Hanami Hanafuda & Fusion (Poker) Playing Cards. (on KS)

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Re: Hanami Hanafuda & Fusion (Poker) Playing Cards. (soon on

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DoubleOOJ wrote:@vasta41
I don’t even know the reference, but that poster makes me chuckle every time I check the forum for new posts. :D
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Stupid-funny movie, worth a watch.
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Re: Hanami Hanafuda & Fusion (Poker) Playing Cards. (soon on

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@Bruno
Lol, thx. May have to take a peek at that show if I can find it.

@vasta41
It has a pretty decent imdb rating as well, I’ll have to check it out. Thx.



Hanami hit the 33% mark over the weekend! And, Kardify asked us to do a Q&A!
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Re: Hanami Hanafuda & Fusion (Poker) Playing Cards. (soon on

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Congratulations on a gorgeous deck! Hoping you do really well with the campaign :)

Definitely watch the stupid funny movie :) ... and here's another tip for when you recover: Bad Eggs (Australian movie, a few years old now, but hilarious, especially the opening scene)
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Re: Hanami Hanafuda & Fusion (Poker) Playing Cards. (soon on

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dazzleguts wrote:Yeah, especially with the shipping eh? :?

Yeah, this is getting ridiculous. I'm on my way out of collecting and the Eva and this pricing aren't helping change my mind. This shipping is way too much, on top of that for a deck that is overdone (gilding & gold foil). The deck cost is fair for the extra features, but it would have been nice to have a plain version for $10+shipping (even at $5). For the creator's sake I hope this funds, but if it doesn't I would look at lowering shipping costs and consider a lower end version. Sticker shock is real too so even raising the price of the deck by $5 and saying free US shipping and a much lower cost elsewhere let's people focus on just the deck and determine if that cost is worth it, or just shift $2-3 from shipping to deck cost. At least adding a 2nd deck doesn't double the cost and makes buying the pair or more a little more appealing. :)

The rule book seems overpriced as well at first glance, but really it's a massive book with 31 games and 250 pages so it's actually very reasonable for a low volume book. I just wish the digital version was $10-15, I mean for $5 more you can have the printed version. I can't imagine anybody taking the digital option, but maybe that's the point? ;)

I'm on the fence for now and may get the Hanafuda version, if I do I may add the Fusion one since shipping won't add much.

Those uncuts though... I'm out of wall space, but now those are pretty tempting so I'll have to see if there's a way... :D
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Our Q&A just got posted on Kardify!
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Thanks!
Lol, we’re building up a movie queue for after the project :D.


@ecNate
Thanks for the thoughtful critique! :D

We totally understand where you’re coming from (as backers and creators).

We asked ourselves these same questions while preparing for the project.

We considered making the special features into stretch goals, but we decided that we would rather offer the complete project that we envisioned upfront without stretch goals or gimmicks.

We also considered a larger print run to reduce the printings costs, but with two decks it is difficult to aim for a larger print run as this raises the funding goal. Higher funding goals also seem to dissuade potential backers. Especially, because we aren’t well known (yet ;) ).

Small print runs and special features increase production prices significantly. We set our pledges, add-ons, and goal as low as we could safely manage, and have invested a significant amount of our own money (and time) into this project.

The balancing point in the ‘lower cost with shipping’ and ‘higher cost with free shipping’ debate varies quite a bit from person to person. We chose to keep the numbers clean and separate. As you mentioned, we included quantity discounts and when you consider the shipping, the value becomes even better. We are also using a reliable shipping partner (Gambler’s Warehouse) that will handle the decks with proper care.

We also set the printed book pricing as low as possible. As you mentioned, it is expensive to print a book of this size (especially in color) at this low of a quantity. We are not aware of any alternative books aside from one that was published in 1979 which only contains 3 games and costs $18-$20 on Amazon. So, we feel that our book is also a great value for the content.

We are always open to feedback, and will evaluate all of these factors again with our next project. Going with a larger print run (and fewer features) for lower prices, definitely seems like a good idea to explore.

And, we are searching for wall space for the uncuts as well. ;)

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Re: Hanami Hanafuda & Fusion (Poker) Playing Cards. (on KS)

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Hope a solution to the static status can be found.
Both Hanafuda decks and Books need to be out in the world.
They're so very neccessary, and so cool !
:D
O, I beg of you your comprehensions,
yet laugh at your contempts ....
my only competition is with myselves.

But Lèse-majesté, especially >Normans, natch.

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Neigh .... the Effluxor of the Omniverse ??
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Re: Hanami Hanafuda & Fusion (Poker) Playing Cards. (on KS)

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Thank you Bruno! We agree completely. :D

The survey we sent out to our backers has generated a lot of great info and suggestions we can use to improve the project moving forward.

Once we receive the info we need from our printers we will post an update discussing our plans for relaunch.

In the meantime, we’d love to hear from the crowd here on UC as well.

Thanks,
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Hanami has relaunched!

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We have relaunched Hanami. The new project is now live.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iws/hanami-hanafuda-and-poker-playing-cards-and-rulebo



We have made a lot of great changes.

The Goal
  • The project goal has been reduced to $11,500.
The Decks
  • Decks now include free US shipping and reduced ROW shipping.
  • We have lowered the price of the decks. For example, for a US backer, One Deck, including shipping, is now $16 (previously $22).
  • Decks will no longer have foil, gilding, or seals.
  • Decks will still be printed by LPCC on their casino-quality Emerald Finish card stock.
The Rulebook
  • We have switched book printers.
  • The Color Rulebook now has free worldwide shipping.
  • The Color Rulebook is now EU & AU friendly.
  • The Color Rulebook will now be printed on 70# paper.
  • The Digital Rulebook price has been reduced to $16 (previously $20).
  • We have added a Print + Digital Rulebook Bundle option.
  • Color Rulebook and Rulebook Bundle options have been added to the pledge tiers.
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Re: Hanami Hanafuda & Fusion (Poker) Playing Cards. (on KS)

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Just wanted to bump this thread because this project has reached its funding goal and -- with only a week remaining -- is tantalizingly close to a very nice tuck upgrade stretch goal.
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Stepchild wrote:Just wanted to bump this thread because this project has reached its funding goal and -- with only a week remaining -- is tantalizingly close to a very nice tuck upgrade stretch goal.
Good thinking ... I'll follow suit, if I may .... ?

This is a project of masterful art and distinction !
Truly great that it has succeeded and will be realized ....
O, I beg of you your comprehensions,
yet laugh at your contempts ....
my only competition is with myselves.

But Lèse-majesté, especially >Normans, natch.

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Re: Hanami Hanafuda & Fusion (Poker) Playing Cards. (on KS)

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@Stepchild, @Bruno
Thanks and thanks!
We really appreciate the support! (^_^)
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