Sector4

I think theme and art direction are important in game design. I like the minis, they kind of remind me of the kobolds from World of Warcraft, that being said, looking forward to seeing more of what makes the game unique :)

Minis do look great, so excellent job on that front. I imagine the rest of the components will look just as good.

What will make members here nervous is that you state that "we are in the process of playing the game with our friends" when we know how important testing with strangers and particularly blind testing is to truly "debugging" a game and making it truly work in all possible scenarios, i.e. designing an "unbreakable" game.

Playing with friends is a good start, but unless your friends are also designers and/or well-versed in testing and balancing a game, you'll need to expand your efforts significantly. Heck even if your friends are pros at testing, blind testing is always needed to make sure the average gamer can play the game just as well as your friends.

I'd say definitely do your US playtesting before launching; it's easy to get swept up in the thrill of launching a Kickstarter campaign, especially when you've poured so much time, effort and money into great components. Don't let the quality placed there only be destroyed by some small rule or scenario which renders the game "unsuccessful" at being fun, unique, engaging...or just plain working from start to finish.

If you're as close to a campaign as it seems like you are, perhaps post a gameplay overview or play-through video; that would get the most response here. Of course whatever you have to explain the rules and unique mechanics will also be welcomed.