The Quest Kids: Big Bads of Tolk's Cave BackerKit Surveys are on their way!
over 2 years ago
– Fri, Jun 03, 2022 at 05:44:42 AM
Greetings Citizens of Treasure Falls!
I hope all has been well! We have made great progress on The Big Bads of Tolk's Cave, however I'll share specific data in an update soon. THIS update is all about the BackerKit surveys and how they are headed your way!
HERE'S HOW IT WILL WORK:
Soon you’ll receive an email from us with a special link to your BackerKit survey. It’s important to respond to your survey as quickly as you can since we must have this information to fulfill your rewards.
You don’t need to create a BackerKit account to fill out your survey. When you receive the email with the survey, click the survey link to respond. Answer the questions about your reward preferences, provide shipping information, purchase add-on items or change your reward level if you like and pay for shipping. Don't worry - your credit card will not get charged until we are closer to shipping.
You don’t have access to this survey link yet, but it will be available soon via email! I will provide an update here when all of the surveys have been sent and provide assistance to anyone who is missing the email. All surveys should be sent by Friday, June 3rd.
After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses or address at any time before we close the surveys to get our final counts.
If you need to review your information or pledge status, you can return to your survey by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page at https://questkidsbigbads.backerkit.com
What If I added Add-Ons to my pledge?
If you have already added add-ons to your pledge these should be in your cart and already paid for when you logon to your survey. Please note that shipping for add-ons was NOT included in the initial add-on price.
What if I backed at a 2 Wave Shipping pledge level?
We have already started fulfilling Wave 1 shipments to backers! On 5/18 and 5/19 we sent instructions to all 2 Wave Shipping Backers on how to pay for shipping. There are still 70 backers who have not paid for shipping, so if you are one of the 70 please check your email/spam folder for that info. If you aren't able to find it please shoot me an email at [email protected] and I'll help you out.
Regarding this BackerKit survey all 2 Wave Shipping Backers will only see Big Bads of Tolk's Cave and any add-ons they purchased in their cart (since we are sending the Wave 1 items separately - The Quest Kids and also The Trials of Tolk the Wise for All-In backers).
Can I Upgrade My Pledge Level or Purchase Add-Ons?
Yes, you can upgrade your pledge level or purchase Add-Ons! To change your pledge level select the blue "switch your pledge level" link located on the first page of the survey (pictured below).
BackerKit FAQ
1. It is mid-June 2022 and I didn’t get my BackerKit email invite. What do I do?
The easiest thing to do is resend your invite to yourself! Just go here: https://questkidsbigbads.backerkit.com, enter your Kickstarter email address, and click on the "Get My Survey" button. You will be sent a new email with a link to your account. Please remember: all surveys will not be sent until Friday, 6/3.
2. I forgot my BackerKit password. How do I get it?
Just go here: https://questkidsbigbads.backerkit.com, enter your Kickstarter email address, and click on the "Get My Survey" button. You will be sent a new email with a link to your account.
3. I want to sign back into https://questkidsbigbads.backerkit.com, but I don’t remember the email I used for my account. How do I get it?
It should be your Kickstarter account email. If that doesn’t work, please email [email protected] and they will help you.
4. I have a question about BackerKit that isn’t covered here. What do I do?
Head over to https://www.backerkit.com/faq_backer, or email the team directly at [email protected]. They’re happy to help!
As always please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions about The Quest Kids and please be on the lookout for your Backerkit survey soon!
A Quest Kids quest is never done,
Dustin
Wave 1 Shipping: Here's how this is going to work!
over 2 years ago
– Wed, May 18, 2022 at 07:09:10 AM
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read.
May 2022 Update: Let the Progress Begin!
over 2 years ago
– Fri, May 06, 2022 at 03:54:12 AM
Greetings Citizens of Treasure Falls,
Welcome to our first post-campaign progress update! In these monthly updates I will provide a high-level overview of where we stand on our quest to fulfillment and let you know some of the tasks that have been conquered along the way.
Right now we are in the "Pre-Manufacturing" period. During this time I am working with my artist, designers and manufacturers to get everything created, proofed and approved before production can begin.
I thought it would be fun to have some graphics to update on a monthly basis, so here you go...fun charts!
As you can see from the top chart we've already knocked out 5% of our tasks in less than a week! As you can also see from the bottom chart a little more than 50% of our remaining tasks are around content creation.
A lot of these creative tasks are smaller jobs centered around the unlocked stretch goals, however the largest task is the creation of the rule book. Right now I have the rules in a text heavy PDF and I need to create an in-depth brief for my design team to begin creating the graphics and image heavy final product. The rules are high on my to-do list.
Let me know in the comments what you think of the progress charts, if you think I should keep doing them and if you have any questions.
BACKERKIT SURVEYS
Next week we are going to send BackerKit surveys to our 2 Wave Shipping Backers only! These surveys will have a fairly short window to complete to ensure that we can ship your first wave of games ASAP. All of you 2 Wave Backers please be on the lookout for an update and survey next week.
