Odds and Ends

Still no Core box delivery, so the closest I can get to playing is looking at GenCon pictures.

This is a quick post to collect-up some odds and ends regarding the KDM Fulfillment.

At the point that I'm writing this, shipping started in the U.S. not quite 2 weeks ago, and packages started started hitting doorways in the UK sometime in the past 48 hours.

1. My copy of KDM.
At present, I've been charged $30 for my shipping (Core + 1.5 Upgrade) and am (im)patiently awaiting a tracking number.  Per the previous post, I got at the end of the line and fully expect to see my copy in some unknown distant future.  But still, every day I check the spam folder in the off chance I get lucky.


2.  Trays omitted from the 1.5 Upgrade Pack.
Although the product description in the campaign lists the heavy duty new game tray within the Upgrade contents, Poots deferred delivery of the tray due to the vast amounts of shipping it would cost. 

I'm disappointed here.  I actually bought the 1.5 Upgrade Pack because I wanted a 2nd hardcopy rulebook, which was $40 as an addon.  For $75, I got a rulebook, spares of various game components and (I thought) a 2nd tray.  As a Satan's backer, I am getting every expansion (27 if I counted right), plus crossovers and promos, and the idea of a 2nd tray for storage was highly appealing, so I grabbed the upgrade instead.

He's only spoken about this in KS comments, so a lot of backers are assuming the tray was ninja-cancelled, but I used the word "deferred" intentionally based on the most recent comment:

Bran on October 12
Will the insert tray be included with the upgrade package? 

Kingdom Death on October 12
@Bran, no. We’ll deal with that in a later wave. If people want em of course.

This BGG thread captures the timeline perfectly, for future reference.


3.  1.5 Integration.
If you own an older version of KDM and are upgrading, this will interest you.  Official collaborator Clark provided the following link for 1.5 Upgrade integration into an existing 1.x core box via KS comments.  It looks like Poots gave the same link via Twitter.


4. Assembly Instructions.
Official assembly instructions are now online for some of the Core box models.  I love Vibrant Lantern (and you should too), but the exploded view diagrams the KD staff is doing for the official set really kick ass.