Covert Cards: Weapons of the Cold War

All Covert Cards Kickstarter rewards have shipped!
5 months ago – Fri, Nov 10, 2023 at 02:38:01 PM

Hello everyone,

We are thrilled to report that all Covert Cards Kickstarter orders have been shipped! We hope that you will all enjoy the cards and other items as you start receiving them. Thank you also for sharing the cards and associated goodies on social media. We are on both Facebook and Instagram as helioshousepress should you wish to tag us with your glowing reviews. 

You should have all received at least your shipping notification at this point, if not your package. However, if you have not received either by Friday November 24, please reach out to [email protected] so we can troubleshoot your order. Please make sure to include your name and email address and your Kickstarter backer number or your order number if you can. We will make sure all of your rewards get to you!

One note: this is for Covert Cards items only. If you added other items through the BackerKit such as the Primary & Secondary Catalog or other Helios publications, those will be sent from a different fulfillment site. We did not want to delay your receipt of your Covert Cards items, so we sent those ahead for you, but most everything else should follow in the next week or two. We will be in touch next week with more information on the shipment of those other items. 

Thank you so much, as always,

Justin Baird & Helios House Press

Psst...You'll want to check your mailboxes in the near future for some Cold War inspired goodies
6 months ago – Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 04:57:03 PM

Hello lovely and patient backers!

We are thrilled to report that Covert Cards backer rewards begin shipping tomorrow, Friday 20 October. We expect all orders to be on their way by early next week, but we will send another update once they have all been sent to confirm and to let you know how and when to contact us if there are any issues with your shipment. 

We are so grateful for your support and your patience and we hope you will think it has been worthwhile once you see what we have made for you. 

All the best, 

Justin Baird & Helios House

Locking orders next week to begin shipping!
7 months ago – Fri, Sep 22, 2023 at 02:25:16 PM

Hello everyone, 

Thank you so much for your patience. Everything has been produced and the last couple of items are on their way to Gamblers Warehouse now so that we can begin fulfillment. We'll be locking orders on Backerkit (https://covert-cards.backerkit.com/) next week and hope to begin shipping the following week, although we will, of course, alert you through another update once shipping actually commences. 

So now is your last chance to update your address or add on any last few items you might want to get your hands on. Just follow the Backerkit link above and enter the email address you used on the campaign. 

For now, I thought I'd share a peek at the three tuck boxes: 

We'll be in touch soon about shipping!

All the best, 

Justin Baird & Helios House

Shipping soon. And sneak preview of the finished 'passport' books!
7 months ago – Sat, Sep 09, 2023 at 11:04:29 AM

Hello, 

Thank you all so much for your patience. All items have been printed, and we are just waiting on the finishing touches (designer Justin Baird is signing the uncut sheets and Gamblers Warehouse is gilding the card edges for the Kickstarter Edition decks). We should be shipping in a few weeks’ time and will let you know when that process is officially underway. 

In the meantime, I wanted to share a peek at the Weapons of NATO and Weapons of the Warsaw Pact 'passport' handbooks which we got in from our printers recently. We think they did a tremendous job of bringing Justin's work to life!

Orders will be locking soon, but for now, you can still add these booklets on to your pledge through BackerKit if you missed them before, by going here https://covert-cards.backerkit.com/ and entering the email address you used for the Kickstarter. You can also still update your shipping address there if you have moved since you completed the survey. 

Thanks so much, and we'll be in touch soon with some looks at more of the finished products. 

All the best, 

Justin Baird & Helios House Press

The final piece is in production!
9 months ago – Sat, Aug 05, 2023 at 10:14:06 AM

Hello everyone, 

Thank you so much for your patience. 

We finally have the last piece of this project in production. It took a lot of back-and-forth and many design tweaks to get to a version of the Kickstarter edition tuck box that met the standards of quality we want to uphold for you, but we finally have a proof that we are happy with, and the boxes are being produced now. 

This was the final piece to produce so now it's just a matter of boxing the Kickstarter edition cards in their new tuck boxes as soon as they're ready, getting the uncut sheets signed, and getting the passport booklets to Gamblers Warehouse from our specialty printers. We'll reach out again when shipping is about to begin, but we're getting close! 

Best, 

Justin Baird & Helios House Press