Hello, this is Ignacy Trzewiczek from Portal Games...
| | | Hello, hello, This is Ignacy Trzewiczek. We're expecting some turbulence ahead, so we kindly ask that you return to your seats and fasten your seatbelts. Oh yeah, I fuckin' love flying…
Final Frontier Games announced it is over. Greater Than Games got shut down too. It's happening, it really is. I myself had to do it twice. Two times in the history of Portal Games I was there, no cash, no perspectives, debts and bank accounts frozen by debt collectors. My dreams collapsed. Moments, days, and weeks that burned in my memory with pain, sadness and depression.
I managed to stand back finally. I managed to get back on my feet, fight back and Portal Games in the end became one of the most recognizable European brands in the board games industry. I wish the same happens to all my industry friends who are in trouble today. I feel you, I've been there, I know the pain and sadness. I wish you the best and hope you will manage to get back. I wish you all the best.
Also… | | How's things at Portal Games? I am fighting, I am doing my best, I've fasten my belts and keep working as hard as we can. Bohemians was sent to print this week. I lowered the print run to 60% of planned print run so we don't risk bankruptcy with tariffs when games reach US customs,
Age of Galaxy is ready in China. I asked the manufacturer to not ship it to the US yet. We are risking missing Gen con release, but these additional 145% cost added to the whole sprint run is devastating. I have two, maybe three weeks window and then I miss Gen con with the game,
Race to Berlin on GameFound started this week. We have 200 backers as for now. For the US players we decided to not collect regular pledge due to uncertainty with final tariffs and asked them to put $1 Pledge in and see how the things develop later. We don't want to leave them behind, but at the same time I am responsible and respectful - I am not going to charge you $40 for a game that may cost you $200 later with crazy tariffs added.
That's it. We're experiencing some turbulence, but I fasten my seatbelts, and continue to do my best. F$#!$ Trump.
Thanks Ignacy
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