I just got back from a trip abroad and am ready to lock down the orders. There are still about 30 people who haven't finalized their order by clicking on the survey link in their email. It is very important that everyone do this so I know how many stickers of each type to make and how many bubble mailers of each size to order.
If you haven't been receiving the reminders from Backerkit, you can check your spam folder or send me a message and I will re-send the link.
I will be locking orders on Monday July 6th. If you haven't responded by then, you may end up with a randomly selected sticker.
This goes for the pre-order store as well. It will close at the same time and future sales will be back over on my main shopify website or in-person at events.
We have officially entered the print queue now, having paid the Printer and approved the proofs, so we are right on schedule!
Stay cool out there! (Maybe put an ice pack inside your pointy hat?) ~Adam
Please remember to go fill out your post-campaign survey! Everyone needs to confirm their order quantities and enter their addresses (for tax purposes) and payment information (I know, it's silly that you have to re-enter it when you already did during the campaign). I will be taking a trip next week so will be unavailable until July 2nd when everything is supposed to technically be locked.
The pre-order store will also close on June 30th, so if you've been lurking in the tall grass don't wait!
But in the meantime, great news: The printer has confirmed the print files and has invoiced me for the order! That means that we will be entering the print queue ahead of schedule.
Banner reward stickers have arrived! (and survey reminder)
Hey folks,
I'm happy to report that the banner reward stickers arrived today and they look great!
actual size: 6"x2"
They're made of thick, weather-proof, laminate coated vinyl so should look good on anything you decide to gnomify with them. If you backed a minimum of 3 projects in the Family Friendly banner, you will automatically receive one of these bad boys!
Meanwhile, the print files for the game are at the printers and the order is just waiting on final counts. So, the sooner everyone completes their survey to confirm their order quantities, the sooner I can hit GO and get the machines producing!
Remember: even though it is asking for your shipping address now, you will not be charged shipping until I am ready to actually send the games out. When we are at that stage of the process there will be options for local pickup or to donate yours to the "community copy" fund.
I've spent some time today prepping the print files for all the cards with their voted-upon gnames and making some updates to the rulebook. I just sent those all off to the printer for proofing, so we're moving right along on that front!
And since that went so smoothly, I've also just hit "send" on the full list of backer surveys. You all should be receiving them shortly before or after you get this update! Please go ahead with confirming your order contents (adding any extras you feel so moved to grab up) so I can finalize the print order quantity, enter your shipping address, and confirm your payment method. The orders won't be locked down until later this month and remember that shipping won't be charged until the Fall when games are ready to go out.
I've been working behind the scenes this past week to get the post-campaign pledge manager set up and ready. If you missed the campaign and would still like to join us, there is now a pre-order button on the campaign front page!
Meanwhile I've just sent out a "smoke test" of surveys so a few of you should receive that email to test that everything is working. Once those are confirmed then all other backers will receive their surveys to confirm their orders, payment methods, and addresses. Remember that final shipping will not be charged until this Fall when I have games in hand and everything is ready to actually go in the mail.
What a whirlwind of a campaign. Thank you so much for coming along on this wild ride with me.
And now the real work begins...
Over the next couple of weeks I'll be finalizing the card layouts with the voted upon gnome gnames and prepping everything for print. I expect to have all files approved and sent over by the end of June. The printer usually takes about 6-8 weeks for production, so hopefully everything will be back in my hands by the end of August whereupon I will get into assembly and quality control. I will keep y'all appraised as each step is reached, but the torrent of emails should slow down considerably now that Pocketopia has finished.
In the meantime, I will also be getting the post-campaign pledge manager set up. You will receive a survey when it's ready to enter your shipping information (as well as be able to add any other add-ons to your order that you've decided you simply can't live without) and all orders will lock around the end of June when I'm ready to finalize the final unit quantity with the printer. Your shipping payments will also be collected through that pledge manager in the Fall.
And so I will sign off for now. Thank you again for your support and talk to you again soon!
I just got back from a trip abroad and am ready to lock down the orders. There are still about 30 people who haven't finalized their order by clicking on the survey link in their email. It is very important that everyone do this so I know how many stickers of each type to make and how many bubble mailers of each size to order.
If you haven't been receiving the reminders from Backerkit, you can check your spam folder or send me a message and I will re-send the link.
I will be locking orders on Monday July 6th. If you haven't responded by then, you may end up with a randomly selected sticker.
This goes for the pre-order store as well. It will close at the same time and future sales will be back over on my main shopify website or in-person at events.
We have officially entered the print queue now, having paid the Printer and approved the proofs, so we are right on schedule!
Stay cool out there! (Maybe put an ice pack inside your pointy hat?) ~Adam
Please remember to go fill out your post-campaign survey! Everyone needs to confirm their order quantities and enter their addresses (for tax purposes) and payment information (I know, it's silly that you have to re-enter it when you already did during the campaign). I will be taking a trip next week so will be unavailable until July 2nd when everything is supposed to technically be locked.
The pre-order store will also close on June 30th, so if you've been lurking in the tall grass don't wait!
But in the meantime, great news: The printer has confirmed the print files and has invoiced me for the order! That means that we will be entering the print queue ahead of schedule.
I'm happy to report that the banner reward stickers arrived today and they look great!
actual size: 6"x2"
They're made of thick, weather-proof, laminate coated vinyl so should look good on anything you decide to gnomify with them. If you backed a minimum of 3 projects in the Family Friendly banner, you will automatically receive one of these bad boys!
Meanwhile, the print files for the game are at the printers and the order is just waiting on final counts. So, the sooner everyone completes their survey to confirm their order quantities, the sooner I can hit GO and get the machines producing!
Remember: even though it is asking for your shipping address now, you will not be charged shipping until I am ready to actually send the games out. When we are at that stage of the process there will be options for local pickup or to donate yours to the "community copy" fund.
I've spent some time today prepping the print files for all the cards with their voted-upon gnames and making some updates to the rulebook. I just sent those all off to the printer for proofing, so we're moving right along on that front!
And since that went so smoothly, I've also just hit "send" on the full list of backer surveys. You all should be receiving them shortly before or after you get this update! Please go ahead with confirming your order contents (adding any extras you feel so moved to grab up) so I can finalize the print order quantity, enter your shipping address, and confirm your payment method. The orders won't be locked down until later this month and remember that shipping won't be charged until the Fall when games are ready to go out.
I've been working behind the scenes this past week to get the post-campaign pledge manager set up and ready. If you missed the campaign and would still like to join us, there is now a pre-order button on the campaign front page!
Meanwhile I've just sent out a "smoke test" of surveys so a few of you should receive that email to test that everything is working. Once those are confirmed then all other backers will receive their surveys to confirm their orders, payment methods, and addresses. Remember that final shipping will not be charged until this Fall when I have games in hand and everything is ready to actually go in the mail.
