Foil finish board, 2 treasure tokens and 8th racer on the horizon!
over 1 year ago – Mon, Aug 15, 2022 at 03:37:10 AM

Hello Dodino Island! 

What a weekend! What did you think about the first puzzle? Too easy? Too hard? Will is debating with himself about upgrading the level of difficulty for the next to medium. CONGRATULATIONS! @Zach Hitzeroth for being the first one commenting at 10:07am the correct answer "Dodosaurus egg". During the pledge manager we will add the plushie to your pledge.

What about the stretch goals? I'm confident we will have an amazing last week for the campaign, we will end on Thursday with more surprises and the stretch goals are my proof. 

Foil finish board and 2 treasure tokens added to the list and, the 8th racer is next! Let's hit those 275K and, why not? Let's hit 290K for the 9th racer! But I'll hold my dodos for that one... first things first, the survey! Who will become the 8th racer? You will decide! VOTE HERE FOR YOUR FAVORITE! 

The first place will become the 8th racer and, if unlocked, the second place the 9th racer. If we continue rocking the stretch goals, the third place would be the 10th racer, and so on (I'm sure we will do it!).  

Reminder for the 2nd puzzle: 

The second puzzle will be posted tomorrow, Monday 15th at:

• 16:00 Central time (4pm)
• 14:00 Pacific time (2pm) 
• 17:00 Eastern time (5pm) 
• 22:00 London time (10pm) 
• 23:00 Germany, France time (11pm)
• 5am China time
• 6am Tokyo time 
• 7am Australia time 
• 9am New Zealand time 

Giveaway on social media! 

Remember that 3 lucky backers will be able to win a plushie randomly by entering the giveaway in social media is also live. Enter here!

There are two ways to check your backer's number: 

1) Go to your profile icon (top right aside the Search option) -> In the backed projects option, click "View All" -> At the right of Dodo Dash, you will see a big blue + sign, click it -> A pop up will appear, scroll down and you will see your backer number. Thanks for sharing the information, Enrique!

2) Check your email confirmation from Kickstarter when backing the project. 

** I'll do a recount on the community goals tomorrow with the team and post the puzzle with an update on that. 

ROOOOOAAAAAAR! 

Puzzle 1 - On your marks, ready, GO!
over 1 year ago – Sun, Aug 14, 2022 at 05:39:55 AM

Hello Dodino Island! 

The time has come, the first puzzle is here and the level of difficulty is hard... Will did a great job on these puzzles and we hope you enjoy them as much as he did creating them! 

The first one sharing the correct answer in the comment section (not the comments in the update) will be the winner! 

If there hasn't been any answer by when we post the next puzzle, we will share a hint in that update. The second puzzle will be posted on Monday 15th at:

• 16:00 Central time (4pm)
• 14:00 Pacific time (2pm) 
• 17:00 Eastern time (5pm) 
• 22:00 London time (10pm) 
• 23:00 Germany, France time (11pm)
• 5am China time
• 6am Tokyo time 
• 7am Australia time 
• 9am New Zealand time 

The giveaway in social media is also live, and 3 lucky backers will be able to win a plushie! Enter here!

There are two ways to check your backer's number: 

1) Go to your profile icon (top right aside the Search option) -> In the backed projects option, click "View All" -> At the right of Dodo Dash, you will see a big blue + sign, click it -> A pop up will appear, scroll down and you will see your backer number. Thanks for sharing the information, Enrique!

2) Check your email confirmation from Kickstarter when backing the project.

Let the fastest racer win, good luck! 

**Prizes are limited to one per backer. 

7th racer unlocked and the giveway is live!
over 1 year ago – Sat, Aug 13, 2022 at 12:41:38 AM

ROAAAAAAAAAAAAR!

Waking up this day with a new racer unlocked and after having some Friday meetings, I was surprised that the Dodo Idols were unlocked too!! What surprises will the weekend bring? 

