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Ursa Miner: Bears Mining Honey!

Created by Room and Board Games

Welcome to Ursa Miner where it’s time to dig into Mount Honeycomb! Mine deep into the mountain to find delicious honey and add more bears to your team. Keep an eye out for valuable royal jelly along the way - whoever mines the most will be crowned ruler of the mountain! Hurry though, because time is short, and once the mountain crumbles, it’s time to go home. You’ll need to use your equipment, navigate dangerous honey-slides, and push around other bears to rule Mount Honeycomb!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

BackerKit + Art Updates!
almost 7 years ago – Wed, Jul 12, 2017 at 05:47:14 PM

Hello backers!

We've had a great past couple of weeks, hope you all have too :) Here's what we've been up to:

BackerKit Progress

Thanks to everyone who has filled out our BackerKit surveys so far! 86% of you have already taken care of it, which is really helpful for us. So far, we've raised about $800 selling extras, including bonus meeples and more copies of Ursa Miner. Remember, you can update your order and address at any time before surveys close in November. Please let us know if there's anything we can do to help!

Art Updates

We have had a great time receiving sketches and illustrations for our remaining assets. Our graphic designer Anthony (who did the lovely meeples from our last update) is hard at work on the back of our box and the layout of our rulebook. Nothing finished enough to show off yet, but keep an eye out for our next update!

Our illustrator Michelle has put together sketches for most of our remaining cards. She's also colored in two more - TNT and Earthquake. Take a look and let us know what you think!

 

 

That's all for now! In our next update, we'll share more art and some manufacturing updates. As always, feel free to let us know if you have any feedback or questions!

BackerKit Surveys + Updated Bear Meeple Designs!
almost 7 years ago – Tue, Jun 27, 2017 at 11:35:17 PM

Hello backers, we hope everyone is having a great summer! We've got two exciting updates to share with you today:

BackerKit Surveys

First, you will soon be receiving an email from us with a special link to your BackerKit survey. Through the survey you will confirm your pledge tier, share your shipping information, and have a chance to grab some add-ons for your pledge. We had a handful of requests for extra bear meeples throughout the campaign, and are happy to say we will be able to offer additional sets through BackerKit! You can also pick up more copies of the game, as well as high-quality signed prints of Ursa Miner's beautiful art. All add-ons ship both within the US and globally.

For those unfamiliar with BackerKit: you do not need to create a BackerKit account to fill out your survey. When you receive the email with the survey, click the survey link to respond. After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses at any time before we close the surveys and get our final counts. Surveys will close on November 1, 2017. That said, please respond to the BackerKit surveys as quickly as you can since the more information we have, the more prepared we can be to fulfill your rewards on time.

If you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page at https://ursa-miner.backerkit.com.

If you used your Facebook credentials to log in to your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey is sent to the email address you use for your Facebook account. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please contact support at https://ursa-miner.backerkit.com/faq.

Updated Bear Meeple Designs

In addition to getting everything setup with BackerKit and launching our BackerKit Pre-Order store for those who missed their chance to back the game during the campaign (tell your friends!), we're continuing to make great progress on getting Ursa Miner ready for printing. Today we wanted to share some fantastic progress on the four types of bear meeples from our graphic designer, Anthony. These designs are not 100% final, so let us know what you think!

 

THANK YOU & What's Next
almost 7 years ago – Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 11:36:09 PM

Thank you!

We did it! Last week we finished our campaign for Ursa Miner, with over 500 backers, 22k dollars, and 186% of our goal! The last few weeks have been a real whirlwind - before launching, we weren't even sure we would fund, and here we are with hundreds of supporters all around the world. We couldn't be happier about the success of Ursa Miner, or more excited get it into your hands.

What's Next?

Two things are happening soon you should keep an eye out for: first, is our BackerKit survey! BackerKit will help us collect information like your shipping address, and what add-ons you'd like to include, if any. We'll also include an RSVP for the backer party we unlocked for reaching $22k! Your surveys will be sent out in about two weeks to leave time for our funds to come in through Kickstarter first.

Also stay on the lookout for more updates from us! Throughout the remainder of fulfillment, we're going to provide updates every 2 weeks on our progress. We really appreciate the trust you've given us so far, and want to show that by sharing you the information you deserve about our process.

