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PROJECT UPDATE
Jack Dunbar
CREATOR
3 days ago
Project Update: Fulfillment Update 5: Locking Orders
Hello City Builders!
Today is the day for locking orders. This means changes can no longer be made to your orders and cards will be charged. I'll update the charge date to 12/17 to allow for any last minute additions. Cards will be charged either today for preorders, tomorrow 12/16 for most backers, or 12/17 for late pledges.
Let me know if you have questions by email at [email protected].
Also, if you need the link to find your lost survey you can find it here: https://prestige.backerkit.com/
Thanks!
Jack
Today is the day for locking orders. This means changes can no longer be made to your orders and cards will be charged. I'll update the charge date to 12/17 to allow for any last minute additions. Cards will be charged either today for preorders, tomorrow 12/16 for most backers, or 12/17 for late pledges.
Let me know if you have questions by email at [email protected].
Also, if you need the link to find your lost survey you can find it here: https://prestige.backerkit.com/
Thanks!
Jack
PROJECT UPDATE
Jack Dunbar
CREATOR
21 days ago
Project Update: Fulfillment Update 4: International Orders
Hello all!
Over 50% of you have finished the pledge manager already! That's amazing. Now we just need that other half and we can lock orders and charge cards. We expect to close the pledge manager 12/15. If you do not have your address in by that time you will not get a game or games.
One of our international friends and backers asked about VAT and customs fees. This is a good question and has been added to the pledge manager FAQ section. VAT and customs fees are handled by Send From China - our shipping partner. This means that you will not have to pay anything in addition to the $19 international shipping charge in the pledge manager.
Let me know if you have questions!
Thank you!
Jack
Over 50% of you have finished the pledge manager already! That's amazing. Now we just need that other half and we can lock orders and charge cards. We expect to close the pledge manager 12/15. If you do not have your address in by that time you will not get a game or games.
One of our international friends and backers asked about VAT and customs fees. This is a good question and has been added to the pledge manager FAQ section. VAT and customs fees are handled by Send From China - our shipping partner. This means that you will not have to pay anything in addition to the $19 international shipping charge in the pledge manager.
Let me know if you have questions!
Thank you!
Jack
PROJECT UPDATE
Jack Dunbar
CREATOR
23 days ago
Project Update: Fulfillment Update 3: Pledge Manager Open
Hey all,
The smoke test went out over the weekend (survey was sent to 10% of backers and all but one completed it - thank you all for the prompt replies) and the results were great, so I've opened up the pledge manager!
You can now complete your pledges. Orders will be locked and cards charged on 12/15/24 to give us 20 days to complete the pledge manager.
Two call outs:
1. Shipping will be charged on December 15th which likely means funds will leave your bank account or post to your CC on 12/16/24 so prepare for that.
2. You can change pledge levels to the new pricing if you backed at old pricing and you can add on additional games in the pledge manager if you wish for the same flat shipping rate of $14 an order or $19 for INTL orders.
If you run into issues at all please email me at [email protected]
Thanks!
Jack
The smoke test went out over the weekend (survey was sent to 10% of backers and all but one completed it - thank you all for the prompt replies) and the results were great, so I've opened up the pledge manager!
You can now complete your pledges. Orders will be locked and cards charged on 12/15/24 to give us 20 days to complete the pledge manager.
Two call outs:
1. Shipping will be charged on December 15th which likely means funds will leave your bank account or post to your CC on 12/16/24 so prepare for that.
2. You can change pledge levels to the new pricing if you backed at old pricing and you can add on additional games in the pledge manager if you wish for the same flat shipping rate of $14 an order or $19 for INTL orders.
If you run into issues at all please email me at [email protected]
Thanks!
Jack
PROJECT UPDATE
Jack Dunbar
CREATOR
26 days ago
Project Update: Fulfillment Update 2
Hello City Builders!
I wanted to send an update to let you all know I have sent final files off to Nice Funny Games for printing. This will likely involve a small amount of back and forth. I expect the games to be printed by mid-December and to ship in January.
The pledge manager is done and undergoing review. The pledge manager setup with Backerkit is way more complicated than I am used to so this took me about 40 hours of work compared to my usual 4. I am hopeful it will result in a thorough and easy to navigate pledge manager. I've stutter stepped on the pledge manager a lot, and this has been the biggest hang-up in post-campaign delivery. Sorry for the delay. It is entirely on me.
I thought I was done several times only to test surveys (the thing it sends backers) and realize I made some fatal flaw or other, so I've had to revise it many times. Thankfully, it is reviewed by experts and will likely be available Monday or Tuesday for smoke testing (meaning sending to a few backers to gauge results).
I hope to have all addresses by mid-December, so I'm hoping it is only open for a couple of weeks to gather addresses and open up the opportunity for add-ons.
