Super Snipers is a 1 or 2-player dueling sniper game featuring a familiar Tetris mechanic used in a novel and exciting way! Currently available for purchase.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Super Snipers in action, fulfillment timeline updates, 2024 Convention Plans
over 2 years ago
– Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 12:00:34 PM
Super Snipers in Action!
I've been having a lot of fun with the pre-production game I got from Gameland last month! Here are a few pics to get you excited!
What you see is - more or less - what you will be getting! I am using the upgraded acrylic polyominoes in the pics (as they are amazing!). Everything about the product looks, feels, and works amazingly, and adds polish to the experience. I'm confident you are getting a premium product for your money and can't wait to get them in your hands. On that note...
Manufacturing and Fulfillment Updates:
The timelines from the last update need to be pushed forward approximately 3 weeks (with some caveats, keep reading). There were some changes that needed to be made based on the pre-production samples and that, along with how busy everything is leading up to the break, pushed everything forward a bit (or is it back? I'm always confused by that terminology). Everything has been approved on my end, and manufacturing will be moving forward immediately starting in March (when the factories start up again). A final production sample should be sent out 3/11 and all games on boats by the end of March.
I had a meeting yesterday with Jonathan of Spiral Galaxy about next steps and timelines based on the above. Spiral Galaxy will be taking care of all deliveries outside of the US and Canada. Jonathan discussed the current situation in the Red Sea impacting freight and adding about 10 days to the routes. Ideally (hopefully, for more important reasons than delivering my game) the situation clears up, but there is a possibility this impacts my timeline.
Given that, he's estimating that those orders would be arriving mid to late May and shipping out within a week of that.
Besides those details, he provided me with contacts for freight, which I will be following up with in early March when I'm within 3 weeks of needing to book freight.
I haven't had an update from my US fulfillment partner yet, but would estimate - based on the above information- that US orders would be arriving via freight around the end of April/ start of May.
2024 Convention Season
Galen's Games will have a booth and be running events at:
I've already reserved event times for both Super Snipers teaches and a Super Snipers tournament for GenCon! I'll do the same as we get closer to the other two. I look forward to meeting some of you there!
That's all for January. As always, thank you so much for your support and patience. Reach out if you have any questions.
Pre-Production Unboxing!
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Jan 02, 2024 at 01:39:02 PM
Could not have been happier than to see this show up on my doorstep today! Made a quick unboxing video. Let me know your thoughts and any questions you have!
December Update: Updated Timelines.
over 2 years ago
– Tue, Dec 19, 2023 at 01:18:46 PM
Happy Holidays:
I hope everyone has an amazing holiday season and that you get lots of quality time with your family and friends (hopefully playing some games!)
Updated Timelines:
Short Version: Gameland has given me the sad news that Super Snipers will not complete production until after the Factories Close for the month of February for Spring Festival :( . Current freight arriving estimates to my two fulfillment hubs are:
USA: April 8th-April 15th
UK: April 22nd.
From there, my two fulfillment partners: Bridge (US) and Spiral Galaxy (UK) will be packing and shipping to you. I will keep you updated with an estimate of what that means for the different regions after I've had the chance to talk with them about the updated timelines.
LongVersion:
Read on, or just take a look at the spreadsheet provided to me by Gameland:
December 25th - Pre-prodcution Sample arrives (Merry Xmas to me! I'll definitely share a video when it arrives).
By January 1st: Approval and modification (if necessary)
January 2024 - Mass Production begins
February 2024 - Factories close down for Spring Festival
1st week of March - Mass production completes
March2024 - Assembly, packing and Freight sent out.
April2024 - Super Snipers arrives at US fulfillment (first) and then UK and ROW.
May2024 - Super Snipers starts showing up to Backers.
That's the plan for now. I'll have a much more in-depth update for next month/ year.
I really appreciate your support and patience and apologize for the delays! Have a great holiday and happy new year!
Galen.
Production Sample Updates / How's 2024 looking for everyone?
over 2 years ago
– Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 12:42:41 PM
Lots of exciting things to share but let's start out with the "bad news". Super Snipers will not be delivered until 2024. It hurts to type it. I pushed hard to not have to type this. But it is what it is; and I continuously need to remind myself that my top priority is to deliver everyone the best possible version of this game as I have envisioned it. And that is simply taking a bit more time than I would have liked. As a first time self-publisher, there were (and still are) many things that I didn't know that I didn't know, and I will endeavor to be more cautious in my optimism around timelines moving forward.
Okay, onwards with the updates!
Stickers are in!
Thanks to everyone who ordered these and to those that supported the SuperSaver pledge tier and will be receiving these as a thank you. These are all around 4 inches and came out gorgeous!
And a close up of Gunhead:
PnP now available in A4.
This was a bit of an oversight when I initially released the PnP. You will now find that all the files are also available in A4 format at the same link backers were previously provided. I will be updating all backers this week.
Speaking of oversights... I will be using my Mailchimp and Kickstarter accounts for all future emails and communications about this project and delivering items. This will ensure that your information remains protected and private. I apologize again for screwing this up previously. For anyone unsure of what I am talking about, check out the last update.
Has anyone started tackling the PnP? I'd love to see your builds!
Production Copy:
As part of the manufacturing process, Gameland will be creating a small run of games that Hwa and I will be able to inspect and either sign off on, or catch any errors or issues and make changes. I've been receiving regular communications from them along with proofs as these are being assembled. Overall, I am PSYCHED with how gorgeous everything has been turning out. There were some issues though, and we are working to get them corrected before getting the samples (as you'll see below). I no longer expect that I will have this in hand at PAX, but it shouldn't be too much longer before I'm able to inspect these. Take a look below!
The Box:
Oh boy does this look so good. The size is bigger than pics you've seen of the prototype as the full size Scope Boards (which were 2-pieces in the proto) need to fit.
Focus:
AKA: the polyominoes for the game.
And here's a video of the fit these will have on the Locate Grids:
This is really the deluxe component of the game and this is the first one where we are going to need to make some adjustments. As you can see in the video, the fit for the discs is a bit too loose, and we are going to make adjustments for a more snug fit. My primary reason for having these in the game is to provide for an edge to build against when doing your puzzle during the Target Phase of the game. As a fan of polyomino games, this is something I've always wished for. Additionally, when playing real-time, it almost becomes a necessity. Towards this end, I've asked for video of the fit of the Target Grids and Focus within the Scope Boards to make sure we've got it right. I'd love to hear your thoughts!
We need to slightly adjust the backs of some of the cards to keep the icons more safely away from the edge. This is an easy fix.
Acrylic Tokens:
Here's another fix that needs to happen. The drift with acrylic printing has affected the tokens with borders more than anticipated and we will be redoing these with thicker borders:
Still to Do:
On the manufacturing end, I should be seeing the Insert, Target Grids (PVC), and Expansion box proofs this week.
First pass at the French Translation of the rulebook is in. French cards should be done soon. Waiting for an update on the Spanish translation.
4-player mode is testing really well! Still need to finish up the ruleset for that and for Blitz Mode.
The remaining digital rewards are in process.
PAX Unplugged:
I'll be at Pax but no booth for Galen's Games. I'll be demoing games at UnPub on Sunday (Block F) 10:30-1:30 but otherwise no official events scheduled. I'll have Super Snipers with me all weekend as well and hope to meet some of you to demo.
That's enough news for now! I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday this week and I'll be updating next month. I appreciate everyone's continued patience and support!
Galen.
I screwed up.
over 2 years ago
– Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 10:12:40 AM
