Tag: Crowdfunding

May 8, 2014 Interests and hobbies Post a Comment

Name of the Wind goodies

What a glorious day. It’s been almost a year since I pledged for my Name of the Wind goodies on Kickstarter — my very first KS pledge — and they’ve arrived. Two posters, five decks of cards, poker chips, a coin, two T- shirts, two bookplates signed by Patrick Rothfuss, a wooden card deck box, two dice and five magnets. And a huge leather dice bag. Plus the two jots I received around Christmas.

What, prey, are you going to do with your loot, I hear you ask.

I admit some of my items lack usefulness. Others would be useful if I decided to actively, well, use them. I could wear the T-shirts, throw the dice, leave notes on the fridge with my magnets, and fill the bag with all sorts. But I’m not. It would devalue the items, both in terms of money and appreciation.

Still, it’s so nice to have them.

Kickstarter has been a real treasure trove of wonderful things. Have you seen the new portable printers? Revolutionary. The wargames tables made of cardboard? Want them.

What about you? What pledges have made you feel all tingly in anticipation?

May 3, 2014 Interests and hobbies Post a Comment

Microgames

A second post so soon after the first? Wha-at?

I just wanted to share a random observation with you. About microgames. Until a few months ago, I’d never heard of microgames, even though I’ve been active on Kickstarter for a while. But recently, there have been a boatload of them. All backed by yours truly.

Basically, microgames are what they promise to be. Complete games, usually instructions and cards and possibly chits (although frequently you have to provide meeples and dice yourself). Supplied in a tuckbox usually reserved for decks of cards.

Some provide novel gameplay, some manage to compress hours of fun into twenty minutes, and loads of game pieces into a few.

I know The Gamecrafter (a self-publishing games website/service/community) had a microgame contest or something, but still I’m a little perplexed as to where they come from. Or have they always been around?

Anyway, my point: check them out. They’re an inexpensive way to try out different games, to take boxed fun with you on vacation, or even to try out small versions of bigger games before buying.

July 25, 2012 Interests and hobbies 1 Comment

First blog entry

My first entry on my spanking new website. Welcome.

Let me get this show on the road by dedicating this post to my fellow geeks out there, notably to Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day and the entire Tabletop team. They’re on Indiegogo raising funds to produce a third season of their excellent tabletop game program. Within their grasp is also an RPG-only program.

So why not head over to Indiegogo and show them some love?