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Dungeon Dice: THE LOST KING and Boxed Game

Created by Potluck Games

Dungeon Dice returns with a new expansion, The Lost King and a box with room to hold all add-ons. Now there's more dice to love & roll!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Dungeon Dice: The Lost King Expansion MEGA Update + Epic Dice: Tower Defense is DELIVERING!
almost 3 years ago – Thu, Jun 03, 2021 at 02:59:34 AM

Hey all you incredibly patient Epic Dice: Tower Defense & Dungeon Dice backers!


We hope you have been doing as good as imaginable during these tumultuous times. Before we get into any formalities and what’s been going on, we wanted to start with some good news!

Sam has been getting a lot better and has written an update for you all below…


Epic Dice: Tower Defense has been produced and has LANDED Stateside and we have 50 units in our international warehouse in China!

Dungeon Dice: The Lost King expansion has begun playtesting and is nearly completed!

Okay, so we know you’d all like an explanation of what has been going on, so we’ve made a video for you talking about everything but wanted to hit some of the higher-level points and answer any questions that may crop up with this written update.


Video Part 1: https://vimeo.com/557936272

Video Part 2: https://vimeo.com/557949521


First things first, we are sorry for the lack of communication. As many of you know, Sam has been incredibly sick and has had a very difficult time managing game design on top of what’s been going on his health, family, and now the pandemic. Likewise, here at Golden Bell, we’ve been immersed in a lot of things behind the scenes on top of all being in Graduate School programs that we are truly doing everything that we can, whenever we can, over our semester breaks. While we understand that these may seem like excuses to many, we wanted to ensure everyone that we ARE producing everything and that these games are going to get done, delivered, and played!

We wanted to give a big shout out to Donn who has been one of the brand’s biggest supporters and his ability to help with managing and supporting the community is truly inspiring, and we are very grateful for that. Please know that Donn and the team at GB have become friends over the years, and yes, he does in fact text us somewhat regularly. We have been unable to post updates on Kickstarter because of their interference with our business. It is ludicrous for them to say we do not deliver products, when we’ve delivered COMPLETELY 43/47 crowdfunding campaigns that we’ve been a part of so far. Additionally, 2 of those 4 still in fulfillment are completed internationally and the rest of the units are headed to the US for US & CAD fulfillment. Kickstarter has continually tortiously interfered with our agreement to provide our backers with the best possible support and have done nothing but try to prevent us from growing our brand, yet they allow companies like CMON to raise millions of dollars with multiple, unfulfilled campaigns and still run new ones. Their behavior is unacceptable and has been a primary reason for our inability to properly communicate and engage with our community. We are exploring next steps to take against Kickstarter for their actions that are grounds for investigation and will update on this more formally as time progresses, or they choose to lift their unacceptable block on our updates when we have updates to provide and products to ship out to your thousands of incredible backers!

We did want to address concerns and questions about EDTD. First, as a company, Golden Bell has not been involved with Epic Dice Tower Defense outside of doing some art and helping Sam secure the manufacturing partner rather than going through a trading company. The delays have ranged from issues where the factory doesn’t respond for months at a time (even after we visited them in person) to the sub-contracted factory going bankrupt. Regardless, we made it. However, the unfortunate news is that Sam didn’t have the money to complete the project. We have decided to help Sam out with EDTD and covered the costs of the rest of the manufacturing and all import costs (which we were NOT obligated to do). Our contract with Sam was not for the fulfillment of EDTD, but due to personal circumstances he was unable to complete it himself.

Due to the above, Sam is unable to pay for the shipping of EDTD to everyone, so for anyone that would like to receive their game, they are packed and ready to go. For US backers the Shipping cost will be $40 and for International Backers it will be $65. We will work with everyone anyway we can, just please be respectful. Please watch the video to see that everything is packaged and ready to go. Email [email protected] with a Screenshot of proof of your order, your backer #, your full name, your address, and a PayPal receipt for the amount made to [email protected] (yes for those that have asked in the past this is a COMPANY PayPal address and not a personal address of Marc’s).

