Community Card Reveal!
over 2 years ago – Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 04:46:49 PM

PROCRASTINATION IS FINALLY HERE!
(About time…)

Last month, we asked the community to vote on which user-submitted trait idea should be in the next content release from Doomlings. Jim Sklena’s entry, Procrastination, was the big winner. Justus and Jim have been hard at work, and we’re finally ready to reveal the card to you!

While these effects are not final, we’re already falling in love with this little guy. Plus, we managed to squeeze a nod to Jim into the flavor text. In true Procrastination form, we’ll have more details about how you can get this card…later. For now, make like the sloth and hang in there!

WE'RE HIRING

Do you love Doomlings? Would you like to join our team and conquer the End of the World? We’re hiring for two positions.

About the job:
​Full time. A catastrophe aversionist is first and foremost a “utility player” to the partners, managing mid-sized projects, in service of broadening the reach of the brand. This is a role with opportunity for long-term growth within the company, and comes with a variety of unique responsibilities. From onboarding vendors, to solving supply-chain inefficiencies, to implementing timelines for our new product launches, no two days are ever the same. This role will present a charcuterie board of opportunities to find your long-term place within the Doomlings organization, as the company grows.

Our ideal candidate:
​We’re looking for someone who prides themselves on being a creative problem solver and self-starter; a unique specimen who is able to think outside the box for solutions to present to the leadership team. This person enjoys an ever-changing environment and adapting to new challenges each day. This person is detail-oriented, a quick learner, and a natural note taker, able to anticipate the needs of the team. This person is also ideally a creative writer, who can take direction and formulate communication to our (very active) Doomlings community. If you think of yourself as a multi-faceted Jack or Jill of all trades, we want you to join the brigade!

How to apply:
​Email your cover letter (optional) and resume with the subject line ‘CATASTROPHE AVERSIONIST’ to [email protected] or check out our full job description on our LinkedIn. At this time, we’re only hiring US applicants, and while LA is preferred, we are considering remote work.

About the job:
Part time (10-20 hrs/week). We’re looking to hire our first in-house content creator to help us expand the world of Doomlings on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and beyond. You’ll make videos that cover a variety of topics, from how to play the game, to clarifying rules and specific card interactions, as well as revealing our latest product designs. You’ll create other engaging content as well, such as photos, GIFs, memes, and sketch comedy videos. As a game founded by filmmakers, we’re incredibly excited to finally announce this position!

Our ideal candidate:
We’re looking for a self-starter who thrives off a creative environment. This person is passionate about board games, loves to make fun TikTok videos, and wants to be the face of Doomlings. If you see yourself as an amateur filmmaker, love spending time on social media, and enjoy managing your own schedule, we have a place for you on the team!

How to apply:
​Email your cover letter (optional) and resume with the subject line ‘CONTENT CREATOR’ to [email protected]. At this time, we’re only hiring US applicants.

While we are 96% complete with fulfillment, there are still issues we are attempting to resolve with our fulfillment partners, particularly in Asia. We value each and every backer’s belief in our vision, and do not take your contributions to Doomlings lightly.

If you are a preorder customer or Kickstarter backer still waiting for your tracking number, thank you for your patience, and our apologies again for the delay. If you are in Australia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore or Thailand, your order is on its way to a shipping hub in your country. You can see the list at http://vfi.asia/hubs/. You should receive a tracking number once it leaves the hub. Aetherworks has started reaching out to Australian backers to confirm they are handling fulfillment in the region. Our apologies to those who received conflicting information from them previously. If you were contacted about fixing your shipping address and haven’t received a tracking number, or if you have any other questions or concerns, please email us at [email protected]. We will not rest until you have your game!

THANK YOU!

Our team is growing, there is new content on the horizon, and all the while, our game finds its way onto new tables every day. We’ll have even more exciting updates in the weeks to come, but for now, as always, thank you for believing in us. We’re thrilled to take the next steps ahead on our journey, and we couldn’t do it without your support.