PNP files will be created in December and sent to backers.
As promised here are a few examples of the new card layouts by Zach Hunt with attention to readability and disambiguation in iconography and color scheme particularly for low light or color vision sensitivities. I want to thank Bree Blocker for her amazing work getting everything unified under the old design scheme - it was no easy task!
The layout is more friendly to people with varying degrees of color vision variance and is overall easier to read and understand at a glance. Additionally, the icons have been revised in many cases to be more clear. I hope our time spent revising the graphic design has improved the play experience when the final copies arrive at your tables.
I wanted to send an update to let you all know I have sent final files off to Nice Funny Games for printing. This will likely involve a small amount of back and forth. I expect the games to be printed by mid-December and to ship in January.
The pledge manager is done and undergoing review. The pledge manager setup with Backerkit is way more complicated than I am used to so this took me about 40 hours of work compared to my usual 4. I am hopeful it will result in a thorough and easy to navigate pledge manager. I've stutter stepped on the pledge manager a lot, and this has been the biggest hang-up in post-campaign delivery. Sorry for the delay. It is entirely on me.
I thought I was done several times only to test surveys (the thing it sends backers) and realize I made some fatal flaw or other, so I've had to revise it many times. Thankfully, it is reviewed by experts and will likely be available Monday or Tuesday for smoke testing (meaning sending to a few backers to gauge results).
I hope to have all addresses by mid-December, so I'm hoping it is only open for a couple of weeks to gather addresses and open up the opportunity for add-ons.
PNP files will be created in December and sent to backers.
As promised here are a few examples of the new card layouts by Zach Hunt with attention to readability and disambiguation in iconography and color scheme particularly for low light or color vision sensitivities. I want to thank Bree Blocker for her amazing work getting everything unified under the old design scheme - it was no easy task!
The layout is more friendly to people with varying degrees of color vision variance and is overall easier to read and understand at a glance. Additionally, the icons have been revised in many cases to be more clear. I hope our time spent revising the graphic design has improved the play experience when the final copies arrive at your tables.
Thank you for supporting Prestige! I'm very excited for where it is now, and I can't wait to see pictures of it on your tables!
Happy City Building,
Jack
PROJECT UPDATE
Jack Dunbar
CREATOR
about 2 months ago
Project Update: Fulfillment Update 1
Hey Everyone,
This is Jack, the publisher of Prestige.
I want to explain my absence for the last two months. My goal in campaigns is to update EOM (end of month) rain or shine. Not making excuses here, I'm sorry you're waiting on updates from me, but I do want to explain what has been happening and will happen next:
- We funded at the end of July
- Fritz and I went to GenCon and I sent copies of our games with Scott Kabel to a massive convention in Wyoming. The volume of those sales took some time to fulfill (I'm mostly self fulfilling, so it is time consuming)
- My project New Kingdom: Sowers was supposed to fulfill by end of September but a portion of packages about 10% were lost in shipping, so I have been working through customer service tickets to self-fulfill those lost packages.
- Additionally, I've been covering for my lead pastor since July 22nd while he's been out on a 16 week sabbatical which is almost over, so I've been distracted by some other duties that took way more of my time that I originally anticipated.
- For Prestige we are still finalizing art. We decided to redesign the cards which took some time. The new graphic design is much cleaner.
- I anticipate printing and beginning fulfillment before the end of the year, but I'm 50/50 on whether we will see Prestige delivered before or after the holidays. My bet is January, but I will push for earlier.
I will send an update with new art at the end of this month with another update.
Thanks for sticking with us!
Jack
This is Jack, the publisher of Prestige.
I want to explain my absence for the last two months. My goal in campaigns is to update EOM (end of month) rain or shine. Not making excuses here, I'm sorry you're waiting on updates from me, but I do want to explain what has been happening and will happen next:
- We funded at the end of July
- Fritz and I went to GenCon and I sent copies of our games with Scott Kabel to a massive convention in Wyoming. The volume of those sales took some time to fulfill (I'm mostly self fulfilling, so it is time consuming)
- My project New Kingdom: Sowers was supposed to fulfill by end of September but a portion of packages about 10% were lost in shipping, so I have been working through customer service tickets to self-fulfill those lost packages.
- Additionally, I've been covering for my lead pastor since July 22nd while he's been out on a 16 week sabbatical which is almost over, so I've been distracted by some other duties that took way more of my time that I originally anticipated.
- For Prestige we are still finalizing art. We decided to redesign the cards which took some time. The new graphic design is much cleaner.
- I anticipate printing and beginning fulfillment before the end of the year, but I'm 50/50 on whether we will see Prestige delivered before or after the holidays. My bet is January, but I will push for earlier.
I will send an update with new art at the end of this month with another update.
Thanks for sticking with us!
Jack
