Boss Tiles Update!
almost 4 years ago – Mon, May 11, 2020 at 11:36:56 PM

Hey Everyone,

We know we have been slow to update during the Covid-19 moment.  We apologize, and we greatly thank you for all of your amazing patience! We also hope everyone is safe and doing well.

On our end, we here at Kess are still working on finalizing Battle Bosses, and are working toward a summer delivery!

As we start delivering graphic elements to the factory for print, we thought we'd show you the finalized graphics for the Boss Ability tiles, and Land tiles. (All 8 featured below)

Each Land tile will be double-sided. The front side will feature the individualized boss borders, and the back side will be borderless to show off the amazing artwork by Henning Ludvigsen!

We thank you again so much for your continued support and we are excited to get Battle Bosses into your hands to play!

Production update!
about 4 years ago – Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 12:38:17 PM

Hello everyone! As you've probably heard, due to Corona Virus precautions overseas, factories in China have not yet fully re-opened. We have no word on whether it will be days or weeks until full production resumes. We'll keep everyone in the loop and work with the factory as much as we can until their workers return.

We did however, receive the very first figure Paint and Mold Tests from the factory, just in time for New York Toy Fair! Keep in mind that these are not finalized. There will be more face detail in general and some of the sizing (captain boat specifically) will be different! This is also the first look we’ve gotten on the Nightmare and Fae Empress sculpts, and were really happy with the way they came out!

We thank you’ll much for your patience, and we hope you are as excited as we are!

Happy Holidays!
over 4 years ago – Mon, Dec 23, 2019 at 10:23:48 PM

Happy Holidays everyone!

As we wrap up 2019 and are spending time with loved ones, we wanted to show you the final sculpts for Alana, FAE Empress, her Fairy Warrior minions and Nightmare. They turned out really nicely and are excited to see how they look on our tables!

Once again, remember that the Bosses will come pre-painted and the minion miniatures are Exclusive and come with every Tournament Tier and above!

As we head into 2020, our factory is working to get us Samples to see before Chinese New Year. Once we have those, you know we'll be updating you and showing off more progress.

On behalf of the Kess Team, we'd like to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season and a very excellent new year!

Factory Meeting Update
over 4 years ago – Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 07:30:14 PM

Hi Everyone,

Having recovered from Essen and diving head first back into production, we wanted to share with you the exciting meeting we had during our factory visit last month!

We were invited to their corporate headquarters to go over samples, component materials,  and worked closely with their engineering team to lock down the production schedule and move towards the next step in tooling. The engineering team is currently modifying the 3d models so that certain parts glued during factory assembly are more refined and certain areas of the sculpts are solid and not hallowed out. 

Per our meetings with the factory and wanting to up the level of our game after feedback from GenCon, we've revisited details of a few of our Boss sculpts. Here's an example:

We also fine-tuned the functionality of Nightmare's Shadow tokens for production since the key to them is making sure other minions can rest within its grasp, representing the possession of other minions. This is the first minion in Battle Bosses where its physical shape is integral to game play!

When will Battle Bosses Deliver?

After our visit the factory it looks like we are still and on target to deliver Battle Bosses to our backers Spring 2020! We have already arranged final files for the printer and have chosen the specs/materials needed for production. We approved the tooling and are excited to see some samples come in to show you as we receive them. In the meantime, the factory is waiting on us to finalize the sculpts for Nightmare and Alana, Fae Empress which we'll show you in our next update!

ESSEN Spiel 2019!
over 4 years ago – Sat, Nov 02, 2019 at 12:29:54 AM

Hi Everyone,

After an exciting week at Essen Spiel in Germany, we wanted to give you the latest updates on how things went.

Our booth had a great turnout and we were able to demo Battle Bosses in front of international friends, trying out the new bosses Nightmare and Alana, Fae Empress in both Tournament and Arena modes! With over 10 games of Arena Mode firing throughout the weekend, it was exciting to see how well it was received as well as how Sky Whale became Essen Spiel’s favorite Neutral monster.

Being our first time there, the show was a huge learning experience (sadly the limited edition Ryu dragon squishies were part of the lesson as they were sacrificed by the customs minions.) That said, we were extremely excited to get the game in front of so many new faces, helping us spread the world of Battle Bosses to an even wider audience!

Coming up in our next update will be coverage of our visit to the factories and a special production overview. Stay tuned!