So you know how we are fully moving past EDTD and on to the expansion, we wanted to share a few little teaser images of where the first expansion of EDTD already is with Sam’s brilliant design!


For Dungeon Dice backers, if you would like your EDTD package sent earlier and pledged for it in the DD campaign please follow the instructions above and we will send this too. Please also check the last update for if you would like to combine shipment with the Dungeon Dice Base Game, Coloseum and/or Guilds expansion which we do have (but ONLY for Domestic).

Now, for Dungeon Dice The Lost King expansion, we know this has been a long time coming. Please join the Discord, (at: https://discord.com/invite/dkZkNUdU) if you would like to be more engaged with the community and possibly playtest DD this is the place to do it. Rob is frequently on there and running all things DD and EDTD for the last year with Sam behind the scenes so hats off to him!

For a bit, purely about the game. We are testing as much as we can with the game. Sam is making progress and all feedback will be valuable to him. He’s still designing the game that he wants to make so there’s no guarantees that he will make every suggested change, but the whole team appreciates every backer and Dungeon Dice fan that can play the game early. The dice designs themselves we feel are really exciting and add even more depth to the game.

There are traps and shrines that will go into the monster bag. The purple relic dice go in the one-use bag and grant permanent effects that you may keep or trade with other players. Of course, Sam has made some tweaks to the dual artifacts, and we’re thrilled to show everyone the Scythe die! The special Lost King monster die will still glow in the dark, and we’re anxious to know what everyone thinks about the shuriken’s.

Finally, the large-sized zone dice bring unique locations of Elorim to the game! There are zone bosses associated with the sides of the zone dice that players will get to conquer as well. While Sam has completed the initial playtesting, there’s still a bit of polishing we’d like while backers patiently wait for the game to enter production. We’re very excited by these additions to the game, and we hope that you can help us test the game to make it even better.

We expect DD TLK to still be at least another year or so away from completion, but are very close to getting everything situated and to the point of where we need the brand’s products to be at. We know that this will be uplifting news to hear for some and disappointing for others but we hope that with the imminent delivery of EDTD this will be seen as something very positive with more good news on the way!

Again, we are so sorry for the silence but part of it was unpreventable, and we now have a good way through Discord to communicate and keep everyone engaged. We know this has been tough at times but please know we’re still here and you’ll be getting DD!

Click the image of the instructions above to see the working version of the Rulebook!

Stay strong and keep rolling!


All the best,

Marc, Rachel, Rob, Nikki, and the entire Golden Bell Studios team!


-----Update from Sam----

Hello, Backers.  I want to give an update on what is going on with Epic Dice.  The production of all items is complete and awaiting import.  However, I've run into a funding issue.  I want to be open about it here and explain what is going on.  To be honest, I'm hesitant to be open because of the number of personal threats that Golden Bell, I and my family have received.


Nevertheless, here is the situation.  The final funding of Epic Dice was never enough to fund the project.  It was short by 20k or so.  I had planned on putting my own money into the project to finish the game.  This didn't seem unreasonable, since Potluck Games was profitable at the time.  I was willing to go into debt to create the product.  However, due to circumstances mostly out of my control, including disability, divorce, extreme delays at the factory, and some sizable miscommunications, I have not been able to fund the final production cost.  The factory is holding onto the finished product, obviously, until the total payment is made.


After discussing all possible options, Golden Bell has offered to fund the final production cost and fulfillment, even though they were not financially responsible for the Epic Dice game in any way.  At the very least, backers should not direct their frustrations at Golden Bell.


On a side note, the funds for Dungeon Dice are safe.  That said, the factory that possesses the dice molds for Dungeon Dice has promised similar delays to what we've seen on Epic Dice.  It's a mess.  We aren't able to go to another factory, as the molds they currently possess are worth over 100k.  Neither will they relinquish the molds to another factory.  It is going to be a long process.


Playtesting for Lost King is complete, and I am able to provide printable versions of the game for anyone interested. (include links for rules and dice images)

MINI-Shipping Update
almost 5 years ago – Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 03:07:56 AM

Hey all you Dice Rollers!

