A new expansion for the card crafting, worker placement game with variable Locations, designed by John D Clair
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Pledge Manager is Open!
over 4 years ago
– Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 02:50:15 AM
Dear Backers,
The pledge manager for the 2nd Edge of Darkness Kickstarter - Cliffs of Coldharbor - is NOW OPEN!Click this link to access the Pledge Manager if you did not receive a direct link to your order via email from BackerKit.
Please Note: If you selected an Expedited Reward in the Cliffs of Coldharbor campaign you must log in to the pledge manager and complete the check-out of your order, including paying any balance due for shipping & handling before November 3rd to ensure the Expedited portion of your order will be delivered on time in November.
It is our intention to deliver the Guildmaster Base Game, Sands of Dunestar, Metal Coins and Premium Sleeves for Expedited orders in the first shipment, leaving only the Cliffs of Coldharbor (and the Advanced Guild Packs) for delivery in 2020.
It is our expectation that we will be able to include the Guildmaster Upgrade Packs in this shipment as well. We also expect to have them in our online store before the end of November for people who wish to order them for immediate delivery who are not receiving an Expedited Guildmaster in November. We will update the Edge of Darkness web page as soon as they are available in the online store for order.
If you order is NOT Expedited your order will ship complete in one master carton when Cliffs of Coldharbor is delivered in 2020.
Customer Service Update: Last week we cleared several hundred customer service requests that were pending in our system. If you have been awaiting a replacement component, your replacement should be en route to you now. We have also recently received a shipment of new boxes at our California facility, and our customer service team is engaged in an ongoing process of fulfillment for replacement boxes; all of the backlog for box requests should be handled by the end of October.
-- The Edge of Darkness Team
Post Campaign Info
over 4 years ago
– Sat, Oct 05, 2019 at 01:06:57 AM
Thanks to your INCREDIBLE support,the Battle against the Blight continues - and the people of Coldharbor have new allies against the Chill.
What if you missed it?
Never fear! We will have a Late Pledge system ready for your order shortly. When it is online there will be a button on the campaign page that will take you to the Pledge Manager where you can create a new order for the Guildmaster Reward and/or Cliffs of Coldharbor and Sands of Dunestar, for a limited time.
The Expedited options will be available in the Pledge Manager for Late Pledges as long as supplies last.
What Happens Next?
Your credit cards will be charged in the next 48 hours by Kickstarter. If your credit card fails to process you’ll have 7 days to fix the problem, Kickstarter will keep automatically retrying the charge during this period.
After this period has passed we’ll be able to access the data Kickstarter provides about the Backers, including your email addresses.
All of the data from the campaign will be imported into the Pledge Manager, a 3rd party tool not associated with Kickstarter. Once we’ve moved the data into the Pledge Manager, we’ll be sending you information on how to access it.
If you were unable to pay for your Reward in the 7 day window after the close of the Kickstarter, you’ll be able to make payment arrangements in the Pledge Manager, including using PayPal.
You have 14 days from today to decide that you would like to cancel your pledge for a full refund. After that period we will still be able to issue refunds, but you will pay an 8% fee which is the cost that we cannot recover from Kickstarter or the payment system.
If you have any problems with your Pledge, or any questions about payment, or want to request a refund, please email [email protected] and we’ll be able to help.
Communications After the Kickstarter
Now that the campaign has ended we’ll be using the Comments on Kickstarter less frequently and we won’t monitor it as closely as we did during the campaign. We encourage you to take the conversation to either our Facebook page, or to the Edge of Darkness forums on BoardGameGeek.com.
We will typically send an Update a month until we fulfill the Rewards. When we Update we will also send a notice to the Edge of Darkness Newsletter mailing list which includes everyone interested in the game, not just the Kickstarter Backers.
For now we’re getting back to the Street and we’re keeping a close watch on the Tower. The Blight never rests, nor do we!
