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Molly House

Created by Wehrlegig Games

From designers Jo Kelly and Cole Wehrle comes a game of queer joy and betrayal in 18th century London. Experience this immersive historical board game from the creators behind Pax Pamir and John Company.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Playtesting Kits are now live, Art live stream Saturday, October 28
about 1 year ago – Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 09:56:12 AM

Hi again everyone,

Just a quick update to say that the playtesting materials are now live! You can check them out at the link and poke around the Molly House's development files. While the art and graphic design still have a while to go and the rules have some hiccups that need sorted out, we hope that exploring the digital and physical playtesting kits will still give you a good idea about how the game works and feels to play.

Also, there is now a link to Ricky's solo development video on Molly House on the campaign page. You'll see that the solo mode is still getting worked out so we do not have solo materials ready for playtesting quite yet, but hopefully in the coming weeks we'll have that ready. Ricky's wonderful peek into how the current solo build should give you a good glance into how it feels to play Molly House at 1P. If you want to get a feel for other player counts, our 2 player playthrough stream Jo and I ran yesterday is also in the Videos section.

And finally, I also wanted to plug a short interview we will be doing with Rachel Ford this Saturday, October 28th! We'll be talking about Rachel's process with the art of Molly House and learning a bit more about their other projects. We'll have a recording of our stream shortly after as well. Here's an exciting preview of some of the lettering that Rachel is working on for the cover too.


I hope to share a mock up of the box cover with the new drawn title in layout later this campaign, but that might have to wait until we return from our in person playtests of Molly House coming to San Diego HistCon next week! See everyone on the playtesting discord and on the art stream on Saturday! 

Thanks again and happy playtesting,
Drew

What's Next: Schedule Changes, Getting Back, Cole's in NYC
about 1 year ago – Mon, Oct 23, 2023 at 10:34:42 AM

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:

Date Update

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.

Getting back to things

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

The First Day
about 1 year ago – Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 06:26:01 PM

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