A huge and heartfelt thank you to everyone who backed the project - your support means the world to us! We've reached over 760% funding, and are beyond excited to bring this project to life with all of the extra stretch goals you guys have unlocked.
We've got a long road of finalizing designs for production and testing our samples, then it's time for full scale manufacturing and fulfillment. Some notes for what comes next:
Pledge Manager Phase:
The next phase will be the Pledge Manager Phase. Pledge money will be collected over the next 14 days by BackerKit. In a few weeks, the BackerKit pledge manager will come into play.
The money you pledged essentially functions as "store credit" in the BackerKit platform that you'll use to make your selections and choices for the items you want. If you want your exact pledge and nothing else, you just checkout with the default selection. If you want to readjust your pledge to get a higher or lower tier and/or get other items a la carte, you may do so at this time. If you backed even at the $1 level, you have until we begin shipping to upgrade your pledge and still benefit from the stretch goals.
During checkout, there will be survey questions asking what colors/finishes you want, your shipping address, etc. You can make adjustments to your order throughout the Pledge Manager phase, and we highly encourage you to keep your shipping address current.
Shipping will also be collected during this phase, so remember to figure that in with your costs!
When we reach the Shipping phase of the campaign, we'll post several times about it with reminders to update your address. We usually hold orders in "quarantine" for about a week to ensure that you have a final reminder to catch and update your address before it goes out the door.
We will not be responsible for orders shipped to incorrect or outdated addresses provided by the customer.
Late Backers:
If you missed the original campaign, not to worry - you can still get the items, and any of the add-ons as well. We'll keep new ordering open through the end of the shipping phase for anyone wanting to join in along the way. Some of the stretch goals won't be included by default like they are for the original backers, but you can still benefit from all of the upgrades that got unlocked along the way.
A huge thank you again! We're rolling up our sleeves and working hard on this project, and will keep you updated with regular updates (typically sent out monthly). Please feel free to send us any questions or comments you might have along the way.
We're in the last 24 hours, and you guys have unlocked virtually all of the stretch goals - amazing! We're going to change the 24k gold option to be what unlocks at the $175,000 tier, and keep a mystery $200,000 stretch goal as the final goal - right now it's looking like we'll creep close to that level, and there'll be some fabulous things that unlock if we reach it.
In our next post this week (once the campaign concludes), we'll post next steps and instructions/preparations for the Pledge Management Phase that will follow, which will include your pledge surveys for how to choose your finishes and add-ons.
Personalized Coins:
The Personalized Coins also recently unlocked at the $150,000 level - everyone who purchased a Full Set or a Complete Bundle will receive a personalized coin with an inscription of your choice up to a certain character maximum, as well as your choice of coin plating/finish (the default will be the color you choose for your set).
We have also added the Personalized Coin to the Add-Ons as well, for anyone backing pledges that don't include the 78-coin sets, if you want to receive a Personalized Coin anyway.
Unlocked Stretch Goals:
For anyone still on the fence, pledging by tomorrow gets access to all of the unlocked stretch goals, and the Complete Set benefits the most from all of the extra items and accessories bundled in, with all of their bonus upgrades as well.
$5,000 - Shiny Gold, Silver, and Copper available (Bonus) - UNLOCKED $10,000 - Wooden Coin Box (Purchasable Add-On) - UNLOCKED $15,000 - All guidebooks will be upgraded to leatherbound (Bonus) - UNLOCKED $20,000 - Paperboard Coin Set Box will be upgraded to premium features (Bonus) - UNLOCKED $30,000 - Deluxe Holder Cylinder becomes available (Purchasable Add-on) - UNLOCKED $40,000 - Rainbow Plating available (Bonus) - UNLOCKED $60,000 - Guidebooks will get foiled edges (Bonus) - UNLOCKED $75,000 - Wooden Coin Box becomes Deluxe (Bonus) - UNLOCKED $85,000 - Nuance Tokens (Purchasable Add-On) - UNLOCKED $100,000 - Deluxe Holder Cylinder gets upgrades (Bonus) - UNLOCKED $125,000 - Quick Reference Sheet Included (Bonus) - UNLOCKED $150,000 - Personalized Coin for all coin set backers (Bonus) - UNLOCKED $175,000 - 24k Gold Plating Available (Purchasable Add-On) - UNLOCKED
Social Media Challenge:
In case you missed it, we're running a challenge for the final week, to spread awareness of the project for the last days of the campaign, ending on March 4!
To Enter:
1 - Follow us on our social media channel (Necessary to participate) 2 - a) Create a post, or reshare and tag @geekifyinc on your social media channel of choice. (Worth 1 Chance) b) Tag a friend on that post who you think needs to see it (Worth 1 Chance per friend tagged) c) Create an original image to post (Worth 2 Chances)
You may use images in this Dropbox folder to help create your posts, or anything you've seen posted on the BackerKit campaign so far. Share what you're excited about, or how you plan to use them!
We will select winners from the pool of everyone who participates.
