🐝 Buzzing into the Final Week
about 1 year ago
– Mon, Oct 09, 2023 at 10:25:33 AM
Greetings Evergreeners!
Thank you all for being along for this exciting Kickstarter journey. As we enter the final week, we are grateful for both our long-standing supporters and those who have recently joined us. We really appreciate all the feedback, notes and ideas you have shared.
Bumble Bee is Sweet as Nectar
The Bumble Bee ability poll is complete and we are happy to share the NEW ABILITY that was selected by you all will be:
Nectar: Place the Bumble bee token on a pile. If another player keeps that pile, you may give them 2 food to gain a card of your choice from it.
This was originally called “Honey” but a helpful backer pointed out that this species doesn’t make honey, so we rethemed it to nectar. The Bumble Bee will be the 5th Guardian wildlife making for more variety in the start of game and more shenanigans and interesting choices when protecting and choosing piles. Vincent is hard at work on the Bumble Bee illustration so we should be able to share that with you before the end of the campaign!
Nurse Logs Unlocked
Over the weekend we cruised past $90,000 in funding which unlocked the Nurse Log cards. These cards boost your tree growing by allowing you to add two trunks to an existing tree, or start a new tree. Not only do these make the competition for the tallest tree more tense, it also pushes players to always have a new tree growing so they can take advantage of that height boost. We love seeing nurse logs while hiking around Portland and we are so happy to add them to Canopy: Evergreen!
Expanding Ecosystem
Our next stretch goal will unlock a new Ecosystem token, giving players more variety and choice in how they grow their forest and what wildlife they attract. The ecosystem tokens are one of our favorite parts of Canopy: Evergreen as they impact your tree placement, plant choices, and foraging wildlife.
Growing the Forest
As we approach the final days of the Canopy: Evergreen campaign, we're excited to add the final touches to the game and start the manufacturing process to bring it to your tables as soon as possible. To help our forest keep growing during the Kickstarter finale, we would love it if you could share it with your boardgaming friends or on social media. We’re a small indie publisher and we are so thankful to you all for bringing our games to life. Thank you for helping us grow!
Tim and the Weird Citizens
River Otters and Nurse Logs
about 1 year ago
– Thu, Oct 05, 2023 at 01:23:00 PM
Ahoy Evergreen Friend!
With a little over one week left in the campaign we keep unlocking stretch goals and adding more awesome content to the game. We're excited to see where the next week will bring us and we really appreciate you all helping us grow this forest.
River Otter Joins the Forest
Our fabulous and very talented illustrator Vincent Dutrait completed the river otter illustration and we are thrilled to have it as a part of the game. Many thanks for your help in choosing which species and which ability should be added to Canopy: Evergreen. We can’t wait for this little buddy to make waves with their wild antics.
Mystery Wildlife Revealed
Thank you to everyone who suggested new species and to everyone who voted on our 2nd wildlife poll. We are very excited to announce that the Bumble Bee received the most votes . For the Bumble bee species we’ve chosen the Bombus vancouverensis thanks to Sharon Mormon for suggesting it. It is a really interesting species found throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Bee Abilities
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Honey: Place the Bumble bee token on a pile. If another player keeps that pile you may give them 2 food to gain a card of your choice from it.
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Bee Sting: Place the Bumble bee token on a pile. If another player passes that pile they lose 1 point. If another player takes that pile you gain 2 points.
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Pollinator: Place the two Bumble bee tokens on two piles. If another player keeps a pile with a bee, you may exchange that pile with the other bee pile (without looking).
Please vote on which ability you think the bumble bee should have in Canopy: Evergreen by visiting the BGG Poll here or commenting on this update. Voting will be open through Sunday, October 8th.
Nurse Log Up Ahead
Our next stretch goal will be the addition of four Nurse Log cards. Nurse logs are fallen trees that create ideal growth conditions for new seedlings. They are a beautiful sight and sometimes you will see 3 or 4 saplings growing out of the same nurse log. They are an essential part of a healthy forest and in Canopy: Evergreen they will help you grow new and tall trees.
The Nerd Shelves Live Play
The awesome folks at The Nerd Shelves will be streaming a live play of Canopy: Evergreen on October 7th at 12PM PST. Tune in to see the game in action.
Live Play Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WLAwPpMfes
We’ll be back on Monday with the results of the bumble bee poll as we gear up for the final week of the campaign!
Thank you!
Tim and the Weird Citizens
A New Species Approaches
about 1 year ago
– Mon, Oct 02, 2023 at 02:03:40 PM
Hi Friend of Trees!
We’re refreshed after a nice sunny weekend here in Portland and we are excited for the penultimate week of our Kickstarter. Today’s update will be very brief focusing on the Mystery Species Poll.
