Kickstarter Journeys

Kickstarter Journeys

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Kickstarter Journeys episodes

  • Recap #4, Episodes 31 to 40

    A quick summary of the past ten guests, and some of what we talked about in their episodes. These recaps are primarily for people new to the podcast that may want to know if some of the prior guests would be of interest for them to listen to.

    Ep. 31 Jeremy Rozenhart with Wizard Thieves

    - Producing and Shipping with same company
    - Creating a fun video with real people
    Ep. 32 Lake Leafty with EBG Magazine
    - Selling advertisements and digital products
    Ep. 33 Andrew Lowen with Advertising
    - PreMarketing
    - Building a circle of marketing with Email, FB group, and KS
    Ep. 34 Richard MacCrae and Corey Keller
    - Publishing a variety of games beginning with KS
    - Making a thematic game (ie Lattte Throwdown)
    Ep. 35 Joe Slack, designer of KS games
    - King of Indecision and Kingdoms Candy Monsters
    - Book writing. - Relics of Rajivahara
    Ep. 36 Jonny Vance with Poo Pocalypse
    - Daring to go against others opinion
    - Thematic marketing
    Ep. 37 Ammon Anderson with TACO.
    - Understanding that people don't follow everywhere
    - Using TTS for playtests
    - Upsizing a box based on shipping costs
    Ep. 38 Kristian Fosh with Catapult Kingdoms
    - Build what you believe in
    - Working with a publisher that KS your game
    Ep. 39 John DeCampos with Token Terrors
    - A PreKS episode. How to build a company. 
    - The long process of game creation and KS building. 
    Ep. 40 Brenna Noonan with Quillsilver Studios
    - Building a beautiful game concept with Everdell
    - Developing and marketing games

    Next up...
    Jeff Chin with Canvas
    Heather O'Neill with 9th level games (Pavlov's Dogs and Goblins are my baby)
    Curt Covert with The Night Cage
    Marc Spectre of Grand gamers guild, about his many games and upcoming Endangered expansion
    And many more! Will be at 50 episodes before we know it.

    9 min
  • DitD Sidequest #8

    Its been 4 weeks since DIE in the Dungeon funded, and now I take a few minutes to discuss the funds, the fees, the followers, the video, and more. And then I discuss four different pledge manager options, just based on personal opinion/perspectives.

    17 min
  • Ep. 40 Brenna Noonan's Journey, with Everdell and more!

    In the 40th episode of Kickstarter Journeys I had a chance to talk to Brenna Noonan, a game developer and marketer that has been involved in more than 40 boardgames over the past 4 years. Some highlights that we talk about include the Everdell tree, and how her new company, Quillsilver Studios, was involved with the live Ascension Tactics kickstarter campaign.

    You can see some of Brenna's game involvement on her website here...

    The Ascension Tactics campaign is live here...

    And you can see the Quillsilver Studios site here...

    To learn more about FunDaMental Games feel free to visit www.thefundamentalgames.com

    Introduction Music provided by: https://www.purple-planet.com

    Voice introduction by Marilena D.



    33 min
  • Ep. 39 John DeCampos' PRE-Journey, with Token Terrors

    Come and have a listen to a first time Kickstarter creators journey before the journey!

    Thats right, John DeCampos is sharing the process that led him to the point of his launch, only a few days away as of the launch of this episode! We talk about the creation of his minis, his game, and his company as he developed towards the full Kickstarter launch. Follow his launch and his progress when the campaign goes live by clicking Follow HERE.

    Check out his preview page if you are listening before the launch:

    PRELAUNCH PAGE

    Check out his website for Terrible Games


    To learn more about FunDaMental Games feel free to visit www.thefundamentalgames.com Introduction Music provided by: https://www.purple-planet.com Voice introduction by Marilena D.

