NEWSLETTER #4, Friday 16th August 2024


Howdy there pardners!

We promised not to send you an update more than once every two weeks, but you might've been wondering where the latest newsletter was? But there is good reason for our radio silence these last few weeks, as we have been super busy getting everything ready so we can announce our thrilling news!

NEWS! Today we can announce that the Tales of the Old West kickstarter campaign is scheduled to go-live in the first week of September!

While there are a few last bits to iron out before we can announce the exact date and time, we wanted you to be the first to know! We are super excited about this - it marks the end of a beginning that has taken literally years to get to this day. Now the real work begins!

Please go to our Kickstarter pre-launch page, and sign-up for the kickstarter. This way you will be the first to know when Tales of the Old West is out in the world. But also, your interest now will make things better for everyone - the more pre-campaign sign-ups we get, the more add-ons we will include in the campaign!

A thanks! Thank you all for supporting us, and your patience as we bring this passion project to fruition. We can’t fully express the gratitude we have for folks like yourself who have been at our backs during this exciting time.

As always, thank you for being part of our growing Tales of the Old West community, and look out for more news soon!

Dave & Matthew

Effekt Publishing Ltd

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