Regarding your love for wooden boxes...
Hi everyone, Randy here.
I must say, we were absolutely stunned & humbled (or stumbled, if you will) that our premium hand-made boxes sold out in 7 hours. Recovering from the shock, I've taken a serious look at my woodpile to see if I could reasonably make more to satisfy the many commenters I've heard from across various websites this evening.
Here's the situation, full disclosure. I have enough cherry on-hand to make the first 10 that have already sold. The costs of the first round of boxes covered the ash, the hardware, the finish, the felt, the silkscreening, and some of the time it will take to make these correctly. And of course, some of the money goes to help reach our goal of printing board games.
So to offer more boxes, I'd have to invest in more cherry, and certainly more time. For those of you who don't know us personally, my wife and I are expecting our first child in November, so my time is fast becoming a limited resource.
And as much as I'd love to spend an infinite number of weekends in my dad's workshop in St. Louis building nice things for you, (and I promise, i really would love that), I have to be at least somewhat realistic.
That said, I'm looking into the possibility of listing a second, absolutely final lot of hand-made boxes, made to the same specifications as the first round. However, I'd have to ask for a higher pledge amount to account for the unprecedented demand, as well as the added costs of production.
Stay tuned.
And to those who've expressed an interest in the Premium Box, please, I urge you to pledge anyway, knowing that that you can always upgrade your pledge should I make more boxes available. Also, I promise that even in a cardboard box, the game is still quite enjoyable.
Thanks for reading. Thanks for pledging. Thanks for being the wonderful people you are for taking an interest in us.
Sincerely,
Randy Field, Creative Director at Split Second Games
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A postcard featuring Kickstarter Exclusive art from the game, along with a hand-written message of thanks.
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An exclusive print by game artist Randy Field. Please add $5 for Canada, $10 for International
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"Not Amused" Shirt. A stylized rendition of the fan favorite card from the game, designed by the game's artist. Existing backers may add this shirt by increasing their pledges by $25. See Update #8 for details.
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A copy of Quicksilver, shipped to your door. If you like, add $45 and receive an additional copy. Please add $15 to Canada, $25 for International for each copy.
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Rewards 1-4, combined: A copy of Quicksilver, the exclusive art print, and the exclusive postcard with hand-written message. Please add $15 to Canada, $25 for International
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This package includes everything at the $70 level, PLUS the "Not Amused" shirt, PLUS an exclusive set of 3 5x7 prints featuring selected art from the game's cards. See Update #8 for details.
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A copy of Quicksilver, plus a beautiful hand-made cherry & ash wood cigar-style box. Made by the artist and signed on the inside. See full description on the left. Please add $30 to Canada, $40 for International
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Pledge $175 or more
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HANDMADE WOOD BOX ROUND 2: Due to insanely popular demand (The first round sold out in 7 HOURS), we're making another round of boxes available. Backers at this level get a copy of Quicksilver, plus a beautiful hand-made cherry & maple wood cigar-style box. Made by the artist & his father and signed on the inside. See full description on the left. PLUS, we will include the exclusive print & postcard at this level. Please add $30 to Canada, $40 for International.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Pledge $225 or more
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HANDMADE WOOD BOX ROUND 3: 14 Hours. That's how fast the last round sold out. So to keep backers happy, we're making yet another 10 boxes available. Backers at this level get a copy of Quicksilver, plus a beautiful hand-made cherry & maple wood cigar-style box. Made by the artist & his father and signed on the inside. See full description on the left. PLUS, we will include the exclusive print & postcard at this level. Please add $30 to Canada, $40 for International.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Pledge $245 or more
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HANDMADE WOOD BOX ROUND 4: One more round of boxes for the final push. Backers at this level get a copy of Quicksilver, plus a beautiful hand-made cherry & maple wood cigar-style box. Made by the artist & his father and signed on the inside. See full description on the left. PLUS, we will include the exclusive print & postcard at this level. Please add $30 to Canada, $40 for International.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Pledge $250 or more
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A copy of Quicksilver, plus YOUR LIKENESS added to one of the game cards. Randy has reserved one of the game cards for an angry crowd, and wants to put your face in that crowd. Also includes a signed print of your likeness. Please add $15 to Canada, $25 for International
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013
Comments
Creator Split Second Games on June 26, 2012
10 more boxes are available now. 4 down in 2 minutes.
Creator Jac on June 24, 2012
@Amanda, unfortunately you missed those lucky ten, lets hope he makes more.
Creator Amanda Mitchell on June 24, 2012
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Creator Timothy O'Shea on June 23, 2012
Interested!
Creator Josh Jones on June 23, 2012
Please produce more of those beautiful boxes! Backers only update would be awesome. This looks like an amazing game. Keep up the good work!
Creator Jac on June 23, 2012
Also, if you do decide to do some more boxes, A *backers only* update to notify would be much appreciated.
Creator Jac on June 23, 2012
I am definitely interested, about $150 is what I could realistically do, if it was more, and included more perks, I could maybe do it. Have you looked into having someone else build some? If there is really this much interest?