Progress Update #3: Locking Orders, Charging Cards and Production Status!
16 days ago
– Thu, Jul 02, 2026 at 05:48:45 PM
Pledge Manager Update
Locking Orders
Earlier today, you should have received an email that BackerKit orders will be locked in 48 hours. If you are intending to add on any additional copies to your order, please make sure to do that now. Once orders lock, you won't be able to change it.
Charging Cards
Along those same lines, your credit card on file will be charged on Monday. Just wanted to give you a heads up about this, and also if you need to change the credit card info, now is your chance.
Printing Update - MPCs have arrived!
Now for the exciting stuff. We received the MPCs (mass production copies) and everything looks great. This means that within the next couple of weeks mass production should be complete and we will be starting the process of getting copies shipped from Panda to the various fulfillment centers. Here are some photos of the final product!
Lots of bits! Don't worry, this is not the recommended storage solution, but it was just fun to show all the pieces.
We initially weren't going to include an insert, but after some discussion with Panda, we were able to come up with a basic one that we thinks stores the components well. But we won't complain if you throw out the insert and just appreciate the interior finish of the box.
Charters and Borders & Taxes map! Thilled with how all of the colors printed. The board looks wonderful!
The subtle metallic shine to the credits came out great!
Box, rulebooks, and Pontus' family recipe! Unicorn not included.
Happy Gaming!
Nahv & Justin
Progress Update #2: Mass Production Begins!
2 months ago
– Wed, May 13, 2026 at 05:51:17 PM
Hello! It's been a minute since our last update, but that's because we have been busy finalizing all files for production. We are excited to say that we have approved the pre-production copy and are starting mass production! We are even more excited to say that this means we are ahead of schedule in terms of delivering your games!
Important Deadline
Backerkit orders will lock on June 1st! Please make sure to fill out your pledge manager survey, if you haven't already. If you lost the original survey, you can recover it by clicking here. Now is the time to add-on any additional copies to your order if you were looking to do so. Your credit card will not be charged until we get closer to shipping, and we will be sure to update you before that happens!
We will send more photos that we get of the MPCs (mass production copies) during the production process, and of course will let you know about the delivery timeline as it gets closer.
Happy Gaming
Nahv & Justin
Progress Update #1: Pledge Manager Surveys & Production Update
4 months ago
– Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 07:20:23 AM
Hello everyone! We have been hard at work over the past month getting everything ready for production, and are excited to share our first post-campaign update!
Pledge Manager On The Way!
Soon, you’ll receive an email from us with a special link to your BackerKit survey. This should be Monday for most of you, though a small number of you were part of the test run and should have already received the survey today! It’s important to respond to your survey as quickly as you can since we need this information to fulfill your rewards.
You don’t need to create a BackerKit account to fill out your survey. When you receive the email with the survey, click the survey link to respond. This should be a pretty simple pledge manager survey - finalize your pledge, provide shipping information and purchase extra copies of Stellar Ventures if you didn't get to during the campaign. You don’t have access to this survey link yet, but it will be available soon via email!
After you respond to your survey, you can go back later and change your responses at any time before we close the surveys and get our final counts.
Note: If you used a secure Apple ID to login to Kickstarter while backing Stellar Ventures, your email address might be a private relay email address. We can help locate your survey and update your email address, please message us on Kickstarter or post a comment with your Backer ID or Pledge # found on your confirmation. Additionally, you can contact us at [email protected]. You can learn more about your email hiding for your Apple ID here.
Production Update
We have reviewed the PPC (pre-production copy) sent to us by Panda and have made slight revisions. All files are now final and approved for mass production! What does this mean? Once we get the MPCs (mass production copies) to review, we can give the final approval and start mass production! This means that we are ahead of schedule, hopefully getting games into your hands sooner than anticipated.
Family Recipe
As promised, the game will include one of Pontus' family recipes! We can confirm this is delicious, as we wanted to test it using both imperial and metric units of measurement. And we also love the artwork that Richard came up with for it!
Corporation Lore
We love lore. Since the Kickstarter was such a success, we went ahead with a secret stretch goal that we had - hire a professional writer to develop lore and a backstory for each of the Corporations in the game and their respective Founders. We tapped Sophie Abromowitz - who wrote all the amazing life outcomes for Hot Streak - for this, and she did an amazing job! The goal was to hit a generally serious tone, while creating a humorous and satirical send-up of venture capitalism. We try to not take ourselves to seriously, and try to inject a bit of silliness throughout to help cut the often dry nature of economic games. We hope you all love these as much as we do! Here are a couple of our favorites:
That's all for now!
TL;DR: Backerkit (pledge manager) surveys coming your way very soon, we are ahead of our production schedule, and we unlocked a secret stretch goal of some incredible lore.
Happy Gaming!
Nahv & Justin
Thank you for an incredible campaign!
5 months ago
– Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 07:05:12 PM
Dear Backers,
This has been an incredible campaign and has exceeded our expectations! We truly did not know what to expect on launch day; we believe that Stellar Ventures is a phenomenal game (and game system...more to come), but really did not know what the reception would be like for a first time publisher/developer and designer combination. Thank you all so much for supporting the project to bring this game to a wider audience. You are not only backing Stellar Ventures, but supporting TableTapas Games. We can't wait to bring you more of these crunchy, interactive games soon. But before we get ahead of ourselves, let's talk about what's next.
Pledge Manager and Late Pledges:
Stay tuned in the next few weeks - each backer will receive an email with a Backerkit Survey. This must be filled out with shipping information to complete the order! You will need to allocate your total pledged amount, and then you may add-on additional copies of Stellar Ventures if you want to (no other add-ons will be offered for this campaign). This will all be explained through Backerkit emails soon! Additionally, we will be taking late pledges through Backerkit, so if you know of anyone who missed the campaign, please let them know!
Founders:
Thanks you all again for your support above and beyond and the belief in us as a company. We aim to make this a great long term investment for you. For those that backed at the Founders tier, we will be sending out an e-mail to you all soon with some key information. Please keep an eye out for this, as it will help us get you set up for your perks!
Production:
We are hard at work getting all of the final files ready so that we can start the printing process and try and beat that January delivery date!
Future updates:
We'll be sharing more soon over the coming weeks - but please feel free to join us and our growing community on our discord server and ask us any questions! We'll also be opening up playtesting for future games there soon!
Thank you all again for helping us make the dream of Stellar Ventures and TableTapas Games into a reality!
Cheers,
Nahv & Justin
36 Hours Left! | Artwork Update!
5 months ago
– Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 07:00:43 AM
Hello everyone! With 36 hours to go in the campaign, we wanted to share an artwork update.
Making Stellar Ventures a beautiful production with awesome table presence has always been a top priority. But before you can get to the components and the game, you have to open the box. We want our box to look gorgeous not only on your shelf, but also once you open it and start setting it up. So here is a sneak peek at the inside cover!
Hopefully this gets you excited for what's to come!
And a quick reminder to our Supporters ($1 pledge level) - the next 36 hours is your last chance to get Stellar Ventures for the Kickstarter price of $70 (it will be higher in the pledge manager). Don't forget to upgrade your pledge today!
Until tomorrow,
Nahv & Justin
