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7 years ago today, Gareth-Michael Skarka's Far West Kickstarter campaign was funded, with 717 backers pledging $49,324 of a $5000 goal.
To celebrate this special anniversary, let's take a look back at the progress ...
First off, let me start by saying that we're going to have to push delivery of the FAR WEST Adventure Game back a month, into January.
—GMS, Kickstarter update #23 Friday 2 December 2011
The wide-release commercial version of the Far West Adventure Game will be out sometime around GenCon. The Limited Edition for our Kickstarter backers will be shipping in March/April.
—GMS, RPG.net forum post, Wednesday 22 February 2012
Given the vagaries of distribution, I'd say September to be on the safe side. It'll be back from the printers in August, though.
—GMS, RPG.net forum post, Thursday 23 February 2012
To answer your question directly: PDF will be going to backers (and the printer!) this month.
—GMS, Kickstarter comment, Friday 2 March 2012
An update on release: We're not going to make the end of March. My fault. I've only got so many hands. April delivery, though —that's still on.
—GMS, intothefarwest.com forum reply, March 2012
If it isn't finished in May, it's because I've keeled over.
—GMS, intothefarwest.com forum reply, April 2012
Delivery will be pushed into June, but it won't be long.
—GMS, intothefarwest.com forum reply, May 2012
We'll be sending out the Core Rulebook this month.
—GMS, Kickstarter comment, Thursday 7 June 2012
You'll be receiving the PDF in September.
—GMS, Kickstarter comment, Thursday 30 August 2012
Re: Any News on Release Dates?
My goal is to get it out in October.
—GMS, intothefarwest.com forum post, September 2012
Re: Any News on Release Dates?
We'll looking to deliver in November.
—GMS, intothefarwest.com forum post, October 2012
Re: Any News on Release Dates?
I'm still pushing, but December is more likely at this point.
—GMS, intothefarwest.com forum post, November 2012
"The FAR WEST Adventure Game core rulebook will be released this Summer, first to backers of the 2011 FAR WEST Kickstarter, and then to distribution world-wide."
—Cubicle 7 press release, Thursday 9 May 2013
"Coming up fast on the end of June, and I'm sorry to say that I'm probably going to go over my own deadline —I had originally set the end of this month for the final, this-is-it art and text deadline, when FAR WEST would move to layout from here on... and I'm a hair behind on the art. Not by more than a handful of days, and I certainly am not one who would want to short-shrift on artwork —the final product is too important to me —but it's still aggravating."
—GMS, Kickstarter update #70, Friday 28 June 2013
We can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, and thanks to securing the assistance of Cubicle Seven, we'll be delivering the core book to backers at the end of the summer.
—GMS, Kickstarter update #71, Wednesday 24 July 2013
To be clear: The book will go *to press* by 9/21 —and when the book goes to press, the digital version will simultaneously be sent to backers.
—GMS, Kickstarter comment, Thursday 22 August 2013
October is more likely — we're still making changes based on backer feedback to the manuscript pages that went out.
—GMS, Kickstarter comment, Tuesday 17 September 2013
We will be going to press in November, a bit less than a month from now. Delivery of the digital version of FAR WEST will occur to you fine folks at around the same time we send to the printer (to ensure that you all get the latest, most-correct, final proofed version).
—GMS, Kickstarter update #76, Friday 18 October 2013
My plan is to get this out before Christmas.
—GMS, Kickstarter comment, Tuesday 17 December 2013
I have spent time with my family over the holidays, and now I'm back 100% on FAR WEST. I expect to turn it over to you folks within a week or so —and, contrary to the list below, you will have an opportunity to go over it before we go to press.
—GMS, Kickstarter comment, Monday 30 December 2013
At this point, I'm hoping to turn this over to you at some point this weekend, but —given that there are other folks I need to coordinate with on some of this —it may be Monday or Tuesday at the latest.
—GMS, Kickstarter project update #80, Thursday 9 January 2014
I'm looking at digital delivery of FAR WEST to backers by the end of the month!
Once we've done that, I am intending to let you folks go over the PDF and catch oddities, unclear passages, errors, etc. before we go to press. How long the look-over period is will depend on scheduling at the printer, but I expect it to be at least 3-4 weeks.
—GMS, Kickstarter update #86, Thursday 7 August 2014
At worst, I figure I'm no more than a week to 10 days behind schedule.
—GMS, Kickstarter update #87, Tuesday 26 August 2014
OK, so the tl;dr version of this update: You'll have the PDF before Christmas. To unpack that a bit more, for folks who'd like more detail: I expect to be delivering you the finished core rulebook in PDF at some point between now and mid-December. I'm actually shooting for sooner, rather than later (my last day of teaching my class is tomorrow, so I have a solid week during Thanksgiving break which I can devote to work -- and I have no plans for the holiday). In any case, it will be before the Christmas break (my oldest daughter is flying in to visit, so I will be done before then, so that I can actually spend time with her).
—GMS, Kickstarter update #88, Sunday 23 November 2014
I've had a couple of folks ask me how close I think I am to the end.… between finishing the last of the layout, and making sure the page proofing is complete before sending it out to you, I honestly don't expect we're going to be much longer (especially since next week is my school's Spring Break, so I'll have nothing else to divide my attention).
