Metaphor Dice

Important updates (some small, one BIG!)
about 6 years ago – Thu, Apr 05, 2018 at 08:00:02 PM

I have four items to update you on today!

• If you live in Canada or Mexico, we've added a new NAFTA-Friendly backing tier with more reasonable shipping charges. It's a $28 flat fee per set, which includes shipping. If you want two sets, pledge $56, and three sets is $84, etc. 
• If you signed up to receive an Early Bird set (delivered by June) but were bummed that you couldn't get two sets, OR if you signed up to receive two sets (delivered by November) but were bummed that you couldn't get them earlier, we have a solution for you (while supplies of Early Birds last and ONLY if you live in the USA). Turns out the Priority Mail box we plan to use to ship the Early Birds will easily hold a second set! Simply switch your pledge to the "1 Set Metaphor Dice (EARLY BIRDS!)" tier (if it isn't already) and change the amount pledged to $44. We will slip two sets into the box (no change in shipping)! 
• The backing tier called "5 Sets Metaphor Dice (EARLY BIRDS!)" which sold out so quickly has been "replenished" by reallocating where the Early Bird sets will go. Our intention is to do whatever is necessary to keep as many Early Bird options available for as long as possible until they all need to be locked down. So if an Early Bird tier is sold out, but it looks like there's enough in another tier to replenish the one you want, leave us a comment or send us a message and we will try to make it happen.
• Lastly, but most importantly, WE ARE NOW FULLY FUNDED! Thank you! From now until the end of April, we will just be collecting backers and seeing how big this can become. To celebrate, here's a link to a video with Jared Singer, an early supporter of the project, in which he makes up a poem ON THE SPOT after rolling and selecting "DEATH is a GENTLE PRAYER." Enjoy!

Did you want TWO SETS delivered by June? Here's how you can do that!
about 6 years ago – Wed, Apr 04, 2018 at 03:43:05 AM

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I should probably tell you my name will be on the box!
about 6 years ago – Mon, Apr 02, 2018 at 07:27:14 AM

You'd have to be looking carefully to see it in the campaign video, since most of the images of the prototype box do not include my name, but the final product will be called "Taylor Mali's . . . Metaphor Dice"! Here's what the Early Bird box covers will look like:

I'm relatively confident this won't be a deal-breaker for anyone ("Oh, no! This changes EVERYTHING!"), but I thought it important enough to post it here as a caveat emptor update.

In other news (and more importantly), we are now 75% funded and have the rest of April to make this campaign as successful as possible. Thank you!

Metaphorically yours, 

Taylor Mali 

To those who have chosen to "make a teacher's day" . . .
about 6 years ago – Sun, Apr 01, 2018 at 11:38:27 PM

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Directions (for the Early Backer sets)
about 6 years ago – Sun, Apr 01, 2018 at 04:34:49 PM

Here are the black & white directions that will come with every Early Bird set, complete with whatever typos still remain within them! There is a chance that the regular orders (delivered in November) will feature these directions in color. If you would like to help proof these and make suggestions, you will be improving the directions on FUTURE orders, and I thank you!

Directions for the Early Birds: