The $1 Crowdfunding Pledge

Let’s talk about the $1 pledge level. Why do I pledge at that level sometimes, and how often do I get more?

So what is a $1 pledge? It is basically a cheap way to get the updates on a Kickstarter campaign. With Gamefound you can follow along if you subscribe to it. But Kickstarter, is is $1 and often times it gives you access to the pledge manager as well.

The nice thing about a $1 pledge is that you don’t need all the money at once. If both Final Girl and Marvel Zombies run at the same time – they did – then you don’t need to give both of them a couple hundred dollars right at the same time. You back $1 now you can get one now and save up for the other one later.

But how often do I back for $1, once in a while, and I’d say maybe 2 out of the 6-7 that I did that with, I ended up adding in the pledge manager. One, for sure, that I did was The Witcher: Old World. And I believe there was another that I added. I don’t care enough, most of the time, to do $1 and get the updates.

The Drink

A Negroni again. It’s such a good drink, again a warm day and one that is nice to have on a day like that. But a good drink to have stuff around for. It is really one that I like to sip while grilling as well. On a hot summer day it is refreshing and with some ice in there, it doesn’t feel water down when the ice melts.

Upcoming Streams

Tomorrow I’ll be streaming, I think my plan is more Paper Dungeons. So join for some fun to play along. I’m still working my way through that campaign.

I talked about this on the stream, and maybe I’ll talk about it more tomorrow. But I am getting a gaming table with a topper. That will allow for me to leave a bigger campaign game set-up on the lower level and put the top on when I want to play something else. So once that comes, I am going to be getting back to streaming a larger game.

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What Crowdfunding Did I Back in March?

Surprise! Four Secret Novels by Brandon Sanderson

This was a surprise for sure for me. I really love Brandon Sanderson’s writing. Stormlight Archive is one of my top series, might have dropped to #3 now. But surprise writing over COVID would be a bit crazy to do four, if it weren’t Brandon Sanderson. I know that one is tied into the Stormlight Archive. I only backed at the level for an ebook, I thought about more, but it added up quickly.

HotRod – A Roll and Write Revolution Game

One thing I’ve been doing a bit of this year is backing print and play roll and write games. I think that it’s something fun that I can do for a small creator. Often times these things are little passion projects. And while I am always ready for a big one, like a Dinosaur Island: Rawr ‘n Write, it is fun to help a smaller dream come true. This one is going to be a car roll and write game. We’ll see if it is good, but I am curious.

Unsettled

I already mentioned it is a better one that I backed. I forgot that it ended in March, so it counts for the month. Unsettled is a space exploration game, where each planet lets you explore, and try and solve the problem that is going on. I immediately backed this because it is already out, and the reviews are good. It, to me, feels a bit like a TIME Stories where it plays with a lot of different things within the same system. And each planet or scenario is different and feels unique.

Wine Management

Wine Management is another one of those little roll and write projects that is just print and play. I actually have the files for this already, though I do need to reprint the game board. I think the idea of playing a game where you are making wine. But some of the bigger ones, Vihnos and Vitaculture, the style of game looks a bit too dry to me. So I hope that this is a nice light and fast game.

Overisles

Finally, I backed Overisles for my wife. I normally try and avoid backing RPG’s. If you remember from a bit back, I got rid of most of my RPG stuff. Not because I don’t like the systems are am not interested in trying other things, but I know I will mainly play Dungeons and Dragons. I don’t need the other systems. Overisles, though, is a unique sounding game. Yes, it is an RPG, but it also teaches you sign language. That is awesome, a way to gamify a skill that more people should have.

Final Thoughts

Outside of Unsettled, I didn’t back much that was expensive. Like I said, I only backed Sanderson’s at the e-book level because of the price. And Overisles is also only in PDF format. Really, the only physical game that I backed was Unsettled. The rest are offering me digital files for print and play or digital versions of books.

What did you back in March?

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