Author Topic: Dwarven Forge Game Tiles Kickstarter (Read 8008 times)

Ithaquatini · « **on:** March 25, 2013, 06:01:22 PM »

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dwarvenforge/dwarven-forges-game-tiles-revolutionary-miniature?ref=live

The Kickstarter is now active!
Funded $50K in 3 hours.

Great painted dungeon tiles that are very durable and lightweight.

Sir Barnaby Hammond-Rye · « **Reply #1 on:** March 25, 2013, 09:35:09 PM »

The international shipping is a killer, however.

Kradlo · « **Reply #2 on:** March 25, 2013, 09:37:40 PM »

I've been a Dwarven Forge/Master Maze owner since its inception, and I love it. I signed up for 5 painted sets, which is great bang for the buck. I highly recommend this product.

Timbor · « **Reply #3 on:** March 26, 2013, 01:39:03 AM »

Yikes, shipping is very expensive!

I would just play with my hirst arts molds for a while I think. Good deals for folks in the US though.

beefcake · « **Reply #4 on:** March 26, 2013, 04:37:31 AM »

Shipping is terrible. I'll just carry on making my own thanks.

phreedh · « **Reply #5 on:** March 26, 2013, 07:05:37 AM »

Ha! They want 25 bucks for a bag AND I would have to pay another 20 bucks to have it shipped? OMFG... They even say the domestic shipping included is a $10 value which would mean the suggested cost for shipping a measly cotton bag across the pond is $30.

What a rip-off. The 5 set level is $260, which includes $45 "free" shipping and handling. On top of that they want another $200 for shipping internationally. What the FUCK!? In reality, that's $245 to ship $215 worth of merchandise.

So that's $460 for 170 unpainted plastic dungeon pieces. "Infused with Dwarven Forge dungeon gray" my ass. It's gray plastic. Knobs!

gharak · « **Reply #6 on:** March 26, 2013, 07:17:40 AM »

Yeah, thought it was a good deal til I spotted the shipping costs, I'm afraid I won't be joining in this one.

If they were smart they would have looked at making it in a much lighter material to make shipping internationally a viable business option.

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bandit86 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 26, 2013, 09:09:56 AM »

I am not sure if it's a good buy or not but it sure would be a killer if I was outside of the USA with the shipping.

PatrickWR · « **Reply #8 on:** March 26, 2013, 03:07:50 PM »

Yeah, this is a fine deal for U.S.-based customers (like me) but it doesn't make much sense for my fellow gamers elsewhere in the world. Bummer!

uti long smile · « **Reply #9 on:** March 26, 2013, 03:17:00 PM »

I'm a big fan of DF. It's a consistently quality product and I've invested in quite a bit. Shipping has always been a killer, so very handy now they stock in the UK.

However, I was a bit disappointed in the Kickstarter as I didn't think it was offering anything different, although I suspect it's aimed at the new rather than existing collector.

aiteal · « **Reply #10 on:** March 26, 2013, 03:27:38 PM »

Not a precise like for like comparison, but the EU distributor of the current range sells the Classic dungeon room set for £85 (it doesn't mention P&P)
which contains
4 x Swinging Doors
12 x Floor pieces
1 x Floor Pit piece
13 x Straight Wall pieces
1 x Straight Wall Secret Door piece
10 x Corner Wall pieces
41 pieces in total

The Kickstarter deal is with P&P to the UK about £76 (provided you don't get hit for import duty)
14 x Straight Wall pieces
12 x Floor pieces
6 x Corner Wall
2 x Swinging Door
34 pieces in total

Considering £33 of that is P&P, you would hope that the prices of the new sets will drop drastically, when they are shipped by the EU site later this year.
If they strat selling those sets for 40-50 quid I could see me picking up a couple