—GMS, Kickstarter update #175, Tuesday 10 March 2015
I’m sending out FAR WEST this month, at which point I will turn my sole attention to BANZAI. I will update you on every step of that, beginning in June.
—GMS, e-mail to backers, May 2015
The backers should have the complete PDF in November. I'm not exactly sure of how long the print delivery will take (especially given the holidays), but pre-order customers will get the PDF soon after the backers.
—GMS, intothefarwest.com forum post, October 2015
This is the current situation: You will have Chapter 9: Furious Action (the full rules system) before Christmas. The other remaining chapters -- Chapter 10: A Fistful Of Bastards (NPCs and Encounters), Chapter 11: The Far West (the setting info) and Chapter 12: Secret Scrolls of Kung Fu (the Narrator's guide), will follow quickly thereafter. Given the possibility of dog-related emergencies, I am expecting to have the whole thing in your in-boxes by the time I return to teaching in the last week of January. So, 6 weeks, give or take.
—GMS, Kickstarter update #223, 15 December 2015
I'm close to where I wanted to be, but I don't think I'll make my deadline of the end of January. Shouldn't be too far beyond that, though.
—GMS, Kickstarter update #224, Friday 29 January 2016
To do: This week, & early next -- finish semester of full-time teaching. Late next: Guest at @Chupacabra_Con! By end of month: FAR WEST!
—GMS, tweet, Thursday 5 May 2016
Last update, I said I expected delivery "somewhere around the end of the month" -- and in the comments, backer Stacy Forsyth asked for clarification, and in my response I mentioned that I'd allowed some wiggle room into early June with the "somewhere around" qualifier. I'm going to take that wiggle room -- it will be early June, rather than by Tuesday. It'll be close, but I didn't want people hitting Tuesday and being dismayed.
—GMS, Kickstarter update #226, Thursday 26 May 2016
I've been contacted by the Kansas AG's Consumer Protection office, and I've been responding to them. This, naturally, takes time that I would prefer to be using to finish this and deliver, but it is what it is.
Regardless -- delivery will be occurring soon.
—GMS, Kickstarter comment, Tuesday 24 January 2017
Expect a major post (with files) before the end of the year.
—GMS, tweet, Monday 20 November 2017
I am planning on giving you a completed manuscript (and we’re talking the whole thing, not just the rules) in July – although possibly earlier. (I’m actually shooting for close to my birthday in mid-June, if I can manage it).
—GMS, Kickstarter update #234, Tuesday 1 May 2018
To celebrate this special anniversary, let's take a look back at the progress ...
First off, let me start by saying that we're going to have to push delivery of the FAR WEST Adventure Game back a month, into January.
—GMS, Kickstarter update #23 Friday 2 December 2011
The wide-release commercial version of the Far West Adventure Game will be out sometime around GenCon. The Limited Edition for our Kickstarter backers will be shipping in March/April.
—GMS, RPG.net forum post, Wednesday 22 February 2012
Given the vagaries of distribution, I'd say September to be on the safe side. It'll be back from the printers in August, though.
—GMS, RPG.net forum post, Thursday 23 February 2012
To answer your question directly: PDF will be going to backers (and the printer!) this month.
—GMS, Kickstarter comment, Friday 2 March 2012
An update on release: We're not going to make the end of March. My fault. I've only got so many hands. April delivery, though —that's still on.
—GMS, intothefarwest.com forum reply, March 2012
If it isn't finished in May, it's because I've keeled over.
—GMS, intothefarwest.com forum reply, April 2012
Delivery will be pushed into June, but it won't be long.
—GMS, intothefarwest.com forum reply, May 2012
We'll be sending out the Core Rulebook this month.
—GMS, Kickstarter comment, Thursday 7 June 2012
You'll be receiving the PDF in September.
—GMS, Kickstarter comment, Thursday 30 August 2012
Re: Any News on Release Dates?
My goal is to get it out in October.
—GMS, intothefarwest.com forum post, September 2012
Re: Any News on Release Dates?
We'll looking to deliver in November.
—GMS, intothefarwest.com forum post, October 2012
Re: Any News on Release Dates?
I'm still pushing, but December is more likely at this point.
—GMS, intothefarwest.com forum post, November 2012
"The FAR WEST Adventure Game core rulebook will be released this Summer, first to backers of the 2011 FAR WEST Kickstarter, and then to distribution world-wide."
—Cubicle 7 press release, Thursday 9 May 2013
"Coming up fast on the end of June, and I'm sorry to say that I'm probably going to go over my own deadline —I had originally set the end of this month for the final, this-is-it art and text deadline, when FAR WEST would move to layout from here on... and I'm a hair behind on the art. Not by more than a handful of days, and I certainly am not one who would want to short-shrift on artwork —the final product is too important to me —but it's still aggravating."
—GMS, Kickstarter update #70, Friday 28 June 2013
We can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, and thanks to securing the assistance of Cubicle Seven, we'll be delivering the core book to backers at the end of the summer.