All of the single wave shipment backers just hang tight. We will get your surveys out in about 3 weeks and you will have plenty of time to complete them before our fulfillment in January 2023.
Please let me know if you have any questions and have a great week!
A Quest Kids quest is never done,
Dustin
We did it! Our next quest now begins...
over 2 years ago
– Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 03:10:13 PM
Greetings Citizens of Treasure Falls,
Wow! What an exciting end to our adventure. At the start of yesterday $100,000 looked like a far-fetched task, however we banded together and conquered. We ended our journey with 1,280 heroes in our party from 38 different countries! We achieved 447% of our goal, which allows us to add over 50 new cards, including two new Big Bads (Howlrok and Jinx) to the game.
Our purpose has always been to create high-quality fantasy games for families to enjoy together. Thank you for allowing us to continue doing just that.
We also unlocked 4 social goal stars yesterday, which released two additional free pledges. I also realize that I forgot to announce our 5th free pledge winner last week. Below is a list of all 7 of our winners from the Social Goals. Congrats to all and thanks to everyone for participating and helping share The Quest Kids.
- BGG user Bigboimaloy
- Amanda Paulk (BGG user ampsterdamn)
- @PrestonVanCamp on Twitter
- Commenter @Jon Tate
- BGG user Alen Kapidzic
- Commenter @Josh Edem
- Commenter @sirjimofflem
WHAT'S NEXT?
I'll send an update next week to kick-off our monthly post-campaign status updates. I have been inspired by Brandon Sanderson's weekly update videos where he gives progress percentages on his novels, so I will be doing the same thing (in written update form) for the fulfillment of this campaign.
I will also be in-touch with those who backed at a 2 Wave Shipping Level next week with a timeline and next steps for the pledge manager (the process that will allow you to finalize your order, confirm your address and potentially add new items to your pledge).
In the meantime, if you have any questions or issues please feel free to comment here or email me at [email protected].
Now our next quest begins! A Quest Kids quest is never done.
Dustin
Final hours, so close to a free pledge & a cool Dad moment!
over 2 years ago
– Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 09:57:28 PM
Good Morning Citizens of Treasure Falls,
It has arrived! The final day of our quest is upon us and the amazing goal of $100k is certainly within reach...we just need to climb a few final peaks and scare away the final bad guys.
Speaking of bad guys, I got this art back from Apolline yesterday and I wanted to share it IMMEDIATELY. Meet Smasher Slimer, a troll turned slime monster. He joins Treasure Slimer and Bomber Slimer as minions of the Big Bad Mega Slimer (who we met earlier this week). What do you think?
A COOL DAD MOMENT
It is probably not surprising to learn that there are a lot of cool/fun things about designing a board game. There are certainly a whole host of challenges (as with any endeavor), but I try to not let those issues take away from the sheer joy of creating something that I love and people seem to dig.
That joy is multiplied when I am designing a kids game and get to have my kids play test new iterations and wild ideas on a consistent basis - essentially allowing my kids to have a part in the creation process. I love them. I love The Quest Kids. They love The Quest Kids. It all works!
Which is why it is super cool for me to introduce three new bad guys that will be lurking about in the Big Bads of Tolk's Cave - characters that my kiddos Grayson (8), Violet (5) and Cole (2) may have influenced...
Grayson the Green
Grayson the Green was friends with Crash when they were growing up in Treasure Falls. However, the Wizard Shayde's influence has corrupted his once good intentions. Grayson the Green joins Nina the Ninja and Nightshade the Dark Elf as minions of the Big Bad Shayde.
UltraViolet
UltraViolet is a powerful fairy from Spirit Valley. While she is small in stature, she is not someone you'd like to meet alone in Tolk's Cave. She'll steal your treasure and leave you with an ultraviolet ray headache before you know what's what.
Cole the Night-Owl
Cole the Night-Owl is alert and ready to attack when our heroes are at their most tired. He is fast, strong and can see an opportunity to cause mayhem from a mile away. Cole joins, Heckle, Hoopla and Hound the Hedgehogs and Momma Mammoth as Minions of the Big Bad Howlrok the Great Wolf.
I am not going to share that these bad guy characters are inspired by and resemble my kiddos outside of this Kickstarter (meaning that it will not be in the rules or on our website). It isn't a secret, but it is just not something I am going to make a big deal about. So, a portion of the people that play Big Bads will see Grayson, Violet and Cole as just a few of the silly bad guys in the game.
But I love the idea of the backers of this campaign, the amazing people that made the game a reality, knowing that these three bad guys are just a bit sillier than the others in Tolk's Cave (at least to this game designer).
SOCIAL GOALS
We're so close to unlocking another free pledge!
Thanks again to all of you for your support of The Quest Kids. We are SO CLOSE to our next Stretch Goal, so if you can share the campaign one more time on social media or IRL it would be amazing.
A Quest Kids quest is never done...but this one is so close to starting a new chapter!
Dustin
