Slight Delay in the Pledge Manager Closing
over 4 years ago – Mon, Dec 02, 2019 at 01:53:41 AM

Due to the holiday here is the US (family in town, much eating), I was unable to get required housekeeping done before closing the Pledge Manager (PM). That housekeeping is planned for today, and I will be closing the PM this evening, US Eastern Standard Time (about 12 hours from the timestamp on this Update). A couple notes:

• There are about 5% of pledges from the Kickstarter campaign that have not been completed.
• If you are reading this after the PM closes and you did not fill out your survey, do not despair; you'll need to get Oz involved (me) to fix things and there will be no access to upgrading, but we'll get it figured out. As always, Oz is located at [email protected].

• Late Pledges do not need to do anything additional; if you placed a Late Pledge during the last month, you had to provide all the needed information to complete your pledge, so you're done.
• All artwork is submitted and PPCs (preproduction copies) are being created.
• I will start filming this week.

Thanks!

Dan Hallagan, Kayenta Games

FIVE DAYS LEFT (to complete your pledge...still 184 lost souls; are you sure you're not one?)
over 4 years ago – Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 12:24:53 AM

 There are five days left to fill out your pledge survey!

Last week, I had a pledge reminder pop into my Inbox for the deluxified version of Madeira. "Why are you emailing me?" I grumbled. "I did this already." I promptly checked my folder of game pledges...nothing. 

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Happens to us all, but I don't want it to happen to 184 of you! Please email me at [email protected] if you have any doubt. NOTE: Late Pledges do not have to fill out a survey.

Thanks!

Dan Hallagan, Kayenta Games

Progress Report
over 4 years ago – Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 11:01:53 PM

I am back in my Private Study after a refreshing break. Thanks for your patience with my slow answers to your various questions. If anything was missed, please re-contact me as I had less than reliable communications.

Pledge Manager Update

I have some concern that there are 224 backers (~ 9%) who have not completed their surveys. Please, if you have not received an email from BackerKit, contact me immediately at [email protected], and I will send you a custom direct link to your pledge. There are only 11 days remaining until the Pledge Manager is closed. 

Production Update

I am in the final stages of reviewing my production files, which is a heavy workload given that there are four product codes this time around. I hope to submit for my PPCs (preproduction copies) on Monday of next week (which permits final review of all components). 

Market Population and Scaling System

As soon as those PPCs are underway, I will move next to filming a complete playthrough (by Season) showing the new market population and scaling system. It is marvelous! Those videos should start going up around 11/29.

Backer-Developed Promotional Tiles (BDPT)

The vacation interrupted the refinement of the BDPT, which will resume this weekend. We have made great progress (about 60% done), and it shouldn't take long to finish them. I will get a BGG entry up as soon as they are completed. 

Thanks!

Dan Hallagan, Kayenta Games

Your Developer Is Shirking His Work
over 4 years ago – Sat, Nov 09, 2019 at 12:54:23 AM

Greetings! I am on my way to a remote place for a vacation. This update has no fancy pictures, just a reminder that the Kayenta Games Customer Service Team (me) will have greatly delayed response times starting yesterday (  :/  ) until 11/17.  We still have 372 backers who have yet to complete their survey, so if anyone in that group is in need of assistance, I will respond, but it make take several hours.

I will have a ton of content around the Thanksgiving break, including:

• The new tile population system explained
• Video playthroughs 
• Sample PPC (preproduction copy) showing the storage boxes
• Push to finish the Backer-Developed tiles (we have about 10 out 18 audited)

Thanks, all!

Dan Hallagan, Kayenta Games

Pledge Manager Survey Update
over 4 years ago – Tue, Nov 05, 2019 at 12:59:35 AM

Pledge Manager (PM) Update

As of this morning 1781 out of 2412 surveys have been answered, which is a very good percentage (73%) for only 3 full days in.  If you are working on Bulks or contemplating your options during this month-long PM period, no rush; just making sure everyone is notified.

A few notes:

• If you have not received a survey, please email me at [email protected]. I would rather just directly send you a custom link to your pledge than battle angry servers and voracious spam programs.
• The PM is open until midnight US EST on 11/30.
• No credit cards are charged until 12/1 US EST.
• Feel free to change your pledge at any time up until the PM closes.
• If something doesn't look right, email me.
• According to the Bulk Pledge on the Kickstarter page, shipping is handled thusly: "DISCOUNTED SHIPPING
       ► US, UK, and EU - $35 charged after the campaign
       ► AU, NZ, and CA - $45 charged after the campaign
       ► Rest of the World - Default is $150 (handled individually in the pledge manager after the campaign)"
• Please contact me for any Bulk Pledge shipping quotes that are not an even 6 games. 
•  The Backer-Designed Promotional Tiles in the PM are not included in the Queen Victoria or Prince Albert pledge levels; the two winning backer tiles—Parish Church and Babbling Brook—are included in the Upstairs, Downstairs game box. The Add-On in the PM are the 18 tiles that did not make the cut (but are still the bomb). 

Thanks!

Dan Hallagan, Kayenta Games