Here's a QUICK update. We sent this email to a lot of interested backers in the early shipment and wanted to make the information available to ALL Backers!

Okay sorry for the slight delay between some travel, Origins, and shipping all I can say is things have been beyond hectic. Anyway, that is no excuse so here are some options for you to mull over! 

Please remember that if you got JUST the Base Game + Lost King expansion you can substitute that for Guilds so you can get your ENTIRE pledge right now!

NOTE: These are for DOMESTIC U.S. ONLY first. We are handling all U.S. Shipments first then will work on International in the next update.

Here are the shipping options...

Dungeon Dice Base Game = $21 Shipping

Dungeon Dice Base Game with Bag = $25

Guilds Expansion = $15

Colosseum Expansion = $18

Colosseum Expansion with Bag = $22

Dungeon Dice Base Game + Guilds + Colosseum = $35

Dungeon Dice Base Game + Guilds + Colosseum + Extra (Cthulu, Legendary Monsters, Legend, Potion, Theif, Pets) = $45

JUST the Extras (Cthulu, Legendary, Monsters, Potion, Pets, Theif) = $12

Neoprene Mat = $7 EACH

You can also pick up any of the expansions or extra Kickstarter EXCLUSIVE Dice for the following prices below! (Shipping is denoted in these prices after the "+" sign)

1. Base Game = $70 + $21 = $91

2. Guilds = $40 + $15 = $55

3. Colosseum = $40 + $15 = $55

4. Neoprene Mat = $10/each + $7/each

5. ALL Extras = $70 + $12 = $82

6. Cthulu Dice Set = $15 + $5 = $20

7 .Legendary Monsters = $10 + $5 = $20

8. Legendary Artifacts = $10 + $5 = $20

9. Potion Pack = $10 + $5 = $20

10. Thief Die = $8 + $5 = $13

11. Pets Familiars $20 + $5 = $25

12. Luxury Dice Bags $80 + $8 = $88

Total up your order and paypal it to [email protected] then reply to [email protected] VIA email with that confirmation and what you got and we'll get you package out within a week or two!

Thanks for all your support everyone!

Quarter 2 Update for Dungeon Dice & Epic Dice Tower Defense
almost 5 years ago – Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 12:35:43 AM

Hey all you dice rollers!

NOTE: This is a COMBINED Dungeon Dice & Epic Dice: Tower Defense Update (due to several backers on Dungeon Dice also getting Epic Dice, and since many EDTD Backers want to know how Sam is doing and the progress of the rest of his games!)

We know this has been a long time coming so we had one of our Founder’s, Marc, make a video to bring you all up to speed!

You can watch the video here to start before reading the rest (there’s a nice surprise that you WON’T want to miss!) - For Dungeon Dice backers :) - https://vimeo.com/341216287

*Apologize for the video being vertical, but you'll get the drift ;)

Now with the cat out of the bag and everyone knows we have some units for delivery which we know already has many of you eating your words and jaws are dropping. Let’s hope we’re breaking the internet with this. Currently with the current inventory we are able to start fulfilling parts of the Dungeon Dice campaign (thanks to Donn for really pushing the team here to try and make this happen in shipping waves!). This is the ROUGH count of what’s in stock

Inventory:

Roughly 1,000 Dungeon Dice (Bags, Dice and Rules ONLY - NO BOX)

Roughly 300 Guilds Expansion (Bags, Dice, and Rules ONLY - NO BOX)

Roughly 700 Colosseum Expansion (Bags, Dice, and Rules ONLY - NO BOX)

Tons of random dice like the Ctuhulu Dice, bags, etc. (DICE ONLY)

For those that are following along the grapevine, there will in fact be boxes for Guilds and Colosseum down the line as well as The Lost King. So Stay tuned for those. 