Up to now, you have unlocked 8 new dodo idols and 7 miniatures! We have so much planned and at 275K the 8th racer will be unlocked! 

SPOILER ALERT! We will share a survey in the upcoming updates with all the racers that hasn't been done (including the carnotaurus) and the first place will become the 8th racer, while the second place will become the 9th racer (I'm confident we will reach the goal to unlock them). 

In the meantime, welcome to Sharov, Arya & Paula! 

Wanna know the story behind the name? Aleksandr Grigorevich Sharov was a russian paleontologist who discovered the longisquama insignis. After some brainstorming with the names, we decided to name the longisquamas Arya & Paula, Arya is the future baby girl Will & I are having (coming soon on December! She's still in the oven) and Paula is the beautiful daughter of Pepe (Detestable Games). 

We have been working on Sarah & Dianne too, and after receiving some feedback, we decided to change the design a bit. We weren't happy with how the eyes were traduced to the miniature. What do you think? Let us know your thoughts in the comments! 

Giveaway 

As mentioned in the last update, we are having a giveaway for a plushie and here's the link to participate! We will announce the winners on the livestream once the campaign ends. This is exclusive for backers, that's why we asked for your backer's number. It doesn't matter which pledge level you choose, if you are a backer, you can enter the raffle! 

How to see your backer number? There are two ways: 

1) Go to your profile icon (top right aside the Search option) -> In the backed projects option, click "View All" -> At the right of Dodo Dash, you will see a big blue + sign, click it -> A pop up will appear, scroll down and you will see your backer number. Thanks for sharing the information, Enrique! 

2) Check your email confirmation from Kickstarter when backing the project. 

Remember that the giveaway closes on Wednesday 17th at 11:59pm CT. 

Puzzles 

Remember that tomorrow, Saturday 13th at 10am CT, we will be sharing the first puzzle to win a plushie! Be the first one sharing the correct answer in the comments section (not the comments in the update) and win a plushie! 

That's it for now, good luck in the giveaway! 

ROAAAR! 

Important information: Plushie giveaway and puzzles coming soon!
over 1 year ago – Fri, Aug 12, 2022 at 10:21:08 PM

Hello Dodino Island!

ROAAAAR!!! We are so close to unlock the 7th racer, the Longisquama! But this update is mereley informative for the plushie. 

We are so grateful with all the love shared for Dodos Riding Dinos and the new upcoming plushie, keep voting for your favorite in the comment section. While this will be available as an add-on, we want to give away some plushies to a lucky few! 

As mentioned in the previous update, you will have two ways to win and we will have 3 winners from each one (6 winners in total). 

Until now, this is how the votes and suggestions are going: 

GIVEAWAY 

First, we are hosting a giveaway on social media and you will be able to enter it tomorrow. You can get additional entries (more chances to win) by tagging your friends or completing other tasks indicated in the rafflecopter. We are also combining some community goals with the options! We will share the link in the next update. 

The giveaway will launch in the next update tomorrow and will close on Wednesday 17th at 11:59pm Central Time. 

PUZZLE

Secondly, by solving puzzles that we will be posting within the next days. Do you remember "The road to El Dodorado?", you might know by now that we love puzzles!

We will announce in advance when we plan to reveal the puzzle so you all can mark it on your calendar.

You can write the answers in the comment section (general comment section, not the comments from the update). The first backer to answer correctly will get a free plushie. This is limited to 1 plushie per backer. 

The complexity of the puzzles varies, the 1st one is a bit hard, the 2nd one is the easiest, and the 3rd one is intermediate. 

