Boba Mahjong Grande

Production Progress & Expansion Preview
5 months ago – Sun, Apr 26, 2026 at 12:41:54 PM

Hi everyone,

Hope you’re all having a wonderful weekend! 💛

I wanted to share a quick progress update on Boba Mahjong Grande.

🏭 Development & Graphic Files

We’re a little behind schedule, mainly due to some challenges during development and graphic design. Nothing major, but enough to slow things down a bit as we worked through details to make sure everything looks and plays the best it can.

The good news:

• About 90% of the graphic files have now been delivered to the printer
• The remaining files will be completed and sent by next week

We’re getting very close to wrapping up this phase and moving into pre-production.

🎨 Expansion Sets — Final Look!

We’re excited to share the final look for all three expansion sets:

A lot of care went into polishing these, and we hope you love how they turned out! Each one brings its own flavor and twist to the game, and we can’t wait for you to try them.

📦 Pledge Manager Timing Update

Originally, we planned to charge shipping and add-ons around April 15th.
To better align with production readiness, we’ve decided to move this to May 1st (or once production is confirmed).

This gives us a bit more time to ensure everything is finalized before locking things in.

💛 Thank You

Thank you so much for your patience and continued support. We’re making steady progress, and your encouragement really helps keep things moving forward.

If you have any questions at all, feel free to reach out. I’m always happy to help and answer questions!

More updates soon,
Ta-Te 🧋✨

Boba Mahjong Grande Production Progress
7 months ago – Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 07:10:34 PM

Pledge Manager Progress & Packaging Decisions
8 months ago – Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 12:10:56 AM

Hi everyone!

Quick progress update on where things stand:

📋 Pledge Manager Status

I’ve officially submitted the pledge manager for review. The review process usually takes around two days. After that, I expect we’ll need about another week to finish sorting out details and double-checking everything.

Once that’s done, we’ll run a smoke test. This means about 5% of backers will receive the survey first so we can catch any major issues before sending it out to everyone. If all goes smoothly, we’ll then release the pledge manager to all backers before mid-February.

Thank you in advance for your patience. This step helps ensure a smoother experience for everyone. 🙏

📦 Boba Mahjong Grande Packaging Decision

After a lot of thought (and your feedback!), we’ve made a final decision on the Boba Mahjong Grande box designs:

👉 We will be keeping both the original design and the store-front design.

I genuinely like them both, so… let’s do it. 😄
 

You’ll be able to choose your preferred version in the pledge manager. For clarity:

• Boba Mahjong Grande → two box designs available
• Boba Mahjong Pocket Edition → remains the same as originally shown

If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Thank you, as always, for your continued support and hope you have a wonderful weekend! 🧋💛

Cheers,
Ta-Te

Box Design Update (and Thank You for Speaking Up!)
8 months ago – Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 08:34:36 PM

Hi everyone,

First, thank you so much for all the comments and feedback on the new box design. I’ve read through them carefully, and it’s clear that many backers are not happy with the change.

And you’re absolutely right to feel that way.

Cover art is a big deal. It’s not a small tweak. It changes the identity of the game. I got excited and eager to use the new artwork, but I should have slowed down and asked for everyone’s input before introducing such a major packaging change.

This is not just my project. This is our project, and you trusted me with it. I truly appreciate that trust, and I take it seriously.

So for this project and this print run, we will move forward with the original box design. If the budget allows, I’ll explore making the new design available as an optional choice as well.

Thank you again for caring so much about Boba Mahjong and for speaking up. The passion in this community is genuinely one of the best parts of being an indie creator, and your feedback helps make the project better.

Now I’ll go back to working on the pledge manager… right away. 

Thank you again, and hope this gave you a little smile. 

Cheers,
Ta-Te

New Box Design Reveal! (Pocket + Grande) 📦✨
8 months ago – Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 11:57:25 AM

Hi Boba Mahjong Fans and Supporters!

As promised, we’ve been continuing to polish and improve Boba Mahjong as much as we can. The campaign may be over, but the work (and the fun) definitely isn’t! 😄

We’ve redesigned the packaging for both the Pocket Edition and the Grande Edition, and both now feature new artwork created specifically for this project.

This is the original design.

Here is the new design.

LEFT = Boba Mahjong Grande (2–4 Players)

This is the larger Grande Edition box, designed for players who want the full 2–4 player experience with extra content and components. 

It uses the charming Store Front artwork, the same scene featured on the playmat.

Bright storefront colors, menu board, boba drinks, and adorable characters that set the mood instantly. This box is meant to look like something you’d proudly display on your shelf, and it immediately tells people: “This is the full bobalicious experience!”

RIGHT = Boba Mahjong Pocket Edition

This is the smaller Pocket Edition box, compact, cute, and perfect for travel, gifts, and quick game nights.

It uses the adorable In-Store artwork, the cozy café interior scene.

It has a smaller footprint with the same bright, friendly vibe. Easy to pack, easy to bring to cafés or board game meetups. We love how it feels like a “little sibling” to Grande, the two boxes look different, but clearly belong to the same Boba Mahjong family.

We hope you love the new design as much as we do!

As always, thank you for supporting this project and helping us bring the most polished version of Boba Mahjong to life. 🧋✨

Pledge Manager

We’re currently working on setting up the pledge manager, and we’ll share more details in the next update. Once it’s ready, you’ll be able to confirm your rewards, update your shipping information, and add any add-ons you may have missed during the campaign.

✅ Late Pledge is still open! If you’ve been following the campaign but haven’t pledged yet, there’s still time to join the Boba Mahjong fun. Late pledges are a great way to support the project, and they also help us finalize production quantities.

👉 Late Pledge here

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tatewu/boba-mahjong-grande

The Purrfect Cure

We’re excited to share something a little different ... 

A brand-new enamel pin project is launching this Thursday on BackerKit, in partnership with the Pintopia event! 🎉

This time, the spotlight is on an incredibly special artist: my daughter, Kolabi. 💛 She’s poured so much heart, creativity, and imagination into this project, and I couldn’t be more proud to collaborate with her and help bring her artwork to life in pin form.

If you enjoy cute art, thoughtful designs, and supporting indie creators (especially family-made projects!), we’d love for you to check it out and follow along.

👉 Follow the project and preview it here:
https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/867ad5b4-d760-4409-ad2d-8a5a1fe9b8db/landing

Thank you as always for supporting our creative journey. Hope you’ll take a look and share the love! ✨

Cheers,
Ta-Te
Sunrise Tornado Game Studio