Critical Kit

Hey all,

Firstly, here is a pic of me sat on a lot – and I mean a lot – of copies of Wires in The Woods.



Two days after this photo was taken I headed to Essen Spiel for the biggest tabletop gaming convention in the world. We had a struggle this year getting there and I was on the back of a pretty harsh illness, so my energy levels were low... but we got through and met a good number of backers who got to see the real thing.

To be clear, were NOT selling Wires in the Woods in Germany and we won't be doing so until all backers have their copies.

On which note, fulfilment will commence next week. I can't give an hyper-accurate deadline for completion, but we will be hitting the UK ones first (which should only take a couple of weeks) followed by the EU, US and Rest of The World.

Our intention is to fulfil before Christmas, but as always I'll keep you updated if anything gets in the way of that goal. I'll also keep you updated on progress as the rewards ship out.

We're here. The last hurdle!

Thank you for your support and watch your inboxes from next week!

Tim (and Simon).

Hey there,

We know that the games are now in the UK. We're just waiting for the last mile courier to contact us with a date for delivery to our unit.

As of now all of the shipping addresses are unlocked, meaning you can go in and adjust them.

We don't have a fixed date for fulfilment yet, but it will commence as soon as we receive the books and will take a several weeks to complete due to the sheer volume.

That said, you will be able to edit your address right up until the day we send your rewards out, so you have plenty of control over where things should be sent.

That's all for now. Please head into your BackerKit account and check your delivery address as soon as you get a chance.

Tim (and Simon)

Hello all!

Those of you tracking the progress of the books may have noticed something strange happened somewhere around the Cape of Good Hope: the destination changed from Felixstowe to Rotterdam.

Which leaves us with the questions: Why did that happen? Where are the books?

Before I get into that, a little Tim Roberts lore drop.

I spent two years in the Merchant Navy, primarily on this ship, so I have an idea how these things work. The likely explanation is that a vessel in Felixstowe ran over on its unloading, so our beautiful vessel, the Cosco Excellence, diverted to its next stop. It arrived in the port of Rotterdam on Saturday, did a quick unload and is now back at sea and heading towards us.

I've done a bit of digging around, and the good news is that it is now on its way back to Felixstowe with an anticipated arrival date of the 7th of October.

How quick they unload and get the books to us depends on a couple of variables:

1. How much stuff there is to unload in Felixstowe.
2. How busy customs are.

Once it's through customs, it will be picked up and brought to us. We still expect everything to be with us this month and we will begin fulfilment immediately.

As always, I will keep you updated on the progress.

Tim (& Simon who is definitely ashore).

Hey all,

I've been quiet recently because we are at that frustrating point of waiting for the books to arrive. I've managed to find out which container ship they are on and below is a link so you can see their progress:

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:685831/mmsi:563295600/imo:9472189/vessel:COSCO%20EXCELLENCE

They are estimated to arrive in port on October 3rd and then we have to wait for customs clearance. I'll keep you updated on that process when they land in port, but in the meantime help yourself to following them!

Once we have them, we will begin fulfilment immediately.

WE WILL REACH OUT TO CONFIRM ADDRESSES BEFORE SENDING.

I also had some pictures of the dice that I completely forgot to share with you, so here they are:



There is also a blue set, but for some reason we didn't get photos of them. I'll try procure some just before they are loaded on to the air freight.

Finally, I have another little campaign running for a comic book I have written. I appreciate it might not be your thing, but please do take a look: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/critical-kit-ltd/rabbit-stew-part-1-a-southern-gothic-horror-comic

Okay, that's all for now, thank you for your patience. We're almost there.


Tim (and Simon)

Hey all,

So, at last I can say that production is complete on Wires In The Woods. 

Before I get into the fulfilment bit, here is a quick video of the box, punch outs, journals and rulebook all playing nice together (extra space is for minis and cards).

(give us a subscribe as I intend to do some play throughs soon).

There are still a couple of hurdles to go, but they are just a matter of time. Wires in The Woods is now a thing and we can confidently say that this is the year it will be out in the world!

Our aim is to get it to everyone before the end of October, so you can have some Halloween fun and also cosy storytelling evenings as the winter nights draw in.

So, what happens now?

Several pallets will be making their way across the ocean next week. When we receive these can be hit and miss depending on customs, but usually we anticipate 4-5 weeks. We'll then start fulfilment worldwide. 

We're not sure how long that part will take as we have never done anything this big before, but it will be all hands on deck, I promise. For the US and EU we are looking to ship from within those territories so we can remove all nasty customs surprises.

That's all for now, I'll keep you in the loop as I know more.

Tim (& Simon who I think I've convinced to create a new TTRPG with me).