CardMill™ - A TCG scanner and sorter for players/collectors

CardMill Update: Backer Surveys
6 months ago – Fri, Mar 27, 2026 at 03:57:28 PM

Other Important Details

• You have until May 31, 2026 to complete your survey and can edit your selections up until this date. 
• After May 31, 2026 the surveys will be locked, orders will be processed and considered final. No returns or changes after this date.
• Shipping will be collected later in a Phase 2 survey before fulfillment. Orders will not be fulfilled until shipping and fees are complete in Phase 2.
• Orders placed after May 31, 2026 will be shipped as part of Wave 2 in Spring 2027.
• Sales tax for your pledge will be charged in the Phase 1 survey as it was not charged during the Kickstarter campaign at checkout. 
• Please complete your survey even if you are not making changes. We can not fulfill your order until you complete it.
• Some items such as our t-shirts or premium deck box require minimum order quantities to unlock them. If minimum quantities are not met, those items may not be produced and will be removed from your order or refunded.
• If you ordered the Alphabetical sorting mat artist edition you will receive a credit to use in the survey. It was removed due to design issues.
• If you received a Golden Ticket Bundle or Live Stream gift, the items will appear in your survey automatically.
• You do not need a BackerKit account to complete your survey, you may do so as a guest.
• All Kickstarter pledges from the campaign are already locked and will appear in your survey for reference. In this phase 1 survey we will be collecting color choices, accessory updates, any new add-ons and sales tax. 

CardMill Update: Electronics
7 months ago – Tue, Mar 03, 2026 at 12:11:26 PM

We've talked about the trays and hoppers and now want to review the guts that are behind all that card sorting magic! DMC and Beyond Design have been working hard over the last few months to bring all of the the electronic components together to finalize a robust and fine-tuned CardMill. Most of the electrical component designs are finished and have been ordered for pre-production unit testing.

Photos: Current prototype by Beyond Design and DMC (color and finishes not final)

We feel good about all the progress and timelines are on track with electronics. We are very excited about the month ahead and will have lots of goodies to share. Our next updates will include info on the artist items, CardMill colors and the upcoming backer survey. Stay tuned!

- The CardMill Team

CardMill Update: The Hopper
8 months ago – Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 03:31:14 PM

As we're getting closer to the backer survey, we wanted to take moment to talk about the hopper, because there's some cool stuff that happened with it! Early on Beyond Design introduced some dual functionality with the hopper and after solidifying plans with manufacturing we are ready to share the news.

What's the hopper again?

The hopper is the card intake area of CardMill. It holds your cards and works with internal mechanisms to feed a single card at a time into the scanning chamber.

What's changed about the hopper?

• Hoppers are removable and allow for more streamlined storage.
• Hoppers are multi-purpose as card feeders, desktop card storage or card stagers for your next batch.
• Standard small hopper now holds 400 cards (100 more than original).
• We have added a new large 800 card hopper.
• The large hopper is replacing the card column and hopper extender.
• Hoppers have lines to indicate capacity by 100s.

Listed below is how your original pledge will be upgraded and appear in the backer survey.

What hoppers you will receive if you purchased:

CardMill Starter Kit - 1 small hopper 
(You can upgrade to a large hopper for a small fee)
Heavy Lifter Kit - 1 small & 3 large hoppers
Hopper Extender Add-On - 1 large hopper
Card Column Add-On - 1 large hopper

Need An Additional Hopper?

In the backer survey, you'll be able to purchase an additional small or large hopper. Use it to stage your cards. When ready to scan and sort, just swap out the hopper with the one in your CardMill. Fill with your next set of cards, and stage them for whenever you're ready. 

Beyond Design showing us the hopper function. It fully clicks into place and is sturdy while running. Really cool to see this simple innovation in the works.

Lots more updates inbound on things like PCB and electronics, artist updates and add-ons, colors and backer kit guide as we get closer and closer to the backer survey. Stay tuned!

The CardMill Team

First Factory Manufactured Parts Have Arrived!
9 months ago – Wed, Jan 14, 2026 at 04:55:31 PM

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Manufacturing Milestones
10 months ago – Sat, Dec 20, 2025 at 12:43:36 PM

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