Deep Regrets Board Game [Tettix Games]

Back in 1740, Edmund Halley set out on a doomed expedition north to prove the earth was hollow. His subsequent disappearance was met with the sudden appearance of a previously unknown island in the North Sea. The Scottish, who called it Rocabarraigh, established a bustling fishing village there but in 1909, it disappeared again without trace - along with every man, woman and child on its mud-caked soil.

The fishing trade suffered the loss of hundreds of veterans that day, and it's up to you to step in and fill their waders, even if the seas are not so hospitable as they once were.

What did Halley do on his expedition to the north? What did he set in motion? What if the earth IS hollow and the denizens that dwell therein are eager to claw their way out? What if this is the — You know what? Not your problem. Just focus on fishing.

The seas have enough plastic in them already, we won't be responsible for adding more. By avoiding and replacing components with bio-degrable and eco-friendly alternatives, our aim is to completely remove plastic from the manufacturing of Deep Regrets. While personal responsibility toward protecting the environment is overshadowed by a handful of massive corporations causing the most harm, we – as a mass manufacturer of physical goods – have an opportunity to meaningfully change our impact on the environment for the better. And to pave the wave for others to do the same. Your support for this project sends a signal to other manufacturers, publishers and developers that the public holds them to account for the state of the world and its natural spaces.

Here's where we're making changes:

• Resin Dice = Wooden Dice
• Plastic Minis = Wooden Meeples
• Plastic baggies = Biodegradable Corn Starch Baggies
• Plastic wrapped card decks = Paper bellybands
• Shrink Wrapping = Small Stickers for sealing
• Plastic organizer tray = Cardboard organizer tray, Molded Sugarcane tray or Ex-ocean plastic molded plastic tray

The last item on that list is still in development. We're hoping to use actual plastic taken OUT of the oceans and recycled for use in manufacturing to literally take plastic OUT of the oceans with this project. But the vendors who provide these materials are difficult to get in touch with and it may not be feasible for a project of relatively small scope such as this. We already have alternate options for molding the tray from sugarcane pulp (an expensive option) or sticking to cardboard (an option that will keep costs down).