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Deciphering Kickstarter’s Referral Metrics
22 Oct 2020

Deciphering Kickstarter’s Referral Metrics

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter, kickstarter lesson | 1

This is a follow-up to my ongoing series of How to Advertise your Kickstarter posts, which directly resulted in me getting invited to the amazing “How to think like a Game Designer” podcast. As a disclaimer, remember there are NO SHORTCUTS to … Continued

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Running your 1st Kickstarter campaign? You need 500 backers.
18 Sep 2020

Running your 1st Kickstarter campaign? You need 500 backers.

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter, kickstarter lesson | 0

When should I launch my Kickstarter? What’s the best time to launch? What should my funding goal be? How do I build up interest for my game? Creators ask these questions all the time and Kickstarter is all about bringing … Continued

Maximum Apocalypse RPG is coming!
5 May 2020

Maximum Apocalypse RPG is coming!

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter, News | 0

We’ve been hard at work on the Maximum Apocalypse RPG in the background here for several years. Some of you may have even played it at one of our many Origins game sessions. Obviously Origins was pushed back this year … Continued

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The Tale of 3 Pledge Managers
22 Apr 2020

The Tale of 3 Pledge Managers

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter | 4

This blog post is 100% inspired by James Mathe’s excellent post about Pledge Managers. Like many creators, Mathe’s blog and facebook group helped me immensely when I was getting started. I am writing this to add to that discussion and … Continued

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Advertising your Kickstarter Post-Mortem (Lawyer Up)
14 Apr 2020

Advertising your Kickstarter Post-Mortem (Lawyer Up)

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter, kickstarter lesson | 3

This is a follow-up to my Kickstarter Advertising ROI post after Gothic Horrors and my original How to Advertise your Kickstarter series of posts.  You may want to refer to some of these past posts since I certainly reread them … Continued

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Running a Kickstarter Campaign during COVID-19
30 Mar 2020

Running a Kickstarter Campaign during COVID-19

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter, kickstarter lesson | 0

Two weeks ago, we launched Lawyer Up on Kickstarter. It’s a game we have been laboring over for several years and a Kickstarter we had scheduled internally back during PAX Unplugged (Dec 2019). Of course that was all before COVID-19, … Continued

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AlderQuest is back on Kickstarter
7 Jan 2020

AlderQuest is back on Kickstarter

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter | 0

AlderQuest is back on Kickstarter. We spent a lot of time sifting through all the feedback and have a new cover image, some new pledge tiers and a lot more press flowing in after showing the game at PAX Unplugged. … Continued

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AlderQuest Launches on Kickstarter in November
22 Oct 2019

AlderQuest Launches on Kickstarter in November

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter | 0

Unfortunately, we’re not going to be at Essen this year so consider this our Essen release. Check out the trailer for our upcoming 1-4 player area control game of animal guilds competing to find and match acorns before the start … Continued

The Few and Cursed is Live on Kickstarter
4 Jun 2019

The Few and Cursed is Live on Kickstarter

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter, News | 0

I almost always forget to update the website with our Kickstarter announcements, but luckily I’ve been using a checklist these past few times. It’s always a busy busy morning when you launch a Kickstarter and this morning was no different. … Continued

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Why you should always get multiple quotes and negotiate
25 Feb 2019

Why you should always get multiple quotes and negotiate

by Mike | posted in: blog, kickstarter, kickstarter lesson | 2

I’m writing a quick post about why you should always get multiple quotes on board game manufacturing and negotiate with a few reputable companies because the question came up on Facebook: I would argue that this advice extends beyond just … Continued

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