Justin Halliday, over on google+, posted a link to an opinion piece by Ross Winn asking “Is Kickstarter bad for RPGs?” First, I’m going to answer “No”. I think Kickstarter is great for RPGs. Looking over the stated reasons why, let me respond to key elements of each. My first point is that retail distribution [...]
Category Archives: Kickstarter
Dec 5, 2012
Kickstarter… Considered Harmful?
Nov 5, 2012
Kickstarter: Modest Medusa Coloring Book!
I cannot convey how utterly disappointed I am that I don’t know anyone right now with kids the right age for this. A small, short Kickstarter campaign — started November 5, closes November 10, already 1,100/600 funded. Yes. That small. The rewards are similarly small, $4 for a digital copy, $7 for a print copy ($12 [...]
Nov 4, 2012
Kickstarter Status Report, November 4, 2012
Erik Tenkar‘s updated his Kickstarter status report. My backing list overlaps him to some degree, but we each have things the other didn’t back. I thought I’d offer some of my own observations for projects I’ve backed that I don’t see that he has (we both backed Tabletop Forge and Adventurer Conqueror King Player’s Companion). [...]
Oct 15, 2012
October Kickstarters
It occurred to me today that with Links of the Week on hiatus I haven’t been posting much about Kickstarter projects that interest me. I decided to do a bit of catching up today. PURGE: Sins of Science- The 1st Real Time Strategy Card Game The Keep System for Game Storage and Travel Game Grids [...]
Oct 15, 2012
Kickstarter: Monster Stock Art & Minis II
Monster Stock Art & Minis II I didn’t take advantage of Inkwell Ideas’ first Monster Stock Art & Minis Kickstarter, and I regret that sometimes. I like this project even better because it includes line art options for all monsters present. I have come to conclude that I actually tend to appreciate line art resources [...]
Oct 15, 2012
Kickstarter: Lupin the Third: The Expansion #1
Lupin the Third: The Expansion #1 I was fortunate enough that when I started delving into anime more deeply that Lupin III featured prominently (thanks Yumiko!). A board game that captures the feel and style of Lupin III? Oh yes, this would please me greatly. The rewards for this project include not only the expansion, [...]
Game Master’s Campaign – The Fantasy Art Kit I’ve backed art projects before. This one contains some lovely resources for top-down tokens and map elements, much better than average. I’d really like to get my hands on all of the art here, and there are some excellent pieces. If I had an immediate use for [...]
Oct 15, 2012
Kickstarter: The Reliquary
The Reliquary I always like magic items, especially when they’re interesting. Swords with enhancement bonuses bore me. It appears I’m not the only one who feels this way. RKDN Studios is working on a magic items supplement, The Reliquary, for 13th Age, Pathfinder, and Savage Worlds that aims to do better than that. The pictures alone [...]
Oct 15, 2012
Kickstarter: Game Grids
Game Grids This looks like a great idea for managing the table for certain games (Carassonne being the key one, obviously). Having had the table disturbed during a game can be immensely frustrating for tile-based games like this, and these grids are designed to prevent exactly that. Unlike another solution I’ve seen (the rubber mesh [...]
The Keep System for Game Storage and Travel Grumpy Owl Gamery’s first ‘Keep System’ project (I think I linked to it on this blog before) didn’t get funded. I think it was simply too ambitious. This looks much more realistic — still ambitious, but the goal is one-third the previous one and the pledge levels are [...]