To address some complaints about the comment section, Sam is unable to man the comment section anymore and we’ve seen complaints that no one is responding to many passionate backers, yet when some Golden Bell reps were on the account people asked us to leave. People want their cake and to eat it too, which may be reasonable in most cases, but just isn’t in this one. As a publisher, it is not Golden Bell’s responsibility to post updates nor hire someone to man the comments section. If the community wants it to degrade into a flame war so be it. Donn created a discord for backers to keep it civil. While criticism is okay, attacking us or Sam is NOT. We will be at Origins Game Fair (Booth C510) and are happy to meet with anyone and everyone, we are here to stay guys. No one is running away with any money, this is our passion, our livelihood, and it is a property that we all believe can be something much bigger than it is! We will attempt to stick to once a quarterly updates since Sam is unable to do post long detailed updates like this. This does NOT mean every 3 months. It means we’ll aim to have an update for Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 which means 4 total updates a year. If there is more to post we will. Marc and Rob keep in touch with Donn, going as far as inviting him into all our homes, so he is the voice to speak to. The reason he is the one to convey information is because Donn has become a good friend of Golden Bell after being a Champion of Dungeon Dice for so long. He wants to see this project completed just as much as we all do. While his word isn’t law, he is only privy to information so that he can convey it to all of you so that we don’t need to have Sam being attacked or any of our Reps being harassed for saying something that is taken out of hand. It wastes time and takes away from being able to stay in business. For those that don’t understand, if Golden Bell solely relied on Dungeon Dice to keep them afloat for years they would’ve sunk LONG AGO, it is just a small piece of the larger puzzle, and while they will be delivering Dungeon Dice, it is not the only thing we’ll work on because then we’d all be out of business and that is a reality where no one would get Dungeon Dice delivered. So thank you for those that continue to support us through thick and thin, it is greatly appreciated beyond belief!

We have thought of no better way to do this than a first come, first serve basis. We will be individually handling each order. Which yes is going to take hundreds of more hours then originally expected but all is not lost! As suggested by Donn and originally informed by Golden Bell, the only caveat to doing these split shipments is that there will be added shipping costs. For anyone that wants PART of their order early this is something that we will work out with you on a case by case basis. Please email [email protected] and we will check your order and let you know how much the Shipping is going to be. Let us know what you would like in your package (and if you want to add on one of the expansions please let us know). For those that want the box and ONLY the box now, while we haven’t mass produced it yet, we are happy to open up a link to a Print-On-Demand service and upload the files to a place like Gamecrafter or DriveThruRPGs for instance if you’d like to buy it through their service, we’d be happy to make this an option for all the anxious people who can’t wait to box their favorite dice game!

A lot of people have asked for the statuses of the project on the In-Progress Items…here it is!

The Lost King Game Design - Sam has playtested some of the game but it is not yet near done. He has a lot more design left to go and has insisted on finishing his game as it has been a part of his life before Golden Bell was even founded. He has every intention on finishing the game and making it something memorable. He will be asking for Playtesters so if you’re interested in this please let us know by emailing [email protected] and he will send over an NDA

The Lost King Art - While the box is done, Golden Bell’s other Founder Rachel Korsen will be adding a dozen+ art pieces to embed in the rulebooks to make this something really worth while. She is the lead story artist on Epic Dice Tower Defense so I’m sure you’ve seen her work in past updates as well as one of the lead artists on Unbroken.

Solo Player and Co-Op Modes— Concept Outlined by Golden Bell Team and will play similar to an MMO like Final Fantasy. The flavor text will be written by Marc Goldner & Robert Gross, co-writers since College and the writers of all the Unbroken flavor text. It’s in good hands. The game design component is still being designed by Sam and he will be aided by one of Golden Bell’s internal game developers Alexander Flanagin, whom has been working on major AAA Licenses like Naruto Shippuden, Avatar the Last Airbender, and half a dozen other major IP’s.

Rulebook - Waiting on Sam for the final The Lost King Rulebook

Comprehensive Rulebook - Once Sam supplies TLK Rulebook, our internal editors will be working with a select few backers to make this the best ruleset that you’ve all craved for.

