" story event for all players of Deliverance, this particular scenario is canon to the story of Deliverance.
This scenario is a standalone mission, and available as a free download for all fans of Deliverance.
In case you don't yet know, we're releasing a free Scenario Pack each quarter for you guys! These scenarios blend the "one-shot" adventure of our Skirmish games with the interesting battlefield objectives and victory conditions of Campaign missions to create a memorable experience for all that play them!
And speaking of playing this scenario, we totally had an epic time at The Printed Meeple in San Antonio on the 21st of March. We had 8 games of Deliverance happening at once, absolutely dominating the whole room. It was a really great time. I don't know why I actually thought I would be able to sit and play a game -- I met a ton of fans and even made some new ones! We turned ardent skeptics into instant-buyers, saw some devastating losses, some narrow victories, and even a hopeless loss followed by a change in tactics for an incredible win on the second attempt!
Nobody was brave enough to tackle The Anomaly on Abyssal difficulty + Challenge mode... This might be the toughest mission we have released thus far! If you're going to give it a go on a higher difficulty level, let us know how it goes!! 😉
Story fans rejoice: We hired an author!
David Umstattd doesn't just have an interesting name... his latest work is interesting, too!
So many of you have been giving positive ratings to Deliverance on BoardGameGeek, but we're paying attention to all the fans constructive feedback, too.
Some of you, even including super happy reviewers, felt that the Deliverance Campaign story was lacking. I have heard y'all -- I co-authored the story with my editor Ian, and I am proud of the work that we put forth. However, we're not true authors. We did the best we could with the resources we had.
Now that we have more resources, David has been hired to take our writing to the next level. He will be working on our expansion's Campaign story when the time comes, but that is not all! We have asked David to re-master the original campaign story! We are going to redevelop the original campaign book and include it in the update pack for all owners of the first edition of Deliverance (which will be available as an add-on during our next KS). Beyond this, David has agreed to work on each of our Scenario Pack storylines as well. His first work for Deliverance can be seen in the newest scenario's story.
A few interesting links...
Many of you know I run a marketing company that helps folks get products to Kickstarter/Gamefound. We just hit a few new milestones I thought I'd share!
First of all, we hit our highest-funded first-time creator mark ever in Galactic Cruise, helping the team at Kinson Key Games raise over $800K! This is really a testament to their hard work and incredible game, but I thought it was a cool personal milestone so I had to share.
Second, we helped our first podcast client launch on Kickstarter, called The Exorcist Files. I was absolutely fascinated by this one, because it's adjacent to Deliverance in dealing with the topic of spiritual warfare.
I found the first season both educational and super terrifying. I appreciate that there are perspectives from both Catholic and Protestant theology present which serve to both educate and challenge each other (in addition to the crazy dramatized versions of real cases of the exorcist Father Carlos Martins and timely dad-jokes of the co-host Ryan). The reason I wanted to share this with you guys is because they do an exceptionally great job approaching the subject matter, so that regardless of your beliefs, you will find it entertaining and interesting.
As always, when I share things like this with you, I was not paid, and I think these projects are legitimately deserving of your time. My intent is to lift up creators that are making great things that glorify God and are 0% cringe, and that is what I think of both these projects.
Final thoughts...
I will hearken back to something I said during the final thoughts of my video: Will you be there for our next Kickstarter launch?
We are currently 6 months out from our expansion Kickstarter. We're working so hard to get this expansion to you in a form that reaches the high expectations created by the first game.
We did well the first go. People seemed really happy. The game was rated highly. The comment section during the KS was alive with excitement. Our various socials are still quite active.
But I am always battling against that inner monologue while trying to do this -- Is this something that is worthy of your support when the time comes? I hope so. We're putting everything we have into this next game, and doing our best to listen to what you guys want to see in it.
The only thing left is to trust in God, ask for your prayers, and hustle hard to make something amazing that is a worthy investment for our hardcore fans.