-- Everyone at Alderac Entertainment Group
The Final Day!
over 4 years ago
– Fri, Oct 04, 2019 at 10:49:47 PM
Dear Friends,
It is the final day of this campaign and we’re excited to be hosting the end of Edge of Darkness Cliffs of Coldharbor. It’s been a cold but fruitful journey to the lands far from the warmth of Aegis and Dunestar!
Over the past two weeks we’ve previewed each of the Locations in the Updates we’ve posted each day, and that you can see by clicking the “Updates” link on the Kickstarter page. We’ve also enjoyed interacting with you on the Comments channel!
This afternoon (Friday) at 2pm (Pacific) AEG CEO John Zinser and Edge of Darkness Designer John D Clair are going to be playing Edge with Coldharbor content on a special livestream from Larkstone - our design center in southern California. The livestream is going to be hosted on Facebook at the Alderac Entertainment Page. We hope you'll tune in to enjoy the game as we celebrate the end of this campaign!
One last time we’d like to ask for your help in amplifying the message and letting the world know about the Edge of Darkness Cliffs of Coldharbor Kickstarter!
Cliffs of Coldharbor Preview: Gilded Leaves Headquarters
over 4 years ago
– Thu, Oct 03, 2019 at 09:47:48 PM
Citizens of Aegis!
Welcome to the 10th day of this campaign! We are two days from the end of the campaign on October 4th!
We have previewed all the Locations, Contacts & Threats for the Cliffs of Coldharbor and we have one Guild Headquarters left to reveal:
We are featuring the Gilded Leaves content from the Advanced Guild Packs for this Update.
(Game Rules & Names subject to change)
(Game Rules & Names subject to change)
(Game Rules & Names subject to change)
A reminder of how the Guild HQ Location works: This Location is only available to its named Guild. Guild Citizens & Patricians may interact with the Location as described. Before play begins, each player chooses which side of the Guild HQ to use during the game, and replaces the stock Guild Citizens & Patricians with the updated versions.
When the war began and the enemy struck out from the Wastes, the Realm rallied together to push back, regaining all but the farthest reaches of the Forsaken Lands. We shored up the walls and built up the defenses all along the border, settling in for the long fight against a wounded, but far from defeated enemy. But as those in Aegis were keeping watch on the looming darkness, the enemy was moving. The warfront is more extensive than we ever imagined, stretching from Coldharbor to even the Abiding Wilds. I am travelling to Loftleaves to consult with the Dwarves because in many ways, they have been waging this war longer than any of us
-- Theo Rashid, citizen of the Gilded Leaves
The Gilded Arcanum first option allows you to manipulate Threat Cubes after they’ve dropped to try and avoid an unwanted attack (or maybe to have another chance of triggering an attack you do want!) It also powers your Hunts when your own cards are in the Tower. The second option is a bit subtle. Citizens & Patricians aren’t “Contacts”; the first ability refers to a card that has not been upgraded by card crafting. The second (with a minor typo) allows you to switch cards in the Street and the Tower.
The new Guild Citizens & Patricians for the Gilded Leaves can dispatch Agents to the Gilded Arcanum, and generate Combat power, Influence, Goodwill and Coins in various permutations.
As we move into the final hours of the campaign a lot of activity will be taking place behind the scenes. With 48 hours to go, Kickstarter sends out a Reminder email to everyone who has clicked the Remind Me button on the campaign page. With 24 hours to go, we’ll be sending a Kickstarter Message directly to our Backers thanking them for their support and asking for their help in amplifying our message as we begin the final day. A newsletter will also be emailed to our main AEG mailing list reminding all our friends that the end of the campaign is near.
You can help by posting about the campaign on Facebook and Twitter and letting your friends who game know that Edge of Darkness is waiting for them to join the Battle against the Blight!
Cliffs of Coldharbor Preview: Coldhollow Northmost Town, Shorehollow Isle & Fede Cartel Headquarters
over 4 years ago
– Wed, Oct 02, 2019 at 11:07:41 PM
Citizens of Aegis!
Welcome to the 9th day of this campaign! We are three days from the end of the campaign on October 4th!
