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THE APPRENTICE - Receive a copy of Zong Shi with free shipping anywhere within the continental United States. Please add $20.00 for international shipping.
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THE MASTER - Receive a copy of Zong Shi with free shipping anywhere within the continental United States and EITHER the exclusive project and Scroll of Fortune cards OR the limited edition black figures. Please add $20.00 for international shipping.
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THE TOWN ELDER - Receive 2 copies of Zong Shi with free shipping anywhere within the continental United States 2 sets of the exclusive project and Scroll of Fortune cards AND 2 sets of the limited edition black figures. Please add $20.00 for international shipping.
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THE COLLECTOR - Receive a copy of Zong Shi with free shipping anywhere within the continental United States, the exclusive project and Scroll of Fortune cards, the limited edition black figures, a copy of Pastiche AND a copy of The Road to Canterbury. Please add $20.00 for international shipping.
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THE TRAVELING DIPLOMAT - Receive 4 copies of the game, the exclusive cards, the limited edition figures AND get free worldwide shipping.
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THE RESPECTFUL VISIT - Receive 4 copies of Zong Shi, the exclusive cards, the limited edition black figures all hand delivered (within the Continental United States) at an Imperial Banquet for you and 8 of your friends and family.
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Keith Blume is an MBA graduate of the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business (GSB). His career path to B-school is a little unorthodox. Out of high school, Keith joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the northern most capital in the world, the southernmost capital in the western hemisphere, and in a location where he watched the sun rise on the Pacific Ocean and set on the Atlantic Ocean. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University (Gig ‘Em Ags). As an engineer, Keith worked in the circuit protection and wireless industries.
In addition to his Marine Corps experience, Keith has coached Kung Fu and has worked as a teaching assistant at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business, where he presented a decision-making methodology he developed with one of his professors. Currently Keith is working in two dream jobs, one as the Managing Director of Gryphon Games and Eagle Games, and the other as a GMAT instructor for Manhattan GMAT. His biggest teaching responsibility arrived September 20th, 2003, when his wife Pam gave birth to their first child, Logan Alexander.
My local BG shop is "I'm Board! Games".
Thanks Jeff! What's the name of your local BG shop?
I just received my game and it's VERY well made. I showed it off to my local BG shop owner and he loved it and placed an order for a few copies. Great job!
I received my package yesterday, but I haven't opened a game yet.
Thanks Chris!
Got mine last week. Holy mackerel! This is one well made game. Great job everyone.
I got mine today with the black respectful visit tokens and a separate bag of extras.
I had to dig thru the ghost poop to find them.
@William, they should indeed have come with black respectful visit tokens, likely in a baggie accompanying your other Kickstarter promo tokens. At least, they did with my order.
Should the game have come with black respectful visit tokens?
Got my game in yesterday and have to say thank you for the high quality! The figs could have done for a bit stronger molds, but otherwise it is great. And the best thing about it is the slit on the side of the box to easily allow you to get the boards out of the box, god I wish this was on all my other board game boxes!
It is kind of weird. Looking at the backers list, you (Crash Games) are pretty early in the list, and you're in the US, while Malte is near the end of the list and in Germany. I've asked Keith to give us some info on shipping, so maybe he'll clarify.
When are the games shipping out? I don't have mine yet.
Well, I guess that means they are shipping now, at least.
Hello!
I received my copy of Zong Shi today and I'm very disappointed. In the box are NO CARDS. No scrolls of fortune cards, no masterworks project cards, no project cards. Just nothing. The only cards I got are the special Kickstarter cards shipped outside the game box.
I really hope that I will get the cards as fast as possible because I really really want to play my first round of Zong Shi after I waited so long to get my game to Germany.
Best regards
Malte
Can't wait for the game. Just had a quick question. I'm interested in Road to Canterbury, so i was wondering when we'll be receiving the money for the website?
thanks
Thank you so much for extending the stretch reward to us after coming so close! Can't wait for the game to reach ready-to-ship condition; the production copy looks great.
Thanks Jeremy. We just got to see an advance production copy of the game. I think everyone will be very happy with how Zong Shi came out. It is really beautiful. Thank you all again for the awesome support!
Keith and the Gryphon Games team
Thanks and awesome about giving the stretch even though we came up a little short. Makes people want to keep getting your stuff.
Dear Zong Shi backers--
We do plan to print the black visit tokens and give out the $20 coupons as well. We really appreciate the support you have all given us for Zong Shi on Kickstarter. The game will be printed and packaged up by the middle of January. We expect it to be shipped before the end of January and we hope to receive it in the US by (or before) the 10th of March if all goes well.
We should soon be receiving a production sample of the game (our first glimpse of the completely finished game!) and we will share pictures of that with you here on the Kickstarter site ASAP (hopefully within a few days).
Thanks again for your generous help in making the production of this great game possible--Keith on behalf of the entire Gryphon Games team
Coming up this short should really allow us to get the reward anyway. Its an amazing total for the amount needed.
Just a thought
I hope we can make the $20,000 goal, would like to get the $20 coupon and the 4 black Respectful Visit tokens
Hurray 200 backers!
Hi Divineseeker,
Yes we can. At the completion of the investing period we will send a survey requesting the mailing address.
Keith
Hi I just pledged for the Master reward as an overseas backer. My mailing address is different from my billing. Can you post to my mailing address pls?
Hi Peter,
It is www.eaglegames.net
Keith
A link to the website mentioned in Update # 2 would be helpful to me.
Thank you Lordplus! Much Appreciated!
Hoorah! Funded :) I'm very excited to play this game! Congrats!
Saw the pledge amount lingered at $9604, somehow I felt a need to order the COLLECTOR pledge to push it pass the $9750 goal. ;-)
Congrats on been funded!
Thanks George for the e-mail and the support! Semper Fi sir!
Glad to see a fellow Devil Dog getting him game on... I got your back bro if you ever need support for projects I am here for you. Can't wait to play the game in person. Semper Fi!
Hi Matt--
The black master and apprentice do not come with black tokens. So players must choose between playing black and grey; and when they choose to play black they will then use the grey visit tokens. Thanks for your interest in Zong Shi.
Fantastic. Do the Black Master and Apprentice also come with black respectful visit tokens?
Thank you for the kind words Kevin! We are excited about the game too!
Keith
Great recomendations from friends that have played the prototype! I am really looking forward to his one. I love the production quality of Pastiche (The game is fun as well :) ) So this will be awesome because of the great recomendations combined wih the quality production style of Pastiche!!!
The player can hold a maximum of 5 scrolls.
Thank you both for the enthusiasm!
Keith
This looks really exciting! I've just read through the rules, and I have one little clarification to request: If a player builds 2 temple offerings, can that player hold a maximum of 5 or 6 scrolls?
Yes, yes, yes! Looks wonderful! I proudly back this game and am now very sad that I have no powers over time and space so I can get this game on the table right now!