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SHASN - The Political Strategy Board Game

Created by Zain Memon

An epic game of politics, ethics, and strategy for 3-5 players. Capture, gerrymander, and maybe even betray your morals to win.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Manufacturing Update
over 3 years ago – Sun, Nov 08, 2020 at 09:47:02 PM

Hello friends!

Due to a small delay, we will be wrapping up production in ten days from now. The games will be on the boat by the end of the month!

An important heads up: please lock your final shipping address by 30th November if possible. You will not be able to change your shipping country after 30th November.

You can log into your BackerKit account and change your address there, if necessary. If you don’t have an account, go to BackerKit.com and sign up as a backer using the same email address that you used on Kickstarter.

If you haven't completed your BackerKit survey yet, please do so immediately here: https://shasnthegame.backerkit.com/

If you don't complete your BackerKit survey, we may not be able to fulfil your order. 

Meanwhile, it’s that time of the once-in-four-years again. Just like me, I'm sure you are also glued to the unfolding US election results. It is a pleasure to watch democracy in action, but it is also a crucial time to re-examine our systems and figure out how they can best represent our interests.

See you in the next update.

Updated Delivery Timeline
over 3 years ago – Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 08:22:40 PM

Hi friends,

I want to start by apologizing for the radio silence recently. Our manufacturing has already been underway, but we encountered a few problems that threw a bit of a spanner in the works. Some files did not turn out as expected, and we were forced to make some design changes. We held off on this update until those issues were resolved, and we had a clear idea of the delivery timeline.

This is the revised timeline that we are confident of:

Mass manufacturing will be completed by the end of October. The game will then ship from China and will reach various ports around the world by the end of November. The deliveries of SHASN will begin in December. You can expect to have the game delivered to you before the year is over!

An important note for our Indian backers: fulfilment in India has gotten more complicated due to the current international relations situation. We’re talking with our shipping partners to ensure that SHASN clears customs as soon as it arrives. We’ll have more information for you as the political situation unfolds further.

I understand that this delay is inordinate and am really sorry. We’ll make sure to keep you looped in better, regarding all progress and difficulties, until the game reaches your hands. I promise you that at the end of the day, an excellent product is going to reach you.

Thank you so much for bearing with us.

Pictures, Please
over 3 years ago – Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 06:11:09 AM

Hi friends,

We know you’ve been eagerly waiting for the pictures of our production prototype. We were holding out until we were able to complete a high-quality studio photoshoot. The images are out and they do a splendid job of capturing the game’s beauty.

I’m really proud of what our visual design team - Soumik, Alisha, and Maithili, have managed to achieve. They’ve spent a lot of time marrying visual clarity with razor sharp design, and the result is a game that looks great onscreen and even better in person.

We hope you love the look of the final product as much as we do. Please take a look here:

https://bit.ly/33FpsDy

Also, please note that production is already underway. We will keep updating you on our progress. See you in the next update!

The Production Run Is Beginning!
over 3 years ago – Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 02:21:01 AM

Hey friends,

The manufacturing copy of SHASN reached our office on Monday. It’s exactly as beautiful as the pictures suggested it would be. After soaking it all in, we’ve spent the past few days poring over every inch of it.

A few very minor design changes aside, it looks fantastic. We’ve made the corrections and officially given the manufacturer the go ahead to start producing SHASN en masse!

High quality images and an updated How To Play video should hit your inbox in the coming week!

IT HAS FINALLY REACHED INDIA!
over 3 years ago – Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 08:20:47 PM

Hello friends,

The wait for the final manufacturing copy of SHASN has been excruciating - for you and us both. After some frustrating weeks of having nothing to report, I’m relieved to let you know that it has made it into the country at last. All it took was a small detour from Shenzhen to London to Delhi to get it in. A huge shoutout to Luke Moody, the author of the uproarious Brexit Deck, for helping us out of a tight fix!

The copy will reach us in Goa the day after tomorrow. We've already received pictures from the manufacturer, and they look absolutely amazing. The second it reaches us, we’re going to take professional grade photographs and share them with you. We will also kickstart the final production right away. Stay tuned!