What's After That!

We've got big plans for the next few months as we start the process of manufacturing and shipping Ursa Miner. Here's a look at our schedule for the next several months:

  • June/July - complete illustration and graphic design work
  • August/September - finalize files with LongPack, approve proofs
  • October/November - ship games from China to us in the US, along with our distribution partners across the globe
  • December - get the games shipped to you, through USPS or our distribution partners

That's all the information we've got for you now! As always, if you want to get in touch, please feel free to leave a comment below, or send us a message. Thank you again for being such great backers throughout our campaign, we can't wait for the months ahead!

A Little Something Extra!

Since you've all been so patient in us getting you this first post-campaign update, we wanted to share a new piece from our artist for the "Jelly Throne" card! This is also the first look at a character from our fourth team, the Black Bears!

 

Final Day, Final Goals!
almost 7 years ago – Wed, Jun 07, 2017 at 06:18:55 PM

Backers, you have made our last 24 hours so exciting! We broke through our $20k stretch goal much faster than expected - so much faster, that we felt it warranted another update :) Each copy of Ursa Miner will now include 4 unique backstory and reference cards to enhance your game. There was discussion in the comments about putting a little cave on the card to store your unused bears - we love that idea, so we'll include it on the cards too!

Final Goals

We couldn't be happier about the funding we've raised for Ursa Miner - at this point, we have done everything we can think of to upgrade the game! This includes some things we haven't even talked about, because we didn't think they were flashy enough to turn into a stretch goal...but, since we're component snobs, we REALLY wanted to be able to afford them. If you're curious, two upgrades we've decided to go for are linen-finished cards, which give them a great shuffle, and a spot UV-printed box, which is going to make the honey on the cover look amazing.

Since the game is where we want it to be, we decided to take the last 24 hours of the campaign to come up with some goals that let us thank all of you for being with us for our project. So here they are!

At $22k, we will throw an exclusive livestream backer party! This will include a reading of EVERY backer's name (rather than just the HONEY tier backers), and a chance to hang out and ask us any questions you can think of as we teach and play the game. We'll be working with all of you for the next several months, and would love a chance to get to know you better!

At $24k, we will have doubled our funding goal! To celebrate, all backers who are receiving a copy of the game will receive Kickstarter-exclusive Ursa Miner tattoos or stickers. We have maybe .2oz of weight left in our domestic boxes, so this is the heaviest extra we could realistically give you!

Thanks to everyone for indulging us in this final update. Again, we are so so appreciative of the support and kind words we've received over the last month - 500 backers and $20,000 was a far-off dream 30 days ago. We can't wait for tomorrow, when Ursa Miner starts its first day on the march to your door!

New Stretch Goal + FINAL 48 HOURS
almost 7 years ago – Tue, Jun 06, 2017 at 07:37:08 PM

Hello backers! 

We've got a mere two days left to share and support Ursa Miner! This is probably the last big update you'll see from us, so let's take a second to look back at all the amazing things we've been able to do during this campaign

  • Fund 57% in a single day, and 100% in less than a week!
  • Unlock 4 custom meeple shapes, with custom screen printed bears
  • Add global shipping, at two different tiers to best serve our backers
  • And as of today...we've unlocked four bonus tiles for surpassing 18k!

New Stretch Goal

With 18k in funding, we're excited to start work on the bonus tiles going into the game! They're going to look great, and give a nice boost to your experience playing Ursa Miner.

We're also ready to announce our next stretch goal! At $20k, we are going to add four unique backstory/reference cards to the box. How did the red pandas end up mining honey in the first place? Plus, these cards should make it even simpler to go through your first few turns, AND help keep track of which team of bears everyone is playing.

48 Hours to Go!

The Ursa Miner campaign will be coming to an end soon, and if you haven't already, we would really appreciate it if you took the time to share our project with friends or family who might enjoy it. We still have plenty of plans for further funds raised!

Even once the campaign is over, the fun won't stop! Shortly after we wrap up, you'll see BackerKit surveys come in to collect your information. We're already working on more art that we can't wait to show you through updates! So here's to a truly awesome campaign with the best backers, and to the exciting months ahead :)