Your Journey building the Imperial Garden has begun. We are funded!
about 2 years ago – Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 10:50:23 PM

We hope you are all well! You have funded Tang Garden: Seasons in 13 minutes!

Life is full of brief moments that ripple throughout our journey. A simple choice can evolve into the most incredible life experience.

I remember being inside my car, waiting in line for a parking space at a Comic convention. Board Game designers were meeting there and I was on the hunt for games to publish. It took me forever to find a parking space and I thought several times to go back home, but I was so determined to find a game that I just waited 2 hours to park and finally got in.

As I stepped inside the convention I found the corner dedicated to board games, and he was there: Francesco Testini, a very tall guy, smiling with so much excitement while he explained his game to other people.

I remember sitting down and speaking to him in all honesty: ‘I'm a publisher, but we are just starting, and we have only one published title, but I love this concept and if you trust me, I promise to make a game that you will feel proud of.

In that moment a beautiful friendship started, which led to what Tang Garden is today.

With this title, we wanted to overcome our limits as a publisher, and we made ourselves a promise: we will make our dream game, no restrictions allowed.

The concept started with a blank board in the shape of a handcrafted Chinese box, very simple and empty. We wanted the players to create something beautiful together while adding colors and living elements to the garden. There was a lot of back and forth about how to make this game, how to explore the vertical scenery, and how to make it as modular as possible.

When we launched on Kickstarter back in 2018, it was mind-blowing. We felt incredibly blessed by the response and we felt the responsibility of creating a game that our backers would be proud of.

Almost 3 years in the making since conception until it was finally released with the help of so many talented people that I admire profoundly. This project has taught us so many lessons about making games. We rejoiced, we cried, and most importantly, we grew as a team and as a publisher.

If I could just go back and do it all over again, I definitely would.

With Tang Garden Seasons, we are writing the last chapter of this incredible game that we will treasure so close to our hearts. Thank you for your support and we hope you will enjoy this last experience made of inspiring views, fascinating visitors, and memorable moments.

Introducing Tang Garden: Seasons Stretch Goals

This is the first set of goals for the campaign. If you haven’t backed us in the past, we reveal our stretch goals in groups of three. You can expect much more content for the game as decorations, panoramas, and Characters! Once the first set is reached, we will reveal the next one directly on our Kickstarter page.

This game is a work of love and passion of so many talented people I admire, and from all of us in the Thundergryph Team, we thank you so much for your support towards this last expansion.

Sincerely yours,