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Building out the campaign now for a crazy new story-based deck and companion book. More info soon!
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This looks awesome

hsbc wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 4:56 pm This looks awesome

You have been warned!

Here's a look at the cover of the companion book (personalized with backer number on the cover). It will include a brief history of the fictitious corporation at the center of the story and also tons of odd marketing ads, weird products, questionable employee training materials, etc. The book is not required to enjoy everything the deck has to offer, but makes for a much more immersive experience and is pretty fun to browse through on its own. Next week I'll start sharing the tuck boxes and cards....

Someone binged Severance recently.

With everything going on already between the book and the puzzles I decided to keep the tuck boxes simple. I think they still fit the theme, though. I'll most likely be doing at least the white areas in a matte foil as well...
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This looks awesome. Really forward to seeing more.

Looks like something straight out of 1984. Orwell would be proud of this.

Curious about the faces

jerichoholic wrote: ↑Wed Jan 04, 2023 10:02 pm Curious about the faces

Lots more to share later this week. Hopefully you'll see why I've been hesitant to share too much ahead of time. Nearly every card face has some role to play in the story. While parts of the deck are certainly not traditional, the whole concept and vibe is pretty fun, quirky and lighthearted, hopefully making it a nice follow-up release to Nightdreams & Daymares.

Hey guys... The pre-launch page is live. Click the button to be notified at launch!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/na ... anion-book

NativeTongue wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 7:52 pm Hey guys... The pre-launch page is live. Click the button to be notified at launch!

Love the concept - and that it has puzzles and secrets built into it. I enjoyed the two ‘complete the sequence’ problems on the image shown. If that’s anything to go by, I’m totally into this!

Sinecure wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 11:28 pm

NativeTongue wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 7:52 pm Hey guys... The pre-launch page is live. Click the button to be notified at launch!

Love the concept - and that it has puzzles and secrets built into it. I enjoyed the two ‘complete the sequence’ problems on the image shown. If that’s anything to go by, I’m totally into this!

Glad to hear it. It feels like I’m having to take a bit of a gamble by only showing a handful of the faces in the campaign even though they’re all complete. I just hope people understand that it’s for the purpose of not ruining the fun.
The concept is sort of a retro futuristic spoof on both the corporate world and all of the personal data collection being done today. There’s even extra puzzle elements built into some of the add ons like the book and the coin (though they aren’t required for what’s in the deck).

Pushing for launch before the end of this weekend!

Excited about the whole concept and puzzle thing
Nervous about my wallet and the funding period

In for an Intern EB + coin + mini. Any chance to get a better image of the coin design? Not convinced I'm going to keep it from the current image, feels a bit flat and not sure that without enamel we will really be able to get the design to come through. Also, might have missed it but what size is the coin?

Really looking forward to getting my Nightmares and Dreamscapes. Don't normally back when I haven't received the previous but based on your track record I'm going ahead.

Yeah, I'm in for a coin but if the front (Rector) had more detail to match the back it would be A+

Strag wrote: ↑Fri Jan 20, 2023 3:43 pm In for an Intern EB + coin + mini. Any chance to get a better image of the coin design? Not convinced I'm going to keep it from the current image, feels a bit flat and not sure that without enamel we will really be able to get the design to come through. Also, might have missed it but what size is the coin?

Really looking forward to getting my Nightmares and Dreamscapes. Don't normally back when I haven't received the previous but based on your track record I'm going ahead.

Thanks for the feedback! Good point on the coin image. I used some retro filters on a lot of stuff and it looks like the coin got a little blurry. I'll include a clearer picture in an update and change the image on the campaign. I'll likely add some detail to the front side too. The back actually has more puzzle elements built into the design.

And I totally understand about the fulfillment comment. I don't normally launch before fulfilling, but there were some changes based off the proofs that caused a delay and LPCC's Chinese New Year Closure for the month. This year was already shaping up to be jam packed on KS so I decided to go ahead and launch since for N&D we're only waiting on the decks. Everything else is here in hand.

Thanks for the feedback and support!

Just backed these and I apologize if I missed the info, but who is printing them?

Also had some additional questions:

1) is it one puzzle, or a bunch of small puzzles?
2) is the deck enough to solve the puzzle(s) without add-ons?
3) how hard is/are the puzzle(s)? Any hints? Is a solution provided?
4) When I saw the green deck has orange gilding, I thought thr orange deck would have green gilding. Why did you choose silver?

Also I love me some mini decks. That and the puzzles got me to back it

bdawg923 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 20, 2023 11:18 pm... who is printing them?

Cards and tucks all printed by Legends

The coffee mug is such a nice touch. In for a pair and a morning joe receptacle.

I go for the new Hire one
Get both decks, and the book - add up the coin
Oh how I wish I can get that ID

bdawg923 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 20, 2023 11:18 pm Just backed these and I apologize if I missed the info, but who is printing them?

Also had some additional questions:

1) is it one puzzle, or a bunch of small puzzles?
2) is the deck enough to solve the puzzle(s) without add-ons?
3) how hard is/are the puzzle(s)? Any hints? Is a solution provided?
4) When I saw the green deck has orange gilding, I thought thr orange deck would have green gilding. Why did you choose silver?

Also I love me some mini decks. That and the puzzles got me to back it

Thanks for the support! Much appreciated

- Legends is printing everything
- the main puzzle is in the deck itself. Then there are smaller ones throughout the book and the coin. Nothing is dependent on anything else though
- some parts are quite simple, others are kinda tough not gonna lie. I keep going back and forth about including an answer key. I almost think it’s more interesting without one
- simple answer, there just wasn’t a shade of green available that looked right. Black felt too Halloween. Everything else clashed. Ended on silver

Much better sense of the coin now, thanks

I just made a "Pink Slip" Edition available as an add on and added three items (2 exclusive) to the Middle Management Collection...