Funding The Dream On Kickstarter

Traveller 5 Ultimate edition with Marc Miller. Traveller showing that the old dogs still have plenty of bite. Marc Miller, creator of Traveller checks in to talk about Kickstarter and its impact on bring the creator and the fan in touch.

Zombicide and Sedition Wars have raised over $1 million dollars for CoolMiniOrNot in just the past six weeks on Kickstarter. I sit down with David Doust, co-founder of CoolMiniOrNot and talk about their success and how they find themselves with two spectacularly successful Kickstarter Campaigns.

David Sanhueza joins me on Funding the Dream to discuss the unique approach to his Kickstarter campaign called Goblin's Drool Fairies Rule.

AJ and I sit down to discuss our differences of opinion on the board game distribution process.

If at first you don't succeed, relaunch. Holiday Wars creator Scott King shares with us what he did to relaunch his project to success.

Dan Yarrington joins me on Funding the Dream to talk about Game Salute's approach to working with successful game projects on Kickstarter

Early in the launch of Ogre on Kickstarter, I sat down with Steve Jackson and had a discussion about his hopes for his project Ogre and what he thought of Kickstarter.

The London Whisperer hosts this episode of Funding the Dream on Kickstarter and talks to the founders of Albino Dragon and the names behind Mr White.

First time game designer, Brian Lews and Gozer Games sit down with the Game Whisperer to talk about how to find success on Kickstarter. Sometimes all it takes is a random meeting and a touch of passion.

The results of the PAX East event.

Welcome to the 50th Episode of Funding the Dream on Kickstarter. This episode is just you and me talking about the state of the industry and the tsunami that is coming. The board game industry system is broken and a tsunami is coming that is going to sweep it all away. Take a listen

In this episode we have Phil Kilcrease and Grant Rodiek return to discuss the success they had with Farmageddon and what led to their success. Great lessons learned about things that work and things that don't work in a Kickstarter project.

Jon Karis knows miniatures. He has been collecting 60mm figures for a decade and has a very large collection. He launched his Kickstarter campaign to create his own line and his campaign was a success, with over $16,000 in funding. Then, with less than five minutes left on his campaign, with his project well beyond his funding goal, he pulled the plug. He cancelled with 3 minutes to go. Why would he do this? There is a powerful lesson to be learned and Jon shares it with us on this episode.

Imagine asking for nearly $1 million dollars for a project on Kickstarter and having your fans give you double that number. That is the reality that Brian Fargo is living in at the moment with his Kickstarter project, Wasteland 2. He talks with us about funding his dream of 20 years and his desire to Kick it Forward

Cards Against Humanity was one of the top board game Kickstarter projects in 2011. It raised $15k in January of 2011, a lot back then but now a modest success in the current environment. But Max and team chose to make Cards Against Humanity available only through Amazon, a decision that now has their product listing as one of the top sellers in Amazon's Toy and Game section. Max talks about the process of having a game move from a Kickstarter success to a Amazon.com best seller.

Each Kickstarter owner dreams of seeing their project reach its funding goal so that they can begin to fund their project. But all pledge money is not equal. You need to look at your Worst-case success and plan for the cost of raising funds on Kickstarter.Fred Hicks from Evil Hat Productions shares with us his views about the importance of planning for your worst-case success

I recently presented a Kickstarter workshop at ConquestSAC in Sacramento. There I met Sarah Palmero who I invited to come on the show to talk about her Kickstarter project, Dragon Undone.In addition, I sat down and interviewed the mother of the designers of Pizza Theory, a recent Kickstarter success.

Guest Host Laurence O'Brien sits down with our mystery guest to discuss their latest kickstarter project. Topics range from funding levels, rewards, stretch goals, and the humbling experience of being supported by a community.

John Skeen answers a quick Kickstarter Tax question about Hobby vs Inc. I'm playing Cartoona at my house and losing regularly to my 6 year old. Kickstarter board game projects cross $1 million in funding for 2012. And we sit down with the Fleet creators to talk about how they ended up on Kickstarter.

Tracy is best known as the co-author of the Dragonlance series. He is an International and New York Times Best Selling Author. Tracy has been involved in the game industry for decades and shares his insights on how Kickstarter is changing the relationship between artist and fan.Join us for 20 minutes of great discussion on how to fund your dream with Kickstarter