Dual Dice - Multi-Purpose Designer dice Pre-Launch

Just trying to build-up some "HYPE" and "SURPRISE" before I show "all my cards" (lol)! The PLAN to Officially Launch is early November... So that's a bit of detail that has not been specified ALREADY! So you heard that FIRST here on BGDF.com!

As I don't know who signed-up ... Only the TOTAL COUNT which as of NOW we have five (5) people interested... I'm trying to get to 10 ... Visible by ALL of the PUBLIC.

Cheers.

Still under "10" people waiting to be notified. If any of you could be so nice to hit the NOTIFICATION button ... That would be GREATLY appreciated.

I've got some other people who I have asked to get involved and we may see another 8 or so people part of the notification process.

As I have mentioned these dice are "other worldly" meaning that their inception came from the distant lands of dreams! More of the story to the origination of these dice will be available from the KS page after the Go-Live. I don't want to spoil the surprise... So enough for now. Cheers!

That's why I am sharing information on Reddit, BGG and BGDF.com. Just not all at once... A bit of information here-and-there!

Remember that the description says: "Compatible with your average d6s". That means that the dice can be used as a plain old standard d6s. And no it's not like those "dUltimate" dice which many people have complained about on Reddit... I've read some of the comments: "Dice are too busy", "If I roll it, it will roll forever" or "The information is too complicated", etc. My "Designer" dice are VERY Practical and very easy to understand. They roll like normal d6s do... You can take ANY game and just swap out the OLD d6s with Dual Dice d6s and play normally.

Over at the Reddit Thread. Here is the Link/URL again:

Reddit Thread

Check it out if you want to know more about Resin vs. Acrylic Mold costs... I've added a comment that talks more about the difference in pricing between these two (2) options.

Best!

Actually that would suck ... Because you would see the dice and then think that they are only "fancy/designer" and not realize their usefulness. That's why I want to WAIT until the Go-Live, so you easily read all the details not only a 2-line description (which is all that I am allowed).

People buy custom dice all the time. I've supported AKO Dice and they've had like 4 Custom Dice KS during that last few years. Here are some examples of current and past campaigns:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lenpolygon/dultimate-a-multifunctio...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kacha/ako-poly-dice/description

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixels-dice/pixels-the-electronic-dice

So you see many people buy dice ... To collect, to enjoy and to use. I will also be looking to maybe help DESIGN an expansion to an existing game with my Dual Dice ... Because it might be practical or cool to use them in a different context.

I've also thought about selling them as an extra dice in a Polyhedral Set as being an 8th Dice... Could maybe make some kind of deal like for every set sold with a Dual Dice, I get $0.25 USD. Something like that...

We'll have to wait and see how things move forwards!

I'd kinda like some kind of EXPLANATION on how the campaigns are ORDERED. By being in position #230 out of 558 ... This means we will get near ZERO Followers who actually "Search for Upcoming Games". I realize that perhaps the Top 100 entries are actively search and then what comes AFTER is 100% ignored.

I say this because after the Pre-Launch with some posts on Reddit, BGG and BGDF.com I managed to get 15 Followers (better than 10).

But the entire week there hasn't been NOT EVEN ONE new Follower. Which leads me to believe that we are TOO FAR down on the list to even matter.

We'll see what the Support Teams offers up as an explanation... I'd really like to know what it takes to be in the Top 100... Cheers all.

That I got the DESIGN of these dice from a DREAM! They are "other-worldly" for sure. Something so simple yet "futuristic"/"designer" looking ... You would WONDER IF they "WORK"! And the answer to this is: YES indeed they do WORK!

But if you think about some of the dreams you have... They are very "whack-a-doodle" and usually don't make much sense. At least in my case. These dice have not been the ONLY "things" that I have dreamt of that were flying off-the-shelves...!

However these are the only "things" that I can remember fully FROM A DREAM that have made it into REALITY.

We'll see how many Followers I can get in October after a push from my KS Backers...

Tomorrow I will send out an Update that Stan from OLG has proofed and accepted to pitch this NEW campaign to our existing Backers. We know that all of the Backers are still waiting for TradeWorlds to be finished Manufacturing such that Freight can begin and once the games reach their designated warehouses... Finally the last leg of the production can be completed: fulfillment.

But to help is spreading the word (and maybe getting some more Followers), tomorrow will be the day that I reach out to about 1,000 Backers and see what they think of this NEW (and EXCITING) campaign.

