This project is the natural follow-up to our successful Kickstarter project last year (link) that also featured upgrade kits for popular games. Many of you supported us then as well, and provided tons of valuable feedback for future upgrade kits. We can"t thank you enough!
All of our Kickstarter projects have been completed, and we are ready to take on a whole bunch more upgrade kits, with you! Please use the comments section to discuss which of your favorite games would be even better with premium wooden tokens. This could even include new Essen releases, or other Kickstarter projects that are running now.
We implemented this pledge calculator during our first Kickstarter project in 2014 (Character Meeples!), and again in 2015 (Game Upgrade Kits & Character Meeples for Popular Games!), with great success. It is very handy for backers to calculate the total pledge for your desired games, especially for our friends abroad!
If you"ve played Orléans, you will remember that each player starts with one Farmer, one Craftsman, one Boatman, and one Trader. Those tokens (now Character Meeples) cannot be lost (or voluntarily sent to the "Beneficial Deeds" board via the Town Hall). Although the face of the original tokens are designed with a bit of the player"s color, this isn"t necessary, but they do need to be distinguished in some way, even if only discreetly.
There are many different ways to distinguish the "initial meeples" from the ones acquired during gameplay, here are a few good suggestions that will be very easy for you to do.
1. Mark a dot on the bottom of the meeple (under the feet) with white-out, or a black marker for the farmers. When standing upright on the board, it won"t be visible at all.
2. Paint the entire bottom of the feet a contrasting color, for a less subtle approach that is still discreet when the meeple is upright.
3. Paint the entire outer edge a contrasting color to mark it is a "starting meeple". Each player"s meeples can have the exact same modification (even color), as once setup is complete, the meeples never leave the possession of that player. This marking method would be impossible to "miss", but may detract from beauty of the pieces for some people.
If you have another good idea, let us know in the comments!
EDIT: I wanted to clarify that we (Meeple Source) are not planning on selecting a marking method and actually doing it to all of the sets. We are merely making the suggestions so that each backer can designate them however they want. Thanks! -Chris
If these games (or others) are desirable to you, please speak up so we will know what you want! :-)
All orders are quality-controlled, packaged, and shipped with care from the Meeple Source lair in Orlando, FL. We do not use any outside fulfillment centers, here in the US or internationally.
Although this project isn"t technically "EU-friendly", our loyal website customers and past Kickstarter backers from abroad would probably agree that when it comes to completing customs declarations and preparing orders for shipping, we are very friendly. ;-)
Your complete satisfaction is our top priority! If for any reason you would like to return your Kickstarter pledge, you"ll have 30 days after you receive it to do so and get a full refund. We would only ask that you cover the return shipping. We are that confident that you"ll love your game upgrade kits!
Most of these recent sets are available (some very limited) right now on MeepleSource.com. Click the pictures to get a closer look and place an order if you wish. Unless specifically noted (Power Grid), these cannot be simply added to this pledge, as some will sell out before these orders ship. Some may be reprinted at some point, but many will not, in favor of completely new products. Thanks for seeing what we can do!
Cynthia Landon and Chris Landon are the sibling duo that is MeepleSource, which was started after we discovered euro gaming. What began as a part-time hobby business has slowly developed into thriving endeavor in a community that we love. We are incredibly grateful to all of our fellow gamers who have helped us get this far.
2015 was a big year for us, with two successful Kickstarter projects (both completely shipped), as well as our first visits to Origins and Gen Con as vendors. We also returned to Dice Tower Con in Orlando and BGG.CON in Dallas, which are always great for us. Thank you to everyone that came by and supported us!
We started making full-color, detailed Character Meeples and Premium Resource Bits in 2011. In 2014, we ran three successfully funded Kickstarter projects to create many more Character Meeples. 2015 brought two more Kickstarter projects, one for game upgrade kits (similar to this project, but for completely different games) and another for a premium Character Meeple set for Tiny Epic Kingdoms Heroes" Call by Gamelyn Games.
All of our Kickstarter projects to date have fully shipped, and offered the same satisfaction guarantee that this project does, although it has only been utilized in a few total cases.
One problem that we have experienced in the past is a delay in production, but typically only when attempting to produce a high number of detailed Character Meeples at once. The Orléans Character Meeples are actually already in production, in order for this not to be the case with this project. This is also why those pledge levels are limited to only 80 total sets.
Lastly, we personally perform all of the necessary quality control, package and ship all orders, and manage customer service inquiries. If we do encounter any delays (or other problems), we will certainly let you know. We are very proud of our customer service reputation, to which our past backers and website customers can attest!
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