2nd Breakfast: An Affordable, Quality Board Game Table

Created by Wooded Realms

An affordable, practical, fully featured board game table. 100% hardwood, now available in two sizes! Ships to US & Canada

Latest Updates from Our Project:

12/15 Video Update!
over 4 years ago – Mon, Dec 16, 2019 at 01:52:58 AM

Hey Everyone!

Nathan just did about an hour livestream on Twitch, and the theme of the update was transparency, transparency, transparency. I know last time I wrote out bulleted notes, but I don't really want to risk misrepresenting anything Nathan said in the video, so I'm going to leave it as such. It is well worth your time and I think it will answer a lot of questions. There's also pictures and video of the tables that he went through during the livestream.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/522168205

Information and post technical difficulties start at 6:10 on the timeline.

As always, leave any questions or comments below!

Early December/Nathan in China Update!
over 4 years ago – Sun, Dec 08, 2019 at 12:47:27 AM

Hello Backers!

This is going to be another good news/bad news post (yay!). I'll start with the bad news. We are not going to hit the delivery date that we wanted, and I don't have an exact timeline, but I assume it will likely be one to three months (since we're not going to hit the date, we may have to wait until after Chinese New Year).

What I've been learning over the last few days in China is that Michael has been careless with the details and has been providing his estimates (which I have been giving to you) off of bad information. I should have been more aggressive with obtaining hard details, and I apologize for not getting there soomer. The good news is that I am now taking point on interacting with the factory and therefore will have much more accurate timeline dates going forward. I'm also now taking a managerial role in production, which means there will be a lot more transparency and a lot less "I don't have exact information for you, but I will soon (yes, I get the irony here)."

All that being said, production is still happening and we are all still going to get our tables. I don't want anyone to think that the project is falling through or anything like that. On the contrary, I hope everyone gets excited after looking at some of the photos at the bottom of this update!

Some of you had unanswered questions that Mike compiled earlier today. He answered what he could and forwarded the rest on to me:

  • What happened with the PM locking all of a sudden for some backers?

Like we said before, it was a mistake. I was trying to set the PMs to lock on a certain future date and accidentally locked them immediately. I've started to respond to the people who messaged him and will continue to do so while I'm in China.

  • Can we get a firm answer on whether or not Chicago will be a local pickup option?

Not yet, unfortunately. However, Chicago may still be an option, the new factory has new shipping options that he'll be discussing while I'm in China.  More details toward the end of the trip.

  • Are third-party add-ons still shipping ahead of time?

They will probably ship separately, and I think that might be able to begin next month!  We might even be able to do local pickup in Seattle for accessories before anything else.

  • Are there going to be more PMs closed for the first shipment? If so, when will backers know if they're going to be on it?

It's looking that way. I will contact anyone who's PM will close ahead of time.

  • What will happen if someone chooses local pickup and they aren’t around during the pickup window? Will tables be held somewhere?

Yes, they'll be in a warehouse, for Seattle at least we can be very flexible here.  Other locations we'll play by ear for now.

  • Are any of the PMs that were locked going to be unlocked for people to make changes/upgrades?

Yes this is still happening, I haven't made changes in the PM, but I am addressing folks who messaged me.  I'll respond to them while I'm in China as things solidify.

Pictures! Unfortunately, the playfields (and electronics) are not in the same area as the tables, so while there are assembled tables in these photos, they don't have the playfields in them. I will be getting pictures of them inside the tables before I leave China, but they weren't available when I first arrived. We could have waited to post photos, but I know everyone wanted to see an assembled table, so we felt like it was best to give you what we could right away.

I know the timeline isn't as far along as any of us would have liked. I know this update will probably be a pretty big let-down for some people, but it does feel good to see an assembled table! And, despite the delays, we're finally in the spot we should have been before. We sincerely apologize for not having accurate information about the status of the tables in the past. It's one of the tough things about working across multiple countries and with an intermediary. Despite the timeline change, I think we're in a pretty great spot to have more transparency and accuracy going forward.

