I wonder if there are a number of people now waiting for the next backer so that they can then be number 1000?Originally Posted by GreenLaborMike
I wonder if there are a number of people now waiting for the next backer so that they can then be number 1000?
Very plausible. Once that breaks there may be a flood.
T minus 1...
1000!!!!!!!
Another milestone.
Jackpot... Houston, we have Jackpot. LOL
[QUOTE=Diamondback;9903]That's...
May add two more mats to go with the TP#1s and #2s in the Thousand Backer Jackpot, depending on if we make 250. $20K in 68 hours is MUCH more likely than 45K... and deleting two each of the addon A/B/E bags will save the cost of one mat, plus $4 toward the overage on another... though the savings if we DO hit 275 would buy me yet another mat.
$520 Commodore Package $20 HMS Victory $20 USS Constitution $35 7x Capt/Crew Decks for Wave 1 $36 3 each A/B/E bags for Wave 1 $24 3 each C/D bags for Wave 1 $24 2 each A/B/E bags for Wave 2 $16 2 each C/D bags for Wave 2 $12 extra counter sheet for Wave 2 (1 each for W1 and W2 in 1K-backer jackpot) $715 Expected total $725 Allotted in Beancounter Overrule plus Annual Project Fund
Yeah! This was going to be the decider on if I got mats or not. It's going to take 3-4 mats to play this game. I already own a felt mat that would work fine, but these are nicer. A free one at least helps justify the expense to buy two more mats to be able to run a convention game.
Now that the KS has reached 1000, I think the Lieutenant pledge level is an excellent bargain. This where I pledged and I plan to add another captain and crew deck, counters, and the 5 chit bags. I'll pick up the reamining first wave ships after the public release (and my wallet recovers).
Part of why I'm stocking up on chits, bags and other may-not-be-available-again later items is in anticipation of future releases. :) Even if I sell half my Wave 1 acquisitions later rather than my current plans to repaint them as their "B Side" sisters, I'll still have plenty of supplies pre-cached. :)
Any sign of the mat prototype yet, or have I missed it?
I agree. At 1000 backers, the Lieutenant pledge is an excellent level for people that want a full set of items to start their adventures. I am going to pump my pledge up $20 for a second mat. From what everyone who tried the prototypes say, two mats will be a must for most average scenarios and combat sessions.
With all of the extra land terrain due to 1,000 pledgers, I really hope these mats will be plain ocean or I am looking at a lot of shore scenarios.
EB Lieutenant level has worked out perfect for me. Add etrxa mat, attitude indicator, ruler, set of cards and Constitution, just right.
EB Mate open right now.
At 2AM Pacific:
KT cone is narrowing... proj is $241K-261K, trendline around 263.
Goal To Go Time Left 60 hours A/B/E Chit Bags $19K C/D Chit Bags $44K
EB Commodore Available!!!
Hey Boss, were there going to be EB/Standard Commodore medals??
Funny you should mention that Richard
EB Commodore
Daniel D
Well it was there and I couldnt say no...must be OCD
Glad to help such a distinguished site member!Funny you should mention that Richard
EB Commodore
Daniel D
Well it was there and I couldnt say no...must be OCD
EB Mate now available...
Excellent choice. Plenty of bonuses with that rank Daniel. Congratulations.Funny you should mention that Richard
EB Commodore
Daniel D
Well it was there and I couldnt say no...must be OCD
[QUOTE=Diamondback;10517]At 5:30AM Pacific:
Goal To Go Time Left 56 hours A/B/E Chit Bags $16K C/D Chit Bags $41K Capt's get extra Crew Deck 94 Capt's get extra Ruler 194
Two EB Mates open now.
I suspect that we will not get the huge rush at the end that I confess I really believed would happen. No doubt there has been a substantial uptick in sales these last few days, but not huge. $250k is iffy, i think.
Thanks Paul, should open up an EB captain I think.Excellent choice. Plenty of bonuses with that rank Daniel. Congratulations.
Maybe a lucky lieutenant or mate will buy a promotion.
Over the course of the KS project, the average pledge has been rising steadily.Maybe a lucky lieutenant or mate will buy a promotion.
It is now at about $232.50.
This is many times the KS average for all projects.
I think that this is kind of amazing especially given that in the SGN project there are more pledge levels available below this amount than above.
Also that with most product lines in the world, the lower end products greatly outsell the higher end ones not only in terms of numbers but total dollars as well.
