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SUPER DARK: Discuss. Donate. Deceive.

Created by Super Dark Games

A social deduction and resource management game about money in politics.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Backer survey coming up (Dec 21-23) + new candidates revealed
over 1 year ago – Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 10:45:05 PM

Dear backers,

We want to give you a short update on the progress of Super Dark before we head into holiday season. If you make it to the bottom of the update, you will get an adorable surprise!

Production update

We are working with HeroTime to turn our assets into a factory copy of the game. We are aiming to get a factory sample before Chinese New Year so that we can stay on track to finish production in March.

Backerkit survey update

Similar to many other Kickstarters, we will be using a platform called Backerkit to collect your shipping addresses, shipping payments and any taxes on your pledges. We got slightly delayed in setting up our survey, and it is currently being reviewed by the wonderful folks at Backerkit. Be on the lookout for an email from Backerkit between Dec. 21 and Dec. 23 - we are aiming to send all of the backer surveys in that period. We will push another short update to explain how to use Backerkit when we send the majority of the surveys.

The backer survey will be available until March 2. We will also regularly remind you to fill it out.

Revealing the Heroes of Democracy and stretch goal candidates!

In every update until you have the games in your hands, we will reveal the cards for the candidates that were added to the box because of the campaign. Today we are happy to introduce you to Azora - one of our heroes of democracy!

Most of the candidates in the box tend to have negative signature policies for the Citizens. With the Heroes of Democracy cards, we wanted to provide candidates that could turn the tide of the game in the Citizen's favors if they are funded at the right moment.

Cheers,

Team Super Dark

👏THAT'S A WRAP! 👏
over 1 year ago – Tue, Dec 06, 2022 at 03:20:54 AM

Thank you!!!

As our campaign drew to an end today, we wanted to take a moment to celebrate the incredible amount of support we’ve received from you all in reaching $25.5K+ and a community of 400+ backers, and unlocking 5 stretch goals to make Super Dark even better! Thank you for making our project a reality!

Next Steps

Digital Rewards (print and play files and digital design notebook):

If you backed the Citizen, Pre-production Bundle, or Hero of Democracy tier, we’ll be sending you a message via Kickstarter with a link to download the digital Print and Play files. If you backed the Pre-production Bundle or Hero of Democracy tier, we’ll also be sending you a link to download the digital Design Notebook! Please be sure to check your Kickstarter messages for these download links on December 12th!


Physical rewards (production and pre-production copies of Super Dark):

A few things need to happen before we can kick off production and fulfillment. Here's a quick rundown:

First, Kickstarter needs to transfer over the funds so we have the money to make the rewards (this can take up to two weeks).

Second, we have to ask you where we need to ship them, and charge the final costs for shipping and tax (where applicable). We’ll send out a BackerKit survey on December 19th to collect this information. (If you’re new to crowdfunding, Backerkit is a tool that helps us streamline the survey process, automate data organization, and provide us with pledge management software to make it easy to process your pledge reward shipments.)

We’ll give you a heads-up before we send the survey so that you can watch for it. You don’t need to create a BackerKit account to answer your survey. The invitation email contains a link to your personal survey. It is important to submit your responses as quickly as you can since we need this information to process your rewards. This is especially important to complete as soon as possible for Pre-production Bundle backers since we plan on shipping your game in January!

If you need to change your survey responses, purchase add-on items, or update your shipping information, you’ll have until the end of January to do this. You can click the link in your survey email again or request your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page. (This page will only start working after we send the surveys out.)

If you used your Facebook credentials to log in to your Kickstarter account, the BackerKit survey link is sent to the email address you use for your Facebook account. If you have another email address that you prefer to use, please contact us via DM on Kickstarter.

Keeping you updated

We know under-communication is often a pain point for Kickstarters, but we also want to be respectful of your inboxes. So moving forward we'll aim to provide at least one update per month on our progress, with additional updates on occasion for important milestones.

Again, thanks for all your support. We can’t wait to send you Super Dark!

TL;DR

  • Thank you!
  • December 12 - We'll send a link to download the digital rewards included in your pledge tier via Kickstarter message
  • December 19 - We'll send out a Backerkit survey to collect addresses and payments for shipping

-Team Super Dark (Ankit, Drew, Kubrat, Tulsi, Zack)  

2 days to go! Here are a few reasons why you should back now.
over 1 year ago – Sat, Dec 03, 2022 at 08:54:43 PM

This month has FLOWN by, and we’re shocked that we only have just 2 days left in the campaign! If the $30K stretch goal for shiny, foil-stamped box art isn’t enough to convince you to grab a copy of the game, here are a few more reasons why backing us before the campaign ends is worth it…

Note: This update is relevant mostly to our followers and backers who have pledged to access the pledge manager, but if you are an existing backer weighing whether to upgrade your pledge - it has useful information for you as well.