With Love,

Justus, Andrew, Eric & Chris

Announcing…The Doomlings Compendium! ✨
over 2 years ago – Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 05:10:20 PM

THE DOOMLINGS COMPENDIUM!

We have been working on a secret project for several months now and we are so excited to reveal it today. Some folks in the community have already found it, but officially, here it is: the Doomlings Compendium!

WHAT IS IT?

The Doomlings Compendium is an online database of all the ages, traits, and Meaning of Life cards in the game.

HOW DOES THE SEARCH BAR WORK?

Use the search bar when you want to pull up traits by name, effect or flavor text. “One of the cards has a joke about dating, but I can’t remember what it is.” Type “dating” into search! “How many cards tell you to draw cards?” Type “draw” into search! “I just want to see Appealing.” Type…OK, you get it.

WHAT ARE THE FILTERS?

•  Collection: Use this filter to see all cards in each individual expansion set. You can also choose “Classic” to see all of the base game cards, and “KSE” to see all of the Kickstarter Exclusive cards
•  Card Type: Filter by trait, age, or sign (the card type introduced in the Meaning of Life expansion).
•  Subtype: Pull up all of the traits with actions, or ones that don’t have any effects. See all of the dominant traits. Whittle down your trait list by effect type: Gene Pool modifiers, attachments, etc.
•  Color: Find all traits of each individual color (blue, green, red, purple), multi-color cards like Motley, and colorless cards.
•  Points: Show me those heavy-hitters with face values that are worth 6 or more.

PICK A CARD

You can also click on the “pick a card, any card” button. The site will randomly select a card and take you to its profile page.

The Compendium, like the Online Score Tool, was developed with the community in mind. Whether you want to quickly tally points or methodically research cards, our hope is that you enjoy the world you’re helping us build.

THE TRAIT IDEA CONTEST WINNER!

We were blown away when hundreds of you came to us with your trait ideas, and we were blown away AGAIN when THOUSANDS of you voted on the final 5. So, who won? Did voters have Mind Control on the brain? Did they look past black cat superstition for Panther? Were they compelled by Biomineralization or Axolotl after doing some Googling? (You know you did - we did, too.)

Each of the final 5 got HUNDREDS of votes, but the winner is…ah, you know, we don’t feel like announcing it right now. Maybe later.

Just kidding! Congratulations to Jim Sklena and his entry, PROCRASTINATION! It turns out a relatable trait paired with one of the cutest zoo animals (a sloth) made for a winning combination. Now, it’s time for Jim and Justus to make this thing! (Fingers crossed we all get a sneak peek in the next couple of weeks.)

With Love,

Justus, Andrew, Eric & Chris

Which New Trait Should Be In Doomlings? 🤔
over 2 years ago – Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 01:05:00 PM

We had a LOT of great submissions for the Trait Idea Contest. Thank you to everyone who entered! We have narrowed it down to 5 finalists, and now, we need YOUR input!

Click here or the image above to cast your vote for which trait should be in the next Doomlings content release.

(The lucky winner will also get Justus's holofoil Heroic, as seen in the video below.)

LOGISTICS UPDATE:

To the international Kickstarter backers in the regions of Asia and Australia, the word from Blackbox, our warehouse company, is that all of your orders have shipped out as of 3/4. However, for some reason, only some of your tracking numbers and tracking emails have been sent. Blackbox is looking into this.

To the international Kickstarter backers who re-sent us their addresses after Blackbox's system encountered an error, we are still working with the team to get your orders out.

THANK YOU!!

To the backers who are still waiting for their orders, thank you for your patience! Please know we are working every day to resolve the issues related to these continued delays.

With Love,

Justus, Andrew, Chris & Eric

We Want To Create A Doomling WITH YOU!
over 2 years ago – Sat, Mar 05, 2022 at 10:26:28 AM

HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!

