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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Dungeons of Doria – </span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>September<span style='color:black'> 2021<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>(</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>German<span style='color:black'> version below)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><img width=393 height=197 id="_x0000_i1064" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D7444D.5A71B190" alt=NewsletterBanner.jpg></span></b><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Hi everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Current State of the game<br>Dungeons of Doria is still moving forward, even if you did not hear from me for some time.<br>4 Campaigns (each with 8 scenarios to play) are finished and playtested, feedback by the playtesters has been incorporated. There is still a bit of translation (from German to English) needed on these campaigns, but the main work is done and the rest is just proofreading work. At least 3 of these campaigns will be included in the final game and 1 campaign will be made available with the digital versions.<br>The main reason the digital versions are not released yet, is the Quick Start Guide which needs a complete redo and at least some of the monster illustrations need to be finished. As soon as the digital versions on Tabletop Simulator and Tabletopia go live, you (the newsletter subscribers) are the first to hear it!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Shipping crisis for board games (ok, not only board games)<br>One of the other reasons for the delay of the Kickstarter is the worldwide shipping prices. I do not feel comfortable to get a game on Kickstarter that will have much higher prices due to shipping, effectively doubling the price of the game. The goal is the make the best game as possible and at the same time as cheap as possible. You can read more about the shipping crisis for example here:<br><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/120894/shipping-madness-and-future-cost-board-games">https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/120894/shipping-madness-and-future-cost-board-games</a><br>Dungeons of Doria will not be delayed forever due to this... but at least until the shipping prices have somewhat normalized. I expect this to start around beginning of 2022 and will monitor it closely.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Illustrations<br>The delay helps me in getting all Illustrations done before the Kickstarter - which also means as soon as the Kickstarter is finished, production can nearly commence. Which should mean, getting the game faster hopefully (normally, large Kickstarters will take 1-2 years until they are finally delivered).<br>One of the things recently finished, was the complete map for Doria, the continent on which all of the scenarios and campaigns take place. Parts of this map will be used within the campaigns:<br><a href="https://www.dungeonsofdoria.de/files/Doria_FullMap.jpg">https://www.dungeonsofdoria.de/files/Doria_FullMap.jpg</a><br>Stay tuned for more illustrations, especially the upcoming monsters / opponents!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Stay healthy,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Viktor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Hallo allerseits! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Aktueller Stand der Dinge<br>Dungeons of Doria schreitet weiter voran, auch wenn ihr eine Zeit lang nichts von mir gehört habt.<br>4 Kampagnen (jede mit 8 Szenarien) sind fertiggestellt und getestet, das Feedback der Tester wurde eingearbeitet. Die Kampagnen müssen noch ein wenig übersetzt werden (vom Deutschen ins Englische), aber die Hauptarbeit ist getan und der Rest ist nur noch Korrekturlesen. Mindestens 3 dieser Kampagnen werden im endgültigen Spiel enthalten sein und 1 Kampagne wird mit den digitalen Versionen zur Verfügung gestellt.<br>Der Hauptgrund, warum die digitalen Versionen noch nicht veröffentlicht sind, ist der Quick Start Guide, der komplett überarbeitet werden muss, und zumindest einige der Monsterillustrationen müssen noch fertiggestellt werden. Sobald die digitalen Versionen auf Tabletop Simulator und Tabletopia live gehen, seid ihr (die Newsletter-Abonnenten) die ersten, die es erfahren!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Versandkrise bei Brettspielen (ok, nicht nur Brettspiele)<br>Einer der anderen Gründe für die Verzögerung des Kickstarter-Projekts sind die weltweiten Versandkosten. Ich fühle mich nicht wohl dabei, ein Spiel auf Kickstarter zu bringen, das durch den Versand viel teurer wird und den Preis des Spiels effektiv verdoppelt. Das Ziel ist es, das beste Spiel wie möglich zu machen und gleichzeitig so günstig wie möglich. Mehr über die Versandkrise kannst du zum Beispiel hier lesen:<br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/120894/shipping-madness-and-future-cost-board-games"><span lang=DE>https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/120894/shipping-madness-and-future-cost-board-games</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>Dungeons of Doria wird sich dadurch nicht ewig verzögern... aber zumindest so lange, bis sich die Versandpreise etwas normalisiert haben. Ich rechne damit, dass dies Anfang 2022 der Fall sein wird, und werde es genau beobachten.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Illustrationen<br>Die Verzögerung hilft mir, alle Illustrationen vor dem Kickstarter fertig zu bekommen - was auch bedeutet, dass sobald der Kickstarter fertig ist, die Produktion so gut wie beginnen kann. Das sollte bedeuten, dass das Spiel hoffentlich schneller fertig wird (normalerweise dauert es bei großen Kickstartern 1-2 Jahre, bis sie endlich ausgeliefert werden).<br>Kürzlich wurde unter anderem die komplette Karte für Doria fertiggestellt, den Kontinent, auf dem alle Szenarien und Kampagnen stattfinden. Teile dieser Karte werden in den Kampagnen verwendet:<br></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.dungeonsofdoria.de/files/Doria_FullMap.jpg"><span lang=DE>https://www.dungeonsofdoria.de/files/Doria_FullMap.jpg</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>Bleibt gespannt auf weitere Illustrationen, vor allem zu den kommenden Monstern/Gegnern!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Bleibt Gesund,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Viktor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Dungeons of Doria Newsletter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Zum austragen aus dem Newsletter: / To end newsletter subscription:</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://erps.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/loot-newsletter">http://erps.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/loot-newsletter</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>