What will be their reaction?! This we do not know... We've made it quite clear that this will NOT impact the current OLG projects as this is a project that I will be undertaking alone.

With that being said, we honestly hope more people will get on-board and decide to connect with us on Go-Live Day (which will be sometime in early November).

I've got to say that the PROTOTYPES for "Dual Dice" which are stickers from The Game Crafter are a real b!tch to assemble. The stickers are hard to peel from their page and then aligning them on the Indented Dice is also difficult. I'd so much like to see REAL dice not digital previews... Or TGC sticker prototypes!

Unfortunately ATM the those are the only PROTOTYPES that I have available and will be sending them to my Board Game Reviewer to produce a short Video of the dice themselves (the prototypes).

Anyways I am soooooo frustrated trying to STICK these tiny stickers on the DICE!

Enough of this... I'll send the prototype designs that I ALREADY have done...

Note #1: You can't imagine how much I will be relieved to make the REAL dice and not these misaligned prototypes. I provided my manufacturer with a STL file of the mold so that they can design the dice EXACTLY to perfection...

Although this is not in the thousands like some other campaigns... We'll see how the dice are received once the KS is revealed and everyone can read and watch how these dice are to be used (what is available and what other people could design).

Truth be told, I am having a Video Preview made for the dice... Based on some prototypes from "The Game Crafter" (TGC). I actually suggested that TGC consider offering the possibility to RE-SELL components for games (like my Dual Dice stickers...) The idea being that someone can ADD a pattern of stickers from the list of "RE-SELLEABLE" products.

Unfortunately such is not currently possible on TGC.

As far as "Dual Dice" is concerned, we have reached 93 Followers! Pretty decent from 15 Followers we had one (1) month ago! If this is a Score out of 100... I'll take 93... Maybe we get another 1 or 2 more Followers in the next week. To be seen.

Thank you all who have been nice enough to SIGN-IN to Following "Dual Dice", let's hope we get a strong initial response with the dice and how the can be used and what they offer that regular six-sided dice don't offer!

Cheers.

While I need about 200 Backers to reach the minimum Funding Goal, I'd like to be able to afford Acrylic Dice and Mold which is about $1,200 for the Mold itself.

So I don't know how many Backers I need to afford the Acrylic Mold... Maybe between 400 and 500 Backers (my thoughts). Between $8,000 and $10,000 of funding. Minimum Funding Goal is $4,000 ... Obviously these figures are in Canadian dollars (since I am up North in Canada).

And my reward levels when revealed are very reasonable... So we'll have to see how things evolve. I've got some additional HELP with regards to reaching more backers too... I plan to have two (2) spikes after the initial 48 hours.

IDK, we'll have to see how it goes.

But for SURE, I cannot afford the Acrylic Mold at the minimum of $4,000 CAD when the Mold is $1,200 USD (or $1,500 CAD). It will be just too pricey!!!

Note #1: At the minimum, I'll need to do a Resin Mold which costs only $150 USD and is good for about 3,000 dice. The Acrylic Mold is good for over 100,000+ dice (maybe a lifetime from the comments that my manufacturer told me...) But again it's $1,200 JUST for the Mold.

I have enough experience with Kickstarter to know that the first 48 hours is about 33% of your total take. The next 20 days are another 33% and your final 72 hours is the last 33%. That's how MOST Board and Card Game get funded on Kickstarter... All you need to do is look at the peaks and valleys of MANY campaign to know this is the usual pattern. So NO, you don't NEED to fund in the first 48 hours (or Day 1 as you suggest).

Unfortunately I do not have any disposable income to supplement the Funding Goal for my dice. It's actually the opposite... By Kickstarting, I am hoping to earn some "disposable" income to fund future projects. This may be a small project, but every backer counts to me... And furthermore, I am not planning to get millions of dollars or several thousand backers either.

It is also a bit of a marketing ploy. We want to offer Acrylic dice which are more durable than Resin dice. It's got nothing to do with "cheaper", it's got to do with what we want to offer. Meaning QUALITY-wise, we want to offer a better product to our backers. When it becomes financially VIABLE to do so, we will switch our production plans and produce a steel mold to be used to produce Acrylic dice...

This is NOT my first KS. I've successfully Launched TradeWorlds and we made about $50k USD. This is however my first SOLO KS and it has a few very specific goals. It's purpose is to allow me to experience everything that a KS does and requires with less financing and an overall smaller footprint. See I am doing it for more EXPERIENCE. How to deal with Chinese Manufacturers, experience with Pledge Manager, how to handle shipping and fulfillment myself, etc. All small details that I WANT to know about and understand fully.

