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Lairs

Created by Kids Table Board Gaming

Craft a cunning lair… and escape your rival's! Map your way through monsters, traps, and treasures in this brisk dungeon-diving duel!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Happy New Year, and Where We're At
about 14 hours ago – Thu, Jan 09, 2025 at 06:50:50 AM

Hello Awesome Adventurers,

We hope that you have been having a great new year. We certainly have. We took a much-needed holiday and now we're back to work. In this update you'll find out where we are in terms of completing the game for production and timeline, as well as next steps in terms of the BackerKit pledge manager. Let's do this!

Game Development Status and Production

We've been spending a lot of our time completing development of Lairs. While I can say that the base game is completely done, we are finishing up on some details that needed attention. Right now we're working on the Characters and perfecting their abilities. It's been so much fun working on this aspect of the game. We are fairly certain that we'll finish within the next few weeks and then it is making sure that all of our ducks are in a row before we submit the game for printing. 

Once all files are complete, Josh will send them into the manufacturer. They will send us back digital files that we will check for any errors on the text and also make sure that there are no graphical or artistic issues. The manufacturer will make and send us a sample of the game. Once we get this sample, it will allow us to make sure that everything is the way we want it to be. Once the physical sample is approved, printing will begin. It will take between 45 and 60 days to produce the game. It will feel excruciatingly long during that period because nothing will be happening. Once the games are complete, we'll start sending them around the world. That is nothing to worry about right now. We will give you all of the details as they come.

Timeline

  • By January 16th - BackerKit Pledge manager will go out to all backers
  • January 30th - pledge manager orders will close 
  • February 6th - credit cards will be charged for VAT, taxes, shipping, and add-ons
  • Mid-February - development and files complete for submission
  • End-of-February - digital files back to us for checking
  • Mid-March - we will receive the physical sample
  • Mid-March -  approval or changes submitted to manufacturer
  • Mid-to-the-end-of-March - manufacturing begins
  • Mid-May - manufacturing complete and games getting sent to different regions for fulfillment
  • Mid-to-End-of-June - fulfillment will begin

BackerKit Pledge Manager

By January 16th you will have all received your BackerKit pledge manager survey. I will remind you that they are being sent out once I send them out. This survey acts to collect your address as well as get payment for VAT, taxes, and shipping. We will also collect money for any add-ons that are available for this campaign. If you do not know what this pledge manager thing is, don't worry. We'll help you through it in our next update. 

It is very important for you to fill out this form. Without it, you won't get your game. And we really don't want that to happen. If the form is not completed and shipping and VAT are not paid for, you will run the risk of losing your pledge and/or having to pay more for shipping at the time the games deliver. It does happen from time to time. But as long as you keep up with our updates, it won't happen to you.

New Art!!

I couldn't resist sharing some new art with you. This is probably my favourite piece in the entire game; a piece that I would hang on my wall. This is Siren's Sycamore Trap ...

Introducing Nanatoridori

KTBG and ArclightGames are thrilled to announce a publishing partnership for the addictive card shedding game, 𝙉𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙞. KTBG will introduce the English and French versions of the game to a North American audience. Birds from all over the world have flocked to the Avian Kingdom. As a Gala Guide, it’s up to you to swoop in and herd the feathered festival-goers together. A game for 2-6 people that only takes 10 minutes to play! You'll want to play it over and over!!

Adventurers, as we often do with our pledge managers, we introduce our next small box game for a great price with no added shipping. During the pledge manager phase you will have the ability to add-on Nanatoridori to your pledge for the low price of $19CA (saving you $2.50), with no added shipping costs to you. More information to come. 

Encrypted Email Addresses

To those of you with encrypted email addresses: it's best if you change your Kickstarter email address now to something that will allow you to receive emails. When we send out the pledge manager survey, it is going to go to whatever email you have as your Kickstarter email. If it is encrypted, you will not get it. The last thing we want is for you to miss your chance to get your game. I will remind you again before the pledge manager goes out. But if you would do it now, that would be great.

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That's all for now, Adventurers! If you have any questions about the campaign, or just want to talk with us, please do leave a comment in the main Comments section on the campaign page.

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You are all amazing, and we are so lucky that you chose to be with us on the Lairs campaign!
 

Until next time Adventurers...
Helaina and the Lairs Team

We Did It! What an Amazing Campaign!
about 1 month ago – Fri, Dec 06, 2024 at 12:53:56 PM

Hello Adventurers,

To Our Awesome Backers

Well, we did it! We completed another fantastic campaign. Lairs has been so much fun to run, and it seems, so much fun to be a part of as a backer. We want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your pledge as well as your incredible participation in our contests and commenting on the campaign in general. You have no idea how much we appreciate you and your enthusiasm. We absolutely can't do this without you!

