Thank you for your interest in becoming a Strategist level backer!
Our Strategists get the exclusive reward of receiving a copy of every future base game Chip Theory Games produces through Crowdfunding as they are released*. This pledge level, offered during select Crowdfunded campaigns, is limited and does not include shipping, taxes or any add-on items purchased. New strategists may receive additional reward items attached to their pledge, but this may vary from campaign to campaign. Please note that this program is limited to the English language versions of these products only.
How Do I Become a Strategist?
On select crowdfunding campaigns, there will be a special pledge level for becoming a Strategist. These are offered at a cap that is determined for the project (usually 10), and no more will be available for any reason. These are first come, first bought, and if someone else purchases the one they have in their cart before you do and the number depletes, we are not able to do anything about that - so be quick! Having the pledge in your cart does not secure the pledge! If not all pledges are purchased during the campaign, any extra are lost and will not be offered after the close of the event.
Please note that not all projects will have this pledge level available! We tend not to offer new Strategist opportunities on campaigns that are combined projects with outside IPs (ie The Elder Scrolls campaigns). This perk is also unique to the Chip Theory Games brand only, and does not apply to any of our imprint brands (Neon Knights, Chip Theory Kids). These are also limited to one per person. If you purchase any additional Strategist pledges, these will be canceled and refunded back to the original method of payment when the audit is conducted at the end of the campaign event. Pledges that are cancelled by this method are then lost and will not be made available for purchase by anyone else - so don't be that guy!
I Became a Strategist, Now What?
For your first campaign as a Strategist, you are all set. The purchase of the pledge level gets you all you need for that particular project, just complete it as you would any other pledge manager. For all future campaigns, you would refer to the instructions found here. If something should change in the procedures, it will be noted there. You may also feel free to join the #strategists channel on our discord (which you can join at discord.gg/chiptheorygames), where Raven makes any important updates when needed for the program in addition to adding them to the Strategist Corner section of our website. Select the Strategists role found at the bottom of the #Channels & Roles section, in order to gain access to the #strategists channel.
Each project you will be awarded a product for free (normally the main item of the project) - you will just need to pay any taxes/shipping that would be due on that order. A lot of times there will also be additional pledge levels that may offer a discount on the other normal pledges on the project, exclusive to Strategists, so be sure to check those out too. If you have any issues on adding what you like to purchase to your pledge, please place us a ticket here once the Pledge Manager opens. We are not able to help you with pledge alterations before that time.
With Great Perks Comes Great Responsibilities
Due to the Great 300 Incident on our Hoplomachus: Victorum campaign, our Strategist numbers grew by an exponential amount that we really were never planning to have in this program, especially at this point in time. Because of this, please be aware that it is the backer's responsibility to make sure that their pledge manager is filled out and completed before the pledge manager phase closes. If this is not done, the reward for that project will be lost. To read more about this and the reasons behind this decision, please see this reminder update here.
I Have Questions - so, so many questions...
As always, if you have any questions or concerns about your pledge or the Strategist perk program, please feel free to drop us a question via our ticketing system here. By doing this, we have a clean paper trail of your concern or issue, which will be the best way that Raven or Shannon can make sure that it is addressed. We do thank you for utilizing this method!
As always, we thank you for your support and hope that you enjoy our games for many years to come!
Raven and Team CTG
*Chip Theory Games reserves the right to revoke a Strategist perk from anyone who abuses the program or its employees. If this should happen, any previous rewards will be deducted from the original purchase value, and a refund of any remaining will be given. If a base game is not part of the current project, the main item(s) of the project may be offered for free instead. Rewards are not interchangeable or able to be substituted for other product, credit, or monetary value. All decisions of this nature will be decided by CTG leadership and are non-negotiable.