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.
Now that you've unlocked Nuance Connectors at the 85,000 Stretch Goal level, let's talk about what they are (or what they will be). These are an idea we're still refining and workshopping, so artwork is as yet unfinished, but they are smaller tokens meant to serve as accent marks to the coin draws you're making. Some are meant to signal particular strength or emphasis between your draws, while others might downplay the connection between them. Nuance tokens can add depth or reframe the relationship between the traditional suit dynamics, or tell you to look in a particular direction rather than the one you might have immediately landed on.
Some of the work in progress concepts of the Nuance tokens (also called chits or Nuances).
Concept Art
The octagonal shape of the coins naturally creates square and triangular gaps that the Nuance tokens fill, allowing you to draw some additional insight from the space in between. The two directions we're exploring with them right now is to have them be
a) thematic, with words or concepts like: Opposition Strong / Greater influence Weak / Lesser influence Time Caution Transformation Depth Conflict Bonds Hope / Courage / Steadfastness
Or b) to have them be more astrological in nature and look for governing influences that way.
Astrological Influences
We've been working on the concept for awhile, and would happily hear input on how you might consider using them. They are not mandatory for your readings, but make a nice addition through including a touch of Nuance to your draws. Congratulations to everyone for unlocking them as an Add-On, and the Full Bundles will include them naturally as well now! Thank you to everyone for hitting such a neat new stretch goal, and for supporting the project!
Reminder to share and repost the campaign far and wide - we've still got some awesome stretch goals ahead to unlock, and we can only get the word out there with your help!
We've had a number of people ask about the backs of the coins. Originally we had planned to do them the same image front and back, since the intent is to draw them out of a bag without being able to see them. However, some people might still want to flip them over off a stack or a pile and not have them revealed beforehand, and wanted to get input from the backers about it.
Additionally, we had a backer reach out to ask about using these if visually impaired. After mulling it over and working on the design a little bit, we did a modified design that incorporates Braille with the title of the coin on the edge of the borders.
We'll need to do some more research, but wanted to get peoples' input on whether or not this is something they'd like to see, or affect whether they order at all.
We've created polls for both questions and would love to get your input on either or both, if you'd be so kind as to cast your vote so we can feel out the audience, or comment below.
Aaaand you guys have blown through the $75k Stretch Goals in less than a week - amazing!
$60,000 - Guidebooks will get foiled edges (Bonus) The interpretation guide books are getting made just a little more premium, with the addition of gold foiled edges. The gilding makes a magnificent touch. All guidebooks for all Coin sets naturally include this now.
$75,000 - Wooden Coin Box becomes Deluxe (Bonus) Originally just a simple (though nice) wooden box to hold your coins, we're increasing the Wooden Coin Boxes to have engraved scrollwork, a nicer hardwood, and pretty finishing.
Coming Up: We've also added a Quick Reference Sheet and a Personalized Coin to the Stretch Goals past the $100k tier. The reference sheet is just a nice little quality improvement to have a quick way to look up the meaning of the coin drawn and the themes represented. The Personalized Coin will be a coin with a custom inscription or name on it (up to a set number of characters) to make your set your own, or to make it an extra special gift if you're giving it to someone else.
Other:
-We have added Three Coin Draw to the add-ons, if you just want three random coins sent to you as a sample.
-We've also added a Tarot Coin Card Set to the add-ons as well (ironically coming full circle back to cards). These will be a deck of octagonal cards, if you like the coin art and want to have a small card version to accompany it, far more portable (about 2" x 2" x 0.75", which makes them much easier to keep in your pocket. The Full Bundles have been updated to have these included as well.
The most bang for your buck will ultimately be the Full Accessories bundle; the stretch goals mean there's going to be so many extra goodies packed in that they'll keep getting more value added with each new threshold reached.
We'll do another update this week with some more looks and previews at components. Thanks so much, and a reminder to share and re-post to keep the train going and hit those new goals! You guys are amazing!
Wow, you guys just blew through all of the plating tiers, giving everyone access to the full spectrum of available proposed colors, and they are fantastic.
Black, Shiny Silver, and Gold
You can see a little video of the comparisons of the coins side by side here, and a Beetle from a Mummy project we've done.
We'll make sure to have good pictures laid out clearly and described before you need to make your color choice for your set.
We're also super excited that you guys have unlocked Rainbow! We're working on another design of coins for testing purposes, so here's a look at The Hermit as well, and what the Rainbow effect will look like.
How Rainbow appears when plated
We're so thrilled that all of these are now available for selection. We're going to do some testing with them to see how they hold up with scratching or endurance over time and make some recommendations for the selection process, but these are going to be so pretty!
