Mission Complete!
over 3 years ago – Wed, Dec 02, 2020 at 09:04:29 PM

Mission Complete

>>>All crew stand down. I repeat, stand down. <<<

Congratulations everyone – we did it!

This campaign is now officially over, and we’ve once again emerged victorious together.

A fantastic range of expansions for Escape the Dark Sector will now be made and you, our incredible community of backers, deserve just as much credit for making that happen as we do.

Whether you're a veteran backer from our very first campaign or you newly joined us for this epic fourth adventure to the stars, you have every right to feel proud of what we've achieved here - helping to take a little known game series from a small independent publisher and see it through to a full range of amazing products. Things which did not exist before will now become a reality, things which bring joy and memories to thousands of people across the world - that is the beauty of Kickstarter, and the importance of games in our lives.  

What Next?

Running a Kickstarter is no small feat, so we need to sign off now and retire to our quarters for some well earned rest. But, we'll be back online soon with an update containing details about the next steps and the pledge manager, and to respond to any questions which come in overnight. 

Then, we'll post regular updates to take you with us on the next stages of this journey as the development of these products progresses through to  manufacturing, while of course trying not to reveal too much of the content and spoil anything! Escape the Dark is best discovered in person, during the game, when it matters most. 

For now, let's all enjoy this moment of victory as a crew. At ease.  

Once again, thank you all!

Final 24 hours!
over 3 years ago – Wed, Dec 02, 2020 at 09:20:18 AM

All crew, prepare to enter the final 24 hours of the Expand the Universe campaign! 

We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has pledged so far, and to extend a warm welcome to those of you joining us in these final hours. 

Please Share this Project!

In you, we are extremely fortunate to have such a wonderful community of backers. On this final day, we ask that you please share the project one final time with anyone you think might be interested. Posts on social media, emails to friends and family, chats with colleagues, whatever you can think of! If each of you could convince just one more person to join this amazing community of backers today, the effect would be incredible and you might all benefit from that next stretch goal. Thank you!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This is a good time to give you all some important information to help make sure everyone crosses the finish line together. We ask all backers to please read the following carefully:

Deadline

The campaign ends on Tuesday Dec 1st, at 21.59pm (GMT). Please check what that means for your local time zone. We don’t want anyone to get caught out!

Payments

Please take a moment to double check your payment method is up to date on your Kickstarter account before the campaign ends. Kickstarter usually runs credit cards almost immediately after the end of the campaign, and in our experience a large number of backer's payments fail at the first attempt.

We will notify you if your payment fails for any reason and try to get it resolved, but please help us by making sure that isn’t you.

Pledge Manager - Backerkit

Approximately one week after the campaign ends, all backers will be invited to our post-campaign pledge manager, Backerkit, where you'll be able to confirm which rewards you want your pledged amount to go towards. There, you will have another chance to change your pledge level and purchase additional add-ons if you wish. 

Any Questions?

As ever, we’ll be on hand right up until the end of the campaign to answer your questions as quickly as possible. Since there is likely to be a lot of traffic on the comments feed and our social media platforms, we suggest any urgent messages are sent to us directly: [email protected]

Thanks for reading all that, and here’s to a great final 24 hours!

New Reviews!
over 3 years ago – Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 06:00:23 PM

The latest reviews are in!

"Themeborne has really made a slam dunk with their sophomore effort. Escape the Dark Sector builds on everything great with the original game and provides new mechanics to lend sophistication and strategy. It’s still a fast-playing adventure, but it feels like a more mature, more rewarding game from developers who have learned a lot in the three years and incorporated those newfound strengths in this new iteration.

It’s hard to find a board game that I don’t mind losing almost as much as winning. This is a thrilling little box with a lot of possibilities. I can’t wait to open it back up and I want to get more of it on the table. If you own the game, I imagine more content would be exceptional. And if you haven’t played yet, the Kickstarter campaign is the best time to get in on the action."

Read the full review here: 

http://gametyrant.com/news/escape-the-dark-sector-review-themeborne-blasts-into-outer-space-to-great-success

BoardGamesWithCouple

"Escape the Dark Sector is a cooperative adventure game in a Sci-Fi atmosphere. This game has a lot of replayability and not one game will be the same. That being said, it is not easy to escape the Dark Sector and you will need practice in order to beat the game. It is a game based on luck since there are a lot of dices involved, but you can work your way around this with the other actions the game has to offer. Together with your team, you have to figure out the best strategy, what items are good to use, and who is going to lead in order to win and defeat your enemies. If you love sci-fi story telling cooperation games, this is a must have in your collection."

Read the full review here: 

https://boardgameswithcouple.com/2020/11/27/escape-the-dark-sector/

Collector's Items
over 3 years ago – Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 09:46:06 PM

Dear Backers, 

We've been busy here at the studio, designing the stretch goal items you recently unlocked for the Collector's Box. 

'You' Token

First up, we have the chunky metal YOU token. This will come in the form of a Galactic Alliance badge of command, signifying which member of the crew is taking the role of 'acting Captain' and leading the rest of the crew into each chapter: 

On the face you have the elegant Galactic Alliance logo, and on the reverse the word YOU is surrounded by our signature circuitry - a reminder that you personally are at risk of suffering the game's blood curdling YOU effects until you pass the mantle.  

If you've got the one we did for Escape the Dark Castle, you'll know just how satisfying this heavy metal item is to pass around the table, and how it adds weigh (literally and figuratively) to the responsibly of going first. 

Health Trackers

We had planned to make this a simple track with a metal piece to move along it. However, after speaking to backers and testing out a few ideas, we've settled on a more thematic dial as the best overall 'quality of life' upgrade for players who don't want to use our pencil and paper system, and who don't want anything fiddly. 

Here is a initial mock of the design, which keeps the Medical Record ECG design from the core game but replaces current HP plotting idea with a single number in the window:

As you can see it blends really well into the overall aesthetic of the game, forming a natural part of the crew terminal when used on the playmat. 

We'll make some more adjustments to it in the coming weeks, but that is already looking good! 

Do you trust your new robot crewmember?
over 3 years ago – Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 09:31:04 PM

Dear Backers, 

Thanks to your amazing support we recently passed our £100k stretch goal, unlocking an additional robotic crewmember to be contained in The Collector's Box. 

With great pleasure we introduce, K-100. 

As you can see from the stat line, K-100 is programmed to be equally capable in every discipline. When K-100 takes an action, a unique 12-sided crew die is rolled, featuring the game's first TRIPLE result. However, this potential power surge does come at a cost - the early model K-100s are know to malfunction from time to time, crashing mid-mission, rolling a blank and requiring a momentary reboot. 

K-100 joins the original human crew and our new alien comrades to form a truly stellar cast of characters. Here is a reminder of the rest of the line up: 

And remember, all members of the crew including K-100 are available as characters you can become when you get our amazing Join the Crew add-on (see the Add-ons section). You will use the name, stat line and crew die of your chosen character, with the card artwork being replaced by a personal portrait of you in a Galactic Alliance space suit, holding your tactical helmet and looking suitable grim. And remember, if you choose to become K-100, your face will be transplanted onto a standard K-100 unit as shown above - very cool!