Tournament of Towers - Available for Purchase on (US) Amazon!
over 5 years ago – Sat, Nov 10, 2018 at 12:20:29 PM

First of all, Canada, we're sorry things have taken so long. We misjudged the difficulty (and expense) we would incur getting product to you.  Though it has been resolved, and your games are in the mail from Vancouver as of yesterday!

With that, all international units have either arrived or are en route, so we felt comfortable sharing our exciting announcement with you all.

Tournament of Towers - Standard Edition, is now officially on sale to the general public via Amazon! (US Only, for now, but we have big dreams.)

If you love the game and would like to support our quest to make it available to gamers everywhere, here are some things you can do:  

1.) Buy additional copies of the game on Amazon.com: CLICK HERE  

2.) Post a sincere review of the game on Amazon.com: CLICK HERE  

3.) Take pictures of the game, cool towers you’ve built, and playing the game on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!  

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ironhippogames/  

• Instagram: ironhippogames  

• Twitter: @ironhippogames  

• #ironhippo #tournamentoftowers #dexteritygames 

4.) Post links to our Amazon.com storefront across all of your social media feeds. 

 5.) Post a review of the game on Boardgamegeek.com: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224979/tournament-towers 

 6.) Attempt to build The Ultimate Tower* and post pictures of your progress on social media! 

* Put all the pieces in the game on a single foundation block! #ultimatetowerchallenge 

This is a momentous occasion and these actions can have a huge impact on getting this game out into the world, furthering your status as visionaries that believed in and supported it first! 

Also, we can’t help but notice the game is going to be available at the perfect time to start planning holiday gifts for people. 😊 

As always, if you have any questions or other ideas that you think might help spread the word, we’re all ears. 

Be excellent to each other and Game On! 

~ Donovan Eberling & Jeff James ~ 

Iron Hippo Games

https://www.ironhippo.com/    

Game Shipping has Begun!
over 5 years ago – Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 12:46:02 AM

The Dream is Live!

Truckin' Along...Slowly
over 5 years ago – Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 03:37:19 PM

Hi Gang,

Since it's been 10 days, I thought I'd give you the latest.  We were hoping to have the games in Amazon to distribute over a week ago, but the product was not labeled according to our specifications from Amazon, additionally, it was poorly packed and paletted before being put into the freight crate. Upon opening the freight, they looked like mini Towers of Pisa. Which, while ironically in theme with our game, was a real problem.

 Amazon (understandably) took a look inside and immediately rejected the delivery as not up to standard.   We have had to pay some hefty additional fees out of pocket to have our U.S. shipping company correct the problems created by the Chinese manufacturer's disappointing packing work.  

We believe all our product will likely still be intact as the holding boxes looked more disheveled and unstable than damaged in transit.

We expect re-delivery to Amazon to occur late this week or early next, then we need a few days for intake and to make sure we've correctly handled the import of our shipping list, then the games go out.  I hope I can safely say U.S./CAN backers should receive their games by Christmas.  Just. Kidding. Sarcasm is a hard habit to break.  Games should arrive in September. 

Sorry for these additional delays, and once again, thank you all for your patience.

Donovan & Jeff

Toot! Toot! Tournament of Towers: Arrived In Port on US Soil!
over 5 years ago – Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 01:58:39 AM

Hi Everyone,

Copies of Tournament of Towers arrived at Long Beach Harbor on Sunday (8/12), went through customs and processing at the port this week, and our truck to the Amazon warehouse is scheduled for delivery on Tuesday, 8/21. From there, we'll coordinate with our fulfillment partners at Amazon to get Backer copies sent out post-haste! 

Thank you all for your patience extraordinary patience.  It was frustrating to hold up our deliver for one last QA adjustment, but most board games simply don't have to be tested by dropping all the pieces from 4 feet onto hardwood without breaking.

We are so close to putting a copy in all of your hands!  We will let you know when they begin to ship out so you can keep an eye out for them. We are so excited to see your #towerselfie as you put this game through the paces over the coming months. 

Game on! (Soon)

Donovan & Jeff

Shipping Delayed a Month
almost 6 years ago – Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 02:47:03 PM

Hello friends!

We've gotten word from our manufacturer that during the initial injection mold run, several of the game's pieces had quality issues that would not live up to the rigorous standard that was met during the final prototype sign-off.

As a result, they are reproducing these pieces again. The shipping schedule to Shenzhen port is now delayed until the end of the month which pushes dates out a bit. 

Backers can expect to get their copies near the end of August. 

The GOOD news is that this gives folks more time to get their shipping information updated! We still have 54 Backers that haven't responded to the survey yet. 

If you're having any issues updating your shipping information, feel free to direct message us here and we can help close the loop on that.

Thanks again for your patience and support throughout this process. We're in the home stretch!

~Jeff & Donovan~