We're Nominated For An Award!
over 1 year ago
– Fri, Jul 07, 2023 at 04:49:34 AM
Greetings fellow rebels!
We have some exciting news for you. AZADI has been nominated for the prestigious Games For Change Awards, being held on July 19th in New York. We have been nominated for their inaugural "Best board or tabletop game for impact" award. Our revolution is spreading, and it wouldn't have been possible without you!
AZADI and the other nominees were featured in a polygon article recently. You can click this to read it. We're featured on the Games For Change website too!
When we started making this game, we wanted to reverse the narrative in popular media where the oppressors were presented as heroes and instead tell the story of the oppressed fighting back. We're so glad to see that the impact of such storytelling is being felt around the world. Once again, it's you who made this happen, and you who amplified our voice by adding your own to it. So let us say it a little louder for the people at the back - thank you!
Long live the revolution,
Abhishek Lamba and Zain Memon
Manufacturing Update
over 1 year ago
– Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 05:33:05 AM
Greetings fellow rebels!
Manufacturing for the game has been underway since our last update. Unsurprisingly, the unique art of AZADI, as created by our Art Directors Alisha Coelho Pereira and Soumik Lahiri, looks even more brilliant in print. Check it out!
However, a critical error has briefly paused production of the game. Trying to fit 5 campaigns into the AZADI box (and the 3 additional campaigns being sold separately) has proven to be challenging for our manufacturers. While our initial prototypes were perfect, it has been exceedingly difficult for them to replicate the quality we aspire to at a larger scale.
Rest assured, we are working on resizing the box and plan to resume production of the game within 2 weeks time. The changes we are making will impact neither the quality nor the experience of the game. These unforeseen delays are unfortunate, but we are working our hardest to bring the high octane, high quality game we promised you.
On a different note, we wanted to give you a glimpse into a little more of the artwork featured in the game. Here are our Monument Cards!
Monuments are powerful symbols of your contribution to the nation’s struggle, and give you a new power to use once your nation gains Azadi. And we cannot wait for you to play with them!
Long live the revolution,
Abhishek Lamba and Zain Memon
AZADI is back in manufacturing!
almost 2 years ago
– Sat, May 06, 2023 at 02:56:01 AM
Greetings fellow rebels!
You’d be delighted to know that AZADI is back in manufacturing. After a thorough legal vetting process, we’re back on track to bring the politically incisive game we promised you. Fortunately, we haven’t had to make major changes to the game. The final game and the campaigns you’ll receive are in the exact format as our authors intended.
The SHASN and AZADI games have more than 2000 cards combined. Along with our campaign authors, we've painstakingly worked on each of these cards to create a thrilling, immersive, and infinitely replayable experience. We cannot wait for you to see all the work that has gone into the game.
Once we're done manufacturing, the shipping process would start and the game would begin reaching your tables. We will be locking the shipping prices and sending another email locking your delivery country soon. And remember, addresses within the same country can be changed later.
No obstacle can stop our struggle now. AZADI is inevitable.
Long live the revolution,
Abhishek Lamba and Zain Memon
Production Update
almost 2 years ago
– Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 06:45:58 AM
Greetings fellow rebels!
AZADI was sent into manufacturing last month, but since then, we have faced unforeseen hiccups about what we can or cannot say in the game. We cannot get into the details, but let us make this clear - you are getting your game, with all its fiery campaigns, in the truest sense our authors intended. Our revolution will not be silenced.
However, this has meant that ~2200 cards of the game have to go through a process of thorough (multi-layered) legal vetting. This process has already begun. This is just one of the unfortunate quirks of the time we live in. Again, while we do this, our goal is still to bring the sharpest and wittiest game to your table.
We’re working doubly hard to quickly make these changes and send the game back into manufacturing again. Unfortunately, this has meant that we have had to revise our delivery estimates. Now, we expect the game to go into manufacturing once again by the end of March, and deliver to you as soon as we can.
Long live the revolution,
Abhishek Lamba and Zain Memon
Happy New Year + Manufacturing Update
about 2 years ago
– Sat, Jan 07, 2023 at 04:38:51 AM
Greetings fellow rebels!
Not all revolutions are bloody. Some are as simple as completing another revolution around the sun, which is a long winded way of saying - happy new year! We don’t know about your resolutions, but we certainly hope the revolution finds you soon enough.
Speaking of which, you’d be delighted to know that we have completed all design work on AZADI, and that it has gone into manufacturing! In the meantime, we’re working with our shipping partners to bring the game to you as soon as possible. We should be able to compute shipping costs soon and share the prices with you.
However, please keep in mind that the ??? campaign will be printed and shipped separately from the rest of the game, and will reach you a while later. Its politically sensitive subject matter has meant that we will have to take many precautions through its manufacturing and shipping process.
On a different note, check out this mural, which takes the gorgeous artwork from our Foundation Cards to depict the many faces of revolution. Designed by Soumik Lahiri, with additional work by Sreehari Siva, this mural brings together all of our 24 Foundation Cards in one exquisite, intricate, and interconnected work of art.
To appreciate its many details, you can download a high quality version by clicking this link. Feel free to print it and put it up on your walls, but we request that you don't use this image for commercial purposes.
Long live the revolution,
Abhishek Lamba and Zain Memon