—GMS, Kickstarter update #71, Wednesday 24 July 2013
To be clear: The book will go *to press* by 9/21 —and when the book goes to press, the digital version will simultaneously be sent to backers.
—GMS, Kickstarter comment, Thursday 22 August 2013
October is more likely — we're still making changes based on backer feedback to the manuscript pages that went out.
—GMS, Kickstarter comment, Tuesday 17 September 2013
We will be going to press in November, a bit less than a month from now. Delivery of the digital version of FAR WEST will occur to you fine folks at around the same time we send to the printer (to ensure that you all get the latest, most-correct, final proofed version).
—GMS, Kickstarter update #76, Friday 18 October 2013
My plan is to get this out before Christmas.
—GMS, Kickstarter comment, Tuesday 17 December 2013
I have spent time with my family over the holidays, and now I'm back 100% on FAR WEST. I expect to turn it over to you folks within a week or so —and, contrary to the list below, you will have an opportunity to go over it before we go to press.
—GMS, Kickstarter comment, Monday 30 December 2013
At this point, I'm hoping to turn this over to you at some point this weekend, but —given that there are other folks I need to coordinate with on some of this —it may be Monday or Tuesday at the latest.
—GMS, Kickstarter project update #80, Thursday 9 January 2014
I'm looking at digital delivery of FAR WEST to backers by the end of the month!
Once we've done that, I am intending to let you folks go over the PDF and catch oddities, unclear passages, errors, etc. before we go to press. How long the look-over period is will depend on scheduling at the printer, but I expect it to be at least 3-4 weeks.
—GMS, Kickstarter update #86, Thursday 7 August 2014
At worst, I figure I'm no more than a week to 10 days behind schedule.
—GMS, Kickstarter update #87, Tuesday 26 August 2014
OK, so the tl;dr version of this update: You'll have the PDF before Christmas. To unpack that a bit more, for folks who'd like more detail: I expect to be delivering you the finished core rulebook in PDF at some point between now and mid-December. I'm actually shooting for sooner, rather than later (my last day of teaching my class is tomorrow, so I have a solid week during Thanksgiving break which I can devote to work -- and I have no plans for the holiday). In any case, it will be before the Christmas break (my oldest daughter is flying in to visit, so I will be done before then, so that I can actually spend time with her).
—GMS, Kickstarter update #88, Sunday 23 November 2014
I've had a couple of folks ask me how close I think I am to the end.… between finishing the last of the layout, and making sure the page proofing is complete before sending it out to you, I honestly don't expect we're going to be much longer (especially since next week is my school's Spring Break, so I'll have nothing else to divide my attention).
—GMS, Kickstarter update #175, Tuesday 10 March 2015
I’m sending out FAR WEST this month, at which point I will turn my sole attention to BANZAI. I will update you on every step of that, beginning in June.
—GMS, e-mail to backers, May 2015
The backers should have the complete PDF in November. I'm not exactly sure of how long the print delivery will take (especially given the holidays), but pre-order customers will get the PDF soon after the backers.
—GMS, intothefarwest.com forum post, October 2015
This is the current situation: You will have Chapter 9: Furious Action (the full rules system) before Christmas. The other remaining chapters -- Chapter 10: A Fistful Of Bastards (NPCs and Encounters), Chapter 11: The Far West (the setting info) and Chapter 12: Secret Scrolls of Kung Fu (the Narrator's guide), will follow quickly thereafter. Given the possibility of dog-related emergencies, I am expecting to have the whole thing in your in-boxes by the time I return to teaching in the last week of January. So, 6 weeks, give or take.
—GMS, Kickstarter update #223, 15 December 2015
I'm close to where I wanted to be, but I don't think I'll make my deadline of the end of January. Shouldn't be too far beyond that, though.
—GMS, Kickstarter update #224, Friday 29 January 2016
To do: This week, & early next -- finish semester of full-time teaching. Late next: Guest at @Chupacabra_Con! By end of month: FAR WEST!
—GMS, tweet, Thursday 5 May 2016
Last update, I said I expected delivery "somewhere around the end of the month" -- and in the comments, backer Stacy Forsyth asked for clarification, and in my response I mentioned that I'd allowed some wiggle room into early June with the "somewhere around" qualifier. I'm going to take that wiggle room -- it will be early June, rather than by Tuesday. It'll be close, but I didn't want people hitting Tuesday and being dismayed.
—GMS, Kickstarter update #226, Thursday 26 May 2016
I've been contacted by the Kansas AG's Consumer Protection office, and I've been responding to them. This, naturally, takes time that I would prefer to be using to finish this and deliver, but it is what it is.
Regardless -- delivery will be occurring soon.
—GMS, Kickstarter comment, Tuesday 24 January 2017
Expect a major post (with files) before the end of the year.
—GMS, tweet, Monday 20 November 2017
I am planning on giving you a completed manuscript (and we’re talking the whole thing, not just the rules) in July – although possibly earlier. (I’m actually shooting for close to my birthday in mid-June, if I can manage it).
—GMS, Kickstarter update #234, Tuesday 1 May 2018