Now on to Epic Dice Tower Defense…

Sam is still in recovery and trying to get his life pulled together as quickly as he possibly can. He is hard at work and we wanted to show you not only that Sam has finalized the expansion for EDTD that is READY FOR PLAYTESTING but that we can now proudly say that EDTD Production is done! Here is the video of us unboxing the PRODUCTION COPIES that were mailed to us in advance! 

https://vimeo.com/341224299

To dispel any silly rumors about Sam, he is alive and well. He is saddened and often discouraged to read some of the comments and getting private messages asking for his death certificate. This is no way to treat someone who has delivered for nearly a decade. While his communication hasn’t been up to what you’ve normally been accustomed to, Sam is by no means angry at anyone, and by no means do Sam and Golden Bell have any problems working together.

We’ve seen a couple questions about clarifications about legal, and Marc had this to say, “While we don’t comment on outside legal circumstances that have nothing to do with these projects, we are happy to say that a Motion to Dismiss was filed swiftly against the frivolous lawsuit filed against us due to a delusional designer committing perjury by saying that he wasn’t paid when there is substantial proof (PayPal receipts) that he was, as well as outrageous expectations where they were expecting nearly 4.1 million dollars in royalties. We’d like to state for the future that if anyone thinks they’re making 4 million in royalties, which range from 5-10%, that would mean (not including costs, shipping, production, art, design, etc.) that the games would need to make upwards of 50-100 million dollars which in this scape is not a reasonable ask nor should it ever be expected. With the successes and failures of Unbroken, Artem and myself will be hosting a detailed Podcast talking about the pitfalls creators, designers, and publishers alike all make, how to correct them, and discuss how a fruitful positive working relationship can help grow a brand. We’ll be doing this as Unbroken is fulfilled over the coming summer months and we hope this will shed more light on how we operate as a business!”

We do also have a short message from Sam, “I wish I was more involved in the message boards. I regret that this campaign didn’t go as smoothly as the previous ones. I know we have a lot of new backers. I know it’s going slowly, but I think everyone will be happy with the final product. I want everyone to know that I’m not burning through the money and want to assure everyone that these games will be produced, I just ask you for some patience as I get through one of the most trying times in my life. Thank you again for bearing with me. Eternally grateful.”

If anyone was curious about the delays due to the insert, we are showing you some of the back and forth and the production files that Jon Meller had made for us, our internal modeler & composer!

This will come as a print-out in every Epic Dice Box!
This will come as a print-out in every Epic Dice Box!
This was the original tray that had errors. They gave us the wrong cutlines and didn't know that if it was so thin it would break! :(
This was the original tray that had errors. They gave us the wrong cutlines and didn't know that if it was so thin it would break! :(

Here’s some Production Pictures. Everything looks great and we’re excited to wrap this up in the coming months!!!!

Note on Factory Delays: This is a very real thing that we've experiences. The factory often doesn't answer us for 4-6 weeks at times. They already have our money so no there is no wise cracks of going to another factory. One of our advisors had gone to China to meet with them and they were very nice yet brutally honest. Our order is tiny to them, they are primarily a dice factory that make millions of dice for companies like Hasbro on games like Monopoly. We are bottom of the barrel for them. We are their last priority and only respond when they have time. They will do the job, and do it well (as we've seen) but it is an excruciatingly slow process. People ned to understand we want this done as much as YOU do because we want to be able to sell these to actually make money, because at this point these projects have been entirely a loss for all parties involved which we want to reverse!

For those that keep asking why is Epic Dice on Dungeon Dice updates it is because a significant percentage of DD Backers also bought Epic Dice on the campaign as an ADD-ON and Sam started the EDTD Kickstarter prior to DD and prior to GB's involvement so he wants everyone to know that that project is moving out of the way as quickly as possible to pave way for Dungeon Dice to take on as much time and energy he can possibly devote to it!

