A custom deck of premium Voodoo-themed playing cards
Latest Updates from Our Project:
Surveys sending soon!
over 7 years ago
– Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 12:01:50 AM
Backer surveys are ready!
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 need 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, and purchase add-on items if you like. You don’t have access to this survey link yet, but it will be available soon via email!
After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses at any time before we close the surveys and 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://samedi.backerkit.com.
If you used your Facebook credentials to log in to your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey is sent to the email address you use for your Facebook account. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please contact support at https://samedi.backerkit.com/faq.
FINISHED with 143% funding!!
over 7 years ago
– Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 12:12:44 AM
First things first.... WE DID IT!
A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who backed and believed in this project, from the first backers on Day 1 to the influx of people who raced to push us to 143% (!!) in the final hours. Thank you SO much! This project has been an immensely eye-opening experience for us, and we are continually blown away by the positivity, excitement, enthusiasm, and most of all support of you - the backers - on this journey to bring this project to life. We are immensely grateful to everyone who offered their thoughts, motivation, kind words, and suggestions throughout this process, and know that all of them helped to make it a better project and, coming soon, a better product for you all!
NEXT STEPS
Finish line crossed! Celebrations are in order! And then, once they die down, the process of manufacturing and shipping begins in earnest! For our part, we will be initiating orders with our manufacturers, shipping, and fulfillment partners immediately, and will be ready to go as soon as funds are made available through Kickstarter.
What will this look like for you?
Over the next few weeks, payments will be processed by Kickstarter. It is common for a few pledges to fail to collect at the project's deadline, often owing to incomplete or incorrect information. If this happens, here's what to expect:
Kickstarter will send backers with errored pledges an email every 48 hours with a link to fix the issue.
Backers may also log in to their Kickstarter account from which they pledged to follow the "Fix Payment" link.
Backers will have 7 days to fix their pledges by updating their information. Any pledges not corrected within the 7 day limit will be dropped.
Following this, the backer survey will be sent out within a few weeks. We are finalizing both the survey and the date now, but will announce the date it will launch in a subsequent update.
Once the backer survey is complete, we will have final numbers for manufacturing and can finally start making stuff!
This will all be covered in future updates in great detail. We will keep you all informed every step of the process with detailed information as to the state of the campaign. Our goal is to never have you in the dark asking the all important question, "WHERE'S MY STUFF?!" We have always intended to have the happiest backers and customers on Kickstarter, so every effort will be made to get you the best product in the quickest manner possible. You've all been so supportive to us, and vigilance during the manufacturing and fulfillment phase is the least we can do in return!
To that end, if any backer decides they need a refund to their pledge, for any reason, I am of course happy to oblige. Don't hesitate to contact us.
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That's it for now. We did it! Thank you all again for every bit of positivity you've sent throughout this process. Every speck of it helped immensely :). Stay tuned in coming weeks for further information about what's happening with your pledges and fulfillment, manufacturing updates, information on further Red Kraken Games projects, and methods for picking up Samedi cards if you missed out on the campaign!
Belated Samedi Update #4!
over 7 years ago
– Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 10:41:40 PM
I hope everyone had a fantastic week, and I'm sure many of my American followers are also recovering from a hearty holiday :). This Samedi Update is a tad late owing to much family festivities, but I'm happy to announce that we are currently 133% funded with less than 42 hours to go!
The experience of this project has been amazing, and I'm still stunned at the outpouring of support and enthusiasm from you, the community members!
We have not only hit our funding goal and beyond, but we've also unlocked the beautiful metallic ink and gilded edges for the deck, which is fantastic!
In addition, there is still time to hit that next stretch goal for the Spirit Realm decks, so if you've been thinking about one or two of the add-ons, or been ruminating about a signed deck, now is the time to pounce on it! You all have been amazing throughout this campaign, and we can't wait to deliver a fantastic product to you!
First Stretch Goal Met!
over 7 years ago
– Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 10:36:38 PM
Congratulations and thank yous are in order for everyone, we made our first stretch goal!!
Metallic Ink + Gilded Edges are UNLOCKED!
Though many have already done so, gilded edges can now be purchased officially as an add-on, at +$10 per deck you'd like to gild :). Even though some backers have gotten a jump on them, they are not in danger of running out soon, so if you're interested be sure to grab one!
Metallic ink, on the other hand, is something that will be added to every base deck and does not require any pledge modification. Woo!
Third Contest Winner
And now, our third contest winner is... drumroll...
Laura Norman! Congratulations, Laura, you have won a free companion booklet, which will be added to your order free of charge!
Again, thank you all for entering, and a sincere thanks for everyone who has backed and believed in this project. It has been an absolutely exhilarating experience for us, and we are so grateful to our backers for letting us come along for the ride!
There are still 9 days left to go in the campaign, so let's kick this thing into high gear!
Samedi Update #3 - 106% FUNDED! + Contest #3!
over 7 years ago
– Sat, Nov 17, 2018 at 08:39:57 PM
First of all, without further ado... Samedi playing cards are:
We did it! And it *is* a "we," because the initial design is really such a small part of this whole experience. You, the backers, are responsible for fueling this idea and bringing it to life. Thank you SO much for all your enthusiasm and support! And with 11 days left to go, there's still more great stuff to come! It's already been an incredible journey so far, and it's not over yet!
And next:
Contest #3!
We just announced having reached our funding goal on our Red Kraken Games Facebook page! For backers to enter this contest, head over to the post and like, comment, and tag as before! Feel free to share it also if you like! This time, the winner will receive a free companion booklet, and the winner will be announced on Monday!
Remember to return here and comment so we know you've entered!
Also, Other Cool Decks on Kickstarter!
We are continually blown away by the passion and creativity on Kickstarter, as well as the incredibly supportive community of deck designers and backers. This really is a unique place and time for card makers and collectors. If you're excited about the Samedi deck, take a look at some of these other decks by fantastic designers spotlighting some utterly fascinating cultures and sporting beautiful designs, one focused on ancient Babylon and one on ancient Persia.
Enuma, a Babylonian deck by NemesisFactoryCards
This amazing deck is beautifully crafted and symbolizes the battle between the Babylonian Elder Gods and Ancient Ones. The artwork sports beautiful linework in rich blues and aged golds, and is a fascinating look into a long-forgotten culture.
This gorgeous deck by Arcadia Playing Cards is based on the design work and imagery of ancient Persia, and is rich with intricate blue, green, and gold linework and fine subtle patterning. It is a stunning look at a culture that still has heavy design influence on large swaths of the modern world. This deck is 81% funded, still with 10 days to go!
