[Beth & Angel] 17th-20th Prompt, FINAL Vote, New Zineuary Goal Deadline

🏃 Progress: 12 zines down, 14 zines behind 

Once again we've gone the wrong direction, gaining 1 more zine completed and 1 more behind. But I have a couple that are almost done: the dad joke one still isn't complete, and I made one for the Hyper 1 HOUR Game Jam that'll fit the Fictional How-To Guide prompt perfectly (how to change the world with your wallet). You can check out the created-in-one-hour version here, it's free but also going to change a lot for the zine version.

Angel's also been working on zines! I've seen lots of awesome zine images from her on Canva. 🥳 

As for finishing before the end of March? Well, we have 16 zines to make and March ends in 14 days, only 10 of which are business days... So that's not happening. With that said, I genuinely think we can average two zines a week each, which would mean four weeks total, putting us at April 12th. To be safe, I'm making the goal date for us to finish our Zineuary zines April 19th. I am very sorry that this puts us optimistically almost a month behind, but considering that I initially expected to make much smaller, quicker-to-make zines, I'm still super happy with that outcome. 

Streaming

I'm delighted that we did all of the streams but one, which is an 80% success rate! I plan to continue this same schedule next week, and will probably continue it until Zineuary is complete, when we'll mix things up a bit by adding other types of streams into the mix.

As a reminder, the schedule of our upcoming streams, in your time zone, is right here. That link will also take you to our Twitch account where you can watch our previous videos and when we're live!

The Prompt for the 17th - 20th

Our Crowdfundr contributors voted in their final poll, and here are the results.

Wholesome horror won, which was suggested by an anonymous contributor!

We're both anxious about this lol. Neither of us does horror stuff generally, but there are loads of scary things in life. I'm sure we'll figure something out! :D And it's another interesting addition to Zineuary, as well as some creative growth for us!

What About the 21st-24th Prompt?

Our paid patrons are doing the FINAL vote right now. You can become a paid patron at any tier ($3, $5, or $10 per month; feel free to cancel right away) before the 21st to vote too!

Plus, you'll get 32 of our creations if you join as a $5/month member (Gaming Goose) before March 25th.

The post for the poll is here.

💡 Spotlight: Vote for our Next Sequel!

I launched a poll a few days ago for which game we'll make in future Hyper 1 HOUR Game Jams (especially this Friday's). You need to be at least a free patron to vote, but if you do join as a free patron you'll get four games! 

Here's the poll.

📰 News: Two Bundles We're In

Here are two bundles we're in:

1. The first is March Into Hope, which is a charity-esque bundle. It's raising money for a friend of ours, Laura, who has had some hardships lately. All money raised goes to her!
2. The second is Ultimate Bundle I, which is $1.55 (a weird number, I know lol) for 113 items. That's cheap as heck, and it's split between all creators. Because there are only 20 creators in the bundle, that's a 5% split per creator! 🥳 

🔎 Now Crowdfunding: Logic & Lore by Weird Giraffe Games

(That's not my image, of course)

I know I already promoted this, but the campaign ends on the 21st so I won't get another chance to share it with you.

It's $19 for a 2-player logic/deduction that's playable by all ages, even by one person who's really good at logic games and one who has never played one thanks to the variable difficulties in the box. And the art is super cool and there are dragon meeples! In fact, you can get a whole pack of 120 dragon meeples in a bunch of different colors as an add-on!

Angel and I work for Weird Giraffe Games, which is publishing the game. In fact, you'll hear Angel narrating the video at the top if you check it out!

The campaign page is here.

🙋‍♀️ Your Turn: What Are You Most Excited About in March?

Angel: I'm definitely looking forward to taking the time to get zines finished. I have been struggling with sinus issues that triggered a migraine that lasted about a week. It took me down for a few days and I am working on getting back to things today. So, I guess I'm most excited to not be feeling as terrible as I did last week!

Beth: There's a HUGE part of me that's excited about getting caught up on the Zineuary zines, but I'm also hyped that the weather is getting nicer! I've been aiming for a walk or two every day, and now I'm aiming for 100,000 steps a week. Nicer weather means more enjoyable walks, even if these stronger winds mean I'm constantly holding my hat on my head... 🤣