The decision was made regarding how to do the Pledge Manager after the Kickstarter campaign ends on October 1. Here is the short and sweet “pre-announcement” from Martin:

And also from Emil:

And, checking the FAQ (per Emil’s pre-announcement) we see this official info:

Join in the final hours of celebrating a successful Kickstarter campaign and looking forward to the final game next year. Come share moments, thoughts and laughter with the Rogue Angels Team! It’s all happening as part of the Facebook Event on Sunday, October 1 at 19:00 CEST (13:00 EST)

=> Facebook Event

Lisa and Emil will do another livestream tonight on Discord:

=> Livestream Link

=> Official Update #16

Highlights: 

1. Stretch Goal: Reached 10th Stretch Goal yesterday and are already half way to the next and we still have 3 more days left in the campaign.
2. New here? Get your free Artbook gift (announced in the previous Update)
3. Deployable Hardware (tokens) now part of the game (via the latest Stretch Goal). This will add different types of drones, droids, platforms and devices for our heroes to deploy during a mission. These can help with hacking, distorting enemy movement and increase characters’ movement when close to enemies (as well as help with attacking them).
   
   The next Stretch Goal (105,000 Euros will add 12 new terrain tiles)
4. Two Livestreams!
   
   Thursday, September 28 at 22:00 CEST (16:00 EST) on Discord
   => Discord Link
   And then Sunday, October 1 at 19:00 CEST (13:00 EST) on Facebook – a LIVE Celebration during the final hours of the Kickstarter campaign. Come share a few moments, thoughts and laughter with the Team
   => Facebook Event
5. Rogue Angels Online
   • Len [that’s me he is referring to:) ] manages MyRogueAngels.com now has a prototype and posted an unboxing video on Board Game Geek
     => ReUnboxing Rogue Angels
   • Critical Fail chose Rogue Angels as their pick of the month:
     => Pick of the Month preview
   • Gettin’ Jiggly Wit It has a playthrough with kind words afterwards:
     => Playthrough and Final Thoughts
   • Liege of Games had a Kickstarter Preview and while it could sound negative, Emil doesn’t get those vibes. He just wasn’t aware of how easy Rogue Angels is to learn / relearn and get onto the table. [Len agrees – compared to ISS Vanguard, Rogue Angels is much easier and straight forward – I can say this since I managed a website for ISS Vanguard with over 600 articles, and now manage a website for Rogue Angels]
     => Kickstarter Previews
   • The Friendly Boardgamer had fund with his initial plays
     => Facebook mention
   • Board Game Officer posted their 3rd playthrough – this time for mission 4A
     => Mission 4A Playthrough
   • Dexerto had a nice news article on Rogue Angels
     => Mass Effect style board game soars past funding goals
6. Worldbuilding – for those who want to dive into more lore and worldbuilding, Lisa and Martin wrote a few articles on Board Game Geek
   
   1. Lisa wrote about Changelings
      => Changlings
   2. Martin wrote about our hero character, Qorox
      => Qorox

Rogue Angels has been featured several times at Merlin’s Manor and he enjoys the game a lot. Here is a clip from one of his Rogue Angels videos:

=> 1min with Merlin’s Manor

Here is a snapshot from this clip (you can click on the image):

I received a copy of the prototype today.

Yay!

I thought that I would make a quick video showing you what was inside my prototype box (thank you Emil Larsen for arranging for me to get this prototype!). Of course the final game will be complete and place holder graphics will be final graphics, etc. Photos of the box it came in (from another reviewer who was finished with it) are below the video window:

What is interesting is that Emil Larsen (game designer / developer along with many other on this super fantastic team) put together 50 prototypes and then numbered and signed each one! As a family of Elementary School Teachers, I have put together many kits of materials for 30 students in a classroom, so I know what it is like putting these kits together. Emil put together 50 plus each was far more intricate with many more components. I’d hate to hear how long it took him to put all the prototype boxes together!

Next… Photos of the box that UPS delivered to me today:

And a peek at what was inside when I opened it:

Rogue Angels now includes Deployable Hardware! I’m not sure what that is so I can’t give you detailed info about it right now, but it reminds me of ISS Vanguard equipment tokens that you could place on your current location on the map. This should add some depth (um, not depth charges) to the game!

Here are the words that caught my eye!!!

Yes… Deployable!

Here is the Stretch Goal that was just added to the game:

What’s next?

Twelve new terrain tiles PLUS 6 more maps with associated missions and setups! I think that we just may get these two stretch goals since we have 3 more days and maybe the last day will be when stragglers make up their minds to get in on this wonderful experience (aka a “game”)

I just happened to be in the neighborhood and checked … WOW … we are BEYOND 100,000 Euros already and still a couple days to go! Bravo!

I’ve enjoyed the One Stop Coop Shop videos for years now. They have a variety of ways of presenting games that helps us understand not just the game but whether or not we would LIKE the game. Rogue Angels hits that LIKE button quite nicely for me and also for Kim in this clip with Steve:

=> 1 minute with Steve and Kim

Here is a snapshot from the clip (you can click the image too):