That’s about it. We think we hit all the high points and discussed some of the low ones too. We want to thank everyone again for all your understanding and hope that you’ll hang in there with us! Again if anyone has any questions, comments, or concerns, send us a message. Please though do refrain from constantly asking for refunds over and over again as that is not something that will be responding to anymore as it is not a financial feasibility for the project at this stage. Other than that, you’ve all mostly been really great albeit some of the black sheep of this family, and we are sure that as Sam said that once you all receive both games you’ll be more happy than you could have imagined. The feelings you all got when you first backed the projects will be resurrected that much we promise you. Thanks once again for your support!!!!

Forever Rolling,

Golden Bell Studios & Sam of Potluck Games

New Lands and Update on Sam's Health
about 5 years ago – Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 01:10:50 AM

Hey all you Dice Rollers,

Golden Bell here! We wanted to thank all the positive comments and messages we've been getting and Sam wants to send a big hello to everyone as well. A super big thank you to Donn for manning the comments section for us. His word seems to be law around these parts lately! 

We wanted to share with you a small update. While Sam was very hesitant to share anything as he doesn't feel its much, Donn had convinced us otherwise. He made a good point to show that we are still here and that Sam IS in fact still working as hard as he can. While it's a bit slower than I'm sure we all would like, we can't complain. All in all, Sam is still in rehab and is trying to get well as soon as he can. Without much else to report on the design front, here are the New Lands that are part of TLK Giant Dice! There will be text below each of the lands. We would love some backer feedback on what you think of each of them!

We would love to meet up with anyone at any upcoming shows and roll some dice with you guys. We may have another update coming in the next couple of months that may detail some ideas that Donn has thrown around. We are doing our best to try to get the logistical component of this set up and solidified before making any promises that we won't be able to keep. There is one thing I want to address though, as a business we need to be very mindful of comments. When we see threatening emails, and the phone calls we get threatening to harm either any of Golden Bell reps or Sam himself, we will not tolerate that kind of behavior. Your actions will be immediately reported to the authorities and to show management of all the gaming shows. Please know that this is a felony to make such threats. We want everyone to know that Sam is doing everything in his power to finish Dungeon Dice for his backers. We will step in when the time is right to produce and fulfill this amazing game for all you patient backers. We know at the end of the day the game will turn out great and that Sam will have a full recovery, God willing! We again are super sorry for the delay and hope that everyone hangs in with us for the ride. Please listen to Donn for any mini updates and Sam will do his best to make further updates. Again, please remember we don't normally make updates on specific projects that we don't run ourselves as it is usually the job of the creator to make these updates and finish the design. We are essentially the printer and fulfillment company in this case, however have stepped up to the plate a bit to help inform some of the backers. We apologize if any of our social media managers weren't your cup of tea but as one of the executives at Golden Bell, I will do my best to keep everyone informed but can't promise that we will be active on the comments section as we work with hundreds of creators. Nonetheless, Dungeon Dice is an important part of Golden Bell and we have every hope to see it grow and get this game into your hands and eventually into stores! :)

Thanks again everyone!

November Update
over 5 years ago – Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 12:43:18 AM

This is Sam. Yes I’m alive! I know we've missed an October update. I’ve been trying to keep in touch with the team at Golden Bell but at times its been rough. We've recently received the sample of Epic Dice from the factory, and we're making some minor changes. For example, in the unboxing video, you'll see that the color on the Demon is a little off. Nothing major.  

Personally, I'm doing a form of rehab right now to try to get more functional. Doctors think it could take about a year to get me reasonably functional. But that doesn't mean I'll be doing nothing in that time. Dungeon Dice is my priority since my end of Epic Dice has been met. Golden Bell and I don't wish any harm to either campaign nor are we trying to hold back any information. It takes all I have to take care of my kids right now. I know we're losing some faith from long-time backers, and I regret that. I consider a lot of you friends. There have been problems, yes, but we’re all trying to work through them together. Just please know that this game will get delivered. While I can’t promise a date, nor can I promise what I thought would be monthly updates, I am sorry for that. I will ask Golden Bell to continue participating in the comments section but for now lets aim for quarterly updates. And if there isn’t much progress or headway being made on my end, just know that I’ll be doing everything I can.