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Rare Roses

Created by Rocky Heckman

A beautiful, highly interactive family game of floral design that will provide hours of fun. Featuring the artwork of Nene Thomas.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Rare Roses Rules Errata!!
over 3 years ago – Sun, Sep 06, 2020 at 12:03:32 AM

Hello Everyone,

I was made aware of some rules questions recently that kind of confused me because I thought I had explained them pretty well. There were questions about negotiation for roses with other players and why there was a first player advantage. The second part caught me off guard because in play testing we really didn't see much of an advantage for the first player.  When I ran some stats over my records of playtesting, it seems that in games with 2 players there was a slight advantage (54% of games were won by the first player.) but I didn't think that to be too significant. In games with more players, it was pretty even.  

I asked a couple people what they were doing and why it they were seeing this. I had a Skype call and watched some people play and noticed that they skipped a step during turn 1.  When I asked them why, they said they didn't know about it. So, I looked up the rules to tell them and noticed that page 7 of the rule book got mis-aligned in the final print and some of the text was cut off in one of the text areas of the page. 

This text is missing from the print version of the game. 

NOTE: On the first turn of the game, and the first turn only, players after the first player draw an extra Rose Tile for their position in the turn order as follows:

Player 2: 1 extra Rose Tile Player 3: 2 extra Rose Tiles

Player 4: 3 extra Rose Tiles Player 5: 4 extra Rose Tiles

Player 6: 5 extra Rose Tiles

If you don't do this on turn one, it makes a pretty significant difference for the first player. If they can buy up most of the roses on their first turn, other players are significantly disadvantaged especially in a 6 player game. I am so sorry this happened. 

Since I was updating the rule book I also clarified some of the points about negotiating with other players. I had intentionally left it pretty vague because I wanted people to just hash it out. However, enough people asked about it that I figured I'd provide some guidelines. 

So, there is a new PDF of the rulebook here:  Rare Roses Rulebook v1.1

Again, very sorry for the confusion. Thank you for your patience through all of this. 

Rocky

Rare Roses Shipping in final stages!
over 3 years ago – Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 11:46:18 AM

Hello Everyone we're almost there!

Shipping Home Stretch

We're almost there. Shipping has entered the final stages. Those of you in EU, UK, USA, CA, Asia should be getting your games! I've been getting reports of them landing on people's doorsteps in the US, CA, Germany, and Asia! Whew. I'm glad you are finally getting your games. 

Rules Available in German

Something else I'd like to let you know about, I've posted a GERMAN translation of the rules. You can find them here: Rare Roses Rules Deutsch. I would like to give a special thank you to Udo Boehm-Dores, a day one backer and the one who translated the rules (and provided InDesign help) for me! 

Spread the Love!

Now that you are getting a chance to play the game for yourself. I'd love to know what you think. Please rate and comment on our Board Game Geek page here Rare Roses on Board Game Geek 

I'd also love to see your pictures of this beautiful game. The game, and you playing it! You're fantastic and It will be great to have you in my Rare Roses memory book! You can post to Instagram, Facebook or Twitter and tag us @CravonStudios I can't wait to see what you think! 

Upcoming Work

As Rare Roses fulfillment and distribution start to wind down, I'll be ramping up on our next games. I have three in the works right now. 

From The Sea: The Last Pirate Game - A 1 to 5 player game about surviving the end of the Golden Age of Piracy. Can you build up your fleet, improve your ships, and then outlast the Royal Navy? Will there be a traitor among you who will hide behind a Letter of Marque? Fleet building, Crew Management, Treasure Hunting, Naval Combat all await you in From The Sea: The Last Pirate Game!

Ichabod's Run - a 1 to 5 player game where it's you versus The Headless Horseman. One player controls the Horseman, the others try to stop him. Will the Horseman be able to commit his ghastly murders before you can find his heart at stop him? This hidden movement game will keep you on the edge of your seat. 

Elder God's Awakening: A Dice Engine game - I am working with Red Genie Games on a Dice Engine that will be the basis of many games. In this 2-4 player game set in the world of HP Lovecraft, YOU are the Elder Gods. You can hear a faint distant call as you emerge from your eons of slumber. Can you use your feeble influence in the mortal realm to build followers, send them on tasks, amass your power and be the first Elder God to awaken and wreak havoc on the mortals? 

If you'd like to keep informed on the progress of these games and know when they are coming to Kickstarter, sign up to our newsletter here: Cravon's News 

I can't tell you how much I appreciate the support you've given this fledgling your support. 

Thank you!

Rocky

Fulfillment Update.... 12 August
over 3 years ago – Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 03:22:39 PM

Hello again everyone,

Let's get right to it. Here's the latest on the fulfilment. 

But first.... Please do us a little favor. When you get your games, post a pic and tag us on your favorite social media @CravonStudios  (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). I'd really appreciate that.  Also, drop by Board Game Geek and add Rare Roses to your collection. Once you get a chance to play it, please rate it there as well. Just click this Rare Roses BGG Link to get started. 

United States & RotW - QML

· Shipping to backers starting this week! 

· Fulfillment Timeline/Status: Some of you may even have your games by the weekend. I hope you do, and enjoy them. 

Canada - QML

· QML will pack and ship individually labeled boxes. At the end of each week, they send a truckload of packages up to Ontario where they're dropped at a FedEx Ground service center and move through their network. This means that even if they have them all packed on Monday, they don't head to Canada until the end of the week. Ideally this means you should start seeing your games next week!

