Still delayed but progress continues...
almost 4 years ago
– Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 02:32:31 PM
Hey everyone,
Thank you again for your ongoing patience. We are making progress and these decks will get into your hands as soon as possible but there are still some ongoing delays due to Covid-related production timing as well as my personal schedule. I'm hoping to have more specific information on timeline soon and I plan to share that with you once it's more solidified.
In the meantime, I'm excited to share some details about the next deck in the series, which Victor has been working on illustrations for. It will be based on the civilization of Mesoamerica and here are a few early looks at the tuckbox design progress:
I'll be back soon with more updates on the Centurio deck...
Thanks! -David
Overdue update — explanation and apologies!
almost 4 years ago
– Fri, May 22, 2020 at 06:15:22 PM
Hey all,
First of all I want to apologize for not having posted an update sooner as I know many of you are eager to understand what's happening with both of my Kickstarter projects. The past few months have been extremely busy for me and I've been meaning to post an update and keep you in the loop but haven't had time to really organize my thoughts and write an update of any real value. I should have at least posted something short and quick but I didn't and I'm sorry and I promise to keep you updated more regularly moving forward.
Two and a half months ago we welcomed a new baby into our household which has been absolutely amazing but also time and energy consuming. On top of that, due to the Corona virus issues that we're all facing, our older son's preschool has been closed so he's been at home all day every day. And in addition, projects at my day job have gotten much busier. All of this adds up to me being extremely busy and exhausted most of the time and honestly I just haven't had time to make much progress with any of my Vanda projects, which I handle entirely by myself.
The USPC has been closed for a while due to the virus as well, which means delays in all production for all customers on their end. They recently reopened though so the queue should start moving forward at this point.
The good news is that both of these projects will still move forward and the decks will still be produced and sent out as I know you are just as excited as I am to see these get printed. At this point there will be delays and I'm not yet sure what the new timeline will look like yet but I assure you these decks will eventually get into your hands.
In the meantime, I have a few other exciting tidbits to share which I will post about as soon as I can find time to put together all the details on everything. So please stay tuned for some fun announcements!
I very much appreciate your ongoing patience and understanding of delays and just ask that you continue to be patient and I will keep you updated of any progress on my end.
Thank you,
David
Thank you!! + other updates...
about 4 years ago
– Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 08:57:14 AM
Hey guys!
First of all I want to say thank you so much for supporting this campaign! I'm very excited about this series of decks and I think you're going to really enjoy how they all come together in the end.
Second, I want to apologize for the lack of updates...things have been a bit insane for me lately and I'm trying to catch up a little bit. I've been working with Victor on the details for the rest of the series as well as the outer packaging design and I will share all of this specific info once we have it finalized. One note is that I think we're going to decrease the total number of civilization decks in the series. Initially we had thought ten was a good number but after further consideration, I think it will likely be more like 5-6 total decks. There's a few reasons for this including the total time it would take to create artwork for that many decks as well as the resulting cost for you guys to purchase the full set.
I also want to share the artwork for the jokers...we're trying to decide between the more detailed illustration (left 2 cards) and the cleaner/simpler illustration (right 2 cards). Curious to know which you prefer and why—please post your thoughts in the comments below.
Thanks again and I'll be back with more updates soon...
-David