First Place: 24k Gold Plated Tarot Coin Set (All 78 Coins)
Second Place: Rainbow Plated Tarot Coin Set (All 78 Coins)
Third Place: Choice of Antique or Shiny Tarot Coin Set (All 78 Coins)
Fourth Place: Single Coin (your choice)
Fifth Place: Single Coin (your choice)
We'll track the tags and enter your name into a raffle for some awesome prizes.
If we reach 500 posts in a week (that's less than 1 per person on the campaign), we'll include a little extra something for all of the backers as well.
Let's finish strong - you guys have done an amazing job supporting this project, and we're thrilled to be able to bring these to life!
In case you missed it, we're running a challenge for the final week, to spread awareness of the project for the last days of the campaign, ending on March 4!
To Enter:
1 - Follow us on our social media channel (Necessary to participate) 2 - a) Create a post, or reshare and tag @geekifyinc on your social media channel of choice. (Worth 1 Chance) b) Tag a friend on that post who you think needs to see it (Worth 1 Chance per friend tagged) c) Create an original image to post (Worth 2 Chances)
You may use images in this Dropbox folder to help create your posts, or anything you've seen posted on the BackerKit campaign so far. Share what you're excited about, or how you plan to use them!
We will select winners from the pool of everyone who participates.
First Place: 24k Gold Plated Tarot Coin Set (All 78 Coins)
Second Place: Rainbow Plated Tarot Coin Set (All 78 Coins)
Third Place: Choice of Antique or Shiny Tarot Coin Set (All 78 Coins)
Fourth Place: Single Coin (your choice)
Fifth Place: Single Coin (your choice)
We'll track the tags and enter your name into a raffle for some awesome prizes.
If we reach 500 posts in a week (that's less than 1 per person on the campaign), we'll include a little extra something for all of the backers as well.
We're rounding the corner to the end of the campaign, and have just under a week left! You've made some amazing progress with the pledges, as well as towards the final stretch goals, and we look forward to adding each new bonus to your rewards!
New Stretch Goal: We've added a 24k gold plating option to the stretch goals now. If you want your coins to be genuine 24k gold plated, then this will become available.
We're still open to adding something for the $175k mark, if anyone has anything they'd really love to see as a value-add bonus we can accommodate!
Coin Artwork:
A little behind the scenes peek! Adjusting the source illustrations of the Rider Waite Smith tarot deck has been an interesting process. Some coins are well suited and closely match the originals. Others are thematically very similar, but with some of their visual compositions adjusted to allow some new elements and symbols in, or to tweak existing ones. The Page of Pentacles is one such, where the core is still the same, but has had some things reworked slightly - in this case, the progression of the past to future now incorporates some elemental notions of fire and earth being left behind, with the time of water and air lying ahead.
The guide book will have detailed explanations of the significance of the images on each coin to help with your interpretations or to add to your depth of understanding of your coin set.
Cylinder Holder:
Since people have been asking about the cylinder holder, we wanted to share out some of the work being done on it. This Add-On will be a cylindrical holder for the coins, to organize them into a long column instead of several rows/columns layout of the boxes. With the dimensions we have calculated for the coins, the cylinder will be approximately 10 x 2.5" and make a majestic way to store your coins or present them on a shelf or altar.
We haven't finalized the designs, but these are some mood board references to give you some idea of the final form, and will likely be a combination of wood, metal, or leather.
Mood Board
Structurally, they'll be like the last image here, on its base stand. There's a lot of directions to go in with this, including making the cylinder itself octagonal like the coins, or more rounded, and we'll lock in details a little further down the line.
Sketch concepts of octagonal versus round
Social Media Challenge:
We're going to be running a challenge for the final week, to spread awareness of the project for the final week!
To Enter:
1 - Follow us on our social media channel (Necessary to participate) 2 - a) Create a post, or reshare and tag @geekifyinc on your social media channel of choice. (Worth 1 Chance) b) Tag a friend on that post who you think needs to see it (Worth 1 Chance per friend tagged) c) Create an original image to post (Worth 2 Chances)
You may use images in this Dropbox folder to help create your posts, or anything you've seen posted on the BackerKit campaign so far. Share what you're excited about, or how you plan to use them.
We will select winners from the pool of everyone who participates.
First Place: 24k Gold Plated Tarot Coin Set (All 78 Coins)
Second Place: Rainbow Plated Tarot Coin Set (All 78 Coins)
Third Place: Choice of Antique or Shiny Tarot Coin Set (All 78 Coins)
Fourth Place: Single Coin (your choice)
Fifth Place: Single Coin (your choice)
We'll track the tags and enter your name into a raffle for some awesome prizes.
If we reach 500 posts in a week (that's less than 1 per person on the campaign), we'll include a little extra something for all of the backers as well.
One of the things we're excited to offer as an Add-On are the Metal Connectors, intended for people doing spreads and wanting to add a little extra flair for picture-taking or client-impressing wow factor. The Connectors are cast metal and given the same kind of finishing treatment as the coins, so they'll perfectly match your set, or get a different color for contrast! Geometrically pleasing and made to nestle your coins nicely in, the Connectors help keep things organized when doing your readings and spreads.
There are also 2-coin and 4-coin connectors, still in progress.
Full Bundles or people who have them selected as Add-Ons will be given the choice of finish when selecting their coin set choice in the Pledge Manager phase.