Why back now?

1. This is your last chance to get access to Kickstarter-exclusive items! We’re keeping these items as Kickstarter-exclusives as a thank you to our early supporters:

  •  Limited edition, pre-production copy of Super Dark: To get this before the campaign ends, pledge the Pre-production Bundle.
  •  Digital Design Notebook: To get this before the campaign ends, pledge the Pre-production Bundle.
  •  Print and Play: To get this before the campaign ends, pledge the Citizen or Pre-Production Bundle tiers.
     

Note: To keep these items as Kickstarter-exclusives, changes to your pledge level won’t be possible after the campaign.This means if you backed the $1 or No Reward tier during the campaign, you’ll only be able to grab an add-on copy of Super Dark in the pledge manager - and not the full Citizen tier (which includes the Print and Play).

2. Grab an additional copy of Super Dark for a friend or family member (or local government official…) before prices go up!
Take advantage of the Kickstarter-discounted rate of $40 for an add-on production copy of Super Dark before the campaign ends. A couple weeks after the campaign ends, we’ll be sending out a link to our pledge manager that gives you the chance to purchase additional production games for $49 (we’ll be sending out more details and a timeline shortly).

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If you’re a retailer reading this after the campaign ended, shoot us an email at [email protected] if you might be interested in purchasing Super Dark in the pledge manager.

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As always, thank you all. If you have a question about the game, please reach out via Kickstarter message or email! We'd be happy to answer :) 

-Team Super Dark (Ankit, Drew, Kubrat, Tulsi, Zack)


PS: Who else is obsessed with the artwork on the candidate cards?! We've been hard at work cooking up *6* new candidates (3 for the stretch goals, and 3 for the Heroes of Democracy) and we can't wait to show you!

Pictured above: A few of our favorite candidate cards; stay tuned for the 6 new candidates!

3 days to go! 200% funded, and one stretch goal left...
over 1 year ago – Sat, Dec 03, 2022 at 10:07:32 AM

We wanted to send a reminder before the weekend that the campaign is almost over!

One last call for support

Super Dark has been more successful than we ever could have imagined, and that never would've happened without your support. So we hesitate to ask for more - but if you have friends, family, or fans who love board games, now is the time to share this project with them! 

If you're following the project & on the fence, trust us when we say that Super Dark is the most mind-blowing, unbelievable, life-changing board game you will ever experience! 

...and if you can't trust us, then you'd probably be pretty good at Super Dark 😉

The $30k stretch goal is within sight!

Super Dark is all about the acquisition of wealth and power. But what are wealth and power, really? They're just fancy names for "the ability to acquire shiny objects." 

And just look at this shiny, foil-stamped box art...

We don't know about you, but we'd definitely betray our friends to make this final stretch goal happen. 

We've hit $20k! Stretch Goal #5 is unlocked 🔓
over 1 year ago – Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 09:01:23 AM

Stash your millions in luxurious, velvet bags

We're excited to unlock stretch goal #5 and add luxurious, velvet bags to Super Dark! Each bag is color-coded to each player's money tokens and player mats. Plus, if you're like us and enjoy plenty of snacks and beverages while you play, you'll like keeping your table organized.

And a new stretch goal at $30k! 

We hear you! $20K and 300+ backers - and we are just halfway through the campaign. We want to bring more stretch goals to Super Dark as a THANK YOU for all your support so far. So we're announcing that if we make it to $30k, we'll be able to add beautiful foil stamping for the game box art! 

We're also looking into possible stretch goals for the $50k mark, so stay tuned...

Come hang out with the creators of Super Dark, and play early!

Quick reminder  - for those in the San Francisco Bay Area, we have two in-person events coming up for you to play Super Dark early:

  • November 22nd (today!), 6pm PST @ SF Game Post - RSVP Link 
  • November 29th, 6pm PST @ The Game Parlour - RSVP Link 

Both events are free, so come hang out with us and bring a friend! ⁨⁨

As always, thank you.

We are so grateful and thrilled to see the incredible level of support from all of you over the past two weeks. And we're just halfway through the campaign!