Creating Search for Poseidon's Gold (continued)
The Cost
Here are the costs of each part of the Limited Edition of Search for Poseidon's Gold:
| Artwork |
$2,356 |
| Plastic pieces (tiles and monsters) |
$3,056 |
| Treasure |
$1,978 |
| Game Guides |
$1,400 |
| Player Cards |
$785 |
| Box Stickers |
$175 |
| Bare Packaging (boxes, baggies) |
$107 |
| Plugs (divers), Dowels (subs) and Dice |
$119 |
| Miscellaneous Supplies |
$200 |
| TOTAL |
$10,176 |
I took on all of the tasks I could do, which meant I painted and cut dowels into submarines, painted divers,
decorated the submarines, and did all of the game piece counting and assembling. Each game takes about 5
hours to complete.
Here is a timeline from first idea to finished game:
February 2001 - first had idea
March 22, 2001 - first draft of game manual
April 9, 2001 - prototype is complete, playtesting begins
March 14, 2002 - started manufacture of plastic pieces
May 17, 2002 - first copy delivered with beta printed materials
August 16, 2002 - final treasure arrives, games are complete
Next: Launching the Game