· Fulfillment Timeline/Status: Packing scheduled to begin the week of August 10th, start getting to Canada week of 17 August

Europe - Spiral Galaxy

· The games and books have arrived at Spiral Galaxy TODAY! (if you are curious here's the tracking link: https://www.fedex.com/apps/fedextrack/?action=track&trackingnumber=108915035900&cntry_code=us

· Fulfillment Timeline/Status: This week! Some of you may start seeing your games by the end of the week. 

Australia/New Zealand - Aetherworks

· Fulfillment Timeline/Status: Complete

Since many of you have your games, if you've had time to play them, please head over to BGG and rate Rare Roses. Just click this Rare Roses BGG Link to get started. 

Asia - VFI

· Fulfillment Timeline/Status Update: Many have shipped to backers already. 

· Japan hub has their shipment and Thailand hub should get theirs in the next two days. The rest of the hubs ( S Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore) should also get their games this week! So you should start seeing games next week! 

· Backers can check here for updates on hub specific information, posted once confirmed: http://vfi.asia/hubs/ This will be after August 16th.

That is the state of shipping at the moment. While I hoped to avoid the COVID impact, it has certainly slowed everything down. I appreciate your patience.

As always thank you for supporting Rare Roses and indie game designers.

One more thing... Our partner Grand Gamers Guild just launched their Kickstarter for their game Endangered. It's called Endangered: New Species Check it out and reserve your copy. Especially if you already have Endangered

Thanks again. If you'd like to keep up with our upcoming games, From The Sea!, Elder Gods Awakening, and Ichabod's Run, sign up to our news letter. I send it infrequently so as not to clog up your inbox. Hope to see you on there! 

Sign Up here -> Cravon Studios Mailing List

Rocky

Fulfillment Update
over 3 years ago – Thu, Jul 30, 2020 at 02:35:49 AM

Hello Again everyone.

It's been an interesting road with our fulfillment partner. They seem to need prodding continuously or they don't tell me what's happening. In any event, 7 emails seems to be the magic number. Once I write 7 they respond. So here is the latest in the fulfillment schedule. 

United States & RotW - QML

· All stock arrived

· Fulfillment Timeline/Status: Scheduled to begin the week of August 10th. I have asked what they will be doing for 10 days while the product sits there, but I imagine it's just because there is a queue and that's where we are in the line. 

Canada - QML

· QML will pack and ship individually labeled boxes. At the end of each week, they send a truckload of packages up to Ontario where they're dropped at a FedEx Ground service center and move through their network. This means that even if they have them all packed on Monday, they don't head to Canada until the end of the week. Hang in there.

· Fulfillment Timeline/Status: Packing scheduled to begin the week of August 10th

Europe - Spiral Galaxy

· QML is preparing to pack and ship games, books, and cards required for fulfillment. Spiral will receive, prepare, and ship individual backer orders. Note Spiral sends out solicitations for order review and address verification prior to commencing.

· Fulfillment Timeline/Status: Scheduled to begin the week of August 10th at QML in Florida, then from there to the UK. 

Australia/New Zealand - Aetherworks

· Fulfillment Timeline/Status: Complete

Asia - VFI

· Fulfillment Timeline/Status Update: Packing complete

· Post fulfillment inventory: 7 games, 8 books, and 7 cards

· Japan hub should receive shipment August 4th and Thailand hub on August 16th. The rest of the hubs ( S Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore) should ship by the second week of August.

· Backers can check here for updates on hub specific information, posted once confirmed: http://vfi.asia/hubs/ This will be after August 16th. 

That is the state of shipping at the moment. While I hoped to avoid the COVID impact, it has certainly slowed everything down. I appreciate your patience. 

As always thank you for supporting Rare Roses and indie game designers. 

For those of you who have received your games, please stop by Board Game Geek and leave us a rating. I appreciate the help! https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/249692/rare-roses

Rocky

Rare Roses Fulfillment Update
over 3 years ago – Wed, Jul 08, 2020 at 09:02:30 PM

Hello Rose Fans! 

Here's an update on the Fulfillment status. I have new information today, 

Australia/New Zealand - Aetherworks

· Fulfillment Timeline/Status: Orders shipped out to backers yesterday

United States & RotW - QML

· Games - Vessel YM WELLHEAD/027E is due in port July 15th. We expect delivery to QML warehouse around July 22nd.

· Books - Originals arrived with damage.  Received more to replace unusable copies; awaiting warehouse receipt/confirmation of condition.

· Fulfillment Timeline/Status: Based on game arrival, tentatively scheduled for the week of August 3rd.

Canada - QML

· QML will pack and ship individually labeled boxes before starting on the US and ROW backers. At the end of each week, they send a truckload of packages up to Ontario where they're dropped at a FedEx Ground service center and move through their network.

· Fulfillment Timeline/Status: Based on game arrival, tentatively scheduled to start packing the week of August 3rd.

Europe - Spiral Galaxy

· QML will pack and ship games, books, and cards required for fulfillment. Spiral will receive, prepare, and ship individual backer orders. Note Spiral sends out solicitations for order review and address verification prior to commencing.

· Fulfillment Timeline/Status: Estimating the week of August 10th based on all other information.

Asia - VFI

· Backer data approved and submitted

· Fulfillment Timeline/Status Update: Packing begins mid-July and shipments start making their way to backers.

· Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand. Most of these will ship through their hub network which can take 30-60 days so we want to get them started soon. Only Japan and Taiwan need the books, the rest can ship once backer data is provided.

I hope you enjoy your games as you start getting them. When you do, please let us know in the comments. And if you could, please leave a post, comment or review on our Board game Geek page: 

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/249692/rare-roses

Leave us a Review and Rating!

We really appreciate your support. Shipping has taking a lot longer than planned due to the crazy state of the world, but we're getting through it. 

Thank you for supporting Rare Roses and Indie Game designers! 

Rocky