We will post the first puzzle on Saturday 13th at:

• 10:00am Central Time
• 8:00am Pacific Time 
• 11:00am Eastern Time
• 16:00 (4pm) London time
• 17:00 (5pm) France, Germany time
• 23:00 (11pm) China time 
• 00:00 (12am) Tokyo time 
• 1:00am Australia time 
• 3:00am New Zealand time

**If 24 hours have passed and we don't have an answer in the comments, we will post an update with clues. 

So, in recap:

• 6 winners, 3 from the giveaway, 1 from each puzzle (the first backer sharing the correct answer in the comment section, not in comments update!). 3 puzzles in total. 
• Giveaway link will be shared in the next update when unlocking the 7th racer!
• First puzzle will be shared on Saturday 13th at 10am Central time. 
• Vote for your favorite plushie in the comment section! 

ROAAAAR!! 

16+ Stretch Goals Unlocked! A new racer on the horizon!
over 1 year ago – Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 06:44:28 AM

Hello Dodino Island! 

ROAAAAAAAAR! 2 treasure tokens were unlocked and now, we unlocked the upgrade box for the expansion! This means: Linen finishing on the inside with a secret. Spot UV (like the original box, making some racers glow). New Insert for all components, to make all NEW promos fit inside the box. 

We are so close to unlock the 7th racer at 245K, and after recounting your votes in the comments, the winner is The LONGISQUAMA! 

You are all wondering about new minis and at 275K we will unlock the 8th racer! We will have a versus too, but I'll not go that far on this update.

We have been following the results for the survey of the extra add-on and it seems we have a favorite winner, A PLUSHY!

So, time to vote again! Which plushy do you want to add to your Dodo-Dino collection? 

a) A normal grown-up dodo 

b) A baby Dodo 

c) Osborn & Reynaldo 

d) Othniel & Tracy

e) Other (drop your suggestions in the comments)

**Please share in the comment section your favorite option or your new idea. 

SPOILER ALERT! We will be sharing 2 dynamics to win a FREE plushy! 

A giveaway, the more entries you do, the more chances to win, this one will have 3 random winners and a dynamic with puzzles, with 3 more winners, a total of 6 winners! More information in the next update! 

Updates 

We have been working on the new board you unlocked and we are really happy with the results that we are getting. This will be inside the Dodorado temple. 

Gnomosapiens has been working too in the new art for cards and the new dinos are really fun. Here's a sneak peek: 

We also set on a name for the 5th racer, thank you so much for your suggestions and votes, I'm proud to present you to: 

Sternberg & Alberta!

 Why Alberta? 

Charles and Levi Sternberg – who are now honoured in the new dinosaur’s name – sent two partial skulls to London’s Natural History Museum and even voiced a hunch that the bones might indicate a previously unknown dinosaur.

But those examining the skulls at the British museum at the time disagreed, labelled the fossils as “rubbish” and the bones were promptly forgotten for years.

Nearly a century later, a team of international scientists rummaging through the museum’s collection of bones stumbled upon the skulls, re-examined them closely and found that they belonged to a species unknown until now.

A number of scientists, including paleontologists from Alberta’s Royal Tyrrell Museum, were involved in the project on the new dinosaur which ultimately resulted in a paper published in the journal Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 

They believe the Spinops Sternbergorum was a smaller cousin to the Triceratops and lived 76 million years ago.

The two-ton plant-eater features a distinctive horn projecting from the top of the nose and a boney neck frill with two spikes protruding backwards and two hooks curving forwards.

Since they examined two different skulls displaying the same structural characteristics, scientists are certain the dinosaur is in fact an entire new species and not an individual anomaly. 

Scientists are now hoping the new discovery will motivate paleontologists to unearth more fossils of the species, which so far has only been found in Alberta.

We have been also working on the miniature from Sarah & Dianne, it is not final, we are still having trouble passing the concept to 3D. We already have an idea to fix this and we will share it in the upcoming updates. 

 Community Goals 

I just wanted to share a bit more how are we going with the community goals! I'm craving for all the food! 

Gen Con 

As mentioned in previous updates, we were at Gen Con and having John Hammond and the dinosaurs approving the game was awesome! But we wanted to share more photos of the convention with Dodo Dash in action!

We also received a new video from Grant and we were so honored to hear that we were his favorite game of July!

ROAAAAR!