Today’s first Location is the Coldhollow Northmost Town
(Game Rules & Names subject to change)
(Game Rules & Names subject to change)
Coldhollow is no stranger to ice. Despite frequent blizzards and biting winds, they have found a degree of comfort in the mountains that is unimaginable to anyone within the walls of Aegis. But they aren’t without suffering. Long ago, several children ventured out through the valley when a violent storm descended without warning. The residents of the town searched desperately for days, but they were never found. To this day when the snow is so thick, it’s blinding, you’ll hear some tell tale of seeing a group of children wandering within the storm, crying out for rescue.
-- Corrina Laity, adventurer
Someplace must be the furthest from the warmth, and Coldhollow Northmost Town is that place. The ability on the Coldhollow Northmost Town location allows you to remove Threat Cubes from the game and store them in your Reputation coffer on your player board. You can earn 1 to 5 VP (in a 4 player game) by carefully apportioning Threat Cubes in this manner. Of course, you may wish to remove as many of your own from the game as you can as well!
The Coldhollow Traveller allows you to send its card to the bottom of the deck. This ability synergizes quite nicely with one of the options of the Shadow Barony! Remember also that when Threats leave the tower, they are replaced with the bottom card of the deck.
The Children of the Ice Hills are a tragedy. When they attack the owner of the card, that entire attack is reduced in Damage strength by 3.
The second Location for today is the Shorehollow Isle
(Game Rules & Names subject to change)
(Game Rules & Names subject to change)
The wealthy choose to ignore it. The poor have too many other worries to address it. But we cannot just sit idly by and watch as the Chill corrupts our home. Coldharbor is a survivor, harnessing the waves, pushing back the cold, and drawing power from the heart of the mountains themselves. But the Blight is entirely different, attempting to use that strength against us. So we have withdrawn to Shorehollow where the sea to buffer its influence. None of us wanted to leave, but perhaps from here, we can see the enemy more clearly, and point the city back toward hope.
-- Hiran Strande, Priestess of Shorehollow
A stout redoubt against the Chill, a community of fellow believers, perhaps the final hope of Coldharbor. This is the Shorehollow Isle.
To use this Location’s abilities, you will need to dispatch trained Agents to the Location, and then have access to the Shorehollow Priestess contact. Note the 4th ability, which is the first opportunity introduced to transfer control of a card from one Guild to another!
The Shorehollow Priestess allows you to dispatch an Agent to the Shorehollow Isles but to do so you have to sleeve the card on a card you don’t own.
The Salt Spawn is a 1 Damage threat and defeating it provides a point of Reputation - or the ability to send a trained Agent to any legal destination!
We are featuring the Fede Cartel content from the Advanced Guild Packs for this Update.
(Game Rules & Names subject to change)
(Game Rules & Names subject to change)
(Game Rules & Names subject to change)
A reminder of how the Guild HQ Location works: This Location is only available to its named Guild. Guild Citizens & Patricians may interact with the Location as described. Before play begins, each player chooses which side of the Guild HQ to use during the game, and replaces the stock Guild Citizens & Patricians with the updated versions.
Yes, yes, the war effort is certainly important. But one day, the fighting will cease, and Humanity will need to blaze a path toward a new future. To that end, the Cartel is right to establish itself in all the cities of Realm, positioning us to help navigate that path for all of us. Our ties to Coldharbor are healthy, and Aegis remains the artery that feeds all others. But I’ve heard whispers that the future power of the Realm may look more like its past than anyone could predict. If they’re correct, then eyes will turn to Subterlight before long, and we need to get there first.
-- Placida Capillo, citizen of the Fede Cartel
The Cartel Estate has several abilities to manipulate coin, on both options. The first side also allows the player to manipulate the Street - which by implication may allow them to manipulate their hand as well!
The new Guild Citizens & Patricians for the Fede Cartel can dispatch Agents to the Cartel Estate, and generate Combat power, Influence, Goodwill and Coins in various permutations.
You can help us make this campaign a success! Sharing the link to the campaign on your Facebook and Twitter social media feeds will help us reach the widest possible audience. We greatly appreciate your assistance!