I know KS is a "growth" business... Meaning it's all about repeated success. As such I decided that my FIRST campaign would be SMALLER on purpose. If I can 400 to 600 Backers that will be fantastic. If I get the minimum (200 Backers), well I'll need to sharpen my pencil and figure out how much is left in the end.

In all cases, I CANNOT go OVER the budget (or funding). I can no longer afford it... I've sunken all my investment egg into three (3) games already: Quest Adventure Cards(tm), TradeWorlds and Crystal Heroes. I'm maxed out in the funding department... Dual Dice was a very inexpensive project it cost me under $200 USD to get it all setup, proofed and reviewed. Plus I am getting a professional video being made for the campaign also.

This campaign is designed to be SMALL and allow me to LEARN at an affordable and do-able project. The Dice have two (2) parts: the dice themselves which includes a mold and the packaging which includes a foam insert. That's it.

Simple to manage because there are NOT a ton of parts to make... There are no rulebooks, punch-outs, boards, pads, cards (usually a lot of those) and ART to boot... No this project is much simpler with a more IMPORTANT goal and that means LEARNING from my experiences.

And if we can bring these "custom" designer dice to the masses... Why not? I proposed that while Dual Dice are not the most "revolutionary" dice out there... They serve MULTIPLE Functions and could well be six-sided dice 2.0... Are they D6s 2.0??? Will they replace your traditional dice which is inferior in terms of function? IDK, I guess we'll have to wait and soon we will see!

Cheers.

Note #1: Also please note that if the funding is successful, I will no doubt be approaching some other Game Designers to see if they may be interested in using my dice in an expansion of theirs. I also will contact a few dice makers and see if they might be willing to offer a "custom" designer dice in their products instead of standard d6s.

It all depends on the success of the dice. If they fund that is great... If I can squeak out a few extra dollars that will be even better. All this will allow me to see what MORE can be done with the dice.

Note #2: Also in terms of the DESIGN they actually LOOK LIKE a dice not something with symbols and such that make for specific design. They have pips like your normal d6s do... But in another fashion, they are distinctive in that when you see them... Most people have an "Ahaa" moment!

Then usually people want to LEARN how to USE these dice next. We'll have everything documented in the Video Production we are having made. That should offer the backers a better look at what these dice CAN do...!

Note #3: That's also a reason WHY we decided NOT to reveal the DESIGN of the dice... Because we couldn't OFFER our "Pitch". Seeing the dice and knowing what they look like is ONE thing... But UNDERSTANDING HOW they are used and what they offer requires someone to be able to READ FURTHER about the dice. And all that information will be on the KS page.

Also included will be the available designs (think themes) and the various rewards available to the backers.

So I need to be able to REVEAL the design on Go-Live and hope that most people want to LEARN MORE about the dice... How they are used? What can be done with them? How they are better than standard six-sided dice? etc. All that to see that these dice are much more FUNCTIONAL than your average D6.

Note #4:

Also my goal is to be aware of shipping costs and any hidden fees such as brokerage and any import duties (coming from China). And please be aware that I will be FULFILLING the ORDERS MYSELF (from home). So basically I'm importing the dice and the packaging and putting it together MYSELF. So the complexity of this KS will be handled by ME!

Just that my KS campaign goal is different from the others. WHY? Because I don't want to be fulfilling thousands of orders from my home. That would take a long time, more than what I would like to invest into fulfillment. I don't know either how it will go... But yeah I hear you about funding on Day #1.

With regards to Resin and Acylic, Resin is better for dice that require injection of different colors. The whole "nicer" looking dice for special injection is why Resin dice are so popular. I'm still undecided about the Mold. $300 USD for a maximum of 6,000 dice or $1,200 USD for a maximum of over 100,000 dice...

You see my dilemma!

I save $900 USD but at the same time, I can get a ton of dice done. And if I am dealing with a mold that is to be used for other Expansions or Dice Makers... That's ALSO a factor. I THINK I'd rather say that I have a Mold that cost $1,200 but can accommodate any amount of dice "you" (they) need for their expansion ideas and dice production.

We'll have to wait and see.

I'm sorry that you decided to cancel "Kabula". I know you plan to try again at a future date. As far as my little dice campaign ... I hope it doesn't blow up TOO MUCH... But we'll have to see.

Best!