Mystery Species #2
We want to give a big thank you to everyone who has suggested wildlife in the comments section. We love engaging with our backers and love learning about new species. We have set up a poll on Boardgamegeek.com where you can vote for your favorite species. Voting will be open through Wednesday, October 4th. In the vote you can choose up to 3 species that you think would make a great addition to the game.
Once the winning species has been selected, I will start designing a few potential abilities for the active wildlife of that species. We will then do a second round of voting to give you a chance to weigh in on which ability you think best fits that species and should be added to the game. Thank you for your help in creating new content for this game!
BGG Poll - Click Here
Voting on Boardgamegeek helps raise awareness for the campaign and uses a handy polling system. However, if you do not wish to vote on Boardgamegeek you can still vote by commenting which three species you would like to see added to the game on this update or the main comments section. Full list of species is at the bottom of this update.
Thumbs Up!
While you are on BGG we would love if you could give a thumbs up to these images and heart the game on the main page. This will help increase our visibility on BGG and draw more backers to our campaign.
Thank you!
Tim and the Weird Citizens
Proposed Wildlife
- Greater Night-stalking Tiger Beetle
- Long-toed Salamander
- Bumble Bee
- Ant
- Snow Bunting
- Garter Snake
- Belted kingfisher
- Pacific Tree Frog
- Northwestern Salamander
- Western Pond Turtle
- Great Blue Heron
- Hooded Merganser
- Marbled Murrelet
- Greater sage-grouse
- Steller's Jay
- Wood Duck
- Wolf Spider
- Great Horned Owl
- Gray Jay
Seasons Unlocked and Unknown Species
about 1 year ago
– Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 11:34:35 AM
Hi Canopy Colleague!
Thanks to everyone who has joined our campaign this week. We are steadily climbing and have now unlocked our 6th Stretch Goal: Shifting Seasons! We’ll give you a sneak peak at those and invite you to suggest ideas for our newest Mystery Wildlife Stretch Goal!
Shifting Seasons
We are excited for this stretch goal as the Shifting Season cards add variety to each game. Even a slight change in rules can shift the value of the cards you are drafting and make you reconsider which pile is worth keeping, Check out what the new seasons will bring!
Mystery Species
Our next stretch goal will unlock the 2nd Backer created species! For those just joining us we invite you all to suggest any non-mammal, non-marine species found in the Pacific Northwest that you think would make a great addition to the game. Feel free to advocate for certain animals and share why you think they would be a great addition to the game.
I’ve pared down the suggestions from our 1st backer created species to fit the new criteria, but post any ideas for other animals you would like to see added to the game in the main Kickstarter comments section here. On Monday, we’ll post a poll where you can vote on your favorite three animals. Current wildlife list:
- Bumble Bee
- Ant
- Snow Bunting
- Garter Snake
- Western Painted turtle
- Belted kingfisher
- Pacific Tree Frog
- Northwestern Salamander
- Western Pond Turtle
- Great Blue Heron
- Hooded Merganser
- Marbled Murrelet
Have a great weekend and we'll be back here on Monday with more news from the forest and the wildlife poll!
Thank you!
Tim and the Weird Citizens
Changing Seasons
about 1 year ago
– Wed, Sep 27, 2023 at 11:16:21 AM
Greetings Forest Friend,
In the northern hemisphere fall has started, and here in Portland it went from sunshine to rain overnight and hasn’t looked back. While we miss the sun, we’re excited for cozy boardgame nights with tea and friends and sweaters. As the seasons change we adapt and shift to fit them, and that is exactly what our next Stretch Goal will require.
Shifting Seasons on the Horizon
Our next stretch goal is at $77,000 and will unlock 5 Shifting Seasons cards. This advanced variant, will be included in all copies of the game, adding variety to each season. When playing with the Shifting Seasons, you reveal one card at the start of each Season. The cards have an effect that changes the game for both players. Some Shifting Seasons change or add scoring conditions, others allow extra draws or food collection. We are excited for this stretch goal as the Shifting Season cards create a new and varied experience each game.
River Otter is a Playful Mimic
Thank you all for contributing your votes for which ability the River Otter should have. The Playful Mimic was the favorite by a long shot, and we look forward to all the shenanigans this cuddly creature will bring to the game, as it copies the abilities of other wildlife. Vincent is already working on the illustration and we should have some artwork of the River Otter to share in early October.
Storage Solution Unlocked
We are really excited that we’ve now unlocked the tuckbox storage solution and will be adding these great organizers to the game. I don’t think we can really communicate how much these will add to the game, and we can’t wait for you to open the game and experience it for yourself.
Thanks you for being part of our forest!
Tim and the Weird Citizens