In honor of our first trip around the sun, we're holding a fun little contest...

A message from Justus...

(comment on this video to enter)

Have an idea for a trait card that should be in Doomlings?

Tell us about it for a chance to win a holofoil Heroic AND to get your card in the game! For more details on how to enter, check out the contest video post on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube.

(And yes, our video review contest is still open and accepting submissions as well.)

LOGISTICS UPDATE:

At this time, roughly 85% of all pre-orders have been successfully shipped out! If you are an international Kickstarter backer who is still waiting for a tracking number, thank you for your continued patience. We apologize that you didn't receive your tracking number by 2/27 per our last email. We are working diligently with our warehouse to clear the remaining international Kickstarter orders as quickly as possible.

LOOKING BACK...

One year ago today, we pushed the launch button on our Kickstarter campaign. We didn’t know what to expect, but Doomlings was funded in 49 minutes!

After finishing in the top .1% of Kickstarters of all time, Doomlings has now been shipped to more than 80 countries around the world!

There have been many milestones along the way that we’ve celebrated together:

THANK YOU!!

Thanks to you, what started in 2019 as musings between two brothers has turned into a phenomenon. We are only celebrating this anniversary today because of your belief in us. So here's to the year that's passed and the years to come. We couldn't ask for better partners on this journey.

With Love,

Justus, Andrew, Chris & Eric

17,000 Orders Shipped...And Counting!
over 2 years ago – Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 11:24:09 PM

We are excited to announce that pre-orders made on Doomlings.com are now shipping! 

Our wonderful fulfillment team at Blackbox has been working around the clock getting games out the door. So far we’ve shipped out more than 17,000 orders! We aren’t resting, though. We still have thousands of orders to go, and we won’t stop until every box of Doomlings finds its home.

REVIEW VIDEO CONTEST!

Are you thinking about making a video for our review contest? Here are a few sparks of inspiration to get you started:

There are FIVE Grand Prizes up for grabs:

5th Place - $50 in Doomlings Bucks
4th Place - $75 in Doomlings Bucks
3rd Place - $100 in Doomlings Bucks
2nd Place - $150 in Doomlings Bucks + Control Chris’s hand on the next livestream
​1st Place - $200 in Doomlings Bucks + Control Eric’s hand on the next livestream + Justus creates a Doomling IN YOUR HONOR!

Thanks to feedback from our Kickstarter backers, we changed the winner selection from our favorites to YOURS! More details on how to vote will be available soon.

The contest will be open through 3/31/2022.

WRITTEN REVIEWS

If you’re camera-shy but still want to give your thoughts, write us a review! 14 days after you get your tracking number, look out for an email from [email protected] asking for your review.

The subject line of the email will be something like, “What do you think of Doomlings? Your review matters.”

As a thank you, within 24 hours of submitting your review, you will receive a coupon code for 25% off, which you can use on Doomlings.com!

SOLD OUT: Mystery Holofoil 3-Packs

Our Mystery Holofoil 3-Packs are officially SOLD OUT! (Mystery holofoil dominant traits can still be found in game boxes, but the standalone packs are no longer available.) The remaining products from our Kickstarter inventory on our website will continue to sell out in order to make room for the retail edition of the game.

As part of our initial order we placed with the factory, we have additional Kickstarter inventory that we will continue to sell off. As a new business, we need to use every platform available to us in order to compete with the “big guys.”

You may see inventory in places like your FLGS or on our Amazon store. This does not change the limited quantity of the Kickstarter inventory. (Once it’s gone, it will never be manufactured again.)

THANK YOU

As we inch closer and closer to fulfilling all of our pledges and pre-orders, to switching to real-time fulfillment, to selling off our Kickstarter inventory, to transitioning to the next leg of this magical journey, we just want to say thank you, again, for supporting us as we continue to expand the Doomlings Universe!

With Love,

Justus, Andrew, Eric & Chris