To Our Incredible Designer, Christopher

When we first played Liar (the original name of Lairs), many years ago, we knew the game had to be part of the KTBG line of games. It seemed so innovate and fresh. Unlike any other game we've ever played, yet familiar enough to learn it easily. When we sent you the offer, your excited reaction solidified that we made the right choice! We knew we were a great match, and were so happy to be working with you. Your patience through the process has been incredible. From the 200 names we came up with for the game, and eventually just settling on Lairs, along with the many, many iterations of the Monsters, Traps, and Treasures, you've been so great! You're creativity and excitement is what really kept us motivated throughout this whole process. Thank you so much for trusting us with your game; welcome to the KTBG family!

To Our Marketing Manager, Sean

You knocked it out of the park with Lairs, Sean. You always do an amazing job, but this one was special! Your excitement for the game was palpable. Thank you so much for your absolute dedication to this company! It's been great to watch you grow into your role with KTBG. You are doing a fantastic job. 💜💛💜💛💜💛

To Our Community Outreach and Localization Manager, Tara

You just joined the team, but it feels like you've been with us for years. Thank you so much for thanking EVERY.SINGLE.BACKER. You are a machine!! We appreciate everything you do for us, even when life gets hectic. We're so happy you've joined our team.

To Josh, Our Graphic Designer, Creative Director, and Developer Extraordinaire

It's always amazing watching you work on a game, build a campaign, and bring both to life. You are so incredibly talented, it's hard to even put into words what you mean to this company (to me). Thank you for your dedication to KTBG, and helping to get people to love what they are playing. You are amazing to work with, and also just really good at this. ❤️

To the Rest of the Creative Team

Jean, Claire, Josh, and Jon, you all brought this game to life. Thank you so much for the amazing work you did to create a beautiful game and video. We cannot do this without you. You are the backbone of this project. We appreciate you so much.

Now, on to what you've all come here for...

What We've Unlocked

I had no doubt this would happen. And it did!! What an incredible end to the campaign! Check them out!!

The Trap Contest Winners

Thanks to Josh, we are going to have Chill as our 3rd Explorer colour. He insisted we have "just one more contest" because he didn't tire from counting votes on this campaign 🤪

What's Next

This weekend we are at PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia (yes, no rest for us yet). Come find us at booth 2557 to take a look at Lairs in real life. You can also take a look at the rest of the KTBG and Burnt Island Games lines of games. We will be here from Friday to Sunday. 

AND.THEN.WE.REST!! We will be taking the week off from Lairs. I will be working on the Pledge Manager over the next few weeks. I will likely send it out at the beginning of January. Because of the holidays, I think that is best plan. Most of you will be focused on so many other things. You can expect it to land in your inbox during the week of January 6th. But I will send out another update between now and then to remind you that it is coming and to help you with the process if you've never done this before.  

Just as with our other campaigns, you can expect to receive at least one update every month. We'll do this just to let you know where we are in the process, and so that you don't forget about us. Some months, there will be more than one update. That is usually the time when we need something from you, such as filling in your pledge manager or getting you to update your address. 

Some Business: Encrypted Email Addresses

To those of you with encrypted email addresses: it's best if you change your Kickstarter email address now to something that will allow you to receive emails. When we send out the pledge manager survey, it is going to go to whatever email you have as your Kickstarter email. If it is encrypted, you will not get it. The last thing we want is for you to miss your chance to get your game. I will remind you again before the pledge manager goes out. But if you would do it now, that would be great.

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That's all for now, Adventurers! If you have any questions about the campaign, or just want to talk with us, please do leave a comment in the main Comments section on the campaign page.

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You are all amazing, and we are so lucky that you chose to be with us on the Lairs campaign!
 

Until next time Adventurers...
Helaina and the Lairs Team

Final Stretch Goal! Trap Winner! Final Hours POLL!
about 1 month ago – Thu, Dec 05, 2024 at 11:14:35 AM

Hello Adventurers,

With only a few hours left to go, we have exciting news and I'll stick to the three main points.

Stretch Goals

First, we achieved the Skelepede Boss Monster Mini-Expansion. All Kickstarter Editions will now come with that awesome boss!

So, we added a new final Stretch Goal... the Golden Membership Badge! It's beautiful, and gives you a special reward for winning!

Traps Contest Winner

Second, we have tabulated the Set a Trap Contest. Congratulations to the creators of Siren's Sycamore!

Final Hours Surprise Backer Poll

Yup, you know it. We are gluttons for punishment apparently :) We have launched a surprise poll in these final few hours so that you can help us choose our 3rd Explorer colour for multiplayer mode: 

Vote early, vote often!

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That's all for now, Adventurers! If you have any questions about the campaign, or just want to talk with us, please do leave a comment in the main Comments section on the campaign page.

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You are all amazing, and we are so lucky that you chose to be with us on the Lairs campaign!
 

Until next time Adventurers...
Helaina and the Lairs Team

Trap Contest Voting and Even More Deeper Dungeons Info!
about 1 month ago – Mon, Dec 02, 2024 at 08:01:50 PM

Hello Adventurers!!

