Hello everyone As a first-timer on kickstarter, I'm still learning everything I need to know about how to handle this project. It's a bit overwhelming, but I'm confident I'll be up to speed in no time (especially with your help in the comments!)
That said, this is not my first time producing a product- As the founder of TeeTurtle, I've done a great deal of product development, both domestically and overseas. I've spent quite a bit of time assessing supply chain risk, putting together conservative estimates of timelines, and creating a realistic timeline. While the project has definitely already exceeded my expectations, I feel strongly that we will be able to make good on my promise to get this game shipped out in November.
Regarding stretch goals, I was not fully prepared for how fast this project took off. Because of the promised November shipping date, I wanted to avoid doing too many things to increase the complexity of the project in ways that might delay being able to get things shipped out. Rather than over-promising and under-delivering, I thought it would be best to take a more conservative approach to start to make sure that I'll be able to fulfill everything. As soon as I know with certainty that I can add to the game and add more goodies, I'd be happy to add more to reward the people who have been generous enough to support this project.
The black box was designed to be different from the original one, and I wanted something simple and sleek. At this point, with the number of backers, I don't know how to change it to a box with a rainbow given that a lot of people have chosen it based on the white-on-black look. I'm open to suggestions here, because I definitely want to make sure everyone who receives this game is more than satisfied to the extent that I'm able (but, again, I also want to make sure that I don't make any decisions that make it challenging to meet the November promise).
I will do my best through the remainder of this project to respond to comments as often as I am able. I want to thank you again for taking a chance on me, and I hope this addresses most of the concerns that I've seen so far. I'm going to read through all the comments again and respond to more before the end of the night.
<3 Ramy