    34 min
  • Ep. 38 Kristian Fosh's Journey, with Catapult Kingdoms

    The designer of Catapult Kingdom shares his thoughts on his nostalgic creation of the game, and how he built up prototypes and interest over the past few years. If you are interested in hearing what it can be like to work with a separate publisher doing a Kickstarter for your game, this is a great episode for you!

    See their Kickstarter page at Catapult Kingdoms on Kickstarter

    To learn more about FunDaMental Games feel free to visit www.thefundamentalgames.com

    Introduction Music provided by: https://www.purple-planet.com Voice introduction by Marilena D.

    Editing for this episode was provided by Lukas Phillip Stanley.

    35 min
  • Ep. 37 Ammon Anderson's Journey, with T.A.C.O.

    Do you enjoy Taco Tuesdays? What... you don't? Well that could change if you had this game. T.A.C.O. is a strategic party game for 2-8 players. It's about collecting Taco Points before they run out. Out-think and out-taco your competitors by linking ingredient effects to strip your opponents' tacos and win all the Taco Points and the Taco Trophy! Your Taco Tuesdays will never be the same!

    This creator is very knowledgeable, with 20 years in graphic design, and a prior art-based kickstarter that raised over $8,000 US. In this episode we talk about how followers don't jump in on everything you do, we discuss how it can be challenging to get some types of games serious reviews, and plenty of chatter about art and game creation.

    Here is the TACO Kickstarter Link

    To learn more about FunDaMental Games feel free to visit www.thefundamentalgames.com

    Introduction Music provided by: https://www.purple-planet.com Voice introduction by Marilena D.

    41 min
  • DitD Sidequest #7

    This Kickstarter Journeys Sidequest features a short discussion about the ending results of DIE in the Dungeon, and three things to be aware of and work on once your KS has funded. I share my thoughts on post kickstarter communications, including planned updates. Also some examples of things I do between a KS finishing and a game production beginning. Hope it helps a few of you!

    Wes

    28 min
  • Ep. 36 Jonny Vance's Journey, with Poo Pocalypse
    This is my crappiest podcast episode ever! It is full of Poo.... Poo Pocalypse that is.
    Game Designer Jonny Vance walks us through how he came up with his game, the thought process behind his marketing efforts, and how he hopes to continue to grow this very successful card game. Don't be fooled by the games title and concept, this guy has some wonderful thoughts on marketing and Kickstarter foundations.
    And here is a link to Poo Pocalypse on Kickstarter!
    To learn more about FunDaMental Games feel free to visit www.thefundamentalgames.com
    Introduction Music provided by: https://www.purple-planet.com
    Voice introduction by Marilena D.
    37 min
  • DitD Sidequest #6

    DIE in the Dungeon is in its final 48 hours of its journey, at least the live part of it anyhow!

    In here I talk about followers, new components, and how to share and create changes in your game that may impact "conversion" when the final 48hour emails from Kickstarter roll out.

    Want to see the campaign finish off? Heres a link to it.

    http://kck.st/2XrItWy

    12 min
  • Ep. 35 Joe Slack's Journey, as a Designer, Writer, and soon to be self publisher!
    Joe Slack... game designer, writer, and soon to be independent boardgame publisher with Crazy Like a Box games and his upcoming Kickstarter called Relics of Rajivahara. Joe shares the struggles of funding. Relics of Rajivahara gets some discussion as well, which is Tristams next major game, launching on Kickstarter on July 7th!
    Here is a link to Crazy Like a Box games website.
    And here is a link to Joes First Kickstarter effort, Cunning Linguistics!
    To learn more about FunDaMental Games feel free to visit www.thefundamentalgames.com
    Introduction Music provided by: https://www.purple-planet.com
    Voice introduction by Marilena D.
    50 min

About Kickstarter Journeys

From the publisher's feed

Join me as I take some time each week to discuss successful kickstarter projects with the very people who risked it all to create them! Each episode will range from 20-40 minutes, asking questions that are integral to running a successful crowdfunding campaign.