This is a short one today! I just wanted to send you a brief update about what's been going on since the last update (yesterday). So, here we go!

Set a Trap Voting

Click on the image to take you to the main page comment section to vote!

Deeper Dungeons Characters!!

We have promised you more. So here it is. Introducing our first Character, Liorra... she is the keeper of a magic lantern, giving her the ability to illuminate the lair in a way no other explorer can!

Click on either image to take you there! ↕️

What We're Working On

I am really excited to get the Fright Gobbler into the game. This new Monster is going to come with two wooden bits, as usually, but also comes with two chits, making it different than any of the other Monsters (so far)!

I have no doubt that we'll make this stretch goal, being that we are only about $5400CA away. And I have no doubt that we're going to make it to the next stretch goal as well...

What's Next

Obviously we need these! NEED!

It's what comes after this that's a total mystery. Typically in our last 48 hours of any of our campaigns we raise a significant amount of money, relative to the campaign funding as a whole. We DO have a few other tricks up our sleeves. But we won't be able to accomplish these tricks without your help! We REALLY need your help to do it!

This Is How

Kicktraq Hotlist

Kicktraq is a database website that many people go to, to find out what hot games (and other Kickstarter campaigns are trending). Please help to keep us on the Kicktraq HOT LIST! We are currently sitting in the 9th spot on the list! Lairs is on the front landing page!! Yay! The way to keep us on the list and in this spot or higher, is to make a comment on the Lairs campaign, by doing it through this link. Once you get there, click on the green "VISIT PROJECT" button on the upper left hand side of the page. The more backers that do it, the more likely we'll remain on the Hot List!! 

Share this Facebook Post

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Thumb This Image on BGG

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Don't know what boardgamegeek.com is and have no idea what to do with it? BGG is the largest database of board games in the world! It will give you any information that you want to know about any board game. Even Monopoly! BGG also shares a great deal of information on its landing page. This page is visited by hundreds of thousands of people each day. If we can get an image from this campaign up on the front page, it means more eyes on the campaign. More eyes on the campaign means more backers. More backers means more stretch goals. 

If you want to sign up for this free database so that you can thumb our images throughout the campaign, go to this page, click on Join! (It's Free), and the rest is up to you!

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That's all for now, Adventurers! If you have any questions about the campaign, or just want to talk with us, please do leave a comment in the main Comments section on the campaign page.

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You are all amazing, and we are so lucky that you chose to be with us on the Lairs campaign!
 

Until next time Adventurers...
Helaina and the Lairs Team

Wooden Exit Tiles & More Deeper Dungeons Info
about 1 month ago – Sun, Dec 01, 2024 at 06:00:41 PM

Hello Adventurers!!

What an experience this has become!! With almost 2900 comments, you beat me down! I can't keep up with you anymore. 🤣 Please know that even though I am not commenting on every Trap suggestion, but only on the actionable comments, I am still reading through every single one. We are adding your ideas to a spreadsheet to keep track. You have done an amazing job and we are so lucky to have you all here with us. What amazing fun the three contests have been! Thank you so much for your participation suggesting ideas, names, or even just reading through the comments section. You're all the best!

Now let's see what's going on, on the Lairs campaign.

What We've Unlocked

What We're Working On

What's Next

New Deeper Dungeons Info On the Main Page

Some of you want to know more. Some of you don't. It's okay for you to completely ignore the info that we've posted on the main page. But Josh did some censoring to make sure that you don't get too much information, even with this next reveal. If you'd like to learn more, click on the image below to take you to the main campaign page and get more information about the Weird Walls in the Deeper Dungeons box.

How to Make These Stretch Goals Happen!

Let's face it, Adventurers. We cannot do this without you. Your help sharing this campaign not only means the world to us, but it spreads the word. The more people know about the campaign, the more people back the campaign. That will mean more stretch goals. And if you know us, we've still got plenty up our sleeves. Here's how you can help:

If You're On TikTok

Share this awesome video

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Like and Share this Facebook Post

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Thumb This Image on BGG

Click on the image to take you there!

Don't know what boardgamegeek.com is and have no idea what to do with it? BGG is the largest database of board games in the world! It will give you any information that you want to know about any board game. Even Monopoly! BGG also shares a great deal of information on its landing page. This page is visited by hundreds of thousands of people each day. If we can get an image from this campaign up on the front page, it means more eyes on the campaign. More eyes on the campaign means more backers. More backers means more stretch goals. 

If you want to sign up for this free database so that you can thumb our images throughout the campaign, go to this page, click on Join! (It's Free), and the rest is up to you!

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That's all for now, Adventurers! If you have any questions about the campaign, or just want to talk with us, please do leave a comment in the main Comments section on the campaign page.

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You are all amazing, and we are so lucky that you chose to be with us on the Lairs campaign!
 

Until next time Adventurers...
Helaina and the Lairs Team