Joe Foner
CREATOR
2 months ago
Project Update: Thank You! AND AN UPDATE
Hi, everyone!
Wanted to first say a heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped make Medieval Merchant a reality. Your support has not only helped bring a game to life and to a larger audience, but it helps me think about actually working on game design in a more significant way.
I also wanted to apologize for taking nearly a month to send an update; I had a health issue to deal with right around the time of closing, then Thanksgiving, my day job, then life :) Rest assured I'll be sending more regular updates as significant developments warrant. At least one per month, even if not much is happening :)
With that in mind, we commence with our first update.
1. I've picked a printer! I communicated with a number of printers (at least six off the top of my head), but I've selected Nice Funny Games (NFG), based in China (my dad would've gotten a kick out of the company name). I'll be using them to print the box, the board, the cardboard coin punch-out sheet, as well as to provide the pawns and the dice. I'll be using a local printer for everything else, as they were able to provide good-quality prints for my demo copies, but aren't able to print what NFG can. This approach allowed to keep costs down while providing flexibility in assembly.
2. I've also been busy communicating back and forth with NFG on finalizing details for the layout, and the next step is layout approval , which means as soon as I hear back from them, I get to approve the layout. The next step after that is the proofs, and the proofs is the last step before I okay the printing.
3. We're still on target for a May/June fulfillment. This will depend largely on whether they can get to the print run before they break for the Spring Festival, which is when China celebrates the Lunar New Year. This can be up to three weeks. Either way, we should be fulfilling in either May or June.
4. The next thing I'll be working on are the surveys. This is where you get details on what you're receiving for your pledge, method of fulfillment, and whether you want to add anything to your pledge. I'll be including instructions with those, so never fear!
Thanks for your patience and for reading.
TTYS and Happy Gregorian New Year!
Joe
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Wanted to first say a heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped make Medieval Merchant a reality. Your support has not only helped bring a game to life and to a larger audience, but it helps me think about actually working on game design in a more significant way.
I also wanted to apologize for taking nearly a month to send an update; I had a health issue to deal with right around the time of closing, then Thanksgiving, my day job, then life :) Rest assured I'll be sending more regular updates as significant developments warrant. At least one per month, even if not much is happening :)
With that in mind, we commence with our first update.
1. I've picked a printer! I communicated with a number of printers (at least six off the top of my head), but I've selected Nice Funny Games (NFG), based in China (my dad would've gotten a kick out of the company name). I'll be using them to print the box, the board, the cardboard coin punch-out sheet, as well as to provide the pawns and the dice. I'll be using a local printer for everything else, as they were able to provide good-quality prints for my demo copies, but aren't able to print what NFG can. This approach allowed to keep costs down while providing flexibility in assembly.
2. I've also been busy communicating back and forth with NFG on finalizing details for the layout, and the next step is layout approval , which means as soon as I hear back from them, I get to approve the layout. The next step after that is the proofs, and the proofs is the last step before I okay the printing.
3. We're still on target for a May/June fulfillment. This will depend largely on whether they can get to the print run before they break for the Spring Festival, which is when China celebrates the Lunar New Year. This can be up to three weeks. Either way, we should be fulfilling in either May or June.
4. The next thing I'll be working on are the surveys. This is where you get details on what you're receiving for your pledge, method of fulfillment, and whether you want to add anything to your pledge. I'll be including instructions with those, so never fear!
Thanks for your patience and for reading.
TTYS and Happy Gregorian New Year!
Joe
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