WYSIWYG is even more important in politics than in real life. Let's elect the evil we *know* is really bad. (And horde enamel pins.)
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Here's another quick update from your favourite Presidential campaign - all pledges have been successfully collected! Thank you everyone for ensuring a smooth process. This will mean we'll be able to start production in earnest now.
In addition we'll start sending out the fulfilment surveys from Backerkit this week. We're starting with a smoke test where we're testing that everything is ok on a few of you guys, and if all looks good we'll blanket the rest of you in survey questions as well. :)
The survey is really important. It's by filling in the survey that you're letting us know what pins you want as you're reward. It also lets you provide your delivery details and your views on aspects of our campaign.
To ensure that we don't get delays on delivering the pins to you wonderful people, we've put a deadline on the survey for the 21st May - if you have not answered the survey by then we will consider your pledge a kind contribution to our campaign and you will not be eligible for your reward. So fill in the survey or let us know of any challenges that this deadline might pose to you before then.
For those of you who are really quick with your survey, we also offer a carrot! Any of you that fill in the survey before this weekend (24:00 CET Friday 10th May) will get an extra reward - you'll receive an electronic copy of my short tale "Candidate Cthulhu", detailing the weird and wonderful eldritch race to the White House.
I very much look forward to reading your survey responses!
/Johan
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As the stars align and the cosmic winds still, we reach the grand finale of our extraordinary journey. Today, I am overjoyed to announce that both our Kickstarter and our satirical presidential campaign have concluded with resounding success—thanks entirely to your enthusiastic support. We embarked on this whimsical venture together, blending the mythos of Cthulhu with the charm of collectible enamel pins, and you, our dedicated backers, have turned what might have seemed like a flight of fancy into a stunning victory.
Throughout the campaign, the Wheel of Madness has spun countless times, generating both madness as well as mirth. We've been happy to see the level of engagement on our campaign page, with participants from around the world testing their luck, answering calls from the deep, and embracing the chaos that only Candidate Cthulhu could promise.
As you guys spun the Wheel, you didn't only engage with our darkly humorous take on political discourse but some of you were fortunate to win the Wheel of Madness as well! We hope you enjoyed this twist to our campaign and encourage those of you who haven't yet given it a go to do so.
This Kickstarter has been an amazing experience for us. Not only did we reach our initial funding goal, but we also reached our first stretch goal! Thanks to your support, we unlocked half of the designs we had created for this campaign, ensuring that our backer rewards are as bountiful as they are horrifically cute. Each enamel pin from Nyarlathotep to Cthulhu himself is ready to be produced, packaged, and delivered into your hands, a token of our shared journey into the realm of the unknown.
Now that the campaign has concluded we will prepare for fulfilment of your rewards. We will shortly send out a questionnaire where we'd ask you to answer a few questions about the Kickstarter and its content, as well as give you the opportunity to choose for yourself the pins you'd like to be your reward.
We will probably put a timeline on filling in the questionnaire so that we don't keep you guys waiting, since we need to know everyone's choices before we place our order with the manufacturer - more on this as the survey is sent out.
Once we have your choices, we'll send this for manufacturing with our partner. There is a relatively short design adaptation phase where we'll ensure that the originals used in the manufacturing process live up to our quality standards, and then the manufacturer will produce the pins for us.
We will be doing final fulfilment ourselves - the manufacturer will send us the pins and we will inspect each pin manually, before repackaging and sending them out to all our wonderful backers.
From the deepest depths of my heart, thank you. This first campaign of ours was a dream made manifest through your belief in its potential. Whether you were here for the lore, the pins, or the sheer novelty of it all, you've been part of something special.
Stay tuned for updates on the production and shipment of your pins. I can't wait for you to receive them and see firsthand the quality and care put into each piece. And be prepared; while this campaign might be ending, this only marks the beginning of a series of possible shenanigans, on Kickstarter and beyond.
With deepest gratitude and a final tip of the hat to the madness,
Johan
P.S. Keep spinning the Wheel of Madness on our campaign page - http://cthulhu.is-very-evil.org. It remains live for those who dare to revisit the chaos and charm of our journey together. Winners may still collect an extra pin aaaall the way until we've received the products from the manufacturers and started packaging.
Share the love, share the madness, and above all, keep the spirit of Cthulhu alive - because why settle for a lesser evil?
Hi everyone!
Just a very short last minute reminder that the Kickstarter is closing in about 12 hours! This is the last call for amazingly delightful pins of cosmic terrors.
If you haven't yet done so, make sure you pop by and pledge before it is too late.
And to all of you who are already on-board - THANK YOU! :D
You all made this project an incredible experience for us over here.
I'll get back with an update on next steps once we've closed out the campaign tomorrow.
More to come!
/Johan