Pre-order the new expansions, which are estimated to ship in March 2021.
We also have the Howly Growly deluxe version and other expansions.
TO PURCHASE AN ADD-ON: Click on it, add it to your cart, then close the window and select any other Add-Ons before checking out. There will be some small fees added to the shipping due to weight increases. These prices are directly based on actual shipping costs. Contact us if you have questions.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
FINAL WEEKEND TO FILL OUT SURVEY!
over 2 years ago
– Fri, Aug 06, 2021 at 10:01:34 PM
Hi all,
This is your last chance to fill out your survey for GROWL: Madness & Plagues. There's still a few dozen backers who didn't pay shipping or add-ons, or enter their address.
The $1 backers don't need to complete the survey; thank you for the support!
If your survey is locked, it means your survey is complete.
If your address changed in the last 14 days, message me to unlock your survey. If the survey is not locked, please fill the survey out on your own (for legal reasons, I prefer you write the address).
If your survey is not complete by THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 8th, at 11:59pm Eastern, we can't guarantee timely delivery with the other orders.
Also, surveysthat are not complete by the end of the year will not be fulfilled, as I'm closing down some of my international warehouses to work with new partners. Additionally, since the GROWL license is switching to a larger publisher soon (very good news I hope!), we are closing down the pre-order store and my website pre-orders in the next few weeks.
Update?
I'm still waiting to get the proof copy of the game; every single aspect of printing this time is taking longer than I am used to. Even though I am working with the same printer as the base game, I suspect their staff is greatly reduced these days. The factory ran into a printing issue (the ink or color profile of the print didn't match the original base game back close enough to be acceptable). The decks are being reprinted at their expense, and this only delays us a few days I believe. (This is assuming the production sample looks good when it arrives.)
I think most copies will be arriving in October... hopefully not November, but I'm hearing horror stories from other publishers who are using freight lines during these covid times.
photo of box from factory
-Joey
Final Address Changes? Locking Orders TODAY!
almost 3 years ago
– Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 01:13:19 AM
We're locking orders today at 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern.
We're currently deep into production and the manufacturer is getting ready to assemble the games. Then we'll be shipping the orders with estimated delivery by late September for some backers and early to mid October for most backers.
Some of you have locked orders already (for example, those of you who split your order into multiple shipments). Let me know if you need customer service via email: vigourgames at gmail dot com
A few of you (58) have minor outstanding charges and your card will be charged today. Don't fret if you get charged; these would only be outstanding minor charges you probably assumed happened months ago - we are not double-charging anything or adding any unexpected fees.
-Joey
Finally going to press this week! Sept or Oct delivery.
almost 3 years ago
– Wed, Jul 07, 2021 at 09:07:03 PM
Hi guys, these delays have been brutal - this project was finished months ago, but things just are very difficult during these times. Anyway, here we are, finally going to press.
The manufacturer is airshipping me a preproduction copy, and assuming there are no problems we'll start printing by end of this week, Monday at latest. Should take about 20 days to print and box, then about 1-2 weeks to get onto a boat, then about 35 days to arrive at ports, then about 2 weeks to begin shipping, and about a week more to arrive at your door. So things might start arriving in late September, but more likely October. It is what it is. At least you'll have it for your spooky Halloween games....
Locking and Charging Remaining Orders
If you backed late, or if your credit card failed during the original batch of shipping, Stripe will be charging your card tomorrow (this only applies to about 50 people). Please don't ask if you are going to be charged - you can always check if you are all set here:
Message me if you want other things but your order is already locked - about 50% of the orders are locked on our side. Sorry about that.
We added 2 additional sleeve images (for Plagues and Final Plagues). The value on sleeves is huge because custom sleeves are basically not worth it financially to me at all; I do it out of the love... for you!!!! Actually, I just wanted sleeves for myself because I like custom stuff. If you like sleeves then buy the sleeves.
2 new sleeve images
Bigger Box
I decided to make the box a tad bigger so you can store an entire copy of GROWL (even sleeved) inside this box. It makes the game more portable Or you can throw out this box and stuff these expansions in your old Howly Growly Box. Here's a photo of the box interior (prior to art obviously!)
The interior - space for sleeved cards or an extra deck to make the whole game portable.
Divider to hold all the goodies in. It folds in the middle and it's front/back reversible, so you can use it to hold all the expansions or just Madness/Plagues.
Proofing colors
Obviously it is critical that the colors look consistent between the expansion and base game. This is one of the frustrating things that has been delaying us. But it looks good now.
proofing colors
Ok that's about it. Cheers!
-Joey
VIDEO UPDATE- nothing too exciting!
almost 3 years ago
– Fri, May 14, 2021 at 09:28:48 PM
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read.
Here's the rulebook. Still on target for May 15th to begin manufacturing.
almost 3 years ago
– Fri, May 07, 2021 at 03:07:42 AM
Still on Target
We are on-target for going to print May 15th. This is the revised timeline from the last update.
Rulebooks
Here's the rulebooks. Sorry there's not a lot of images in it; I had to squeeze it to fit into the limited page count. You can leave a public comment by hitting the (+) button at the top. Constructive comments only, please.
I updated a rule for Madness (which will necessitate having to film new instructional videos). Newer playtests revealed that having multiple triggers listed on the Gold cards and "pairing" a Gold with a Bite was simply too much "brain chaos" for mainstream players. So now each player has a madness trigger card and replaces it each Night. Works almost exactly the same, but less complicated.
This also allows for a fun setup method of playing with Madness Bites now - instead of having to have a separate deck of Madness (and each time you get a Bite discarding it and drawing a Madness), now you can just shuffle the Madness cards *face-down* into the face-up main deck. When a face-down card is revealed in the deck, announce it as a Madness Bite and give it face-down to the player of your choice. (You can instead choose the old way of setting up the game; this doesn't change anything.)
I also added more Madness cards that don't require a trigger at all. Keeps things simpler and keeps the focus on the deduction aspect. Some of the Madness cards cause in-game hindrances, which is fun because wolves can specifically choose to pass a Bite that is appropriate for a specific situation.
