Hi everyone,

Drew here. What a week! I just wanted to share another note of gratitude for the support and enthusiasm we've seen for Molly House. We rely on crowdfunding to bring our projects to life, and witnessing how excited folks are for Molly House has us feeling encouraged about this game and emboldened about future projects. We are thrilled we get to keep working on this project knowing that we have flexibility with production options to bring the best version of Molly House into existence. 

I have a few updates I wanted to share with y'all below:

So the schedule listed today having a live playthrough and that was an error. Sorry! Jo and I are going to be streaming (and recording) a full game playthrough tomorrow, October 24, around 3pm EDT. The schedule has been updated with the new date and time for that stream, and we'll host it live over on our Twitch channel.

The other update is about the playtesting kits going live. Because I need a bit of extra time preparing the playtesting files and mods before they are shared widely, we are going to wait until Wednesday, October 25 to share the playtesting kits. I hope this isn't too much of a burden for folks, but trust me, it will be better to have a nicer experience playing Molly House for the first time! I'll be putting out another update later this week when those links are ready.

Right after the first few days of launch, Cole and I took a long weekend with our families on Minnesota's north shore. This has been an exceptionally busy fall, and it was great to do some hiking and reflecting.  If I have not gotten to your comment or email yet, I will soon!



Lastly, I wanted to share a quick invitation to anyone in the NYC area. Cole is off to Bard Graduate Center this week and he is giving a talk on October 25 that is open to the public. Check it out here if you are interested in attending. 

Again, we'll be back on top of things in just a few more days, and as always, feel free to comment or send an email to [email protected] and we'll get to it as soon as we can. Thanks again for being the best backers out there!

Drew

Dear Backers,

If you caught our stream earlier today, you probably have some sense of how we're all feeling. We are  overwhelmed by your support. Molly House is essentially a new style of game for us. Pax Pamir, for all that it offers players, is essentially a political game. John Company, though it has a novel perspective, is also another game about empire. These are well-trod themes in board games. Molly House is different. Molly House is a game about social history and, to put it simply, we weren't sure if it would resonate with you all as much as it has resonated with us.

But, here you are. Molly House's first day has been a huge success and we cannot wait to finish making this game for you all.

If you missed the stream this afternoon, you can find the video here:



And, if you'd like to learn more about the game, I'd suggest you give Dan Thurot's thorough preview a read. What I like most about his piece is its ability to weave the experience of playing the game within the broader context of Molly House's many arguments and interventions. It's really a remarkable piece of writing, and I couldn't think of a better introduction to the game.   

Tomorrow, I'll be hosting another live stream in the afternoon (4pm cdt) over on our Twitch channel and hosted on our BackerKit page as well. I'll be talking a bit about the process of making this game and highlight a few areas where we are going to be spending our time in the coming months. Then, on Thursday, we'll be posting the rules. Drew and I will then be gone for a couple days on a short trip, so there may be a delay in response time, but we'll try to stay on top of everything.

Thank you so much,
Cole & Drew