What An Amazing Few Days!
about 3 years ago
– Wed, Sep 01, 2021 at 04:53:56 PM
What an absolutely amazing start to the campaign and a huge thank you to everyone who has got involved.
A big thank you also to everyone who has been in touch and for those helping us out by answering questions on the comments section of the Kickstarter page. We have taken the most common questions and placed our answers in the FAQ’s section but this update will also try to address some of the more common questions we are getting.
So in no particular order…
Stretch Goals – These are great for some types of Kickstarter campaign, especially board games, card games and gamebooks. To add extra cards, sections or pieces in these types of games is relatively easy and can add real value to a product.
For something manufactured we have always felt that stretch goals either make something better quality (which begs the question was your product rubbish before the improvement?) or the stretch goals adds some unnecessary tat (cheap and pointless garbage) that no one wants. This is just our opinion and one we are sure others will disagree with, but instead we are looking to add items that people really want. For this reason we are working on non stretch goal stretch goals and will be making announcements soon.
Packs of ‘single type’ dice – Yes, this is something we are planning on doing, however, we will not be making them available as add ons during the campaign.
The reason for this is the supply chain that Covid has left us with at the moment. Containers are rarer than rocking horse whatsit, raw materials from China are becoming scarcer as demand rises, carboard has doubled in price and become almost as expensive as printer ink (actually not that expensive😊) and when you do order anything it takes so much longer to arrive anywhere.
Our answer, which has been worked out with our manufacturing partners, is to keep the first order simple and straight forward. The dice sets are what we are producing and with several lines producing the same items, in the same sized packaging, we can speed production up to the maximum. As soon as we are underway then we can begin producing the alternative box sets.
In order to get the right sets for what you folks are looking for we are planning a poll a little later in the campaign where we will ask you for your advice on what sets you would like to see.
The dice and what they look and roll like – With our new process of making the dice we have had to machine the molds, ship them to Taiwan and then instruct the factory as to how they are used. We are expecting our first full run of each dice in every color to be able to video and photograph for a future update. As soon as they come through, we will post these up and separate pictures of the Dragon Vein Agate gemstone that goes into each one.
These will be the first production quality dice from the factory, and we are really excited to see how they look close up. If they are anything like the prototypes (pictured above) then we are in for a real treat. We had planned for these to be with us before the campaign had launched, but the factory had to close for a short while due to Covid. Thankfully they are back up and running now.
Again, an awesome start and we really look forward to sharing this creative journey with you.
Best wishes
Jon & Oliver