SURPRISE!!!!
5 days ago
– Wed, May 15, 2024 at 01:30:20 PM
At this point, I'm only missing 18 more card descriptions from my writer, so the final start of production is extremely close.
Meanwhile, as I've been waiting, I converted the art from Tarocchi Gialli into a deck of standard playing cards!!!
These decks feature 54 cards using the suits and variations on the Page, Queen, and King cards from the Tarocchi Gialli tarot deck. Two jokers, featuring the art from The Fool, are also included.
These decks will be available in the Pledge Manager, once it opens, to backers at 50% off of the MSRP, as an additional add-on.
Meanwhile, I plan on launching another Kickstarter project this Friday for just this set of playing cards. Anyone who pledges to that campaign will be paying $10 per deck- so If you want it, make sure to wait for for the launch of the pledge manager where you'll be able to select it for $5 instead of $10.
The deck is completely ready for production and will be manufactured alongside the Tarocchi Gialli, so it will not affect any delivery timelines. More than anything, it saves me hundreds of dollars to have both orders shipped at the same time from China to the United States.
I plan on making 500 units of this deck but will be increasing that number if the Kickstarter blows up in the first couple of days. I won't need to lock in a number until I get the final card descriptions from my writer and have proofread the final manual at least two times.
One thing that you all CAN do to help me with this is to head to the Kickstarter pre-launch page and click on "Notify me on launch" - the higher the number of accounts watching the project, the more enticing it will look to other potential backers. No need to pledge, just check the box.
Thanks again for your patience and support!!!!
Progress!!!
19 days ago
– Wed, May 01, 2024 at 08:57:13 AM
Just a quick update to let you all know where we're at:
The writing of the card descriptions is 41% complete, while the rest of the manual is completely finished. With this, I was able to get a total page count (105) for the manual, including the cover, and thus able to get an estimated thickness, which then allows us to get the final box dimensions.
My box design is finished, but I still need the manufacturer to generate their own template based on these final numbers so I can reconfigure my design to their template. They are on holiday right now in China, so I hope to have the box squared away by the end of next week. The cards are already confirmed with the manufacturer.
Once the manual is ready, I'll do some proofreading, my wife will do some proofreading, and then I'll send it to all of you as a PDF for some final proofreading. Hoping this put production in place by the end of May.
Hey, guess what! I have a board game that my wife and I have been working on!!!
Please check it out and follow our progress by clicking the image below.
Stretch Goal Cards + Production Updates
about 2 months ago
– Thu, Apr 04, 2024 at 12:54:31 PM
Hello Friends!
Just wanted to give you all a quick update. I've got my Italian friend double-checking all of my card titles, and she's already brought a handful to my attention that I've had to fix. I also revised a bunch of cards and simplified them in some cases. The current lineup has just been fully uploaded to my website (www.chainassembly.com).
The manual is nearly done, just waiting to get the card descriptions finalized which should be in a week or two) so I can slip them into that part of the book.
Meanwhile, All of the five stretch goal cards are posted below.
Thanks for joining me on this journey!!!
We did it!!!
2 months ago
– Wed, Mar 20, 2024 at 07:03:49 AM
Fully funded and how!!!! I know we didn't unlock the lat couple of stretch goals but who cares! I'll throw them in anyhow. This will bring the card count up to 83!!!!
Here's the first one in this batch of five extra cards. The ideas for these started in The Goracle and then appeared as stretch goals in Eros Tarot Second Edition.
I've already started putting together the manual. I'm just waiting on the final writings from Bianca Craig (The Obsidian Corona) and I'll be able to share a draft PDF for each of you to review.
We'll be moving pretty quickly with this project!!! Thanks again for your support!
Final 24 Hours are Upon us!!!
2 months ago
– Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 10:43:36 AM
Pledges are starting to roll in, as always happens in the last few hours of a Kickstarter project, so I wanted to acknowledge that we've hit the $7k goal and the $8k goal is within reach, so PLEASE SHARE THIS PROJECT ON YOUR SOCIALS!!!!
Meanwhile, I revisited the King of Candles. Check it out:
