Hey you.
Very likely if you are reading this then you are a customer of The Grinning Frog. That means that you've purchased one of the games or books that I've written. And I want to say thank you.
You, and the thousands of customers like you have made 2024 the most successful year so far for the business and have ensured that we are in a position to plan a whole raft of new games for 2025.
2024 saw us run over fifteen Kickstarters and our current campaign Zilight Wild West is going great guns!
Out of our last three campaigns, two fulfilled digitally early and we started to ship early on those as well. Our aim is to hit early fulfilment for all campaigns in 2025. We've learnt a lot this year from working with multiple suppliers and we believe we now know how to coordinate their production schedules more effectively. We've also arranged for an extra pair of hands in the office as well so Ryan and myself don't get entirely swamped with boxes - we had over 50 boxes of products delivered in the first half of December this year...
Indeed, we will be coming back after the Christmas period to a few more boxes from the printers and then we will be spending the first ten days or so purely shipping items out to finish off fulfilment of all 2024 campaigns.
After that? Well, if there is a game that you want us to design and bring to market, drop us an email and we will consider it.
Zilight Wild West was a suggestion/request from several backers and we've already had an excellent suggestion for the next Zilight game!
We have a few things in the pipeline as well, here is a sneak peak at some covers, and there are more on the drawing board as well...
Yes, that is a new version of Fight Club - people keep asking and I have some new ideas around streamlining the original game so it will happen in 2025. Mythos Rising was just released this month but I'm LOVING the setting and the system (and the early feedback is extremely positive) so I've already feverishly scribbled down some ideas for the next one.
I could talk about the others but for once I will let the images do the talking. All are actively in testing/drafting along with several others. Exactly what makes the final cut is in the hands of the fates at this stage - except for Starship Scavengers Pyramids of Eternity and System Map because those are practically finished and Pyramids will be the first new campaign in 2025.
I'm extremely excited about 2025. The new office is working well, feedback is strong on our games and you wonderful people keep backing our Kickstarters and purchasing from the webstore.
So thank you, and until 2025, keep gaming!
Stephen and the team
Happy Holidays Stephen! Enjoy your time with family and friends.
As far as ideas go, I am still waiting for a solo campaign where you have to choose between trying to save the world quickly, and failing as your character(s) don't have the best items needed to do so, or trying to get all the best items to do so, but failing because you waited too long to act, as well as how much are you willing to sacrifice along the way? For me, a solo experience is the one location where you can choose, in a meaningful way, when to take that side quest; when to delay saving those you care for, risking those you don't know; and other…
Happy holidays and happy new year, Stephen, Ryan, et al! Your frog is soaring in the stratosphere with each leap!