I mean, Fiat bought Ferrari not the other way around.
To me, a message from this experience to Ares is not only does the project have 1000+ backers,
it has 1000+ SERIOUS backers.
Yes, I intend to pick up an extra mat as well (forgot to mention that above). I think all of these little extra things are going to be essential and I couldn't afford them at the Captains level... this way I'm just delaying getting some of the first wave ships, but from what I have seen and read, I'm sure some of the on-line retailers will sell these at the KS price (or perhaps even a little cheaper). Now if the stretch goal DOES reach the 275,000, I'll have to rethink this abit because the chit bags will be free for captains, but thats a long ways to go in just two days. The extra terrain packs for the captains just don't interest me (I wish they would just make it so many $$$ in options and let the captain choose, at 1,000 backers), a set up like that would truly peak my interest and tempt me boosting up my pledge to captain.
Last edited by pward; 04-14-2013 at 07:16.
thanks again Bruce (not Richard!) got over excited
Damn serious... but in my case, this kind of All In is a once-a-decade thing.
I'm at Captain level now and plan on buying 5 mats. Crazy huh the thing is if the club I'm in really likes it we can have 10 players in a game and they like complications which mean a fair amount of coastline. So since i've never run a game SOG looks like one I can handle.
Aye, That we are.
Same with me, pretty much all of this years potential spare cash is tied up in SoGN.
SWMBO is unusually understanding, call me paranoid but I'm slightly worried about this.....
Aren't we all. The Ares delivery date on product falls after my birthday which will help ease the ships into port. The fact that they will be coming has not yet been discussed. Timing is everything.
Three EB Mate slots open. I can only assume all of them have move up to Lieutenant or Captain, but the fact that there are three open slots is interesting. If only those at the regular Mate level bothered to check, they could take that $10 and...buy more stuff!
6 Mats total? That's going to be a huge play area.
Wow...but wouldn't 5 gallons of blue paint be cheaper?
Or a possible shower curtain. Egads man, I'm with Gaz and Ted that's a huge play area Tom. Or possibly you could have a number of different games running.6 Mats total? That's going to be a huge play area.
I don't think the police station meeting room needs blue tables. At last nights meeting we had 3 games going on a Napoleonic's game using 3 6" meeting tables, a sf game using 2 and a WW2 game using 2 tables.
That sounds like a lot of fun.
I look forward to kicking your ass on a gaming table at Libertycon one of these years. >;)
At 3:15PM Pacific:
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Goal To Go Time Left 46 hours A/B/E Chit Bags $11K C/D Chit Bags $36K Capt's get extra Crew Deck 77 Capt's get extra Ruler 177
This is the best day, financially, since march 9. Over $8k and counting.
At 4:00PM Pacific:
Looks like the surge is on... we can hope.
Goal To Go Time Left 45 hours A/B/E Chit Bags $11K C/D Chit Bags $36K Capt's get extra Crew Deck 73 Capt's get extra Ruler 173
1031 now. 1100 is not out of the question, but it would require 1.5 backers per hour over the next two days. That might be tough. We'll see. $250k looks very likely now. $275k? That is asking a bit much, I think.
At 7PM Pacific:
Picking up speed on backers, if not pledges...
Goal To Go Time Left 43 hours A/B/E Chit Bags $10K C/D Chit Bags $35K Capt's get extra Crew Deck 63 Capt's get extra Ruler 163
FWIW, this is the fourth best day for new backers so far (36), and the sixth best for money ($10k+).
Can't quite swing the promotion from Lt. to Captain...but I did manage to tack on the Victory and an additional ruler/attitude indicator.
It'll be interesting to see how far this will go in the last hours...and how much additional will be added when all is said and done after the survey is completed.
Then we can all raise our "ales of glory" in a hearty toast!
I didn't think chit bags were possible. I might be proven wrong. $10k in less than 2 days? But given they are the last 2?
At 8:15PM Pacific:
Gettin' there...
Goal To Go Time Left 42 hours A/B/E Chit Bags $9K C/D Chit Bags $34K Capt's get extra Crew Deck 59 Capt's get extra Ruler 159
10PM Pacific, last update tonight:
And until I'm back up in no sooner than 12 hours, updating is somebody else's problem...
Goal To Go Time Left 40 hours A/B/E Chit Bags $8K C/D Chit Bags $33K Capt's get extra Crew Deck 56 Capt's get extra Ruler 156
EB Captain is still available. These tings were like gold dust not so long ago.
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