The rulebook has still not been updated to correct iconography regarding visitors and hooligans.

The upgrade kits for Dinosaur Island are missing slap bracelets and all the scientist meeples are level 3. To detail some of the problems for anyone curious: I don't regret putting down so much money for these very good games, but I'm not sure I trust Pandasaurus enough to back any more Kickstarters by them. Quality control issues, missing components, changes from advertised stretch goals with no communication to backers, and various other little details that add up to a sour taste in my mouth. I'm a big fan of Dinosaur island and Duelosaur Island, i know Pandasaurus games is a small operation, I know the Totally Liquid Kickstarter was a very complicated campaign, but now that the campaign is over for me i'm not enthused with how it's turned out. Our copies of Duelosaur Island and Totally Liquid arrived today so we're looking forward to seeing them hit the table over the holidays.Īll of this to say, I couldn't recommend Pandasaurus enough as a publisher and wouldn't hesitate to back their Kickstarters in future! Not only do they make great games, they have the great customer service needed to back them up. At $70 + shipping for all 60 of us, it's an unbelievably generous way to make up for a very minor mishap! Not only did they chuck in a copy of Coaster Park when Dinosaur Island arrived, they also gave everyone affected a free pledge to their follow-up Kickstarter for the Totally Liquid expansion and Duelosaur Island. Now, for me, the apology and explanation would have been enough - but not for Pandasaurus Games. Nothing major, most people started getting their games in January and we received ours around March - having backed a lot of Kickstarters, this is nowhere near the biggest delay we've experienced and I can't fault how communicative and apologetic they were about the whole thing. I was one of the UK60 - for anyone who doesn't know, we're 60 UK-based backers who didn't get their copies of Dinosaur Island on time due to a stock issue at the fulfilment centre. Since we (rightly) spend a lot of time in the board game community calling attention to companies with bad Kickstarter practices, I want to give a shout out to one of the companies putting their backers first: Pandasaurus Games!

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