Moving Forward

We are happy to announce that despite whether or not our Kickstarter campaign will reach it's goal, we will be making this product a reality. How you may ask? We'll let me explain.

-First off the fees associated with Kickstarter range in the 10% domain (3-5 for Amazon and 3-5 for Kickstarter). That doesn't seem like much, but then again it is a non-trivial factor.
-Second off our original plan was to increase resolution with a top notch 3D printer, that is a very viable goal, but we set our sights on the wrong printer. The past week we've done a lot of back and forth on the matter and have settled on a printer in the range of $1,000 rather than $2,500.
-Third off, we found the colors we need to make all the dice without having to add the additional extruder at this point. We may end up moving in that direction at some time in the future, but it isn't a requirement.
-Forth off, our main goal with the Kickstarter campaign was to reach out to the EDH community and ensure that there was enough people out there like us who would like to bring a D40 to their gaming table. It has never been about the money, and our intention all along was to move forward so long as we reached enough people who would help us offset the personal costs associated with bringing this to market. At this point, even if we fail the Kickstarter, we have succeeded in reaching our goals and are thus moving forward.
-Fifth off, after re-crunching the numbers we are in zone to make this a reality.
-Sixth off, we have already tossed down a bunch of our personal funds to get the required printer, and materials to make this work (they are on the way and we are anxiously awaiting their arrival).

Finally we are looking for your say. We are 1/3 the way done with our Kickstarter Campaign with 3/4 of the time left to go. We've had backers start trickling in, but not in tremendous quantities. And we believe that was due to our price point taking all the extra fees and more expensive printer into consideration. That being said, how do you, our followers/backers/likers/retweeters/readers/friends/allies/and fellow EDH players feel about re-launching the Kickstarter with lower reward levels? Or would you like to stick it out, finish this up and if we don't make our $4,150 goal, then just purchase the D40 off our website? We'd be looking at a $12 early bird and about a $15 regular reward tier for a single D40. Then changing the rest of the tiers to match.

Weigh in by commenting below, tweeting @MaxStatGaming, emailing Maxstatshelp@gmail.com, or on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/maxstatgaming.

Sincerely,
Max Stat Gaming Team

D40 Finishing Techniques

After a few questions about it, it's time we answered a vital question:

What does the finish look like?

Unfortunately it is not possible for us to give you a finished product as of yet, our souped up printer with excellent resolution isn't bought yet. BUT we've printed quite a few iterations and have tried various finishing techniques and settled on a warm acetone bath. This gives us a few benefits over other finishing techniques to include:

1) Uniformity - Due to the change in temperature from the unfinished D40 and the warm acetone vapor, it condenses on the surface to ensure that the entire surface is near uniformly stimulated.
2) Ease of Use - Acetone baths are easy to set up and easier to use (minus the potential explosions and brain damage from noxious fumes).
3) Time - Acetone baths work on a scale which can't be beat with other techniques.
4) Automation - As it's a simple lowering of the D40 into the vapor bath, it prevents us from being too heavy handed or light handed if we were to finish by hand.

If there are any ideas of better processes out there, please comment below, tweet @MaxStatGaming, email Maxstatshelp@gmail.com, or comment on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/maxstatgaming.

Alex
Max Stat Gaming Team

D40 Stability

After receiving a few requests about the stability of the D40 spindown, we decided that visual representation would be best.

Note, it performs exceptionally, but will roll if jostled pretty hard. With 40 sides, it was inevitable, but the design helps minimize the rolling. We are also working on ideas to help improve stability even more. If you have any ideas, please tweet @MaxStatGaming, email maxstatshelp@gmail.com, or just comment on this post.

Thanks and check out our stability test here:

http://youtu.be/2n-F8zXdf5Y

Color Combinations

We've been live for a few days now and quite a few color combinations have been unlocked. We'd like your input for the next color combination to be unlocked. Tweet @MaxStatGaming to vote for your pick for the next combination.

Newly Unlocked Color

With all the sharing going on, we have the pleasure of announcing our newest unlocked color, a dual blue-black. We are accepting all ideas on how best to show both colors on the D40 and would love to open up the discussion...

With your help retweeting the announcement we'll get to unlock our next dual! Retweet it Here.