Endings: what we do when a child can't say how it ends
Most children can name a hero and a problem. Very few can tell you how it ends. That gap is where MirthTale has to be most careful.
✦ Company
Opening the reserve list
The first Berlin run is in production. Here is what the reserve list is, what it isn't, and what happens next.
Eight months after we registered the company, the first production run of MirthTale is being built in Berlin. Today we are opening the reserve list.
What the reserve list is
A place in line. No payment, no card, no commitment. When your device is ready we write to you, and only then. You can leave the list at any time with one email.
What it isn't
A pre-order. We are not taking money for devices that don't exist yet, and we won't announce a price until we are certain of it. We will not send you marketing. Reserve-list members get one update a month at most, usually from the workshop.
What ships
The storybook maker, a paper refill, and the Story Packs you choose. The first run includes all fifteen worlds. Full specifications, certifications, and the device privacy notice will be published before anything ships, and reserve-list members see them first.
What we're still working on
The spine is a little stiff on first opening. The microphone still occasionally misses a very quiet child. Braille covers are on the roadmap but not in this run. We would rather tell you these things now than have you find them.
Thank you
To the twelve families who lived with an unfinished box all spring, to the educators who let us into their classrooms, and to everyone who wrote to tell us the fox should have gone home. The fox goes home now. Most of the time.