As always, please leave any questions or comments below! 

super fast china update (chinupdate?)
over 4 years ago – Wed, Dec 04, 2019 at 09:58:27 PM

Hey there backers! I'm here in Beijing China, getting ready for the train ride to the middle of the country. Michael is here with me, and we are excited to share some details and pictures with you as soon as possible! Right now our plan is to leave tomorrow via train and bus to arrive at the factory in about 36 hours. Once there I'll start posting on our Instagram (when possible, it is banned here after all).

Talk to you guys soon!

~N

Surprise Mid-update Update!
over 4 years ago – Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 01:18:34 AM

Hey everyone!

I just had a chance to talk to Nathan a little bit and get some updates on how things are going. He's currently in Las Vegas after having visited LA to scout for some pickup locations. He found a couple of potential spots, but hasn't made a decision on exactly where yet, so he doesn't want to give people any false information on that front. Expect information on that soon.

He'll be traveling to the factory in China on December 2nd, where he will be overseeing the last part of the process before the first container ships out. As for the status of the tables, all of the wooden components have been made for the first shipment, but they are waiting on the delivery of the electronics, which will arrive next week. While that is the only part of the timeline we can absolutely confirm, our goal is to get the tables shipped by December 17th.

While he's there, Nathan is going to be taking pictures of a fully assembled table. Our next update, which is going to actually be on December 5th (not the 1st), is going to pretty much just be a picture dump of a fully assembled table. Obviously we'll share some more info at that point if we have it as well.

To those of you who have sent Nathan messages on Kickstarter about address changes, refunds, or changes/add-ons to your pledges, he acknowledges the need to get back to you all. If you sent him a message in November, he is going to be getting back to you either tonight or tomorrow. He'll be working backwards from there to everyone who sent messages before November, but those will take a little more time due to his travels (he's going to be flying from Las Vegas to Seattle and then to Canada before his Dec 2nd flight to China).

A lot of people have asked questions about their Pledge Managers being locked and whether or not they'll be on the first shipment. The answer is "probably." If you're doing local pickup in Seattle, you definitely will be in the first shipment. If you're one of the people whose Pledge Managers were locked and you live elsewhere, if your table isn't on the first shipment, you will have priority on the second one. Everyone whose Pledge Managers have been locked should look to Backerkit as their primary source for information on their tables (including tracking info once they ship). If you haven't already, make sure Backerkit emails aren't going to your spam folder!

That's all the information I've got right now, but I know at I'm looking forward to that December 5th picture dump of the table and then (fingers crossed) seeing that first container go out by December 17th!

Thank you all so much for your patience and understanding, despite the delays and communication breakdowns throughout the project. Believe me when I say that we want to get these tables to you as much as you want to get them!

Thanks again,

Mike

November Mid-Month Update (Non-Vital)
over 4 years ago – Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 09:28:43 PM

Hey everyone!

There isn't really a whole lot of news for this update, but I wanted to make sure we get the 1st and 15th cadence down, regardless of how much news there is to share.

Nathan is currently traveling to LA to scope out some potential local pickup spots. I believe he's still in Oakland today (if you're in Oakland, he's always looking for great pinball and barcade spots!) and will be making his way to LA in the coming days. After that, he'll be traveling to China where I will be pushing hard for him to take a table aside to assemble and photograph. I cannot make any promises on this front, as I know Nathan doesn't want to be assembling tables that are going to be shipped to customers (but maybe I'll see if he can do it with my table :P).

As far as the timeline goes, it looks like we're still in the same boat. On a positive note, it looks like we may not be affected by the tariffs after all, so that's some great news!

I know some of you had questions in the comments section, and we'll be working to answer those on the specific posts. If there is something we feel is major, we'll include it in the next update on December 1st.

We are super excited to be pushing toward the point where people are getting their tables.

ALMOST THERE!